Weekly poll results: the Asus ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro are too expensive

Last week’s poll brings bad news for the new Asus ROG phones – they are too expensive. Of the two, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has the best shot at attaining some popularity. Yes, it costs more, but it is also more capable. The Asus ROG Phone 9, meanwhile, had very few votes in its favor, so let’s start by looking at its poll results first. As you can see from the green segment, there are more people interested in the 9 Pro than the vanilla 9. That is if they are going with Asus at all, other gaming phones seem more popular, judging by the polls and the comments. The Asus ROG Phone 9...

Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro unboxing

Rugged minis aren't like your regular smartphone minis. For one, they're not truly mini. This is the Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro and it's just 133.5mm tall and 63.3mm wide, but at 24.9mm thick it's nearly three times thicker than your typical smartphone these days. But if you're reading this, chances are you're not interested in regular phones. And the Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro has a niche all to its own. It has a niche all to its own. It's a fully rugged phone - drop-tested on concrete from up to 2 meters, IP68 and IP69K certified, and compliant with the MIL-STD-810H rating, and...

Samsung won't let you download Edge Panels after updating to One UI 7.0

Samsung hasn't rolled out One UI 7.0, but leaks revealed it will come with some changes. One of them will be the termination of Edge Panel downloads from the Galaxy Store. The Korean conglomerate has issued a notice informing users that they won't be able to download Edge Panels from the Galaxy Store after upgrading their devices to One UI 7.0. However, they will be able to use the Edge Panels downloaded on their devices before updating to One UI 7.0. These Panels will be available in the Galaxy Store's "My apps" section. But if you uninstall them after upgrading to One UI 7.0, you won't...

Google Pixel 9 vs. Google Pixel 9 Pro

Google has a pretty expansive lineup of phones this year, with a total of four Pixel 9 phones so far. And this year you have a choice between two compact options - the 9 and the 9 Pro. There is an almost 300 bucks worth of a price difference between the 128GB/12GB Pixel 9 and the 128GB/16GB Pixel 9 Pro without considering any holiday deals or carrier rebates. So if you are wondering whether the Pixel 9 Pro is worth the price premium over the vanilla Pixel 9, we are here to help as we will be putting them head-to-head in this comparison based on our extensive review findings. Table...

iQOO to start selling products through offline channels in India starting next month

iQOO entered the Indian market in 2020 with the launch of iQOO 3, and it has sold all its products launched in India until now through its official website and Amazon.in. However, a Gadgets360 report claims the vivo sub-brand is set to enter India's offline market next month. Citing "reliable sources," the publication claims that iQOO will enter India's offline market through vivo-exclusive stores and other retail channels, allowing customers to get a hands-on experience with iQOO devices before buying them, which is something currently not possible since iQOO has been an online-only brand...

Unannounced OnePlus 13R appears on a leaked Geekbench listing

Geekbench is at it again, leaking the specs of yet another unannounced smartphone. This time it's the OnePlus 13R, which is expected to be announced alongside the global version of OnePlus 13 early next year. Geekbench 6 result This Geekbench listing, first spotted by MySmartPrice, lists the device with the model number CPH2645. The model tested was running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is the same chipset found on the OnePlus 12 and a generation newer than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 found on the OnePlus 12R. The 'pineapple' motherboard name is the same as the OnePlus...

Deals: Black Friday sees Pixel 9 series on sale, Realme GT 7 Pro discounted from the gate

Today is Black Friday, the day when we thank stores for discounting their products. Amazon is having a Black Friday week that ends on Monday, December 2, and here are the smartphone deals to consider. Most of the Google Pixel 9 phones are about 15% off, and almost all purchases will be €100 cheaper for Prime Student members. Google Pixel 9 up to 15% offextra €100 Prime Student discount Read our review 128 GB - €775 at Amazon DE 256 GB - €899 at Amazon DE ...

