Nothing Phone (3a) Pro runs Geekbench, reveals its chipset

Nothing is launching the Phone (3a) series on March 4, and according to past rumors we're getting two devices - the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro. The latter has now been spotted in the Geekbench online database, with the model number A059P (the non-Pro is the A059, hence the "P" suffix stands for "Pro" there based on previous leaks). The phone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, oft-rumored. This year Nothing's mid-rangers have switched from the MediaTek chipsets of their predecessors. The Phone (3a) Pro prototype managed a single-core score of 1,181 and a multi-core score of...

Apple suspends over 135,000 apps across EU App Stores

The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) went into effect provisionally back in August 2023 and laid out a set of rules for online platforms and the goal of protecting consumers. The DSA became applicable for all online platforms on February 17, 2024 with Articles 30 and 31 requiring app developers to provide their “trader status” in order to submit new apps or app updates for distribution on EU territory. In order to comply with the directive, Apple urged devs to provide their trader status by Monday, February 17, 2025, and failure to do so would result in the removal of...

Samsung starts One UI 7 development for the Galaxy Z Fold7

Yesterday a software build surfaced, purportedly destined for the oft-rumored Galaxy Z Flip FE which is allegedly launching later this year alongside the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Fold7, and today the big foldable has received the same treatment. A tipster over on X has spotted the first test software build for the Galaxy Z Fold7 on Samsung's servers. This has identified as F966USQU0AYB3 / F966UOYN0AYB3 / F966USQU0AYB3 and is destined for AT&T's version of the upcoming foldable smartphone. Exclusive ‼️ Galaxy Z Fold7: The first One UI test build spotted on the server today! Build...

Official Galaxy S25 Ultra unboxing talks rounded corners, slimmer design and camera rings

Samsung shared a blog post that details some of the choices behind the Galaxy S25 Ultra design and how it has changed compared to previous iterations of its flagship. Additionally, it posted a “Guided Demo of Performance” video starring the S25 Ultra. This is an unboxing post, so it starts with the packaging. This year it was changed to feature a silhouette of the device rather than the more realistic depictions shown on previous boxes. The box is made out of 100% recycled paper as before and its contents are fairly simple: the S25 Ultra itself, the new Bluetooth-less S Pen, a USB...

OnePlus 13 users can now take better low-light pictures with Instagram's in-app camera

OnePlus has announced a new feature for the OnePlus 13 users that lets them take better low-light pictures with Instagram's in-app camera. This feature builds on the Night Mode of OnePlus 13's native Camera app, and the brand teamed up with Instagram to bring it to Instagram's camera, allowing its users to take better night shots from within Instagram without compromising on the quality or switching between apps. How does the OnePlus 13's Night Mode work inside Instagram? Make sure you are using the latest version of Instagram's app. Open Instagram's camera. When it...

OnePlus Watch 3 is missing an important feature in the US and Canada

Earlier today OnePlus made the Watch 3 official without much fanfare. It builds upon the seeming success of the OnePlus Watch 2 and OnePlus Watch 2R with an even bigger battery that should last for up to five days for normal use and even up to three days with intensive use. There's also support for ECG readings, but there's a catch regarding this function. Namely, it's not going to be available in the US and Canada because OnePlus didn't receive official certification from the FDA for the Watch 3's ECG capabilities. Thus, the ECG Analyzer feature won't be available in those...

iPhone 17's design to be very different from the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro

Earlier today some renders popped up purportedly showing the upcoming iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro, each featuring its very own distinctive camera island design. The Air with its single rear camera has a visor reminiscent of past Google Pixels, while the iPhone 17 Pro takes inspiration from the Poco X6 and Poco X6 Pro. The iPhone 17 Pro Max will be just a magnified version of the Pro, we assume, but what about the vanilla iPhone 17 model? Well, here's some intriguing news on that topic: apparently the iPhone 17 will look exactly like the iPhone 16. No camera visor-style island, no...

Sony Xperia 10 VI receiving Android 15 update

The Xperia 10 VI is the latest Sony device to get updated to Android 15. This is the first major Android update for the device which launched with Android 14 and is promised to receive three Android version updates in its life cycle. The new update comes three weeks after the Xperia 10 V began receiving the latest version of Android. Sony Xperia 10 VI's Android 15 update screen (in Dutch) Xperia 10 VI's Android 15 update features the 70.1.A.0.425 build number and is reportedly under 1GB in size. As usual, there’s no update changelog but we presume the features will be similar to...

