In a previous publicity stunt, Honor sent Joe Weller ziplining to test the strength of Honor Magic V6’s hinge. The latest stunt is closer to home – a manager for Honor used the V6 to do pull-ups. Like before, the person’s weight was hanging from the phone’s hinge while the sides of the phone were attached to the ceiling (and previously, to the zip line). This is not the weakest orientation for the hinge, but it’s still way above the strain that the hinge will face in daily use. Honor Magic V6’s hinge fully supporting a person’s weight The hinge features special 2800MPa steel,...

vivo has been teasing the X300 Ultra a lot lately, but the company still hasn't announced an exact unveiling date for its upcoming all-out camera flagship. That's where a new rumor from China comes in. According to a tipster over on Weibo, vivo will unveil the X300 Ultra in China at the end of this month. Since the X200 Ultra last year and X100 Ultra in 2024 were both announced on a Monday, the best candidate for the X300 Ultra is also a Monday, namely March 30. Obviously, that's not a given, though. If it is getting official at the end of the month, vivo should probably reveal the...

SK hynix announced that it will start mass production of LPDDR6 memory based on its latest 1c (10nm-class) DRAM process in the second half of this year. The company just completed validation of the 1c dies and will spend the first half of this year in preparation for mass production. The company has developed 16 gigabit LPDDR6 chips that will be used in smartphones and tablets with on-device AI. Bandwidth-hungry AI tasks will see a 33% speed-up in data processing compared to LPDDR5X. The new RAM has a base operating speed of 10.7Gbps. Additionally, LPDDR6 is at least 20% more power...

Samsung US reports that the pre-order volume for the new Galaxy S26 series is up nearly 25% across channels (including its own online store, major carriers and big retailers). The split between the three models is even more skewed than it was in Korea. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra represented a whopping 80% of all pre-orders. For comparison, the report from Korea had the Ultra at 70% of all pre-orders. Samsung says that social media buzz over the unique Privacy Display drove interest towards the S26 Ultra. AI-powered features like Nightography, Generative Edit and Super Steady horizon...

We’re one week away from the Oppo Find N6 launch and the teasers are ramping up. The latest batch comes directly from Oppo and details the foldable’s crease-less display. Oppo claims it achieved the first “zero-feel crease” thanks to its updated hinge and all-new auto-smoothing Flex Glass. As with any foldable device, the hinge is arguably the most important bit of hardware, and Oppo has a new 2nd-generation Titanium Flexion Hinge, which is made using a liquid 3D printed component. The development process starts with precise laser scanning, which creates a high-fidelity model for...

Samsung SDI has been testing 12,000mAh, 18,000mAh and 20,000mAh Silicon-Carbon batteries – internal test reports have leaked on X and they show that the company still has work to do. There is no info on the 20,000mAh battery, but the reports for the other two note that it failed after 960 charge cycles. That clearly won’t do. The two smaller batteries aim for 1,500 cycles, but whether they can get there is still under test. The 12,000mAh battery, SDI-DC12K-SiC-V2, is a dual cell design consisting of one 6,800mAh 4.7mm cell and one 5,200mAh 3.2mm cell. The stack thickness should be under...

While the launch date for the OnePlus 15T is still under wraps, the company continues to tease the upcoming phone on social media. In its latest teasers, OnePlus revealed all the color options the device will be available in. The OnePlus 15T will come in Healing White Chocolate, Pure Cocoa, and Relaxing Matcha colorways. In separate posts, OnePlus shared more details about the white 15T. According to the company, the white variant uses a micro-arc oxidation process to achieve what it calls a “pure white metal frame.” It also features a glass fiber rear panel that is said to resist...

vivo recently began teasing the T5x 5G in India and has now confirmed the phone’s launch date along with a few key specifications. The phone is set to succeed the vivo T4x, which debuted in March last year. The vivo T5x 5G will be unveiled in India on March 17 and will be available for purchase via the official vivo India website, offline stores, and Flipkart. In a teaser video posted on X, vivo revealed that the T5x 5G will be priced under INR 23,000 ($250) in the country. The handset will also pack a 7,200mAh battery, which vivo claims is the biggest in the segment. Ready to...

