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Jason and Huyen discuss the latest rumors and updates in the smartphone industry, focusing on budget phones and upcoming devices.

Jason and Huyen hold down the fort and this is one of those episodes that is filled to the brim with rumory goodness (if you like that sort of thing.) From the price of memory in cheap phones, to battery promises by big players, to basically every Pixel 11 device leaked to Amazon by Google itself, this episode is full of the future! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor 00:04:08 - NEWS OnePlus is reportedly bailing on the US OnePlus will reportedly officially shut down in the US and Europe later this week Global smartphones priced below $400 will decline by 22% as memory costs soar Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind PATRON PICK: Google and Samsung beware: This Android brand just raised the bar for free battery replacements 00:32:04 - HARDWARE Official renders for Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8, Watch 9, Watch 2 Ultra and Z Fold 8 leak It was nice while it lasted: Samsung reportedly ending free storage upgrades Samsung officially confirms everything new on Galaxy Watch 9 in teaser Massive Pixel 11 leak just revealed almost everything about Google's next phones The Pixel colors might rule this year…

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