Motorola Moto X40 Pro design revealed in new renders

The Moto X40 Pro appeared on TENAA last month with full specs and some low-quality images. Today, the phone’s design was revealed in more detail by OnLeaks in a 360-degree video, giving us a better look at the curved sides of the screen and the triple camera island on the back. The Moto X40 Pro is coming with a square camera island, but the lenses and the LED flash sit in a different arrangement, compared to the previous Moto X/Edge series. Motorola Moto X40 Pro Specs-wise, we already know the phone will run on the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, and according to FCC,...

Nothing starts taking sign-ups for Phone (1) Android 13 update beta

Nothing previously stated it wouldn't bring Android 13 to its Phone (1) this year, but now it seems like it's ever so slightly changing its tune. We're not talking about a full, stable release rolling out to everyone, mind you, but there will be a beta before 2022 is over. A closed beta is in fact already in testing, but the open one will arrive sometime in mid-December. If you have the Nothing Phone (1) and are willing to test drive this beta build when it arrives, you can register your interest at this website. As the text there explains, the feedback you'll give on the beta build...

Here are some of the Galaxy S23 series official accessories

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series will come with a big selection of official accessories when it launches in February. Now, thanks to Roland Quandt we have a good idea what those will be and what colors they'll be available in. Starting with the most valuable information, which is the S Pen colors, which by and large confirm the color options of the Galaxy S23 Ultra itself. Those are Black, Green, Rose (Light Pink), and Beige, the new color. There's no mention of Burgundy, Red, Blue, Graphite, or White, but they could still be launched later on. The Galaxy S23/S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra will...

OnePlus announces two new PC monitors for India, launching December 12

OnePlus has announced that it will be launching two new gaming monitors on December 12 in India. One of the two models is the X 27, a 27-inch gaming monitor. OnePlus claims this model "caters to the premium segment offering superior display and performance, making it the ideal choice for gaming sessions, work projects, or online study." The other model is the 24-inch E 24. The E 24 is the more affordable productivity monitor, which "serves as a mid-range product offering a series of great features at a highly accessible price point, making it an incredibly convenient choice of...

Netflix mobile app gets seven new games

Netflix is steadily expanding the games portfolio on its mobile app for Android and iOS and there are seven new additions to the catalog. All games on the Netflix app are free to play and don’t have ads or in-app purchases. Skies of Chaos is a new take on the classic airplane shooter genre with colorful visuals and characters. Flutter Butterflies is a game for showcasing your creativity by raising and collecting butterflies in your custom rainforest. Skies of Chaos and Flutter Butterflies Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales is the latest installment in the popular Netflix original...

Samsung Galaxy M04 appears on Google Play Console, confirms Helio G35 chipset

Samsung released the Galaxy A04 and followed it with the Galaxy A04e in October and it's now looking to add a third very similar model to its roster. A device with matching specs called Galaxy M04 appeared on Google Play Console. The yet unannounced M series smartphone will have a Helio G35 chipset that is limited to LTE connectivity. The smartphone has a fingerprint scanner on the side, right below the volume rocker, a waterdrop notch on the front, and fairly thick bezels from all sides. We can also see the 3.5mm audio jack on the bottom, right next to the USB port and the speaker...

Google Pixel 7a leaked renders showcase a Pixel 7-like design

Google's next affordable smartphone, the Pixel 7a, has been leaked in all its glory in some nifty looking renders today. The Pixel 7a unsurprisingly borrows massively from the Pixel 7 in terms of the design of its back, which makes sense considering they're theoretically part of the same generation of smartphones from Google's stable - even though we're most likely still some months away from the official unveiling of the 7a. The Pixel 6a aped the Pixel 6's visor-like camera island, and in the same vein, the Pixel 7a apes the Pixel 7's metal bar. On the front, however, the price...

