Weekly poll results: the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is a hot camera flagship, though a pricey one

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 bad. Good because some models have been getting pricier, but Xiaomi held its ground. Bad because €1,500 is still a lot of money. And that brings us to the second most popular option in the poll –...

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Deals: new iPad and iPad Air go on pre-order, Galaxy S25 Ultra price drops

This was “Air” week for Apple as it 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). We also look at Samsung Galaxy discounts, plus Amazon’s advanced new AI venture. First, the vanilla iPad – the 2025 model was upgraded to the Apple A16 chip, which makes it the only new iPad without Apple Intelligence support (the 2024 mini uses the A17 Pro chipset). At least Apple bumped up the base storage to 128GB, which is livable (64GB was tricky and upgrading took you to a pricey 256GB model)....

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Realme Narzo 80x's RAM, storage, and color options surface

Realme recently introduced the Realme 14 Pro Lite in India and will launch the P3 Ultra in the Asian country soon. Realme is also expected to unveil the Narzo 80 series, including the Narzo 80x. Realme hasn't divulged anything about the Narzo 80x yet, but a rumor claims the Realme Narzo 80x's Indian model will have two color options and three memory configurations. [#InlinePriceWidget,13706,1#] The source claims that the Realme Narzo 80x will be offered in Deep Ocean and Sunlit Gold colors with three memory options - 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, and 8GB/256GB. Realme...

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Samsung starts testing One UI 8 based on Android 16

No, there's no typo in the title - we do mean that Samsung has started testing One UI 8 based on Android 16. And yes, it's incredibly ironic, since the update to One UI 7 based on Android 15 still isn't out, even with many months of testing. That one will finally start rolling out next month, and then the waiting game will start again very soon after that, since Google aims on releasing Android 16 in June. We are naturally hoping that Samsung will be quicker with this update than it's been with the previous one, but of course there's no guarantee. The fact that the Korean company is...

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Apple officially acknowledges delaying Siri's new AI features

Apple's long-anticipated revamp of Siri with new AI features was initially rumored to arrive in April with the release of iOS 18.4, but then new rumors pointed to it being delayed again past that point. Today, the company has acknowledged the situation. Indeed, the new AI-ified Siri is still a way off, as it was essentially harder to develop than Apple initially thought it would. We're not sure what that says about Apple engineers' prediction abilities. Anyway, here's the full statement from Apple spokeswoman Jacqueline Roy, sent to Daring Fireball's John Gruber this...

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Samsung promises the Galaxy S25 Edge won't be fragile despite its thinness

Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge will be fully unveiled next month, and ahead of that a rumor earlier today talked about its thinness, weight, price, as well as its screen and bezel size. With the rumored 5.84mm slimness, you may obviously be wondering what to expect from the device in terms of fragility. That won't be a concern, according to Samsung's Mobile Experience (MX) VP of Product and Marketing in the UK Annika Bizon, speaking to TechRadar in an interview. She claims the phone's form factor won't come at the expense of durability, without going into any specific details. Here's the...

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Lock screen widgets are coming with Android 16

Google announced that it's bringing lock screen widgets to more Android tablets and smartphones. Currently, the feature is supported only on the Pixel Tablet. For those who don't remember, lock screen widgets were a feature in the early days of Android but have been axed since. Now, Google promises to bring them back shortly after the official Android 16 launches. The new OS is expected to hit the first devices in June and Google promises to allow developers to enable lock screen widgets shortly after the release. Even though the feature isn't enabled on the current Android 16...

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Apple iPhone 16e review

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Leakster: Honor is developing its own 1-inch sensor for the Magic8 RSR Porsche Design

Honor’s upcoming flagship Magic8 series will include models ranging from 6.3” to 6.8”, writes leakster Smart Pikachu on Weibo (Honor will reportedly get into mini phones soon). What’s interesting is that the top of the line Honor Magic8 RSR Porsche Design will feature a 1” sensor that was developed in-house, according to the leakster. The RSR phone will put that sensor behind a lens with a variable aperture. This lens will be able to open wide to gather more light in the dark while still being able to close down for day shots. As for the sensor itself, it’s not clear what might have...

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Kuo: foldable iPhone coming in late 2026

The foldable iPhone has become something like a unicorn in leak land. We know it will come out eventually, but its launch date and specs have been the subject of numerous speculations. Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with his latest report, which indicates that the first Apple foldable will launch in late 2026. We also got some more spec details, which is always a welcome addition. Keep in mind that all of this info is just speculation at this point, so it should be taken accordingly. Apple is going for a book-style foldable iPhone with a 5.5-inch outer screen and a 7.8-inch OLED...

