vivo started teasing the X300 Ultra and X300 FE in India last week, and today, the brand announced that both smartphones will be launched in India on May 6 at 12 PM local time. vivo X300 Ultra and vivo X300 FE launching in India on May 6 In addition to announcing the launch date, vivo also revealed that the X300 Ultra will be available in India in Victory Green and Eclipse Black colors. The flagship will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, pack a 6,600 mAh battery with 100W wired charging support, and feature the same rear camera setup as the global and Chinese X300...

The OnePlus Watch 4 made it to the Google Play Console a few days ago, and now it's been listed by the brand on its official website, and this has officially revealed its most important specs. The watch has an all-titanium case and it's going to be offered in two colors: Evergreen Titanium and Midnight Titanium. As you can see, the former is basically silver with a green band, while the latter option is darker and comes with a gray band. The OnePlus Watch 4 is "built to MIL-STD-810H military-grade standards" and supports wet-hand touch and "full seawater corrosion resistance". The...

The Motorola Edge 70 Pro has been launched in India as the latest addition to the Edge 70 lineup. It joins the Edge 70 Fusion, introduced in early March, and the Edge 70, which debuted late last year. It comes with a 6.8-inch AMOLED display that offers a Full-HD+ resolution, a refresh rate of up to 144Hz, and a peak brightness of 5,200 nits. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme chipset, which is paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 4.1 internal storage. At the back, the Edge 70 Pro features a 50MP Sony Lytia 710 primary sensor with OIS,...

Asus officially confirmed its exit from the smartphone market in January, but apparently that doesn't apply to tablets. Today a new leak brings us our first look at the upcoming Asus Pad with some nice-looking renders. As you can see, the bezels are reasonably thin for a tablet. The Asus Pad is rumored to sport a 12.2-inch dual-layer OLED screen (think Apple's Tandem OLED and you get the idea) with a 144Hz refresh rate. There will be support for Dolby Vision as well as Dolby Atmos. Asus Pad leaked images The Asus Pad will have a 9,000 mAh battery which will support fast...

This just in, the freshly announced Honor 600 Pro is in the office and joining our review queue. It joins the vanilla 600 and the 600 Lite with emphasis on great cameras and big batteries, the Pro is the flagship. Pictured with the Honor 600 below, the Honor 600 Pro isn't bigger as both share the same 6.57-inch display. The two also share the same battery - a 7,000mAh unit outside of Europe, and a 6,400mAh unit in Europe. In terms of body durability, the pair is very robust, with coverage for both IP68, IP69, and IP69K

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has been spotted in Korea meeting with Samsung executives. The trip is all about manufacturing chips on the 2nm process, and there's a chance that Qualcomm will turn to Samsung to fabricate the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoCs. Back at CES in January, Amon revealed that Qualcomm was talking to Samsung about this, and it seems like the discussions are still ongoing. If all this pans out and Qualcomm does indeed pick Samsung to fab the next top of the line Snapdragon SoC, it would mark a return to the Korean company for the first time since 2022, which is...

While last year's Honor 500 and 500 Pro remained exclusive to China, the brand-new Honor 600 and 600 Pro are making their debuts internationally from the jump. The newest members in Honor’s lineup bring a revamped design which takes some clear inspiration from the iPhone 17 Pro series with the oversized camera island and vibrant orange colorway. But outside of the iPhone look, Honor’s new phones offer impressive batteries, top-tier IP69K ingress protection and 200MP main cams. Honor 600 (left) and Honor 600 Pro Both phones are built around 6.57-inch AMOLEDs with 2,728 x 1,264px...

Rumors about Apple testing a 200MP rear camera for the iPhone have been circulating for a while, with the first leak emerging in May last year. Now, a tipster suggests that the first iPhone to feature a 200MP sensor may not arrive until 2028. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, Apple is currently testing a 200MP periscope telephoto camera for the iPhone. However, Apple may still take a few years to bring the technology to market. This aligns with a recent Morgan Stanley investor note, which claims that an iPhone with a 200MP camera is unlikely to arrive before 2028. The...

