Kuo: Apple M5 Pro, Max and Ultra chips will offer server-grade performance

With the Apple M4 series chips already out on the latest Macs, noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is now offering a fresh first set of rumors for the M5 generation which are expected to enter mass production in the first half of 2025. The M5 chips will be fabbed on TSMC’s N3P node (3nm), which promises 5 to 10% less power draw than the M4 generation’s N3E process while delivering a 5% performance gain from the production process. The vanilla Apple M5 chip is expected to enter mass production in H1 2025, followed by the M5 Pro/Max in H2 and the M5 Ultra in 2026. According to Kuo, Apple...

Poco X7 and Poco X7 Pro specs leak along with official images

If you've been wondering what to expect from the Poco X7 and X7 Pro, wonder no more, as a new leak brings us spec details for both, along with new official-looking leaked images. So, let's start with the 'vanilla' model. The Poco X7 is said to have a 6.67-inch "1.5K" AMOLED screen with 120 Hz refresh rate and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on top, the MediaTek Dimensity 7300-Ultra SoC at the helm, up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage, IP68 certification for dust and water resistance, and a 5,110 mAh battery with support for 45W fast wired charging. Poco X7 leaked image The X7 gets...

Honor Magic7 RSR Porsche Design debuts

Honor introduced today the luxurious Magic7 RSR Porsche Design, a premium smartphone that builds upon the Magic7 Pro and offers small improvements over the already impressive general flagship. There are many features that remained unchanged, like the battery capacity with powerful charging capabilities, a trio of mighty cameras and a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Magic7 RSR Porsche Design has a 6.8” LTPO OLED with 1 billion colors and a Full HD+ resolution (it is actually higher, but Honor avoids the 1.5K marketing slogan). The panel has a peak brightness of 5,000 nits and...

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OnePlus Ace 5 and Ace 5 Pro are on TENAA

OnePlus is bringing the Ace 5 and Ace 5 Pro on Thursday, December 26, and today, the devices were listed on TENAA with their full specs sheet. The listings confirmed the chipsets and batteries of the duo, revealing these will be the major difference between the vanilla and the Pro. Dimensions, screen size, and cameras will be shared between the two, just like previous Ace lineup phones. OnePlus Ace 5 Pro The Ace 5 Pro will have a 4.32 GHz CPU, which confirms the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The regular Ace 5 will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, evident from the 3.3 GHz CPU clock. It...

Huawei Mate X6 in for review

This is the Huawei Mate X6 and unlike its predecessor, it will sell outside China. But is it any good? Its hardware package is certainly impressive. The Mate X6 has bigger displays than the Galaxy Z Fold6 but weighs the same 239g. The Mate X6 is also impressively thin when folded at just under 10mm (compared to 12.1mm for the Galaxy). There's a solid feel about the Mate X6. It folds with a neat clasp and unfolds with a mechanical assurance from the hinge. It's also lovely to look at in this Nebula Gray. Both displays are superb. The inner one is particularly large (a tad...

Realme 14 Pro series is launching next month

Realme has announced that the Realme 14 Pro series will be launched next month without revealing the launch date. The Realme 14 Pro series includes two smartphones - Realme 14 Pro and Realme 14 Pro+. Both smartphones will feature color-changing back panels, which isn't a first for Realme since the Realme 9 Pro+ also came with a color-changing rear panel, but that changed color under UV light, while the 14 Pro series' covers will change color only when the temperature drops to 16°C or lower. The #realme14ProSeries5G with its stunning Unique Pearl Design isn’t just a phone, it’s a work of...

Weekly poll results: the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ is easily the most popular of the three

Last week’s poll turned the spotlight on the three new Redmi Note 14 series phones and only one of them came out as the winner. The other two may have cut too much out of the spec sheet to be competitive in the mid-range segment. Redmi Note 14 series at a glance The polls give the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ a huge lead over its siblings. The lead can only grow if the phone handles itself well in reviews (we’re working on ours). While it’s quite similar to the regular Pro, the addition of a telephoto camera (50MP 60mm), a faster chipset (Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) and the option for faster...

Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon in for review

We love the Honor MagicBook Art 14 - it's slim and feather-light, and it has a lovely OLED display with a Goldilocks 14.6-inch diagonal and 3:2 aspect ratio. And now we finally get it with an ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite processor. When we reviewed its Intel Core 7 Ultra 155H-powered sibling, we concluded that it's a great laptop, but it could be better in Snapdragon guise, mainly for its improved battery life. Well, it's been a few months, but the wait is over and we finally get to test that hypothesis. We got the Starry Gray model this time (not the Green one) but it ships with the...

