iQOO 16R receives its first certification ahead of release

Last week we told you that the iQOO Z12 Turbo's chipset leaked along with its screen size, and that it will very likely be sold outside of China as the iQOO 16R, just like the Z11 Turbo became the iQOO 15R. Today, the iQOO 16R has received its first certification, showing up in Indonesia's TKDN database with the model number I2606. The listing confirms the iQOO branding and 5G support. The same model number was spotted in the GSM Association’s IMEI database back in early September, which is where the iQOO 16R name first surfaced. Going by the Z12 Turbo leaks, the 16R should come...

Another nubia A76 4G debuts quietly with a larger display, faster charging battery

The nubia A75 came out in early 2024 – it was an affordable 4G phone. Since then, the company has introduced the nubia A76 4G and the nubia A77 4G. Now it’s time to say hello to the nubia A76! Wait, what? Okay, this is another case of overlapping names because this A76 and the old A76 are not the same. The new ZTE nubia A76 4G features a 6.75” display – it only has 720p+ resolution and runs at only 90Hz, but it’s better than what the other A76 has (6.5” 720p+ 60Hz). This display promises a modest 500 nits of brightness. nubia mentions the “flagship-inspired design” for the new...

OnePlus Turbo Pro to borrow a lot from the OnePlus 16, key specs leak

OnePlus launched the Turbo 6 in China back in January, and that phone later served as the basis for the Nord 6, which launched in April. Now, Digital Chat Station on Weibo says a Turbo Pro is on the way too, and it should arrive around the end of the year. The tipster's post has since been edited to just say "good morning", which tends to happen when a brand isn't happy with what he reveals. The Turbo Pro will allegedly come with a 6.78-inch flat 1.5K screen with a 185Hz refresh rate, the 3nm Qualcomm SM8845 Pro chipset, a 200MP main camera with a large sensor, and a battery of at least...

Apple warns of limited iPhone Duo stock for walk-in buyers on launch day

The iPhone Duo goes on sale this Friday, October 23, but if you were hoping to just walk into an Apple Store and pick one up, you may want to rethink that plan. In a statement, Apple says there will be "limited" availability for walk-in customers, and given the "extraordinary" demand since pre-orders began last week, it expects that supply to sell out quickly. [#InlinePriceWidget,13804,1#] Limited walk-in stock will be available in the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and the UK. Certain Apple...

Oppo Reno17 Pro specs leak, and they sound very familiar

Oppo's Reno17 series is rumored to launch in China next month, and today prolific tipster Digital Chat Station has revealed the key specs of the Reno17 Pro. If you've been following the brand's releases closely, they will sound very familiar. According to the leak, the Reno17 Pro will have a 6.32-inch flat display with 1.5K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, and it will be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 8550 Super chipset. That's exactly the screen size and chipset of the global Oppo Reno16 Pro, which isn't to be confused with the Reno16 Pro for China, a bigger 6.78-inch phone with the...

Apple now sells iPhone 18 Pro repair parts

After expanding its partnerships with American suppliers for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo, Apple has also started selling repair parts and tools for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max through its Self Service Repair Store, along with parts for the M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio and the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini models. [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] For the two new iPhones, you can now buy replacement back glass, batteries, bottom and top speakers, cameras, displays, enclosures, front cameras, logic boards, main microphones, SIM trays, and Taptic...

Apple expands partnerships with American suppliers for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro

Today Apple has announced new and expanded partnerships under its American Manufacturing Program (AMP), for critical materials and components used in the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro, since nearly 100 components in those phones, from wireless chips to the silicon that powers key functions, are produced by American companies, with suppliers spread across more than a dozen states. [#InlinePriceWidget,13804,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] Perryman Company supplies the grade 5 titanium enclosure of the iPhone Duo. Apple is committing up to $100 million over the next three years for...

Apple caps iPhone Duo purchases at two per person in an attempt to tackle scalpers

Apple opened the iPhone Duo pre-orders about four days ago and seconds after the shipping dates slipped into January next year. With every product in extremely high demand and low on stock, scalpers gather and try to buy the item in large quantities and then sell it at an inflated price. That's why Apple now imposes a limit of two iPhone Duos per customer. The limit has so far been confirmed in the US, UK, Japan and Spain, but it's likely worldwide. There are already some eBay listings selling the iPhone Duo at an eye-watering $5,000. This is not the first time Apple is trying...

