Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship SoC in September at its Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, where it also introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 without providing specifics and said it would be launched in 2025. Today, Qualcomm's Chinese branch announced that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC will launch on November 26. The brand didn't reveal the complete specs and features of the Snapdragon 8 Gen... Read more ›
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The Poco F8 Ultra and F8 Pro are set to launch globally on November 26. In the lead-up to the event, Poco has been steadily teasing key specifications. After confirming the chipsets powering both models recently, the company has now revealed their battery capacities as well. The Poco F8 Ultra will pack a 6,500mAh battery. On the other hand, the Poco F8 Pro will come with a 6,210mAh battery. Poco... Read more ›
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WhatsApp is huge, and its growth came in part from how easy it is to find people using the service - all you need is their phone number. Unfortunately, this also means every WhatsApp user's phone number was, up until very recently, easily obtainable by anyone -including any nefarious hacker group out there. This has been revealed by Austrian researchers, who were able to extract phone numbers for all 3.5... Read more ›
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DJI's latest action camera, the Osmo Action 6, is now official. Its headline features are the big 1/1.1" type sensor, the variable aperture ranging from f/2.0 to f/4.0, and the four-hour battery life from its 1,950 mAh battery. The camera has a 155-degree native field of view, and the new sensor offers up to 13.5 stops of dynamic range. It records in 4K at 120fps in 4:3, and the company... Read more ›
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Google is launching Gemini 3. The latest suite of AI models is of course its best yet, and comes to replace Gemini 2.5, which was introduced in May at Google I/O. Gemini 3 is rolling out in AI Mode in Google Search (for Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers), and also in the Gemini app for everyone. Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it's "much better at figuring out the... Read more ›
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Xiaomi just published its results for the third quarter, and the company is also warning that global memory chip prices will drive smartphone prices up. Memory is getting more expensive because of the AI bubble/boom (pick which one you want/believe in). Memory makers like Samsung are deprioritizing memory production for phones, since the data center market for AI is where the money's at right now. Xiaomi 17 Pro Max According... Read more ›
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The iQOO 15 became official last month, and back in August we heard that it would eventually be joined by an iQOO 15 Mini device, which was supposed to have a 6.3" flat screen with average bezel size and an embedded ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. There would also be a 7,000 mAh battery keeping the lights on. That all sounds pretty nice, but according to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, iQOO... Read more ›
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The upcoming Samsung Galaxy A57 5G, a mid-range smartphone, has been spotted on China's 3C certification website, revealing details about its charging speed. As per the listing, the mid-range phone could offer faster charging speeds than the upcoming Galaxy S26 flagships. According to the 3C listing, the Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A5760) will support 45W fast charging. The listing reveals support for 10V/4.5A and 15V/3A wired charging. Meanwhile, the upcoming flagship... Read more ›
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Abidur Chowdhury, a key designer who worked on the iPhone Air, has left the company and joined an unnamed AI startup, according to insiders quoted by Bloomberg. Chowdhury can be seen in the iPhone Air introductory video embedded below. While he wasn’t the only driving force behind the design, his departure has had an impact on the design team, claim the insiders. Chowdhury joined Apple around six years ago –... Read more ›
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The Redmi K90 and K90 Pro Max are already official, having been launched last month, but apparently there's a third member of the family coming next year. This will likely be called Redmi K90 Ultra, and a new rumor claims it will be powered by a Dimensity 9 series chipset, which could be the upcoming Dimensity 9500+. Redmi K90 Pro Max The phone will allegedly have a 6.8-inch LTPS OLED... Read more ›
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HMD is expanding its reach to the enterprise and government/defense sectors via its HMD Secure division. Its latest device is the Terra M, which HMD classifies as an ultra-rugged “smart feature phone” with an enterprise-ready OS, and its target group includes critical infrastructure operators, military personnel, law enforcement agents, first responders, government and enterprise employees. HMD Terra M Terra M brings military-grade durability, conforming to the MIL-STD-810H standard while also Read more ›
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Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy S26 series in February and rumors suggest we will see the return of the Exynos chipset in most regions. The S26 and S26+ will be equipped with Exynos 2600 in markets like Korea and Europe, while North America will get the Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite 5 chip instead. The S26 Ultra will reportedly get the Snapdragon chip in all regions. According to a... Read more ›
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Xiaomi has published its Q3 2025 financial report and the numbers are glowing – this is the fourth consecutive quarter with more than CNY 100 billion in revenue. Xiaomi’s smartphone business is well established at this point and it continues to perform – the company shipped 43.3 million units globally, which marks the 9th consecutive quarter of growth. Globally, Xiaomi is in the Top 3 and it is #2 in... Read more ›
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It’s not just you – Cloudflare is down, which has brought down a great number of sites. Cloudflare is a CDN (content delivery network) and offers cybersecurity and other services. It is widely used to reduce the load on a website’s servers and to protect them from attacks. This level of centralization has its downsides, though, as we are experiencing now. GSMArena experienced issues briefly, but we have made some... Read more ›
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Poco has officially revealed the chipset details for its upcoming Poco F8 Ultra and F8 Pro, which are scheduled to launch globally on November 26. In a social media post, Poco confirmed that the F8 Ultra will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. Meanwhile, the F8 Pro will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Poco F8 Ultra will also come with a dedicated VisionBoost D8... Read more ›
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Samsung has unveiled a tenkeyless keyboard that can be used with your Galaxy phone, tablet or laptop – actually, the keyboard can work with all three devices at once. It uses Bluetooth 5.4 to connect to up to three devices and you can switch between them using a dedicated key (with LEDs above it to indicate the currently active connection). There’s no 2.4GHz dongle, however. This can be a great... Read more ›
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A recent leak revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's primary camera will use the 200MP Samsung ISOCELL HP2 sensor. Tipster UniverseIce has corroborated this bit while also telling an interesting detail. The HP2 is the same sensor Samsung used for the Galaxy S25 Ultra's primary camera, but there's a difference this time. The S25 Ultra's primary camera has an f/1.7 aperture, but according to the tipster, the S26 Ultra's... Read more ›
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OnePlus recently started teasing the Ace 6T, which will be the first ‘T’ model in the Ace lineup. The phone will be unveiled in China this month, but we don’t have a fixed date yet. The company has now released another new teaser that hints at the phone’s battery capacity. As per a poster shared by OnePlus on Weibo, the Ace 6T could pack an 8,000mAh battery. Meanwhile, a new... Read more ›
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The Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro, which were unveiled in China and some European markets last month, made their debut today in India. The Oppo Find X9 Pro comes in a single 16GB/512GB configuration in India with two color options - Silk White and Titanium Charcoal. It's priced at INR109,999 and will go on sale starting November 21 through Oppo's Indian website, Amazon.in, Flipkart, and offline retail stores.... Read more ›
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Huawei is set to debut its next foldable smartphone, the Mate X7, on November 25 in China. The phone will be unveiled alongside the Mate 80 series. Ahead of the launch, the company has now shared the design and color options of the Mate X7. The foldable is shown in white, maroon, and purple colors and with a triple rear camera setup. The design of the rear camera module is... Read more ›
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