Oppo Find X8 Mini specs leak again

Oppo is expected to launch the Find X8 Mini around March-April alongside the Find X8 Ultra, when they'll both join the already available Find X8 and Find X8 Pro. The Mini is clearly inspired by vivo's success in China with the X200 Pro mini, and we've heard that OnePlus will also have its very own smaller device soon - this is likely to be at least based on, if not identical to the Find X8 Mini. Today from Digital Chat Station in China come more details about the Find X8 Mini. It will allegedly have a 6.3-inch LTPO OLED flat screen with "1.5K" resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate, a flat...

Samsung Galaxy A26 support pages go live, launch is imminent

Samsung's Galaxy A26 was seen in a new set of renders recently, and the phone is now clearly on the verge of becoming official. That's because support pages for it have been spotted going live on Samsung's websites in the UK, Ireland, and Latin America. Previously, the device has also been certified by India's BIS, TUV Rheinland, and the Bluetooth SIG, so a lot of the prerequisite steps for launch have been undertaken. Samsung Galaxy A26 support pages The Galaxy A25 went official in December of 2023, so its successor is already kind of late if we go by the usual one-year...

Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro specs leak, here is the one difference between them

Nothing is launching the Phone (3a) series on March 4, and we've had a lot of rumors saying it will have two members: the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro. Today more details about the devices' specs have been leaked. According to this new report, the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro will have a lot of things in common: the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, the 6.72-inch AMOLED screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, the IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance, the 5,000 mAh battery, the 50 MP main camera, and the 8 MP ultrawide camera. Phone (3a) Series. Power in perspective.4 March 10 AM GMT....

vivo V50 debuts with 6,000 mAh battery and familiar specs

The vivo V50 is now official in India, and it brings a few minor spec differences compared to its predecessor. These include a larger 6,000 mAh battery with slightly faster 90W wired charging and a more modern design. The display on the V50 still measures 6.77 inches and is of the OLED variety with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel features the trendy quad-curved look with a more subtle curvature than the one on its predecessor. You’ll also find Diamond Shield Glass, which vivo claims will offer improved drop resistance compared to the V40. Peak brightness now...

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Xiaomi 15 Ultra leaks from all sides in new press renders

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra leaked once more, this time we get to see its official press images. A Russian online retailer spilled the beans, and even though the page has since been removed, information on the internet is never truly gone. We get to view the Xiaomi 15 Ultra in two color options: White and Black. It already appeared in various hands-on photos, and it's clear that the phone will feature a flat frame with rounded edges. Xiaomi 15 Ultra in White We can see that the camera island on the black version will feature a red rim. Other than that, the design is not far...

Top 10 trending phones of week 7

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra extended its streak at the top of our trending chart to seven weeks, winning each installment this year. Its aging mid-range sibling Galaxy A55 rose to second this week, which wasn't the most expected development. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13322, 1#] The Xiaomi 15 Ultra stepped down to third, as the Galaxy S25 found itself just off the podium. Apple's latest iPhone SE is expected to debut tomorrow and it's already the fifth most popular phone in our database. It should be way higher come the week 8 edition. The iPhone 16 Pro retained its sixth position,...

Weekly poll: will you buy the OnePlus 13R?

The R-series reminds us of the early days of OnePlus – instead of all-out flagships, phones like the OnePlus 13R dial things down a bit and offer a near-flagship experience at an affordable price. In the case of the 13R, that price is $600/€750/₹43,000. [#InlinePriceWidget,13548,1#] What you get for your money is... actually, let’s look at what you don’t get. Comparing it with the OnePlus 13, several omissions immediately become noticeable – the big ones are the chipset that is a year older, the less capable camera system, the lack of wireless charging and the lower water resistance...

Weekly poll results: the Zenfone 12 Ultra suffers because Asus offers only 2 OS updates

Overpriced, short software support window, large size – last week’s poll shows that there are many reasons not to buy the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra, but you only really need one. The phone is available in only a few regions right now, but that proved not to be a huge issue – though that is probably a reflection of just how few people want to buy the Zenfone 12 Ultra (4% is the lowest we’ve seen in a long while). Asus stopped making small Zenfone models a couple of generations back, likely due to poor sales. Even so, many voters would like to see Asus give it another go – there are very few...