Poco C85x is the latest entry in the Poco C-series, and it brings a massive 6,300 mAh battery alongside a compelling starting price of INR 10,999 in India. The device is built around a 6.9-inch HD+ 120Hz IPS LCD with a notch cutout for the 8MP selfie camera. You also get a single 32MP main cam around the back alongside an unspecified auxiliary lens. Poco C85x The C85X is equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 6300 just like the regular Poco C85 and paired with 4GB RAM alongside 64/128GB storage, which is expandable via the onboard microSDXC card slot. Poco C85x's key...

The Xiaomi Pad 8 was initially scheduled to launch in India alongside the Xiaomi 17 series on March 11, but the company moved the launch up by a day. The tablet is now available for purchase in India and is identical to the version sold in China. In India, the Xiaomi Pad 8 is priced at INR 33,999 ($370) for the 8GB/128GB variant, while the 12GB/256GB model costs INR 36,999 ($400). The tablet will be offered in Graphite Gray and Titanium Blue color options, with sales set to begin on March 17. There’s also a Nano Texture display variant of the tablet, which is priced at INR 38,999...

Realme has introduced a new budget phone called the Note 80 in select Southeast Asian markets. The phone is powered by a Unisoc chipset and features a single rear camera and an LCD display. The Realme Note 80 sports a 6.74-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The panel supports up to 563 nits of peak brightness in high brightness mode and offers a 180Hz touch sampling rate. It is powered by a Unisoc T7250 chipset that features a Mali G57 GPU. The SoC is coupled with up to 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of EMMC 5.1 internal storage. The phone also supports a...

vivo has been slowly unveiling details about the upcoming X300 Ultra, sharing new information about the phone every other day. The company recently shared information about the phone’s main rear camera and telephoto unit, and the latest teaser now highlights its ultrawide camera. Han Boxiao, vivo’s Product Manager, has shared an image revealing the internal layout of the X300 Ultra’s rear camera system, confirming that the phone will feature a 50MP ultrawide camera. The ultrawide unit uses the Sony LYTIA-818 sensor that offers a large 1/1.28-inch sensor size. It is also said to...

Oppo is officially unveiling the Find N6 on March 17, and alongside the foldable smartphone we're also getting a new smartwatch, namely the Oppo Watch X3. This will be the successor to the Oppo Watch X2, of course, which launched back in February of last year. Now, Oppo has published a teaser video for the upcoming smartwatch in China, here it is for your viewing pleasure. The teaser shows a rotating crown, a button, an interesting band (an orange one, of course) which looks like it's made from rubber or silicone but is adjustable by using removable links. It's certainly a unique...

Apple's first foldable smartphone has been widely rumored to arrive this fall alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, after many, many years of speculation about it. One bit that we are inevitably still speculating about is the device's name. We've been calling it iPhone Fold, but a new rumor out of China today claims it will actually be called iPhone Ultra. Not just that, but it will be part of a trio of Ultra-branded products that Apple is going to unveil later this year - the iPhone Ultra, the AirPods Ultra, and the MacBook Ultra. The iPhone Ultra will allegedly start...

Xiaomi will unveil its Poco X8 series on March 17, but we've got an early, quick first look and unboxing with the Poco X8 Pro Max today - you can check out the video here. The Poco X8 Pro Max ships with a case and a USB-A to USB-C cable. There's no charger in the box, but the phone will likely support 100W. The Energy label reveals that the phone's battery is rated at 1000 cycles, and that we should expect around 80 hours of endurance from it. Given that it's rumored to be a mammoth 8,500mAh power pack, we're not surprised. The phone is also revealed to be IP68...

Google's Pixel 11 family is still many months away from its unveiling, which will presumably take place in August if history repeats itself, but the rumors and leaks are already starting to pour in. Not long ago we saw a case listing for the Pixel 11 Pro XL, and today the first CAD-based renders of the Pixel 11 Pro Fold have been leaked. You'd be forgiven for mistaking this for a Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The design is incredibly similar, there's no doubt about that. However, there are minor differences, especially in the camera island. The Pixel 11 Pro Fold's LED flash and mic are now...

