Samsung Galaxy A82 is reportedly a 5G phone with a flip-up camera

Samsung Galaxy A80 with its flip-up camera (Source: Samsung)

If the rumours are true, Samsung might be trying the flip-up camera form factor for an upcoming smartphone again. Coming from the same Galaxy A series, the Galaxy A82 will supposedly resurrect the Galaxy A80's form factor into a 5G capable handset. With an alleged model designation of SM-A826B, not much is known about it outside of the 5G capability. We can't even confirm if Samsung will push through with this design.

Outside of some ASUS Zenfone models, this design isn't a popular choice for smartphone manufacturers. But the upside to this design is you get an uninterrupted screen, and you get higher quality selfies since you use your phone's primary shooter. Unfortunately, the Galaxy A82 is supposedly in its early development stages, so it might take a while before we hear about it again. But we're sure we'll hear more about this smartphone if and when it gets made.

Source: GSMArena + GizChina

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Samsung Galaxy S21+ shown off in new CAD renders

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HTC will reportedly debut a 5G phone in July

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Despite encountering losses in its smartphone business, HTC looks like it wants to give the segment another try. Gizmochina reports that HTC Tawain's Chen Boyou recently said that when 5G arrives in Taiwan, HTC will launch 5G-ready phones. Rumour has it the first 5G phone will come in July, but we don't know whether it'll be a flagship device. The last flagships the company released were the HTC Exodus 1 and HTC U12+ back in 2018. PocketNow reports that a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor will power it. 

Aside from the 5G device, HTC will reportedly launch a 4G-only Desire 20 series mid-range device next month, which is believed to be the HTC Desire 20 Pro. The handset will supposedly run on a Snapdragon 665 chipset and 6GB of RAM, plus it'll have a triple-camera system, fingerprint reader, and HTC's first punch-hole display phone.