CORRECTION: The second Zenfone 5 I mention - with dual cameras in the middle on the back - is the Zenfone 5 Lite, not the Zenfone 5 as I said.
This week on the Friday News Update:
- First Snapdragon 845 benchmarks appear online, with the processor getting scores near or more than the iPhone X's scores
- Nokia 2 now available for preorder in the UK from Amazon
- Renders of the ZenFone 5 and 5 Lite appear online
- Renders of the Huawei P20, P20 Plus and P20 Lite from TigerMobile posted online, plus pictures of the P20 Lite from a certification document emerge
- LG confirm new version of V30 smartphone coming at MWC, with Bixby Vision-like Vision AI feature
- Android P will feature support for smartphones with iPhone X-style notches
- Essential announce new Essential Phone colours
- Google Chrome now blocks some types of annoying ads
- HomePod leaves white rings on wood surfaces
- Apple will release a software update to fix bug which causes messaging apps to freeze when sent a certain character

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