We've had a Nothing Phone, a Nothing Phone Plus, a Nothing Phone Pro, and a few CMF Phones, but this is the first time Nothing has released a Lite phone ever. Meet the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, the brand's first entry-level phone under its own brand. Upon further inspection, the Nothing phone (3a) Lite is a close counterpart to the CMF Phone 2 Pro, but that phone is a bit lighter and has a more capable camera system. The rest of the specs are nearly identical though - you get a 6.77-inch 1080p 120Hz AMOLED, a 5,000mAh battery with 33W charging, and a 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro...

It's been a wild ride over the past few weeks in Samsung rumor land. The Korean company was initially said to be replacing the Galaxy S26+ with the Galaxy S26 Edge, but then it apparently went the exact other way round, with the S26 Edge cancelled and the S26+ back in action. Now a new rumor claims there's more to the story, and while the originally planned S26 Edge has indeed been scrapped, this is now likely to be replaced with another phone. That's because a device with the codename More Slim is now allegedly in development, which is interesting since the S25 Edge was codenamed...

vivo unveiled the X300 and X300 Pro in China earlier this month, and the two are going to be launching in Europe tomorrow, on October 30. Ahead of that, a new report claims to have the pricing for the duo in one European market, namely Czechia. Both the X300 and the X300 Pro are said to only be available in one version, with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The X300 will allegedly cost CZK 26,990, which is about €1,100, while the X300 Pro should go for CZK 34,990, which translates into about €1,400. Those are definitely flagship prices for flagship phones. If this pans out, it...

The rumors were accurate, as it turns out, and the Honor Power 2 does in fact have a 10,000 mAh battery. The device has just been certified for sale in China by 3C, and the listing in question has revealed the battery's rated capacity, which is 9,886 mAh. That will undoubtedly be marketed as 10,000 mAh typical capacity when the phone launches. It will be the first device from a mainstream smartphone brand to reach five-digit battery capacity territory, but apparently Honor won't stop here. According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the brand actually plans on releasing three different...

Motorola recently started teasing the launch of a new smartphone in India, and today the brand revealed that phone is the Moto G67 Power, which will launch on November 5. Motorola also listed the Moto G67 Power on its Indian website with images, specs, and features, so we don't have to wait until next Wednesday to know what the smartphone will offer. The use of the word "Power" in the phone's moniker should already tell you that it will pack a big battery. How big? The answer is 7,000 mAh. It's a Si/C battery, advertised to last more than two days (58 hours, to be accurate) on a single...

The OnePlus 15 was unveiled a couple of days ago in China and has booked its ticket for the worldwide tour – the company just announced that its latest flagship will make its global debut on November 13 (that’s the Thursday two weeks from now). Pricing details are to come. For now, we can just have a look at the early bird offer. Starting today and ending November 13, you can pay a €99 deposit on OnePlus.com to reserve a phone. This will count towards your purchase, which will include a €50 discount and one of several freebies for a total value of €350. You will be able to pick one of...

The X4 Air is Insta360’s latest 360-degree action cam and it brings up to 8K30 video recording at a more affordable price point compared to the flagship Insta360 X5 model. Insta360 X4 Air in Graphite Black At its core, X4 Air gets dual 1/1.8-inch sensors which is a big upgrade compared to ½-inch sensors on its predecessor. You can record videos in 8K (7680×3840) resolution at 30/25/24fps as well as 6K (6016×3008) @50/48/30/25/24fps or 4K (3840×1920) @50/48/30/25/24fps. Photos are snapped at 29MP (7680×3840) resolution. X4 Air supports replaceable lenses and Insta360’s...

Even though Nothing already has entry-level smartphones under the CMF brand, it decided to launch its first affordable smartphone under its own lineup. The Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is the first entry-level smartphone from the London-based tech brand. A quick specs comparison reveals that the Phone (3a) Lite is actually quite similar to the CMF Phone 2 Pro with the only major difference being the absence of a dedicated telephoto cam. Phone (3a) Lite gets the signature Nothing transparent glass back, and it features a single Glyph light that alerts you to notifications. Phone...

Apple has begun seeding its iOS 26.1 Release Candidate (RC) version. This version is available for developers and public beta testers and comes just over a week after the iOS 26.1 beta 4 release. Apple is expanding Apple Intelligence support to an additional eight languages, including Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese. The RC release also fixes several bugs, including unexpected falls asleep while using lock screen apps like Calculator, Timer and Notes. AirDrop enhancements alongside smoother animations and...

In a move that's as close to an official announcement as it gets, Motorola has listed the Edge 70 on its official Polish and German websites, along with the phone's full specifications. The Motorola Edge 70 is the global variant of the China-locked ultrathin Motorola X70 Air, but it wasn't yet clear whether it will share its exact specs. It seemingly is now. The Edge 70 comes in three Pantone-branded colors - Gadget Grey, Lilly pad, and Bronze Green. All three colors come with a unique nylon-textured finish on the back of the phone, the frame is an aircraft-grade aluminum, and the front...

