Samsung's Galaxy-branded smartphones and tablets have been lacking a feature that many other Android devices, especially from Chinese brands, had for years. We are talking about the real-time network speed indicator displayed in the status bar, now available for Galaxy users via the QuickStar module in Samsung's Good Lock customization app. Samsung users could get a real-time network speed indicator on their Galaxy phone, but it required a third-party app... Read more ›
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Back in October we started hearing rumors about an upcoming new lineup from OnePlus called Turbo. The full specs for the first device in this line then leaked later that month, and now the company has officially confirmed this series. Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, took to Weibo to announce the Turbo range, commemorating 12 years of OnePlus' existence. The Turbo devices will "inherit the powerful performance genes" of... Read more ›
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Apple is widely rumored to be finally dipping its toes in the foldable smartphone game next year with the device we're calling iPhone Fold (though it's unclear what the official name will turn out to be). Today on Weibo, the Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station has decided to share more details about the device. According to him, the iPhone Fold will have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, in... Read more ›
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Xiaomi's rollout of HyperOS 3 based on Android 16 has finally reached global 15 Ultra units in stable form. The update has arrived on our review unit, which is meant for the European market, as build 3.0.5.0.WOAEUXM. It's a whopping 8.9GB download, so make sure you grab it on a fast enough network, otherwise it could take hours to download. [#InlinePriceWidget,13657,1#] The full changelog is available in the screenshots below.... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold went on sale last week and it sold out in minutes in its home country of South Korea. Locals who missed out the first time around will have another shot – publication The Chosun quotes insiders who say that Samsung will restock in a couple of days. According to this report, the online store at Samsung.com will have new units available at 10am on Wednesday.... Read more ›
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As expected, the vivo S50 and S50 Pro mini are now official in China as the latest midrange offerings from the brand. Both phones feature updated designs compared to their predecessors and some key spec upgrades. vivo S50 and S50 Pro mini vivo S50 gets a slightly smaller 6.59” screen than its predecessor, alongside a more capable Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip. The S50 Pro mini retains the compact 6.31”... Read more ›
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Xiaomi is rumored to be launching quite a few devices by the end of this month, including the Redmi Turbo 5 Pro, which supposedly has a 9,000 mAh battery. But the company won't be stopping there in terms of battery capacity. According to a new rumor, next year Xiaomi will release a phone with a 10,000 mAh battery that will support 100W wired charging and very fast wireless charging too.... Read more ›
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Honor has quietly launched a new Play series 5G phone in China. The Honor Play 60A comes in a single RAM/storage variant and is currently listed for sale on the official Honor China online store. The Play 60A comes with a 6.75-inch LCD display that offers HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, which is paired with 6GB of RAM and... Read more ›
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An unknown HMD phone has surfaced on Geekbench – it bears the code name “Pearl”. Pearl was running Android 15 on a Unisoc chip with just 4GB of RAM for the test. Which chip is that? This appears to be the Unisoc T7250. The listed motherboard “ums9230_6h10” refers to the T606/T615/T616, however, the CPU clock speeds (2x @ 1.82GHz + 6x @ 1.61GHz) indicate that this is the T7250 indeed... Read more ›
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One of the most requested features is finally coming to Waze. We're talking about showing traffic lights. This has been a part of Google Maps for years now, and Google also owns Waze as you may know - but it's taken this long for Waze to start integrating traffic lights for some reason. For now it's a limited release - Waze is testing the traffic light display feature in Israel.... Read more ›
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The Honor Magic8 Lite will follow in the footsteps of the Magic8 Pro – no, that’s not a good thing. Honor has confirmed to us that Lite phones sold in Europe will have smaller batteries than those sold in Latin America. This affects weight too. European Magic8 Lite units will have 7,500mAh batteries and will weigh 189g. The ones sold in the Latin America region will have 8,300mAh batteries and... Read more ›
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4G is here to stay for a while longer – Qualcomm quietly unveiled the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2. It is aimed at entry-level and mid-range devices, just like the other new chip – the Snapdragon 4 Gen 4. The Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 has a Kryo CPU clocked at up to 2.9GHz, which is up to 51% faster than the Gen 1 CPU. The unnamed Adreno GPU is... Read more ›
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As expected, Motorola announced its Edge 70 to the Indian market today. The device, which was previously announced back in October, will be available in India for INR 30,000 ($330) in its single 8/256GB configuration. Open sales are scheduled to start on December 23. Edge 70 comes in three color options - Pantone Bronze Green, Pantone Gadget Grey and Pantone Lily Pad. Motorola Edge 70 official color options Edge 70... Read more ›
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Rumors about the Xiaomi 17 Ultra’s launch point to an early announcement on December 26, and well-known tipster Digital Chat Station has now leaked all of the devices that are expected to launch alongside Xiaomi’s top-tier flagship. As per the latest rumor, Xiaomi will announce its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5- powered Xiaomi 17 Ultra alongside two Redmi midrange offerings, which are most likely the Redmi Turbo 5 and Turbo... Read more ›
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The Huawei Nova 15 series China launch date has been confirmed. The lineup includes the Nova 15, Nova 15 Pro, and Nova 15 Ultra. The company also revealed the design and color options of the upcoming phones. Huawei will unveil the Nova 15 series in China on December 22. Similar to the Nova 14 series, the new lineup will include three models. The Nova 15 Pro and Nova 15 Ultra... Read more ›
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Oppo has finally unveiled the Reno 15c in China. The phone was originally teased during the Reno 15 and Reno 15 Pro launch back in November. The Oppo Reno 15c is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC and paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It comes with a flat 6.59-inch AMOLED display that offers a refresh rate of 120Hz and... Read more ›
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As the smartphone market takes a breather ahead of the holiday season we saw a very familiar face return as the most popular in our database. In the absence of big name announcements, the Samsung Galaxy A56 managed to add another gold medal to its unrivaled cabinet. The Poco F8 Ultra thus settled for second place after two weeks on top, while another long-time favorite completes the podium - the... Read more ›
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The memes about RAM prices are funny and all, but the consequences of the memory supply crunch are anything but. Word on the street is that 16GB RAM phones will become extinct next year and we will see the return of budget phones with 4GB RAM. We've already seen some flagships with hiked prices compared to their predecessors, and we are now hearing that Samsung plans to bump up the... Read more ›
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The Pixel Watch 4 is Google’s latest stab at the premium smartwatch market. As the successor to last year's Pixel Watch 3, the new model may not look all that different on the surface. But underneath that domed exterior is a slew of improvements, including a new display, an updated chipset, longer battery life with faster charging, improved fitness tracking, and Google's latest Wear OS software with Material 3 Expressive... Read more ›
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Postage times go crazy this time of year, but there is still time to buy a new phone and have it arrive before the holidays. Well, not this one. The OnePlus 15 is still “coming soon” – the company’s US site is showing January shipping times. It’s also up on Amazon at the same $900 starting price for the 12/256GB model. OnePlus 15 coming soon Read our review 12/256GB -... Read more ›
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With foldable phones being so popular, you expect many third-party apps to be optimized for the said form factor. Even more so when it comes to system apps. That's why Google is improving the Camera experience for Pixel 9 Pro Fold users with an update by adding a neat Pixel 10 Pro Fold feature. Pixel 9 Pro Fold Camera app This particular functionality allows you to preview your photos on... Read more ›
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