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A seller in China has started taking blind pre-orders for the vanilla Xiaomi 18

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 1:02 pm

The Xiaomi 18 may be closer than we expected – reports coming out of China indicate that one seller has started taking blind pre-orders for the upcoming model. This isn’t an official sale by Xiaomi, mind you. And the actual launch may not take place until December, anyway. The phone is described as a “well-rounded flagship” that will have a flat screen. A 6.4” screen, if rumored specs are correct. It’s not clear whether it will have the privacy display feature, but the answer is likely “no”. Another display-related difference between the Xiaomi 18 and the 18 Pro is the lack of a rear...

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You can get the REDMAGIC 12 Pro a day early, here is how

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 12:00 pm

Per tradition, REDMAGIC is allowing its biggest fans to get its latest gaming flagship a day early – here is how to get into the REDMAGIC 12 Pro early access program and earn some perks too. Early Bird Vouchers will be available on November 12. One costs $1 / €1 / £1 and is your ticket to buying the phone on November 17, 24 hours ahead of open sales on November 18. See the table below for the full timeline. You can get an Early Bird Voucher over on redmagic.gg. The voucher will more than pay for itself – it will transform into a $30 / €30 / £30 discount, plus you will get an 80W charger...

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Oppo A7 Pro officially lands in Europe

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 11:03 am

We recently saw a report for the Oppo A7 Pro’s European launch price and Oppo Belgium has now listed the device on its online store. Just as we reported, the А7 Pro is priced at €499 in its 256GB storage trim. Oppo Belgium is offering a special €70 discount, which brings the effective starting price to €429. The device is available in Shine Titanium and Surfing Blue colors in a single 6GB RAM and 256GB storage configuration. Oppo A7 Pro color options The spec sheet confirms the European variant of the A7 Pro comes with a 50MP ultrawide selfie camera compared to the 8MP unit...

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WhatsApp's 'View Once' text messages feature is now available to beta users on Android

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 10:00 am

WhatsApp already lets its users send "view once" photos, videos, and voice messages that disappear after the recipient sees or hears them. The company has been testing view-once text messages for the past few months, and the feature is now available to beta users on Android. This revelation comes from WABetaInfo, which reports that the view-once text messages feature is now available to some users on beta version 2.26.45.6 of WhatsApp for Android. How does WhatsApp's "View Once" text messages feature work? WhatsApp's view-once feature for text messages works the same way as it does...

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vivo X500 series and Watch GT2's India launch date announced

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 7:48 am

vivo teased the X500 series and Watch GT2 in India a week ago, and today it announced that the products will launch there on November 26 at 12 PM local time. vivo had previously only confirmed the X500 Pro Max for India, but today it confirmed that the X500 and X500 Pro will also debut alongside it. The Watch GT2 isn't a new product either. It launched in China last October. However, it was advertised in China with a battery life of up to 17 days between charges with normal usage and 14 days with AOD mode. In India, vivo is advertising the Watch GT2 with a 25-day battery, so it...

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Huawei's Osta sub-brand now has an official launch date

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 5:45 am

Huawei has recently been rumored to be working on introducing a new sub-brand called Xingmang in Chinese, and Osta in English. Now, the company has officially announced the brand's unveiling date: November 20. Huawei's Richard Yu, the head of its consumer business group, has even confirmed the name of one of the first two phones in the series: Osta O1 Pro. He didn't name it directly, but did post to Weibo from a device called that. The Osta O1 Pro has been rumored to sport a 6.39-inch LTPS OLED display with 1.5K resolution and a 16:9.5 aspect ratio, very similar (but not identical) to that...

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Oppo Reno17 will have four 50MP cameras

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 3:45 am

Oppo is launching the Reno17 and Reno17 Pro in China on November 16, and ahead of that today the company has revealed that the Reno17 will have four 50MP cameras: a main one, a periscope telephoto camera, an ultrawide, and the selfie camera. While the Chinese Reno16 already had the other three 50MP cameras, its main one was 200MP, for what it’s worth. That said, the global Reno16, released this July, had a similar setup to what the Chinese Reno17 will boast. It's still not clear what will happen with the Reno17 Pro, whether it will keep the 200MP main camera of its predecessor or...

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The iQOO 16R (or 16s) is headed to India

gsmarena.com · 12 Nov 2026, 1:02 am

The iQOO 16 is rumored to be headed to India, although it may come at a very high price. Now it seems like the iQOO 16R or 16s is also going to be launched in the country, since it was just certified for sale by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with the model number I2606. This model number was associated with the iQOO 16R in the past, and recently with the iQOO 16s - it was certified under that name in Malaysia. The BIS certification doesn’t attach a commercial name to the model number, so we still can't be sure whether it will be the iQOO 16R or 16s over there. Either way,...

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