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A successor to the Nokia 7.2 is also on its way.

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The Nokia 6.3 will reportedly be powered by a Snapdragon 670 or 675 processor.
It is also tipped to have a quad-camera setup with ZEISS-branded optics.
The Nokia 6.3 will probably debut alongside the flagship Nokia 9.3 PureView in August or September.

Ever since it started making phones using the Nokia brand in 2017, HMD Global has mainly focused on the budget and mid-range segments. While its early mid-range phones such as the Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8.1 proved to be quite popular, it didn’t launch any impressive phone last year. As per a new report, the company is now working on a new budget phone to replace the Nokia 6.2.

According to NokiaPowerUser, the Nokia 6.3 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 670 or 675 processor. While the Snapdragon 670 and 675 are now outdated chipsets, they do offer significant performance and efficiency improvements over the Snapdragon 636 chipset inside the Nokia 6.2.

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OnePlus has exclusively been using Snapdragon chips since it launched its first phone in 2014.

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A new leak claims the OnePlus Z will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765 chipset.
It was previously tipped to be feature MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000 chipset.
OnePlus Z is expected to make its global debut in July.

In March this year, a leak had suggested that the OnePlus Z would be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1000 5G chipset. A new leak has now surfaced, which claims the phone will feature Qualcomm’s 7nm Snapdragon 765 chipset instead. The latest information comes from popular leaker Max J.

pic.twitter.com/3pOxPgddM8— Max J. (@MaxJmb) May 1, 2020

Since the Snapdragon 765 and 765G are among the most powerful and efficient mid-range mobile processors on the market right now, the info is certainly not surprising. The leaker says it may be possible that OnePlus had initially planned to use the MediaTek Dimensity 1000 chipset but changed its mind later.

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Except for a few downgrades in the camera department, the Mi Note 10 Lite is mostly identical to the standard Mi Note 10.

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Xiaomi has launched a “Lite” variant of the Mi Note 10.
The mid-range phone comes with a Snapdragon 730G chipset and 64MP quad rear cameras.
It is slated to go on sale in Europe next month.

In December last year, Xiaomi introduced the first global phone to use Samsung’s 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX sensor, called the Mi Note 10. The company today announced a “Lite” version of the phone, featuring a slightly tweaked design and a 64MP quad-camera setup.

Just like the Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro phones, the new Mi Note 10 Lite has a 6.47-inch 3D curved AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and a waterdrop notch at the top. There are no major changes under the hood either. It runs on a Snapdragon 730G processor, paired with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB UFS 2.1 storage.

The quad-camera array on the bac…

The update hasn’t started rolling out in the U.S. yet.

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Samsung has started rolling out a new software update for its flagship Galaxy S20 series phones.
The update comes with the latest May 2020 Android security patch.
It is currently rolling out only in select countries in Europe, but is soon expected to expand to other markets.

Samsung rolled out a software update to fix the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s green tint issue last week. Some owners of the Exynos 990-powered Galaxy S20 Ultra variants had started complaining about the display green tint issue after installing the April 2020 security update on their phones. Just a week after releasing the fix for the green tint issue, Samsung is now pushing a new update for the Galaxy S20 series phones.

As per the folks at SamMobile, the latest update arrives as version G98xxXXS2ATD5 and brings the latest May 2020 security patch. According to the official changelog, the update doesn’t come with any new features or improvem…

The company’s smartphone sales decreased by 34% in the first quarter of the year.

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LG’s operating profit increased to KRW 1.09 trillion ($921.47 million) in Q1 2020.
The company’s 7.4 percent operating margin during the quarter was the highest in its history for a first quarter.
Consolidated revenue, however, declined slightly compared to the same period a year earlier.

Just like its compatriot Samsung, LG today announced its financial results for the first quarter of the year. Despite the effect of COVID-19 towards the end of the quarter, LG posted an operating profit of KRW 1.09 trillion ($921.47 million) during the quarter, a 21.1 percent increase over the same period last year. LG also achieved a 7.4 percent operating margin in the first quarter of 2020, the highest in its history for a first quarter.

While operating profit increased year-on-year, LG’s consolidated revenue of KRW 14.73 trillion ($12.45 billion) was slightly lower compared with the same…

The company’s Q1 operating profit increased by KRW 0.2 trillion ($164 million) in Q1 2020.

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Samsung Electronics has announced its Q1 2020 financial results.
The company reported quarterly operating profit of KRW 6.45 trillion ($5.3 billion) and sales of KRW 55.33 trillion ($45.4 billion).
It is anticipating a decline in revenue in Q2 2020 as COVID-19 will impact demand for its core products.

Samsung today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2020. The company reported total revenue of 55.33 trillion ($45.4 billion) during the quarter, 7.6% lower from the previous quarter. When compared to the same period a year earlier, however, revenue rose 5.6% thanks to increased demand for the company’s server and mobile components.

Operating profit, on the other hand, came in at KRW 6.45 trillion ($5.3 billion), down by KRW 0.7 trillion compared to the previous quarter. Samsung says the operating profit was affected by weak seasonality for some bus…