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Mobile phones rank 4th among small products most often hoarded by consumers, according to the results of surveys conducted to reveal why so many households and businesses fail to bring waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in for repair or recycling.

A tipster shared a real-life image of the upcoming Samsung S23 Ultra's battery, reports GSMArena. The device is rumoured to have a new 'ISOCELL 200MP' sensor for its main camera. The smartphone might have the same 10MP periscope as its predecessors. It is expected to come with a 6.8 inch AMOLED display and a faster fingerprint scanner, the report said.

The moto e32 is available in a single 4GB RAM+64GB storage variant for Rs 10,499 on Flipkart and at leading retail stores. The device comes in two colour variants -- Eco Black and Arctic Blue. Powered by the MediaTek Helio G37 octa-core processor, the new smartphone comes packed with a 5000mAh battery, according to the company.

Earlier this year, Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S8 series one and a half years after the Galaxy Tab S7 family, citing The Elec GizmoChina reported. The upcoming premium tablets from the company were initially planned to release in December. But now, it seems that they will be introduced next year, the report said.

According to industry experts, one thing is certain: You need a 5G-enabled handset in your pocket to enjoy high-speed internet to stream movies or play games. "At the SIM level, there may not be a need to change as of now as telecom service providers will upgrade the SIM from the back-end to enable it for 5G services. A 4G SIM can surely work in 5G-powered phones," Counterpoint Research Director Tarun Pathak told IANS.

According to GizmoChina, the device is currently rumoured as Galaxy A54, and it will probably launch next year. A recent report said that the tech giant is planning to drop depth cameras from the Galaxy A54, which means it will have a wide-angle camera, ultra-wide camera, and a macro camera.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to officially announce the 5G launch on October 1 and there will be a new wave of sales in the domestic market, dominated by Chinese manufacturers. "India's 5G network upgrade will mean a range of opportunities for Chinese mobile phone firms, which have two-thirds of the market, leading to an expected sale of 20 million 5G phones before the year end," the report mentioned.

The "Pro Max" branding appeared for the first time with the iPhone 11 series in 2019. According to Apple tracker Mark Gurman, who expects iPhone 15 to come with some "bigger changes," including USB-C (instead of Apple's proprietary Lightning port), the tech giant could introduce a new branding for high-end models.

When the team delivered a controlled mixture of nitrogen and oxygen to six subjects to artificially bring their blood oxygen levels down, the smartphone correctly predicted whether the subject had low blood oxygen levels 80 per cent of the time. Another benefit of measuring blood oxygen levels on a smartphone is that almost everyone has one.

Galaxy S21 FE 5G and Galaxy S20 FE 5G will get biggest price cuts, sources told IANS. Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Rs 49,999) will be available on Flipkart between Rs 32,000-Rs 35,000. Galaxy S20 FE 5G (Rs 40,000) will retail on Amazon at its best-ever price between Rs 27,000-Rs 30,000, the sources added.