Nvidia will make a $1 billion equity investment in Nokia at a subscription price of $6.01 per share, the two companies announced. With this investment, which is subject to certain customary closing conditions, Nokia will issue 166,389,351 new shares to Nvidia, giving it a 2.90% stake in the Finnish company. Nokia said it will use the proceeds from the issuance to accelerate its strategic plans to "advance trusted connectivity for the AI supercycle and other general corporate purposes." Moreover, Nokia intends to accelerate development of its 5G and 6G RAN software to run on Nvidia's...

The Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro were launched in global markets yesterday. During the event, Oppo also shared the global release timeline for its ColorOS 16 update. While the ColorOS 16 rollout for compatible devices is scheduled to begin in China on October 30, global users will have to wait a little longer. Oppo’s ColorOS 16 update will be first available on the Find N5, Find N3, Find N3 Flip, the Find X8 series, Reno 14 lineup, Reno 13 series, and the Pad 3 Pro in November. Older Oppo phones and tablets will receive the Android 16-based software update in December and Q1...

Apple’s iPad Air and mini lineup could receive big display upgrades soon, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company is also working on upgrading the display on the MacBook Air. The report states that the Cupertino giant is testing new iPad Air, mini, and MacBook Air models with OLED displays. As per the report, Apple plans to introduce the iPad mini with an OLED panel in 2026. While an OLED display would be a welcome upgrade for the iPad mini, it’s expected to come at a higher price. The report suggests that the OLED version could cost up to $100 more than the current...

Samsung has released the Android 16-based One UI 8 stable update for two more smartphones - the Galaxy M55 and the Galaxy M55s. The stable One UI 8 update for the Samsung Galaxy M55 comes with firmware version M556BXXU4CYJ4 and requires a download of over 2.6GB, whereas the update for the Galaxy M55s comes with firmware version M558BXXU2CYJ4 and weighs more than 2.5GB. Samsung Galaxy M55 • Samsung Galaxy M55s The update for both smartphones comes with the October 2025 Android security patch in addition to One UI 8 goodies. [#InlinePriceWidget,12896,1#] Samsung is...

iQOO launched the 15 last week, and now it's getting ready to unveil the Neo11, which will become official in China on October 30. The brand has already teased the device and revealed that it has a 7,500 mAh battery and a "2K" resolution screen with 144Hz refresh rate, and it will come in four colorways. Today iQOO has also confirmed the Neo11's chipset. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which came out last year and was the top dog in the Android world until its successor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, showed up a few weeks ago. iQOO Neo11 teasers iQOO says the...

Motorola recently got into the slim smartphone game with the X70 Air in China (and this is going to be launched internationally as the Edge 70), and next up is Huawei. The Mate 70 Air is expected to become official next month, and ahead of that it was spotted in an online listing last week. Today an offline poster advertising its design got leaked, and was seemingly photographed in a warped fashion - rest assured, the phone isn't curved like that. The Mate 70 Air is just over 6mm thick and allegedly comes with a 6.9-inch "1.5K" screen, up to 16GB of RAM, and a main camera with a...

Honor launched the Magic8 and Magic8 Pro in China earlier this month, but it's also rumored to be working on the Magic8 Ultra that will arrive at some later point, probably early next year. This is now said to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, unsurprisingly. It allegedly boasts a quad-curved 6.71" LTPO OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution, with an ultrasonic embedded fingerprint sensor and support for 3D face recognition. Honor Magic8 Pro The main camera will have 50MP resolution and will be using OmniVision's OV50R sensor with ultra high dynamic range. The phone is...

Samsung is rumored to be launching the Galaxy Buds4 and Galaxy Buds4 Pro alongside the Galaxy S26 series, which is now expected to only arrive in March. According to a new report, both the Buds4 and the Buds4 Pro will come with a new case, which will have an ever so slightly bigger battery than the one in the Buds3 and Buds3 Pro. Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro The new case will allegedly have a rated battery capacity of 515 mAh. This will probably end up advertised as a typical capacity of 530 mAh. The Buds3 and Buds3 Pro case has a rated capacity of 500 mAh and a typical capacity of 515...

We've completed our battery life and charging tests on the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and the results are pretty great. Let's see the numbers themselves. The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max puts its massive 7,500mAh battery to good use. You need to look at the likes of the Oppo Find X9 Pro to find a better Active Use Score. Still, Xiaomi is better in some individual tests—it has 12 hours more in the call test and a few minutes more in the video playback test, reaching the impressive 29 hours of video playback. It should be noted that these tests were carried out with the back display OFF. const...

