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OnePlus usually follows up its annual flagship with a T variation later in the year, and so the OnePlus 8 now has its OnePlus 8T. It brings with it a 6.55-inch display running at a super-fast refresh rate of 120 Hz, and super-fast 65 W charging.

Apple's annual iPhone unveiling is always one of the biggest events on the tech calendar. We now have our first proper look at the four iPhone 12 handsets that will be Apple's flagship phones for the next 12 months.

Like most tech launches at the moment, Google's October event was an online-only, livestreamed affair, but there was still plenty of new hardware on show: two new Pixel phones, a new Chromecast with Google TV on board, and a new Nest Audio speaker.

Xiaomi continues to push out affordable flagship phones of a quality to make Apple, Samsung, Google and the rest sit up and take notice, and today we've been treated to three more: the Mi 10T Pro, the Mi 10T, and the Mi 10T Lite.

A London startup is developing an interchangeable lens camera unit called Alice that features a Micro Four Thirds sensor and has a smartphone mounted to the back which is used as a live viewfinder and for settings control.

It might not have attracted the same number of headlines as the Samsung Galaxy Fold or the Huawei Mate X, but the Royole FlexPai was the first foldable phone to hit the market towards the end of 2018. Now the Chinese company is back with a sequel.

Sony's latest flagship phone is here, the Sony Xperia 5 II. As is usual for Sony, the screen and the camera are the stars of this particular show, though it also comes with plenty of power under the hood and will have a certain appeal for gamers.

We saw the first rebooted, foldable Razr in November last year, and now Motorola is back with a successor to that smartphone. Still simply called the Razr, the 2020 version adds 5G, more power, better cameras, and some other welcome refinements.

Seven months after the first developer preview, Android 11 is officially rolling out now for selected phones (including the newer Pixels). Among the new features are upgrades to notifications, messaging, security and media playback controls.

It could soon be time to say goodbye to the notch for good. ZTE has announced the Axon 20 5G smartphone, set to be the first to market with an in-screen camera that's able to snap photos from underneath the phone's display.

Samsung gave us a glimpse of the Galaxy Z Fold2 last month, but now we've got the full picture. The foldable follow-up to the original Galaxy Fold is going on sale from September 18, with pricing starting at US$1,999.

Though DJI is perhaps best known for its drones, the company has also been making smartphone stabilizers since 2015. Now the Osmo Mobile line has been renamed OM, and the latest model features a snazzy magnetic phone attachment system.