Looking again at this week’s information and headlines throughout the Android world, together with Pixel 10 design leaks, Samsung’s Exynos disappointment, Galaxy S25 Slim, Android XR arrives, Pixel Pill’s lacking pen, Epic’s subsequent Android transfer, and a Minimal Telephone preview.
Android Circuit is right here to remind you of some of the various discussions round Android within the final seven days. You can also read my weekly digest of Apple news here on Forbes.
A person performs Fortnite recreation on smartphone (Photograph by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Company/Getty Photos)
A Digicam Bar For The Pixel 10
Particulars on Google’s subsequent Pixel household of units are popping out of the availability chain. First up is the Pixel 10, the usual handset due out in the summertime of 2025. A brand new have a look at the case and the ‘blanks’ offered to producers conform the fundamental dimensions and exterior options of the handset:
“This case means that the Pixel 10 will proceed this rounded digicam bar, through which case it’s protected to imagine that the presumptively named Pixel 10 Professional and Pixel 10 Professional XL will comply with the identical design cue”
(Forbes).
Extra Galaxy Exynos Moments
Samsung’s neighborhood continues to flirt with the concept of an all-Snapdragon lineup for the Galaxy S25 once they launch early in Q1 2025. After promising noises from the availability chain in September, extra particulars have come to gentle displaying that Samsung’s personal Exynos chipset will function within the combine. The newest reveals Samsung testing an Exynos-powered Galaxy S25+ :
“Following an earlier look of a Galaxy S25+ working an Exynos 2500 chipset in Geekbench, this week noticed one other look on the web benchmarking service of an Exynos handset, pointing in direction of continued testing by Samsung. It’s price noting that the precise efficiency stays broadly much like earlier benchmarks.”
(Forbes).
Galaxy S25 Slim’s Huge Digicam
Whereas there’s no phrase on the processor, we have now extra particulars on Samsung’s “skinny” model of the Galaxy S25. I’s more likely to launch just a few months after the primary S25 handsets (following the sample set by the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Fold 6 Particular Version). Curiously, Samsung goes to deal with packing in additional digicam {hardware} and lenses in comparison with Apple’s iPhone 17 Air endeavours:
“…this may place the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim as a flagship-level gadget with, on the very least, a triple-lens digicam. Apple, however, is predicted to go for only a single-lens digicam in its hotly-anticipated iPhone 17 “Air” (or maybe iPhone 17 “Slim”) in 2025, probably giving Samsung’s gadget a definite benefit in zoom capabilities and picture high quality.”
(Forbes).
Android XR Arrives
Google is opening up one other entrance for Android. With the announcement of Android XR, and a partnership with Qualcomm and Samsung, XR will open up the system to precise, blended, and augmented realities with assist for {hardware} and software program:
“Nevertheless, glasses are the tip aim and frames working Android XR are coming for “instructions, translations or message summaries with out reaching on your telephone,” although they’re paired like another wearable.
(9to5Google and Google’s Keyword Blog).
The Pixel Pill Pen
Following on from the information of Google’s cancellation of the upcoming and provisionally named Pixel Pill 2, particulars on the potential peripherals additionally cancelled. Whereas these all would possibly present up in a revived Pill 2, they’re now not “coming quickly”:
“Whereas it’s cool to see Google make extra equipment for its pill line, the Pen doesn’t seem to be it has something significantly particular to supply, aside from the combination with the keyboard. If you wish to use a stylus along with your Pixel Pill, simply seize a USI 2.0 appropriate Pen now, and also you’ll get a really comparable expertise.”
Epic’s Subsequent Android Transfer
When you purchase a brand new Android telephone from Telefonica (together with O2 and Movistar) in sure Latin American or European international locations (together with the UK, Spain and Germany), you’ll discover one thing relatively curious pre0installed… the Epic Video games retailer:
“It’s a part of a “long run partnership” to deliver the shop and smash hit Fortnite to “thousands and thousands” of the service’s units, in keeping with Telefónica and Epic. It’ll be the primary time the Epic Video games Retailer is preinstalled on client telephones, and it may very well be the subsequent massive step in realizing Epic’s goals of difficult Google’s app retailer monopoly and growing its minimize of income.”
(The Verge).
And Lastly…
For all of the discuss of quick refreshing display, extra colours, extra vibrancy, and extra motion, the Minimal Firm goes in one other path. it’s early days within the mission, however this eInk Android telephone, with half a watch on lowering display time, is a curious mixture of an eBook reader and a life-style detox telephone. Value watching…
“That is the World’s First Take a look at the upcoming Minimal Telephone, the e-ink show telephone with a bodily keyboard telephone that’s designed to maintain up with you, and provide you with your life again!”
(Minimal Company and TechOdyssey).
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