Google launched most of the Pixel 10 family back in August, but one member is still missing: the Pixel 10a, the mid-ranger that will be the cheapest of the bunch. This is now portrayed in the CAD-based renders you can see below, ahead of its possible unveiling in early 2026. At one time it was even rumored to arrive before the end of this year, but the source of these shots now says it will be early next year instead. That still means it will land earlier in the year than its predecessor did, back in March. In the leaked CAD-based renders, the Pixel 10a looks pretty much identical...

There have been quite a few rumors over the past few days regarding the iPhone 20 family, expected to come out in 2027 and celebrate the first iPhone launch's 20th anniversary. The latest one concerns something we've heard about before, namely Apple getting rid of all physical buttons and replacing them with capacitive ones. This has been rumored multiple times for previous iPhone generations but never happened. And now a new rumor from China tells us it finally will - with the iPhone 20 handsets. These will allegedly be devoid of any physical buttons, and they'll also come with...

The first phones using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC have started to come out last month, following the chipset's official announcement, and yet if you have, for some reason, been wondering what to expect from its successor, today a few details have been outed. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is probably going to be unveiled in September 2026. It will allegedly be made on a 2nm process by TSMC, and this will enable some great gains in terms of power consumption and performance compared to its predecessor. The 8 Elite Gen 6 is said to support LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 storage,...

Exactly 12 days ago, Oppo announced its Find X9 and Find X9 Pro flagships in China and the pair are now making their way to global markets. Both phones feature MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 SoC and massive 7,025 mAh (Find X9) and 7,500 mAh (Find X9 Pro) silicon-carbon batteries. Charging speeds top out at 80W for wired top-ups, and you also get 50W wireless and 10W reverse wireless on both phones. Find X9 gets a 6.59-inch AMOLED (FHD+ 120Hz) while Find X9 Pro goes up to a 6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED with the same refresh rate. In terms of cameras, Find X9 Pro brings a 50 main...

Motorola is about to dunk its feet into the slim smartphone game internationally with the Edge 70, which is expected to be a rebranded X70 Air, a model that made its debut in China earlier this month. As we wait for the global launch, a couple more press renders have been outed showing the Edge 70 and confirming some of its specs - the 4,800 mAh Silicon Carbon battery with 68W wired charging support, the 5.99mm thickness, the 159g weight, and the 50MP main camera. Motorola Edge 70 in Pantone Bronze Green (left) and Pantone Lily Pad (right) These colors will apparently be called...

The iPhone is turning 20 in 2027 and Apple will mark the anniversary with a special iPhone 20 release. We’ve already heard about the big redesign with its sloping display bezels that are supposed to make the device look like a single piece of glass when viewed from the front. We now get an additional report that suggests some major camera upgrades as well. The 2027 iPhone model – likely the Pro variant will reportedly bring Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor (LOFIC) camera sensor. In short, this means the cameras will capture more light per pixel, leading to higher dynamic range and...

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 isn’t expected to debut until next year, but rumors about the upcoming foldable are already making the rounds. The latest leak sheds light on its display specifications and battery capacity. According to the leak, the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8 will use a new ‘laser-drilling metal plate technology’ for its hinge, which is said to reduce the display crease. The same technology will also be used on the rumored iPhone Fold. The leak also states that the foldable will pack a battery with a capacity over 5,000mAh. Notably, the current Galaxy Z Fold7 has a 4,400mAh...

Multiple reports in recent times claimed that Apple is cutting production of the iPhone Air unveiled last month, with one even claiming that this sleek iPhone had entered almost end-of-production mode. However, a new report contradicts those claims. In a note to investors on October 26, TD Cowen said Apple isn't reducing the number of iPhone Air units it will produce in 2025. TD Cowen's report states that the iPhone Air forecasts for October remain unchanged. The forecasts for the iPhone Air remain at 3 million for Q3 2025 and at 7 million for Q4 2025. The September quarter builds...

While not exactly launched as tipped yesterday, Samsung did showcase its tri-fold smartphone at the 2025 K-Tech Showcase event. The device, which still does not have an official name, was seen at the Samsung booth behind a protective glass display case. Attendees were not allowed to touch or hold the device. Samsung tri-fold prototype (image: Park Ji-min) South Korea’s ChosunMedia shared images of the device, which reveal its folded and fully unfolded states. We say it is fully unfolded as it features two hinges allowing it to stretch its display diagonal up to 10 inches. In its...

There’s been no shortage of rumors surrounding Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 series, with the latest one suggesting a potential delay in its launch. Now, a new leak indicates that the lineup could debut with an Exynos connectivity chip. A new Samsung Exynos S6568 chipset has been listed on the Bluetooth qualified products website. It has been described as a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi companion chip with Bluetooth 6.1 support that’s meant to be used with an Exynos SoC. No other details are available at the moment, but it is likely that the Galaxy S26 lineup could use the S6568 companion...

