Week 48 in review: Redmi K70 series announced, more OnePlus 12 leaks, Meizu 21 is official

Xiaomi introduced its Redmi K70 lineup with three models – the K70, K70 Pro and K70E. Both the K70 and K70 Pro model get 50MP main cams, 120W wired charging and impressive OLED screens with up to 4,000 nits peak brightness. The Pro holds the advantage with its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 a while the vanilla makes do with the SD 8 Gen 2. K70E s the first device with MediaTek’s Dimensity 8300 chipset.

OnePlus 12 leaked in a series of hands-on images detailing its impressive BOE-made 6.82-inch LTPO OLED display. The panel features QHD+ resolution, a 1-120Hz variable refresh rate and industry-leading 4,500 nits of peak brightness in auto mode. We also got to see how the phone performed in an AnTuTu test run where it posted the highest score on the platform to date. OnePlus 12 is set to debut in China on December 5 and is expected to make its global debut on January 23.

Meizu launched its latest flagship phone – the Meizu 21 with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, a 200MP Samsung HP3 main cam and FlymeOS 10.5 based on Android 13. Tecno announced its Spark 20C boasting a Helio G36 chipset, 50MP main cam and 5,000 mAh battery.

MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 chipset was revealed to throttle down to 46% of its performance in just 15 minutes during a benchmarking test.

Apple is rumored to abandon its in-house 5G modem development project. Huawei is expected to arrive in 2024 with improved camera hardware, new in-house Kirin chipsets and lofty sales targets. Samsung is tipped to offer up to 12GB RAM on its Galaxy S24 series, with the vanilla S24 sticking to just 8GB.

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