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WhatsApp infuses more AI into group chats

WhatsApp is adding more AI. Baked into the latest WhatsApp beta release for Android is a way to have generative AI make your group chat icons. And strangely enough, this is only for group chat icons - you can't generate images to use for your profile picture on one-on-one chats. Perhaps that's coming later. For now, if you are in the WhatsApp for Android beta release channel, the latest update should enable the group chat icon generation function as seen in the shots below. This is of course powered by Meta AI, which is also available inside group chats to "help settle debates",...

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YouTube introduces cheaper Premium Lite plan

YouTube has today unveiled a new plan called Premium Lite. As the name implies, this is cheaper than YouTube Premium, but it also comes with fewer features. To make sense of what's what, YouTube has provided the image below. So, whereas with Premium you get a fully ad-free experience (well, aside from the sponsored segments in seemingly all videos), as well as the ability to download videos and background playback support, Premium Lite has none of that. You aren't getting downloads or background playback, but you should see "most videos ad-free" across categories such as gaming,...

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OnePlus clears things up: OnePlus 13 and 13R are getting 4 OS updates as promised

Okay, you can put down the pitchforks – the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R will receive 4 major OS updates as originally promised. To spell it out, that is Android 16, 17, 18 and 19 (the two phones came out with 15). Earlier today, there was some confusion after a OnePlus US PR representative claimed that OnePlus will be counting the out-of-the-box software as one of the four updates. That made no sense and the company has clarified that it isn’t going to do that. OnePlus confirms the update policy for 13 and 13R (Source) Besides the four OS updates, OnePlus will deliver security...

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Tecno Spark Slim concept hands-on

Android makers have entered a frenzy ahead of the Apple's iPhone 17 Slim launch. We expect the Galaxy S25 Edge in April and now Tecno has an even slimmer phone. Meet the Tecno Spark Slim, which measures just 5.75mm thin. The Spark Slim is more than just a thin phone. It's impressively well made and features either a stainless steel colored (it's actually plastic) or a ceramic rear panel, and Gorilla Glass upfront. The phone features a unibody construction that truly feels great in the hand. Impressively, there's a 5,200mAh battery inside, which is only 4.04mm thick. The battery...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 now rumored to have a significantly bigger cover display

Last week we saw the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip7 in some CAD-based renders for the first time, and today the same source is back with an update. Everything else stays the same except for the cover display, which is growing substantially to basically take over the entire space on the phone's upper half, even incorporating the two cameras. This is a design we've seen from other companies already, so it's nothing new, but it's nice to see Samsung getting in on the action too. Otherwise, the Flip7 would have looked dated from day one, and that's not great. The size of the cover display...

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Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro hands-on review

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Xiaomi Modular Optical System concept hands-on

Xiaomi showcased an interesting new cameraphone concept at this year's MWC in Barcelona, Spain. Although it's reminiscent of past attempts from other manufacturers, Xiaomi's approach is fundamentally different. Sony, for example, tried using an external lens controlled by an Xperia smartphone. The main advantage of Xiaomi's concept is that it uses the smartphone's ISP, so all the post-processing is done on the device. The phone and the lens connect via Xiaomi's proprietary LaserLink and data transfer happens in nanoseconds. The transfer rate is 10 Gbps. The lens attaches to a...

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Realme interchangeable lens concept hands-on

Realme's main focus at this year's Mobile World Congress is to launch its 14 Pro series in Europe, but the company did a little side quest too. Meet the Realme interchangeable lens concept - a Realme smartphone that can mount Leica M lenses on its back! Before we go mounting lenses on, let's look at the underlying phone. This is a Realme smartphone running a two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The back is reminiscent of Xiaomi's 15 Ultra in its dual-tone Silver Chrome. The Realme has a glass-covered camera island with two cameras - a wide and ultrawide, along with a custom...

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Infinix launches Note 50, Note 50 Pro with bigger batteries

Infinix launched the Note 50 series today, starting with the first two phones in Indonesia. The Note 50 and Note 50 Pro are based on LTE-only chipsets, but adopt a new design and larger batteries compared to their predecessors. Infinix has outfitted the Note 50 and Note 50 Pro with the Helio G100 chipset from Mediatek. While it's unfortunate that there isn't a different SoC, Indonesia is lagging behind with its 5G deployment. Both phone share the same footprint and display – a 6.78" AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution. The size and resolution are the same as on the Note 40 and...

