Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs OnePlus 13

The Galaxy S25 Ultra is perhaps the most complete version of a smartphone you can get right now running Android, offering competent cameras, plenty of performance, solid battery life and display experience, all of the AI, and, of course, an S Pen. Not everyone needs all that, however, and if you're willing to sacrifice a feature here and there, a OnePlus 13 may be the more sensible option for you and perhaps even the better one in some ways. Let's compare. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For...

Weekly poll results: the Apple iPhone 16e is way overpriced

Apple, as the only maker of iOS phones out there, is responsible for providing entry-level models. Apple, a company that sees itself as a maker of premium products, has a hard time doing that. And the Apple iPhone 16e is a really bad entry-level model. Before we get to its qualities as a phone, however, we have to address the elephant in the room – its price. At $600/€700/£600/₹60,000, this is well above the $400/$430 starting price of the last two generations of iPhone SE, even if it has double the storage (it’s still 128GB, not a massive amount). For a whopping 39% of voters in...

Our Oppo Reno13 Pro battery life and charging test results are out

Oppo unveiled the Reno13 Pro last November in China and began its international rollout in January. We shared our first impressions of the Oppo Reno13 Pro and are already working on its review. Now that the battery life and charging tests are complete, we thought to share those with you so you don't have to wait for our full review to see how the Reno13 Pro performed in these departments. The Oppo Reno13 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8350 SoC and packs a 5,800 mAh battery, which is 800 mAh bigger than its predecessor Reno12 Pro's battery. That increase in battery capacity also...

vivo T4x 5G's price segment and colors revealed

A teaser dropped by vivo about a couple of weeks ago suggested the vivo T4x 5G would be priced under INR15,000, but now we learn its base price will be under INR13,000 ($150/€145). This revelation comes from Indian online retailer Flipkart, which posted an image on its website confirming the vivo T4x 5G's base model will have 6GB RAM and 128GB storage onboard. It will be priced at INR12,XXX, meaning anything between INR12,001 and INR12,999. The image also gave us a better look at the vivo T4x 5G while revealing its color options. vivo T4x 5G's teasers also suggest it will pack a...

vivo V50 Lite surfaces in the Google Play Console, here's what it looks like

vivo made the V50 official earlier this month, and a new listing in the Google Play Console now shows it will soon be joined by the V50 Lite. As usual, this means we get an official image to look at, as well as some of the device's specs. This V50 Lite is a 4G-only model powered by Qualcomm's ancient Snapdragon 680 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM. It has the model number V2441. There will also be a 5G version with the model number V2440. The V50 Lite 4G has a 1080x2392 resolution screen, and it will run Android 15 from the moment it launches. According to its recent FCC...

Apple explains why the iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe

The recently unveiled iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe, and Apple has already explained that this has nothing to do with the use of its first in-house developed modem. So why did it happen? Well, Apple says it decided not to equip the iPhone 16e with MagSafe because "most people in the 16e's target audience exclusively charge their phones by plugging them into a charging cable". This statement allegedly comes from unnamed "Apple representatives" speaking to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Those representatives go on to claim that these people, the ones who are going to buy the iPhone...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge announcement date possibly outed

At its Unpacked event in January, where it unveiled the rest of the Galaxy S25 family, Samsung teased the Galaxy S25 Edge, and even let us go eyes-on with it. But nothing more than that. In case you've been wondering when to expect it to be fully unveiled, a new report from Korea today gives us an actual date: April 16. Since time zones exist, do note that it could actually happen on April 15 in some places. Either way, Samsung seems to have settled on mid-April to fully launch the thinnest member of its flagship line. The launch event will allegedly be online-only. The report...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE+'s screen sizes, RAM, and storage tipped

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, unveiled in October 2023, are due for an upgrade. While there's no word from Samsung on when their successors will arrive, we now know how big their screens will be. According to Roland Quandt, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE will pack a 10.9" screen, which is the same as its predecessor. However, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ will get a display bigger than the Tab S9 FE+'s: 13.1" vs. 12.4". Quandt also claimed that both the tablets will have up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard. [#InlinePriceWidget,12517,1#] Previous...

