Apple's first novelty phone, the iPhone Air, has been a source of great fascination since its announcement. We all wanted to know how well it did in a bend test (spoiler alert: it did great), and now we want to know what it's like on the inside. Reparability experts iFixit are on the case as usual, and have made two important discoveries, one of which is quite unexpected. First, the... Read more ›
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It’s been a while since the iPhone had a ‘-gate’ controversy, but the new iPhone 17 Pro lineup seems to have sparked one called ‘scratchgate’. Several users have claimed that the Deep Blue and Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max scratch far too easily. YouTuber Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything, in his durability tests, found that the iPhone 17 Pro series scratches easily, particularly around the sharp edges... Read more ›
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vivo has been teasing the X300 series for the past few days, and today, it announced that the X300 lineup will be unveiled on October 13 in China at 7 PM local time. vivo X300 series is launching on October 13 The X300 series consists of the X300 and the X300 Pro. Both smartphones will be powered by MediaTek's freshly announced Dimensity 9500 SoC and run Android 16-based OriginOS 6... Read more ›
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MediaTek has announced its newest flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9500. The company claims it sets a new standard in on-device AI, gaming, and power efficiency. The Dimensity 9500 uses the new generation Arm CPU cores with an 'All Big Core' design. It uses a single Arm C1-Ultra core clocked at 4.21GHz, three C1-Premium cores, and four C1-Pro cores for an octa-core design. MediaTek claims this chip has 32% higher single-core... Read more ›
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The Oppo Find X9 series launch date for China has been officially confirmed. Oppo’s latest Find X9 and Find X9 Pro flagship phones will run ColorOS 16, which will be announced on October 15 at the 2025 Oppo Developers Conference. Oppo Find X9 series will launch in China on October 16. The company also confirmed that the phones will be equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC and feature Oppo’s... Read more ›
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iQOO is expected to unveil the iQOO 15 in the coming weeks, and we recently saw a hands-on video showing the iQOO 15's color-changing model. While iQOO hasn't revealed the iQOO 15's launch date yet, earlier today, it gave us our first official look at the iQOO 15's color-changing version. [#InlinePriceWidget,13462,1#] The iQOO 15's design is similar to last year's iQOO 13 - it has a metal build with the... Read more ›
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Realme has confirmed that its next flagship GT 8 series smartphones will be unveiled next month. The upcoming lineup will include the Realme GT 8 and GT 8 Pro. The Realme GT 8 series will be unveiled in China this October, the company confirmed via Weibo. While there’s no exact launch date available yet, the lineup is available for pre-order on the official Realme China online store and via other... Read more ›
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Samsung rolled out the Android 16-based One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy S25 series last week in multiple countries. Now, the Korean brand has released the stable One UI 8 for two more smartphones - the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Galaxy Z Flip6. The stable One UI 8 for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 is seeding in South Korea for those who were... Read more ›
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It's quite obvious that the new iPhone Air's key selling point isn't the camera, but that doesn't mean it can get away with mediocre image quality. The only camera on the back uses a familiar 48MP, 1/1.56" sensor coupled with an f/1.6 aperture. Apple promises lossless, optical-like zoom quality at 2x to compensate for the absence of a dedicated zoom camera. We'll reserve the judgment on how well that works... Read more ›
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Much like last week, our trending chart is dominate by Apple's iPhone 17 series, but there were some changes in the top four. Once again the Pro Max flagship ended up victorious, but the vanilla model replaced the Air in the second position. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13964, 1#] That probably doesn't bode too well for what Apple hopes to be its next iconic model, but it's not too far behind in third.... Read more ›
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Samsung announced its lastest flagship tablet, the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, earlier this month during the annual IFA in Berlin, and now we have it in the office and about to start working on its review. The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is an impressive device with its massive 14.6-inch display. The panel remains unchanged from last year, but that's not an issue given that the screen was excellent in the... Read more ›
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Xiaomi kickstarted its HyperOS 3 beta program based on Android 16 in late August and started recruiting beta testers for the global HyperOS 3 shortly after. And now, the company is almost ready to move in with the stable update, at least for the Chinese market. Xiaomi will kick off the stable HyperOS 3 update for its Chinese users in the first half of October and will start with the... Read more ›
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In line with its traditions, Apple announced the new iPhone series with a new in-house chip, which is now called Apple A19 Pro. The chip powers the new iPhone 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max and the iPhone Air, which replaces the 16 Plus from a year before. Only the vanilla iPhone 17 runs on the non-Pro version of the new chipset. While we are working on the full iPhone 17... Read more ›
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Nothing has released the Nothing OS V3.5-250911-2112 update for the Nothing Phone (3), which comes with some camera improvements, battery optimization, and bug fixes. For starters, the camera clarity for third-party apps has been improved, and so is the Action Mode to reduce noise grains. The AI SuperRes Zoom algorithm has also been updated to improve the sharpness of texts, while adjusting the exposure using the manual slider is now... Read more ›
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The wait is over – the new iPhones went on sale this Friday. A lot of places are already running out of units, though thankfully, Amazon still has the new models in stock. We will look at some Android offers too, but we start with Apple’s new designs. The base iPhone 17 is more capable than any of its predecessors. Apple no longer locks 120Hz ProMotion behind the Pro price... Read more ›
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Apple opens a new chapter with the launch of its new iPhones – it introduces the slender Air and significantly buffs the base iPhone. But how is the iPhone 17 Pro doing? It has major changes on the surface and below that too, join us as we experience them first hand. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14049, 1#] We will talk about the design in a minute, first we have to address the materials.... Read more ›
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Sony’s latest Xperia mid-ranger launched on Friday – the Sony Xperia 10 VII brings significant changes to the design while maintaining that Sony feel, plus it features several important hardware upgrades. The new camera “visor” design may be the most visible change, but the new display is the most important one – the 6.1” panel now has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 instead of the tall and narrow 21:9 of... Read more ›
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The Huawei nova 14 series smartphones and the Freebuds 7i TWS earphones, which were available exclusively in China, have finally made their international debut. The Freebuds 7i come in black, white, and pink colors, and they are already available for purchase in the UK through Huawei's official website. The TWS are priced at £99.99 in the UK, but until October 31, customers can get a £10 discount on their purchase... Read more ›
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Last week, we asked you which (if any) of the new iPhones you would buy. We are now looking at the results and, unsurprisingly, the vanilla model is eating into the small Pro’s market share, while the big Pro Max is the most popular. The Apple iPhone 17 may be the big winner this generation, at least in terms of improvement over its predecessor. With a number of significant upgrades... Read more ›
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