Pocketnow Daily: iPhone 12 will be Apple’s WEIRDEST Launch EVER? (video)

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The Samsung Galaxy S20 5G, 10.2-inch iPad and more on sale today

Deals. Yes, the Galaxy S20 5G is still $170 off, which leaves the 128GB variant for $979 but, you still get the Galaxy Buds+ for free. The brand new Galaxy Watch 3 is also $64 off, leaving it at $365 shipped for the 45mm variant. Finally, The Razer Blade Pro 17 is $200 off, leaving the Intel Core i7, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 variant for $2400. We have more deals on iPads, Galaxy Watches and gaming peripherals in the links in the description.
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Richard Yu talks about when we can expect a HUAWEI HarmonyOS smartphone

It’s been over a year since the last time we talked about Harmony OS. In case you don’t remember, Huawei was banned by the US over a year ago which is the reason why new Huawei phones don’t bring Google Play Services. Well, during all the drama Huawei said that they would be making their own OS which was 60% faster than Android amongst other things. They actually unveiled the first version at their Developer Conference but, it was far from a finished product. Well, according to a new rumor that sites Richard Yu, Huawei will be unveiling Harmony OS 2.0 at this year’s Huawei Developer’s Conference and we should see the first smartphone rocking it by 2021. Apparently there’s already smartphones supporting it but it will also support PCs, tablets and other IoT products.

POCO X3 NFC brings a 120Hz display and Snapdragon 732G SoC on a €200 budget

There’s been several leaks of POCO’s upcoming smartphone but now it’s finally official. The company had a livestream for their event today where they announced the new POCO X3 NFC. It features a 6.67in FHD+ display with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate and a punch hole at the center which houses a 20MP selfie camera. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 732G, 6GB of RAM, either 64 or 128GB of storage and a crazy 5160 mAh battery. At the back you get a quad camera array on a… interesting module. It consists of a 64MP main sensor, a 13MP ultra wide with a 119 degree field of view, and of course my favorites, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. It will have an introductory price of €199 and later on it will be sold for €229 and it’s available globally as of tomorrow.

Epic Games asks court to force Apple put Fortnite back on the App Store

Even if the lawsuit was still going on, we thought that the whole Epic vs Apple feud was over once Apple decided to terminate Epic Games but, apparently that’s not the case. Epic Games has reportedly filed a preliminary injunction that would put Fortnite back on the App Store, and would give them access to their developer account. The filing mentions that Epic Games challenged Apple because “it was the right thing to do” and they were “in a better position than other companies to be able to weather the storm”. They also described Apple as “monopolist” that maintain their position by “explicitly prohibiting competitive entry”. Finally, the company added that they could suffer “serious harm” if Fortnite isn’t back on the App Store claiming that 60% of their users have declined since they took the game out of the App Store. Again, these are some bold claims by Epic but, it doesn’t seem like they’ll be winning here, and 60% of the people probably just stopped playing the game and obviously not ditching their iPhone and iPads.

We might not get a OnePlus 8T Pro this year, and it actually makes sense

OnePlus Clover was spotted on Geekbench with a different processor

We know that OnePlus compromised to giving us more Nord-branded devices in the future and now, a OnePlus “Clover” just went through Geekbench, rocking a Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 and 4GB of RAM. This new OnePlus Clover should bring a 6.52in HD+ Display, 64GB of storage along with the Snapdragon 460 and the 4GB of RAM from the benchmark. We should also expect a crazy 6000 mAh battery with 18W fast charging, as well as a triple camera array that consists of a 13MP main sensor and two 2MP sensors. Moving on, last week we started getting some rumors of the OnePlus “T” model for this year and, yeah it looks like it’s going to be a single model. It’ll bring some internal changes like the upgrade to 120Hz, the Snapdragon 865+ and a better camera setup. We also know that it’s codenamed Kebab, but according to Max J on Twitter, Kebab 2 isn’t coming, meaning that we won’t be getting a OnePlus 8T Pro. This kinda makes sense considering that the only “Pro” upgrade this year would be the Snapdragon 865+ and last year, the 7T Pro was the McLaren Edition so we didn’t exactly get a stand-along 7T Pro.

Story of the day:

6.1-inch iPhone 12 and 12 Pro could launch before other iPhone 12 models

We could see the new Apple Watch Series 6 and more Apple products soon

Finally, let’s talk about Apple and their crazy staggered and confusing launches for the rest of this year. Let’s start off with a new Supply Chain report that claims that ASE Tech is packaging core chips for at least two new Apple Watch models and they will also be adding this technology to the third gen AirPods. Earlier this week, a Mark Gurman report claimed that Apple would launch the Series 6 as well as a replacement for the Series 3 which will compete with lower-cost fitness trackers like Fitbits. Speaking of the Apple Watch, a Jon Prosser tweet from Saturday claims that Apple’s press release is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8th at 9:00AM EST. However, he does say that the date isn’t 100% locked in until the press is briefed. According to previous tweets from Prosser we should expect the new Apple Watch and an iPad, but Marc Gurman claims that this will only be used to announce the date for the official iPhone September Event, even if we’re expecting it on October. Finally, we’ve heard conflicting rumors over how we’d be getting this year’s iPhones. The most logical one seems to be, getting the regular 12’s first and the Pros later. However, a new report from DigiTimes goes back and reaffirms their old claims that we’d be getting the 6.1in iPhone 12 and the 6.1in 12 Pro first, and then we’d get the 5.4in 12 and the 6.7in 12 Pro Max. According to Prosser’s leaks we should expect these in October but, if Marc Gurman is right, we’ll be getting the official date tomorrow.
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We might not get a OnePlus 8T Pro this year, and it actually makes sense

Posted on by Nadeem Sarwar

OnePlus has been launching a ‘Pro’ model of its smartphones since the OnePlus 7 Pro, with the latest one being the OnePlus 8 Pro. These ‘Pro’ phones command a higher price tag and pack in a few extra goodies to justify that premium. However, it appears that we might not get a ‘OnePlus 8T Pro’ this year when the company launches the OnePlus 8T later this year. We have already seen a seemingly official render of the OnePlus 8T and its key specifications have been leaked as well, but so far, the rumor mill has been suspiciously silent about the OnePlus 8T Pro. Now, noted tipster Max J. has shared that a ‘OnePlus 8T Pro’ is not in the pipeline for the company.

The leakster first made a cryptic post that signaled that ‘Kebab2’ has been canceled or it won’t arrive. Now, Kebab is reportedly the codename for OnePlus 8T, but so far, evidence of another model called “Kebab2” or “Kebabp” has not popped up. OnePlus has so far followed a similar naming scheme for its smartphone duo, and the absence of a ‘Kebab2’ from firmware files is a sign that a ‘OnePlus 8T Pro’ is not on the table. And if that was cryptic, the tipster went on to clarify in the comments section that a ‘OnePlus 8T Pro’ is not coming at all.

Why it makes sense?

The ‘Pro’ devices in OnePlus’ lineup are known to pack the best hardware there is in the market, and offer some meaningful upgrade over the non-Pro models to justify the price gap. But with OnePlus 8 Pro already being a fully decked out device, the room for making an improvement to it and launching an altogether different model sounds a bit unreasonable. The only notable upgrade OnePlus can make would be substituting the Snapdragon 865 inside the OnePlus 8 Pro with the new Snapdragon 865+. But the performance gap between the two chipsets is not too high, and the Snapdragon 865 would be perfectly serviceable for at least the next couple of years.

Sure, there is always room for improvement in the camera department, but rather than accepting a ‘new’ phone whose cameras offer only a higher megapixel count, I would rather wait for OnePlus to take more time, fine-tune both the hardware and software, and then debut it on the OnePlus 9 Pro with more meaningful upgrades. Or to put it simply, take your time and put all of that expertise and innovation inside the OnePlus 9 Pro. Plus, making a phone (read: OnePlus 8 Pro) that costs nearly a thousand bucks a generation old by launching an upgraded model only after six months doesn’t sit well with everyone.

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OnePlus 8T could’ve been spotted at Geekbench

Posted on by Samuel Martinez

OnePlus is not taking a break. It has recently launched the new OnePlus Nord and the OnePlus Buds, but it seems that it’s also getting things ready to launch the OnePlus 8T.

We usually have to wait until October-November to see the OnePlus’ T series launch, but that doesn’t mean that we have to wait until then to get information about the device. It seems that the new OnePlus 8T has recently passed through Geekbench. A device with model number KB2001 has just appeared running Android 11, with 8GB RAM and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. Unfortunately, we can’t know if this was the regular version of the OnePlus 8 T or the OnePlus 8T Pro. It’s also hard to tell if this is the regular Snapdragon 865 or the 865+ processor, but at least we can say that the device reached decent scores, which match the results of other SD865 powered devices.

Source GSM Arena

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OnePlus 8T series may sport a 64MP camera: Report

Posted on by Prakhar Khanna

OnePlus 8 series was launched back in April, and its time to brace yourselves for the next launch. Rumors of the OnePlus 8T series have started coming in. The leak comes from the teardown of OnePlus Camera app v5.4.23. It showed strings of code with mentions of 64MP photo support.

The string of code reads, “64MP offers higher resolution and captures details in well lit scenes.” It is worth noting that none of the current OnePlus phones have a 64MP sensor. Hence, it is being speculated that the string of code is in preparation for an upcoming OnePlus smartphone, presumably the OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 8T Pro.

Further, the string of codes also state that while taking burst shots, the app will recommend the user to switch to 16MP mode for “better dynamic range.” Interestingly, OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro capture 12MP images by default. Therefore, the 16MP mode is speculated for a different phone.

Source: XDA-Developers

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