Honor GT Pro specs leak

Honor will be releasing the GT Pro to complement the already announced GT. The GT Pro has already been rumored to sport the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and today a new rumor out of China gives us more details about its other specs. The phone is said to have a 6.78-inch "1.5K" flat screen, a 50 MP main camera, and a battery capacity between 6,000 mAh and 7,000 mAh (but it starts with 6, so it's not 7,000 exactly). It will support 100W wired charging. Honor GT Honor is apparently testing it with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, but in the end that may not make the cut. Intriguingly,...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 leaks in CAD-based renders

Yesterday we saw the first set of leaked renders depicting the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7, and today the Galaxy Z Flip7 has received the exact same treatment. Like the Fold7's, these are also CAD-based, so minor details could still be different with the final product, but they do give us a very good idea of what to expect, design-wise, from Samsung's next flagship flip-style foldable. The source of the renders claims the Flip7 will measure 166.6 x 75.2 x 6.9 mm when unfolded (9.1 mm thick with the camera bumps). This means the device will be ever so slightly taller, much wider,...

Qualcomm extends software support for some of its chipsets

Qualcomm announced that it's extending the software support for some of its current and future chipsets. The company now offers 8 years of software support for its Snapdragon 8 Elite phones and handsets running on the latest Snapdragon 8 and 7 series platforms. The hardware company promises to provide Android OS updates, security patches and kernel upgrades to OEMs. It's important to note that even if Qualcomm provides all the needed updates to its platforms, it's up to OEMs to implement them and offer the full 8-year update cycle. Qualcomm has worked closely with Google to allow...

MediaTek announces Dimensity 7400 and 7400X chipsets

MediaTek's latest chipsets continue the trend of marginal overhauls over their predecessors. The brand-new Dimensity 7400 and 7400X are near carbon copies of last year’s Dimensity 7300 and 7300X with the major change being a 100 MHz overclock on the 4x Cortex-A78 performance cores which now work at up to 2.6GHz. The CPU also employs 2x Cortex-A55 efficiency units clocked at 2.0 GHz. Like last year the 7400X variant supports dual displays and will make its debut on upcoming flip foldable devices. Dimensity 7400 key specs The new Dimensity 7000 series chips are fabbed on...

Samsung Galaxy M16 5G and Galaxy M06 5G launch date revealed

Samsung has been teasing its upcoming Galaxy M06 and Galaxy M16 smartphones, and we now have a launch date to look forward to. Both phones will be announced on Thursday, February 27 in India. Galaxy M16 is expected to launch with an AMOLED display and an Infinity-U notch, and we already know it will feature the Dimensity 6300 chipset, just like the Galaxy A16 5G. The M16 is expected to feature a similar spec sheet to the A-series counterpart with a larger battery. Samsung Galaxy M16's leaked renders The M06 is expected to share its specs with the recently announced Galaxy...

New Oppo Find N5 promo videos focus on the folding screen, drop and water resistance

We've already shared the first round of official promo videos for Oppo's recently announced Find N5 a few days ago, and today we're back with three more that have been posted by Oppo since then. The first one is all about how immersive the Find N5's main screen (the one that folds) is. See for yourself: It measures 8.12" diagonally, so the size is definitely impressive. The video is a bit misleading, however, showing the person watching a video that has no black bars anywhere - that can be accomplished, sure, but by panning a lot into a video and thus cutting out big chunks of it....

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 renders show a thinner device

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold7 in July or thereabouts, and today we have the first ever set of leaked renders purportedly depicting the upcoming foldable device. These are CAD-based, so minor details could still change, but they should give us a good overall look at what Samsung is currently cooking. And it seems like the Korean company has finally decided to pay some attention to the recent trend of foldables getting thinner and thinner. This has been started by its Chinese competitors, and Oppo's recently unveiled Find N5 currently holds the title of world's thinnest...

Oppo Reno13 Pro in for review

This is the Oppo Reno13 Pro. We had a quick hands-on with the phone, but it's now in the office and in our review queue. Here it is sized up against its smaller counterpart, the Reno13. The pair shares a few main specs - the 4nm Dimensity 8350 SoC, the IP68/IP69 certification, the 50MP 21mm selfie camera with autofocus, and the 80W charging. Where they differ is in the batteries - 5,800mAh on the Pro, 5,600mAh on the 13 - as well as the charging - the Pro adds 50W wireless charging. The Reno13 Pro also brings a bigger sensor main camera and a dedicated 85mm zoom camera. Oppo...