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vivo Y300i appears online ahead of launch

A new vivo phone is coming to join the quickly expanding Y300 series. The phone is called Y300i and its model number V2444A was listed on the China Telecom website with its full specs sheet, and images, revealing yet another affordable midranger. vivo Y300i The phone packs a 6.68” LCD with HD+ resolution, and we expect the panel to have up to 120 Hz refresh rate because vivo is using the same screen in numerous other devices from the Y series. The chipset is Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, and we know from the listing the phone will have three memory options – 8/256 GB, 12/256 GB, and...

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Tim Cook teases Air announcement for this week

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to X to tease another product launch. Following the iPhone 16e introduction last month, Apple is now focusing on its Air lineup. Based on previous reports this teaser should be about the upcoming 13” and 15” MacBook Air models equipped with the Apple M4 chip. This week. pic.twitter.com/uXqQaGNkSk— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 3, 2025 For reference, Apple launched its M3 MacBook Airs exactly one year ago. Apple is also expected to launch refreshed 11” and 13” iPad Airs with the M3 chip, which could very well be part of this upcoming launch. Apple is also rumored to...

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Doogee expands product portfolio with two tablets and three smartwatches

Doogee showcased half a dozen smartphones at MWC in Barcelona, and that wasn't even the entire range the company announced: there are also two LTE tablets with big screens and three entry-level smartwatches. The tablets are part of the Tab E3 family. There is a Pro version with a 13" IPS LCD that supports up to 90 Hz refresh rate. It has a sleek metal body designed for optimal heat dissipation, and Doogee positions it for students, professionals, and creative people. The Tab E3 Pro is powered by a Helio G100 chipset with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. It has a 16 MP camera on the back...

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Honor Alpha plan will see $10B invested in AI products with smartphones at the front

Honor Alpha Plan was announced today at an event in Barcelona, ahead of the official start of the MWC tomorrow. The company's new corporate strategy will see it develop a larger AI device ecosystem. Honor has set aside $10 billion, which it will invest over the next five years, as it develops an intelligent phone that will "revolutionize human-to-device interaction" and bridge the AI ecosystem with consumers. The strategy also sees the release of AI-enhanced PCs, tablets, and wearables. The new Honor CEO, James Li, urged industry partners to expand their AI capabilities and...

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Xiaomi Watch S4 in for review

The Xiaomi Watch S4 has arrived on the global stage and it has some big shoes to fill - its predecessor is a hugely popular wearable. The Watch S4 ships with a fluororubber strap and a 2-pin magnetic charger. The charger still uses a USB-A plug - in 2025, we think a USB-C cable would've been better. Unboxing the Xiaomi Watch S4 Like its predecessor, the Watch S4 comes in a single 47mm case size with a 1.43-inch display. The display's brightness has grown significantly, though, from 600 nits to 2,200 nits. The swappable bezels made the previous model special, and the new...

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Honor Magic series gets seven years of updates

Hot on the heels of Qualcomm announcing it will extend software support for its latest Snapdragon 8 and 7 series chipsets to eight years, Honor today has unveiled a support window expansion of its own. Starting now, all Honor Magic devices will get seven years of major Android updates and security updates. We're not sure this means seven major Android updates per device, as Honor's wording simply says "seven years of major Android OS updates", but no matter how you slice and dice it, you are at least getting six major updates, which is very good. Honor Magic7 Pro Honor boasts that...

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Itel launches the Power 70: a budget-friendly phone with a big battery

The Itel Power 70 looks like a pretty nice overall package. First, let's tackle its claim to fame – the battery capacity. The phone has a pretty big but reasonably sized 6,000 mAh onboard battery. That allows it to maintain sensible proportions, measuring 165.92 x 77.31 x 7.98 mm and tipping the scale at 200 grams. The "trick" here is the additional 4,000 mAh charging case that Itel is throwing in as a launch gift with the phone. This extends the total battery capacity to 10,000 mAh (not counting charging loss). The Power 70 does not support wireless charging, so the case has to connect up to...

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Samsung Galaxy A56 arrives with new design, six years of software updates

Samsung just introduced the Galaxy A56, which brings 45W wired charging support - four years after the company first adopted that rate. Other new features include the Exynos 1580 chip and a bigger 6.7" Super AMOLED screen with smaller bezels on all four sides. The phone is also thinner than its predecessor at 7.4 mm profile and features a redesigned camera island; there are no longer protruding lenses. Samsung Galaxy A56 This is the first phone to sport the Exynos 1580 chipset, despite Samsung's introduction of the SoC back in October. The 1580 is a major upgrade over its...

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The Galaxy A36 brings a Snapdragon chip, IP67 rating, the Galaxy A26 sticks with Exynos

Samsung is setting the benchmark for support on mid-range and affordable smartphones – the new A-series (A16 and up) will receive 6 OS updates. This generation also boosts performance, speeds up charging, brings camera improvements and more. We’ve covered the Galaxy A56 in a separate article, here we will focus on its siblings, the A36 and A26. Samsung Galaxy A36 The Samsung Galaxy A36 switches things up and features a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 after using a mix of Dimensity and Exynos chips for the last few generations. The base memory configuration is 6/128GB (though some regions will get...

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Oppo Reno13 battery life and charging test results are in

The Oppo Reno13 comes with a handful of upgrades this year, some resulting in measurable improvements in battery life. The battery capacity is now 5,600 mAh, up from 5,000 mAh on the Reno12 last year, and the phone runs on a supposedly more energy-efficient Dimensity 8350 SoC. The Reno13 also sports a 6.59-inch OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate. const BATTERY_TEST_PHONE_V2 = [13515, 13133, 13262, 13219, 13585, 13328]; As is usually the case with ColorOS/OxygenOS/Realme UI-powered devices, the Reno13 offers excellent battery life with an impressive 16:50h Active Use...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs OnePlus 13

The Galaxy S25 Ultra is perhaps the most complete version of a smartphone you can get right now running Android, offering competent cameras, plenty of performance, solid battery life and display experience, all of the AI, and, of course, an S Pen. Not everyone needs all that, however, and if you're willing to sacrifice a feature here and there, a OnePlus 13 may be the more sensible option for you and perhaps even the better one in some ways. Let's compare. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For...

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Weekly poll results: the Apple iPhone 16e is way overpriced

Apple, as the only maker of iOS phones out there, is responsible for providing entry-level models. Apple, a company that sees itself as a maker of premium products, has a hard time doing that. And the Apple iPhone 16e is a really bad entry-level model. Before we get to its qualities as a phone, however, we have to address the elephant in the room – its price. At $600/€700/£600/₹60,000, this is well above the $400/$430 starting price of the last two generations of iPhone SE, even if it has double the storage (it’s still 128GB, not a massive amount). For a whopping 39% of voters in...

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Our Oppo Reno13 Pro battery life and charging test results are out

Oppo unveiled the Reno13 Pro last November in China and began its international rollout in January. We shared our first impressions of the Oppo Reno13 Pro and are already working on its review. Now that the battery life and charging tests are complete, we thought to share those with you so you don't have to wait for our full review to see how the Reno13 Pro performed in these departments. The Oppo Reno13 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8350 SoC and packs a 5,800 mAh battery, which is 800 mAh bigger than its predecessor Reno12 Pro's battery. That increase in battery capacity also...

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AMD announces pricing and availability for RX 9070 and 9070 XT

AMD today finally announced the pricing and availability information for the Radeon RX 9000 series of graphics cards. The RX 9070 is priced at $549 and the RX 9070 XT is priced at $599. They will be available starting March 6. The company also released full specifications for these cards. The RX 9070 has 56 compute units, 2.1GHz game clock, up to 2.5GHz boost clock, and a 220W power target. The RX 9070 XT has 64 compute units, 2.4GHz game clock, up to 3.0GHz boost clock, and a 304W power limit. Both cards have 16GB memory with 256-bit memory interface and 64MB of...

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Apple explains why the iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe

The recently unveiled iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe, and Apple has already explained that this has nothing to do with the use of its first in-house developed modem. So why did it happen? Well, Apple says it decided not to equip the iPhone 16e with MagSafe because "most people in the 16e's target audience exclusively charge their phones by plugging them into a charging cable". This statement allegedly comes from unnamed "Apple representatives" speaking to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Those representatives go on to claim that these people, the ones who are going to buy the iPhone...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge announcement date possibly outed

At its Unpacked event in January, where it unveiled the rest of the Galaxy S25 family, Samsung teased the Galaxy S25 Edge, and even let us go eyes-on with it. But nothing more than that. In case you've been wondering when to expect it to be fully unveiled, a new report from Korea today gives us an actual date: April 16. Since time zones exist, do note that it could actually happen on April 15 in some places. Either way, Samsung seems to have settled on mid-April to fully launch the thinnest member of its flagship line. The launch event will allegedly be online-only. The report...

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iPhone 17e is coming next year, research firm says

Apple recently overhauled its more affordable iPhone line, getting rid of the SE designation entirely and launching the iPhone 16e. According to a new report from research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, Apple is also changing the release schedule for its new "e" line of cheaper iPhones. Unlike the SEs, which launched every two years before being ignored for three most recently, the "e" models will come every year. So, the iPhone 17e will land in 2026, a year after the iPhone 16e. This is just a "prediction" by a research firm, but if it pans out it means Apple has big...

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Honor Magic7 RSR vs. Magic7 Pro camera comparison

The Honor Magic7 RSR Porsche Design is a special edition phone born out of the cooperation between Honor and Porsche Design. However, beyond the tweaks to hardware and software design, there are a couple of intriguing differences in the camera hardware that can potentially elevate the image quality even further than the great level that the regular Honor Magic7 Pro already provides. Originally, we didn't spend too much time examining the image quality in our Honor Magic7 RSR review because we thought the camera quality was already good enough and it's entirely beyond the point when you...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 leaks in CAD-based renders

Yesterday we saw the first set of leaked renders depicting the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7, and today the Galaxy Z Flip7 has received the exact same treatment. Like the Fold7's, these are also CAD-based, so minor details could still be different with the final product, but they do give us a very good idea of what to expect, design-wise, from Samsung's next flagship flip-style foldable. The source of the renders claims the Flip7 will measure 166.6 x 75.2 x 6.9 mm when unfolded (9.1 mm thick with the camera bumps). This means the device will be ever so slightly taller, much wider,...

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Oppo officially reveals when the Find X8 Ultra is coming

Earlier this week, a rumor told us to expect the Oppo Find X8 Ultra to launch in China in March, but apparently it was a bit too optimistic. Today Oppo Find series product manager Zhou Yibao officially revealed that the Find X8 Ultra is actually going to be unveiled in April, and it will also go on sale that same month. Zhou says this could very well be the only Ultra phone coming from a Chinese manufacturer this year with a flat screen. It will have the narrowest something in the world, he didn't want to divulge exactly what he's talking about. Bezels maybe? The Ultra has been rumored to...

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iQOO Neo 10R camera specs officially revealed

The iQOO Neo 10R will be made official on March 11. Ahead of that date, today the brand has revealed the phone's set of cameras. The Neo 10R will have a 50 MP main rear camera with a 1/1.953" type Sony sensor, an 8 MP ultrawide, and a 32 MP selfie snapper with support for 4K 60fps video recording. The device is officially confirmed to feature the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC. iQOO promises "a stable 90fps gaming experience for up to 5 hours" in the official press release it's sent us. The phone has a 6,043mm² vapor chamber, and an "industry-leading" 2,000 Hz touch sampling...

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Samsung Galaxy M16 5G and Galaxy M06 5G launch date revealed

Samsung has been teasing its upcoming Galaxy M06 and Galaxy M16 smartphones, and we now have a launch date to look forward to. Both phones will be announced on Thursday, February 27 in India. Galaxy M16 is expected to launch with an AMOLED display and an Infinity-U notch, and we already know it will feature the Dimensity 6300 chipset, just like the Galaxy A16 5G. The M16 is expected to feature a similar spec sheet to the A-series counterpart with a larger battery. Samsung Galaxy M16's leaked renders The M06 is expected to share its specs with the recently announced Galaxy...

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New Oppo Find N5 promo videos focus on the folding screen, drop and water resistance

We've already shared the first round of official promo videos for Oppo's recently announced Find N5 a few days ago, and today we're back with three more that have been posted by Oppo since then. The first one is all about how immersive the Find N5's main screen (the one that folds) is. See for yourself: It measures 8.12" diagonally, so the size is definitely impressive. The video is a bit misleading, however, showing the person watching a video that has no black bars anywhere - that can be accomplished, sure, but by panning a lot into a video and thus cutting out big chunks of it....

