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Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has released another device in its A series with a twist: there are two models, one priced at $449 and the other at $499, with the latter having more storage and memory.

The Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G marks the release of a model in this line in Australia after more than a year, with the device coming after three of the company's Find X flagship series were unveiled. The phone was launched in early June.

The Oppo Find X5 Lite is the cheapest device in this flagship line and thus lacks many of the features that are part of the Find X5 Pro and the Find X5, its more expensive cousins. The price ($799) also reflects that.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has released a model in its Reno line in Australia after more than a year, putting the Reno8 Lite 5G on sale from Thursday for $599.

There was once a time when the launch of a smartphone, be it an Android model or one of Apple's suite, was an occasion. The company behind the device made a song and dance about it, and the media tended to follow suit.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has released another device in its A series, the A96, retailing for $399 and available for purchase right away.

Although there's no stylus support as with the Galaxy S22 Ultra, or optionally with the Motorola Edge 30 Pro, Oppo is banking on super advanced cameras powered by the custom MariSilicon X chip and a Hassleblad partnership, very stylish design, incredibly super fast charging, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 power, a super generous pre-order deal and more to win your heart, mind and wallet.

Thirty-six percent of Australians – equivalent to almost 7 million people – are looking to buy a new mobile in 2022, with the Apple iPhone at the top of Australians’ shopping list, according to a survey by comparison website Finder.

Oppo and Samsung both have mid-range smartphones designated with an "A", followed by a number, and while Samsung's new A73 5G and A53 5G easily win the spec war, but at less than half the price, Oppo says its A76 is "built to meet daily digital needs."

Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO has launched its new flagship line of devices, with the Find X5 series featuring its new neural processing unit which it claims will help overcome the problems that get in the way of recording video at night.

Samsung's February 2022 Unpacked keynote is its most impressive yet, and as I type, I have in streaming for the second time, live on YouTube, and Samsung's presentation and its next-level tech is epic, and throws down the gauntlet to Apple and everyone else for consumer cyber supremacy.

With a strong focus on sustainability, Samsung kicked off CES with a strong keynote video, while its massive stand at CES 2022 covered entertainment, robots, gaming, smartphones, tablets, projectors, connected home appliances and more.

With Apple arguably the world's most advanced SoC maker for smartphones, tablets and computers, the ARM and x86 competition is in full flight for a big fight for the hearts, minds and wallets of consumers, with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 promising to "lead the way into a new era of premium mobile technology equipped with cutting-edge 5G, AI, gaming, camera, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies to transform the next generation of flagship devices."

Smartphone sales around the globe fell by 6.8% in the third quarter year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Gartner says, adding that component shortages were primarily to blame.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has released another 4G device into the Australian market, the A54s. Once again, this is a low-priced model, retailing for $299.

Apple retained its lead in the US smartphone market in the third quarter, even as the overall market showed 9% growth quarter-on-quarter and 1% growth year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

All your custom design desires with the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G and Watch4 range from Samsung are bespoken for by you with the new bespoke editions of these two desires, while a new collaboration with fashion house Maison Kitsuné ensures a foxy and playful new come to those two devices, including an exclusive phone theme and playlist.

Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO has shunned new technology for once and released a 4G phone, the A16s, which will retail for $249.

The first Nokia tablet running Android is the T20, and with a 2K 10.4-inch screen and 64GB storage aims to be an affordable and long-lasting Android alternative to competitors and iPads, while the new G50 5G smartphone is the latest 5G model to enter the Australian market.

Launching on October 19 in the US, and thus October 20 in Australia, is the new Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro smartphones, with persistent rumours a Google Pixel Fold with foldable screen is set to be the big surprise.