Samsung has long been rumored to equip the entire Galaxy S25 family with Qualcomm's latest and greatest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. But the Korean company has tested the Galaxy S25+ with an Exynos chipset in the past - not once, but twice in fact. So it looks like the decision to be all-in with the Snapdragon 8 Elite wasn't taken from the get-go. Presumably, the company wanted to use... Read more ›
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You know how the saying goes - everything is a tradeoff. So when you want to make the slimmest phone possible, something's got to give. Or, in the case of Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Air, multiple somethings. The rumored single rear camera is one compromise made in the name of slimness, and today another one has been revealed: battery capacity. But the iPhone isn't alone in this, the Galaxy S25... Read more ›
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We have the new Realme 14 Pro+ at the office so let's do an unboxing. The global unit ships without the 80W charger you get in China. The rest of the accessories are the same - you get a case, and a USB-A to USB-C cable. Realme touts the 14 Pro+ as the World's first cold-sensitive color-changing phone. Like sea creatures like jellyfish and octopus, the Realme 14 Pro+ has... Read more ›
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Redmi launched the Turbo 4 at the beginning of this month, and will have the Turbo 4 Pro join it at some point later this year. The Pro model was initially rumored to come with a 7,500 mAh battery, but then another rumor toned this down talking about "low 7,000s". Today another rumor on the matter reiterates what the first one said and states that the 7,500 mAh battery capacity... Read more ›
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Oppo is working on another A5 smartphone, and this one is coming with a huge battery. The device was spotted in hands-on photos, where the model number was seen, allowing us to find the device on TENAA. The images and the listing revealed a 6,500 mAh battery (6,330 mAh minimal rate, split into two cells) and a 6.7” AMOLED panel. Oppo A5 (2025) This is the third Oppo A5 we... Read more ›
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Honor brought its Magic7 Pro and Magic7 Lite to the European market earlier today and it also confirmed its software update policy for the flagship model. Magic7 Pro will get five years of OS updates and five years of security updates. This means that the Magic7 Pro will be running the latest version of Android and security patches until January 2030. The new update policy adds an additional year of... Read more ›
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Realme has been teasing the Realme 14 Pro series for about a month now, and it will be introduced to the global markets tomorrow at an event in India. It will begin at noon local time, and you can follow it with us by tuning to the live stream below. The Realme 14 Pro series includes two phones - Realme 14 Pro and Realme 14 Pro+. Both smartphones will have... Read more ›
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The smartphone market ended 2024 on a high note, based on a preliminary report by the International Data Corporation (IDC). Q4 2024 was the sixth consecutive quarter of growing shipments – 331.7 million smartphones were shipped in the three-month period, up 2.4% compared to the same period a year prior. Apple and Samsung remained the market leaders, though both saw a decline in shipments compared to the final quarter of... Read more ›
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Oppo Find Product Manager Zhou Yibao confirmed that the upcoming Find X8 Ultra will feature a telephoto macro camera. The executive replied to a user comment on Weibo and confirmed the presence of the telephoto macro camera on the upcoming Ultra flagship, which is expected to launch in March. The sensor in question is rumored to be the 50MP Sony LYT-701 with 3x optical zoom and OIS. As per reports,... Read more ›
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Today, Honor brings the Magic7 Pro and Magic7 Lite to the global market, starting with European buyers. The flagship Magic7 Pro was announced for China back in late October, while the Magic7 Lite went global a few weeks ago. Honor Magic7 Pro Let's start with the Magic7 Pro. It packs the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, 12 GB of RAM, and a 5,270mAh battery with 100W wired and wireless charging.... Read more ›
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Chinese officials are evaluating a potential sale of TikTok to Elon Musk, reports Bloomberg. Beijing prefers the US operations of the controversial app remain in the hands of ByteDance, but with the looming ban scheduled for January 19, officials are frantically looking for a resolution. Sources who spoke with Bloomberg revealed Chinese officials are debating contingency plans for TikTok as part of an expansive discussion on how to work with... Read more ›
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The nubia Flip 2 surfaced online quietly two months after its unexpected appearance at TENAA. This foldable features an enhanced cover screen, waterproof capabilities, and a new Mediatek chipset. The ZTE brand announced the Flip 2 in Japan and plans to begin sales next week. The nubia Flip 2 keeps a foldable 6.9" AMOLED on the inside, with the panel having Full HD+ resolution and a punch hole for a... Read more ›
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Realme launched the P2 Pro in September, and now we hear the brand will unveil the P3 Pro as its successor in India in the third week of February. The source claims that the Realme P3 Pro will sport model code RMX5032 and have 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage onboard. However, there could be more memory configurations that are yet to be confirmed. Realme P2 Pro In addition to... Read more ›
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Realme is working on a new phone that looks like a carbon copy of the recently released 14x, only this one is 4G-only. Known so far only by its model number, RMX5020, the device has been certified for sale by the FCC, a move which signifies a global launch. The RMX5020 has dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC, nine 4G bands, and a 5,180 mAh battery with support for 45W wired charging. Different... Read more ›
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Another day, another Galaxy S25 image leak. This time around we have a couple of shots showing the Galaxy S25 or the S25+ (they look exactly the same, the only difference is the size) on one hand, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra on the other. There's an interesting detail in this first image, namely that the outer part of the camera 'rings' matches the color of the phone's back, at... Read more ›
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Samsung is announcing the Galaxy S25 family on January 22, and ahead of that the company has started a full-on teaser campaign, which made its debut yesterday involving Bixby (yes, really). Today's chapter is all about Sketch to Image, the AI feature that launched last year. With the Galaxy S25 series (and presumably the One UI 7 update for older flagship models), this will get even better. Sketch to Image... Read more ›
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WhatsApp is celebrating the new year by launching a few new features which have been made official today. First off, we have camera effects - the same 30 backgrounds, filters and effects that launched for video calls last year can now transform your images too. Next up, you can turn a selfie into a sticker. This is pretty self-explanatory. You just tap Create sticker and you'll get the camera option... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy S+ was never the favorite child of the S-series – not Samsung’s and not the buyers’ either. A report from Counterpoint Research last year indicated that the Galaxy S24 Ultra made up 52% of total sales, the small S24 was at 27% while the Galaxy S24+ only accounted for 21% of sales. And that was with solid upgrades compared to the S23+: a new LTPO display with... Read more ›
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Asus is officially announcing the Zenfone 12 Ultra on February 6, which is more than a month earlier in the year compared to its predecessor. Asus' non-gaming flagship smartphone for 2025 has run Geekbench today, ahead of the launch. Specifically, a prototype identifying as "ASUSAI2501H". This has been confirmed to be the Zenfone 12 Ultra's model number through a previous IMEI database listing. As you can see from the screenshot... Read more ›
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Earlier this month some purported retailer listings from Europe surfaced and they seemed to show a price hike across the board for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra. We couldn't be sure at the moment because the listings themselves were displaying weird prices that didn't end in 49 or 99 as they always do. Today, however, we may have just received confirmation of this situation thanks to... Read more ›
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