Galaxy S25 vs. iPhone 16 Pro

So, you are in the market for a powerful compact flagship phone, and you are ready to dig deep in your pocket for one of the world's heavy-hitters, the Samsung Galaxy S25 and the Apple iPhone 16 Pro? In case, of course, you are not necessarily invested in either ecosystem. Well, the two devices are very different when it comes to hardware, software and price. The only common ground they share is footprint. These are the latest and greatest compact premium solutions from Samsung and Apple, so it's only natural to put them head to head. Table of Contents: Design Display ...

The Galaxy S24 series said to get one of Galaxy S25's best features

Amidst the rather underwhelming news about older Galaxy phones missing some AI features from One UI 7 due to hardware limitations, we now get an optimistic report claiming the Galaxy S24 series will likely get one of the best One UI 7 features - Audio Eraser. For those unaware, Audio Eraser lets you adjust the volume or completely remove certain sounds from a video, say wind, passing cars or other city sounds. And according to an X post, the functionality will be made available to the Galaxy S24 series once the One UI 7.0 update arrives. Moreover, the Best Face feature will also...

Xiaomi 15 Ultra shoots Xiaomi SU7 Ultra's record-breaking lap in Shanghai

Xiaomi is launching the 15 Ultra in China later this month (perhaps on February 26) alongside the SU7 Ultra performance sedan. To ramp up the teaser campaign for both Ultras, today Xiaomi has released a video of the SU7 Ultra setting a new lap record at the Shanghai International Circuit, and the video was shot entirely on the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Take a look: The car has been doing the rounds on various circuits, most notably the Nurburgring Nordschleife, where it set a record as the fastest four-door car back in October. The SU7 Ultra has been up for pre-order since October, with a...

Arm to launch its first server chip later this year

A new report from The Financial Times claims that Arm will introduce its first self-developed chip later this year, with Meta already lined up as its first customer. The chip in question is said to be a CPU for server data centers with the ability to customize its base to the needs of customers. The potential move would see Arm directly facing off against some of its key customers, like Nvidia, who use Arm designs for its server-grade CPUs. According to people familiar with the matter, the actual production of Arm’s server chip will be outsourced to TSMC. Softbank, which is the...

Xiaomi 15 Ultra renders leak giving us a better view of the two-tone design

Xiaomi is unveiling the 15 Ultra later this month in China, perhaps on February 26. It will then get a global launch as well, probably at MWC in Barcelona in early March. We've already seen the phone in hands-on images, and today some new renders have leaked showing it in its intriguing two-tone design. These are claimed to be official renders leaked straight from Xiaomi, for what it's worth. The new camera arrangement inside the huge camera bump is clearly visible, as is the Leica co-branding. Xiaomi 15 Ultra leaked renders The front is almost all screen, with quad...

New Samsung Galaxy A26 renders leak

Back in November a set of CAD-based renders leaked showing the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A26, and today we have some fresh official-looking renders portraying the device in three different colorways. It's unclear if these are all the hues in which the A26 will be offered. As you can see, Samsung continues to change the design of the rear cameras for its non-flagship devices. Like other new and upcoming A-series phones, the A26 also has a single oval-shaped camera island housing all three sensors, instead of three separate camera bumps. The phone's screen has a notch and a very...

Oppo officially unboxes the upcoming Find N5 revealing its weight

Oppo is currently busy teasing the upcoming Find N5 foldable smartphone left and right. The device is getting official on February 20, or should we say it's getting fully official on that day, as the company has been revealing information about it continuously over the past few days. Mere hours ago Oppo told us that the device would be just 8.93 mm thick when folded, which makes it the thinnest foldable in the world (when folded). Now the company has created its own official unboxing of the N5, which you can see embedded below. The unboxing reveals the phone's weight: 229g. That...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge's screen size is "almost" the same as the S25+'s

Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge is launching in April, and according to recent rumors, it will weigh less than 162g. It's also now said to be just 5.84mm thick, down from the previously rumored 6.4mm. Today a new leak tells us that the Edge's screen size will be almost identical to that of the Galaxy S25+. This is based on the leak of a purported screen protector for the S25 Edge, seen below. This is my Galaxy S25 edge protective film. Its screen size is almost the same as S25+. pic.twitter.com/3hbquQybUD— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) February 13, 2025 The Galaxy S25 Edge, back when we...