Google recently released a Battery Performance Program update for the Pixel 4a with some vague explanation of why the update was needed. The firmware drastically cut the battery life, which rendered the phone virtually unusable for however few people were still with it. Now Google is doing a recall in Australia, which sheds more light on the issue. It turns out the update reduced the battery's maximum voltage from 4.45V... Read more ›
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Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy S25 Edge later this year with a rumored announcement on April 16 in South Korea and April 15 in most other regions. The device was previously rumored to cost as much as the Galaxy S25+ and we now have a new report from South Korea which details its local launch price. Galaxy S25 Edge will allegedly start at KRW 1,500,000 ($1,030) in its... Read more ›
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OnePlus CEO Pete Lau posted a lengthy community post detailing why the brand is going away from the alert slider on its future devices. The decision comes as the brand received continuous feedback from users who requested a customizable Alert Slider. Lau confirmed that OnePlus wanted to transition to a more capable “smarter, customizable button”. He also explained the upcoming button will still offer the same functionality, allowing users to... Read more ›
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Meizu began as a company focused on smartphones but later shifted its attention to electric vehicles. Now, the smartphone division has changed hands and has been acquired by Dreamsmart Group. We had a discussion with Mr. Gu Binbin, executive director of the group and head of overseas operations. He shared that Meizu has successfully entered 30 markets within its first year back on the international stage. Meizu Note 22 •... Read more ›
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At the beginning of this month, Xiaomi made the 15 and 15 Ultra official for global markets in Barcelona at MWC, and now the company already seems to be hard at work developing the next T series, which will as usual comprise two members: the Xiaomi 15T and Xiaomi 15T Pro, which will succeed the 14T and 14T Pro. References to these have been spotted in the latest HyperOS 2.1... Read more ›
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vivo's sub-brand iQOO is getting ready to launch the Z10 series, and today more details about the devices have surfaced. According to a now-deleted post on Weibo by the prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station, the devices are currently tentatively scheduled to be launched in April. The Z10 Turbo is going to use the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 SoC, while the Z10 Turbo Pro will go with Qualcomm's... Read more ›
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When two rumors collide, you get this – Apple’s foldable iPad Pro will have an under-display Face ID, says leakster Digital Chat Station. We’ve been hearing about those things (foldables and under-display hardware) for years now, it was inevitable that they would overlap at some point. First off, this is for the upcoming foldable iPad Pro, not the foldable iPhone that is supposed to be coming next year. This might... Read more ›
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US President Donald Trump announced that there are four different groups interested in buying the US TikTok operations. His administration did not disclose the identities of those behind the groups, but the 47th president confirmed that "all four are good" while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. The United States Supreme Court initially imposed a ban on TikTok, which took effect on January 19. Following a 13-hour blackout for... Read more ›
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Apple is delaying Siri’s AI features and that will reportedly spill over to at least one product launch. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has put its smart hub device (code-named J490) on hold and will postpone its launch, which was rumored to take place in March. Siri’s new AI features which include improvements to conversation mode, personal context awareness and the App Intents framework, are an integral part of... Read more ›
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The vivo Y300i is official, and it is everything we expected it to be. The device appeared on the China Telecom website last week, where the full specs sheet was revealed. This new phone comes with a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset and one of the biggest batteries in the vivo portfolio. The front of Y300i is a 6.68” LCD with HD+ resolution and up to 120 Hz refresh rate.... Read more ›
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Last week, Realme confirmed its plans to launch its first Ultra phone – the Realme P3 Ultra and today the brand confirmed the device is launching in India on March 19. It will be joined by the Realme P3 5G and Buds T200 Lite. Realme P3 Ultra launch date and chipset In addition to revealing the launch date, Realme shared some key specs for the upcoming smartphones. Realme P3 Ultra... Read more ›
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Tech's biggest show of the year, the Mobile World Congress took place this week, though the stories started at the eve of last week - we're still counting them as MWC-related ones, though. There were a lot of announcements from Infinix, Nothing, nubia, Samsung, Tecno, Xiaomi, and even Apple took advantage of the tech-focused atmosphere to unveil a few products. Here are the stories that captured the lion's share of... Read more ›
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Xiaomi is a long-time player in the wireless earbuds market, and the Buds 5 Pro are its latest flagship offering. As such, they bring a jam-packed set of features, including triple drivers, adaptive noise cancellation, aptX Lossless streaming, dual device pairing and head tracking, just to name a few. We’ve already reviewed the semi in-ear Xiaomi Buds 5, which impressed us with its sound and rich feature set, and we... Read more ›
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After missing a week as were roaming the MWC grounds in Barcelona, the tredning chart is back. Following the industry's largest and busiest event a lot has changed with the most popular phones in our database. Newly announced Samsung Galaxy takes off where its predecessor left off and immediately goes top, followed by Xiaomi's new beast of a cameraphone - 15 Ultra. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13603, 1#] The Galaxy A36 took third,... Read more ›
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This never gets old – MWC week brings a high concentration of new launches, big strategy announcements and all sorts of cutting-edge concepts that may show the path to the future or may never be seen again. We were in Barcelona as always and got to experience the launches – and the new devices – firsthand. Here we will summarize all that happened this week, organized by brand. By the... Read more ›
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With MWC kicking off, this was an exciting week. Xiaomi brought the 15 and 15 Ultra over to Europe, meanwhile Nothing unveiled its (3a) series of phones. Over at Cupertino, it was “Air” week as Apple announced new iPads and MacBooks with upgraded chipsets. Note that the new Apple devices are on pre-order and will be available from March 12 (Wednesday). The Xiaomi 15 Ultra impressed in our review (also... Read more ›
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This year the Samsung Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 represent three different takes on the mid-ranger formula with three different price tags. Below are prices for Europe, India and the US – yes, the A5x is available in the US this time around, which is a big deal. Galaxy A56 Galaxy A36 Galaxy A26 128GB US $500 $400 - EU €480 €380 €300 UK - - - IN ₹42,000 ₹33,000... Read more ›
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We unboxed the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and now it's time for the Nothing Phone (3a). The unboxing is the same - you get a USB-C cable and a SIM eject tool. You'd need to get a charger and case separately, though with such a unique design and such a pretty color, we'd forgive anyone who'd rather use the Phone (3a) commando. We've already talked about the differences between the... Read more ›
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The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is one of the leading camera flagships of 2025 – the results from last week’s poll speak for themselves. A solid 42% of voters are interested in this phone, while only 13% are considering other camera-focused flagships. When we posted the poll, we didn’t know the global pricing yet, just the one for China. As expected, the price hasn’t really changed, which is both good and... Read more ›
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