New insider tip claims the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra will only be available with a Qualcomm chipset

This always seems to be a pressing question as pretty much every new Galaxy S family of devices is on the horizon – what chipsets will they use? We already know that the Exynos 2700 is, by early accounts, an excellent chip. The Exynos 2700 will be fabbed on Samsung’s SF2P, a second-generation 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) node. Compared to the first-gen node (SF2), which was used for the Exynos 2600, SF2P offers a 12% performance improvement, a 25% reduction in power usage and an 8% decrease in chip area. Plus, likely ARM C2 CPU cores. We also know that Samsung System LSI, which designed the...

from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/kG4O98t

Weekly poll results: the vivo X Fold6 is hot, but its price can singe your wallet

As if foldables weren’t expensive enough, the skyrocketing costs of memory chips raised their prices even further – and that’s a problem for the vivo X Fold6. Not just for it, of course, the other foldables that it is competing with are in the same boat. Still, even among those who want a foldable phone, the largest contingent is people wishing for a price cut. In last week’s poll, we listed several price points for the X Fold6 from around Europe. Alas, its launch came too late to participate in the Prime Day sale this week, but some discounts will come. That said, don’t expect...

from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/oA6MtI9

Xiaomi Watch S5 review

Introduction, unboxing People love the Xiaomi Watch S models and with good reason. They're affordable (€150 from Amazon), they're feature-rich and capable, but probably more important than anything else, they're great-looking. Model five is no different and, this editor argues, is even prettier than before, making it even more desirable. There's a noticeable uptick in refinement and perceived quality and durability with this year's model. It's ditched the interchangeable bezel of the previous model, which at least means you won't lose it. But don't worry, there are different bezels...

from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/R7YeHiw

Samsung Galaxy S27 might finally introduce DC dimming

We already heard word that Samsung Display is gearing up to start Galaxy S27 display manufacturing soon. That might have already happened; hence, these new leaks might be perfectly plausible. Apparently, the S27 Pro and S27 Ultra will be the first Samsung smartphones to offer DC dimming. That sounds like it can’t possibly be true, and yet a quick search later – indeed, even the Galaxy S26 Ultra relies on traditional PWM to adjust its brightness. Simplifying things a bit, in case you don’t know what we are talking about, PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is the traditional way of...

from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/76O5Jr1

Deals: Some Galaxy and Pixel phones kept their Prime Day prices - no Prime required now, though

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days only lasted two days and there were some really good deals to be had for Prime subscribers. But that is over, so today we will look at no-Prime deals and, as it turns out, many phones kept their Prime Day prices. The good news is that these deals don’t require a Prime subscription. The bad news is that some phones did go back up in price. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, it goes for $1,700 for the 256GB model and $1,900 for the 512GB one. These are the exact same prices that we saw during Prime Big Deal Days, except now you don’t even need Prime....

from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/17C426A

OnePlus plans on launching two flagships in India, here's when

OnePlus is unveiling the OnePlus 16 in China on October 12, and the Ace 7 may join it or launch soon afterwards. Today a tipster over on X has revealed that the company is planning to launch two new flagship smartphones in India, either in December or in "early 2027". One of them will be the OnePlus 16R, which, if history repeats itself, will be heavily based on the Ace 7, if not a full rebrand of it. The Ace 7 / OnePlus 16R is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC and sport a 6.78-inch flat OLED display with a "1.5K" resolution and a 185Hz refresh rate, a 200MP main...

from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/BZDVLvI

Nothing's CMF is launching new products next week

Nothing's CMF sub-brand is on its way to becoming an independent Indian company, but that transition hasn't stopped it from churning out new products. Case in point: CMF has just announced that it will be launching two new products next week, on Monday, October 12, to be specific. Here's a teaser video. These will be two speakers. The CMF Speaker S and the CMF Speaker M. Obviously, the former should be a smaller version, while the latter will be bigger, given the naming scheme used here. The teaser image above shows a design that's very recognizable as a CMF...

from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/c1ZHUu5