Apple prepares to add Google Gemini to Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence already has support for ChatGPT, and now it looks like Apple is hard at work on integrating Google's Gemini as well. This will be coming at some point in the future. In a backend update pushed along with the iOS 18.4 beta, there are now both "OpenAI" and "Google" options for third-party models within Apple Intelligence. So the work is currently being done, but of course there's no telling when the feature will actually roll out to the public. Apple's backend has revealed that the next 3rd party iOS-AI integration will be Google Gemini pic.twitter.com/0rIuJhT5Lj— Aaron...

Google Pixel 9a leaks in hands-on video

Google's Pixel 9a just can't stop leaking ahead of its rumored unveiling next month. Today we have a short hands-on video showing off its lack of camera bump. We can see the phone in its Obsidian colorway here, which to us mere non-Google mortals is just black. The Pixel 9a's very tiny camera bump (tiny in thickness, we mean) is also clearly visible, signifying two things - this won't be the thinnest phone around by any stretch of the imagination, and it won't have top tier camera sensors which require much larger camera humps. The Pixel 9a is rumored to be unveiled on...

Oppo Find N5 won’t make its way to Europe

Last week, Oppo held a global launch event for its Find N5 in Singapore. The foldable is expected to make its way to more markets, including Europe, but we now have confirmation that the Old Continent will not be part of Oppo’s launch plans for the Find N5. The brand issued an official statement reiterating Oppo’s plans to skip the Find N5 in Europe. The reasoning is based on “in-depth market research and strategic priorities”. Oppo did confirm its plans to launch the Reno13 series later today. At OPPO, we carefully tailor our product launches to each region based on in-depth...

Samsung Galaxy M06 and Galaxy M16 official teaser reveals new design

Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy M06 5G and Galaxy M16, and it has already set up a landing page on Amazon India. There is a single teaser image of the phones, revealing the M06 will have two cameras, while the M16 might have three, and they will sit on a dedicated island. Samsung ditched the camera island design from its Galaxy phones in mid-2022, the Korean maker moved to only the lenses protruding from the back panel. Yet the company is now seemingly ready to bring it back. The M06 is likely going to share much of its hardware with the Galaxy F06 5G, which arrived in...

Top 10 trending phones of week 8

Week 8 brought two things to our trending chart - the end of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's reign that started at the beginning of the year and one of the most diverse trending charts in recent memory. It was the newly announced Apple iPhone 16e that immediately jumped to the top, while second place went to a phone that's not even going official for another 10 days. The Nothing Phone (3a) is clearly the most hotly anticipated debut at the MWC though. This meant the Galaxy S25 Ultra had to settle for third place. We do suspect it might still be able to fight back the new names once the...

Weekly poll: who is interested in the new Apple iPhone 16e?

This week saw the hotly-anticipated launch of the new iOS mid-ranger – though with a new starting price of $600/€700/ £600/₹60,000 (128GB storage), “mid-ranger” no longer sounds true. To be fair, this isn’t a new iPhone SE (the last one started at $430 for a 64GB phone). Apple iPhone 16e This is the Apple iPhone 16e. It’s iPhone 16 hardware – a binned Apple A18 chip and just the 48MP main camera from the back – stuffed inside an iPhone 14-style body and using the same 6.1” 60Hz OLED display with a notched Face ID (Touch ID is gone from the phone). The iPhone SE (2022) is...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Out of lockstep by a few months as always, the ultimate Galaxy and the best iPhone ever meet again. The S25 Ultra is low on dramatic changes, the 16 Pro Max was a polishing job itself - perhaps we've reached a point where we need to focus on and appreciate the little upgrades. That's a topic for a different time though - now, let's compare the current top models from the two archrivals. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue...

Weekly poll results: the OnePlus 13R is off to a strong start

The OnePlus 13R can add last week’s poll to its resume – these results are something to brag about. The perception of this phone is that OnePlus fixed some of the major complaints about the 12R (mainly the camera). This led to a positive score on the poll and one major complaint – the price. The 13R matches the price of the 256GB 12R, but the 12R also had a cheaper 128GB model. Well, actually, in Europe and India the 13R got a small price hike. Anyway, while OnePlus phones aren’t regulars at the discount section in stores, they do get price cuts and promos often enough. Things...