Alongside the K90 Max smartphone, Redmi today also unveiled the K Pad 2 tablet. Like its predecessor, it's a mini tablet with very high performance. It's powered by the Dimensity 9500, which is MediaTek's current top dog. This is paired with 8/12/16GB of RAM and 256/512GB of storage. The tablet has an 8.8-inch 3008x1880 LCD screen with 165Hz refresh rate, 1,100-nit peak brightness, and Gorilla Glass 5 on top. Redmi K Pad 2 official images On the rear sits a 13MP camera, and on the front you get an 8MP snapper. The Redmi K Pad 2 has a 9,100 mAh battery with support for 67W wired...

Oppo unveiled the Find X9s and Find X9 Ultra yesterday in China, but these smartphones will also be launched in international markets. Oppo hasn't revealed the international rollout dates for the Find X9s and Find X9 Ultra yet, but the company has announced that the two smartphones will launch in India in May, without providing pricing or availability details. Oppo Find X9 Ultra The Find X9 series also includes the Find X9, Find X9 Pro, and Find X9s Pro. The Find X9s Pro remains China-exclusive for now. The Find X9 and Find X9 Pro are available in India at base prices of INR74,999...

Motorola is launching the Edge 70 Pro tomorrow, and it may be joined by the Edge 70 Pro+ and even the Edge 70 Pro Lite. We have no new information about the latter, but some renders showing the Edge 70 Pro and Edge 70 Pro+ have been outed today. Before you take a look, note that we don't know specifically which device we're looking at here. The X post that is the source of these implies that they show both models, and that may well be true - in that case, the differences between the Pro and Pro+ shouldn't be that many, if they look identical and are offered in the exact same...

Last month, we heard that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 will have a 4,300 mAh battery, the same as last year's Galaxy Z Flip7. A new rumor out of South Korea confirms it, while also shedding light on the Flip8's battery charging speed. The source claims that the Galaxy Z Flip8 won't get any charging speed upgrades either, meaning the smartphone will support 25W wired charging. That's not just the same as last year's Flip7, but also the Flip4 launched in 2022, as Samsung hasn't upgraded the charging speed on the Flip models since then. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8's leaked CAD-based render...

The 'vanilla' iPhone 18 has long been rumored to miss its traditional September launch window this year. It's instead said to land next spring at the same time as the iPhone 18e, leaving only the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the iPhone Fold (or is that iPhone Ultra?) to be unveiled at Apple's annual event in September. Now, a leaker from China claims that not only will the iPhone 18 launch alongside the iPhone 18e, but it will be more similar to the affordable model than you may expect. That's because Apple is allegedly going to cut some costs in the iPhone 18, we assume due to...

Google has now introduced new touch-up tools in the Google Photos image editor. These let you "apply subtle enhancements" that refine skin texture, remove blemishes, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth. To use the new tools, select a face in a photo and choose one of the options: heal, smooth, under eyes, irises, teeth, eyebrows, or lips. Once you've selected an effect, you can then adjust its intensity. These tools are currently rolling out globally in the Google Photos app for Android, for devices with at least 4GB of RAM that are running Android 9.0 and later. Source

Back in January, Motorola unveiled the Moto G67 and the Moto G77. It seems there is a third model planned, based on some help pages on Motorola.com plus one Italian retailer. The Motorola Moto G87 can be seen on this page – Learn about the moto g87 over on Motorola.com. The page contains a hardware overview, alas, with no details. From the schematic images, we can tell that it looks like a typical Motorola, which isn’t much. We did find some good news – here’s how to insert a microSD card into the G87, which apparently supports cards up to 2TB in a hybrid slot. Moto G87 hardware...

Oppo took the wraps off its latest tablet entries with the Pad 5 Pro and Pad Mini. Pad 5 Pro is Oppo’s flagship slate featuring a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a 13.2-inch LCD and a sizeable 13,380mAh battery with 67W charging. Pad Mini is a more compact version with an 8.8-inch AMOLED, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (non-Elite) and an 8,000 mAh cell with the same charging speeds as the Pad 5 Pro. Oppo Pad 5 Pro Pad 5 Pro is the logical successor to last year’s Pad 4 Pro, which eventually made its way internationally as the OnePlus Pad 3, and it seems we’ll see a similar scenario soon with the...