Ulefone Armor X31 Pro unveiled: 120Hz screen, Night Vision Camera, and 6,050 mAh battery

Ulefone has unveiled the Armor X31 Pro as the first 5G rugged smartphone in its Armor X series. It's powered by the Dimensity 6300 SoC, runs Android 14, and comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard, expandable by up to 2TB via a microSD card. The Ulefone Armor X31 Pro has a 6.56" HD+ 120Hz LCD on the front with 800 nits peak brightness and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. There's also a 16MP camera for selfies and video calls. Around the back, we have a circular camera island housing three cameras - 64MP primary (Sony IMX682), 25MP Night Vision (Sony IMX550), and 2MP macro. These are...

OnePlus Watch 3 to come with a rotating crown and ECG functionality

OnePlus is rumored to launch the OnePlus Watch 3 on January 7, which is when it will introduce the OnePlus 13 to the global markets and unveil the OnePlus 13R. There's no word from OnePlus about the Watch 3 yet, but a new rumor claims the smartwatch will feature a rotating crown. The source also shared the OnePlus Watch 3's render based on a prototype, showing the rotating crown. Additionally, the source claimed that the OnePlus Watch 3 will have two color options and come with a heart rate sensor and ECG, with the latter being available in select markets. OnePlus Watch 3...

OnePlus Open 2 may arrive later than previously rumored

A few days ago a rumor out of China claimed the Oppo Find N5 would launch over there before the end of March. This device is very likely going to be sold internationally under the name OnePlus Open 2 since the original OnePlus Open from last year was a rebranded Oppo Find N3 (Oppo is skipping the "4" because of tetraphobia). At the time we did note that it was unclear how soon after the N5's launch the Open 2 would follow, and today a tipster over on X sheds some light on just this fact - and it's not great news. The OnePlus OPEN 2 is 🔥 ....H2 2025..— Sanju Choudhary (@saaaanjjjuuu)...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim specs leak shows the iPhone 17 Air has a thing or two to learn

Earlier today a renowned leaker from China told us what to expect from the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim in terms of thinness, and now another tipster over on X has shared a purported list of the device's specs. If these are real, then the also-rumored iPhone 17 Air, with its single rear camera, definitely can learn a thing or two from Samsung's approach to a thinner smartphone. Galaxy S25 Slim (SM-S937x/DS) :• 6.66" display (like S25+)• 200MP HP5 main camera• 50MP JN5 UW• 50MP JN5 3.5X telephoto• SD 8 Elite• ~4700mAh - 5000mAh🔋Launching in Q2, 2025 - similar to A & FE series launch...

Honor Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design to feature improved 200MP periscope module

Honor is launching its Magic7 RSR Porsche Design flagship on Monday, December 23, and it’s expected to go all out on the camera front with a remarkable periscope camera. The brand shared a few teasers on its Weibo profile detailing that the Magic7 RSR will feature a dual electromagnetic focus motor for class-leading focusing and industry-leading aperture size that will capture more light and details in shots. Honor Magic7 RSR Porsche Design periscope sensor specs (machine translated from Chinese) Reliable tipster Digital Chat Station chimed in, revealing the key specs of the...

Honor Magic7 Pro bags multiple certifications

Honor will launch the Magic7 Pro soon, as evident from multiple regulatory listings. The smartphone was certified with the GCF in the United Kingdom, NBTC in Thailand, EEC for Russia and some European markets, and it was also spotted on the TUV certification website with a class III protection. Honor Magic7 Pro on stage at the Snapdragon Summit The phone, which will have model number PTP-N49, will measure 162.2 x 77.1 x 8.8 mm and weigh 223 grams. According to a Geekbench listing, it will arrive with a Qualcomm SM8750 platform, which is the current flagship chipset, Snapdragon...

Sony reaches 20 billion image sensors sold, doubles shipments in five years

Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, the company that makes image sensors for smartphone cameras, announced it reached 20 billion shipped image sensors since it started making transistors in the 1980s. President Yoshihiro Yamaguchi told Nikkei Asia that mobile devices were the main reason for the huge number, which doubled from 10 to 20 billion in just five years between 2019 and 2024. The accelerated rate of shipments was also due to the increased number of cameras in smartphones. We started seeing dual-camera smartphones in 2016 and 2017, and today, four-camera devices are common...

