Week 47 in review: Galaxy S21 rumors, Huawei selling Honor, no Galaxy Note in 2021

Welcome to another week’s recap. Realme announced its 7 5G this week, aiming to deliver the best value for money on a 5G phone outside China.

Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Pro specs’ leaked – the phone said to have a QHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 875, 120W charging, as well as a new 50MP main camera and 12MP telephoto camera. We expect the Mi 11 Pro to launch in February or March.

Launching earlier in January, the Galaxy S21 series were also in the news. The Galaxy S21 and S21+ will have FHD+ non-adaptive 120Hz displays with the same 6.7-inch and 6.2-inch diagonals as their predecessors. The Galaxy S21 Ultra will gain a 6.8-inch 1440p display with adaptive 120Hz refresh rate. The rumor that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will come with S Pen support has been perpetuated this week as well, which also strengthens the rumor that there will be no Galaxy Note in 2021.

All three Galaxy S21 devices will be powered by the Snapdragon 875 and Exynos 2100, depending on the market. The S21 and S21+ will have the same on-paper 12MP + 12MP + 64MP regular, ultrawide and telephoto cameras, while the S21 Ultra will receive Samsung’s third-gen 108MP HM3 sensor with 12% higher light-sensitivity.

Huawei made it official that it is selling its Honor subsidiary to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology Co.

Oppo unveiled its rollable concept phone, which can toggle between 6.7-inch and 7.4-inch in diagonal. The Oppo X 2021 doesn’t have a planned release date, but we sure hope to see it in person sometime next year.

Those were the key stories of the week. The full list is below. See you next week!

Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro to have QHD+ display, 120 Hz refresh rate

The front panel will be curved but nothing extreme.


Major Galaxy S21 series leak reveals all key specs

The S21 Ultra will support Samsung’s S Pen stylus but it won’t be bundled.


Nokia 9.3 PureView, 7.3 5G and 6.3 to arrive by the end of 2020

Earlier reports about arrival in November appear to be off.


Huawei officially announces the sale of Honor smartphone business

A consortium of more than 30 parties are involved in the purchase of Honor to a new Shenzhen-based owner.


Oppo unveils rollable smartphone concept

Oppo X 2021 is the brand’s latest design marvel.


The Sony Xperia 10 III will have a Snapdragon 690 chipset, Sony's first 5G mid-ranger

The Xperia 10 II Plus was allegedly canceled so that Sony could focus on 5G. After Sony flagships went 5G this year, the 10-series will follow in 2021.


Snapdragon 875 in Galaxy S21 benchmarked, but the Exynos 2100 might be the one to have

The SD875-powered phone has a 3,375 multi-core score, reports are the CPU on the Exynos 2100 could get that to 4,000.


OnePlus 9 also spotted on Geekbench

It’s powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 875 just like the Pro model.


OnePlus 9 Pro with Snapdragon 875 SoC spotted on Geekbench

The results show solid gains in the single-core department over the Snapdragon 865.


Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro camera and display details leak

The Pro phone will have a 50 MP main shooter, 12 MP telephoto lens, MEMC support.


Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and 12 mini pass durability test

Both phones are built to Apple’s usual high standard.


vivo details OriginOS: highly interactive widgets, new gestures, memory optimizations

With a number of new features, OriginOS will use widgets extensively, much more than typical Android customizations.


OnePlus Buds will be just $1 tomorrow, OnePlus 7T can be yours for $349

The stock of the buds will be severely limited, we assume.


Poco M3 launching on November 24

It could be the Poco-branded version of the upcoming Redmi Note 10.


Oppo teases Find X3 with new image capturing and display capabilities

A new system ensures that images are captured, stored and displayed in the DCI-P3 color space with 10-bit color depth.


There will be no Galaxy Note in 2021, more rumors suggest

Samsung will give an S Pen to the S line and make the Fold its fall flagship.


Realme 7 5G announced with Dimensity 800U and 120Hz LCD

Sales in the UK tip-off on November 27.


Xiaomi to launch Redmi Note 9 5G duo on November 24

The Redmi Note 9 5G and Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G are likely to be targeted at the domestic audience.


Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max aces DisplayMate test

The 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED set or matched 12 records.


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