A while back, Samsung added the option to join your SmartThings and IKEA smart home networks – but you needed both a SmartThings hub and an IKEA hub. Today, the company announced that you can connect IKEA smart devices directly to your SmartThings hub, which simplifies the setup. There are 25 compatible IKEA smart devices including: a scroll wheel remote, smart bulbs, plugs, temperature and humidity sensors, air quality sensors, motion sensors, door sensors and water leak sensors. Here is an example setup. IKEA has an air quality sensor that monitors temperature, humidity, carbon...

Motorola’s next-gen Razr 70 series is expected to launch soon with no less than three members. Razr 70 will be one of them, and we stumbled across a listing by a Ukrainian retailer that has the phone on sale ahead of its official unveiling. The listing is complete with detailed renders, specs and pricing. As previously rumored, the Razr 70, which will be called the Razr 2026 in North America, features a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED main display with 2,640 x 1,080px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Motorola Razr 70 (aka Razr 2026) It is joined by a 3.6-inch AMOLED cover screen...

Last week, vivo announced that it would launch the X300 Ultra and X300 FE in India soon, while also revealing that the X300 FE will be available in green in India. Now, the brand has posted a couple of images on its X account, giving us our best official look yet at the X300 FE's green model. vivo X300 FE in green Additionally, the images shared by vivo confirm that the Indian X300 FE will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC - the same chip that powers the global model. The Indian X300 Ultra is also likely to have the same chip as its global counterpart under the hood -...

The Redmi K series is consistently pushing the envelope in terms of specs, and the just-announced Redmi K90 Max is the latest example. It arrives with a flagship chipset, a built-in cooling fan and a generous 8,500mAh Si-C battery with 100W charging. Redmi K90 Max The K90 Max brings MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9500 chipset, armed with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage. The chip is paired with a dedicated Xiaomi D2 graphics chip, with Redmi boasting a 4,161,374 score on AnTuTu v11. Redmi K90 Max brings a dedicated cooling fan and MediaTek's Dimensity 9500...

Alongside the Find X9 Ultra, today Oppo has also launched the Find X9s for global markets and the Find X9s Pro for China. The Find X9s comes with a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen with 1256x2760 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and Gorilla Glass 7i on top. It's powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s chipset, paired with 12GB of RAM and 256/512GB of storage. On the rear there's a triple camera setup with a 50MP main snapper with OIS, a 50MP telephoto with OIS, and a 50MP ultrawide with autofocus. For selfies you get a 32MP snapper. The phone has a 7,025 mAh...

After weeks of teasers, the Oppo Find X9 Ultra is now official. Oppo unveiled its latest cameraphone flagship in China, and promised to roll it to select global markets. The star of the show is obviously the Hasselblad quad-rear camera setup, so let’s start with that. The Find X9 Ultra comes with a 200MP Sony LYT-901 main rear camera with a 1/1.12-inch sensor size, f/1.5 aperture, and OIS. It gets a 200MP OmniVision OV52A periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and another 50MP Samsung JNL periscope telephoto camera with 10x optical zoom and sensor shift optical...

Oppo has packed so much tech into the Find X9 Ultra that it’s going to take multiple presentations to cover everything. So, the company is getting a head start before tomorrow’s unveiling with this detailed description of the quad camera system. First, Oppo focuses on 10x optical zoom (230mm). It says that previous devices have attempted it without naming names, but it says that cramming this focal length into a phone came at the cost of “severely limited light intake and low pixel counts”. So, Oppo developed the world’s first 10x 50MP smartphone camera. It designed a quintuple prism...

Xiaomi recently launched the Redmi A7 Pro 5G in India, and the company has now followed it up with a 4G variant of the A7 Pro, alongside the standard Redmi A7 4G. The Redmi A7 4G features a 6.88-inch LCD, while the A7 Pro 4G gets a 6.9-inch panel. Both devices offer a 120Hz refresh rate, HD+ resolution, and a 240Hz touch sampling rate. Under the hood, both smartphones are powered by the Unisoc T7250 chipset, paired with up to 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of UFS 2.2 storage. They also include a microSD card slot for expandable storage. As for the cameras, the Redmi A7 4G and A7 Pro...