New Realme phone gets listed before launch, here are its specs and price

The upcoming Realme C01 - not to be confused with the Realme C1 from 2018 - was recently spotted on certification platforms in Malaysia and the UAE with the model number RMX5399, and now a premature listing by a Vietnamese retailer reveals its official specs, images, and pricing, even though it's not available to buy yet. The phone comes with a 6.8-inch LCD screen with 720x1520 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, 900-nit peak brightness, and Panda Glass protection, the Unisoc T7250 chipset at the helm paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage expandable via a microSD card, an 8MP rear...

DCS: the Huawei Enjoy 100 Pro Max will have a bigger battery than its predecessor

Back in March, Digital Chat Station reported that the then-upcoming Huawei Enjoy 90 Pro Max would have an 8,500mAh battery. This leak was confirmed a few days later when Huawei made the Enjoy 90 series official. Now the leakster has the details for the next generation of Enjoy models. The Huawei Enjoy 100 Pro Max will have an 8,800mAh battery (typical capacity, rated capacity will be 8,560mAh), according to DCS. This is a 300mAh upgrade over its predecessor. There’s no word on charging, however (the Enjoy 90 series offered 40W wired-only charging). The Pro Max will feature an...

This is the upcoming Moto G47 Power

Last week we came across an EPREL listing for the upcoming Motorola Moto G47 Power, revealing its battery capacity, and we now have official-looking renders of the device alongside more of its key specs. Unsurprisingly, the Moto G47 Power looks a lot like the regular Moto G47, though at least one of its colorways is new, with a turquoise green color. The second one is the same black shade as before. Moto G47 Power renders According to the leaked specs, Moto G47 will feature the same 6.67" LCD with 1604 x 720px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. We also get confirmation that...

Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max European prices and battery capacities leak

If you thought the leaked European prices for vivo's X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max, or Oppo's Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max were high, then you probably won't be ready for this. Today a new report claims to bring us the European prices for the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, and they are positively eye-watering. The Xiaomi 18 Pro with 256GB of storage is said to go for €1,449, while the 512GB version will set you back a whopping €1,649. It will allegedly be available in black, Cosmic Blue, Velvet Red, and white. The Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, on the other hand, will apparently only be sold...

iPhone Duo's battery capacity officially revealed

Apple’s iPhone Duo went up for pre-order last week, with sales and deliveries set to begin later this week. Ahead of the launch, Apple has published the EU energy label for the foldable iPhone, revealing its battery capacity and endurance ratings. The official energy label lists a 4,883mAh lithium-ion battery for the iPhone Duo, which is split into two. According to the energy label, the iPhone Duo offers a rated battery endurance of 51 hours and 30 minutes per cycle. The battery is also rated to retain its performance for at least 1,000 charge cycles under default...

Honor Watch 6 review

Welcome to our Honor Watch 6 review. I know, I know, we're a little late with this one. Okay, maybe a lot late, but in our defense, some of that tardiness comes from battery testing a watch with more than a month's worth of endurance .(or so Honor promised). That may be the Honor Watch 6's key selling point, and for good reason: charging your smartwatch once a month is about as close to having a regular watch as you can get. But I'm here to tell you that there's more to the Honor Watch 6 than simply its huge battery. It's what a watch needs to be. Note that I didn't say smartwatch...

Apple AirPods 5 review

How do you update the most popular audio product in the world? That's a question that would keep many companies awake at night. But almost a decade after the original launched, Apple has kept the classic AirPods model relevant while turning it into one of the most profitable businesses ever. The 2026 AirPods 5 keep what people love while improving everything across the board. Better noise cancellation, better audio quality, better battery life, and even better gestures. But there's a catch. Only the more expensive $149 model gets all the new features, whereas the cheaper $129...

What is variable aperture and why should you care?

The iPhone 18 Pro is the first iPhone model to feature a variable aperture, a headlining feature for this year's Pro models. An adjustable aperture has been an invaluable tool for photographers on professional and prosumer camera systems, and its absence from mobile cameras has become increasingly conspicuous as everything else on these devices has leveled up. There have been a handful of phones over the years that featured a variable aperture system for their main camera. However, the feature never stuck around long enough to enter the lexicon of the average smartphone user, as most...

Deals: Galaxy Z Fold8 is on sale as the iPhone Duo launches, other foldables also discounted

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days soaked up almost all of the discounts last week, so there wasn’t much left over for the weekend. This week, however, we are seeing a return to form. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 starts at €1,405. This is for a 12/256GB unit and, unfortunately, the 512GB upgrade is still quite expensive at €425 more. Still, a nearly €600 discount on the base model is nothing to sneeze at. But is the new wide foldable form factor better than the book-style format? Our Galaxy Z Fold8 vs. Z Fold8 Ultra article goes into the pros and cons of each design. ...