Samsung is considering adding a feature from the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra camera to the Galaxy S25 devices, namely Virtual Aperture for the telephoto camera. This could be added as part of a software update, since it is entirely a software feature. [#InlinePriceWidget,14456,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14457,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] People on the internet have apparently been asking the Korean company to bring it to last year's flagships, and an executive has confirmed that Samsung is looking into it. Virtual Aperture already works on the Galaxy...

If the rumors hold up, we should be seeing Apple’s first foray into the foldable smartphone market later this year alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series. The iPhone Fold has been the subject of countless speculations which have painted a pretty detailed picture of what to expect. A new set of CAD-based renders of the device shared by Sonny Dickson gives us yet another look at the alleged design. Just as previous rumors have suggested, the iPhone Fold will bring a similar design to Google’s first-gen Pixel Fold with a wide cover screen. The front panel is rumored to come in at 5.5 inches,...

The Google Pixel 10a stirred a lot of passion upon its release. Whether it was outrage from tech fans around the world that Google didn't change much, or whether it was genuine hype by people who wanted one, it's got people talking. And that's the best-case scenario for Google. Love it, or hate it, the search giant-turned hardware company struck gold with the a-series Pixel - people have been interested since day one. So, let's talk about the 10a. It ships with a USB-C cable and a SIM tool. The phone starts from €549 for the 12/128GB model and €649 for the 12/256GB one. Color-wise,...

Last year, Qualcomm acquired Arduino, a company known for its tinker-friendly microcontroller kits and single board computers (SBC). The first product to follow was the Uno Q, which was powerful enough to run Linux. Now comes a much more capable device that is tailor-built for AI applications, robotics, security, education and research. The Uno Q had a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU and an Adreno 702 GPU, which shared 4GB of RAM. Lightweight AI tasks could run on the CPU and GPU. The new Arduino Ventuno Q is a very different beast. For one, it’s powered by the Dragonwing IQ-8275 (PDF)...

After weeks of leaks and rumours, the vivo V70 FE has finally gone official. The smartphone has been launched in Indonesia and features a large 7,000mAh battery along with a dual rear camera setup headlined by a 200MP primary sensor. The vivo V70 FE features a 6.83-inch AMOLED display with a 1.5K resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and up to 1,900 nits of peak brightness. It also offers HDR10+ support and is a 10-bit Q10+ panel. It is powered by the 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 7360-Turbo SoC, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The handset runs Android...

Germany is the arena for yet another legal battle between tech giants – Samsung Electronics just won a case against TCL over “fake QLED” TVs. Quantum dots are used in certain display types for improved efficiency and color accuracy. For example, some Samsung TVs use ultraviolet backlight. Ultraviolet LEDs are very efficient, but UV isn’t even in the visible spectrum. Quantum dots absorb this UV light and output visible light in the desired color. An additional advantage to this approach is that quantum dots are much easier to tune to an exact wavelength of light than a typical...

Oppo has finally announced the launch date for its upcoming flagship foldable, the Find N6. Alongside, the company has also revealed the phone’s colors and RAM/storage configurations. The handset is also available for pre-order in China. The Oppo Find N6 will be unveiled on March 17 in China as well as select global markets. In China, the foldable will be offered in Golden Orange, Deep Black, and Original Titanium color options. However, the device is expected to be available globally only in the Golden Orange and Original Titanium finishes. Oppo Find N6 in Deep Black...

Back in early January, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy M17e surfaced in the Google Play Console's Supported Devices list. It was an odd one, but it's definitely real, as Samsung itself has now confirmed it. The Galaxy M17e is launching in India on March 17, where it will be sold through Amazon. The phone has a 6.7-inch HD+ screen with 120Hz refresh rate, the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC at the helm, and a 6,000 mAh battery. It will run One UI 8.0 based on Android 16 from day one and will receive six major Android updates and six years of security updates. It has a 50MP rear camera, a 2MP...