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is almost here – it will be officially unveiled later, April 21. Until then, the company is posting teasers and videos to build up hype for its camera flagship. Several videos just went up on Oppo’s YouTube page that showcase what the X9 Ultra can do in the hands of professionals. In the first video below, photographer Jerome and explorer Guille travelled to Kyrgyzstan to capture one perfect shot – an eagle hunter in the mountains with the moon up in the sky. The team shot at 600mm (using the 300mm Hasselblad add-on lens) to make the moon appear huge. The next...

Motorola is unveiling one or more new Razrs internationally on April 29, as revealed earlier today. Now, a new report from France brings us more information about the US market. Like last year, the lineup will be rebranded over there, and there's an extra model. So, the international Razr 70 will be known in North America as the Razr 2026, the Razr 70 Ultra will be the Razr Ultra 2026, and there will be a Razr+ 2026 sitting in between them with no international correspondent. The new lineup will allegedly become available in North America on May 21. There will be price hikes: $100...

The vivo Y500 Pro launched back in November is getting a successor soon, and it is already listed on China Telecom’s database. The vivo Y600 Pro (V2561A) will bring several updates, including a larger 6.83-inch AMOLED display featuring 2,800 x 1,260px resolution and a massive 10,200mAh battery with 80W charging. vivo Y600 Pro listing The device is listed with the MT6858T chipset, which is rumored to be the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 7300e. It will be available with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage and boots Android 16, presumably with OriginOS 6 on top. vivo Y600 Pro...

The Poco M8s 5G is the latest addition to the company’s M8 lineup. It features a large 7,000mAh battery and a 6.9-inch display. The handset is now available in global markets, starting at $189 for the base variant. It is equipped with the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chipset, which can be configured with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The phone also offers expandable storage via a microSD card slot. The Poco M8s 5G sports a 6.9-inch LCD display that offers a Full-HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of up to 144Hz. There’s an 8MP selfie camera up front housed...

vivo today made the Y6t official. The smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC, and it comes with a 6.74-inch LCD screen with 720x1600 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. On the rear there's a 13MP camera, while on the front you get a 5MP snapper for selfies. Keeping the lights on is a 6,500 mAh battery with support for 15W wired charging. The phone runs Android 16 with OriginOS 6 on top. vivo Y6t official images There's a side-mounted fingerprint scanner embedded into the power button, 5G support, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The device measures 167.4 x 77.1 x...

After Samsung blurred the lines between the S Plus and the S Ultra models a few generations ago, users each year are wondering which one to get. The top-tier and more expensive Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra or the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus variant that gives you roughly the same user experience at a more manageable price? "Roughly the same" won't cut it for some users, so naturally, the Ultra will give you a few extra exclusive features. And it's not just the S Pen, so let's explore the nuances. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test ...

Motorola is unveiling a new Razr smartphone on April 29. The company has just revealed this via its official account on X. There's also a teaser video to go with it. The Razr 70 and Razr 70 Ultra have both been leaking a lot lately, and it stands to reason that their maker would finally decide to make them official. And the timing is impeccable too, seeing as how the Razr 60 and Razr 60 Ultra arrived in late April of last year. Get ready to experience something new 👀. pic.twitter.com/cHYgYVwz8H— motorola (@Moto) April 20, 2026 Based on past leaks, expect the Razr 70 to be identical...

Apple has announced that Tim Cook will step down as the company's CEO, and John Ternus, Apple's current Senior VP of Hardware Engineering, will take over as the next Apple CEO effective on September 1, 2026, while also joining the board of directors. Cook will continue as CEO through the summer as he works closely with Ternus to ensure a smooth transition. Post that, Cook will serve as the Executive Chairman of Apple's board of directors. In this role, Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers worldwide. Tim Cook joined Apple in 1998 and...

Honor is suddenly at the forefront of humanoid robot technology – it introduced its first model at the MWC and a few months later another one of its robots won the humans vs. robots half marathon. A half marathon is 21km (13mi) and the 2025 edition was a triumph for Homo sapiens. Only 6 of the 21 participating robots finished, while most stumbled or overheated. And the winning robot took 2 hours and 40 minutes, twice as long as the human winner. This year, the Honor robot blitzed the distance and finished in only 50 minutes and 26 seconds. This not only beat the winning human...

