vivo held a big Chinese event this week, announcing the new OriginOS 6 and the X300 series in the X300 and the X300 Pro. OriginOS 6 is redesigned with a similar visual style to iOS 26 with transparent elements and a multi-layered look. OriginOS 6 is here to replace FunTouch OS and will get its global rollout later this month. The vivo X300 and X300 Pro are official for China,... Read more ›
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Vivo introduced the X300 series this week and this year the family is smaller – there’s no mid-sized vanilla model and no “Pro mini”, just the small X300 and the big X300 Pro. Okay, there is likely an Ultra model and an FE model in the pipeline, but there’s no denying that vivo streamlined its flagship product line. vivo X300 and X300 Pro highlights Let’s start with the vivo X300... Read more ›
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Last week we asked you for your thoughts on how we should reconfigure our Phone Finder tool to make it easier to find foldable phones with the right dimensions. Here’s how the voting went. The majority of people prefer that only folded dimensions are used when filtering phones based on their thickness, width and height. People had a simple reason for voting this way – most of the time, the... Read more ›
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It has been a pretty quiet week in the US market as far as smartphones are concerned, but Apple did unveil the M5 chipset and launched three new products with it. But let’s start with phones and with no new launches, we turn to the usual suspects. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge has reportedly been canceled, to be replaced with the Galaxy S26+ - a phone that was once rumored... Read more ›
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OnePlus today announced the next major release of its software, OxygenOS 16. Based on Android 16, this latest release focuses on AI features, improved fluidity, broader connectivity, and more customizability. OxygenOS 16 carries over many of the OnePlus AI features included with OxygenOS 15 with some improvements, as well as some brand new ones. Mind Space has been updated with Google Gemini integration, so you can now have Gemini search... Read more ›
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If you are looking to buy one of the new iPhones (or you already got one), you can’t have missed reports that the two Pro models are prone to scratching – apparently, it has something to do with how their aluminum chassis was anodized. And while the vanilla iPhone 17 is harder to scratch, it’s not immune either. The iPhone Air turned out to be pretty tough (it’s the only... Read more ›
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Oppo launched the Find X9 and Find X9 Pro yesterday, and today we already have a fresh rumor out of China regarding the upcoming Find X9s. The Find X8s, its predecessor, came out in April, so we should expect a similar timeframe for the X9s' arrival on the market as well. The Find X9s is said to be a compact flagship, and the X8s boasts a 6.32" screen so maybe... Read more ›
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Redmi has already confirmed that the upcoming K90 line will have a Pro Max member - its next flagship device - and that the series will be officially announced on October 23. Ahead of that, the brand has also published a quick hands-on video showcasing the K90 Pro Max in three colorways. We assume these will be all the hues in which it will be offered, but of course the... Read more ›
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OnePlus is announcing the 15 alongside the Ace 6 on October 27 at an event in China, and while the company has already revealed a few details about its next flagship, it has so far stayed mum regarding the Ace 6. Today courtesy of a listing on JD.com, China's biggest online store, we finally get a better idea of what to expect from the Ace 6, as its main specs... Read more ›
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It all started with a couple of Reddit posts by users reporting strange decolorization on their orange iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max models. However, more and more cases are now emerging. Decolorized iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange and Deep Blue In fact, the Cosmic Orange isn't the only color affected by the issue. Some owners report the same decolorization issue with their Deep Blue iPhone 17... Read more ›
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For a while now, we've been hearing rumors about how Samsung will call the Galaxy S25's successor Galaxy S26 Pro. So many rumors, in fact, that it pretty much seemed like a given. Now a new rumor claims the exact opposite: there is no Galaxy S26 Pro, the Galaxy S25's successor will be called Galaxy S26. And it will be launching alongside the Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra, as... Read more ›
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Meta's AI is practically everywhere on its platforms. It can be useful at times, and the company is encouraging users to interact with its AI chatbot more frequently. That includes teens and can sometimes backfire. For instance, a recent report suggests that minors are engaging in romantic conversations with the chatbot. Meta has seemingly found a solution to that. On Friday, Adam Mosseri, the chief AI officer, announced new parental... Read more ›
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Apple's first foldable smartphone, which we're calling iPhone Fold for simplicity's sake, has long been rumored to finally make its debut next year. Now though, a new report from Korea claims it may actually only arrive in 2027. Alternatively, if Apple does manage to launch it in 2026, only about 5-7 million units will be produced next year. The reason for the possible delay is quoted to be the time... Read more ›
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Another day, another Galaxy S26 rumor. This time, a report claims that Samsung will postpone the launch of its flagship Galaxy S series by two months. The report notes that due to issues with ‘development and design’, the Samsung Galaxy S26 series will be unveiled in March next year. Samsung usually announces the Galaxy S lineup in January. Galaxy S26 Pro leaked design As per the report, Samsung has completed... Read more ›
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Last month, we learned that Samsung was preparing to ditch Microsoft's OneDrive as the cloud backup solution in the Samsung Gallery app in favor of its own service called Samsung Cloud. However, it was unclear when this change would be implemented. Well, thanks to an X user, we now know it will happen next year. A screenshot of the Samsung Gallery app from a One UI 8.5 build reveals Samsung... Read more ›
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Alongside the newly announced nova 14 Flip S, Huawei also announced a new member in its nova 14 series. The nova 14 Lite (aka Vitality Edition) features similar specs to the vanilla nova 14 model, though with some cost-cutting. Huawei nova 14 Lite The Lite model gets the same 6.7-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s joined by a 50MP selfie cam and a 5,500mAh... Read more ›
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RedMagic 11 Pro+ and 11 Pro from nubia have been made official in China. The latest flagships from nubia are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. The smartphones have several features and specifications in common, including display, cameras, and design. Both feature an inbuilt active cooling fan and a liquid metal VC chamber; however the Pro+ also gets a pulsating water cooling engine. Both devices sport a... Read more ›
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It’s been a while since HTC launched a new smartphone, but that could change soon. At the ongoing GITEX 2025 tech exhibition in Dubai, several new Wildfire series models, including a gaming phone, were spotted on display. Mobile phone researcher Yasuhiro Yamane shared images of the unannounced HTC phones on Twitter, noting that the company is expected to officially unveil them this fall. One of the phones shown in the... Read more ›
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We've been hearing a lot lately about the upcoming iQOO 15, the vivo sub-brand's next flagship device which is due to be fully unveiled later this month. But iQOO is also working on the Neo11 series, and today the brand has officially revealed what the 'vanilla' Neo11 looks like in the image you can see below. It comes with a very interesting backside as you can see, which is sort... Read more ›
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Huawei unveiled its latest flip foldable in China with the Nova Flip S. As the name implies, this model is quite similar to the Nova Flip, which launched in August last year but the S model introduces new colors and a revised pricing. Huawei nova Flip S colors You can pick up the nova Flip S in Feather Black, White, Azure Blue, Green, Soft Pink or Star Black colors. Huawei... Read more ›
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