Samsung's Galaxy to Share syncs Good Lock apps settings between devices

Samsung has a new Good Lock module that will allow you to sync the settings of other Good Lock modules between Galaxy devices. If you don't know, Good Lock is a platform that allows Galaxy users to change some system settings and customize their devices to a deeper extent. Galaxy to Share will let you send your Good Lock app settings to other devices. At launch, it will support the Keys Cafe, Theme Park, LockStar, NavStar, MultiStar, QuickStar, ClockFace, Home Up, One Hand Operation+, and Sound Assistant Good Lock apps. The Camera Assistant Good Lock app isn't supported just yet, but is...

Apple App Store award winners for 2022 announced

The tenth annual Apple App Store awards are in and the best apps and games for 2022 as picked by the App Store editorial team are now crowned. The categories span the best apps and games for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. We also have winners for the Apple Watch app of the year, Apple Arcade game of the year and five Cultural Impact winners. BeReal is the big winner taking home iPhone App of the year. The social media app lets users share a photo from their selfie and rear cam once a day. Once your daily capture is posted, you can see what you friends are doing from their...

Bullitt and MediaTek will launch the first satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone in Q1 next year

It turns out that the next connectivity frontier after 5G isn’t 6G but messaging over satellite. Apple already launched an SOS and location sharing system, T-Mobile and SpaceX are working on a more general communication system. Now British company Bullitt claims it will beat them to the punch by launching the “first satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone”. Unlike Apple’s SOS via Satellite, the system Bullitt describes will enable seamless messaging between a user connected to a satellite and another connected to a regular cell network. Apple’s system only lets you communicate with...

Apple Watch Ultra gains ski and snowboard workout detection

Apple's sporty Watch Ultra just gained more workout options thanks to the third-party app Slopes. Once installed, the watch will be able to track your ski or snowboard workout and it can even identify the resort you are in. All those features, however, are limited to paying subscribers. Slopes even works with the Action button on the Watch Ultra. The key is exclusive to the Watch Ultra and Slopes is one of the few apps to take advantage of it so far. You can assign the button to start a workout through Slopes with a single press. Pausing it requires you to press the Action button and...

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G design revealed in leaked images, key specs confirmed

The Samsung Galaxy A14 5G appeared in CAD-based renders back in October, and today the first leaked press image revealed they were close - the new phone will look a lot like its predecessor with the triple camera and the waterdrop notch. According to the source, the screen is a 6.8” LCD with HD+ resolution, and we can see the fingerprint scanner on the side, embedded in the power key. The notch on the top has a 13MP sensor for selfies, while the main shooter on the back will have a 50MP sensor. The Galaxy A14 5G is said to run on a Samsung Exynos chipset that is still unannounced....

Samsung seeds Android 13 to Galaxy M53, S10 Lite as Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 rollout reaches the US

It seems like a big Monday for some Samsung owners. The company is now seeding the latest One UI 5.0 software based on Android 13 to a number of Galaxy phones - the Galaxy M53, Galaxy S10 Lite and the US versions of the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3. Perhaps the Galaxy S10 Lite is the biggest surprise here. It's almost three years old at this point and it gets Android 13 pretty early, so kudos to Samsung. However, the sad news is that this is the final major update for the S10 Lite - still pretty solid longevity for the mid-ranger. Interestingly enough the S10, S10+ and S10e would have...

Galaxy S23 Unpacked will be in the first week of February, Samsung exec reveals

Samsung is planning to unveil the Galaxy S23 series at its first Unpacked event for 2023 in the first week of February. Per a Korean report citing an executive with knowledge of the matter. The event will the first in-person Unpacked since the pandemic and will reportedly happen in San Francisco. The Galaxy S23 series are expected to then launch globally later in February. This isn't the first Korean report claiming the time and date of the Galaxy S23's unveil. Which could signify its credibility. Some rumors have pointed to a Galaxy announcement at CES 2023 in January, but...

Apple facing shortfall of 6 million iPhone 14 Pro units due to ongoing factory turmoil

The recent turmoil at the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China will likely result in a shortfall of an estimated 6 million iPhone 14 Pro units according to the latest Bloomberg report. The figure is based on people familiar with Apple’s assembly operations. The exact number is still to be determined and will depend on how Foxconn handles the situation. Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant is the primary production facility for the iPhone 14 Pro series models. Apple already issued an official statement earlier this month which confirmed shipment delays for its iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. Some...

