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This week was tough for these coping with Samsung and its One UI 7 rollout, OnePlus 13T will get proven off forward of launch, April’s replace patch introduced enjoyable options to the Galaxy S25 collection, extra information on the OnePlus Watch Mini, and Nothing teases its CMF Telephone 2 Professional. Let’s get into it.
Samsung’s One UI 7 is again
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*Sigh* the place do we start?
The enjoyment of unwrapping your favourite chocolate, respiration within the scent, just for it to be snatched away whilst you attempt to take a chunk… that is precisely what Samsung customers felt this week. Nevertheless, the look ahead to One UI 7 seems to be short-lived, as a number of customers in Korea have reported seeing the replace reappear on their telephones after a quick pause.
An avid tipster, Tarun Vats, shared a screenshot of the construct quantity indicating that One UI 7 with the construct quantity vS928NKSU4BYD9 is being rolled out to the Galaxy S24 collection in Korea. It looks as if the up to date One UI 7 construct is ~292 MB. A lot smaller than the originally launched 5GB obtain, so this may bounce barely for many who by no means received it to start with.
Samsung first rolled out its One UI 7 between April 7-10, then later pulled the plug on the firmware after experiences of a bug that was affecting the brand new replace. Now that it is rolling out once more, we anticipate extra nations to obtain the replace within the coming weeks.
OnePlus reveals off its 13T days earlier than launch
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OnePlus appears tremendous invested in advertising its mini OnePlus 13, aka the OnePlus 13T, the suitable method. The corporate took to Weibo to put up an official trailer of the OnePlus 13T, showcasing it from all angles attainable. The caption learn, “Small display screen, large satan. OnePlus 13T is formally unveiled!” The gadget is alleged to point out up in three colorways dubbed Cloud Ink Black, Morning Mist Grey, and Heartbeat Pink (Black, Silver, and Pink).
The corporate states that the 13T is sufficiently small to be held between the thumb and index finger, mimicking the “OK” hand gesture, implying that the gadget is as compact as it may possibly get. This gadget is predicted to point out up with an all-new digital camera island and a shortcut button that replaces the alert slider.
As for the specs, it can allegedly present up with a 6.31-inch OLED display screen with “1.5K” decision and a 120 Hz refresh price. The cellphone is alleged to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, similar to the OnePlus 13. The gadget will sport two highly effective cameras: a 50MP major digital camera and a 50MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. The cellphone is alleged to return with an enormous 6,200 mAh battery that can be boosted by 80W wired charging help.
The launch is about for April 24.
April replace brings Now Bar enhancements for Galaxy S25 customers
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Samsung rolled out its month-to-month replace to its Galaxy S25 customers earlier this week. This patch got here with enhancements to the digital camera, charging, and software program stability. The customers in South Korea appeared to have acquired this replace first, and it got here with the S938NKSU2AYD9 construct quantity.
This new replace introduced in a design change inside the standing bar. Customers have been shocked to see {that a} new media playback widget had popped up within the notifications bar. Which means that once you’re enjoying music or streaming films, you will note a widget to manage above your notifications, which may even present up as a dwell widget on the Now Bar. This gives you extra playback management inside the residence display screen.
Whereas we look ahead to this replace to point out up in different areas, customers are inspired to verify for this replace by way of Settings> Software program replace> and click on Obtain and Set up.
Extra proof of the OnePlus Watch 3 Mini leaks
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Earlier this week, the OnePlus Watch 3 mini appears to have proven up in an FCC itemizing. Measuring about 43mm, this new watch will seemingly be sleeker than the OnePlus Watch 3 and can allegedly have a 345mAh battery capability.
That stated, the FCC certification additionally reveals photos of a attainable rotating crown on the upcoming watch. As for the specs, we assume that the Watch 3 Mini can have the identical configurations because the Oppo Watch X2 Mini, which was introduced final week with the very same 345mAh capability and an estimated 3-day battery life. It sports activities a 1.32-inch AMOLED show with a 60Hz refresh price and a couple of,200 nits of brightness.
We might anticipate one thing related on the OnePlus Watch 3 Mini as nicely. A lot in order that outstanding leaker Abhishek Yadav (by way of Techradar) advised final week that the “Oppo Watch X2 Mini will launch as a rebadged OnePlus Watch 3 Mini in India and globally.”
Motorola Razr leaks hold coming
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We’re virtually nearing launch, and the Motorola Razr Plus 2025 leaks hold pouring in. And this time, it claims that the cellphone will include {hardware} upgrades.
The primary declare is that the cellphone will function Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, which would offer the Razr with a major energy enhance if true. Moreover, the rumor means that the gadget will function a barely bigger 7-inch Tremendous HD foldable display screen, somewhat than the 6.9-inch one on its predecessor. The duvet show can also be rumored to be bigger this time, measuring about 4 inches.
Moreover, the foldable’s selfie digital camera will get an enormous improve as nicely, leaping to a 50MP lens as a substitute of the identical 32MP, f/2.4 lens that its predecessor. Lastly, it might get a 4,7000mAh battery paired with 68W wired quick charging (an enormous enhance) and 30W wi-fi charging capabilities.
If these rumors are true, Motorola is unquestionably bringing the warmth with its foldables, giving Samsung’s subsequent lineup a much-needed competitors. That stated, Different modifications embody the foldable’s front-facing selfie digital camera.
The cellphone is predicted to launch on April 24.
Extra tales this week
These are a number of the largest tales from this week. In the meantime, listed here are another tales which are value catching up on:
