Nothing Phone (2): Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, US Launch, and a Step Into the Near-Flagship Tier
Nothing Phone (2) launched July 11, 2023 with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and, for the first time, US availability. The phone that proved Nothing…
The biggest chunk of what I cover: phones, the silicon inside them, the software that ages them, and the slow creep of AI into every part of the stack. I care more about what a device is actually like to live with than about the spec sheet it launched on.
Nothing Phone (2) launched July 11, 2023 with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and, for the first time, US availability. The phone that proved Nothing…
Nothing CEO Carl Pei has officially confirmed that the Nothing Phone (2) is in development and targeting a summer 2023 launch. In a recent…
Nothing Ear (2) launched March 22, 2023 at £149. Adaptive ANC, LHDC 5.0, aptX Adaptive, and a 50% price increase over the ear (1).…
Xiaomi 13 Pro hits global markets with a 1-inch Sony IMX989 sensor, Leica Summicron certification, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The 13 Pro is…
2023. The Nokia patent war ends in settlement. OPPO returns to Europe. The Find N2 Flip takes 15% of China's foldable market. The Find…
The author reflects on joining Xiaomi's ecosystem, originally attracted by affordable gadgets like earbuds and a vacuum. Over the years, Xiaomi transformed from a…
Mobile World Congress 2023 opens in Barcelona with a packed agenda and a clear theme: AI, 5G, and the next generation of connected devices.…
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco just delivered its most powerful flagship lineup yet. The Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra are official…
Explore how Google DeepMind's MathVerse and Intel's Ponte Vecchio represent two distinct paths in AI development—software reasoning and hardware optimization.
Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event is confirmed for February 1, 2023 in San Francisco — and all signs point to the Galaxy S23 series being…
Apple just dropped a surprise January update: the MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch with M2 Pro and M2 Max are now official. No event,…
TSMC's 3nm node is FinFET's last stand: hard, expensive, and splitting into N3B and N3E, just as AI accelerators arrive to fight phones for…
Xiaomi unveiled the 13 and 13 Pro in China today — the world’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones. The 13 Pro leads with…
Samsung has confirmed what leakers have been saying for months: the entire Galaxy S23 lineup will run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally…
Between 2022 and 2024, OnePlus launched more SKUs than most analysts could track: Ace, Ace Pro, Ace 2, 10 Pro, 10T, 10R, 11, 11R,…
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