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As the launch date approaches, OnePlus has decided to reveal and confirm yet another feature of its upcoming flagship.

As rumored, the phone will come with a dual rear camera setup. The company already announced that they are working with DxO to enhance the photography experience on their upcoming flagship.

The photo, revealed by the company, shows that the dual camera is positioned horizontally on the upper left corner of the phone with the LED flash next to them.

When Samsung revealed the Galaxy S8 and S8+, one of the biggest downsides of the phone was the position of the fingerprint sensor, placed right next to the camera on the back of the phone.

We know that Samsung has planned to embed the fingerprint sensor under the glass on the front of the device, but due to certain problems, they had to give up on the idea.

It was expected that the company would resolve the problem and embed the biometric fingerprint reader under the phone's display on the upcoming Galaxy Note8.

The OnePlus 5 is one of the most anticipated devices this year, and the company has confirmed its launch for the summer.

We've heard some rumors about the possible launch date, but they didn't prove to be correct. The company has now announced the official date - June 20th.

Following the main announcement in China, the company will organize a number of smaller events around the globe, where they will show its latest device.

Samsung isn't slowing down with smartphone releases this year, following up on the great launch of the new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones with the launch of the Galaxy Note 8 in late August.

The new Galaxy Note 8 is reportedly being launched a month before Apple's next-gen iPhone which is expected in September, according to The Korea Herald. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note 5 on August 13, 2015 and then was on sale on August 21. It was only August 2 last year that Samsung unveiled the super-awesome Galaxy Note 7, which had numerous battery-related issues forcing Samsung to recall it.

We should expect the Galaxy Note 8 to feature a large 6.3-inch bezel-less display, similar to what we've seen on the S8 and S8+ handsets. Samsung could use a dua-camera setup with a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera and 13-megapixel telephoto lens, with a fingerprint sensor under the glass on the front - versus the stupid positioning

Samsung's Galaxy J5 (2016) was one of the best selling smartphones in Q1 this year, and now the company has announced its successor along with the Galaxy J7 (2017).

The Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) is the bigger of the two announced devices, with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED screen. The phone is powered by an Exynos 7870 processor (14nm, 8x A53, Mali-T830 MP2) and comes with 3GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 256GB with a microSD card.

The device has a 13MP rear camera and a 12MP front shooter. The phone runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung's custom UI on top.

Back in February when LG launched its flagship, the G6, many were left disappointed that the device was only powered by last year's Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 instead of the newer Snapdragon 835.

However, it seems that the company has an ace up their sleeve. According to a report from South Korea, LG is planning to launch two new devices - the LG G6 Plus and LG G6 Pro.

The same source claims that at least one of those devices, if not both, will be powered by the Snapdragon 835. Both devices are also said to come with upgraded features.

Honor 9 was expected to be unveiled on June 20th, but last week's leak claimed that the company would unveil the device a week earlier, on June 12th.

Now, Huawei has confirmed the launch date, and it is indeed the June 12th. The promotional poster, revealed by the company, shows a huge number nine next to Honor's logo for dual camera setup.

The sign on the poster says "Beautiful and colorful," and we have already seen that the Honor 9 might come in some bold color options such as yellow. Huawei is clearly focused on colors this year; a trend they started in February with a Pantone green Huawei P10.

ZTE launched its long anticipated flagship, the Nubia Z17, last week, and it seems that the reception has been fantastic.

The Nubia Z17 went on flash sale in China through online retailer JD.com where 10,000 units were offered. The company has announced that they sold out the devices in just 51 seconds.

The next flash sale will be on June 12th, and it will be interesting to compare the numbers.

Apple has unleashed a bunch of new products today including the Radeon Pro Vega-powered iMac Pro with its 5K display and can be configured with an 18-core Intel Xeon CPU, the new MacBook and MacBook Pro units, and now the new iPad Pro refreshes.

Apple refreshed its 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but also ditched the older 9.7-inch iPad Pro size and stretched it out to a slightly bigger 10.5-inch iPad Pro, which replaces the 9.7-inch version. The 10.5-inch iPad Pro rocks a native resolution of 2224x1668 (264 PPI) with 20% more screen real estate over the 9.7-inch model, and 40% smaller bezels. This leads to a 10.5-inch iPad Pro that is only a little bigger and roughly the same physical size as the smaller 9.7-inch predecessor.

The new iPad Pro has some high refresh rate goodness tucked up its sleeve with Apple's new ProMotion technology ramping up the refresh rate on the 10.5- and 12.9-inch panels to 120Hz.

After weeks of numerous leaks, OPPO has launched the R11 out of the blue, while the R11 Plus remains just a rumor.

The OPPO R11 is powered by Qualcomm's recently announced Snapdragon 660 processor and comes with 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage.

The phone comes with a 5.5-inch AMOLED screen and runs Android 7.1 Nougat painted with Color OS.

Just a couple of days ago, ZTE launched its flagship phone for 2017, the Nubia Z17, which is the first smartphone to support Qualcomm's QuickCharge 4+, and now the company has unveiled another device.

