Rumors of a Samsung wide foldable have been going around for some time now. Last we saw of the device were a couple of UI animations for One UI 9. Well, according to industry insider Digital Chat Station, the device is in development and could arrive this year. In fact, it could be an entirely new device line to go alongside the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip. The source hints at a 7.6-inch internal display, probably in a 4:3 aspect ratio that will resemble a tablet when unfolded and facilitate easier multitasking, document work and the like. The obvious drawback is an extra-wide form...

Huawei formally outed a few details regarding the Enjoy 90 Pro Max and Enjoy 90 Plus – two upcoming handsets. The highlight of the reveal is probably the “Whale battery,” which is said to have a capacity of around 8,500 mAh. Huawei Enjoy 90 Pro Max and 90 Plus The source also expects both phones to feature a 6.84-inch, QHD+ LTPS OLED display and either a Kirin 8000 or Kirin 8020 chipset, plus 8GB of RAM and a choice between 128GB, 256GB and 512GB of storage. Huawei Enjoy 90 Plus We also get a few images of the two devices, revealing their design. These images are...

Nothing officially unveiled the Phone (4a) series on March 5, and both the Nothing Phone (4a) and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro are currently listed for pre-order on Nothing’s website. You will officially have to wait for March 20 for the Nothing Phone (4a) and March 27 for the Pro to start shipping. That said, Nothing already held an exclusive retail drop for the non-Pro model on March 7, and now there is one scheduled for the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro as well. If you are near Bengaluru, India, on March 21 at 6:00 PM IST, you might be able to snatch one up early from the Nothing store. If...

The Samsung Galaxy S26 lineup continues to be on sale on Amazon UK. Meanwhile, phones such as the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, OnePlus 15, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 have also been discounted. Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is available with a £100 voucher that brings the price down on the 256GB and 1TB variants. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset and comes with Samsung’s new Privacy Display feature, along with a few other minor upgrades. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra £100 voucher Read...

You might not know this, but Amazon Prime Video actually has a higher-tier subscription, similar to Netflix, which offers an ad-free experience. Most people just get Prime Video as part of their Amazon Prime subscription. Well, this is one tier above that and costs extra - $4.99 a month, up from $2.99 after this new price hike. The service also has a new name – Prime Video Ultra. It’s not all bad news, though. Amazon actually invested quite a bit in upgrading this new Ultra tier. It now comes with the option to watch 4K/UHD streams with optional Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. The concurrent...

In a very definitive case of 'not something that happens very often', Instagram has decided to remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE). It wasn't that long ago when Meta-owned properties like WhatsApp and Instagram were bragging about adding E2EE to their chats, but now one of them is headed in exactly the opposite direction. As you'd expect in trying to avoid a ton of online fuss regarding this matter, Instagram hasn't announced this in a press release or blog post. Instead, it's quietly updated its help section to read that E2EE will no longer be supported after May 8. So, the...

The vivo X300 Ultra will bring a host of improvements compared to its predecessor, and while we've mostly focused on the photographic side of them, there's another side to it: audio. Vivo's Han Boxiao took to Weibo to tease some substantial improvements to the audio capture and audio reproduction of the upcoming global flagship. The first has to do with enhancements to how the phone uses its four available microphones. They'll combine spatial recording with noise reduction and AI smarts to isolate voices and enhance the sound recording. Below is a screenshot Boxiao shared from the...

Realme is apparently working on two new smartphones for the Indian market. These are the 16T and the P4R, and both are going to be launching in India soon with 5G support, according to a tipster over on X. The Realme 16T will allegedly be offered in Starlight Red, Starlight Black, and Aurora Green in three RAM/storage options: 6/128GB, 8/128GB, and 8/256GB. Realme P4 Power On the other hand, the Realme P4R will reportedly be offered in Silver Glare, Titanium Glare, and Lavender Glare colorways in these RAM/storage combos: 4/128GB, 6/128GB, and 6/256GB. Based on the RAM/storage...

