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The pandemic has put a hold on a lot of things but not on technology. Pushing for bigger and better, the telecommunications giants are unveiling foldables, flagships and a host of new highly anticipated releases to look out for, from the highly anticipated iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy 22 to the competitively placed Huawei P50 Pro Plus 5g and Xiaomi Mi 6, these are the latest in smartphone models to look out for.
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iPhone 13 
Leading the series of most anticipated smartphones to be released this latter half of the year is the iPhone 13. Following a year-long of myriad of leeks and rumors, there are a few things that can be firmly expected from the latest series of Apple phone.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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At first glance, although its 6.1-inch screen size remain unchanged, there are a few noticeable design aspects that will catch the eye, particularly its ever so slightly thicker structure to accommodate bigger and better perks, such as a 3095mAh battery as well as a 120Hz refresh rate with its Super Retina XDR OLED display for longer-lasting and buttery-smooth entertainment. Even more tempting is its&nbsp;30% upgrade on its wide and ultra-wide 12MP camera for sharper image captures.&nbsp;
Estimated Price: HK$$6,300 
Estimated Release Date: September 2021
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Google Pixel 6 
Getting ahead of the rumors, Google had officially revealed the Google Pixel 6, a supposed seriously high-spec android model that boasts a fresh makeover and UI overhaul from its earlier models.&nbsp;
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Firstly, its much larger 6.4-inch AMOLED FHD+ flat display with 120Hz refresh rate and trio-cameras are already a standout. The Pixel 6 is the first Pixel model to be equipped with 3 cameras &#8211; a 8MP punch hole camera, 50MP wide and 12MP ultra-wide.&nbsp;
Also a first in the range is its&nbsp;ultra wideband chip for higher bandwidth communication, while its hardware boasts 8GB ram, 128GB in-built storage and a powerful 4,614mAh fast wireless charging battery.
Estimated Price: HK$6,214 
Estimated Release Date: October 2021
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Samsung Galaxy S22&nbsp; 
Not long after Samsung&#8217;s successful launch of its <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold3-flip3-thom-browne-edition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new Fold series</a>, the multinational South Korean company has announced its new premium design in the Galaxy range, Galaxy S22.
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Billed as the world&#8217;s first 200MP smartphone, it delivers on a epic new technology in smartphone cameras that highlights its HP1 Sensor that is adaptable to different lighting environments that produces high resolution images, even in low light conditions.
Featuring a 50MP main camera, 12MP ultra-wide camera and 10MP telephoto camera with 3-times continuous optical zoom. Its battery (3,800mAh) however, although is packed with less power than its predecessors, it does deliver on a&nbsp;significant improvement in charging speed at 65W, while its display screen remains impressively crisp with its Super AMLOED display.
Estimated Price: HK$7,850 
Estimated Release Date: November / December 2021
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OnePlus 9T 
Unveiled in an attractive streamline design in a dust- and water-resistant gloss glass case is the OnePlus 9T, albeit not a dramatic upgrade from its pervious OnePlus 9 model, it does highlight a few modest new features in the 9T iteration, that may or may not matter to users of OnePlus 9.&nbsp;
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While its size, screen, storage, ram, battery and chipset remain identical, OnePlus has added an additional a 108MP main camera with digital zoom and 2MP mono lens on top of its 8MP ultra-wide and 5MP macro lens, compared to just 3 cameras in the previous model.&nbsp;
Estimated Price: HK$4,760 
Estimated Release Date: September 2021
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Huawei P50 Pro Plus 5G 
Billed to have the best camera specifications on this list, Huawei&#8217;s soon-to-be-released P50 Pro Plus model pushes the boundaries of phone-photography with a dual-matrix camera design.&nbsp;
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But before, moving to the crux of the model, it&#8217;s worth noting that several aspects of the new iteration impressively serves up hardware that makes the model A worthy competitor to Samsung but at a lower price point. Like,&nbsp;5G connectivity and a 6.7-inch True-Chroma display with 120Hz refresh rate, supported by 8GB ram and 256GB in-built storage that are all powered by 5,000mAh battery pack and sealed within a IP68 splash, water, and dust resistance case.&nbsp;
Its camera specs, on the other hand, features a dual camera with 50MP wide angle main camera, 16MP periscope telephoto camera and 12-times optical zoom and an impressive 32MP front camera.&nbsp;
Estimated Price: HK$11,060 
Estimated Release Date: September 2021
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Xiaomi Mi 6 
Without any official release news other than the estimated release month in December, rumors and leaks are all we are going on for now. With that said, it can be expected that the specifications of the latest Xiaomi to hit the shelves by the end of the year is Mi 6.
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Packing a powerful 4,500mAh battery optimised for full entertainment enjoyment. Said to be equipped with 6GB ram and 128GB built-in storage and a likely powerful Octa-core processor for smooth performance and switching between apps throughout the day, the 6-inch tall device will also feature a 1080 x 1920-piexel display screen for a decent experience of different gaming and entertainment apps.
As for the cameras, the smartphone is rumored to be fitted with a 12MP single camera with 12-times digital zoom on the back and an 8MP selfie camera.
Estimated Price: HK$3,153 
Estimated Release Date: December 2021

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On November 7th, Samsung unveiled a folding smartphone they had been teasing for months&#8230;kind of. At a special show during Samsung&#8217;s annual developer conference, the new Galaxy F appeared in extremely dim light, but what the captive audience could see was that the slick new interface – designed with the help of Google – morphed as if by magic from a 4.6-inch smartphone into a 7.3-inch tablet, and then back again.
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Ok. So it wasn’t magic. It’s Samsung’s new folding smartphone technology, but honestly it’s pretty close. The folding smartphone phone was first teased in 2014 with a video in which a man gets up to leave a coffee shop, snappily folding his tablet into something more smartphone-sized, impressing an attractive woman positioned conveniently nearby . I mean what are the odds? The tantalising teaser got plenty of attention, but unfortunately it seemed Samsung jumped the gun, and after many vague comments to the press and delays to launch dates, the phone was rumoured to be nothing more than vapourware. But Samsung put those rumours to rest with their soft launch, once again igniting the fires of fascination around foldable phones.
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Not everyone was impressed though. The company’s decision to reveal the new handset in dim light drew some suspicion because while the screen was clearly visible, the actual handset is not. In fact, it raised more questions than answers. How slim will the folded phone be? How well-protected will the internal screen be from accidents? Tech buffs also speculated that the components that create the foldable element of the phone probably take up a large amount of hardware space, which could cast aspersions on the phone&#8217;s battery life – likely the reason why the handset will not be supporting 5G.
But as well as the tongue-wagging, there were many adulatory cheers, and market experts are looking wider than just Samsung. Not only is the breakthrough in technology remarkable, the pro-active move is forcing other smartphone companies to innovate their own products in order to compete. Samsung, themselves, have already filed a patent for a second, improved phone-to-tablet folding device.
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Huawei, the world&#8217;s second largest tech giant after Samsung, are also teasing their new folding smartphone for launch at MWC 2019 in late February and say that, unlike the Galaxy F, their product will be supporting 5G. This could be the final push Huawei need to expand beyond the Asian market, after their attempts to move into the USA were stymied by the trade war being waged by the Trump administration and other foreign market&#8217;s concerns over security. If Huawei can continue their trend of producing similar products for significantly lower prices then they might just manage to bust out of their Asian corner.
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