A few days ago, the purported unveiling date for the Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max got outed, and today it has been officially confirmed by the brand itself. The Poco X8 Pro series will become official on March 17 at 8PM Beijing time, which is 5:30PM in India, 2PM in Eastern Europe, 1PM in Central Europe, 12PM in London, and 8AM in New York. POCO X8 Pro Series Launch Event.A new breakthrough is coming to the X series.Ready to go beyond fast?This is where speed breaks boundaries. 🔥March 17, 2026 ｜ 20:00 GMT+8 pic.twitter.com/UcR1ENx417— POCO (@POCOGlobal) March 9, 2026 While Poco hasn't...

One of the more under-the-radar changes with the Galaxy S26 Ultra coming from the S25 Ultra is the switch from a titanium frame to an aluminum one. This change naturally raises some durability questions, and PBKreviews delivered his signature drop test video to showcase how Samsung’s latest top-tier flagship fares. Apart from the different frame material, the S26 Ultra features more rounded corners, and its camera island is more exposed than last year’s model. The new phone reuses the same Corning Gorilla Armor 2 protection across its displays and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on its back,...

vivo has confirmed that it will soon unveil the X300s in China. The company has also revealed some key specifications of the handset, which recent leaks had referred to as the X300 Max. The upcoming ‘s’ variant is likely to go official alongside the vivo X300 Ultra. The confirmation comes from vivo’s Product Manager Han Boxiao, who shared the details on Weibo. The vivo X300s will be a larger and improved version of the standard X300. It will feature a flat 6.78-inch AMOLED display using a BOE Q10+ panel. The screen will support a 144Hz refresh rate, 1.5K resolution, and Circular...

Apple is expected to launch new MacBook Pro models later this year featuring a touchscreen OLED display and M6-series chips. The upcoming lineup was initially expected to replace the recently launched M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models. However, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that may not be the case. Gurman suggests that the upcoming MacBook could instead carry an Ultra moniker and sit above the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBooks. While Gurman is unsure whether Apple will adopt the Ultra branding or stick with the traditional Pro name, the upcoming laptop is expected to come with...

The OnePlus 15T will be unveiled in China this month. Ahead of the launch, the company has been teasing key details about the device, and has now officially revealed its design and color options. In an image shared on Weibo, OnePlus showcased the design of the upcoming phone. The OnePlus 15T appears largely similar to its predecessor, the 13T, in terms of design. The phone features a dual rear camera setup housed inside a module on the top left corner. It also gets a matte-finish rear panel. The teaser also reveals that it will be available in new green and brown color...

It's been a busy couple of weeks since the last installment of our trending chart. Samsung finally officially unveiled its Galaxy S26 series and unsurprisingly the Ultra is still the most popular device in our database. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14320, 1#] Nothing had its own event this week, which produced the second-placed phone - the Phone (4a) Pro, while the bronze medal came from Infinix and its new Note 60 Ultra flagship. Apple had an announcement of its own, the iPhone 17e capturing the fourth spot. Meanwhile Xiaomi made its 17 series global at the just concluded MWC and the...

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26 series last week, which includes the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. The S26 Ultra is the top-end model in the lineup, and one of its headline features is the Privacy Display. The Privacy Display is advertised as a zero-peek feature that makes it hard for others to see the contents on the Galaxy S26 Ultra's display when viewed from an angle. If you are wondering how exactly the Privacy Display feature is implemented and works, we've got you covered. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Privacy Display examined The Privacy Display feature may not...

This was officially Mobile World Congress 2026 week, but Apple decided to unveil some new tech, effectively hijacking some of the spotlight. Starting off with the iPhone 17e, a subtle update over the 16e. The new phone has a binned A19 SoC, starts off at 256GB and lacks a 128GB version, and brings the new C1X modem for better connectivity. Most importantly, the 17e costs the same $599 despite the doubled storage. Deliveries begin on March 11. Apple also unveiled a new iPad Air with the M4 chipset, as well as the new M5 Pro and M5 Max processors. But what was truly the most...

It was MWC week, but the newly unveiled devices will not be available for a while – certainly not this weekend, anyway. What is available now is the Galaxy S26 series. Also, Apple launched several new devices this week, which can be pre-ordered now (and will be available from March 11). We published our Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review a couple of days ago. While it’s not the most exciting upgrade, it does bring meaningful improvements. Right now, the Privacy Display is unique in its capabilities and the upgraded charging had a significant impact on charge times. The S26 Ultra doesn’t...