Earlier this month, Motorola listed the X70 Air on the Lenovo China website, but did not reveal pricing or availability details. The company has now confirmed the pricing of its new ‘Air’ phone. The Moto X70 Air is priced at CNY 2,399 ($340) for the 12GB/256GB variant, whereas the 12GB/512GB option will cost you CNY 2,699 ($380). The phone is available in Bronze Green, Gadget Gray, and Lily Pad colors. Pre-orders for the phone are currently live on the Lenovo China website, with sales set to start on October 31. The Moto X70 Air is 5.99mm thin and weighs just 159g. It is powered...

iQOO unveiled the iQOO 15 in China last week, and today, the company announced that the iQOO 15 will be launched in India on November 26. The smartphone will likely be sold through iQOO's Indian website and Amazon.in in India, but its pricing and sale date are yet to be officially revealed. The Indian model of last year's iQOO 13 came with a smaller battery (6,000 mAh vs. 6,150 mAh), and it's unclear if there will be any differences in specs between the iQOO 15's Indian and global/Chinese versions. However, the two features we know will remain the same across all regions are the Snapdragon...

vivo unveiled the S30 and S30 Pro mini in May, and if you know anything about Chinese smartphone makers, you know that they hate the number 4, due to prevailing tetraphobia in China. So it won't surprise you to find out that there will be no S40 series, but that vivo is already working on the S50 family. A few details about these have been outed today. The S50 Pro mini will keep the exact same display size its predecessor has - 6.31". On the other hand, the S50's screen will shrink to 6.59" from the S30's 6.67". Both of the new phones have "1.5K" resolution and flat panels. vivo...

OnePlus has just announced the 15 and the Ace 6 in China, but it's also working on a new series of devices, which was previously rumored earlier this month. The first phone in this line will be called OnePlus Turbo, and today its specs have been leaked. It will allegedly sport a 6.7-inch OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution and 165Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC at the helm, and a gigantic 8,000 mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging. OnePlus Ace 6 On the rear will be a 50 MP main camera and an 8 MP ultrawide. The device will also pack an X-axis linear vibration...

According to a new report, Apple is about to launch four new apps for iPadOS. These are Pixelmator Pro, MainStage, Motion, and Compressor. They would join Apple's Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, both of which arrived on iPadOS in 2023. The four apps that are supposedly coming to an iPad near you are at the moment only available on macOS. Apple acquired professional image editing app Pixelmator Pro this year, while MainStage is a Logic Pro companion app for live performances, Compressor is a Final Cut Pro companion app for compressing audio and video files, and Motion is a Final Cut Pro...

Samsung is now rumored to have delayed the start of the beta program for its upcoming One UI 8.5 Android skin . This is what the Galaxy S26 series is expected to launch running. Samsung should have released the first beta build of One UI 8.5 in November. However, this is now very unlikely to happen, a tipster on X says. The rollout is delayed, and it's all connected to the Galaxy S26+. This model was initially scrapped by Samsung, only to be brought back to life recently in the face of the Galaxy S25 Edge's dismal sales (the S26 Edge was supposedly replacing the S26+, but now the S26 Edge...

Xiaomi has already launched the 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max, but of course there's still one member missing from its latest flagship family - the 17 Ultra. It's unclear exactly when this phone will be made official, but for reference note that the 15 Ultra (Xiaomi skipped the number 16 in order to match Apple's product naming scheme) got official this February. Today some more details about the Xiaomi 17 Ultra's cameras have been outed in China. Xiaomi 15 Ultra According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the 17 Ultra will come with a new 50 MP main camera that supports better...

Samsung is seeding a new update for the Galaxy Buds3 series. The flagship earbuds were launched in July last year alongside the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6. The Galaxy Buds3 and Buds3 Pro are receiving a firmware update. At the moment, the update is only available for users in South Korea. However, it is expected to be rolled out to users in other regions soon. According to screenshots shared by users on Samsung's community forum, the update improves stability and fixes bugs. Unfortunately, the changelog doesn’t detail the fixes or improvements. The Galaxy Buds3 update is...

Oppo announced the Find X9 and Find X9 Pro in China earlier this month, and now it's almost ready to take them to global markets as well. The company is live-streaming the global unveiling on YouTube, and you can find the stream embedded below. The event starts on October 28 at 3 PM GMT / UK time, 4 PM in Germany and France, 8:30 PM in India, 8 AM in California, and 11 AM in New York. The duo's European pricing surfaced last week, with the X9 allegedly starting at €999 and the Pro model going for €1,299. In China, the Find X9 has a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate...