Weekly poll results: the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Tab S12 Ultra make laptops look reasonably priced

One commenter under last week’s poll made an interesting point – the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra starts at $1,400 for a 12/256GB model and this is without the keyboard, which is an extra $380. Why not get a MacBook instead? A 13” MacBook Air with an M5 chipset, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage costs $1,300. The 15” version is $1,500. So, you get a faster chipset, more RAM, more storage and a keyboard for around the same price as the Tab S12 Ultra – less, actually, if you need a keyboard. 13” MacBook Air for $1,300 or a 16” Galaxy Book6 for $1,450 Don’t want to deal with macOS? Why...

vivo V80 in for review

This is the vivo V80, yes, the same V80 we handled earlier this month. Well, different unit; this one is Green (or is it Blue?). We're torn whether it's a green shade of blue or a blue shade of green. Either way, it's much nicer (and original) than the iPhone shade of orange we handled last time. This global model ships in a box with a transparent soft case, a 90W charger, and a USB-A to USB-C cable. Unboxing the vivo V80 Design-wise, the vivo V80 sits in the middle between its predecessor, the V70, and a recent iPhone Pro. It's built like the V70 with a matte metal frame...

Deals: latest Galaxy foldables and Galaxy S26 series are on sale

Last week, we covered Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days and then the aftermath – some phones kept their promotional prices from the Prime sale even during the weekend, while others went back up. Checking back again on them this week, we see that all phones now cost more. That is on Amazon, anyway, so we went over to see what Walmart has to offer. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is currently $1,700 on Amazon, while it was $1,650 last week (this is for a 12/256GB unit). Walmart has it at $1,640, though, so it’s not too late to pick one up. One recurring issue that we ran into with Walmart, however, is...

iQOO 16R / Z12 Turbo's chipset leaks along with its screen size

According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the upcoming iQOO Z12 Turbo will have a 6.59-inch "ultra-high refresh rate" screen, and will be powered by the upcoming chipset that will either be called Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Pro. This device is very likely to be rebranded as the iQOO 16R outside of China, if we go by what happened the last time around when the Z11 Turbo ended up being sold in other markets as the iQOO 15R. iQOO 15R The successor to these will thus be keeping the same screen size, if this rumor pans out, but will amp up the refresh rate to at least...

Honor reveals which global devices are getting MagicOS 11

Honor unveiled MagicOS 11 based on Android 17 last month, and today the company has finally revealed when the stable update will reach existing devices. Don't expect anything too clear, though. As you can see below, the company's arm in the UK has just dumped a huge list of supported devices into a post on X, saying it would update all of them to MagicOS 11 between this month and March next year. Wondering when your HONOR device will be blessed with MagicOS 11 and all those swanky new features? Well wonder no more! 👇 https://t.co/l7AOj3suOt— HONOR UK (@UKHonor) October 15,...

Moto G47 Power is coming with a much larger battery than the G47

Motorola launched the Moto G47 in April, and interestingly, the company is now readying not a successor, but a new member of the Moto G47 family - the Moto G47 Power. [#InlinePriceWidget,14645,1#] Motorola has published its European Energy Label documentation, and this reveals that the phone comes with a battery rated at 6,790 mAh. That will most likely be advertised by Motorola as a typical capacity of 6,900 or 7,000 mAh. And it's a big boost compared to the G47's 5,200 mAh battery. The G47 Power will support 33W fast charging, which is also better than the vanilla model's 20W...

If you haven't pre-ordered an iPhone Duo yet, you're in for a long, long wait

The Apple iPhone Duo is available for pre-order starting today – or rather we should say that it was available. The very limited supply became painfully apparent when mere hours after launching, Apple’s online store was already showing a shipping date of January 22. The original plan was for the iPhone Duo to start shipping on October 23 after a week of pre-orders. And some people will surely get theirs on that date, but most Duo buyers are in for a wait. We checked the online store in multiple countries: the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, India, Australia, New Zealand and...

Tipster says Galaxy S27 Ultra will have slightly thicker bezels than S26 Ultra

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra is rumored to have nearly the same dimensions as its predecessor. However, according to a tipster, the new flagship could feature slightly thicker display bezels than the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Tipster Ice Universe claims that the Galaxy S27 Ultra will feature 1.28mm-thick display bezels, compared to 1.15mm on the current S26 Ultra. The tipster also claims that the rear camera bump on the upcoming flagship will be slightly thicker at 4.69mm, up from 4.5mm on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. However, the Galaxy S27 Ultra is rumored to feature a redesigned rear...