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ZTE has entered the flagship conversation with the Axon 30 Ultra What you need to know Leaked renders show off the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra from every angle. The phone will sport a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. There's a new focus on cameras with triple 64MP sensors and an 8MP telephoto lens. While Samsung, Xiaomi, and OnePlus duke it out for the title of best Android phone so far in 2021, ZTE is gearing up to throw its hat in the ring. Evan Blass has shared a series of official press renders showing off the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, which brings another enormous camera module to the conversation. Blass states that the Ultra will feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with those waterfall-curved edges on the sides. This could be a contender for one of the best gaming phones , thanks to its 144Hz refresh rate, which is a bump up from the new 120Hz standard for flagships. Under the hood, there's not too much of a surprise, as the Snapdragon 888 will be powerin

OnePlus gets a lot right with its first smartwatch, but you don't exactly get a lot of value for your money. OnePlus revealed its vision of building a connected ecosystem of products back in 2019. That was just before the launch of its first TV, the OnePlus Q1 Pro . The TV launched in India to much fanfare, and OnePlus followed it up with the budget-focused 55U1 and entry-level Y series last year. OnePlus also delved into wireless earbuds, rolling out the OnePlus Buds and Buds Z last year, which joined the Bullets Z neckbuds. And earlier this year, OnePlus finally made its debut in the wearable segment with the OnePlus Band , a rebranded OPPO Band that's available exclusively in India. OnePlus is now making further inroads into the wearable category with the launch of its first smartwatch, the OnePlus Watch. The product itself looks identical to the OPPO Watch RX — a smartwatch that OPPO showed off last year but didn't launch. We now know why; that device ended up

OnePlus finally has cameras that measure up to the best that Samsung, Xiaomi, and Google have to offer. OnePlus made its foray into the high-end category two years ago with the OnePlus 7 Pro . The device went toe-to-toe with the best Android phones , and while OnePlus nailed the hardware side of things, the camera was a letdown. That was the case last year with the OnePlus 8 Pro as well. OnePlus made huge strides in key areas, delivering a QHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 30W wireless charging, and IP68 dust and water resistance for the first time. But like its predecessor, the 8 Pro just did not measure up to its rivals in terms of the camera side of things. The OnePlus 8 Pro launched during a period of reorganization for OnePlus. Facing flagging sales, the company turned its focus to the mid-range segment with the introduction of the Nord last year, and the bet seems to have paid off — OnePlus hit one million phones sales in a quarter for the first time in Q3 202