Apple is expected to upgrade the base iPhone to 12GB of RAM - 4GB more than the iPhone 17, and the same as the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air. According to industry sources, Apple has asked key supplier Samsung to increase its supply of LPDDR5X RAM for the next iPhone lineup. Samsung reportedly only makes LPDDR5X RAM in 12GB and 16GB modules. The bump up to 12GB will allow the base model iPhone to run AI models on-device, which is hard to pull off with 8GB of RAM. [#InlinePriceWidget,14049,1#] According to reports, Apple will move to a staggered release...

The OnePlus 15 just became official today in China, and it's expected to reach international markets next month. Ahead of that, we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to shoot some camera samples with the OnePlus 15 around Prague in Czechia. So here they are. The OnePlus 15 gave up on the Hasselblad co-branding of its predecessors in favor of the company's own self-developed DetailMax Engine, billed as its new era of computational imaging that focuses on delivering "clear and real" images (these are OnePlus' words). So we put that to the test, let's start with images from the main...

Back in September, Xiaomi began recruiting beta testers for the global version of HyperOS 3. The company has now announced that the software’s global rollout has started in phases for select users. According to the official Xiaomi HyperOS account, the HyperOS 3 global rollout has kicked off with the Xiaomi 15T series. The company revealed that the update will be available to users in a phased manner. It is likely that Xiaomi 15T and 15T Pro users who signed up for the global beta program will be the first to receive the stable HyperOS 3. In China, the Xiaomi 15 series and Redmi K80...

Today, OnePlus took the wraps off its new flagship duo - the OnePlus 15 and Ace 6. The pair will launch in China initially, and we expect a global unveiling later in November. Both phones pack Snapdragon processors and 165Hz screens, as well as massive batteries. Let's dive in. OnePlus 15 The flagship proper gets a new design. The OnePlus 15 is now all flat, ditching the quad-curved display. The screen is entirely different, too, no longer a 6.82-inch QHD 120Hz unit but a 6.78-inch FHD+ 165Hz one. It's a newer BOE X3 panel. The bezels are an even, smaller 1.15mm on all...

Samsung has teased and confirmed that its first tri-fold smartphone will launch this year, but we’ve yet to see an official launch date for the device. It seems we don’t have to wait much longer, as a new report from The Korea Herald suggests the next-generation foldable is set to debut at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2025 summit later this week. The summit will take place from October 31 to November 1 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Samsung has yet to decide on a product name for its tri-fold. Rumors suggest it could be called Galaxy G Fold or Galaxy Z TriFold. The device...

Nothing is set to unveil its next smartphone with the Phone (3a) Lite. As the name suggests, this will be a more affordable version of the midrange Nothing Phone (3a) and it will launch this Wednesday, October 29, at 1PM GMT. Phone (3a) Lite. 29.10. 13.00 GMT.Light up the everyday. pic.twitter.com/VVNclQ6mEl— Nothing (@nothing) October 27, 2025 Nothing confirmed that the Phone (3a) Lite will be the brand’s first entry-level smartphone. It will feature Nothing's signature transparent design, and the short teaser video shows a single flashing LED light, which is likely part of the Glyph...

Apple’s iPad Pro will reportedly get much cooler in 2027. The high-end tablet will also be equipped with a new chip, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The analyst notes that Apple will incorporate a vapor chamber in the next-gen iPad Pro models, which will debut in 2027. A vapor chamber should help the Pro tablets perform much better while being more efficient, especially when running resource-intensive tasks. Gurman also states that the 2027 iPad Pro will come equipped with a new Apple M6 SoC. The chip will likely be manufactured on TSMC's 2nm process. Notably, Apple...

After four weeks at the top, the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max was finally dethroned as the most popular phone in our database. The Chinese maker won't be too sad about it, though, as it's replaced at the top by the newly announced Redmi K90 Pro Max. The third spot went to the Samsung Galaxy A56, which began another slow climb up the ranks, followed by the Galaxy S25 Ultra in fourth. The iPhone 17 Pro Max retained its fifth position as the Oppo Find X9 Pro climbed to sixth. With the global launch expected next week, Oppo's new flagship may well find itself even higher up come the end of week 44....

Back in our day, phones used to come with chargers – now you’re lucky if you get a cable. The good news is that USB-C and USB charging standards have done away with the compatibility issue of the past (well, mostly), so a few good chargers are all you need. That means that you have to pick the chargers yourself, though. Here are the ones we use. And yes, you do need multiple – for your home, maybe for work and your car, maybe for travel. We have separated them into groups based on use-case. Table of Contents: Wall chargers Laptop chargers Car chargers Travel...

