vivo Y31t's pricing and availability revealed

vivo quietly listed the Y31t on its Indian website last week without revealing its pricing or availability. But we now know how much the vivo Y31t costs, as it’s now on sale in the country. The vivo Y31t comes in Crimson Red, Seashore Green, and Golden Mist colors, with three memory configurations - 4GB/128GB, 6GB/128GB, and 6GB/256GB, priced at INR25,999, INR29,999, and INR34,999, respectively. You can purchase these in India from vivo's official website, Flipkart, and partner retail stores. vivo Y31t's color options The vivo Y31t is powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC and...

Huawei nova 16 Pro going global next week

Huawei introduced its nova 16 series back in June, and we now have confirmation that the nova 16 Pro will finally go global. Huawei confirmed the midranger will make its global debut at its upcoming global launch event on September 2 in Munich, Germany. Huawei nova 16s Pro teasers Both devices will feature an additional “s” in their names, similar to how Huawei brought over the Pura 90s Pro Max to the global stage. The nova 16s Pro is getting the same pink and blue gradient colors as the Chinese variant. It remains to be seen if there will be any hardware changes between the...

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE uses the Exynos 2500 chipset everywhere

Samsung just announced the Galaxy S26 FE, and its main upgrade compared to the Galaxy S25 FE is the newer chipset. The S26 FE comes with the Exynos 2500, which is better in every way than the Exynos 2400 that the S25 FE employed. [#InlinePriceWidget,14870,1#] The Exynos 2500 is also the only SoC that Samsung is using for the Galaxy S26 FE, there's no Exynos/Snapdragon split based on market here, or anything like that. You get an S26 FE, you get it with the Exynos 2500, no matter where you are. That's the deal. And it's a pretty good upgrade, all things considered. According to...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra bend tests yield two very different results

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra as the successor to the Galaxy Z Fold7 last month, alongside the new, wider Galaxy Z Fold8. That model didn't really impress in a teardown, and now it's time for the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra to get one of its own. [#InlinePriceWidget,14802,1#] It all starts with the displays. The cover screen has Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 on top, which scratches at level 6 on the Mohs scale, with deeper grooves appearing at level 7, just like you'd expect. The inner, folding screen, however (or is that the non-removable screen protector?), will scratch at level 2 and...

iPhone 17 continues to lead global smartphone sales in Q2 2026

Back in May, the base Apple iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone for Q1 2026. Now, a new Counterpoint report shows that the iPhone 17 has retained the top spot in global smartphone sales in Q2 2026. According to the research firm’s latest data, the iPhone 17 accounted for 6% of global smartphone unit sales in Q2 2026. Apple also secured five other spots in the top 10. The iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Pro ranked second and third, respectively, while the iPhone 17e and iPhone 16 also made the top 10. On the Android side, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra took the top...

Google Pixel 11 Pro XL in for review

Today, we got the new Pixel 11 lineup on our doorstep, so it's time to start unboxing them one by one. The new phones made somewhat of a negative initial impression for keeping things mostly unchanged, but there are some novelties. Let's dive in! From left to right - Google Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and the Pixel 11 Pro XL The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL is the biggest in the trio, and it feels it. It's tall and wide, and hefty at 226 grams. It feels nearly identical to its predecessor, and it is, dimension-wise, at least. Its battery is a tad smaller at 5,115mAh (vs 5,200mAh on the 10...

Lenovo Legion Y700 AI tablet unveiled with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and dual USB-C ports

Lenovo teased a new Y700 tablet that scored 4,585,844 on AnTuTu – this was achieved with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 as we now know since Lenovo just unveiled the tablet. Lenovo Legion Y700 AI The Lenovo Legion Y700 AI – yes, it has AI in the name – is smaller than its predecessor. It has an 8.4” OLED display, a 2,560 x 1,600px panel, with 12-bit colors and Dolby Vision support. The display runs at up to 165Hz and can reach 4,000 nits peak brightness. This is a bit of a gaming tablet as you can imagine given the Legion branding. The Snapdragon chip is placed in the...

Samsung launches One UI 9 beta 6 for the Galaxy S26 series

About a couple of weeks after Samsung released the fifth beta of One UI 9 for the Galaxy S26 series, today the company is rolling out the sixth beta build. It's an 851MB update and includes the August 5, 2026 security patches. It's currently available in Germany, India, Poland, the UK, and Korea and should be making its way to the US soon. If you are part of the beta program, once you've installed the sixth beta, your phone will be running build ZZHE. It includes fixes for display errors with the Now Brief widget and the home screen, photo-saving issues in Expert RAW 24MP at some focal...

