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This week a new player has entered the foldable fight, while OnePlus is readying its next launch and Anyron is reviewing the Red Magic 7 Pro.

Vivo unveiled its first foldable, the Vivo X Fold, and on paper this offers enough to make Samsung and Oppo nervous thanks to top specs and a powerful rear camera. It's joined by the enormous X Note slab phone and the more affordable Vivo Pad tablet, and we'll run through what all three have to offer.

Meanwhile OnePlus has announced a slew of phone launches, most notable the OnePlus Ace and OnePlus 10R - which look an awful lot like they're the same phone by different names. And having said that, they're also awfully similar to the Realme GT Neo 3...

Finally, Anyron is ready to review the Red Magic 7 Pro after spending the last few days testing out the premium gaming phone. He'll break down how it compares to the regular Red Magic 7, and what it brings to the mobile gaming market this year.

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This week we're looking forward, to both Apple and Google's big summer events and the prospect of a Twitter freed from the shackles of permanence. Or something like that.

Apple has finally confirmed the dates for its annual WWDC event, taking place in early June, so there's no better to excuse to look ahead to what to expect, with both iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 set to debut, along with other software and likely a hardware announcement or two.

Google will beat Cupertino to the punch though. Its Google I/O developer conference is set for May, and alongside more of Android 13 we're expecting to see the Pixel 6a debut, perhaps alongside a tease of the Pixel Watch - and maybe even our first Pixel foldable.

Finally, Twitter has had a tumultuous week. First the world's richest man decided to buy the largest stake in the social network site for a few billion dollars, and then (perhaps not coincidentally) Twitter revealed it's working on the long-requested edit button feature. Hannah thinks a Twitter edit button would be disastrous - but will the rest of us agree?

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Dyson has revealed a ‘world first’ pair of headphones, while Google’s Pixel Watch is rumoured to make an appearance alongside the Pixel 7, and we finally give our thoughts on the long-awaited OnePlus 10 Pro.

The show kicks off with Toddy giving his thoughts on the latest OnePlus flagship, the OnePlus 10 Pro, following its global reveal this afternoon. Is it the next big thing, or should you look elsewhere? Toddy has the answers you need.

Next up is Dyson, a company you wouldn’t expect to release a pair of headphones – but it did. In signature Dyson flair, the Dyson Zone headphones aren’t just high-end with ANC but offer air purifying technology to keep you breathing easy among rising air pollution levels. Lewis got to try them out ahead of the announcement, and he’ll be sharing his thoughts.

The show then rounds off with a discussion of the latest Pixel Watch rumours amidst the news that the long-awaited wearable might finally make an appearance later this year, possibly alongside Google’s upcoming Pixel 7.

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Nothing finally has something to share, while Realme unveils its 150W charging tech and we give our early impressions on Apple's latest hardware.

Carl Pei's start-up Nothing has confirmed longstanding rumours that it's working on an Android phone, though we don't know an awful lot more than that. The Nothing Phone (1) will launch this summer running NothingOS, but is there actually anything behind all the smoke and mirrors?

Realme at least has something more concrete. The GT Neo 3 has launched in China, with international plans to follow. Curiously it comes in two versions with different battery and charging tech, but the exciting model offers ludicrously fast 150W charging - and two slick race car-inspired finishes.

Finally, after a few days testing them out, Dom and Lewis are ready to give their first impressions on the iPad Air and iPhone SE. From the new iPad's creakgate crisis to some odd performance problems on the iPhone, not all is well in Cupertino - though the Air may yet be the best iPad around.

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It's been a long time coming, but Xiaomi decided this week it was finally ready to bring the Xiaomi 12 series to the rest of the world - and not to be out-done, Samsung also took the opportunity to unveil its updated mid-range line-up.

The Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro, and 12X are all making it to the global market, with prices starting from $649. Chris has reviewed the Xiaomi 12, while Dom tested the 12 Pro, so the pair of them are ready to share their thoughts on Xiaomi's latest and decide if they can compete in an already competitive 2022 market.

Meanwhile Samsung unveiled new A-series phones, and Dom had the opportunity to go hands-on with the new A33 and A53. Mid-range Samsung handsets aren't always exciting, but with updated designs, IP67 ratings, and up to four years of Android updates, these could be the phones to beat Apple's iPhone SE at its own game.

