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Mobile World Congress is still happening, even if almost nobody is actually going, and TCL has kicked things off with a press event to announce some new products and services.
Vivo has launched two affordable phones, the V21 and Y72, both 5G phones and both powered by MediaTek chipsets.
Honor is back! After its split from Huawei, the company now enjoys more freedom and flexibility. The Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro were released today in China and will be coming to the UK later this year.
READ MORE Honor’s new 50 series gets Qualcomm chipset and a likely return of Google Mobile Services
available in the UK (with faster charging too!) and the company announced some other new products too.
Vodafone is offering a new flexible mobile plan, with a term that ranges from 12 to 36 months. There are further offerings for combining a fixed broadband solution too.
READ MORE Vodafone launches new flexible EVO mobile plans it claims will shake up the industry
OnePlus has added another new phone to its Nord family, the Nord CE 5G, that will retail from just £299. It’s also the thinnest OnePlus since the 6T.
READ MORE OnePlus launches Snapdragon 750G powered Nord CE (Core Edition) 5G
The flagship Realme GT will be coming to the UK, with the launch taking place at 1300 on Tuesday, June 15th. The Snapdragon 888 powered handset is the first top-level device released here since the X50 Pro 5G.
READ MORE Realme GT will be launched in UK on June 15th, plus new IoT products
This week, OnePlus will unveil the newest Nord handset – the Nord CE 5G. OnePlus fans will be able to buy straight after the launch event concludes.
READ MORE OnePlus Community to get first dibs on new Nord CE 5G when it launches June 10
The OnePlus Watch has just got a premium build, the OnePlus Watch Cobalt Limited Edition, and it’s an exclusive sale on Instagram.
READ MORE Limited Edition OnePlus Watch Cobalt is an Instagram Exclusive – starting June 7th
Google has released affordable earbuds in the USA and Canada, and now they’re coming here soon.
READ MORE Google Pixel Buds A-Series are coming this way, for just £99
Huawei has officially launched HarmonyOS across its whole market of products, from smartphones and accessories, to future compatible IoT products it hopes to see released from third-parties.
A round-up of news in the last week.
READ MORE News in Brief: Stories you might have missed in the last week
Xiaomi has today launched two new Redmi Note 10 series handsets, which go on sale with immediate effect – and with discounts for early birds who order in the first three days.
READ MORE Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 10S and Note 10 5G in UK, starting from £179 for early birds
The deal to get a free Google Stadia Premier Edition (Stadia Controller and Chromecast Ultra) applies to anyone buying OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8T or OnePlus Nord.
READ MORE OnePlus announces Stadia Premiere Edition bundle with selected handset purchases
Vodafone customers using the VeryMe rewards service on the My Vodafone app can now get two Vue Cinema tickets for just £7, and do so every week.
READ MORE Vodafone offers two tickets for £7 to coincide with the reopening of cinemas
Virgin Media and O2 are uniting with a new joint venture that has now received regulatory approval, allowing the go-ahead of the new business that could start as soon as June 1st.
It seems Realme has got some competition, with the UK launch of the Poco M3 Pro 5G. On paper it has near-identical specs to the recently launched Realme 8 5G.
Lots of companies are announcing the ability to run Android 12 Beta on some of their devices, but Realme used the opportunity to also announce the flagship Realme GT is getting a global launch soon…
READ MORE [Updated] Realme GT coming to UK, allowing its users early access to Android 12