The V870 might not sound as interesting as the Nubia Z17, but it is a decent mid-range phone.

Read also: ZTE Nubia Z17 announced: Snapdragon 835 and 8GB of RAM

Back in 2014, Amazon launched the Amazon Fire Phone, but the device didn't achieve commercial success, and it was discontinued a year later. It was considered a massive failure and led to massive layoffs in the company's hardware division.

Three years later, the online retailer is preparing to launch a new smartphone series named 'Ice.' According to several reports, the phones won't be high-end devices, but rather affordable mid-range smartphones.

Leaks claim that the Amazon's Ice Phone series will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 435 processor, and come with 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage.

Motorola is expected to unveil the Moto E4 and E4 Plus on July 17th, but many leaks have already given us an idea of what to expect.

The star of the leaks is the Moto E4 Plus because of its rumored impressive 5,000 mAh battery. The phone is expected to feature a 5.5-inch display, 13MP rear camera, and a 5MP front shooter.

Earlier rumors mention that the device will be powered by a MediaTek MT6737M chipset and come with 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card.

Just a couple of days after Huawei launched the MediaPad M3 Lite 10 in three versions, the company has announced another tablet - the MediaPad M3 Lite 8.0.

The tablet is powered by the same processor as the recently announced devices, the Snapdragon 435. The MediaPad M3 Lite 8.0 comes in versions with 3GB or 4GB of RAM, and 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card.

As the name suggests, the device has a smaller screen than the M3 Lite 10, an 8.4-inch one to be precise, with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels.

A reported 'Foxconn Insider' has leaked extensive details about Apple's upcoming products on Reddit. This leaker was verified by Reddit Moderators and has a previous track record of providing verified and legitimate information ahead of Apple's product launches.

The leaker says that there will not be a Touch ID sensor in the back of the device and that the design resembles more of an iPhone 7 with thinner vertical bezels. The leaker even referenced images of existing leaks and said that the devices he had seen included more glass on the front. One interesting point was that he said the fingerprint scanner underneath the screen had been tested but had poor yields.

However, the leaker does state that these are all from earlier prototypes and things could have changed since then.

Huawei Honor 8 received a lot of positive feedback, and lately, we've been hearing a lot about its successor - the Honor 9.

According to a leaked poster, the company is set to announce the Honor 9 on June 12th. The poster shows a huge number nine next to Honor's logo for dual camera setup.

The sign on the poster says "Beautiful and colorful," and we already saw that the Honor 9 might come in some bold color options such as yellow. Huawei is clearly focused on colors this year; a trend they started in February with green Huawei P10.

After months of leaks, the Moto Z2 Play is finally official. The new generation of the Moto Z Play brings some design changes compared to the last year's model and the company has also announced a few new Moto Mods.

As rumored, the device is slightly thinner that its predecessor and comes with a smaller battery, which was confirmed by Lenovo before the launch. The Moto Z Play had a 3,510 mAh battery, while the Moto Z2 Play features a 3,000 mAh one.

The Moto Z2 Play comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD. It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 626 and comes with 3GB or 4GB of RAM, and 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, expandable up to 2TB with a microSD card.

Qualcomm announced QuickCharge 4 last year when they gave details about the new Snapdragon 835. However, QuickCharge 4 wasn't made available until this year when devices with the Snapdragon 835 came out. At that time Qualcomm promised 5 minutes of charging could deliver 5 hours of battery life (based on a 2750 mAh battery).

They also introduced USB Type-C and USB PD compliance, Battery Saver, INOV and Dual Charge capabilities, and they talked about going from zero to 50% in only 15 minutes, which is quite an improvement from previous experiences.

With QuickCharge 4+ Qualcomm is upping the ante further by reducing temperatures by 3C and charging an additional 15% faster while also being 30% more efficient. That means that if a device or accessory maker builds a QuickCharge 4+ device, it will very likely deliver a superior charging user experience.

ZTE has launched its long anticipated flagship - the Nubia Z17. As rumored, the phone is powered by a Snapdragon 835, which makes it the second phone by a Chinese manufacturer to use that processor after the Xiaomi Mi 6.

The ZTE Nubia Z17 comes in three versions - 6GB of RAM + 64GB of internal storage, 6GB of RAM + 128GB of internal storage, and whooping 8GB of RAM + 128GB of storage. If you are considering getting this phone, having in mind that it doesn't have a card slot so be sure to choose the version that's right for you.

The phone has a dual rear camera setup (23MP + 12MP) that supports 2x optical zoom and up to 10x Dynamic zoom. The front shooter comes with a 16MP and 80-degree wide-angle lens.

In case you forgot, Panasonic makes phones too, and they just announced their latest mid-range smartphone - the Eluga I3 Mega.

The device is a successor to the Eluga I3, launched in April last year. The phone comes with quad-core CPU clocked at 1.3GHz and 3GB RAM. The 16GB internal storage is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card.

The Eluga I3 Mega has a 5.5-inch HD display and 2.5D curved screen. The main camera comes with 13MP, while the front shooter has 5MP.