Smartphone photography has somewhat influenced amateur photography for a few years now, at least, Apple and Samsung have won the appreciation of photographers and youngsters in general with software enhancements and DSLR-like photos. Recently, we have seen smartphone manufacturers are emphasizing greatly photography sections and bringing larger and sensitive camera sensors. Having a 108MP camera sensor isn't shocking news anymore.

When smartphone companies are competing with each other, Xiaomi decided to join the trend. The company announced its latest development through a Tweet. The company's official Twitter feed shows a short clip of a new 120mmm retractable camera lens that is built specifically for smartphones, taking the ultrawide lens that users are now getting used to, and giving it a major power-up. The tweet says, "Inspired by traditional camera designs, we now introduce you to the 120mm-equivalent retractable-wide aperture lens! Optimized with a bigger aperture and upgraded stabilizer, you can now capture better portraits and low light images.

If you have ever used a traditional camera, you must be familiar with the concept of retractable design. These lenses when pressed and rotate, get the extended length. In some cameras, it automatically starts the camera as well. The retractable camera lens has been absent from smartphones due to several reasons, including fragility and issues like waterproof. Those hurdles remain, which it is likely which Xiaomi is only showing off this bet of technology. Still, we can expect and hope for bigger steps in the future in terms of mobile photography.

OnePlus 8 was released in April, and now in October, we are getting news about the next OnePlus smartphone. A report suggested that the company might go for an early launch. We don't have much information on the release date yet but hope to get it by mid-march next year. The OnePlus 9 is reportedly known as lemonade. We haven't seen any design renders yet, so the design remains a mystery. The company could continue using the OnePlus 8's design. The latest tip was tweeted by TechDrioder. He says that OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro have the following model numbers: OnePlus 9- LE2110, OnePlus 9 Pro- LE2117, LE2119, LE2120, Mysterious Device- LE2127.

OnePlus features a 6.55-inch display on both devices this year, so we can expect to have a similar trend in the future. There are also a few reports about a smaller OnePlus 9 model to compete with the iPhone 12 mini, but there isn't any evidence to prove that claim. The OnePlus 8T features a 120Hz refresh rate, which we also expect to feature on the OnePlus 9 series. As for the hardware specs, the phone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 to power the smartphone line mated to at least 8GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

As the trend of getting heavier batteries is increasing, we might see a larger battery on OnePlus 9 as well. OnePlus 8 was priced at $699 that made it among the cheapest flagship smartphones in 2002; a year when we saw premium smartphones getting higher than $1,000. OnePlus dropped some dollars from the price tag by skipping features like IP rating and wireless charging capabilities. In a way, that makes sense to have these two features reserved only for pro models. A flagship phone that costs more than $700 needs an IP rating and wireless charging.

HMD Global announced today that it is launching the Nokia 8.3 5G in the USA as the Nokia 8V 5G UV via Verizon. The original Nokia 8.3 5G was released early in March 2020 and was expected to reach the US market somewhere around fall. The latest phone from Verizon wireless also bears the logo seen on its other Nokia's devices, with the UW suffix signifying support for the faster mmWave 5G speeds.

The device also supports Verizon 5G Nationwide, the carrier's recently announced sub-6Ghz low band 5G network. Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, said that the device is the company's "first affordable flagship carrier device on Android in the U.S.".

As for the specs, the phone features a large 6.81-inch full HD+ pure display screen with support for HDR. the Nokia 8V is powered by a Snapdragon 765G and comes with two 6GB/8GB RAM and 64GB/128GB storage options. You can also expand the storage option with the MicroSD card. The phone has an aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass front and back, and there is a three mmWave antenna in this phone, designed to give you perfect reception for those lightning-fast speeds.

The phone features a quad-camera setup at the rear side with ZEISS optics. The primary camera holds a 64MP sensor accompanied by an ultra-wide-angle sensor with night mode for improved low-light performance, a macro lens, and a full-depth camera sensor. There is a Google Assistant button on the side of the display panel of the phone which runs on Android One software. The phone has a power button along with a fingerprint sensor. The phone runs over a 4,500mAh battery. The Nokia 8V 5G will hit the market starting from November 12. You can purchase the phone just for $699 on Verizon's website and the My Verizon App.