Rollable smartphone concepts have come and gone in the past few years, but we've yet to see an actual product using a rollable display (there are, however, rollable-screen laptops already). While the rollable smartphone concepts we've seen thus far have all rolled the screen out of the side, vivo has patented something else entirely - a rollable screen that becomes longer, not wider. The vivo rollable device pictured in the patent application becomes taller as you roll out the screen, which is definitely interesting to see, yet we can't help but wonder what the actual use cases for...

The brand-new MacBook Neo is projected to be a hit in terms of sales and could turn out to be one of Apple’s most important laptops in recent memory. While its main claim to fame is the relatively affordable $599 base price ($499 for students), the Neo is also Apple’s most repairable laptop in a long time. YouTuber Phone Repair Guru performed a teardown of the Neo, and the results are fascinating. Apple opted for an easily repairable design with key components like the battery, speakers, trackpad, USB ports and display held in place only with screws and connectors. Virtually...

Yesterday we saw the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra subjected to a teardown on video, and today the same JerryRigEverything channel is back with its now-traditional 'durability test'. This shows how scratchy the glass is, what happens to the screen if direct fire is applied to it, and, of course, whether a phone bends. [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] So if you're interested in finding out how the Galaxy S26 Ultra fares in all those areas, and some bonus ones, grab something to eat and/or drink, take a seat in a comfortable chair, and hit Play below. In case you couldn't watch the video...

iQOO recently launched the Z11 Turbo in China and is now set to expand the lineup with the Z11 variant. Ahead of the launch, the company has revealed the phone’s design and key features. In a post on Weibo, iQOO’s Product Manager Xing Cheng shared new details about the upcoming Z-series smartphone. They also included an image of the phone showcasing its design. The iQOO Z11 will come with a 165Hz refresh rate display and also offer a large 9,020mAh battery, the largest ever on an iQOO phone. The image included in the Weibo post shows the rear panel design of the handset. It appears...

Apple announced it is lowering the commission fees on the Chinese App Store effective March 15. The fees for standard Apple In-App purchases will drop to 25% from the current 30% figure. Rates for the qualifying Apple In-App Purchase transactions under the App Store Small Business Program and Mini Apps Partner Program will also be lowered from 15% to 12%. Cupertino confirmed that the move was done following “discussions with the Chinese regulator”, which we assume is the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which had previously considered a full-scale antitrust...

With the Galaxy S26 series launch behind its back, Samsung is turning its attention to the next generation of foldables. While work on those proceeds, details on the two battery cells for the Galaxy Z Flip8 have surfaced and they bring bad news for anyone hoping for an upgrade. The two cells, EB-BF776 and EB-BF777, have rated capacities of 1,150mAh and 3,024mAh, respectively. This adds up to 4,174mAh. Last year’s Galaxy Z Flip7 had exactly the same rated capacity, though the split was slightly different – 1,189mAh and 2,985mAh. Galaxy Z Flip7, disassembled (source) Either way, we...

Samsung is widely expected to launch the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 this year, to mark its predecessor's two-year anniversary. The most likely scenario is it being unveiled alongside the Galaxy Z Flip8 and Galaxy Z Fold8. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 was recently rumored to employ the just-announced Snapdragon Wear Elite SoC, which would differentiate the Ultra further from the Galaxy Watch9 it's supposedly launching with (as that model would keep using the Exynos W1000 also seen in the Galaxy Watch8 and Watch7). Now a new rumor tells us about another upgrade that Samsung has allegedly baked into...

According to a tipster over on X, who shared the screenshot you can see below, Samsung phones now have a list of "satellite-ready" apps. This can allegedly be accessed by going to Settings > Connections > Satellite networks. This will then show a list of apps that are "satellite-ready" among those you have installed. So it's not an exhaustive list of every app out there that can use satellite connectivity, just a subset of those you have installed at any given moment. Before you go ahead and celebrate the fact that you can use Google Maps when you only have satellite connectivity,...

