Samsung Galaxy S11+ might use LG-made batteries

Rumoured Galaxy S11+ battery with a 5,100mAh typical capacity

If this new report from Phone Arena is to be believed, then LG will be supplying the high-capacity batteries for the Samsung Galaxy S11+. This won't be the first time LG will provide batteries for its rival, but it will mark LG Chem's first time to produce batteries for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S series. Unnamed industry sources said, “LG Chem currently mass produces the cells for the up-and-coming Galaxy phones from its Nanjing plant in China.”

Samsung will reportedly produce some of the batteries, but LG will help supply them with more. As we know from an earlier leak, the Galaxy S11+ is tipped to be getting a 5,000mAh-plus battery. 

The 2020 Apple iPhones will all reportedly have OLED displays

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If the reports are to be believed, the next-generation iPhones will all feature OLED displays, but they won't precisely be identical. The lower-end iPhone will have a different screen than the two successors of the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Those two premium models will reportedly get thinner, more advanced displays than the iPhone 11 successor that will get a slightly thicker OLED screen. 

Samsung will also be the only one supplying the 5.4- and 6.7-inch OLED displays for the iPhones. The company found a way to remove a touch-sensitive layer in its panels to thin them out. Meanwhile, Samsung and LG will split the work on the lower-end 6.1-inch screen. The new iPhones are still many months away, with its usual launch happening in September 2020. But this early rumour is a welcome one with Apple fully embracing OLEDs for its smartphones' displays.

Source: 9to5Mac

Rumour has it the Galaxy Note line might go away

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With the differences between the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy S lines diminishing, Samsung might be doing more harm to its flagship smartphone segment. A new rumour from tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks) suggests that Samsung might be thinking about this problem and the company might unite the two under the Galaxy One brand. And the one reportedly getting axed is the more innovative Note brand. Instead of releasing two flagships at the start and latter part of the year, the company might focus on the S series. This flagship will launch at the beginning of the year with phones that also carry the S Pen.

As for the gap in the fall, Samsung is said to be considering filling this in with the Galaxy Fold. As MSPowerUser points out, the Note line did start as Samsung's more experimental line. It makes sense that Samsung's most out-there product right now takes its place. But according to this is still reliant on a few factors. He tweets, "Assuming that Fold performs according to expectations—both functionally and in the market—the hope is to deploy its successors as a second-half flagship, in the spot that would be vacated by Note. This was described as still being very fluid and tentative at this stage." For now, these are all rumours, and we still have the Note line. But we're keeping our eyes out for any changes to suggest otherwise.

Huawei Mate 30 Pro will reportedly up the camera game

Huawei's next major flagship, the Mate 30 Pro, is highly anticipated by smartphone fans. And one of the biggest things about the phone will be its camera setup. New leaks about the phone cite the three advanced specs for the camera. According to @Rodent950 on Twitter, the phone will have a 40MP 1/1.5" sensor with f/1.6 - f/1.4 aperture, RYYB pixel layout and Cine lens (for videos), 40MP 1/1.7" 120-degree ultra-wide lens with Cine lens, and an 8MP telephoto 5x zoom lens. Famous leaker Ice Universe corroborates the claim by saying the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 "has no chance of beating [the] Mate30 Pro in terms of camera hardware." The larger sensors being pegged for this phone signals Huawei taking cues from the likes of the old Nokia Lumia 1020 of having large high-resolution sensors to achieve the best picture quality.

Other rumoured specs of the phone include a new edge-to-edge waterfall screen, HiSilicon Kirin 985 processor, integrated 5G modem, 55W fast-charging support, and 10W wireless reverse charging support.

Source: MSPowerUser