Apple can be quite frustrating – at first glance, the iPhone 17e barely seems to upgrade anything at all. But the more you look at its spec sheet, the more you start to think “this might actually be worth it.” Do you agree? First, let’s go over the upgrades – this will be short. The new phone features an Apple A19 chipset, bringing a ton of performance for what is technically a mid-ranger. It also uses the improved Apple C1X modem, which is up to twice as fast as 16e’s C1. Apple iPhone 17e The display is the same 6.1” OLED panel that still runs at 60Hz and still has that...

Wow! We had to start this unboxing with an exclamation, because the Infinix Note 60 Ultra truly deserves it. There are so many phones named Ultra on the market nowadays, but very few among them justify the name quite like the Infinix Note 60 Ultra. Pininfarina is a big part of that. The Italian design firm popular for designing cars has been at it for nearly a century now, and it clearly isn't losing its touch. Something about this Torino Black Infinix Note 60 Ultra makes you stop and take notice! It all starts with the exorbitant unboxing experience. The phone ships in a large box...

The Galaxy S25 series outsold the S24 series, which in turn had outpaced the S23 series a year prior. In short, everything was going great for the S-series. But will this year end its winning streak? Last week’s poll certainly casts shadows of doubt over the success of the new trio. The Samsung Galaxy S26 family Let’s start with the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, which is arguably the model that received the most upgrades. Most of the people who voted in the poll just don’t see it as one of the best flagships on the market. And among those interested in S Ultra phones, most find older...

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z TriFold last December with a 5,600 mAh battery, which is not only lower than that of non-folding smartphones but also lower than that of foldables, as we have seen folding smartphones with battery capacities in the 6,000 mAh range. How's that possible? The answer is Si/C batteries, which Samsung continues to avoid even in 2026. [#InlinePriceWidget,14292,1#] Honor's recently unveiled Magic V6 foldable comes with a 6,600 mAh Si/C battery, and the folks at YouTube channel Strange Parts used Honor's Si/C batteries to increase the Galaxy Z TriFold's battery...

This can’t be a coincidence – Apple picked the week of the MWC to drop a number of major announcements. And since most of the developments from the MWC are unlikely to come to the US, let’s look at what Apple has to offer. The new iPhone 17e fixes several major annoyances of the 16e – it has proper MagSafe support now, you get good base storage (256GB), the improved Ceramic Shield 2 has an anti-reflective coating and the chipset was bumped up to an Apple A19. That’s a lot of power for $600! Okay, the 6.1” 60Hz display with a chunky notch isn’t ideal and neither is the single 48MP camera...

Much like flagship smartphones, flagship wireless earbuds have reached a plateau. Refinement is the name of the game in the premium TWS market, with new models focusing on improved audio tuning, better noise cancellation and squeezing an additional hour or two of battery life. That’s the short story of the Huawei FreeBuds Pro 5, which recently made their global debut. We’ve been using them for over a week ahead of their launch and found them to be a great option with superb sound, potent ANC and top-notch build quality. Read on for our detailed assessment. ...

Renders of the Oppo Find N6, that surfaced last month, showed the smartphone in three colors. Now, a new set of Find N6 renders has surfaced, giving us our best look yet at the smartphone and showing the foldable in new colors. These renders, shared by reliable leakster Evan Blass, show the Oppo Find N6 in three new colors, including orange, because of course. Oppo Find N6's leaked renders Blass didn't share any other details about the Oppo Find N6; however, Oppo previously confirmed that Find N6 would feature a Hasselblad-tuned 200MP quad-camera setup. Rumors claim the...

The Redmi Pad 2 launched in June of last year with an 11-inch screen, and now the brand is apparently working on a smaller variation of it. The Redmi Pad 2 9.7-inch is now listed in the GSMA's IMEI database, with three model numbers: 2604ERP4DG, 2604ERP4DC, and 2604ERP4DI. They reveal that the device will be launching in China, India, as well as other global markets, so this could get a pretty geographically spread out release. The original Redmi Pad 2 While there are no other details about it aside from its name, that obviously tells us it will have a 9.7" touchscreen, smaller...