Honor's Robot Phone is still more of a concept device than an actual product, but the company has promised it's going to be launching by the end of this year. It's not a robot, it's a phone with a three-axis gimbal for (we assume) the main camera. There are still no specs of any kind, Honor has only done a few demos here and there with very limited functionality. According to a new rumor out of China, the Robot Phone will be launching in the third quarter of the year, so between July and September. Given the state of the prototypes shown at MWC earlier this month, we'd wager it will be...

The latest addition to the Lava Bold series is now official, but it’s not an entirely new phone. Lava Bold 2 5G is actually a rebadged Blaze Amoled 2, which launched back in August of last year. The only difference between the two is the price tag, with the Bold 2 launching at INR 12,999 ($140). That's INR 1,000 less than the Blaze Amoled 2’s starting price for the same 6GB RAM and 128GB storage trim. Lava Bold 2 key specs Lava Bold 2 5G will be available via Amazon, starting from Thursday, March 19. It comes in the same Feather White and Midnight Black colors and boots Android 15...

New details about Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone have been leaked. The iPhone Fold is expected to be unveiled in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup. The iPhone Fold will be available in three storage options, according to tipster Instant Digital on Weibo. The tipster has also revealed the possible pricing for the foldable in China. As per the tipster, the iPhone Fold will be priced at CNY 15,999 for the 256GB base variant. Meanwhile, the 512GB option is tipped to cost CNY 17,999, and the 1TB model could carry a price tag of CNY 19,999. If we directly convert the China...

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is expected to go official in the coming weeks, but several leaks about the upcoming flagship have already surfaced online. The latest leak includes a real-life image of the alleged device, offering a glimpse at its massive rear camera module. The image shows the back of the Oppo Find X9 Ultra with a large circular camera module, similar to the one on the Find X8 Ultra. However, the camera bump appears to be noticeably thicker this time. The camera module is seen to house a quad-sensor setup, once again similar to the outgoing model. As per recent leaks, the...

While Apple, Google, and Samsung continue to keep their devices (at most) around the 5,000 mAh mark, Chinese brands are innovating fast based on Silicon Carbon technology. Honor was in fact rewarded for just this at MWC earlier this month, and the brand shows absolutely no signs of stopping. According to a new rumor out of China, the upcoming Honor X80 GT will come with a 13,080 mAh battery. The 'vanilla', non-GT X80 was previously rumored to sport a 10,000 mAh cell instead, going up to that amount from the X70's 8,300 mAh, which was still definitely commendable in itself. Honor Power...

Samsung has finally opened the One UI 8.5 beta program to Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 users in India and South Korea. Until now, the beta update had been limited to the Galaxy S25 series. The One UI 8.5 beta update for the Galaxy Z Fold7 is around 4.2GB in size and carries firmware versions F966NKSU8ZZC5 (South Korea) and F966BXXU8ZZC5 (India). The update also includes the February 2026 Android security patch. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Z Flip7 is receiving the update with firmware version F766NKSU8ZZC5, which also weighs around 4.2GB and includes the February 2026 security...

Disney+ wants to be TikTok now, but for Disney+ content. So it's launching Verts, "a whole new way to discover stories" in a vertically-swiping format. This is "the first phase" of bringing vertical video content to Disney+, and it's (of course) a "dynamic feed" which is billed to help you quickly find your next favorite watch. You just need to tap the new Verts icon in the navigation bar on your phone, and you're inside the vertical video feed and "can swipe through a stream of scenes and moments from movies and shows on Disney+", which you can then seamlessly add to your Watchlist or...

Back in November, Google first brought Gemini into Maps, and today it's expanding the AI capabilities inside Maps with Ask Maps. Like the name implies, this lets you ask anything about any place in Google Maps, and Gemini will reply inside a "conversational experience". Google says Gemini can answer "complex, real-world questions a map could never answer before". You can literally ask for anything - a place to charge your phone, a public tennis court with lights are only two examples Google gives. Just tap the Ask Maps button and ask away. Gemini in Maps analyzes...

