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Responding to media tests of the Apple iPhone 12's excessive power consumption when 5G is turned on, Apple's Vice President of iPhone Marketing Kaiann Drance said that the iPhone 12's added Smart Data mode can balance data and power, and that Apple is additionally working on the iPhone 12's power consumption through the Software systems, and partnerships with carriers to improve battery life.

US carrier Verizon has requested that Samsung Electronics not to use Chinese components related to their recent 7.9 trillion won network kit supply deal, THE ELEC reported citing people familiar with the matter.

BYD Electronics has recently launched a laptop powered by the China-made Loongson 3A4000 processor, which has a 13.3-inch narrow-bezel screen and weighs 1.55 kg.

Huawei on Thursday launched the Mate40 series, the company's latest flagship smartphones with 5nm 5G Kirin 9000 flagship chip.

The Huawei Mate40 Pro product page was briefly available on Amazon Germany the night before the launch of the Mate40 series, with a price of €1,199 and shipping date of November 9.

OnePlus is tentatively scheduled to release its 2021 flagship phone, the OnePlus 9 series, around mid-March next year to take on Samsung, Xiaomi and other rival flagship models, AndroidCentral reported today.

Regulatory documents released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) show that the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max both come with 6GB of RAM, while the less expensive iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini both come with 4GB of RAM.

In Apple's iPhone 12 series models released this month, the iPhone 12 mini became a reason for excitement for users who prefer smaller screen phones. However, in the Android camp, there seems to be no sign of manufacturers following suit.

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Tuesday announced its entry into six European countries including Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom , and released a series of smartphones and two wireless headphones to European consumers including the X51 5G.

At tonight's Nut 2020 launch event, ByteDance's smartphone making arm unveiled the Nut R2 phone, bringing with it a curved full screen, 100 million pixel lens and 5G network support.