Month: December 2021

LG is introducing its next generation of TV panels called OLED EX. These new panels can output up to 30% more brightness while reducing the size of the bezels needed around a TV. Based on a 65-inch TV, the bezel has been reduced from 6mm down to 4mm thin. The “EX” bit comes from “Evolution” and “eXperience” which is a cute acronym for LG, but what does that really mean aside from marketing speak?…

Samsung has opened the floodgates this week, releasing updates to Android 12 with One UI 4 left and right. The Galaxy S21 family and the latest foldables went first, and after a hiccup, resumed their update. Then the Galaxy S20 and Note20 families were next, and following those – the S10 of course. Now it’s time for tablets. Samsung’s latest and greatest, to be precise.…

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Update: December 30, 2021 (12:15 AM ET): We’ve updated our OnePlus 10 series rumor hub with the latest release date details and new rumors surrounding the Pro model’s charging speed. Read on for more. Original article: November 23, 2021 (4 AM ET): OnePlus may have skipped the OnePlus 9T in 2021, but it certainly won’t skip its 2022 flagship series.…

The OnePlus 10 Pro is launching next month, and it may actually show up in the first week of January. As such, you’d expect it to get certified left and right – and you’d be right. Case in point: the OnePlus NE2210 has just passed through 3C certification, and this has yielded the public listing you can see below. The NE2210 is reasonably expected to be the model number of the 10 Pro, and 3C reveals that this model will support 80W fast wired charging.…

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HDMI Forum, the entity responsible for issuing and licensing HDMI standards, will be announcing HDMI 2.1a at CES 2022. This is the next version of the latest HDMI 2.1 standard that is currently available, and will bring with it source-based tone mapping or SBTM. According to The Verge, SBTM enables tone mapping of HDR content on the source device rather than the display.…

Realme GT 2 series is launching on January 4 and we’ve come to expect three devices based on leaks. One of those was just spotted on Geekbench and its the vanilla model bearing the RMX 3310 identifier. It packs a Snapdragon 888 chipset at the helm aided by 12GB RAM and managed scores of 1,125-points on the single-core test and a 3,278-points outing in the multi-core department.…

Samsung brought a late Christmas gift for many Galaxy users and pushed the (fixed) One UI 4 to the Note20 and S20 series, the S10 lineup, and the latest foldables. We can also report the original Samsung Galaxy Z Flip in its LTE and 5G variations is joining the One UI 4 party for good measure. The update was spotted in Italy and Switzerland, and we’re confident other users will also be getting notified by the end of the day.…

Tecno’s Spark 8 Pro was quietly announced earlier today as expected and it brings a large 6.8-inch screen with MediaTek’s midrange Helio G85 chipset and a decently sized 5,000mAh battery. Spark 8 Pro’s display outputs FHD+ resolution and comes with a punch-hole cutout for its 8MP selfie cam. The back features a ridged design and triple camera setup with a 48MP primary camera next to a 2MP depth cam and a third unspecified module.…