Back in early March, it emerged that WhatsApp would be launching a subscription service, and today this has been confirmed as real. WhatsApp is officially testing WhatsApp Plus. This costs €2.49 per month in Europe, PKR 229 per month in Pakistan, and MXN 29 per month in Mexico. If you subscribe, you get access to exclusive premium stickers, the ability to change your app theme by choosing among 18 colors, and even choose a custom icon for WhatsApp itself - this will be shown on your phone's home screen and in its app drawer. WhatsApp Plus features: stickers, themes, icons You...

New details about the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max have surfaced online ahead of its expected debut later this year. The Xiaomi 18 series is rumored to include the standard model, the Xiaomi 18 Pro, and the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. Tipster Digital Chat Station has shared new details about an upcoming flagship device, which is expected to be the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. Xiaomi 17 Pro Max According to the tipster, the phone will feature a flat 6.9-inch display. Notably, a recent leak had also suggested that the Pro Max variant would sport a similarly sized screen. The tipster also suggests that the...

Oppo is now rolling out its April ColorOS 16 update as part of its monthly rollout. This update brings with it a new UCL watermark, as well as a new video playback feature. Phones receiving this update will get the new UEFA Champions League watermarks in the Photos apps. The watermarks will be available from April 15 to June 10, 2026. The other inclusion is the ability to adjust the playback speed of videos in the Photos app. Users will be able to pick 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, and 2x from the speed menu while playing local videos. The update will roll out to Find X9 series,...

Samsung has released new updates to the One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S24 family and the Galaxy Z Fold7 today. The updates include the new Galaxy AI features that debuted on the Galaxy S26 family a few weeks ago. We're talking about Creative Studio, Call Screening, the improved version of Photo Assist, and a better Audio Eraser. If you're already using the One UI 8.5 beta on your Galaxy S24 series device or the Galaxy Z Fold7, you will of course receive the new build as an over-the-air software update. If you haven't been notified about it yet, you can go to Settings > Software...

Huawei’s Watch Fit series just entered its fifth generation. Watch Watch Fit 5 and Watch Fit 5 Pro were announced today at Huawei’s big launch event, which also saw the debut of the Pura X Max foldable, Pura 90 Pro series, as well as the Watch Buds 2 and Watch Ultimate Star Diamond Edition. Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro Both Watch Fit 5 members bring familiar-looking designs, though the Fit 5 Pro gets slimmer bezels, which allowed Huawei to fit a larger 1.92-inch AMOLED touchscreen this time around. The Pro features 2.5D sapphire glass and 3,000 nits peak local brightness. The...

The four colors in which the iPhone 18 Pro (and, presumably, the iPhone 18 Pro Max) will launch have been outed not long ago, but at that point we were only shown some Pantone hues. Now, a leaker from China is showing us these colors on the metal of the iPhone 18 Pro's camera island. You can see them in the image below. According to the previous leak, these will be called Dark Gray, Dark Cherry, Silver, and Light Blue. Dark Cherry is most likely the rumored hero color for the series, replacing Cosmic Orange, which was that but for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. It's been described...

Tagging along with the Pros is the Huawei Pura 90. And while it's not nearly as colorful as the Pura 90 Pro and 90 Pro Max, it packs a mightier battery and also has a conventional triple camera setup on the back. Let's dig in. The Huawei Pura 90 comes in Snow White, Velvet Black, and Roland Purple. The phone weighs just 210 grams and is impressively thin at 7.0mm. The Huawei Pura 90 in all three colors It has a large screen upfront, spanning 6.8 inches. The 2856x1320px panel is an LTPO 1-120Hz OLED with a 300Hz touch sampling rate. It's covered by Kunlun Glass. The phone...

Samsung just updated its proprietary Galaxy Enhance-X app with some powerful tools. The updated version 16.3.00.31, available on the Galaxy Store, adds a new interface, as well as the ability to edit videos and documents, not just photos. The new interface is organized into three tabs - Plugins, Home, and History. The first offers add-ons, currently three - CinematicGlow, FilmStyle, and SkyGuide. These affect images with various effects and filters. The extensive photo editing tools are still here - you can crop, rotate, denoise, remove reflections, fix moire, sharpen (or fix blurred...