Oppo Find N2 will have E6 120Hz displays - 5.54" cover and 7.1" inner

The Oppo Find N2 will have a 5.54-inch 2120x1080p Samsung E6 AMOLED display on the outside with 120Hz refresh rate. On the inside, the Find N2 will feature a 7.1-inch 1920x1792px unfolding screen, also an E6 AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh rate. The info comes from prolific tipster Digital Chat Station. The Oppo Find N2 will have a pair of 32MP selfies - one on each screen, as well as a triple camera setup on the rear. The main wide camera will be the 50MP Sony IMX800 (1/1.56"), accompanied by the 48MP IMX581 114-degree ultrawide, and a 32MP 2x telephoto units. All rear-mounted shooters...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Maison Margiela Edition will cost KRW 2.25 million

Earlier this month, Samsung announced its Maison Margiela EditionGalaxy Z Flip4 and now Samsung confirmed its pricing. The exclusive Z Flip4 is priced at KRW 2,255,000 which converts to $1,688. Samsung is selling a total of 100 units in South Korea and official sales start on December 1. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Maison Margiela Edition Potential buyers will need to enter a raffle on Samsung Korea’s website between 11 AM and 6 PM local time. Winners will be announced on December 2. Buyers can also enter the raffle through South Korean trading platform KREAM from December 1 on a...

Xiaomi 13 series and MIUI 14 launching on December 1

Xiaomi finally confirmed the launch date for its upcoming Xiaomi 13 series phones. The launch event is scheduled for Thursday, December 1 at 7 PM Beijing time. We also got confirmation that MIUI 14 will be announced at the event alongside the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro phones. Xiaomi 13 series launch poster Xiaomi boss Lei Jun shared an official render of the Xiaomi 13 which will bring a flat OLED screen with 1.61mm thick bezels on the top and sides while the bottom one will measure 1.81mm. In addition, the phone will be 71.5mm wide – making it quite easy to handle with one...

Top 10 trending phones of week 47

After four weeks at the top the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ is now replaced by another Pro+ model, only this time it's from the Oppo Reno9 series. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra retains its second spot and the Galaxy A53 once again rounds up the podium positions. That leaves the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ down in fourth, ahead of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which has also lost a position. Realme 10 Pro+ has risen a couple of spots to place sixth in week 47, while the iPhone XR is down to seventh. Yet another new arrival - the vivo X90 Pro+ monster of a cameraphone - is in eight, while the Redmi...

Week 47 in review: Vivo's X90 series, Honor's 80 and Oppo's Reno9 series debut

Another week down, this one culminating in some Black Friday madness, so let's recap. Vivo unveiled the X90 series, starting with China. The vivo X90 Pro+, X90 Pro, and X90 share a lot of similarities but also some differences - the flagship X90 Pro+ has a 50.3MP 1.0-inch type main camera, a 64MP 90mm 3.5x zoom, a 50mm 2x zoom, and a 48MP ultrawide, as well as a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. The X90 Pro shares the 1.0-inch type main camera and 2x tele but lacks the 90mm zoom, and has a 12MP ultrawide. Both the X90 Pro and X90 use the Dimensity 9200. Both also pack a 120W wired charging. We're...

Weekly poll: the vivo X90 series temps with cutting edge chipsets and cameras, are you interested?

In one fell swoop vivo unveiled the first phone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and the first phones with the Dimensity 9200 SoC. We are talking about the vivo X90 series, of course, which will go on sale in China over the next few weeks. And while seeing the new chipsets in action is exciting, the X90 series main focus is being the best camera phones on the market. The two Pros are equipped with the 1” Sony IMX989 sensor with bright f/1.75 apertures and OIS, not to mention all the work that Zeiss did on the lenses. Naturally, only one can be the best and that honor goes to the...