Deals: here is what you can get instead of an iPhone 16e

The iPhone SE is dead, long live the iPhone e! Okay, this may be an unfortunate development for some of you as the SE was the smallest iPhone and it was by far the cheapest. What now? The Apple iPhone 16e is the same size as the 16 and it is almost as expensive – it starts at $600/€700/£600/₹60,000 for a 128GB model. There are 256GB and 512GB options too, but those storage upgrades follow the same pattern as upgrades on Apple’s more premium phones. Pre-orders for the 16e started this Friday, sales will commence on Friday next week. Long story short, the 16e has a binned A18 chipset...

Apple Intelligence arrives in the EU in April, will support more languages in more places too

Today Apple has officially announced the next phase of its rollout of AI features under the Apple Intelligence umbrella. In April, the company will release iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, just as rumored. With these versions, the EU will finally get access to Apple Intelligence features for the first time. It's been a long time coming, but there isn't so much left to wait now. Apple Intelligence will also be available in more languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified), and localized English for Singapore and...

Infinix Note 50 series is coming in early March

It's been almost a year since Infinix launched the Note 40 series, and you know what that means, right? The Note 50 series is right around the corner. And we do mean that - there really isn't much waiting left to do for the devices. Infinix has officially started teasing the Note 50 series in Indonesia, and revealed that the devices will become official on March 3. We also get a shot of one of the handsets' camera island. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Infinix Indonesia (@infinixid) Other than the date and the fact that they will be infused with...

Oppo Find X8 Mini will be very thin, new rumor tells us what to expect

The Oppo Find X8 Mini, clearly inspired by the success of the vivo X200 Pro mini, is allegedly launching alongside the Find X8 Ultra in March or April, and so far the smaller device has been rumored to weigh between 180g and 189g. It's also repeatedly been said to be very thin, and today a new rumor out of China narrows down the range we can expect. Its thickness will start with a 7, apparently, so it will be between 7 mm and 7.99 mm thick. That's in the range of Samsung's Galaxy S25, which boasts 7.2 mm thickness, and makes the Find X8 Mini about 1 mm thinner than the aforementioned vivo...

Oppo Find N5 promo videos show off the phone's advanced features and construction

The Oppo Find N5 is the thinnest foldable yet, measuring just 8.93mm when closed, but it is also one of the most capable foldables. The company has released a series of promo videos that show off the capabilities and explain how Oppo managed to build a phone this thin and durable. The latest video shows off a couple of AI features – AI Summary for documents and AI Call Summary, both of which will help you stay on top of things even during a busy day. And yes, the Find N5 supports a stylus on its inner display. The next video is a quick overview of the phone with the key...

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vivo V50 in for review

vivo unveiled the V50 earlier this week at an event in New Delhi, India, making it vivo's first big launch of 2025. The vivo V50 is yet to go on sale, but we've received the phone for review, so let's take a quick look at what it has to offer before we put it through our review gauntlet. The vivo V50's retail box looks identical to its predecessor's - the V40. It includes some documents, a SIM ejector tool, a charging cable, a power adapter, and a protective case. The protective case is either clear or black depending on the market The vivo V50 is built around a 6.77" FullHD+...

Microsoft introduces an AI model for game development called Muse

Microsoft partnered with Teachable AI Experiences and the Xbox Games Studios' Ninja Theory to introduce a new AI model aimed at helping game developers. It's called Muse. What can Muse do? It can generate game visuals and controller actions based on a 3D understanding of a game. The model was trained on 1.6 billion parameters and with 1 billion images and controller actions. That's about 7 years of continuous human gameplay. They used Ninja Theory's Bleeding Edge game. The data used for the model was collected using gameplay data from users who gave their consent. The model works...

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro runs Geekbench, reveals its chipset

Nothing is launching the Phone (3a) series on March 4, and according to past rumors we're getting two devices - the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro. The latter has now been spotted in the Geekbench online database, with the model number A059P (the non-Pro is the A059, hence the "P" suffix stands for "Pro" there based on previous leaks). The phone is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, oft-rumored. This year Nothing's mid-rangers have switched from the MediaTek chipsets of their predecessors. The Phone (3a) Pro prototype managed a single-core score of 1,181 and a multi-core score of...

