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Gaming phones offer supercharged performance and other useful extras for those wanting the very best performance from their mobile devices, and the latest to roll off the production line is the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2.

Having launched the Xiaomi Mi 11 right at the end of last year, Xiaomi has now unveiled the Mi 11 Ultra. It's a flagship phone in every department, not least in the huge camera bump on the back – which is big enough to have its own display.

Motorola has unveiled a fresh batch of new Android phones for your consideration, and as well as the value-for-money handsets that the company is usually known for, this time there's a more premium device as well: the moto g100.

Many cars now feature touchscreen-controlled infotainment systems, but … why pay for a dashboard-integrated screen, when you've already got one on your phone? That's the thinking behind Dacia's new phone-based Media Control system.

Previous OnePlus phones have been successful enough to make the annual product refresh a highly anticipated event, and we now have the company's first flagship phones of 2021: the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro.

Knife-maker SOG has teamed up with smartphone accessory specialist PopSockets on a pop-out grip for handsets that packs quite a punch in terms of versatility, storing a five-in-one multitool should they need to pop open a bottle or turn a screw.

It's that time of year when Samsung refreshes its popular mid-range Galaxy A series of smartphones, and for 2021 plenty of flagship features are dropping down to a more affordable price point with the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72.

The latest flagship phone series vying for your attention comes from Oppo. The Find X3 Lite, Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Pro bring with them top-tier specs, 5G connectivity, big OLED screens, and some interesting camera innovations.

Asus has refreshed its Republic of Gamers gaming phone for 2021, and it's a powerhouse. The ROG Phone 5 series offers a super-speedy Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, a huge 6,000-mAh battery, and up to 18 GB of RAM (more than many laptops).

Like gaming laptops, gaming phones stuff super-powered components into big, brash cases, designed to offer the ultimate in performance for your mobile games – and the latest to hit the market is the Nubia RedMagic 6 series.

About two years ago, China's Huawei followed Samsung in launching a foldable phone. The Mate X was followed a year later by the similar looking but faster Mate XS, and now the company has launched the Mate X2, which adds another display into the mix.

Android 12 is here – or at least, the first developer preview of Android 12 is, ready for app makers to start testing ahead of a public launch for users later in 2021. The first developer preview for Android 11 launched on the same day last year.