OnePlus 13R's processor revealed by Amazon

The OnePlus 13, launched in China in October, will debut internationally on January 7. It will be joined by the OnePlus 13R, which is confirmed to pack a 6,000 mAh battery. While OnePlus hasn't detailed the 13R's specs sheet, Amazon.in has revealed what processor the smartphone will have at the helm. OnePlus 13R in Nebula Noir (left) and Astral Trail (right) colors The OnePlus 13R will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, unlike the 13 that comes with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. The promo page set up by Amazon.in on its website also reveals that the OnePlus 13R will come with...

vivo Y29 5G's price leaks

vivo will soon launch the Y29 series in India, and today the pricing for the 5G model has been leaked. This will allegedly be offered in no less than four different configurations: 4/128GB for INR 13,999, 6/128GB for INR 15,499, 8/128GB for INR 16,999, and 8/256GB for INR 18,999. These will be the recommended prices in the country, however, vivo will apparently offer a cashback of INR 1,000 on the 4GB version and INR 1,500 on the 8GB variants on EMI transactions. Full swipe transactions will be eligible for a cashback of up to INR 750. You'll also be able to get the phone with no-cost EMI...

New Samsung Galaxy S25+ and S25 Ultra renders leak

Following the leaked hands-on images from yesterday, today we get a couple more leaked renders purportedly showing the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25+. And, for good measure, they are accompanied by a couple of renders of the Galaxy S25 Ultra as well. These come from Evan Blass aka @evleaks, the legendary leakster who started it all. Intriguingly, he has a couple more posts on X which have had their images removed "in response to a report from the copyright holder". Samsung Galaxy S25+ leaked renders While not outright saying it, he strongly hints these were also of Samsung's...

Oppo A5 Pro teased ahead of next week's official unveiling

Back in early November, the Oppo A5 Pro got certified for sale in China by TENAA, and it's now almost time for its official unveiling. This will take place on December 24 in China at a special event. In anticipation of the grand reveal, Oppo has been teasing the device, showing us its three colors: Quartz White, Rock Black, and Sandstone Purple. Oppo A5 Pro in Quartz White (left), Rock Black (center), and Sandstone Purple (right) The company has also released a teaser video for the A5 Pro, which implies that it will be a very durable handset. This makes us think it probably...

HMD Arc is no-frills Android 14 Go smartphone

The latest budget Android smartphone from HMD is here with the HMD Arc. It brings a 6.52-inch IPS LCD (HD+ 60Hz), a Unisoc SC9863A chipset (28nm) and a single 13MP primary camera. The phone boots Android 14 (Go Edition) and is listed in a single 4GB RAM and 64GB storage trim. HMD Arc You also get a 5,000 mAh battery with 10W charging, a 5MP selfie cam and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. HMD Arc supports storage expansion via its microSD card slot and is IP52/IP54 rated against dust and water splashes. HMD Arc comes in a single Shadow Black color. Pricing details were not...

OnePlus officially confirms big battery for the OnePlus 13R, new color for the Buds Pro 3

OnePlus is holding an international launch event on January 7, when it will announce the OnePlus 13 for global markets. The company has also confirmed that the OnePlus 13R will be joining it and shared the image you can see below. Long believed to be a mere rebranding of the upcoming OnePlus Ace 5 for China, the OnePlus 13R will differ from that model in at least one area - battery capacity (that is, if the leaks we've seen so far about the Ace 5 have been accurate). OnePlus 13 (left), OnePlus 13R (center), OnePlus Buds Pro 3 in Sapphire Blue (right) OnePlus says the 13R will have...

Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra colorways confirmed by reliable leakster

Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy S25 series next month, and one trustworthy leakster claimed to reveal the "final, official colorways" of the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra phones. The vanilla and Plus variants will have the same seven paint job options, while the Ultra will stick to a Titanium frame and a painted back panel in seven (same but at the same time different) versions. Here's the list: Galaxy S25/S25+ Blue Black Coral Red Icy Blue Mint Navy Pink Gold Silver Shadow Galaxy S25 Ultra Titanium Black Titanium Gray ...

vivo to launch a smaller-screen mid-range device next year

vivo did something different for its flagship smartphone line this year, releasing the X200 Pro mini as a smaller option alongside the X200 and X200 Pro. And it seems to be selling quite well. The company now plans to launch a smaller-screen mid-range smartphone in 2025, according to a new rumor from Digital Chat Station. The post on Weibo has since been deleted which generally means he spilled the beans a bit too early. vivo X200 Pro mini In it he claims the device will be powered by a Dimensity 9 series chipset, but doesn't name it. This makes us think it will be the Dimensity...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra to win the bezel game

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra has already been rumored to come with very thin screen bezels, but today we get an additional detail. According to Ice Universe, the S25 Ultra will actually win the bezel game, having thinner bezels than any other phone, including the Xiaomi 15 and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Both of those can boast impressively small bezels, but the S25 Ultra will take things one step further in this regard. The render above was created for illustrative purposes, so we can see what to expect from the device in terms of bezels. Ice Universe also provides some details...