Apple suspends over 135,000 apps across EU App Stores

The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) went into effect provisionally back in August 2023 and laid out a set of rules for online platforms and the goal of protecting consumers. The DSA became applicable for all online platforms on February 17, 2024 with Articles 30 and 31 requiring app developers to provide their “trader status” in order to submit new apps or app updates for distribution on EU territory. In order to comply with the directive, Apple urged devs to provide their trader status by Monday, February 17, 2025, and failure to do so would result in the removal of...

Samsung starts One UI 7 development for the Galaxy Z Fold7

Yesterday a software build surfaced, purportedly destined for the oft-rumored Galaxy Z Flip FE which is allegedly launching later this year alongside the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Fold7, and today the big foldable has received the same treatment. A tipster over on X has spotted the first test software build for the Galaxy Z Fold7 on Samsung's servers. This has identified as F966USQU0AYB3 / F966UOYN0AYB3 / F966USQU0AYB3 and is destined for AT&T's version of the upcoming foldable smartphone. Exclusive ‼️ Galaxy Z Fold7: The first One UI test build spotted on the server today! Build...

Official Galaxy S25 Ultra unboxing talks rounded corners, slimmer design and camera rings

Samsung shared a blog post that details some of the choices behind the Galaxy S25 Ultra design and how it has changed compared to previous iterations of its flagship. Additionally, it posted a “Guided Demo of Performance” video starring the S25 Ultra. This is an unboxing post, so it starts with the packaging. This year it was changed to feature a silhouette of the device rather than the more realistic depictions shown on previous boxes. The box is made out of 100% recycled paper as before and its contents are fairly simple: the S25 Ultra itself, the new Bluetooth-less S Pen, a USB...

OnePlus 13 users can now take better low-light pictures with Instagram's in-app camera

OnePlus has announced a new feature for the OnePlus 13 users that lets them take better low-light pictures with Instagram's in-app camera. This feature builds on the Night Mode of OnePlus 13's native Camera app, and the brand teamed up with Instagram to bring it to Instagram's camera, allowing its users to take better night shots from within Instagram without compromising on the quality or switching between apps. How does the OnePlus 13's Night Mode work inside Instagram? Make sure you are using the latest version of Instagram's app. Open Instagram's camera. When it...

OnePlus Watch 3 is missing an important feature in the US and Canada

Earlier today OnePlus made the Watch 3 official without much fanfare. It builds upon the seeming success of the OnePlus Watch 2 and OnePlus Watch 2R with an even bigger battery that should last for up to five days for normal use and even up to three days with intensive use. There's also support for ECG readings, but there's a catch regarding this function. Namely, it's not going to be available in the US and Canada because OnePlus didn't receive official certification from the FDA for the Watch 3's ECG capabilities. Thus, the ECG Analyzer feature won't be available in those...

iPhone 17's design to be very different from the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro

Earlier today some renders popped up purportedly showing the upcoming iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro, each featuring its very own distinctive camera island design. The Air with its single rear camera has a visor reminiscent of past Google Pixels, while the iPhone 17 Pro takes inspiration from the Poco X6 and Poco X6 Pro. The iPhone 17 Pro Max will be just a magnified version of the Pro, we assume, but what about the vanilla iPhone 17 model? Well, here's some intriguing news on that topic: apparently the iPhone 17 will look exactly like the iPhone 16. No camera visor-style island, no...

Sony Xperia 10 VI receiving Android 15 update

The Xperia 10 VI is the latest Sony device to get updated to Android 15. This is the first major Android update for the device which launched with Android 14 and is promised to receive three Android version updates in its life cycle. The new update comes three weeks after the Xperia 10 V began receiving the latest version of Android. Sony Xperia 10 VI's Android 15 update screen (in Dutch) Xperia 10 VI's Android 15 update features the 70.1.A.0.425 build number and is reportedly under 1GB in size. As usual, there’s no update changelog but we presume the features will be similar to...