It’s been four years since Nothing launched its Ear (1) and the London-based brand is now an established player in the TWS market. Enter the Nothing Ear (3) – its latest flagship wireless earbuds with the now recognizable transparent look and some key improvements. While Nothing's naming scheme hasn't always been the most consistent, its earbuds have offered impressive hardware paired with a polished software experience. Ear (3) comes in with a more premium build, a dedicated microphone in the case and claims of improved sound output and superior noise cancellation. Nothing...

The iQOO 15 went official this week, and it's rocking a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC and a potent 7,000mAh battery. The 6.85-inch 144Hz gaming phone is out in China first, and it shattered the sales records, selling in just 30 minutes what its predecessor did in its first day. Realme brought us the GT8 Pro and GT8. Both have camera systems tuned by imaging great, Ricoh, but the Pro has nicer cameras and a swappable camera island bezel design. The GT8 Pro has the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, while its sibling has last year's generation Snapdragon. Both phones are on sale in China, and we're eagerly...

A few days ago, Honor unveiled the Magic8 and Magic8 Pro and earlier this week the pair of them went on sale in China. We have confirmation from Honor itself that the Magic8 series will also be available globally, though we don’t have the concrete details just yet. Would you buy the Magic8 or Magic8 Pro? The two new models boast the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 – another shared upgrade is the new AI button. The 2025 models also have significantly larger batteries than their predecessors, even though both phones are smaller than their Magic7-series counterparts. Honor Magic8 and...

The vivo X300 series is off to a strong start – the two new models got mostly positive results in last week’s poll. There is still the question of the global launch time frame and pricing hanging over them – the official launch is set for the end of the month, so expect more details next week. The vivo X300 Pro got the thumbs up from one third of voters. We are still working on a full review, but we have a hands-on review with both the X300 and X300 Pro, complete with plenty of camera samples, so you can check that out – around 14% of voters could be swayed in favor of the Pro if it gets...

The Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro, unveiled last week at an event in China, will make their international debut next week at an event in Barcelona, Spain, followed by a launch in India in November. We know the Find X9 duo's Chinese pricing, and a new report tells us how much these Find X9 phones will cost in Europe. The Oppo Find X9's 12GB/512GB model will be priced at €999 (CNY8,270/INR102,000/$1,160), while the Find X9 Pro with the same amount of RAM and storage will cost €1,299 (CNY10,755/INR1,32,635/$1,510). Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro The European models of the Oppo Find...

The Nothing Phone (3a) series consists of two smartphones - Nothing Phone (3a) and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. Last week, we heard that these smartphones would be joined by the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite by the end of 2025, and now a French website claims the Lite model will go on sale in Europe on November 4. [#InlinePriceWidget,13649,1#] The source also claims that the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite will be priced at €249.99 in France, but some other European countries could have different prices, with the lowest being €239.99. These would be the prices of the Phone (3a) Lite's 8GB/128GB version,...

Oppo recently announced its Find X9 series in China and while we wait for their global launch, Oppo has announced a new partnership with Google which will debut some new AI features on the Find X9 and Find X9 Pro. These include Oppo’s Mind Space app, which will be able to connect with Google Gemini. Users will be able to save on-screen content via a three-finger swipe gesture and then have Gemini AI act on the saved info. Oppo flagships running ColorOS 16 will also get enhanced Gemini integration with first-party Oppo apps and Nano Banana AI image editing. Find X9 users are...

HMD unveiled the HMD Fusion last September with Fusion outfits, and while the brand hasn't revealed when it will introduce the Fusion 2, an X account has shared some of the Fusion 2's specs, giving us an idea of what to expect from the smartphone. [#InlinePriceWidget,13304,1#] According to the source, the HMD Fusion 2 will be powered by the newly announced Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 SoC and come with a 6.58" 120Hz FullHD+ OLED, a 108MP primary camera with OIS, and an 8MP ultrawide camera. You'll also get NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, dual speakers, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an IP65 rating, and POGO Pin...

Back in our day, phones used to come with chargers – now you’re lucky if you get a cable. The good news is that USB-C and USB charging standards have done away with the compatibility issue of the past (well, mostly), so a few good chargers are all you need. That means that you have to pick the chargers yourself, though. Here are the ones we use. And yes, you do need multiple – for your home, maybe for work and your car, maybe for travel. We have separated them into groups based on use-case. Table of Contents: Wall chargers Laptop chargers Car chargers Wall...

QCY unveiled its new flagship over-ear headphones, dubbed the H3S. Featuring a design heavily influenced by the Sony WH1000 series, these promise flagship-grade ANC, excellent audio quality and impressive battery life at a fraction of the price of the established names. The QCY H3S feature adaptive –56 dB active noise cancellation, powered by a 7-microphone array. In the company's own test they managed to reduce subway noise by up to 92% and background chatter by 85%. For calls, three anti-wind microphones improve clarity by up to 80%. The H3S offer dual drivers with a...

