Omdia just shared its analysis on the US smartphone market in Q1 2026 and things are not looking great. The overall market shrank 3% year-over-year to 33.4 million units. Firstly, the Q1 2026 decline comes after smartphone manufacturers accelerated an inventory build-up in Q1 2025 in anticipation of the upcoming import tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. Secondly, the smartphone market is starting to feel the pressure from ever-rising memory... Read more ›
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Earlier this year, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 8500, a 4nm (TSMC N4P) chipset with all-big CPU cores (eight Cortex-A725) and a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU. Now the company is refreshing that chip as the Dimensity 8550. The key addition here is the LLM Booster and support for Google’s Gemini Nano V3, which is designed to run on your phone. This new version of the chip still uses the NPU 880. The... Read more ›
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Shortly after Huawei brought to light its new scaling law called Tao Scaling Law and its LogicFolding architecture, the company held a keynote at the Phoenix Bay Area Finance Forum and Financial Summit in Shenzhen, promising to bring a much more powerful, next-generation Kirin chipset that will power the upcoming Mate 90 lineup. The chip in question is said to be the first mobile chip for the company built on... Read more ›
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According to a new report, Apple is actively developing a new anti-theft feature for iPhones that could protect the device in situations where it is snatched from a user. The report claims that the new anti-snatch feature will allow an iPhone to automatically lock itself if it detects a sudden snatching motion. Theft Detection Lock feature on Android Apple’s upcoming feature is said to work similarly to Android’s existing Theft... Read more ›
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Crisis averted – Samsung workers approved a new pay deal that will see 10.5% of the company’s semiconductor operating profit be distributed as special bonuses towards workers in Samsung’s chip businesses. Here’s the quick backstory. Samsung was facing the biggest worker strike in its history after employees in Device Solutions (memory, chipsets and fabs) became unhappy with the size of bonuses they were receiving compared to their peers at rival... Read more ›
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Xiaomi will unveil the 17T series smartphones on May 28 during a global launch event, which will begin at 12 PM UTC. The event will also be streamed live, and you can follow it with us by tuning to its YouTube stream below. The 17T series includes two smartphones - 17T and 17T Pro. Xiaomi hasn't detailed the spec sheets of both smartphones, but it has revealed their designs and... Read more ›
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A week on after its unveiling, the RedMagic 11S Pro is going global. But unlike the Chinese launch, which saw three phones, the global markets are getting just one - the RedMagic 11S Pro. Coming in two finishes - Nightfreeze (Black transparent) and Subzero (Silver transparent), the global 11S Pro differs only slightly from its China-bound peers - it has a 7,500mAh battery with 80W wired and wireless charging. The... Read more ›
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33.0 million smartphones were shipped in Europe (excluding Russia) in the first three months of 2026, reports Omdia. This is an increase of 2% compared to the first quarter last year, but there is trouble brewing ahead, say the analysts. 33 million smartphones were shipped in Europe in Q1 2026 First, the good news. Samsung retook its #1 spot with 12.6 million smartphones (+3%). Shipments were weaker as the Galaxy... Read more ›
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Recent leaks surrounding the upcoming Honor Magic9 suggest that the phone could feature a 6.36-inch display and a large 8,000mAh battery. Now, a fresh leak has revealed additional details about the compact smartphone. Tipster Digital Chat Station is back with another leak, this time claiming that the Honor Magic9 will be powered by the 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Interestingly, its predecessor, the Honor Magic8, uses the same... Read more ›
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Xiaomi will unveil the 17T and 17T Pro on May 28, with the former set to debut in India on June 4. Xiaomi recently confirmed that the 17T Pro will be powered by the Dimensity 9500 SoC and pack a 7,000 mAh battery. Now, Xiaomi has revealed the processor and battery details about the 17T as well. This revelation comes from Xiaomi's Indian branch, which confirmed that the Xiaomi 17T... Read more ›
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The Oppo Find X10 lineup, which is expected to debut in October, has already been the subject of several leaks. The latest one sheds new light on the standard Oppo Find X10. Prolific tipster Digital Chat Station shared the new details on Weibo. According to the tipster, Oppo is currently testing a new 200MP HPC sensor with a 1/1.3-inch sensor size for the phone’s primary rear camera. Oppo Find X9... Read more ›
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Samsung announced the Android 17-based One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 series about a couple of weeks ago, with South Korea being the first country to receive the One UI 9 beta update, followed by the UK, Germany, and some other European countries. Now, Samsung has expanded the One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 lineup to India. [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] The One UI 9 beta update... Read more ›
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Redmi recently confirmed that it will bring the Redmi Turbo 5 to India. Now, a new report claims that the company is also preparing to launch a new Redmi 17 5G smartphone alongside it. According to the report, both phones are expected to debut in India on June 18. The Redmi 17 is tipped to arrive as an entry-level 5G offering. Redmi 15 The handset could be powered by a... Read more ›
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Up until now, most smartphone manufacturers, Apple and Samsung included, were able to absorb the memory chip price shock through optimizations and cutting costs elsewhere. However, this might not be possible for Samsung going forward. According to a report from Greece, Samsung is planning to raise prices on some of its phones in Europe starting in June. The Galaxy S series and the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 price... Read more ›
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As you’ve probably already heard, the new Ferrari Luce was designed by Sir Jony Ive, who founded LoveFrom after leaving Apple. He designed the car inside and out and the interior of the car will feature several Samsung-made OLED displays. In total, the Luce has three digital display zones and Samsung Display will supply four panel sizes: 12.9”, 12”, 10.1” and 6.3”. And the setup is kind of crazy, though... Read more ›
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A couple of months ago, we heard that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 will have a new chipset – supposedly, it will use the Snapdragon Wear Elite. One of the key upgrades on that chip is that it offers 5G connectivity – the original Galaxy Watch Ultra, which is powered by the Exynos W1000, only had a 4G modem (to be fair, so did the Snapdragon Wear W5... Read more ›
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The sky-high component prices have affected Xiaomi’s smartphone business. In the first three months of 2026, the company shipped 33.8 million units, a decline of 19.2% compared to Q1 2025. This was the biggest drop among the Top 5 makers globally, but Xiaomi had enough of a lead over Oppo (#4, -6.6% YoY) and vivo (#5, -6.7% YoY) to maintain third place. Meanwhile, Samsung and Apple shipments increased by 8.0%... Read more ›
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Honor is gearing up to expand its Win lineup with the launch of the Win Turbo in China on May 29. Ahead of its debut, the company has shared new details about the handset, which is already up for pre-orders in the country. The Honor Win Turbo is confirmed to pack a 10,000mAh battery, which the company claims can deliver more than 14 hours of continuous gaming or up to... Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy A27, which we've been hearing about since last year, is expected to arrive in H2 2026. There's no word from Samsung about its launch date yet, but we know what it will look like, thanks to previously leaked renders. Now, we are looking at some more renders of the Galaxy A27 from the same source, OnLeaks, showing the smartphone in new colors. The new renders show the... Read more ›
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Ahead of its launch in a few days, Xiaomi has confirmed a few key features of the 17T Pro. The upcoming lineup will include the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro, both of which have already been the subject of several leaks. The Xiaomi 17T Pro headed to global markets has been confirmed to pack a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. Xiaomi also claims that the 17T Pro can deliver up to... Read more ›
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