Realme V60 Pro announced with Dimensity 6300 and IP69 rating

Realme went ahead and announced its V60 Pro midranger in China. It looks similar to the recently announced Realme C75 but has a more capable MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset at the helm. The rest of the specs include a 6.67-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, an 8MP front-facing camera and a 50MP rear shooter. V60 Pro is also IP69-rated against dust and pressurized water jets. It boots Realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14 and packs a 5,600 mAh battery with 45W charging. Realme V60 Pro in Obsidian Gold, Rock Black and Lucky Red Realme V60 Pro comes in...

Realme GT 7 Pro goes on sale in India

The Realme GT 7 Pro, launched in China earlier this month and introduced for international markets a few days ago, is now on sale in India - albeit with a smaller battery. The Realme GT 7 Pro comes in Galaxy Grey and Mars Orange colors in India with two memory options - 12GB/256GB and 16GB/512GB, priced at INR59,999 ($710/€670) and INR65,999 ($780/€740), respectively. It's sold through Realme India's website, Amazon.in, and offline retail stores. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13470, 1#] The Realme GT 7 Pro is the first smartphone in India powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. It runs Android...

Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro in for review

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro, which was announced in October and very recently went global is here and in for review. It ships with a proprietary magnetic charger and a silicone strap for €80. You can buy a number of official accessories like this €15 leather strap. The nice thing about it is that it adds lugs to the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro, which you can use to attach standard bands. The leather band adds lugs to the band Xiaomi's Pro model in the smart band adds a GPS, which is crucial for runners. The Band 9 Pro, like the 8 Pro before it, supports the BeiDou, GPS,...

Google Pixel 9 Pro vs. 9 Pro XL

Looking for new Pixels this year? Well, for better or worse, this year's lineup is as big as it gets. You have a choice between four Pixel 9 phones. But if you've narrowed down your choice to just the Google Pixel 9 Pro and the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, we've got you covered as we'll be putting them head-to-head in this comparison based on our extensive review findings. We can definitely see how this one makes a really hard choice. The two devices are seemingly almost identical, except for size. Even the price tags of both are very close - there is a 100 bucks gap, according to Google's...

DJI announces Mic Mini wireless microphone for smartphones and cameras

DJI has announced the newest member of its wireless lavalier Mic series, the Mic Mini (not to be confused with the Mac mini. This new model is smaller than the Mic and the Mic 2 models while having a few new features and better battery life. The Mic Mini set includes two wireless transmitters that can be attached to your clothing using the magnetic or clip-on attachment. The design is meant to be not just small and light but also discreet so as to not attract too much attention. You also get windscreens, which can be attached in windy situations. Pairing with the transmitters is...

FCC certification confirms some Samsung Galaxy S25 series details

The Samsung Galaxy S25 trio is now doing the rounds through certification agencies around the world, and it just stopped by the FCC. The listing doesn't reveal much but confirms a couple of interesting details. For instance, the documents reveal that the vanilla Galaxy S25 will be missing the UWB feature as it will only be available to the S25 Ultra and S25+. Additionally, the S25+ and S25 Ultra will chsrge at 45W, whereas the S25 settles for 25W charging for yet another year. Interestingly, the listing suggests the S25 will have a slower wireless charging capped at 9W instead of...

Redmi Watch 5 and Buds 6 Pro announced

The Redmi K80 series is official and the Xiaomi sub-brand also announced a new smartwatch and TWS buds alongside its latest and greatest smartphones. Redmi Watch 5 Redmi Watch 5 is the logical successor to last year’s Redmi Watch 4 and it brings a larger 2.07-inch AMOLED screen which now peaks at 1,500 nits. Xiaomi also trimmed the bezels and kept the 60Hz refresh rate. Redmi Watch 5 key specs Watch 5 features an aluminum frame and a metal dial on the right-hand side which allows you to navigate the UI. It’s one of the first wearables to launch with Xiaomi HyperOS 2 out...