Samsung's next-gen buds are here, and they look subdued. That may be no bad thing, though, as they're simpler, easier to use, and should also have a better, louder sound. The buds ship in either Black or White (plus an online-exclusive Pink Gold) in a simple box with S/M/L eartips. They'll ship from March 11 and cost $250/€250 - that's the same price as the Buds3 Pro from 2024. Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro price at Samsung price at Amazon The Galaxy Buds4 Pro ship in a smaller case with a see-through top. The buds now lie flat down in the case, unlike...

Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy S26 lineup is now on sale, while Apple’s new iPhone 17e and the MacBook Neo are available for pre-order. The Nothing Phone (4a) is also currently up for pre-order on Amazon UK. Let’s start with the Samsung Galaxy S26 series. The top-of-the-line Galaxy S26 Ultra is currently available with a £170 discount on the 512GB and 1TB variants. The device is powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset and introduces Samsung’s new Privacy Display feature, along with a few other minor upgrades. ...

TCL is one of the leading display manufacturers, and MWC is a breeding ground for innovation, so it only makes sense for one of the world's leading display makers to show off its latest developments. TCL’s Super Pixel display tech and Inkjet-printed OLED displays were both announced earlier this year at CES, and will make their way to a wide range of devices, with TCL showcasing a diverse portfolio of next-generation displays. Thanks to an additional 1.8% more sub-pixels inside the OLED layer, TCL’s Super Pixel displays achieve higher sharpness and a clearer image compared to sub-pixel...

Realme has launched a new budget phone in India packing a large 7,000mAh battery. Called the Realme C83 5G, it is the latest addition to the company’s C-series lineup. The phone sports a 6.8-inch IPS LCD display that offers an HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 144Hz. The panel also delivers up to 900 nits of peak brightness and a maximum touch sampling rate of 180Hz. It is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, which is paired with up to 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of eMMC 5.1 storage. The phone also features a microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 2TB. At...

Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 is rumored to be launching later this year, around its predecessor's two-year anniversary, and today a tipster over on X claims that it will be using the newly unveiled Snapdragon Wear Elite SoC. Snapdragon Wear Elite features The Galaxy Watch9, on the other hand, will allegedly stick with the Exynos W1000 used in the Galaxy Watch8 and Watch7, even though it's launching alongside the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. With this move, Samsung will differentiate the next Ultra even more from its non-Ultra watches, for better or worse. It's unclear if this means we...

If Google repeats history, the Pixel 11 family will be getting official in August. And yet, we're already seeing a purported case outed for the upcoming Pixel 11 Pro XL. It's unclear if this is really based on that device's exact measurements, or just a ploy by the case maker to get some free publicity (probably the latter, which is why we're not mentioning it). But, assuming this is real and based on real information about the Pixel 11 Pro XL, two things stand out. First, the camera island/bar will protrude much less from the phone's body than it does in the Pixel 10 Pro XL. Of...

The Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max are going to become official on March 17, according to a new rumor. These have been leaking a lot lately. The X8 Pro is rumored to be a rebranded Redmi Turbo 5 and the Poco X8 Pro Max a rebranded Redmi Turbo 5 Max, but with different battery capacities. Redmi Turbo 5 Max Poco has recently confirmed that the X8 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8500 SoC and the X8 Pro Max by the Dimensity 9500s - and, unsurprisingly, those are the exact chipsets used by the aforementioned Redmi devices. If the March 17 launch date pans out, then expect Poco to start...

For a very long time, Apple has been rumored to be working on a smart home hub device which everyone's been calling HomePad unofficially. This is now tipped to be finally launching this fall. The device will allegedly have a 7" square display and a front-facing camera. One version is apparently designed to be mounted on a wall, while the other iteration has a speaker base that's similar to a HomePod mini and can be placed on your counter or desk. The HomePad (or whatever it ends up being called) will have sensors to automatically detect when someone is nearby. The content displayed...

On the sidelines of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this week, Samsung revealed more details about its upcoming smart glasses. The Galaxy Glasses will come with a camera that will be mounted at your eye level. Of course, the glasses will connect to your phone. Samsung executive vice president of the mobile business Jay Kim told CNBC: "Everybody talks about what the next AI device is, and I know I've been looking at many different types of devices. Glasses, obviously is one of them and everybody's looking at it". Meta Ray-Ban glasses, Samsung's main competitor for now Kim...