Weekly poll results: flagship chipsets still matter, but most people don't need the latest one

The result from last week’s poll shows that more than half of our readers think flagship chipsets are an important consideration when picking out the next phone. Not everyone cares if it’s the latest flagship chip, however. In fact, most prefer to get an older version as those tend to offer far better value for money. It takes a while for mid-range chips to catch up to the CPU, GPU and ISP performance of a former top of the line chip. For example, a Snapdragon 855 powered phone from 2020 still has a faster GPU than a phone with the Snapdragon 778G. The 778G remains a popular choice that...

Motorola Moto G82 in for review

The Moto G82 debuted earlier this year with a 6.6” OLED display and a 50MP camera with OIS as its highlights. The phone is a key mid-range device for its maker across the globe and now that we finally got a unit we can see if it should make your shopping shortlist. The Moto G82 shares a lot of design cues Moto G52 and Moto G62. These three phones have very similar camera setups too, but the Moto G82 is the only one to offer OIS. Under the hood we have a Snapdragon 695 platform, which is 5G-enabled. Our unit has 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, although some markets also get an 8GB RAM...

Realme 10 Pro+ teased to launch in India for under INR 25,000

The Realme 10 Pro and 10 Pro+ unveiled in China last week will debut globally on December 8. The smartphones will also launch in India on the same day, and while their exact prices in India haven't been revealed yet, Realme VP Madhav Sheth took to Twitter to tease the Realme 10 Pro Plus' India price. Sheth posted a short clip on Twitter with the caption, "Kudos to our product team for figuring this one out," which confirms the Realme 10 Pro+ will be priced under INR25,000 ($305/€295/CNY2,195) in India. The Realme 10 Pro+ comes in three memory configurations in China -...

Twitter will manually authenticate verified accounts starting December 2

Twitter relaunched its verification program last May after a hiatus of more than three years, but it was paused again after Elon Musk took over Twitter. However, Musk has announced that Twitter will "tentatively" launch Verified on December 2 and manually authenticate all verified accounts before the check activates. Manually authenticating verified accounts is definitely a good idea because after Musk's takeover of Twitter, the company started offering the blue check marks to eligible Twitter Blue subscribers as well without actually verifying identities, which led to verified accounts...

OnePlus 11's color options tipped

Renders of the OnePlus 11 (formerly known as 11 Pro) that leaked a couple of months ago revealed the smartphone's design. The renders showed the smartphone in black color, which we now know will be called Matte Black. This revelation comes from tipster Max Jambor, who said the OnePlus 11 will come in Matte Black and Glossy Green colors. However, it's unclear if these will be the only colors or if there will be more options. OnePlus 11's leaked renders The OnePlus 11 is rumored to come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, up to 16GB RAM and 256GB storage, and a 6.7" QHD+ 120Hz...

Honor Magic Vs in for review

The Honor Magic Vs just made its premiere and we are lucky enough to get one in our office for testing. This being the Chinese unit with non-finalized software we'll only focus on the hardware, but first, let's do an unboxing. The phone comes with a 66W charger, USB cable, and a case for the rear panel. The Honor Magic Vs is thinner and lighter than its predecessor thanks to a radically improved hinge design. The phone feels similar to the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 in the hand. Inside, the Magic Vs has a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with up to 12GB of RAM. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is just around...

Nothing Phone (1) gets Nothing OS 1.1.7 update with several improvements, better AirPods support

Nothing founder Carl Pei teased Android 13-based Nothing OS 1.5.0 for the Nothing Phone (1) a few days ago but didn't reveal any time frame for the stable update's rollout. However, Nothing has released a new software update (Nothing OS 1.1.7) for its first smartphone with some improvements, bug fixes, and better AirPods support. The new update weighs about 80MB and lets Nothing Phone (1) users display the battery percentage of Apple AirPods. It's an experimental feature, which can be enabled by heading to the smartphone's Settings > Experimental features menu. The Nothing OS 1.1.7...

Thousands of employees quit biggest iPhone making factory impacting shipments

The biggest iPhone making plant owned by the biggest iPhone making company Foxconn in China is located in Zhengzhou, and it's been the scene of unrest all this week. Latent worker unhappiness escalated into protests in the past few days, and there were multiple clashes with security personnel. Eventually, Foxconn yesterday apologized for a pay-related "technical error" that occurred after hiring the latest batch of recruits, which claimed to have been misled over compensation benefits. The company offered each protesting new recruit CNY 10,000 (about $1,400) to resign and leave the...