The small phone market may be down to its final embers, but a select few makers are still making compact flagships. It might be just a matter of time before all we have are huge phones, but for now let's enjoy compact phones while there are still some around. This is the vivo X300, and it may just be a member of an even more exclusive group - the compact flagships that are actually available outside China. While vivo has not yet confirmed its exact plans the existence of a global ROM and the promises that the X300 series will be the most widely available in the company's history speak...

Nothing introduced the Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 last month and released its first Open Beta for the Nothing Phone (3), Phone (2), Phone (2a), and Phone (2a) Plus earlier this month. The Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro were left out, but the Nothing OS 4.0 Open Beta is finally available for these smartphones. [#InlinePriceWidget,13649,1#] Nothing OS 4.0 Open Beta brings the new Nothing icon design to the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro, as well as a "Stretch" Camera preset developed in partnership with photographer Jordan Hemingway. [#InlinePriceWidget,13672,1#] Nothing...

Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has joined a growing stream of analysts reporting that Apple is scaling back iPhone Air orders. Per Kuo, Apple is scaling back both shipments and production capacity. Most suppliers will reduce capacity by more than 80% by Q1 of 2026, and some components with longer lead times will be outright discontinued by the end of 2025. It seems that, like the iPhone mini and iPhone Plus models, the Air was unable to gain significant traction. But this doesn't mean that the iPhone Air has failed. Apple's iPhone Pro models usually outpace all other models...

Sony recently rolled out the stable Android 16 for the Xperia 1 VI, and now it's the Xperia 10 VI that's getting upgraded to the latest version of Android. The Android 16 stable update, having firmware version 70.2.A.0.266, is rolling out for the Xperia 10 VI bearing model codes XQ-ES54 and XQ-ES72. Sony is rolling out the stable Android 16 update for the Xperia 10 VI in select European countries, with a broader rollout expected to commence in the coming days. If you haven't received Android 16 on your Sony Xperia 10 VI yet, you can check for the update manually by navigating to the...

Qualcomm took the wraps off its latest midrange chipset – the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. It brings a few upgrades over the 6s Gen 3, like improved CPU and GPU performance alongside support for FHD+ 144Hz displays, mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (SM6435-AA) is fabbed on Samsung's 4nm process with claims of 36% improved CPU and 59% faster GPU performance. The Kryo CPU features 4x performance cores at up to 2.4 GHz and 4x efficiency cores at 1.8GHz. The GPU comes with HDR gaming support and OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP, and Vulkan 1.1 support. It also...

Samsung has released the Android 16-based stable One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S21 FE. It has firmware version G990EXXUIHYJ2, comes with the September 2025 Android security patch, and requires a download of more than 2GB. [#InlinePriceWidget,10954,1#] The One UI 8 stable update for the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is currently being seeded in Vietnam and Thailand, but the rollout should expand to other countries soon. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE If you live in any of these countries and haven't received the stable One UI 8 on your Samsung Galaxy S21 FE yet, you can check for the update...

A recent rumor suggested that Samsung will debut its Galaxy S series phones in March 2026, deviating from its usual January launch window. Now, a report out of Korea states that Samsung has delayed mass-production of the Galaxy S26 phones, adding weight to the rumor. The report claims that Samsung will begin mass production of the Galaxy S26 Ultra in December. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+ will enter mass production in January. Samsung had initially planned to begin production of all three Galaxy S26 models in December. However, according to the report, the schedule has...

The Redmi K series has solidified itself as the go-to option for flagship killers in China, and the latest offering is the best one yet. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Pro Max member in the series, but the Redmi K90 Pro Max is just that special of a phone offering Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a huge 7,560mAh silicon-carbon battery and an impressive audio setup. K90 Pro Max comes with a dual speaker setup with one unit at the top near the ear speaker and another located at the bottom next to the USB-C port. But this time, Redmi also added an independent woofer on the back...

DJI has unveiled a new smartphone gimbal that offers several new features, including the ability to directly connect to a phone and a new tracking module. The gimbal is currently available for purchase in China. The DJI Osmo Mobile 8 comes with the company’s 3-axis gimbal stabilization technology, but now offers 360-degree unlimited horizontal rotation. It allows users to capture smooth panoramic 360 photos and videos even when tracking a subject. It also comes with a built-in extension rod that enables it to tilt the gimbal forward to capture low-angle shots. The Osmo Mobile 8...

Sony’s yesteryear flagship – the Xperia 1 VI is now finally receiving its stable Android 16 update. Users across European markets, including the UK, are now receiving the Android 16 update, which features the 69.2.A.2.30 build number and comes in at 850MB. This is the second major update for the Xperia 1 VI, following its Android 15 update from last year. The device is scheduled to receive one more update according to Sony’s promise from its launch. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13003,1#] In usual Sony fashion, the update screen does not bring a detailed changelog. Users can expect...