Huawei’s Pura 90 series is now official, with the Pura 90 Pro and Pura 90 Pro Max ushering in a new era for Huawei’s flagship lineup. Both bring updated looks with eye-catching gradient color schemes, which is a bit of a throwback to the Huawei P30 series. And as usual with flagship Huawei phones, you get top-tier camera hardware. Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max (left) and Pura 90 Pro (right) Pura 90 Pro Max is headlined by a massive 1/1.28-inch periscope telephoto sensor of 200MP resolution with f/2.6 aperture. This is a 96 mm equivalent module with 4x optical zoom, which Huawei claims...

Several years ago, Huawei unveiled a watch that housed earbuds inside it and released a fancy ProCollector’s Edition of the Watch GT 3. Today brings something similar. The Huawei Watch Buds 2 refines the design of the original with a slightly slimmer (14.7mm vs. 15.0mm) and lighter (54.5 vs. 66.5g) build. It does this by dropping the stainless steel frame in favor of a titanium alloy. The back is made of skin-friendly fiber-reinforced composite material. The Huawei Watch Buds 2 is a smartwatch and TWS buds case in one The watch measures 47mm across and is suitable for 140-210mm...

Poco has announced the launch date for its upcoming C81 series of 4G budget smartphones in India. The brand has also revealed the battery capacities of the devices ahead of the debut. The Poco C81 and C81X 4G phones are set to debut in India on April 23, with both devices slated to go on sale via Flipkart. The C81 succeeds the Poco C71, which was unveiled in April last year. According to teaser images on the Flipkart microsite, the Poco C81 will feature a 6,300mAh battery with 15W wired charging and 7.5W wired reverse charging support. It will also offer a 13MP primary rear...

Tecno announced the latest member in its Pop series – the Pop X 5G. It brings a fresh new design with a horizontal camera visor on the back alongside a 6,500mAh battery with 45W wired charging and a MediaTek Dimensity 6400 chipset at the helm. Tecno Pop X 5G Pop X 5G is built around a 6.78-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution (720 x 1,576px) and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at 560 nits peak brightness and features a punch hole cutout for the 8MP front-facing camera. Tecno Pop X 5G key specs Around the back, we have a single 13MP main camera accompanied by an LED...

OnePlus has several smartphone launches lined up in the coming weeks. After confirming the Ace 6 Ultra’s launch date in China, the company has now announced when the Nord CE6 and Nord CE6 Lite will debut in India. In an official post on X, OnePlus confirmed that the new Nord CE6 series will be unveiled on May 7. Alongside the launch date, the company has also revealed several key specifications of the handsets. The Nord CE6 will be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SoC, paired with a Touch Reflex chip. It will also pack an 8,000mAh battery with support for 27W reverse wired...

Huawei is an early mover in foldable phone technology and it is experimenting with new form factors like the Pura X – the so-called wide foldable. It’s an intermediate size between flip and book-style foldables. But what if the X got bigger? Today the company answers that question. Huawei Pura X Max The Huawei Pura X Max features a 5.4” cover and 7.7” internal display. Below you can see how it compares with the original X in terms of size. The Max is a newer generation folding design that is much thinner. Pura X Pura X Max Cover display 3.5” ...

We’ve already seen a pair of rumors for the upcoming Honor Magic9, but we are now getting our first set of details for the Magic9 Pro Max. This would be the higher-end option in the Magic9 series, and it is said to bring notable camera upgrades. According to Chinese tipster Smart Pikachu, Honor Magic9 Pro Max will arrive with dual 200MP sensors for its main and periscope telephoto cameras. In addition, the device will feature enhanced image stabilization and enhanced video recording capabilities. Honor Magic8 Pro The latter is presumably part of Honor’s collaboration with...

The OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra will be the latest addition to the company’s Ace 6 lineup, and it now has an official launch date in China. Alongside the smartphone, OnePlus will also introduce a dedicated gaming controller for the phone. OnePlus has confirmed that the Ace 6 Ultra will debut in China on April 28. The accompanying gaming controller will feature four physical buttons and is said to be tailored for shooting games. The controller is essentially a case for the Ace 6 Ultra with four rear-mounted buttons with up to a 1,000Hz polling rate and support for a magnetic cooling...