Leakster details the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and Dimensity 9600 Pro flagship chipsets

We already saw Xiaomi’s new chipset post some impressive results, but it’s held back by some older tech – it’s a 3nm chip (TSMC N3P) and uses Arm C1 cores. The upcoming chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek promise to be even better, though neither company has revealed official details yet. So instead, leakster Digital Chat Station offers a preview. The "Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6", which we assume means the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro (SM8975), will be fabbed on TSMC’s new 2nm node (N2P). The CPU will crack the 5GHz barrier with its two Prime cores clocked at 5.01GHz. The 8-core CPU...

Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra in some fresh high-quality CAD renders

Yesterday a rough CAD render of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra leaked, and now we have a set of much more polished and higher-resolution renders of the device to look at. As is obvious from the very first look, Samsung is redesigning the camera island, opting for an Apple-like (or rather, Poco-like for those who remember) big rectangle up top, with the camera sensors housed in its left side. According to the source of these renders, the Galaxy S27 Ultra will measure 163.76 x 78.25 x 7.97 mm, which makes it imperceptibly larger than its predecessor on all three axes....

Xiaomi wins EISA Smartphone award, Honor, Oppo, and Samsung get some love as well

EISA, the Expert Imaging and Sound Association, has announced its latest 2026-2027 smartphone awards. These are basically voted on by multiple EISA member publications, which have tested the products during the year using their own criteria, and there are at least five EISA member publications that have reviewed each device. Xiaomi 17T Pro The Xiaomi 17T Pro won the EISA Smartphone award, thanks to its camera system, display, flagship chipset, and long-lasting battery. The Honor Magic V6 won the EISA Foldable Smartphone award, thanks to its class-leading battery capacity, IP ratings,...

Gemini can now troubleshoot your Pixel 11 device

Google is now testing a "Device help" tool for the Pixel 11 series that is powered by Gemini. It will let you have a conversation with Gemini about things you need to troubleshoot about your phone. You can find "Device help" in the "plus" menu in Gemini. It's at the bottom of the list just above Personal Intelligence. The caveat, for now, is that this seems to be a limited test and not a mass rollout. Then again, even Google's mass rollouts take ages to reach everyone, so maybe it's the start of that. For what it's worth, it's appearing in the latest beta (17.52) of the Google...

iPhone 18 series prices confirmed to go up due to rising memory chip cost

After introducing a notable price hike to its Mac and iPad lineup back in June due to an unbearable memory chip price increase, the word on the street is that this year's iPhones will follow suit. In fact, a report from earlier this month says all iPhones from the 18 series will cost $100 more than their predecessors. The most recent report on the matter, however, comes from a more reputable source, and it confirms the earlier claims from other tipsters. The increasing RAM and NAND chip prices are pressuring Apple to act and pass some of the cost onto consumers. People familiar with...

The new Nokia 300 Charge has a dedicated power out button and a 3,700mAh battery

The huge battery trend may have started with smartphones, but feature phones are getting in on it too – HMD just announced the Nokia 300 Charge, which has more than double the battery capacity of a typical feature phone. The Charge is equipped with a 3,700mAh battery and a USB-C port. This port can fill up the internal battery at 10W and – at the push of the dedicated “Out” button on the side – can also do 10W reverse charging. The Nokia 300 Charge has a 3,700mAh battery and 10W reverse charging Now, 3,700mAh doesn’t sound huge, but we can’t compare this to smartphones. Look at the...

New Galaxy S27 Ultra CAD render shows a different rear camera design

Recent leaks suggest the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra will feature a redesigned rear camera setup with one fewer sensor than the Galaxy S26 Ultra. However, a newly leaked CAD render shows a completely different camera design from those seen in previous leaks. Well-known tipster Ice Universe shared an alleged CAD render of the Galaxy S27 Ultra on X. The render shows an iPhone 17 Pro-like rear camera plateau, with two sensors in separate cutouts and a third camera alongside the flash in a pill-shaped cutout. According to the tipster, the pill-shaped cutout could house a 5x telephoto...

Galaxy S26 FE will feature the same battery capacity as its predecessor

Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy S26 FE later this week and it’s expected to share plenty of similarities with its predecessor. Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) issued a homologation certificate for the S26 FE, which revealed it will feature a 4,900 mAh battery just like last year’s Galaxy S25 FE. Galaxy S26 FE Anatel certificate and charger (via Technoblog) Smartphones sold in Brazil still get chargers in the box, and the new listing confirmed that the S26 FE will ship with a 25W brick featuring the EP-TA800 part number. The S26 FE will support up to 45W...

vivo X500 series confirmed to launch in September

vivo has officially confirmed that its X500 series will launch in September. The upcoming lineup will succeed the vivo X300 series and will include the vivo X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max. In a post on Weibo, vivo Product Manager Han Boxiao also revealed key details about the upcoming phones. The new lineup is said to bring cinema-grade video recording capabilities. According to the executive, the vivo X500 Pro models will feature a “ZEISS Ultra Dynamic Main Camera” built around a custom Phantom 900 sensor developed by Sony and vivo’s Blueprint imaging team. The sensor is...