mBlu 21 is the latest midranger from Meizu

Meizu has had a rocky few years, but it’s still in the smartphone business and pumping out new devices and the latest one is the mBlu 21. A midrange smartphone, mBlu 21 features a 6.79-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The display sports a punch-hole cutout for the 8MP front-facing camera. Meizu mBlu 21 The back houses a 13MP primary shooter and a 2MP depth helper alongside the LED flash module. Meizu mBlu 21 is equipped with the Unisoc T606 chipset paired with 4/6GB RAM and 64/128GB storage. The device also supports microSD card expansion. The...

Xiaomi is developing its own smartphone chipset, here's when it launches

Xiaomi is allegedly working on its own in-house developed chipset, according to a new report today. The move comes in order to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm and MediaTek. Mass production of the chip is apparently going to begin next year and the first phones powered by it will also launch in 2025. Chinese officials have repeatedly asked local firms to reduce their reliance on foreign tech as much as possible, and Xiaomi seems to have received the message loud and clear. Of course, it remains to be seen how the chip will be positioned and in what part of the market it will be used....

Brazilian regulator orders Apple to open up in-app purchases

The Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade has ruled that Apple must lift all restrictions related to in-app purchases. The Cupertino-based company has 20 days to comply, or it will face a $43,000 fine per day. The decision comes after Mercado Libre, an online merchant, filed a complaint back in 2022 against Apple for anti-competitive practices. The Brazilian regulator forces Apple to either allow developers to link to external websites for payments and subscription options or let all developers handle payments themselves. This isn't the first court ruling against Apple's in-app...

OnePlus Open's Android 15 update hits the US and EU next week, is already out in India

OnePlus has already updated the 12 and 12R to OxygenOS 15 based on Android 15, and the latest device to get a taste of the new release is the OnePlus Open. The update to OxygenOS 15 for it is already rolling out in India as build CPH2551_15.0.0.200(EX01), and OnePlus has today revealed that it will make it to the US and EU next week. The changelog is humongous, so if you want to see all of it make sure you visit the Source linked below. We'll just mention that you can expect "ultra animation effects", a new AI writing suite, various AI photo editing features, new icons and a new...

iPhone 17 Air to be even thinner than previously rumored

Apple has long been rumored to replace the iPhone 16 Plus with an iPhone 17 Air (or iPhone 17 Slim) next year, thanks to the Plus model having the most disappointing sales of the four models the company releases each year. Last week a rumor claimed the Air would be 6 mm thick, and today it turns out that it's going to be even thinner than that, courtesy of a new in-depth report about the upcoming device. Apparently, it will be between 5mm and 6mm thick. That's seriously slim. iPhone 16 Plus For comparison's sake, note that the iPhone 16s are 7.8 mm thick and the iPhone 16 Pros are...

Bloomberg: Sony is working on a handheld PS5 console

Last year, Sony announced its PlayStation Portal – a remote play handheld that streams your PS5 games via Wi-Fi. A far cry from a successor to the legendary PlayStation Portable (PSP) and PS Vita, a new report from Bloomberg News suggests that Sony is considering a full-fledged handheld gaming console that can play full PS5 titles natively. PlayStation Portal According to the rumor, the device can play titles locally without needing an active internet connection, making it a true handheld console and not just a remote-play device. According to people familiar with its development,...

OnePlus Watch 3 to launch internationally alongside the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R

This year was quite prolific already for OnePlus on the smartwatch front, having launched the OnePlus Watch 2 at MWC and then the Watch 2R later in the year as a cheaper alternative. The Watch 2 has only been on the market since March and the 2R since July, but the company is already making preparations to launch another smartwatch in the very near future, apparently. According to a very active tipster on X, the OnePlus Watch 3 is coming. It will launch internationally alongside the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R. The former was made official in China last month, and its global release is...

