The vivo X300 series is now official. It includes the base X300 with a compact design, and the X300 Pro. Both smartphones are powered by the recently announced MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC and offer several upgrades over their predecessors. vivo X300 Pro Starting with the flagship, the vivo X300 Pro gets an upgraded Zeiss triple rear camera setup. It offers a 50MP Sony LYT-828 main 1/1.28-inch sensor with f/1.57 aperture... Read more ›
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The Nubia Z80 Ultra already leaked a few times, and we now have an official launch date to look forward to. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship is set to launch in China on October 22. Nubia also went ahead and showcased the device in all its glory, confirming its design. Nubia Z80 Ultra is launching on October 22 in China Nubia Z80 Ultra will feature a similar look... Read more ›
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The China-exclusive Samsung W26 is now official as the Z Fold7’s distant cousin, and like previous W-series releases, it comes with some minor cosmetic changes and a more premium unboxing experience. Samsung also added satellite connectivity on the W26, which allows users in China to use the Tiantong satellite system for calling and messaging in areas without network connectivity. The only other hardware change is the 16GB RAM, which comes... Read more ›
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Just days before its official debut, key specifications of the Honor Magic8 Pro have surfaced online. Meanwhile, the phone has also been spotted on the Geekbench website. The Magic8 series is set to launch in China on October 15. Tipster Digital Chat Station revealed the specs of the Magic8 Pro on Weibo. As per the leak, the Pro phone will sport a 6.71-inch quad-curved display with a 1.5K resolution. It... Read more ›
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For the third week in a row the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max was the most popular smartphone in our database. Even though it's still only available in China, Xiaomi's latest flagship still gets you excited and managed to keep its Apple namesake - the iPhone 17 Pro Max behind. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13964, 1#] There's a brand other than Apple and Xiaomi on the podium for the first time in a while... Read more ›
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Ever since the low yield of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip that Samsung Foundry manufactured, Qualcomm moved to TSMC for its chip manufacturing, starting with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. However, a recent report from a Korean news outlet suggests that this will likely change. To some extent. The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 was announced in late September and is built on the 3nm node by TSMC, but... Read more ›
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As the reigning leader in the global wearables market, Huawei has been refining its premium smartwatches with a focus on more accurate health and activity tracking. Watch GT 6 Pro arrives as the successor to last year’s GT 5 Pro with a familiar look and updates on several fronts. On the hardware side, there’s a slightly larger and much brighter OLED screen, improved positioning accuracy, and a larger battery. For... Read more ›
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HMD’s latest device is an in-betweener, or a hybrid as the maker puts it – not quite a smartphone but smarter than a traditional featurephone. The HMD Touch 4G is basically a reincarnation of the Nokia Asha series, giving users some smart features through cloud-hosted browser apps. HMD Touch 4G is exclusive to the Indian market for now and runs a custom lightweight real-time operating system (RTOS) called RTOS Touch.... Read more ›
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The Pixel 10 Pro Fold and the Pixel Buds 2a, both of which were originally unveiled back on August 20, are now finally available for purchase. The timing means that Google missed Amazon’s big sales event, so the offers right now are pretty limited. To entice you to upgrade to the new foldable, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold comes with a €300 bonus for trade-ins and that’s it. The... Read more ›
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Introduction and unboxing Beelink is nothing if not prolific. It makes a mini-PC for just about anyone. Today, we have one of its premium models - the SER9 Pro, specifically, the unit powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 processor. This particular model comes standard with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB Crucial SSD and is $640/£609/€740. You have a choice of Frost Silver and Space Gray color options.... Read more ›
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We recently had a discussion at the office and wanted to get your input too – which dimensions should the Phone Finder use for foldable phones when you are searching for specific dimensions (thickness, width, height)? First, let’s examine the issue. We list two thickness dimensions for foldables – one for when the phone is opened and one for when it is closed. The closed thickness is around double the... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 17 series is all the buzz lately, and even rumors about the Xiaomi 17 Ultra started surfacing, even though the handset is expected to launch in early 2026. A leak from earlier this week, for example, suggests a slightly upgraded camera setup. Now, the handset has reportedly received approval from a Chinese regulatory body to use a direct satellite connection. According to the listing, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra... Read more ›
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A year ago, we asked you for your thoughts on the Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro. Back then, things leaned in favor of the more capable Pro model. Last week, we asked you a similar question this time featuring the new 15T duo. Xiaomi 15T (left) and Xiaomi 15T Pro (right) While things were relatively close before, the Pro now dominates its vanilla sibling – the Xiaomi 15T Pro is... Read more ›
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Samsung has released the Android 16-based stable One UI 8 update for two more smartphones - Galaxy XCover7 and Galaxy M54. [#InlinePriceWidget,12784,1#] The One UI 8 stable update for the Samsung Galaxy XCover7 comes with firmware version G556BXXUBDYIA and is rolling out in multiple countries, including Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand, and Malaysia. Samsung Galaxy XCover7 The stable One UI 8 for the Samsung Galaxy M54 has firmware version... Read more ›
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Buried deep in one of the early leaked One UI 8.5 builds, Android Authority spotted a reference to the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Buds 4. Interestingly, the reference comes in the form of an icon. The early One UI 8.5 build contains icons of Samsung's smart wearables, including the still-unreleased Galaxy Buds 4. The icon below was found with the file name "list_ic_earbuds_buds4", so it's safe to assume that these are... Read more ›
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The Pixel 10 Pro Fold and the Pixel Buds 2a, both of which were originally unveiled back on August 20, are now finally available for purchase. The timing means that Google missed Amazon’s big sales event, so the offers right now are pretty limited. To entice you to upgrade to the new foldable, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold comes with a £300 bonus for trade-ins and that’s it. The... Read more ›
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Honor unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered MagicPad 3 13.3 in July, and next week, on October 15, it will introduce the Pro model. The Honor MagicPad 3 Pro 13.3 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, making it the first tablet to have Qualcomm's flagship silicon at the helm. With that chip under the hood, the Honor MagicPad 3 Pro 13.3 achieved a score of... Read more ›
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iQOO will unveil the iQOO 15 on October 20 at an event in Shenzhen, China. The brand recently shared some pictures of the iQOO 15, revealing its color options and giving us a fair idea of the smartphone's design. Now, the iQOO 15 has appeared in an unboxing video posted by AnTuTu on Weibo, which gives us a closer look at the flagship. We are looking at the Chinese iQOO... Read more ›
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Did you pick up a new phone during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days? If not, here are some regular deals – ones that don’t require a Prime subscription – for your consideration. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is part of a new trend that’s actually pretty old – smartphone makers once again think that super-thin phones are what the people want. Are they right? Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge $410/$490 off... Read more ›
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During the annual India Mobile Congress this year, Oppo and MediaTek announced that the Find X9 series will be the first smartphone lineup to feature MediaTek's latest and greatest Dimensity 9500 SoC, which was announced in late September. That bit isn't particularly new information, though. The interesting bit about the announcement is that the Find X9 series will be announced globally next month. Oppo has already set an announcement date... Read more ›
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