Deals: Pixel 11 series available, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra price drop, Oppo Reno16 series on sale

We noticed that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is now down to €1,810 for the base 12/256GB model – it was €2,120 last week and it has an MSRP of €2,200 (here it is on Samsung.com). This also makes it cheaper than the Galaxy Z Fold8, which is €1,945 for the base 12/256GB model, pretty much the same price as last week. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra €410 off Read our review 12/256GB - €1,810 at Amazon DE If you need help deciding between the two, check out our...

Weekly poll: would you buy the Honor Robot Phone and why?

After months of teasers and red carpet events, the Honor Robot Phone is finally official and it is now available in stores – only in China, but you didn’t want one anyway, right? Wait, did you? The robot-like arm that acts as the gimbal on this device (and gives it its name) feels like the end-stage of popup-camera evolution. It provides stabilization on the move and, if you put the phone on a tripod, it does object tracking better than any phone out there. And yes, it can even look forward for selfies and vlog-style videos. Honor Robot Phone's gimbal in action This teeny, tiny...

Weekly poll results: a clear favorite emerges from the Google Pixel 11 family

Last week, we asked you which Pixel 11 model you would buy and now the results are in. The sentiment is trending towards negative with price being a common reason for skipping the 11 series. Looking at the overall poll, many just aren’t interested in any Pixel 11 model. But those that do want one are mostly leaning towards the Pixel 11 Pro – it almost got more votes than the vanilla and the Pro XL models put together. Almost. The Pro XL is a distant second, while the pricey foldable barely got any love. Focusing in on the Google Pixel 11 Pro, it received the biggest proportion of...

Deals: the Pixel 11 series is now on sale, the Galaxy Z8 foldables come with gift cards

The Google Pixel 11 series went on sale this Thursday, but Amazon is still maintaining the pre-order deals – for now. This means that the phones come with an Amazon Gift Card and trade-in bonuses (the values depend on each model). Actually, this week the trade-in bonuses are higher than they were last week ($250 for all four models). For example, the vanilla Pixel 11 has a $324 trade-in bonus. The Pro and Pro XL models get $425 trade-in bonuses. The foldable gets a $425 trade-in bonus and either a $350 gift card or a free Pixel Watch 5. ...

vivo V70 Lite 4G arrives with 8,100mAh battery and IP69 rating

The vivo V70 Lite was announced back in June, and its 4G counterpart has not been listed across several markets in Eurasia. As the name implies, this device features a 4G chipset – specifically Unisoc’s T7300. It is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128/256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The phone also brings an 8,100mAh battery with support for 44W wired charging. V70 Lite 4G is built around a 6.83-inch AMOLED featuring 1,260 x 2,800px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It also features an optical fingerprint scanner and a 32MP front-facing camera. The back houses a 50MP main cam and a 2MP...

Redmi Note 17 Pro and Redmi Note 17 Pro Max India launch date leaks along with pricing details

The Redmi Note 17 series is getting its global launch next week, but that won't include India. Over there, the Redmi Note 17 is already official, while today new details about the Redmi Note 17 Pro and Redmi Note 17 Pro Max have surfaced. According to a new report, the two Pro devices will be made official for India on September 15. The Pro is said to have a 9,000 mAh battery just like its Chinese counterpart, while the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max will have a 10,000 mAh battery and will be powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 SoC. This device will feature a 6.8-inch OLED screen with a 120Hz...

Poco X8 and X8 Power marketing materials leak

A few hours ago a rumor claimed Poco would soon launch the X8 Power with a 10,000 mAh battery. Now a different tipster on X has shared some purported marketing materials for both the X8 Power as well as the long-awaited X8. We'll just say it outright: these seem to be rebrand jobs. Specifically, the X8 appears to be a rebranded Redmi Note 17 Pro, and the X8 Power may be a rebranded Redmi Note 17 Pro Max. There are some very slight differences, but not many. According to these slides, the X8 has a 6.83-inch AMOLED screen with 3,500-nit peak brightness and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on...

Here's how much you'll pay if you break the Honor Robot Phone's gimbal camera

Honor's Robot Phone was finally made official last week after many months of teasers and showcases. It's definitely a unique device, with its integrated gimbal camera, even if it's not actually a robot. That gimbal camera, though, contains a lot of moving parts, so if you drop the phone while it's out, you might damage it. In that case, you will have to pay a whopping CNY 3,079 ($457) to replace it. The number comes from Honor's official website in China, where it just published its repair prices for the Robot Phone. Replacing the telephoto camera will cost CNY 879 ($130), while the...