These Black Friday laptop deals are worth a look

Black Friday sales have extended into a week-long sale event over at Amazon, but now that the real Black Friday is here, here are the best deals on laptops that we could found. We start off with deals in the UK and Germany, but you will find the US-specific laptop deals further down. We are looking at computers with some of the latest and greatest hardware, including Intel's 12th gen and AMD's 6000 series processors, but also slightly older hardware, which is now heavily discounted. There are also some very powerful gaming laptops, too. Keep in mind that these aren't all the deals...

Watch our Buyer’s Guide for the best midrangers to get this holiday season

The holiday shopping frenzy is reaching its highest point and mid-range phones are arguably the category that sees the most action. Phones that still do the job and bring some attractive features while keeping the price reasonable will never go out of fashion. The “mid-range” category is extremely competitive, so we split the devices in three categories in our full buyer’s guide. Right in time for the holidays, Will rounds up our choices up to the €350 limit for those of you that prefer the video form. It is clear that Xiaomi is doing a great job through its subsidiaries Redmi and...

Lava Blaze NXT unveiled: Helio G37 SoC and glass back for under INR 10,000

The Lava Blaze NXT teased a couple of days ago has been unveiled. And as expected, it's a version of the Lava Blaze launched in July with a different SoC and more RAM. The Lava Blaze came with the Helio A22 SoC and 3GB RAM, whereas the Blaze NXT has the Helio G37 chip and 4GB RAM under the hood. The rest of the specs remain the same, meaning you get the Lava Blaze NXT with a 6.5" HD+ LCD, Android 12, and 64GB storage expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. The Lava Blaze NXT features a glass back with a fingerprint reader and a triple camera setup headlined by a 13MP camera. For...

Black Friday smartwatches and fitness trackers deals

Amazon Black Friday is here, and if you’ve been eyeing a new smartwatch or fitness tracker, then it’s time to go over some deals. Here’s a list of smartwatch and smartband deals from across Amazon US, Amazon UK and Amazon DE. Smartwatches Kicking off the smartwatch list is Apple’s top dog – Apple Watch Ultra. Sure it costs a pretty penny/euro cent, but you are getting a proper rugged smartwatch with all the bells and whistles offered by Cupertino, and it’s a few bucks off from its usual price. Apple is not a fan of steep discounts. ...

Black Friday PC gaming peripherals deals

The last Friday of November is finally upon us, and with it, the traditional barrage of Black Friday deals. Naturally, our first and primary job around this time is to hunt down smartphone deals for you. However, we here at GSMArena tend to be general tech geeks with broad interests - cool PC peripherals being just one example. Gaming keyboard deals Without further ado, let's jump right into things with some deals on keyboards. Razer is offering quite a few of its keyboards on promo in the US. The BlackWidow V3 Mini is an excellent 10-keyless, 65% size keyboard with per-key RGB...

Top phone deals from US Black Friday week

There is no better time to treat yourself a new smartphone than Black Friday. This is when phone prices are the cheapest, and we found some sweet deals for you. OnePlus, Motorola and Samsung have some incredibly nice discounts; you can also find some Sony and TCL deals, too. Let’s start with the OnePlus deals. This is the time to get a new OnePlus phone, as the prices have dropped significantly. OnePlus 9 8/128 $300 off, trade-in available Read our review $299 at OnePlus OnePlus 9 12/256 $300 off, trade-in available Read our review $399 at OnePlus ...

The best Black Friday deals for headphones

The modern world of audio streaming, podcasts, and working from home requires proper audio accessories that allow you to immerse yourself in action. We picked some of the best deals for over-ear headphones and some TWS audio wearables where it is Black Friday for the whole week. Our first choice is the Sony WHCH710N which might be two years old but are still a bang for the buck. We loved them in 2020, and today we love them even more with the massive 55% discount. The battery provides nearly 35 hours of playtime on a single charge, which is the average length of a workweek in many...

