Samsung recently released the third One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series smartphones, which are currently the only smartphones eligible for the One UI 9 beta program. However, the Korean brand is already working on One UI 9 for the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy A16 5G, Galaxy A17 5G, Galaxy A34, Galaxy A57, and the unannounced Galaxy S26 FE, and it has now begun testing One UI 9... Read more ›
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Oppo's gaming-focused K13 Turbo series is launching in China on July 21. The brand confirmed the launch date via its official Weibo profile and also shared some renders and specs of the two devices. Oppo K13 Turbo series launch poster Both devices share a similar gaming phone look with active cooling fans and RGB lights. The pair will be offered in silver, black and purple colors. Oppo K13 Turbo As... Read more ›
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Samsung recently began testing One UI 8 for the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy S24 FE, and now we learn that the Korean brand has started testing One UI 8 for two more smartphones - the Galaxy Z Fold4 and the Galaxy Z Flip4. The One UI 8 firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 was spotted on Samsung's servers, indicating the beginning of One UI 8's... Read more ›
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Apple unveils new iPhones in September, so it stands to reason to expect the company to do the same this year. But when exactly in September? Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a man always having some sort of insider Apple information, thinks he has the answer. He thinks the iPhone 17 family will be launching the week that commences on September 8. iPhone 17 family dummy units The event could very well... Read more ›
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Google's Pixel 10 family is rumored to be making its debut on August 20, and today purported specs for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold have been leaked. Let's dive in. The phone allegedly comes with a 6.4-inch cover display with a 3,000-nit peak brightness, and the same cameras as its predecessor (a 48 MP main, 10.5MP ultrawide, 10.8MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom, and two 10 MP selfie snappers). Google... Read more ›
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vivo's X300 family is coming in the fourth quarter of this year (October to December), according to rumors from China, and today the prolific leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo has published the camera details for one of these upcoming devices. It's a bit hard to figure out if it's the X300 he's talking about or the X300 Pro mini, so keep in mind this could apply... Read more ›
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Samsung's Galaxy S26 family launching in January will have three members but not the ones you'd expect - according to a leak from earlier today, these will be the S26, S26 Edge, and S26 Ultra, with the Plus model being retired. Now another rumor indirectly confirms this by revealing the codenames for the upcoming devices, and there are only three of them: NPA1, NPA2, and NPA3. These stand for "next... Read more ›
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Honor is unveiling the X70 on July 15, and the brand has ramped up its teaser campaign for the phone now that it's mere hours away from becoming official. Have you ever wondered who'd win a confrontation between a yet-unannounced smartphone and a Sany SY205C-S excavator? Well, the video below will give you the answer. Spoiler alert: the phone is affixed to one of the excavator's bucket's teeth, and then... Read more ›
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This year Samsung launched the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra in January and then the S25 Edge in May. Next year, the family (if we disregard the FE model) will only be made up of three members, according to a new report from Samsung's home of South Korea. So, expect to see the 6.27-inch Galaxy S26, the 6.66-inch Galaxy S26 Edge, and the 6.89-inch Galaxy S26 Ultra. That's right,... Read more ›
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3D facial recognition hardware is a luxury in today's smartphone market, with Apple being the only major player to offer Face ID on its iPhones persistently. According to a new report, several Chinese smartphone makers are internally testing devices with under-screen cameras and 3D face recognition. The report comes from tipster Digital Chat Station and suggests that we may soon see the first crop of devices with the “invisible” selfie... Read more ›
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Realme is unveiling the 15 and 15 Pro on July 24, which is incredibly soon after the 14 series - the Pro and Pro+ launched in January, the 'vanilla' 14 in March. We're not sure what's going on here, perhaps sales of that range haven't been great? Anyway, the brand keeps teasing the 15 and 15 Pro ahead of their unveiling. It's already confirmed that the 15 Pro will have... Read more ›
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The X Fold5 and X200 FE from vivo were announced for the Indian market earlier today. X Fold5 is the maker's slimmest and lightest book-style foldable to date. It packs a big 6,000mAh Si/C battery with 90W charging, triple 50MP cameras, an 8.03” inner display and a 6.5-inch cover panel (both LTPO OLED). The vivo X Fold5 It is considerably slimmer than its predecessor at 9.2mm folded and 4.3mm unfolded... Read more ›
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Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 FE has recently been rumored to come with support for 45W wired charging, a marked increase from its predecessor's 25W capability. Now, thanks to a TÜV Rheinland certification, this has been confirmed. Naturally, don't expect the phone to come with a charger in the box. TÜV Rheinland has also certified the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, and unfortunately this tablet didn't get the same treatment as the... Read more ›
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A story from Finnish outlet Suomimobiili reports that Sony is pulling its smartphones from the local market and turning its focus to online channels. Sony's latest phones, including the Xperia 1 VII, are currently unavailable on Sony Finland's website and those of its partners, and are expected to remain unavailable. Sony confirmed that the Xperia 1 VII won't be sold in Finland and that the company is focusing on “online... Read more ›
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A Google executive officially confirmed the rumors that Android and ChromeOS are merging into a single operating system. Sameer Samat who is the President of Android Ecosystem at Google acknowledged that Android and ChromeOS will be combined into a single platform. … we’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what... Read more ›
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We’ve already seen several leaks for the iPhone 17 and 17 Air’s color options and Sonny Dickson has now shared a collective look at them alongside the iPhone 17 Pro series. The new images showcase the different colored lens protection covers for the upcoming phones, which will match the phone’s color. It seems Apple will finally bring more color to its iPhones with bold new colors across the vanilla, Air... Read more ›
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Introduction This year, Sony released a new addition to the high-end active noise-canceling (ANC) WH-1000X series, following a three-year hiatus. The new WH-1000XM6 model comes with a promise of "the best noise cancellation" (according to Sony's official website), but also a $50 price hike. I've been an avid user of the series since the WH-1000XM2, so it was a joy to test out the new XM6 and see how well... Read more ›
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Week 28 brought a lot of new announcements and our trending chart is barely recognizable. While the title for Samsung's new foldable top dog - the Galaxy Z Fold7 - is hardly surprising, the second place of the Infinix Hot 60 Pro+ is really unexpected. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13826, 1#] The third place goes to another new arrival, the the OnePlus Nord 5, while the Galaxy A56 claimed fourth. Samsung Galaxy S25... Read more ›
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A Galaxy of new Samsung devices made their way to the office, and we keep unpacking them. The Galaxy Watch8 is the new entry-point in Samsung’s smartwatch portfolio and we have the 40mm Silver version with us. But first – a quick unboxing. Watch8 comes in a simple white cardboard box, which contains the watch and the same proprietary 10W wireless charging puck that ends with a USB-C cable. The... Read more ›
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Samsung made the biggest splash this week with the unveiling of its new foldables and watches. The Galaxy Z Fold7 is the thinnest and lightest in the series, has the 200MP main camera of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, and finally brings a 21:9 cover display. The Galaxy Z Flip7 also brings a bigger cover screen at 4.1 inches. Both are now up for pre-order. The Galaxy Watch8 and Watch8 Classic... Read more ›
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In case you were out of town this week, here’s the recap of the Galaxy Unpacked event. Samsung opened a new chapter with slimmer Z foldables and also the first FE foldable that targets a lower price. It also launched new smartwatches with a “cushion” design. All new devices went on pre-order after the event and that will continue for a couple of weeks. During the pre-order period, the phones... Read more ›
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