The OnePlus 15T is launching very soon, perhaps before the end of this month. The brand has already shown us the device in all three colorways, dubbed Healing White Chocolate, Pure Cocoa, and Relaxing Matcha. However, so far we haven't seen all three of these right next to each other. Until now. Here are the first seemingly live images of all three colors next to each other. The OnePlus 15T is confirmed to come with a 6.32-inch AMOLED screen with thin bezels, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, a 7,500 mAh battery (which will be the biggest in its class until the Honor...

Intel just unveiled its fastest gaming processors yet with the Core Ultra 200S Plus series. The series features two new CPUs that promise 15% geomean faster gaming performance than the current Core Ultra 2-series CPUs. Upgrading your gaming PC is a daunting task in 2026 with the crazy prices of RAM and SSDs. Finding a good deal on a GPU is similarly challenging. The new Plus CPUs, however, are well priced and they support all current motherboards with an 800-series chipset. The new Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs The Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is $200, while the Core Ultra 7 270K...

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is rumored to launch later this month and it will be the first Find X-series Ultra phone to go global. Tipster Digital Chat Station has now shared some more specs about the device’s cameras as well as a new bit of info concerning the “Master Kit version”. This will apparently be the Find X9 Ultra top-tier version, equipped with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage. It will also feature an exclusive design and a teleconverter kit, which has already leaked. According to the post, the Find X9 Ultra is said to feature a quad camera setup headlined by a 200MP main camera with...

Last week, we were graciously invited by Xiaomi India to the wonderful Vietnamese island of Phú Quốc. The purpose of the visit was to check out the cameras on the new Xiaomi 17 series phones and put them through their paces in this bustling, vibrant environment. Our weapon of choice for this trip was the flagship Xiaomi 17 Ultra. This phone has a broad array of cameras on the back, including a 50MP main camera, a 50MP ultra-wide camera, and a 200MP telephoto camera with a variable 3.2x to 4.3x optical zoom. We recently did a full review of this phone, which you can check out...

Have you received an email advertising some cyber security subscription or a smart ring that seems to come from GSMArena.com? We didn't send that email – it comes from a spam service that is pretending to be us. A number of T-online.de users have reached out to us to report the spam emails, which prompted us to track down the issue. To be clear, we have nothing to do with the emails or the cyber security thing that they advertise. Here is what some of the spam emails look like: This is what some of the spam emails look like If you have received a spam email like the ones seen...

Google has announced Game Trials in Google Play Games. As the name implies, this feature lets you try out the full version of a paid title for free, and if you like it, you can easily purchase it and pick up where you left off, since your progress is carried over. Game Trials will be rolling out soon to select paid games on mobile, and will eventually also make it to Google Play Games for PC. What's more, on select paid games, you can buy the title once and have access to both the mobile and PC versions of the game. "Buy once, play anywhere", Google says. This is already rolling out to the...

The Galaxy S26 Ultra may seem like an iterative update to its predecessor, but Samsung did include a whole new type of periscope camera sensor design, which deserves some proper attention. Luckily, Zack Nelson aka JerryRigEverything's latest teardown video gives us a first-hand look at the S26 Ultra’s fancy new ALoP 5x periscope. The All Lenses on Prism (ALoP) design was announced by Samsung’s imaging division back in 2024, and it essentially allows for more compact periscope sensors. As the name suggests, the lens array is placed directly on top of the prism instead of between the...

