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Wednesday

Infinix GT 30 Pro launch date and key specs confirmed

Last month we came across a Geekbench listing for the upcoming Infinix GT 30 Pro and we now have confirmation for its launch date and key specs. Infinix will introduce the device in Malaysia on May 21 at 3PM local time (7AM UTC). The gaming phone will be joined by the Infinix XPad GT gaming tablet and the GT Buds. Infinix GT 30 Pro launch poster The teaser campaign is in full swing with the brand showcasing bits of the GT 30 Pro’s design and also confirming some of its key specs. In typical gaming phone fashion, the device will be equipped with RGB lighting elements, and it is...



Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro are now officially listed on Honor's website

The Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro are getting official on May 22, but the company has already listed them on its website ahead of that. Thus, we get confirmation of some of their specs. Honor 400 Pro The Honor 400 Pro has a 200 MP main camera using a 1/1.4" type sensor, a 50 MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and OIS using a "customized" Sony IMX856 sensor, and a 12 MP ultrawide with 112-degree field-of-view. For selfies you're getting a 50 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture. It comes with a screen that has 5,000-nit peak brightness, 1280x2800 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, 3,840 Hz...



Oppo officially reveals information about the Reno14 Pro's screen and battery

Oppo is making the Reno14 and Reno14 Pro official in China tomorrow, and ahead of that the brand has revealed some details about the Pro model's specs. It has a 6.83-inch screen just like its predecessor, but this one is fully flat. The new phone also ups the ante when it comes to battery capacity: 6,200 mAh vs. 5,800 mAh. Additionally, the Reno14 Pro gets a 50 MP 16mm ultrawide camera with f/2.0 aperture and autofocus, which is quite a huge upgrade compared to the Reno13 Pro's measly 8 MP ultrawide. Oppo Reno14 Pro confirmed specs These are all the specs that Oppo has...



More details about Apple’s all-glass iPhone emerge

Apple will celebrate the iPhone’s 20th anniversary in 2027 and there has been talk about an updated iPhone 19 Pro model that would offer a major redesign. Bloomberg previously reported that the device would “make extensive use of glass” and feature a curved design with no display cutouts. A new supply-chain report shared by South Korea’s ETNews sheds more light on the mysterious device that’s set to offer the biggest design change since the iPhone X from 2017. Xiaomi waterfall display concept from 2021 Apple is reportedly in talks with both Samsung Display and LG Display for its...



Tuesday

One UI 8 might give the Now Brief a voice

One of the biggest new features in Samsung's One UI 7 based on Android 15 is the Now Bar with the Now Brief, and in the upcoming One UI 8 based on Android 16 this may be getting a very interesting upgrade. According to a teardown of the One UI 8 firmware, you'll be able to listen to your Now Brief too, not just read it. This will be called Listen Brief, naturally. Listen Brief code snippets in One UI 8 Now Brief offers a summary of your morning, afternoon, and evening, including weather, calendar events, traffic updates, and news. And with Listen Brief, you'll get all that...



Nothing partners up with KEF for multiple audio products coming this year

Today, Nothing has announced a long-term strategic partnership with iconic British audio pioneer KEF "to usher the company's next chapter in sound". The collaboration brings together KEF's six decades of Hi-Fi audio expertise with Nothing's design-led approach to technology. Expect this to result in Nothing expanding into new audio categories, and several acoustically co-developed products are already in the works and launching later this year. Remember those Nothing headphones that were rumored in February? KEF might have something to do with them. At least we hope so. But the...



Oppo A5x marketing materials leak revealing some of its main specs

Oppo is working on the A5x, which will be added to the ever-expanding A5 family, which already includes the A5, A5 Energy, A5 Pro, and A5 Pro 4G. The A5x will be a 4G-only model according to newly leaked marketing materials. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 1 SoC. It boasts a screen (probably LCD) with 1,000-nit peak brightness and a 90 Hz refresh rate, as well as a 6,000 mAh battery with support for 45W wired charging. It will be IP65 rated for dust and splash resistance and Oppo is also advertising military-grade shock resistance. The phone's white/silver color scheme...



Apple to leverage AI for its upcoming battery-saving feature

According to sources close to Bloomberg, Apple is working on an AI-powered battery-saving feature for its upcoming iOS 19. The feature will work based on the user's usage habits and optimize things in the background to extend battery life. The AI will learn from users' behavior on the fly and reduce power consumption by optimizing apps in the background depending on the time of day. Apple is reportedly already training the AI using data collected from people's iPhones, so the system has a general idea of users' usage habits. After a while, the AI will adapt to the specific user's...