Oppo Reno9 series debut: Pro+ comes with Snadpragon 8+ Gen 1, 16GB RAM

Oppo announced today a trio of Reno9 smartphones - a vanilla Reno9 with Snapdragon 778G, a Reno9 Pro that shares the same body but runs on Dimensity 8100, and a mighty Reno9 Pro+ with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and three cameras on the back. The Reno9 Pro and Reno9 Pro+ both launched with 16GB RAM as a base option, which is a first for the Reno series, and a feature we haven’t seen in an Oppo phone since the Find X3 Pro flagship, launched over 1.5 years ago. Oppo Reno9 The vanilla smartphone of the trio brings a 6.7” AMOLED display with a Full HD+ resolution. It supports 120Hz...

The OG Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G gets updated to One UI 5.0

Samsung is on a roll with its One UI 5.0 rollout and the latest device to get the Android 13-based update is the Galaxy Z Flip 5G which launched a few months after the original first-gen Z Flip back in 2020. The firmware update is reportedly exclusive to the 5G model for now though Samsung will also bring the update to the LTE model as per the official One UI 5.0 update rollout schedule. Galaxy Z Flip 5G owners in Europe have reported the update is available for their phones and we can safely expect more regions to follow in the coming days. The latest One UI 5.0 update is probably...

Deals: nubia offers up to $120 off on most Red Magic 7 phones for Black Friday

The Black Friday shopping spree is finally on our doorstep, and nubia’s gaming branch Red Magic announced plenty of deals on its smartphones, gaming accessories and wearables. Starting on Friday, all Red Magic 7, Red Magic 7 Pro, and Red Magic 7S Pro phones are getting discounted. There’s also a lottery that will see 9 lucky winners get freebies, as well as a full refund on their purchase. ZTE nubia Red Magic 7 & Red Magic 7 Pro Between November 25-27, which is the upcoming Friday-Sunday weekend, all Red Magic 7 versions are $90/£70/€60 cheaper. The Red Magic 7 Pro with its bigger...

iQOO 11's design officially confirmed, launching in China on December 2

The iQOO 11 will be launched in Malaysia on December 2 as the country's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone. Today, iQOO announced it will also be introduced in China on the same day. The promo page set up on vivo's official Chinese website reveals the iQOO 11 series launch event will begin in China at 2:30PM local time, and since the company uses the word "series," it's safe to say iQOO will unveil multiple smartphones next Friday (likely vanilla and Pro models). The page also includes pictures of what's said to be the iQOO 11 5G, corroborating a recent design leak. You can...

You’ll soon be able to react to a Google Message with any emoji

Google continues to improve the experience with the default Android messaging app, Google Messages. Following a failed #GetTheMessage campaign highlighting Apple’s lack of RCS support and a new app icon update, Google Messages is now testing the ability to react to a message with any emoji. Previously, reactions were limited to only seven emojis. This news comes from 9to5Google after it previously confirmed the feature by enabling it in a previous version. Now when you tap and hold an incoming message on the Google Messages app, you can react with any emoji you wish. A new icon in the...

iQOO 11 Pro runs Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and 16GB of RAM

vivo sub-brand iQOO is gearing up to launch its next flagship smartphone, the 11 Pro, which will be among the first devices to use Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Not the first, mind you, as the X90 Pro+ from vivo has that crown. Today an iQOO 10 Pro prototype ran Geekbench 5, and that means its result is now available for all to see in the benchmark's online database. The phone managed a 1,466 single-core score and a 4,686 multi-core score. The benchmark run confirms that the iQOO 10 Pro will indeed be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, aided by a whopping 16GB of RAM in the...

Watch the Honor Magic Vs launch here

Honor is holding a major two-day event in China, culminating in the announcement of its latest smartphones. We already know the Magic Vs will be officially introduced, as well as the Honor 80 series. These phones will pioneer the just unveiled Magic OS 7.0. The stream begins at 14:30 local time, which is 06:30 AM GMT, 07:30 Central European time, and 12 PM/noon IST. The event will be in Chinese, but there will be simultaneous translation in English. The Honor Magic Vs is going to be a foldable smartphone that will inherit the overall design from the first Magic V. The big change...

