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Honor's Magic8 series will become official between October and December, most likely in mid-October if rumors are to be believed, and we've already seen the Magic8 Pro's huge AnTuTu score.
Today, it's seemingly run Geekbench too - a prototype, at least. This has the model number BKQ-AN90, which has been rumored to belong to the Magic8 Pro. Unsurprisingly, the upcoming device is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, which was made official one week ago.
The prototype that ran the benc
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The Realme Watch 5 leaked at the beginning of this month, and now it's finally official, listed on Realme's official website in all its glory. Realme Watch 5 official images The watch comes with advertised 14-day battery life from its 460 mAh battery, which of course tells you it's running proprietary software and not Google's Wear OS. The watch has a 1.97" rectangular AMOLED screen with 390x450 resolution, 60Hz refresh... Read more ›
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Xiaomi unleashed the new 17-series of flagships this week (and the 15T duo, but we’ll save that for another week). This year there are three models – a vanilla Xiaomi 17 that takes over from the Xiaomi 15, a Xiaomi 17 Pro that has the same 6.3” size but offers more premium features (better tele camera, secondary screen) and the large model that is now called the Xiaomi 17 Pro... Read more ›
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The One UI 8 rollout continues with phones from 2024 and 2023. This is happening ahead of schedule, but right now it appears that only devices in Korea are getting the new OS version. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 (both from 2023) are joining their 2024 Z siblings in Android 16. This is a limited release for now, though, and only devices in Korea that are running... Read more ›
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The OnePlus 15 has been the subject of multiple leaks lately, with the most recent one revealing the flagship’s color options. OnePlus has now released official images of the handset in the new Dune finish. According to OnePlus, the Dune color is inspired by the sand dunes and said to offer an ‘Ice skin’ feel when held. The phone will use an aerospace-grade nano-ceramic metal frame with rounded edges. OnePlus... Read more ›
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The Honor Magic8 series is launching next month and Honor has now officially confirmed that its Magic8 series will feature the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Honor is also set to launch the first Android tablet with Qualcomm's new flagship chip with the Magic Pad 3 Pro 13.3. We also got a more detailed look at the Magic8 Pro in its green color. It features a flat back... Read more ›
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