The Samsung Galaxy S26 series has smashed the pre-order record in South Korea. In the seven days between February 27 and March 5, Samsung saw 1.35 million pre-orders. For comparison, the Galaxy S25 trio last year reached 1.3 million pre-orders in 11 days. This may be enough to finally dethrone the Galaxy Note10 achievement from 2019. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the Galaxy S26 Ultra was the most popular model and it accounted for a whopping 70% of pre-orders. Okay, we admit this is a little surprising – the Ultra tends to dominate, just not that much. Last year, the S25 Ultra made up...

A OnePlus 15T prototype has now been spotted in the Geekbench online database with the model number PLZ110. It managed a single-core score of 3,440 and a multi-core score of 10,523. It's powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, just as rumored. In the prototype that ran the benchmark, this was paired with 16GB of RAM. The phone will unsurprisingly run Android 16 from day one. The 15T is officially confirmed to have a 6.32-inch flat screen with extremely slim and uniform bezels, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, a 7,500 mAh battery with 100W wired and 50W wireless...

TCL continues its quest to make digital displays feel as natural as paper. After several generations of NxtPaper displays, which were based on LCD panels, the company has created its first NxtPaper AMOLED display. It tackles several issues that make digital displays feel, well, digital and that put strain on our eyes. The end goal is paper-like comfort for reading but also vibrant images with true-to-life colors for photos and videos. A major breakthrough was the upgraded Circular Polarizer Light (CPL) technology. It achieves a polarization rate of 90%, which is way up from 57% for the...

itel just launched the Zeno 100 in India, billed as "Rugged. Refined. Ready". The phone comes with MIL-STD-810H certification for ruggedness (including drop resistance), a rare feat for this price point. The Zeno 100 sports a 6.67-inch 720x1612 LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, and 480-nit brightness, the Unisoc T7100 SoC at the helm, 3/4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, an 8MP rear camera with an LED flash, a 5MP front camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner embedded into the power button, and a 5,000 mAh battery with...

Vivo is going all in on both photography and videography with the new X300 Ultra. The phone is finally coming to the global market, and to entice people away from other camera-centric Ultras lurking about, vivo has partnered with Zeiss and known camera accessory maker SmallRig, to make the X300 Ultra the best tool for both photos and videos. Meet the Professional Photographer Kit, which includes two new teleconverter lenses, a case, a new grip, and an elaborate video cage with two smart handles. The vivo X200 Ultra also has a photography kit with a 200mm equivalent lens that...

Lenovo brought multiple new laptops and tablets to the MWC and we got the chance to go hands-on with the Legion Tab gaming tablet and the factory-oriented ThinkTab X11. But the company also presented several cool concept devices – here is a closer look at what the future might hold. Lenovo Legion Go Fold Concept There is a renaissance of portable gaming devices, though portability varies quite a bit. What if foldable screens are the answer? This is exactly the question that the Lenovo Legion Go Fold Concept tries to answer. The Lenovo Legion Go 2 came out last year. It was a petite...

The Motorola Edge 70 Fusion, unveiled earlier this week, made its India debut today. The smartphone comes in Pantone Blue Surf, Pantone Country Air, and Pantone Silhouette colors with three memory options - 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB, priced at INR26,999 ($295/€255), INR29,999 ($325/€280), and INR32,999 ($360/€310), respectively. [#InlinePriceWidget,14432,1#] The Edge 70 Fusion will go on open sale in India starting March 12 through Motorola's official Indian website, Flipkart, and leading retail stores across the country. However, it will also be available for purchase in...

Several details about the upcoming OnePlus 15T were recently confirmed by the brand, and now more information has been revealed. The handset is expected to be unveiled in China later this month. OnePlus China President Li Jie has shared new details about the OnePlus 15T on Weibo. The phone is confirmed to sport a 6.32-inch flat screen with rounded corners. Earlier this week, OnePlus had also revealed that the phone will feature extremely slim and uniform display bezels. OnePlus 13T Apart from the display specs, Li Jie also confirmed that the phone will get a 3D ultrasonic...