In 2025, the tablet market in India contracted by 21.7% compared to 2024, managing 4.4 million shipments, and the only brands growing were Lenovo and Xiaomi, according to a new report by IDC. Samsung took the crown with 37.2% of the pie in 2025 and 1.6 million shipments, followed by Lenovo with 666,000 shipments. Lenovo grew the most year-on-year at 28.9%. Third-place Xiaomi grew by 12.1% to reach a 12.8% market share with 576,000 shipments, and it was followed by Apple with 540,000 shipments and a 12% market share. Apple's sales were down 14% year-on-year, though. Acer is fifth with...

Dreame entering the smartphone market (and smart rings and action cameras and even electric vehicles) was a bit of a surprise. But our initial surprise is now replaced with a wide-eyed stare – the company has built a series of luxury smartphones that would make Vertu blush. And then there’s the other series with a detachable camera with a 1” sensor. Starting with the phones that you can (probably) afford, these will have a detachable camera module that houses a 1” sensor and a Wi-Fi connection so that it can operate remotely. This is similar to Sony’s lens-style cameras and differs from...

iQOO has officially announced its new Z-series smartphone in India. The iQOO Z11x 5G succeeds last year’s Z10x 5G and brings an upgraded chipset along with a larger battery and other improvements. The handset offers a 6.76-inch LCD panel that offers a Full-HD+ resolution, up to 1,200 nits in high brightness mode, and a refresh rate of 120Hz. It is powered by the octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo chipset, which can be configured with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. As for the cameras, the iQOO Z11x features a dual-rear camera setup that consists...

The latest addition to the Motorola Edge 70 lineup dons the Fusion+ moniker, and it brings some familiar specs but with a twist. For the most part, Edge 70 Fusion+ carries the core specs of the regular Edge 70 Fusion, but it features an updated camera setup including a 50MP main module (Lytia 710), a 50MP ultrawide, a 10MP 3x telephoto and a 50MP front-facing shooter. Edge 70 Fusion+ in Pantone Orient Blue and Pantone Blue Surf Edge 70 Fusion+ is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip, just like the Indian version of the Edge 70 Fusion, which launched last week. The...

Apple’s foldable iPhone is rumored to launch later this year with a wide inner display with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has shared new details about the software experience on Apple’s upcoming foldable. According to Gurman, the upcoming iPhone Fold will bring several iOS improvements, including multitasking features inspired by iPadOS. The foldable’s inner display is expected to support ‘iPad-like layouts’ and side-by-side apps. The report adds that the inner screen will be roughly the same size as an iPad mini, prompting Apple to develop new iOS app layouts and...

After revealing the camera details of the upcoming vivo X300 Ultra, the company has now shared several camera samples from the device. The images showcase shots taken using the main and telephoto cameras, as well as the 200mm and 400mm teleconverter lenses. In separate posts on Weibo, vivo’s Han Bo Xiao shared several images shot using the X300 Ultra. The images showcase the primary 200MP Sony LYT-901 camera’s capabilities in daylight conditions at 35mm focal length. As per Xiao, the sensor is able to capture up to 30% more light than the previous generation. Alongside...

Poco is launching the X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max on March 17, and ahead of that the brand already confirmed that the X8 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8500 SoC, and the X8 Pro Max by the Dimensity 9500s. Today Poco has also confirmed the duo's battery capacities, but there's a twist. The Poco X8 Pro's situation is clear-cut: it has a 6,500 mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging. Poco X8 Pro series officially confirmed details The Poco X8 Pro Max, however, has an 8,500 mAh battery in some markets, and a 9,000 mAh battery in other markets like India. It supports 100W...

vivo has launched a new Y-series smartphone in India called the Y51 Pro 5G. The handset succeeds the vivo Y31 Pro 5G, which debuted in September last year. The new model is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7360-Turbo chipset and packs a 7,200mAh battery. The vivo Y51 Pro 5G comes with a 6.75-inch LCD display that offers a refresh rate of 120Hz and an HD+ resolution. The Dimensity 7360-Turbo chipset can be configured with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of internal UFS 3.1 storage. It packs a 7,200mAh battery with support for 44W fast charging. The phone also offers IP68...