Today we have with us the new Apple AirPods Max 2 headphones. This is the newest generation of Apple’s flagship audio product, and promises some notable improvements to its performance over its predecessors, while still remaining largely familiar. That’s right, predecessors. The AirPods Max 2 is the third product in the series, as there is also the non-demarcated model Apple released back in 2024 that replaced the Lightning port on the original model with USB-C, and brought some new colors, which have been carried over to the AirPods Max 2. Let’s just call that the AirPods Max...

It's been four weeks of Samsung Galaxy A57 at the top of our trending chart and it faced its toughest challenge yet. The upcoming Honor 600 Pro got enough of you checking it out to place second as the company's teaser campaign went full throttle this week. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14379, 1#] The Galaxy S26 Ultra managed to retain its third spot, while the Poco X8 Pro Max slid down to fourth. We then have yet another upcoming phone in the Galaxy A27, while the Poco X8 Pro now sits in sixth. The iPhone 17 Pro Max came in seventh, followed by the vanilla member of Honor's upcoming...

Motorola unveiled the Moto G Stylus (2026) at the beginning of April, and the phone went on sale earlier this week. So we're right on schedule to bring you a quick unboxing before we're off to review the phone. The Moto G Stylus (2026) is up for grabs on Amazon, Best Buy, and Motorola.com and costs $500. It ships with a USB cable and nothing more. That means you'd need to supply your own case and 68W charger. On the plus side, the phone has a pretty back panel that you don't need to cover up because Moto ensures the phone can handle some bumps and bruises, and it feels nicer...

It was a pretty uneventful week for the US smartphone market – the biggest (and worst) thing that happened is that Samsung hiked up the prices of several of its smartphone and tablet models. It’s not so bad, though, as you don’t actually have to pay the new MSRPs – we have better deals. Also this week, Samsung is finally launching the Galaxy A37 and A57. Starting with the Galaxy A57, we’re glad to see this one available early – the A56 took forever to launch in the US. As for the phone itself, it brings a slimmer, lighter frame (6.9mm, 179g vs. 7.4mm, 198g) with better water resistance...

Huawei's Pura X Max foldable will debut in China on April 20. The wide-aspect foldable is shorter but brings wider screens, especially the unfolded one. It packs a triple rear camera, and will come in a range of colors - Interstellar Blue, Olive Gold, Phantom Night Black, Vibrant Orange, and Zero Degree White. The Pura X Max will arrive alongside the Pura 90 Pro series. Sony's Xperia 1 VIII will likely retain its 3.5mm headphone jack, per FCC certification, yay! Vivo launched its X300 Ultra and X300 FE on the global stage. The X300 Ultra will cost a whopping €2,000 in Europe for the...

The OnePlus 15R has Top 5 battery life in our chart thanks to its 7,400mAh battery. With 80W charging, it only takes 53 minutes for a 0-100% charge. The phone has a 6.83” 165Hz OLED display (10-bit colors, Dolby Vision) and is powered by the non-Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. Alas, the camera lacks a telephoto lens, which is a downgrade from the 13R. OnePlus 15R £100 off Read our review 12/256GB - £550 at Amazon UK The Xiaomi 15T has a similar display, a...

Samsung has released the April 2026 security patch for the Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A55. The April 2026 security patch for the Galaxy A53 comes with the update having firmware version A536NKSSGGZD1 and is currently available in South Korea. Samsung Galaxy A55 The Galaxy A55, on the other hand, is receiving the April 2026 security patch with an update having firmware version A556EXXSECZD1. It's currently rolling out in India. If you haven't received the security update on your Galaxy A53 or Galaxy A55 yet, you can check for it manually by navigating to your phone's Settings >...

While you can’t have it just yet, the vivo X300 Ultra is now available in Europe and the first units should ship out in about a week. This will be one of the top camera phones of the year – we have a review unit that we’re currently testing and it looks very promising. The phone is a beast with a 200MP (1/1.12”) main camera with a 35mm ZEISS lens, another 200MP sensor (1/1.4”) inside the 3.7x/85mm periscope, plus a 50MP ultra-wide (116°) and a 50MP selfie. It has a large 6.82” 1440p+ LTPO display, a 6,400mAh battery with 100W wired and 40W wireless charging and it is powered by the...