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realme has decided to expand its premium smartphone catalog next year. The company announced that it would make more premium flagship models that cost more than 5,000 Yuan (~RM3,242).

The next-gen flagship chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek are expected to arrive later this year. Recently, we've also heard several rumours about respective offerings, Snapdragon 898 and Dimensity 2000. Now, a reputable Chinese tipster shared that the two chips might be very close in terms of performance, which hypes up the competition even more.

A surprising partnership has been announced, and it's between two companies that hardly have any connections, well, except selling smartphones. The latest information shares that Sony will be working with Meizu to utilize its Flyme OS. Both have also confirmed the partnership by posting the announcement on their official Weibo accounts.

Nothing, a tech startup built by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, might be ready to launch a smartphone next year. If you haven't heard, the startup gets funded by big names like iPod inventor Tony Fadell, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTuber Casey Neistat. Besides that, it has also recently debuted its first product, Nothing ear (1), in Malaysia.

Android 12 will soon be rolling out globally and recently, Google just dropped compatibility documentation for the latest software In case you didn't know, Google often release a note for each Android update of hardware information that developers need to know. 

Sony doesn't launch that many smartphones in a year, so it's surprising to see that the company is gearing up for a launch event happening on 26 October. Not only that, but Sony is also good at keeping secrets as there is zero rumour about its plan.

For smartphones, prices have increased due to a shortage of components like chipsets. Huawei is no exception, especially since its stockpile of Kirin chipset continues to dwindle. As a result, it has to rely on other brands like Qualcomm for chipsets.

Xiaomi could be gearing up to launch another smartphone soon. According to the source, the next device could be the Chinese company's first to have a 4K display, joining the Sony Xperia 1 III to bring such display tech specs.

For those who don't know, Google Lens is a feature that is available on some Android smartphones. Thought to be an exclusive tech for Android phones, Google just announced that this technology is coming soon to the Google Chrome web browser.

It looks like there will be another smartphone sub-brand becoming independent soon. According to the latest report, iQOO will no longer be attached to vivo and become a standalone brand in the first half of 2022.