

Phones
More Chinese smartphone brands linked to BBK. The Nord brand will gain independence from OnePlus
OnePlus seems to be looking to spin Nord off as a completely separate brand.
The source says that Nord will gain independence, as Realme once separated from Oppo, or Poco from Xiaomi. True, Realme has long been a truly separate company with its own developments, and Poco is just a brand under which the renamed Xiaomi Redmi devices come out. Thus, it is not very clear to what extent Nord will become independent, but we will know this after the fact.
The source at least says that the spin-off brand will have its own team and its own retail stores. Moreover, the main emphasis will allegedly be placed on retail sales.
The source also says that the Nord brand will significantly expand its range and will also produce headphones, TVs, smart watches and other devices. At the same time, at least in the smartphone and TV market, Nord will allegedly completely avoid competition with OnePlus. And this means that we will not talk only about the rebranding of the devices of the parent company. In addition, Nord smartphones will get their own skin, but it will just be the original theme for OxygenOS.
The brand’s line of smartphones will expand in both directions. The most affordable model will be around $190, while the flagship will be priced at $440.
Recall that OnePlus itself has now completely come under the control of Oppo. At the same time, the same Realme at one time was only an Oppo brand, then gained independence, and now creates its own brands. Thus, the number of brands of the BBK concern is constantly growing.

Phones
Buyers of Nothing Phone (1) were deceived. Nothing urgently changed the characteristics of the smartphone on the official website

Introduced in July this year, the Nothing Phone (1) smartphone was quite actively discussed on the Web because of its original design and backlight. However, early adopters immediately began reporting screen problems and lagging LED strips.
Now it turned out that buyers of Nothing Phone (1) were deceived by information about the maximum brightness of the screen. According to official data, the maximum brightness of the Nothing Phone (1) screen is 1200 cd/m2but in almost all tests, the maximum screen brightness is less than 700 cd / m2. In some tests, it does not even rise to 650 cd / m2.
In response, Nothing Phone (1) stated that it would conduct an internal investigation. In addition, the company has changed the peak brightness on the official website settings page from 1200 nits to 700 cd/m.2.
Electric Cars
Step aside, Geely! Electric car manufacturer Nio will also make smartphones

Nio, which is known in China for its electric vehicles, intends to develop a new market. They plan to develop and produce smartphones there.
On August 4, the manufacturer registered a division of Nio Mobile Technologies Co Ltd with a starting capital of $100 million. The division is headquartered in Shanghai and co-founders include Nio President Qin Lihong. According to media reports, the company is preparing the first smartphone in 2023, while it will be cheaper than the iPhone. Smartphones are expected to be released once a year.
In addition to smartphones, the new company will sell mobile devices, wearable electronics, hardware solutions for artificial intelligence and communication devices. There will also be software development.
By the way, earlier the Chinese car manufacturer Geely acquired Meizu to also enter the mobile electronics market.
Phones
Apple will bring back in iOS 16 a feature that disappeared on smartphones with FaceID

Apple has released the fifth developer beta of iOS 16, which has received many new features and visual changes. One of them was the battery percentage icon, which users have not seen since the iPhone X.
The fact is that with the release of models equipped with FaceID, there was no room left on the screen for percentages, so you had to turn on the Control Center or use widgets. In the latest iOS 16 beta, percentages will be displayed inside the battery icon in the status bar.
At the same time, according to the source, this feature will appear on the iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, but will not be available on the iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 mini. Perhaps the situation will change by the release.
iOS 16 itself should be released in September along with the iPhone 14, but it is not yet known exactly when this will happen. Note that the company may postpone the release of iPadOS 16 for a month. According to media reports, this is due to problems with the Stage Manager function.
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