Apple has yet to enter the foldable smartphone market, but reports suggest the company could debut its first model, the iPhone Fold, by the end of 2026. Now, a new rumor claims that Apple will launch new form factors in 2027 and 2028. The iPhone Fold will feature a book-shaped design with an LTPO+ flexible OLED panel that will roughly be the size of the iPad mini. It will use a glass mid frame to minimize wrinkles, as per the rumor. Apple will then launch a bezel-free iPhone in 2027 that will use four-edge bending OLED. It will also get a ‘Crater diffusion layer’ that is said to...

Following their announcement last week, Honor has officially kicked off open sales for its Magic8 and Magic8 Pro flagships in China. Both phones bring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, capable triple cameras and 7,000mAh Si/C batteries. Honor Magic8 Pro (left) and Honor Magic8 (right) The pair is now available from Honor’s official webstore as well as partnering retailers, and we’ve rounded up their prices below. Configuration Honor Magic8 Honor Magic8 Pro 12GB/256GB CNY 4,499 ($630) CNY 5,699 ($800) 12GB/512GB ...

Following its announcement back in June, Huawei has officially launched the public beta for its latest in-house software. The latest release is headlined by a revamped design with updated animations, lockscreen customization, optimized UI performance and a plethora of AI features. You also get the new XiaoYi personal assistant, which offers contextual information and the ability to accomplish tasks on your behalf autonomously. Huawei also shared a full list of the devices scheduled to receive the new update. This list is China-specific so keep in mind. Users will need to...

The Nubia Z80 Ultra is the latest flagship from the brand and it features several improvements over its predecessor, like the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a revised camera setup and a larger 7,200mAh Si/C battery with 90W wired and 80W wireless charging. The phone was introduced in China earlier today and Nubia also confirmed it will hold a global launch on November 6. Z80 Ultra brings a 6.85-inch BOE X10 AMOLED screen with 1.5K resolution (1,216 x 2,688 px) alongside a 144Hz refresh rate. Nubia is once again implementing an under-display camera, which boasts 16MP...

Oppo’s latest flagship smartphones are now available for purchase in China. The Find X9 and Find X9 Pro were unveiled last week. Both phones are powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC and run Android 16-based ColorOS 16. The base Find X9 starts at CNY 4,400 ($620) for the 12GB/256GB variant. It is also available in 12GB/512GB, 16GB/512GB, and 16GB/1TB options. The phone is sold in Red, Titanium, White, and Black colors. Oppo’s Find X9 comes with a 6.59-inch OLED LTPO display with 120Hz refresh rate and an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner. It gets a 7,025mAh battery with...

After unveiling the iQOO 15, vivo’s sub-brand is now turning its attention to the iQOO Neo11, which now has an official China launch date. The company first teased the phone last week. The iQOO Neo11 is set to debut in China on October 30, with sales beginning the same day. While details remain limited, iQOO has confirmed that the phone will feature a 7,500mAh battery and a 2K display. iQOO has also revealed the color options for the upcoming Neo11. The phone will launch in four variants, including one with a color-changing back panel. The Neo11 will also be...

The iPhone is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2027 and Apple is looking to bring some excitement with a bold redesign and some naming changes to go alongside it. If we’re following the numbers, the 2027 iPhone should be called iPhone 19, but Omdia senior researcher Heo Moo-yeol suggests that Apple will skip a number and go straight to iPhone 20. The move would be similar to what Apple did with the iPhone X back in 2017. The iPhone’s tenth anniversary release marked the first major redesign in the series, whose traces are still visible to this day. The iPhone 20 series is...

Another day, another OnePlus 15 teaser. The company has now revealed new details about the phone’s camera. The OnePlus 15 will be unveiled in China on October 27. In a post on Weibo, Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, confirmed that the OnePlus 15 will feature Oppo’s Lumo Condensed Light Imaging system. It will also offer a 50MP triple rear camera setup. The OnePlus 15’s periscope telephoto camera will offer 3.5x optical zoom (85mm equivalent) and the main camera will be able to shoot 4K 120fps Dolby video. Recently, OnePlus confirmed that its upcoming flagship will offer...

The rumors were true, OpenAI has a web browser, and it’s called Atlas. As you might expect, it integrates ChatGPT front and center with instant access to the AI chatbot at your disposal without having to jump between apps or browser tabs. The browser is Chromium-based and currently exclusive to macOS. It supports data syncing from other browsers and OpenAI confirmed plans to release Windows, iOS, and Android versions. Atlas builds on top of ChatGPT Search with the ability to surf the web and perform searches on behalf of the user. You can ask context-specific questions on any...