Honor 300 series launch date confirmed

Honor 300 and Honor 300 Pro are arriving on December 2, the brand revealed on Weibo. Both phones will have MagicOS 9 out of the box, and it seems the Pro will run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The company opened pre-orders for both phones, letting eager customers put a CNY 999 deposit (about $140/€130) to book a spot in line. Honor 300 & Honor 300 Pro The arrival date is not a huge surprise. Both the Honor 300 and Honor 300 Pro were on the company website, and users who registered interest were promised more info on prices and availability on December 2. Today's announcement...

Redmi K80 Pro cameras revealed, telephoto shooter is finally coming

Redmi will introduce the K80 Pro flagship on November 27, but the Xiaomi brand is not shying away from teasing specs before the launch. This morning, we learned major details about the camera setup on the back, including that it will be the first time we see a Redmi K phone with a telephoto shooter and that it will have OIS. Redmi K80 Pro camera details The main camera is simply listed to have a LYT-800 sensor by Sony, and we know it is 50 MP. OIS is also coming for this shooter, which is less of a surprise. The telephoto cam will also have a 50 MP sensor, and thanks to the...

Check out the iQOO 13's camera samples from a day in Dubai

The iQOO 13, introduced in China in October, will begin its international rollout soon, with the India debut set for December 3. The iQOO 13 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip and sports a trio of 50MP cameras on the rear. The iQOO 13's 50MP primary camera uses the Sony IMX921 sensor with an f/1.88 aperture. It has OIS and EIS and can record 1080p and 4K videos at up to 60fps and 8K videos at 30fps. The 50MP telephoto unit uses the Sony IMX816 sensor. It, too, has OIS and comes with 2x optical zoom. The 50MP ultrawide camera employs Samsung's S5KJN1SQ03...

Top 10 trending phones of week 47

A few interesting debuts came in week 48, but the trending chart since has the same familiar Samsung duo on top. The Galaxy A55 remains the most popular smartphone in our database, followed by the S24 Ultra. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] The podium is once more completed by the Redmi Note 13 Pro, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max kept climbing up the ranks and is now fourth. Oppo's Find X8 Pro made its international debut, which helped propell it to fifth position, just ahead of the Redmi Note 13. Samsung Galaxy A15 follows in seventh, while the Realme GT 7 Pro made it on the...

Deals: Black Friday week sees the Xiaomi 14T and Pixel 9 series go on sale

There has been no shortage of sales events this year, but this is the granddaddy of them all – Black Friday. Which technically falls on the 29th, but it doesn’t hurt to start early. The Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro are both €150 off at the moment. Both use the same display and have basically the same design, but the Pro has the more powerful chipset, better camera and faster battery charging. Check out our Xiaomi 14T vs. 14T Pro post for an in-depth comparison. Xiaomi 14T €150 off Read our review ...

Weekly poll results: the global pricing of the Realme GT 7 Pro will decide its fate

The Realme GT 7 Pro will enter its first foreign market, India, on Tuesday and it will be a make-or-break moment for the phone. The price in its homeland is great, but last week’s poll shows that people are concerned about the international pricing, which will be higher than the ₹42,000/$505/€465 value we get with a simple currency conversion. The pricing issue was easily the most voted option in the poll – it was picked by over a third of voters. That said, about a fifth are drawn to the phone and will have a close look at it once it becomes available in their region. Most people...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE and Z Flip7 chipsets tipped

Rumors so far suggest that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE is indeed coming next year. It will be a toned-down version of the original Z Flip at a lower price to appeal to the masses. Details have been pretty scarce as of late, but an industry insider has recently posted on X, revealing the chipsets powering up the Galaxy Z Flip FE and the Z Flip7. It looks like the FE will adopt the Exynos 2400e, while the Z Flip7 will get the still-unreleased Exynos 2500. This signals a shift in strategy as the Galaxy Z Flip6 this year launched with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, while the...