Samsung Galaxy A71 and F62 are the latest to receive One UI 5 update with Android 13

Samsung has been releasing Android 13 updates left and right for the past few weeks at a seemingly unstoppable pace, and we're getting to a point now where multiple new phone models receive the new software on the same day. Case in point: today, the update to One UI 5 based on Android 13 started rolling out to two handsets that haven't had the pleasure of tasting it so far. We're talking about the Galaxy A71 (4G) and the Galaxy F62. Samsung Galaxy A71 The former is seeing the update rolling out in Poland so far, but as always it should expand to other countries and territories (at...

Here's the official introduction video for the vivo X90 Pro and X90 Pro+

vivo made a trio of new phones official today, as you may already know. We're talking about the X90, X90 Pro, and X90 Pro+, the latter of which is the first device to be announced sporting the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Its camera is touted to be the king of one-inch sensors, and like previous X series devices, this one definitely has a big camera focus (excuse the pun). To followup on the announcement, vivo released an official introduction video for the X90 Pro and X90 Pro+, which you can see embedded below. Yes, that's Chinese, you're not mistaken - but we feel like the most...

The Phantom X2 from Tecno is coming next month with a Dimensity 9000

Last year Tecno revealed its most premium phone dubbed the Phantom X. Its focus was on the display and especially the camera (the main module featured a 1/1.3” 50MP sensor). Now there is a sequel on the way and it will be the most powerful Tecno phone to date. The original X featured a Helio G95 – Tecno uses MediaTek chips almost exclusively. Since then there have been a few 5G phones with a Dimensity 810 or a 900, but nothing that uses a proper flagship chip. The Phantom X2 series is about to change that – the company officially revealed that the upcoming phones will be powered by...

Honor announces MagicOS 7.0 based on Android 13, rollout schedule

A day before the grand unveiling of the Honor 80 series and foldable Magic Vs, Honor announced MagicOS 7.0 based on Android 13. The new release succeeds Magic UI 6.2 and will be present on all upcoming Honor phones. MagicOS brings a visual overhaul complete with several noteworthy features. MagicOS 7.0 features a more streamlined design with flat icons, fluid animations and the new Honor Sans font used throughout the UI. The home screen now houses larger folders that are easily accessible. The new widgets allow for a more personalized experience. Honor also introduced a new video...

iQOO 11 5G is coming on December 2 as the 'king of gaming smartphones'

vivo sub-brand iQOO started teasing its launch in Malaysia a few weeks ago, and last week, as we rightly presumed, the company announced it will debut in Malaysia with a number series smartphone - the iQOO 11 5G powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Today, iQOO announced it will debut in Malaysia on December 2 with the iQOO 11 5G at the iQOO 11 5G Experience Day event. The four-hour event will begin at 6PM local time, where iQOO will introduce the iQOO 11 5G as Malaysia's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone. It won't be the world's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphone, though,...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is now receiving the One UI 5 update based on Android 13

Mere hours ago, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE started receiving its very own update to One UI 5 based on Android 13, and here we are not even a day after that, and its successor got into the action too. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is now also being graced with the latest iteration of the Korean company's software skin, which is built on top of Google's latest Android release. The update is currently available in select markets to the international model, the one identifying itself as SM-G990B. The new build that's rolling out is labeled G990BXXU2DVK3, it arrives over-the-air as a 2.3GB...

Realme GT Neo2, GT, and Narzo 50 get Android 13 betas

Today Realme's official Twitter account for India announced that it's expanding the beta program for its Android 13 update to three more devices: we're talking about the Realme GT, the Realme GT Neo2, and the Narzo 50 5G. As usual with Realme early access builds, you'll need to apply to be part of the beta program. Thankfully, that's pretty easy. First you need to ensure that your handset is on the latest stable software version. Then head into Settings > Software Update and tap on the gear icon in the top right corner. After that, tap on Trial Version > Apply Now. That's where you need to...