The Samsung Galaxy A37 and A57 are likely weeks away from launch. Pricing for both devices in the Eurozone have now leaked online, however, strongly indicating that a price hike could be on the cards.
Oppo has now confirmed its plans to launch the Find X9 Ultra globally. The flagship will feature an impressive camera array and trade blows with other "Ultra" models from Xiaomi, Samsung, and Vivo on the global market.
Motorola has now officially launched its first book-style foldable. The Motorola Razr Fold arrives as a direct rival to devices like the Oppo Find N5 and Galaxy Z Fold7, and comes well-equipped as is befitting its hefty price tag.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra has failed to keep up with its peers in a new battery drain test. The flagship phone puts up a good performance considering its significant hardware disadvantage but ultimately delivers a worse total time than rivals from Apple, Xiaomi, and OnePlus.
Vivo is set to bring its "Ultra" smartphone to the global market for the first time. The Vivo X300 Ultra has now been confirmed to be showcased at MWC next week, and will rival devices like the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Xiaomi 17 Ultra.
Samsung adopts both the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy and its own Exynos 2600 on the Galaxy S26 series. Both chipsets have now been put through early benchmarks right after launch.
Oppo's next major smartphone release will be the Find N6, a direct successor to last year's Find N5. The foldable phone has been tipped to debut as the flattest of its kind, and is apparently scheduled to launch in a matter of weeks.
Xiaomi's next premium smartphone release is expected to be the Xiaomi 17 Maxβa larger, better-equipped alternative to the standard Xiaomi 17. The 17 Max has been tipped to deliver a 200 MP main camera, a periscope zoom lens, improved audio hardware, and a battery larger than even the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max's.
The Honor Magic V6 is set to be unveiled shortly. The foldable is said to be equipped with the largest battery on a smartphone yet and will feature a flat display with symmetrical bezels. Widespread global availability could take a while, however.
Identical to Sure View on HP's EliteBook laptops and PrivacyGuard on Lenovo ThinkPads, Samsung has now equipped the Galaxy S26 Ultra with a new Privacy Display feature. Said feature is set to be copied by other smartphone OEMs, starting with the Xiaomi 18 series later this year.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra will launch officially in a few days but has now been benchmarked in a hands-on review ahead of that. The flagship phone is powered by a slightly overclocked variant of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
Ahead of its official release at Unpacked later this week, the Galaxy S26 Ultra's most significant upgrades over the Galaxy S25 Ultra have now been highlighted, with the flagship phone set to arrive with improvements to its display, charging, and cameras to a lesser degree.
According to a new leak, Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max could be set to launch with new, upgraded selfie cameras. Both phones are expected to debut in September, as is typical.
Reports from earlier in the year claimed OnePlus had shelved its plans to release the OnePlus 15s. The 15s, meant to be a direct successor to last year's OnePlus 13T-based 13s, now looks to be back on the cards, however.