Monday

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is now official with 5.8mm profile, 3,900 mAh battery

Following months of teasers, leaks, and rumors, Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge is finally fully official as the Korean company's preemptive strike against the iPhone 17 Air that's supposedly coming this fall. As you may have expected, it's all about the thinness - 5.8mm, in fact. The phone weighs just 163g, and in order to reach those numbers the obvious sacrifice was in the battery compartment, where a 3,900 mAh cell will have to make do. It charges at up to 25W via wires with an advertised 55% reached in "around 30 minutes" with a Samsung adapter (that you'll have to buy separately as there...



vivo S30 and S30 Pro mini specs leak

According to a new leak out of China, vivo is working on the S30, which will be powered by Qualcomm's still-unannounced Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC. That's one generation newer than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 in its predecessor. The phone will allegedly have a 6.67-inch "1.5K" resolution flat screen, a periscope telephoto camera using Sony's IMX882 sensor, and a 6,500 mAh battery. vivo S20 It will be joined by the S30 Pro mini, with a 6.31-inch "1.5K" flat screen (in fact rumored to be exactly the same LTPO OLED panel used in the X200 Pro mini), and this one will be powered by either the...



WSJ: Apple is considering price hike for iPhone 17 series

A new report by The Wall Street Journal suggests that Apple is considering a price hike for the iPhone 17 series. The decision is yet to be finalized and is reportedly unrelated to the US tariffs on Chinese imports. Despite the newly agreed 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs between Washington and Beijing, Chinese goods entering the US are still subject to a combined 30% levy. Cupertino will not attribute the upcoming iPhone 17 series price hike to the tariff war between the US and China. iPhone 17 series dummy units (credit: AppleTrack) According to the new report, which is...



Realme GT 7 has a 7,000mAh battery with 120W charging

Realme's ongoing campaign for the upcoming global launch of the GT 7 on May 27 is focused on the battery performance of the phone. The latest teaser revealing that it will pack a 7,000mAh battery (a notch smaller than the 7,200mAh of the Chinese model). However, the global unit will feature faster wired charging - 120W compared to the 100W on the GT7. The Realme GT 7 has what Realme calls the World's first graphene cover IceSense design - the rear panel has graphene, infused with fiberglass, so that it's strong but also helps with the SoC's cooling. Word is still out on the SoC...



Apple’s 2027 device lineup includes foldable iPhone and smart glasses

Apple’s 2027 device lineup will include new iPhone, iPad and Mac models as usual, but they will be joined by an all-new iPhone Pro model, a foldable iPhone, and smart glasses. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared the updated details in his latest Power On newsletter. The new iPhone Pro and Fold models will launch in time for the iPhone’s 20-year anniversary. Gurman previously disclosed that the device would “make extensive use of glass” on the iPhone 19 Pro, and we now get a few more details suggesting the device is said to feature a curved design. It will not feature any display cutouts,...



Alcatel V3 Ultra 5G will spearhead the brand's revival

The Alcatel brand is returning to the smartphone market, and its first product launch is just around the corner. The phone called the Alcatel V3 Ultra 5G will mark the revival, confirmed Madhav Sheth, Founder of Alcatel India. The executive, who is also the head of HTech India (Honor's local partner), posted a photo on social media that reveals the name of the device along with the retail box of the phone. According to the post, he was tasked with selecting the appropriate box, and he chose the Black with yellow accents that says "Born in France, now in India." Alcatel phones will...



Sunday

Top 10 trending phones of week 19

The five-week roller coaster in our trending chart finishes with the Samsung Galaxy A56 returning to the top. It regained the lead from last week's champion - the Redmi Turbo 4 Pro, which settled for the silver medal this time. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13603, 1#] The podium is completed by the Galaxy S25 Ultra, the Korean flagship having regained three spots over the past week. We then have the upcoming Sony Xperia 1 VII in fourth - the company may not sell that many smartphones these days, but you guys are still following its products closely. Xiaomi's Poco X7 Pro sits in fifth,...



Galaxy S25 Edge is coming on May 13, Realme prototype with 10k battery, Week 19 in review

Samsung confirmed the Galaxy S25 Edge launch date this week - the slim Galaxy is coming on May 13. The Edge "embodies the ultimate camera experience" with its much-rumored and now confirmed 200 MP main sensor, which "continues Galaxy's iconic camera experience, delivering pro-grade capabilities to intuitively capture the world around you". And of course, the phone will have a ton of AI features, which we already know and love from the other members of the S25 family. Google poked fun at Apple for copying its camera bar design. The ad is part of a long-running series that...



Deals: Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra get price cuts and freebies, OnePlus 13 discounted

Amazon UK has a bundle deal on the current Samsung Galaxy S25 trio (the Edge is coming next week). The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is £150 off and comes with £100 Samsung Credit that you can spend on the Samsung store. You also get the Galaxy Buds3 Pro for free and a free 6-month subscription to the Google One AI Premium Plan (this includes Gemini Advanced and 2TB of storage). Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra £150 offfree Galaxy Buds3 Profree 6 months Google One AI Premium£100 Samsung credit Read our review ...



