LG G9 leaked renders surfaced

We're getting our first glimpse at LG's upcoming flagship, the LG G9 ThinQ. It isn't clear what gimmick the phone might come with, but leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer (@OnLeaks on Twitter) gave us our first look at the smartphone. The LG G9 looks to have either a 6.7- or 6.9-inch screen with an in-display fingerprint sensor and a small notch at the top center for the selfie camera. The rear sports four cameras with dual flash, but it isn't known what camera sensors it comes with. The smartphone also looks to have a 3.5mm headphone jack (a rarity in flagships these days) and a USB-C port. The SIM card slot is at the top of the phone, while the power and volume buttons are on the left. The LG G9 will also reportedly get a Google Assistant button on the right side of the handset. This may or may not be the final design of LG's upcoming flagship. We're expecting to see the smartphone at MWC 2020 if we follow the LG G8's launch.

Samsung might drop the 'e' variant for the Galaxy S20 series

Render of the Samsung Galaxy S11

We've already heard rumours about Samsung Galaxy S20 replacing the upcoming Galaxy S11. Now, a new report from WinFuture claims the next flagship will get rid of the Galaxy S10e variant and replaces it with the Galaxy S20 Ultra. There will also supposedly a Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 Plus. The screen sizes will reportedly include a 6.2-inch Galaxy S20, 6.7-inch Galaxy S20 Plus, and 6.9-inch Galaxy S20 Ultra. If the rumours are true, this won't be the first time Samsung will be skipping a generation when it comes to naming its devices. Perhaps Samsung sees the branding potential of calling the phone a Galaxy S20 for 2020, or as Android Central points out, the company doesn't want to pit an S11 against an iPhone 12.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite leaked user manual corroborates past design leaks

Samsung has yet to confirm that it will launch the “Lite” version of the Galaxy S10 but there have been tons of rumours about the device. The latest leak is the Portuguese user manual, which confirms the previous leaks about the handset. The rumoured device will also sport what looks like Samsung’s design language moving in 2020: a punch-hole display and the rectangular camera module on the back. We’ve seen this design implemented on the recently launched Samsung Galaxy A51 and A71.

The manual shows the Galaxy S10 Lite sporting an in-display fingerprint scanner, a power button and volume rocker on the right side, SIM and microSD slot on the left, and USB-C port at the bottom. The phone will also supposedly have MST and NFC to support Samsung Pay. What seems to be missing is a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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Leaked Pixel 4a renders show hole-punch display

For those who don't like the Google Pixel 4's design, you might find these leaked renders of the Pixel 4a more amenable. Steve Hemmerstoffer (@OnLeaks on Twitter) and 91mobiles released the rumoured design of the Pixel 4a. The entry-level Pixel gets rid of the intrusive top bezel and replaces it with a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. The phone looks to have a flat display that's either 5.7 or 5.8-inches. What this design tells us is that it's ditching Project Soli-based Motion Sense gesture control as well as face unlock.

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