Apple to keep the periscope telephoto camera exclusive to the iPhone Pro models next year

Apple unveiled the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max in September, with only the Pro versions featuring periscope telephoto cameras. And if you were expecting next year's non-Pro iPhone 17 models to sport periscope units, that's not happening. The word comes from South Korean publication The Elec, which claims the periscope telephoto camera will remain exclusive to the Pro models in next year's lineup, even though LG Innotek - that makes iPhone camera modules - is investing in new facilities, possibly for the upgraded iPhone 17 series camera...

Realme Note 60x gets multiple certifications on its way to release

Realme is working on a new budget smartphone, as it turns out. It will have the model number RMX3938 and will be called Realme Note 60x (not to be confused with the Narzo 60x). This will be 4G-only, and it's recently been certified by the EU, FCC, and Thailand's NBTC. Through these certifications its name was confirmed, as is the fact that it comes with a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 10W wired charging. The phone will run Android 14 out of the box with Realme UI on top. Realme Note 60x certifications It measures 167.26 x 76.67 x 7.84 mm and weighs 187g. It supports...

Samsung's latest ad tells you to do your own thing instead of being an iSheep

Samsung's biggest competitor in the smartphone space is obviously Apple, so it's no surprise that the Korean company's latest ad is aimed at poking that particular bear. The point, however, seems a bit derogatory towards people who use and like Apple products. Apparently they're all following the dictates of a mysterious character called Simon (is that Steve Jobs reincarnate? We'll never know). Thus, these iPhone owners are all very iSheep-y. Sure, the ad doesn't use that term, but the implication is clearly there. If you try to fit in, you won’t stand out.🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 🛸 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎...

vivo X Fold4 to be delayed

vivo's next foldable smartphone is allegedly delayed, according to the prolific Chinese leakster who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo. Interestingly, he also says there is currently only one device in development, so it looks like we're not getting a vanilla model and a Pro next year as we did in 2024. The X Fold4 will arrive a bit later in the year than the X Fold3, but do expect vivo to keep focusing on making its foldables ever thinner and lighter. vivo X Fold3 Pro The X Fold4 has a 6,000 mAh battery with support for wireless charging, two ultrasonic fingerprint sensors...

Indonesian government expects Apple to invest more than $100M to bypas iPhone 16 ban

The iPhone 16 series was banned in Indonesia last month due to Apple's unmet investment commitments to the country. Cupertino responded with a pledge to invest $10 million, followed by a second promise to bump up the figure by an extra $100 million which would meet the initially committed sum of IDR 1.71 trillion ($109 million) in local R&D facilities. It seems Apple’s increased investment commitments are still insufficient. Indonesia's Industry Ministry reportedly declined Apple’s offer at an internal meeting headlined by Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. Per a spokesperson, the...

vivo S20 and S20 Pro launch date announced through a promo video

vivo's S20 and S20 Pro are getting official on November 28, and ahead of the grand unveiling the company has now posted a promo video for the duo - a trailer, for all intents and purposes. This shows us the design of the devices, the periscope telephoto camera of the Pro (a first for this line), and a couple of colorways (though more could be on the way). Have a look: The S20 series will be China-only but if history repeats itself then do expect these to arrive internationally as the V50 and V50 Pro. The S20 has the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC at the helm, while the Pro goes with the...

Apple still dominates US smartphone market

Apple still totally dominates the US smartphone market, Counterpoint Research's latest quarterly market share report reveals. The Cupertino fruit company commanded 53% of the pie in the third quarter of this year (July to September), with Samsung a distant second at 23%. In third was Lenovo, which owns Motorola let's not forget - we assume most, if not all of that 14% share was actually Motorola's. The next brand is, perhaps surprisingly, HMD, but it only managed a 1% market share. "Others" only account for 9%. We can't think of a more polarized market than this, where one player has over...