Saturday

Weekly poll: is the CMF Phone 2 Pro the right phone for you?

The CMF Phone 2 Pro went on sale on Monday – do you have plans to pick one up? We have a detailed review, which can help you make up your mind. [#InlinePriceWidget,13821,1#] The phone is available globally, costing €250/£220/₹19,000 for the base 8/128GB model and €280/£250/₹21,000 for the 256GB upgrade (still with 8GB of RAM). And when we say “globally”, we’re including the US – the 8/256GB phone is available for $280 via the Beta Program. There’s a lot going for this phone, but the key thing is the camera – especially that 50MP 2x (50mm) telephoto camera is rare in this price range....



Weekly poll results: the OnePlus 13T (13s) is popular, but limited availability limits its potential

A great future denied – the OnePlus 13T (aka 13s) proved quite popular in last week’s poll, but most voters that are interested don’t live in one of the two countries where the 13T/13s will be available, China and India, respectively. Interestingly, less than 10% think that OnePlus cut too many corners – it did cut some, but it looks like none of the deleted features will be missed all that much. The main concern that we saw in the comments was about the cameras – no, not the missing ultra-wide module, but the image quality of the 50MP main and 50MP 2x telephoto. It was never going...



Friday

Sony Xperia 1 VII leaked renders show all three colors

Sony is making the Xperia 1 VII official on May 13, and ahead of that today we have a bunch of leaked renders showing it in all three colorways - and yes, purple is back (alongside black and green). Sony Xperia 1 VII in purple As you can see, the Xperia 1 VII looks just like its predecessor, Sony isn't giving up on its trademark look. Unsurprisingly, Sony uses the Zeiss T* coating on the camera lenses. Speaking of cameras, one of them is a periscope telephoto of course. The ultrawide is new and advertised to use a 2.1x larger sensor than the one in the Xperia 1...



Samsung Galaxy S25 FE might get a more exciting chipset after all

Samsung's Galaxy S24 FE was released in October, and we've already heard rumors that the company is working on its successor, the S25 FE. This was initially said to come with the Exynos 2400e chipset, which is the exact same one used in the S24 FE. Needless to say, this might have turned quite a few people off the new device. Interestingly, a new rumor today claims Samsung may go a different way after all, turning to MediaTek's Dimensity 9400 SoC instead. However, don't pop the bubbly just yet - the Exynos 2400e apparently remains Samsung's first choice. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE It...



Samsung Galaxy Watch8 series to switch to a squircle design

Samsung's Galaxy Watch8 series is likely to arrive in a squircle body shape, similar to that of the Galaxy Watch Ultra released last year. The Galaxy Watch8 will come in two sizes, while the Watch8 Classic, which is expected to bring back the rotating bezel, will only be available in one single size. This information comes from a deep dive inside the One UI 8 Watch firmware for the Galaxy Watch8 Classic. One of the animation files shows the images you can see below (to the left of the names are the internal codenames Samsung used for these devices). Interestingly, there's no...



Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7's full dimensions leak, the folding screen will have smaller bezels

A couple of days ago the prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Ice Universe (or Ice Cat more recently) has shared the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7's thickness - 3.9mm when unfolded, 8.9mm when folded. That would make it the thinnest book-style foldable ever when unfolded, beating even the current king, Oppo's Find N5, which is 4.2mm thick. Today he's back with the Fold7's full dimensions, which are said to be 158.4 x 143.1 x 3.9 mm when unfolded. Compared to its predecessor, it's taller and wider, and of course thinner. It obviously also beats the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, which was...



Thursday

vivo X Fold5 specs leak, and yes it's called X Fold5 not X Fold4

vivo launched the X Fold3 and X Fold3 Pro in March of last year, and it's now apparently working on a successor, but there are two twists here. First, rumor has it there won't be two book-style foldables from vivo this year, just one. Second, it will be called X Fold5, and not X Fold4 as you may have expected - blame tetraphobia. A leak today says the X Fold5 will come with an 8.03-inch foldable AMOLED screen with "2K+" resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate, a 6.53-inch LTPO OLED cover display with 120 Hz refresh rate, and a 6,000 mAh battery with support for 90W wired and 30W wireless...



Samsung's Now Bar is headed to Galaxy Watches

The Now Bar is a big part of Samsung's One UI 7 based on Android 15, and it's now seemingly also headed to the company's smartwatches running Wear OS. It will arrive as part of the One UI 8 Watch update. The information comes from a teardown of a leaked version of a system app, which already features multiple code strings and references to the Now Bar. You'll be able to pick from having just an icon or both the icon and text when the screen is active. The image above shows where and how the Now Bar would sit on a watch face. Gesture-based actions will let you double-pinch to open...