In this article, Mobile57 is reporting all the latest happenings about Smartphones, Tablets, Wearables, and mobile technology News of Thursday, 16th September 2021, in the tech industry.
Latest Launch News:
Today, Xiaomi Pad 5 and Xiaomi Smart Pen have made their way to India. The Smart Pen has two buttons and works alike Samsung Stylus. The Xiaomi Pad 5 sports an 11-inch WQHD+ Display, 120Hz Refresh Rate, and Dolby Vision. The tablet comes with Snapdragon 860 processor, 6GB RAM, and 8720 mAh battery (33W Fast Charge supported).
Samsung introduced Galaxy Watch 4 Golf Edition for athletes. The specs sheet is same as original Samsung Watch 4. What’s new? The new special edition brings 40,000 Golf Courses Data and slight changes in design. It arrives in two sizes. The 40mm Watch 4 Golf priced at $250, whereas the 44mm model costs about $280.
After targeting Asia, Redmi 10 has arrived in Europe. Its 4GB/64GB memory variant starts from EUR 179. With the Redmi 10, users are getting 90Hz 6.5in Display, Full HD+ watching content, Android 11 OS, and 50MP Quad Camera setup. Fueled by Helio G88 chipset, Redmi mobile houses a 5000 mAh battery.
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Back in Apple Event, we came to see new iPhone 13 series, iPad 10.2, iPad Mini 6, and Watch Series 7. Unfortunately, AirPods 3 remains unofficial. According to the latest report from GizmoChina, the upcoming earphones are already in production. It is further said that Apple AirPods 3 will go official by next month, October 2021. We may also meet new Mac devices powered by the Apple M1X chipset.
A tipster ICE Universe took Twitter to suggest that the Galaxy S22 is coming with a 50MP GN5 sensor. Recently, Samsung has unveiled a 50MP GN5 lens and a 200MP ISOCELL camera. The latter 200MP sensor is likely to arrive in Samsung S22 Ultra. Another tweet from the same source revealed that Galaxy S22 Ultra will have 45-watts Fast Wired Charge. It is better than a 25W charge that comes with S21 Ultra. Battery is likely 4500 mAh or 5000 mAh.
Huawei has scheduled 23rd September’s event to unveil Nova 9 series. Days ahead of the announcement, Huawei Nova 9 and Nova 9 Pro renders surfaced on the internet. The leaked images disclosed the rear panel design of two smartphones. Both are different in size, but having a similar vertically-aligned camera setup. There are four photography cameras and a LED flash. The back shows no Fingerprint Sensor, which means it, could be on side or even probably under the screen.
Rumors and leaks are spilling for OnePlus 9 RT. With a model number OnePlus MT2110, the handset has just passed through China’s 3C regulatory. Before it, OnePlus 9 RT with the same name MT2210 got listed in Bureau of India Commission. One thing is clear that OnePlus 9 RT is gearing up to enter in China and India. The 3C certification disclosed that MT2110 will have 5G connectivity and 65W Fast Charge. The brand has not stated anything officially. We expect OnePlus 9 RT to launch in October.
The announcement of Realme GT Neo2 is not so far. It is coming on September 22 but still many leaks are appearing about it. A recent teaser claimed Realme GT Neo2 to bring Diamond Ice Cooling System. As we know the GT Neo2 will be a gaming phone, the cooling system will prevent it from heating up while enjoying long gameplay.
iQOO has confirmed that it will unleash iQOO Z5 on September 23. Today, the company revealed iQOO Z5 to carry a 120Hz Full HD+ Display and Snapdragon 778 chipset. The RAM will be LPDDR5 and the Storage from UFS 3.1 family. The brand did not disclose yet that iQOO Z5 will feature either LCD or OLED screen. It is likely to offer 240Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10, and DCI-P3 coverage. Furthermore, we came to know that its sound department would have stereo speakers and high-res audio support.
Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro passed through Geekbench performance check. The Pro version received 881 scores in single-core test and 2938 scores in multi-core test. The benchmark listing revealed Pixel 6 lineup to be powered by Tensor SoC. It is a first chip developed by Google. Tensor is built on tri-cluster CPU and the prime clock rate is 2.84GHz. The tech giant Google has not spoken officially regarding Tensor chip.
Others:
As we titled, various Redmi smartphones are receiving new software update. The MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition update is rolling out for Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 10 5G, Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G, and Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G. Also, a Xiaomi mobile named Mi 10 Youth Edition is getting same update via OTA. We hope Xiaomi will soon announce Android 12 update for enthusiasts.
The latest report via XDA Developers predicted that the Android 12 stable OS update would arrive on October 4. Following the previous pattern, this prediction could come true. Google has been launching a stable Android operating system sometime in September or October. Also, we knew that the fifth and last Android Beta arrived last week. So, there are high chances for this prediction to become true. Although the official Google spokesperson did not say anything yet. If we follow Google tradition, the new Android 12 will roll out the same day for the Pixel smartphones. The other Android One smartphones are also likely to get it sooner via OTA.