Samsung unveils Gauss2 AI model with an on-device option

Around this time last year, Samsung introduced Gauss, its own generative AI model. During the latest Samsung Developer Conference, the company unveiled its successor, called Gauss2, which brings improved performance and efficiency. Samsung truly believes that AI can enhance productivity and it has been using the Gauss AI internally. It is used in “code.i”, an in-house tool for developers in the Device eXperience (DX) division. Usage of code.i has been growing at a fast pace and now 60% of all developers inside DX are using it. code.i in action Gauss has also been deployed to...

Rumored specs for the Samsung Galaxy S25 paint a familiar picture

There are a few more major smartphone launches left this year, but attention is already starting to shift towards 2025. We’ve heard that the Samsung Galaxy S25 series might be one of the first out of the gate with January 5 reveal, though a different source put the Unpacked event on January 22. We’ve seen plenty of leaks about the new flagship series and the S25 spec sheet is starting to crystallize. TechManiacs has published a report of what the S25 trio will be like – and, unfortunately, it can be summarized as “more of the same”. Speculative render: Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+...

WhatsApp will let you mention group chats in status updates

WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature that will let you mention group chats in status updates. This is now live in the latest beta version of the app found in the Google Play Store for Android. This comes after WhatsApp previously started testing allowing you to mention contacts in status updates, so mentioning group chats can be seen as an expansion of that feature. When a contact is mentioned, they receive a notification and a message in your chat with them. With the ability to mention group chats in a status update, you will be able to notify entire groups in one step,...

Google reportedly cancels Pixel Tablet 3

Android tablets haven't seen anywhere near as much success as Apple's iPads, and Google's wares are included in that assessment. The company gave up on tablets in 2019 before it teased the Pixel Tablet in 2022 and then released it last year, and now it looks like it's ready to give up on the form factor yet again. According to a new report supposedly coming from "multiple industry sources close to the project", Google has decided to cancel the development of the Pixel Tablet 3, codenamed internally as Kiyomi. The decision was apparently made last week, which is when all of the teams...

HMD Fusion is on its way to India with its modular chops

HMD unveiled the Fusion smartphone with a modular design back in September, and last month it received a Venom Smart Outfit. Now, it's getting ready to land in India. The phone is being teased by Amazon, and so you'll be able to buy it from that retailer when it does arrive in India. The launch date is still a mystery, but since the teaser campaign has started, it really can't be long now. The HMD Fusion comes with a 6.56-inch 720x1612 LCD touchscreen with 90 Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset at the helm, 4/6/8GB of RAM, 128/256GB of storage, a 108 MP rear camera with...

Huawei teases spectral image sensor for Mate 70 series

We’re less than a week away from the Huawei Mate 70 series announcement, and the teaser campaign is in full swing. The latest piece to the puzzle details an important camera development that may shape up to be one of the key upgrades on the new phones. Huawei will bring a dedicated spectral imaging sensor dubbed “Red Maple” to its Mate 70 series phones. The brief teaser video shows the new sensor in action alongside a few samples highlighting natural color rendition. Unlike traditional red, green, green, blue (RGGB) color sensors or red, yellow, yellow, blue (RYYB) on...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is coming in 2025, here are the details

Next year, Samsung will launch the Galaxy Z Flip7, the successor to the Flip6 which arrived this summer. But, according to a new rumor, it won't be the only flip phone Samsung releases in 2025. Instead, it will be joined by the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. This will be a cheaper version, which will most likely use the same display as the Flip7, but will have lower-end cameras and a different, less powerful SoC. Whether or not that compromise will sit well with people remains to be seen, but it most likely all hinges on the actual price difference. Those hoping for a Z Flip 7 FE should be excited....