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OnePlus Watch 3 delayed until April to fix Meda in China typo

Bad news if you wanted a OnePlus Watch 3 and wanted it fast. While the company has unveiled the new smartwatch last week, and promptly started taking pre-orders for it, the release date, which was supposed to be today in some markets, has now been pushed back all the way to April. And it all has to do with that hilarious Meda in China typo on the back of the watch. Apparently the entire initial production run has the typo, and OnePlus has already told people that they could get a free replacement if they receive this 'version' and are bothered by it. So with the release delay...

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Realme Neo7x and Realme Buds Air7 are official too

Realme just unveiled the Neo7 SE, and it's joined by the Neo7x. This device comes with a 6.67-inch 1080x2400 AMOLED screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, an up to 1,500 Hz touch sampling rate, and 2,000-nit peak brightness. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC, paired with 8/12GB of RAM and 256/512GB of storage. It has a 50 MP rear camera with a 1/2.88" type sensor from OmniVision (OV50D40) and f/1.8 aperture, a 2 MP depth sensor, a 16 MP selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture, an in-display fingerprint sensor, stereo speakers, and a 6,000 mAh battery with support for 45W fast...

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Apple prepares to add Google Gemini to Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence already has support for ChatGPT, and now it looks like Apple is hard at work on integrating Google's Gemini as well. This will be coming at some point in the future. In a backend update pushed along with the iOS 18.4 beta, there are now both "OpenAI" and "Google" options for third-party models within Apple Intelligence. So the work is currently being done, but of course there's no telling when the feature will actually roll out to the public. Apple's backend has revealed that the next 3rd party iOS-AI integration will be Google Gemini pic.twitter.com/0rIuJhT5Lj— Aaron...

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Google Pixel 9a leaks in hands-on video

Google's Pixel 9a just can't stop leaking ahead of its rumored unveiling next month. Today we have a short hands-on video showing off its lack of camera bump. We can see the phone in its Obsidian colorway here, which to us mere non-Google mortals is just black. The Pixel 9a's very tiny camera bump (tiny in thickness, we mean) is also clearly visible, signifying two things - this won't be the thinnest phone around by any stretch of the imagination, and it won't have top tier camera sensors which require much larger camera humps. The Pixel 9a is rumored to be unveiled on...

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Oppo Reno13 in for review

This is the Oppo Reno13, the sidekick to the Pro with a very similar skill set. Both share the 4nm Dimensity 8350 SoC, and both feature a wide and autofocusing 21mm f/2.0 selfie shooter with a 50MP sensor. We'll talk about the differences in just a minute, but first let's do an unboxing. The Reno13 ships without a charger in the box, but you get an 8A USB cable, which you'll need to get the 80W charging speed. You'd need to supply your own 80W charger and a case too. Unboxing the Reno13 The Reno13 series is beautiful - Oppo created a butterfly shadow effect that appears on the...

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Apple to integrate its in-house modem into its main chipsets, but it won't be soon

The launch of the new budget iPhone 16e marked the debut of the long-awaited in-house, custom C1 modem. According to Apple, this is the most power-efficient modem on the market, and a report claims that the company plans to develop its modem further and integrate it into its future chipsets. The current C1 modem has a few limitations. First, it's an external modem that's not built into the SoC, which means it starts on the back foot when it comes to power management, performance, control and production cost. That's why Apple is planning to integrate its modem in the future. Second, the...

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Oppo Find N5 won’t make its way to Europe

Last week, Oppo held a global launch event for its Find N5 in Singapore. The foldable is expected to make its way to more markets, including Europe, but we now have confirmation that the Old Continent will not be part of Oppo’s launch plans for the Find N5. The brand issued an official statement reiterating Oppo’s plans to skip the Find N5 in Europe. The reasoning is based on “in-depth market research and strategic priorities”. Oppo did confirm its plans to launch the Reno13 series later today. At OPPO, we carefully tailor our product launches to each region based on in-depth...

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Samsung Galaxy M06 and Galaxy M16 official teaser reveals new design

Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy M06 5G and Galaxy M16, and it has already set up a landing page on Amazon India. There is a single teaser image of the phones, revealing the M06 will have two cameras, while the M16 might have three, and they will sit on a dedicated island. Samsung ditched the camera island design from its Galaxy phones in mid-2022, the Korean maker moved to only the lenses protruding from the back panel. Yet the company is now seemingly ready to bring it back. The M06 is likely going to share much of its hardware with the Galaxy F06 5G, which arrived in...

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