Oppo Find X8 Mini specs leak again

Oppo is expected to launch the Find X8 Mini around March-April alongside the Find X8 Ultra, when they'll both join the already available Find X8 and Find X8 Pro. The Mini is clearly inspired by vivo's success in China with the X200 Pro mini, and we've heard that OnePlus will also have its very own smaller device soon - this is likely to be at least based on, if not identical to the Find X8 Mini. Today from Digital Chat Station in China come more details about the Find X8 Mini. It will allegedly have a 6.3-inch LTPO OLED flat screen with "1.5K" resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate, a flat...

Samsung Galaxy A26 support pages go live, launch is imminent

Samsung's Galaxy A26 was seen in a new set of renders recently, and the phone is now clearly on the verge of becoming official. That's because support pages for it have been spotted going live on Samsung's websites in the UK, Ireland, and Latin America. Previously, the device has also been certified by India's BIS, TUV Rheinland, and the Bluetooth SIG, so a lot of the prerequisite steps for launch have been undertaken. Samsung Galaxy A26 support pages The Galaxy A25 went official in December of 2023, so its successor is already kind of late if we go by the usual one-year...

Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro specs leak, here is the one difference between them

Nothing is launching the Phone (3a) series on March 4, and we've had a lot of rumors saying it will have two members: the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro. Today more details about the devices' specs have been leaked. According to this new report, the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro will have a lot of things in common: the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, the 6.72-inch AMOLED screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, the IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance, the 5,000 mAh battery, the 50 MP main camera, and the 8 MP ultrawide camera. Phone (3a) Series. Power in perspective.4 March 10 AM GMT....

vivo V50 debuts with 6,000 mAh battery and familiar specs

The vivo V50 is now official in India, and it brings a few minor spec differences compared to its predecessor. These include a larger 6,000 mAh battery with slightly faster 90W wired charging and a more modern design. The display on the V50 still measures 6.77 inches and is of the OLED variety with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel features the trendy quad-curved look with a more subtle curvature than the one on its predecessor. You’ll also find Diamond Shield Glass, which vivo claims will offer improved drop resistance compared to the V40. Peak brightness now...

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Xiaomi 15 Ultra leaks from all sides in new press renders

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra leaked once more, this time we get to see its official press images. A Russian online retailer spilled the beans, and even though the page has since been removed, information on the internet is never truly gone. We get to view the Xiaomi 15 Ultra in two color options: White and Black. It already appeared in various hands-on photos, and it's clear that the phone will feature a flat frame with rounded edges. Xiaomi 15 Ultra in White We can see that the camera island on the black version will feature a red rim. Other than that, the design is not far...

Top 10 trending phones of week 7

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra extended its streak at the top of our trending chart to seven weeks, winning each installment this year. Its aging mid-range sibling Galaxy A55 rose to second this week, which wasn't the most expected development. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13322, 1#] The Xiaomi 15 Ultra stepped down to third, as the Galaxy S25 found itself just off the podium. Apple's latest iPhone SE is expected to debut tomorrow and it's already the fifth most popular phone in our database. It should be way higher come the week 8 edition. The iPhone 16 Pro retained its sixth position,...

Weekly poll: will you buy the OnePlus 13R?

The R-series reminds us of the early days of OnePlus – instead of all-out flagships, phones like the OnePlus 13R dial things down a bit and offer a near-flagship experience at an affordable price. In the case of the 13R, that price is $600/€750/₹43,000. [#InlinePriceWidget,13548,1#] What you get for your money is... actually, let’s look at what you don’t get. Comparing it with the OnePlus 13, several omissions immediately become noticeable – the big ones are the chipset that is a year older, the less capable camera system, the lack of wireless charging and the lower water resistance...

Weekly poll results: the Zenfone 12 Ultra suffers because Asus offers only 2 OS updates

Overpriced, short software support window, large size – last week’s poll shows that there are many reasons not to buy the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra, but you only really need one. The phone is available in only a few regions right now, but that proved not to be a huge issue – though that is probably a reflection of just how few people want to buy the Zenfone 12 Ultra (4% is the lowest we’ve seen in a long while). Asus stopped making small Zenfone models a couple of generations back, likely due to poor sales. Even so, many voters would like to see Asus give it another go – there are very few...