Huawei Mate 70 Pro+ teased in brief hands-on by exec

Huawei is hosting a big event next week with the official launch of the Mate 70 series. We already saw an official image of the Mate 70’s design, and now Huawei chairman Richard Yu decided to share a video that gives us a brief look at the Mate 70 Pro+. The device in the video appears to have a similar design to the Mate 70 from yesterday’s image but with an altered quad camera setup. We can spot a dedicated periscope lens in the top left corner. The phone in the video features the silver colorway seen in previous leaks, and we get another look at the curved sides and...

Moto G05 and G15 renders leak showing identical twins

Here's something we don't see very often (or ever). Today we have leaked images showing two separate upcoming Motorola phones. So far so unremarkable. What is out of the ordinary is that they look 100% the same. The only difference can be found in the colors that will be offered. Moto G05 leaked renders We're talking about the Moto G05 and Moto G15. The G05 will come in orange, and that's how we know which is which. The devices should hopefully be more different on the inside. More Moto G05 leaked renders Both phones will have a 50 MP main rear camera, and...

HMD Icon Flip 1 leaks in all its glory

HMD is apparently getting ready to launch a new flip phone. This will be called HMD Icon Flip 1, and its specs have been leaked today along with the images you can see in the X post embedded below. The phone will have a 2.8-inch main (inner) screen, a 1.7" outer display, a 2 MP fixed-focus camera, and a 1,500 mAh removable battery. As you may have gathered by this point, this is not a smartphone - it's a featurephone running S30+ with support for cloud apps. HMD Icon Flip 1- LCD 2.8" Main / 1.7" Outer - 2MP FF Camera- S30+ OS / Cloud Apps - 48MB + 128MB storage - Unisoc T127 SoC- 4G...

ZTE Blade V70 launches with 108 MP main camera and Dynamic Island wannabe

ZTE has outed a new mid-range smartphone today, the Blade V70, which is now listed on the company's international website. The Blade V70 comes with a 6.7-inch 720x1600 LCD screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, a 2 GHz octa-core CPU from an unnamed chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of expandable storage, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button, and a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 22.5W wired charging. On the rear you get a 108 MP main camera with a 1/1.67" sensor and f/1.75 aperture, while for selfies there's a 16 MP shooter. The phone is 8.2mm thin and runs ZTE's...

Google is working on a Pixel laptop, report claims

The name Pixel was first used by Google in the original Chromebook Pixel back in 2013. While the Chromebook Pixel line got discontinued in 2017, the name Pixel has lived on to describe Google's entire mobile portfolio. And soon, the company will launch a new laptop according to a new rumor. This will be very descriptively called Google Pixel Laptop, and its internal codename is allegedly Snowy. Google employees are reportedly comparing it to Apple's MacBook Pro, Dell's XPS line, the Microsoft Surface Laptop, and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, so it should be high-end as those in...

Here's when the Realme 14x drops and how much memory and storage it will have

Realme is bringing back the x model in its numbered series, a new rumor today claims. There was no Realme 13x, but there will be a Realme 14x. The phone is expected to be the cheapest in the Realme 14 family. According to a new rumor, the Realme 14x will launch in early December, and will come in three RAM/storage combos: 6/128GB, 8/128GB, and 8/256GB. The phone is said to arrive in three colorways: Crystal Black, Golden Glow, and Jewel Red. Realme 12x The Realme 14x will have a 6,000 mAh battery and a square-shaped camera island (unlike the 12x pictured above). These are all the...

Oppo officially confirms next-week Reno13 and Pad 3 launch date

Oppo was rumored to bring the Reno13 midrangers and the Pad 3 tablet next week, and today we have the official confirmation. The company took it to Weibo to confirm that the phones and the slate will debut in China on November 25. The hero color of the Reno13 series will be Butterfly Purple, and the phone's celebrity endorsement comes from Yuqi, a 25-year-old Chinese singer-songwriter and a member of the South Korean girl group I-dle. The Oppo Reno13 phones will have a thin body and a metal frame. According to a leaked image, both the vanilla and Pro will have three cameras, but the...

Realme GT 7 Pro review