Leaks are common before the release of products, whether they appear in a forum or on social media. Someone gets information and spoils the surprise. This time it’s Google who leaked the information related to several unannounced devices.
In a list of devices that support ARCore, Google’s augmented reality SDK provided by Google Play Services for AR app to devices, Google has added the following new phones (via 9to5Google):
- ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip
- ASUS ROG Phone 5
- LG Stylo 7
- Motorola moto g (10) / Lenovo K13 Note
- Motorola moto g (30)
- Motorola moto g (100)
- OPPO Reno 5 A
- OPPO Reno 5 Pro + 5G Bosch
- Realme 8 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy A32 4G
- Samsung Galaxy A52 4G
- Samsung Galaxy A72 4G
- Samsung Galaxy A82 5G
- Samsung Galaxy F62
- Samsung Galaxy M62
- TCL 20 Pro5G
- Vivo X60 5G
- Xiaomi Redmi K40 Pro / Pro +
- Zebra TC21 WLAN Touch Computer
- Zebra TC26 WWAN Touch Computer
- Zebra EC50 WLAN Enterprise Computer
- Zebra EC55 WWAN Enterprise Computer
- ZTE Z6650S
Of all the leaked devices, the ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip, LG Stylo 7, Motorola Moto g (100), OPPO Reno 5 A, OPPO Reno 5 Pro + 5G Bosch, Realme 8 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A52 4G, Samsung Galaxy A72 4G, Samsung Galaxy A82 5G and ZTE Z6650S have not been released yet.
The Motorola Moto g (100) is expected to be the global variant of the Motorola Edge S and the OPPO Reno 5 Pro + 5G looks like Bosch is a special model of the existing OPPO Reno 5 Pro + 5G. Meanwhile, the Vivo X60 5G is likely to be the global variant of the Vivo X60 launched in China, and it will launch outside China on March 22nd. The Realme 8 Pro is expected to be launched in India soon Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India.
The Samsung Galaxy A52 4G and A72 4G are likely to be announced next week on Samsung’s second Unpacked of 2021, along with the Galaxy A52 5G and Galaxy A72 5G. Samsung’s Galaxy A82 5G is rumored to be the second phone with a quantum generator chip, according to ETNews.
The leak from Google does not reveal much more about these devices. But we expect the next few months to be busy releasing smartphones, so expect many of them (if not all) to hit the market relatively soon.
Displayed image of a leaked Galaxy A52 5G.