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Smartphone HTC U23 Pro announced. He received SoC Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and a 108-megapixel camera with four sensors
HTC has officially unveiled the U23 Pro smartphone, which was previously known thanks to several leaks. The announcement, as expected, took place today - May 18. The new smartphone received SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and, although this is a mid-budget platform, the device has become the most powerful for the Taiwanese manufacturer: there have been no flagship models in the HTC line for a long time. The HTC U23 Pro features a 6.7-inch FullHD+ OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. By the way, the fingerprint sensor is not built into the screen, but is located in the power button on the right side panel.

The amount of RAM of the device is 8 or 12 GB, and built-in - 256 GB, there is also a microSD slot. The smartphone received four rear cameras at once: 108-megapixel with optical image stabilization, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle, 5-megapixel for macro photography and 2-megapixel with a depth sensor. The front camera has a resolution of 32 MP. HTC U23 Pro has a 4600 mAh battery that supports 30W wired fast charging and 15W wireless charging. Reverse wireless charging is also provided. The smartphone is IP67 dust and water resistant and runs Android 13 out of the box.

The HTC U23 Pro is truly compatible with HTC’s Viverse Metaverse: it comes preloaded with the Viverse app and supports the Vive XR Elite mixed reality headset, which can be purchased separately. The smartphone is presented in two colors: black and white. The 8GB model costs NT$16,990 (about $550), while the 12GB model costs NT$17,990 (about $585). The HTC U23 Pro is already available for order on Taiwan’s HTC website, but no other markets have been announced yet.
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Realme, but it’s too similar to the iPhone. Renders and parameters of the Realme C53 smartphone appeared
The first renderings of the Realme C53 smartphone have appeared on the Web, and it is clear what inspired the company’s designers.

Realme smartphones have long been quite original, but for some reason the company decided not just to look at the iPhone once again, but almost copy it.
It is expected that the device will receive a 6.74-inch IPS screen. The teardrop notch hints at the budget, and although the price is still unknown, other parameters also indicate this. In particular, SoC UnisoT612. Also, the device will receive 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of flash memory.
The main camera will have a resolution of 50 megapixels, and the additional one will be only 0.3 megapixels, which also speaks volumes about the positioning of the smartphone.
From the rest, we can distinguish a battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh with 33-watt charging and a case thickness of only 7.59 mm.
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For the first time in history, the iPhone Pro Max will be exclusively produced by a new company. Luxshare will do it instead of Foxconn
For the first time in the history of iPhone Pro Max smartphones, the new model will not be produced by Foxconn. According to recent data, the iPhone 16 Pro Max will be produced by Luxshare, and only by it.

The upcoming iPhone 15 Pro Max will still be built at Foxconn factories, like all Pro Max before it. But the most expensive Apple flagship of the 2024 model year will already move to Luxshare, and this company will have exclusive rights to release a smartphone.
Of course, Luxshare will not start from scratch. For starters, it will be Apple’s secondary partner for the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. In addition, allegedly it is she who will produce Apple’s mixed reality headsets.
As for Foxconn, the company will produce iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 next year, while Pegatron will produce iPhone 16 Plus.
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When Motorola beats Apple and Xiaomi. The company entered the top five smartphone market leaders in Latin America and even Europe
While Motorola smartphones are rarely remembered in some countries, in others it is one of the market leaders, actively gaining momentum. For example, according to recent data from Canalys, in Brazil, Lenovo is in second place with a share of 31%, second only to Samsung with its 41%. At the same time, according to the results of the first quarter, Lenovo increased sales by 5%, while Samsung experienced a decline of 27%.

It is worth noting here that Lenovo no longer actually sells any smartphones under its own brand, so we are talking only about Motorola devices.
Brazil is just one country. However, it turns out that in all of Latin America, Motorola also ranks second with a 21% share, behind the same Samsung, which has 38% of the market. At the same time, Motorola increased sales in annual terms, while Samsung had a decline in deliveries.


Canalys data shows that Motorola is gaining momentum in Europe as well. Here it is in fifth place, but it still means that the company is one of the leaders. True, its share is only 3%, but the growth for the year was 13%.

However, in the case of Europe, the result of Transsion, which owns the Tecno and Infinix brands, is more impressive. It turns out that even in Europe this company is already in the top four with an increase of 188%! Again, as in the case of Motorola, in absolute terms, the company still has only 4% of the market, while Xiaomi already has 19% in third place.
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