Sony announces a successor to last year's super-tall Xperia 1 flagship-- the Xperia 1 II (Mark two), a device featuring a 21:9 6.5-inch OLED HDR display and, in a first for the company, 5G connectivity.

Revealed at the Sony MWC replacement livestream, the Xperia 1 II is a handset with a focus set firmly on photography. It carries a triple-lens camera incorporating "industry-leading" Sony Alpha technology and specially calibrated Zeiss optics. The three cameras feature a 12MP sensor, together with with a 24mm, f/1.7 lens with a 82-degree field of view, a 70mm f/2.4 lens with a 34-degree field of view and a 16mm f/2.2 lens with a 124-degree field of view. Also included is 3D time-of-flight sensor for enhanced zoom, while the front has an 8MP selfie camera with a f/2.0 lens with an 84-degree field of view.

Qualcomm announces a 3rd generation 5G modem-to-antenna solution-- the Snapdragon X60 modem-RF system, the first according to the company to feature 5-nanometer 5G baseband and support spectrum aggregation across all key 5G bands and combination.

As a result, the Snapdragon X60 supports mmWave and sub-6 using frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD), allowing smartphones to uplift 5G performance using fragment spectrum assets. Such capabilities, Qualcomm says, make it a solution able to enhance performance and capacity for operators worldwide while increasing average 5G speeds in mobile devices.

After months of hearsay and rumours Samsung is ready to present its second foldable smartphone-- Galaxy Z Flip, a clamshell foldable device featuring what the company claims is a flexible glass display.

Like the Motorola Razr revival, Galaxy Z Flip is very reminiscent of the flip-phones of years past. It is the bigger of the two devices, as the nearly edge-to-edge display unfolds into a 6.7-inch 2636 x 1080 resolution OLED panel. A three-stop "Hideaway Hinge" holds the device open at three different different, while a "Flex" mode splits the UI into two 4-inch screens, with a different app running on each half. The device also has a tiny 1.06-inch, 300 x 116 resolution cover display, allowing one to check the time or simple notifications without actually opening the full display.

Apple will soon present a new iPhone, Bloomberg reports-- specifically a smaller, lower-cost model reminiscent of the 2016 iPhone SE, with a release date slated to come as soon as March 2020.

Rumours revolving around such a device have been dropping since 2019, with sources including reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The Bloomberg story corroborates on such hearsay. It says the upcoming affordable iPhone has a 4.7-inch display and runs on the A13 chip, the same as the iPhone 11. In addition, the device will feature Touch ID built into the Home button, but no Face ID, and current-generation camera technology. The sources also point out "iPhone SE 2" as a possible name.