And finally, better late than never, we're ready with our full review of the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Lewis has spent the week putting Samsung's biggest and baddest phone through its paces and is ready to spill all.

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This was Apple's week, and just about every other tech company decided (perhaps wisely) to steer clear. Then again, given the state of the iPhone SE, maybe Apple should have too.

So yes, the iPhone SE is...the same as the last one. Well, the chipset has been upgraded, and it's got 5G, but otherwise this is basically the same phone: big bezel, Home Button, and piddly 720p LCD display all included. Of course, this being Apple, it'll probably sell phenomenally anyway.

At least the iPad Air is more promising, with an upgrade to the M1 chip making this better than ever. Throw in 5G, Center Stage cameras, and, uh, a slightly faster USB-C port, and this might even be enough to deter buyers from Apple's own iPad Pros.

And then there's the Mac Studio. The big daddy of mini Macs, the new Studio is a compact desktop PC that costs thousands but delivers potentially unmatched performance thanks to the choice of an M1 Max or new M1 Ultra chip.

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MWC is back. Sort of. It's a bit smaller than usual, and there weren't quite as many major launches as we're used to, but the year's biggest smartphone trade show did throw up a few surprises.

The biggest launch of the show was undoubtedly the brand-new Honor Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro flagships, but we also got the global launch of the Realme GT 2, some new budget models from Poco, TCL and Nokia, and absurd new charging tech from Oppo and Realme. And that's not even mentioning a host of new Android tablets.

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Oppo has finally broken cover with the Find X5 (yes, 5 - not 4) series, which followed hot on the heels of the Indian launch of the iQOO 9 series, and there's plenty to look forward to with MWC next week.

First up, Oppo. There are three Find X5 phones, but all the excitement is about the Find X5 Pro - which Dom has been reviewing for the last week. Oppo's outlandish design is back, along with an impressively well-rounded feature set that makes this flagship a bit of a people-pleaser.

Meanwhile Vivo gave a global (well, Indian) launch for the iQOO 9 series. These may be branded as gaming phones, but with a sporty design and top specs there's no reason to limit their appeal to gamers - as Hannah found when reviewing the iQOO 9 Pro.

Finally, we look forward to next week. Mobile World Congress is upon us, but which brands are attending, and what are we expecting them to actually launch? We predict what's coming from Honor, Realme, Samsung, and more.

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As we teased last time, this has been a busy launch week for phone lovers.

Today saw OnePlus reveal the Nord CE 2, which is either a sequel to the Nord CE or a cheaper version of the Nord 2, depending on how you look at it. Dom has the lowdown on a phone he was meant to have reviewed by now, if a pesky flu hadn't had something to say about it.

Fortunately Hannah has managed to review the Realme 9 Pro+, the top tier entry in the new Realme 9 range. It borrows the colour-changing design from the Vivo V23 series, and packs in solid specs that will rival almost any other phone around this price.

Meanwhile Toddy has been hard at work on another Plus phone, though right at the other end of the price spectrum. He's been testing out the Galaxy S22+ all week, and is ready with our first review of Samsung's new product range.

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This was Samsung's week, so it was no surprise to see just about every other tech company in the world step back and give the Korean giant some space.

That means we're focusing on a Galaxy Unpacked deep dive on the show, starting with the Galaxy S22 series. There are three phones this time around, but really it's all about the Ultra, the souped up flagship that looks more like a Note phone than anything else in the S22 series, with a rounded body and space for an S Pen stylus to slot inside.

The regular S22 and S22+ are no slouches though. They may look similar to last year's S21 models, but they've had seriously upgraded camera setups that should keep them competitive in the 2022 market. And by returning to a glass body while keeping prices the same, Samsung has done a lot to win its core fans back over.

Then there's the Tab S8 series. The S8 and S8+ are solid, if unexciting, Android tablets. But the S8 Ultra is its own strange beast. With a massive 14.5in widescreen display it's essentially positioned as a laptop replacement, helped by including powerful front-facing cameras that will beat any laptop webcam - though admittedly we could do without the notch.

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