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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We have been tracking deals all week long, but the Black Friday shopping spree is almost over. There will be a last hurrah on Cyber Monday, of course, but if you have any holiday shopping to do, don't put it off any longer. Flagships Foldables Alternatives Refurbished iPhones Flagships The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra remains a unique productivity tool with its built-in S Pen and DeX support. You can use... Read more ›
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Huawei's Pura X launched in March as an entirely different foldable from what we'd been used to at that point. It's a 'vertical' foldable, like the Flips of the world, but it's got a very unconventional 16:10 aspect ratio when unfolded, which makes it wider than any Flip that's ever been released. It now seems like Huawei's form factor experiment has proven successful enough to warrant a successor. According to... Read more ›
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Black Friday is almost over, but it’s not too late to grab a new gadget. Note that we have the best smartphone deals for the UK in a separate post. Here we will focus on everything else. Here are some shortcuts to jump straight to the section you care about: Tablets Smart rings Laptops Amazon tablets E-readers Tablets The M2-powered Apple iPad Air 11” and 13” models are on sale... Read more ›
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Apple carried China's Singles Day shopping festival into sales growth. Apple's iPhone series accounted for 26% of smartphone sales in the one-month promo period that ended on November 11. Per Counterpoint's numbers, removing the iPhone 17 series numbers would leave the Singles Day festival at a 5% year-on-year decline. According to data firm Syntun's numbers, 2025's Singles Day totalled 1.70 trillion CNY ($240 billion, €208 billion) across platforms, up from... Read more ›
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Black Shark unveiled the GS3 rugged smartwatch more than a year ago, and now it has introduced the Ultra model. The Black Shark GS3 Ultra has a "reinforced metal frame," features four "mechanical-style" buttons, and packs a 1.43" circular AMOLED display of 466x466-pixel resolution and 1,000 nits brightness. The screen is protected by 9H Gorilla Glass, can produce 16.7 million colors, and supports 270 watch faces. Black Shark GS3 Ultra... Read more ›
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We have been tracking deals all week long, but the Black Friday shopping spree is almost over. We’ve now gathered a final list of the best deals on smartphones and other devices that would make a great addition to any holiday shopping list. Flagships Midrangers Other deals Flagships It doesn’t get much better than the vivo X300 Pro in terms of an overall package and it can be yours for... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, the company’s first tri-fold smartphone, is rumored to debut in Korea next month. The phone is expected to carry a heavy price tag, but a new report suggests the phone could be cheaper than previously rumored. According to Korean reporter yeux1122, the Galaxy Z TriFold will be priced around 3.6 million won ($2,447) in its home country. While this is still expensive, it is cheaper... Read more ›
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Google recently launched the Gemini 3 Pro AI model, as well as Nano Banana Pro which is based on it. From the get-go, free Gemini users got access to up to five prompts per day, which was the same limit enforced before for Gemini 2.5 Pro. Additionally, free users could also use Nano Banana Pro with three images per day. However, in the past few days the company has updated... Read more ›
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Honor has begun seeding its Android 16-based MagicOS 10 update for the Magic V5, and the update has now reached our review unit. It weighs around 3.6 GB and comes with a long list of new features. Honor Magic V5 MagicOS 10 update changelog These include Honor’s latest Turbo X performance engine, optimized system animations, and camera improvements. The update also brings a refreshed Control Centre, updated parallel apps and... Read more ›
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The vivo S50 series is expected to launch in China next month. Last week, the company confirmed that the S50 Pro mini will feature the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC. Now, vivo has unveiled the phone’s design along with several key specifications. vivo’s Han Boxiao shared the design of the S50 Pro mini on Weibo. The phone gets a pill-shaped horizontal rear camera module, which is reminiscent of the... Read more ›
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OnePlus has shared more details about the upcoming Ace 6T, ahead of its China launch on December 3. It is confirmed to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC. As for backup, the OnePlus Ace 6T will pack a massive 8,300mAh battery and offer 100W fast charging support, the company confirmed on Weibo. Meanwhile, the phone has also been listed on China Telecom’s database, which reveals some more... Read more ›
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Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship SoC in September and followed it up with a non-Elite version two days ago. The OnePlus 15R, launching on December 17, will be the first smartphone in international markets to have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 under the hood. Qualcomm confirmed that Motorola will announce a smartphone with this chip soon, but there's no word from the Lenovo-owned brand about it... Read more ›
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Oppo is already rumored to be working on the Find N6, its next foldable smartphone and the successor to the Find N5, which was released in February. We've recently heard that it would actually be the first foldable to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC at the helm, which means it's definitely coming very soon. Today a tipster over on X has revealed that Oppo is now... Read more ›
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The iPhone Air is not selling particularly well and that may have discouraged at least three rival brands from attempting their own takes on the slim and light form factor. A new report from DigiTimes suggests that several Chinese brands, including Xiaomi, Oppo, and vivo have reportedly cancelled their plans to launch ultra slim phones meant to compete with the iPhone Air. According to the new report, Apple’s key suppliers,... Read more ›
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OmniVision also has a new high-end 200MP camera sensor for upcoming camera flagships, to rival the freshly announced Sony LYTIA 901. According to a report in Korean media, the OmniVision OVB0D is a 200MP 1/1.1-inch imager, so slightly larger, than the 1/1.12-inch LYTIA 901. The sensor features a Bayer filter, but with a different dual on-chip re-mosaic structure to the LYTIA's more complex QQBC. Technically, and we're hypothesizing a bit,... Read more ›
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After 14 years, Apple is once again poised to overtake Samsung as the global leader in terms of smartphone shipments. According to Counterpoint Research, Apple is projected to ship over 243 million iPhones in 2025, which would give it an estimated 19.4% share of the global smartphone market. Samsung, which is the current global leader, is expected to ship 235 million units, which would leave it with an 18.7% market... Read more ›
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During the recent Poco F8 series launch event in Bali, Indonesia, the company also unveiled the rollout timeline for its HyperOS 3 update. The Poco F8 Pro and F8 Ultra, notably, ship with the new software out of the box. The Poco F7 series and the Poco X7 lineup will be the first to receive the HyperOS 3 update by the end of this month. In fact, Poco has already... Read more ›
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We’ve already seen several teardowns for the iPhone Air as well as the iPhone 17 Pro, but we now have one for the vanilla iPhone 17 thanks to Zack from JerryRigEverything. The video also details all the official repair part prices for the iPhone 17, which Apple released. Getting into the iPhone 17 is as simple as removing the two pentalobe screws on the bottom of the phone, which Apple... Read more ›
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Poco introduced the F8 series yesterday and, as the brand usually does, it is offering early bird discounts – considering that the MSRPs of the two new models are slightly higher than those of their predecessors, the discounts make a huge difference. But you can do one better – by using the code 25POCOF8, you can score an additional 10% discount. This means that the Poco F8 Pro (12/256GB) starts... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is rumored to launch ahead of schedule, with leaks suggesting the brand may unveil it by late December. The flagship is expected to deliver notable camera upgrades, and fresh details about its imaging sensors have now surfaced online. Leaked images of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Photography kit suggest the upcoming phone will feature a triple rear-camera setup. While this may seem like a step down from... Read more ›
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