After revealing details about the main rear camera of the upcoming vivo X300 Ultra, the company has now shared the specifications of the phone’s telephoto camera as well. vivo also recently showcased the X300 Ultra’s video capabilities at MWC. vivo product manager Han Boxiao revealed the details in a post on Weibo. The vivo X300 Ultra will feature a fifth-generation Zeiss 200MP periscope telephoto camera using a customized Samsung HP0 sensor. According to the company, the telephoto camera will leverage vivo’s BlueImage technology to improve color accuracy, autofocus...

The Motorola Edge 70 Fusion, unveiled earlier this week, made its India debut today. We already got our hands on the Edge 70 Fusion's European version at MWC, so let's take a closer look at the Edge 70 Fusion's Indian model now. The Motorola Edge 70 Fusion's Indian model comes in a retail box made of recycled materials, but it also has the FIFA World Cup 2026 logo on it as Motorola is the official smartphone partner for the FIFA World Cup this year. [#InlinePriceWidget,14432,1#] The Indian Motorola Edge 70 Fusion's retail package includes a charging cable, a SIM ejector tool, some...

The Motorola Razr 70 and Razr 70 Ultra are expected to launch in the coming weeks. Ahead of their anticipated debut, the base model has appeared on China’s TENAA certification website, revealing its key specifications. The Razr 70 is listed on TENAA with the model number XT2657-2. It features a 6.9-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1080 × 2640 pixels, along with a 3.63-inch OLED cover screen that has a 1056 × 1066 pixel resolution. Motorola Razr 60 features a 50MP main and a 13MP ultrawide camera While the exact chipset has not been specified, the listing reveals that the...

The Lava Bold launched last April, and its successor is now almost upon us. The Lava Bold 2's teaser campaign has started ahead of its release in the near future. A microsite on Amazon reveals the camera island's design, which you can take a look at in the image below. There are two cameras, each in its own circle that lies on top of a rectangular island. The Bold 2 is teased to be brighter, slimmer, and bolder. For reference, note that the original Bold was 8.5mm thick, so its successor should go below that. Lava should reveal more details about the Bold 2 in the coming...

iQOO is launching the Z11x in India on March 12, and ahead of that, the brand is showing it in both colors. These are called Prismatic Green and Titan Black. The Z11x is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 7400 Turbo SoC, and it comes with a 7,200 mAh battery with support for 44W fast charging. It will be its segment's fastest smartphone, according to iQOO, with an AnTuTu score over 1 million points received with the version having 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. iQOO Z11x official images According to rumors, the phone will be offered in three RAM/storage combos: 6/128GB, 8/128GB,...

Tecno has been expanding its reach outside of the budget realm for some time now, and it announced a strategic partnership with Italian luxury lifestyle brand Tonino Lamborghini at MWC. The name is not a coincidence as Tonino Lamborghini was founded and named after Ferruccio Lamborghini’s son, though it’s not actually associated with Lamborghini sports cars, despite the logo resemblance. The first smartphone to come from the budding collaboration is the Tecno Pova Metal Tonino Lamborghini Edition, and we got to go hands-on with it shortly after its announcement. From the vibrant...

Over the years, a lot of scam WhatsApp mass messages claimed the service would imminently become paid. That hasn't happened, obviously, and still won't - the core service will remain free. However, WhatsApp is now rumored to be soon introducing a premium tier. This will be called WhatsApp Plus. It's said to offer several additional customization options to change the app theme, app icon, and accent colors, including 14 new icons and multiple color choices and interface elements. Additionally, it will let you pin up to 20 chats, instead of the 3 that are now supported. You will also...

Samsung's smallest premium phone is back at it for another year, and we've got it in the house and in for review. The Galaxy S26 ships with a USB cable and a SIM eject tool. This year, there's no 128GB base model; the range starts with 256GB, but the starting price has moved up by around $100/€100, so there's no real difference. The RAM is the same 12GB as every year. So what is new? For starters, the Galaxy S26 ships with Samsung's own 2nm Exynos 2600. We'reeager to test and see what the new SoC brings to the table. Another change is the screen diagonal, which now stretches to...