It’s official, the Nothing Phone (2a) has been unveiled, and the smartphone just might be the best value for your money. Featuring a 6.7″ flexible AMOLED display with 1,300 nits of brightness, Mediatek’s Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 256GB of internal storage, and a 5,000mAh battery.
Believe it or not, these incredible shots of Earth from space were captured by a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra rigged to a carbon fiber exoskeleton and a core flight computer. The smartphone then made its way to the edge of space aboard a hydrogen-filled stratospheric weather balloon.
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We may see the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 before the company releases the Galaxy Ring, and these renders show what the handset will probably look like. For the most part, it keeps the same design, although the sides look a bit flatter, with the USB-C port, primary speaker, and microphones at the bottom.
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There’s Hyundai’s in-car rollable display, and then the TECNO Phantom Ultimate, an interesting smartphone concept with an extendable screen. This is the first smartphone with a double-sided display, which means that it wraps horizontally around the back of the device to serve as a secondary screen.
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You’ve seen TheSoloist, now check out the slightly unusual Nubia Music smartphone, which made its debut at Mobile World Congress this week. The first thing you’ll probably notice is its vinyl record player-inspired design on the back, where the giant speaker resides next to the rear dual AI cameras.
There’s the Japan-exclusive ZTE Libero Flip, and then the Nubia Flip 5G, a budget-friendly foldable smartphone for the rest of the world. Featuring a 6.9″ foldable OLED (1,188 x 2790) screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, a circular 1.43″ OLED (466 x 466) cover screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, and a 4,310mAh battery.
Priced at around $271 USD and set for release this October, the IP69-rated Energizer Hard Case P28K smartphone is one that can last up to 1-week of normal use (or over 3-months on standby) on a single charge, thanks to its massive 28,000mAh battery. There are some tradeoffs as in it being 27.8mm thick and weighing 570g.
Security researchers from the University of Florida have discovered a new kind of attack, called VoltSchemer, that targets smartphones on Qi wireless chargers. Put simply, the charger can be manipulated to control voice assistants by injecting voice commands, resulting in damaged devices being charged through overcharging or overheating.
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We’re months away from the official Google Pixel Fold 2 announcement, but there have already been several leaks, allowing SmartPrix and OnLeaks to come up with these renders of the foldable smartphone. When unfolded, the device will reportedly measure 155.2 x 150.2 x 5.27 mm and 155.2 x 77.1 x 10.54 mm folded.