Exclusive: Here's our first look at NxtQuantum's AI+ Nova 2 5G smartphone

Last week, we learned that AI+, a smartphone brand part of NxtQuantum Shift Technologies led by Madhav Sheth, will launch its first smartphone by the end of June. And yesterday, the brand announced that it would launch its Nova series 5G smartphones in India on June 25 without revealing the names or specs of the phones. Well, we know one of the smartphones will be called Nova 2 5G, and we've got an exclusive image of the phone to share with you. The picture shows the back of the AI+ Nova 2 5G, having a glossy panel with a squircle-shaped camera island in the top-left corner. The island...

Redmi Pad 2's launch date confirmed, teaser campaign starts

Redmi is readying a new tablet after quite some time - the original Redmi Pad launched back in 2022, and now the Redmi Pad 2 is coming. The Xiaomi sub-brand has revealed that the Redmi Pad 2 is getting official on June 5, and it's started a full-on teaser campaign for the device on social media platforms. While the brand itself hasn't outed many details regarding the tablet, it leaked twice last month, and so we know that it is powered by the MediaTek Helio G100 SoC and comes with an 11-inch IPS LCD screen with 1600x2500 resolution, 600-nit peak brightness, and 90 Hz refresh...

Google Pixel 10 series launch date leaks

Google introduced the Pixel 9 series of smartphones on August 13, last year, and it has at one point in the past been rumored to launch the Pixel 10 devices earlier. A new rumor today comes to contradict that, revealing the fact that the Pixel 10 devices will actually be getting official on exactly the same date as their predecessors: August 13. Apparently, 13 is a lucky number for Google - if this rumor pans out, of course. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL The Pixel 10 handsets will be powered by Google's Tensor G5 chipset, the first one in the line that will be manufactured by TSMC and not...

Nothing Phone (3) and Nothing Headphone (1) colors and prices leak

Nothing is unveiling its first-ever proper flagship device, the Phone (3), in July, and today its colorways and prices have purportedly been outed by a tipster over on X. According to this source, the Nothing Phone (3) will come in black and white, and will start at $799 with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It will go up to $899 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Nothing Phone (3a) Pro The base price is similar to what Nothing CEO Carl Pei teased a while back - £800. However, it's interesting to see this leak referencing US dollar pricing - we have to wonder, does this mean...

Oppo uses record-breaking UEFA Champions League final to flex AI and camera muscle

The UEFA Champions League Final ended on Saturday with a dominating 5-0 win for PSG over Inter - a record victory in the competition's finals. The match took place in Munich, and since Oppo is one of the competition's main sponsors it took to the packed 75,000 arena to promote its latest smartphones and tech. Oppo Find X8 Ultra camera samples The Official Smartphone Partner, as Oppo is called in this relationship, had demo booths for AI selfies and held a charity football game with football legends Kaka, Cafu, and Micah Richards. Epic football. Elite devices. Unforgettable...

OnePlus 13s in for review

Today we have with us the OnePlus 13s. While we can't share all the details yet, we can show off the exterior and talk about some of the features of this upcoming device. The first thing we should say is that this is not the retail packaging. The fancy black box is just for showing on camera but if you place an order for the phone you'll just be getting the red box you see inside. The OnePlus 13s will come in three colors, black, green, and pink that we have here. The green model is exclusive to India while the pink makes the 13s the first OnePlus phone to ship in this...

Honor Magic V5 tipped to bring 20% battery capacity boost

Honor is expected to launch Magic V5 soon, and the device was already certified by CMIIT. The phone with model number MHB-AN10 has a minimal 5,950 mAh battery capacity, which, according to tipsters, translates to a typical 6,100 mAh battery capacity. If this is really the case, the Magic V5 will get an almost 20% bigger battery than its predecessor, which was already among the foldables with the largest battery packs. It will also slightly edge the upcoming vivo X Fold5, which is rumored to sport a 6,000 mAh dual-cell. In fact, the leakster replied in comments that the Magic V5 will...

Top 10 trending phones of week 22

A very familiar name returned to the top of our trending chart in week 22 - the Galaxy A56 returning to a position it held for almost two months after its announcement. The Galaxy S25 Edge gained a spot to get the silver medal this time, while Honor's new mid-range star - the 400 Pro completed the podium. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13798, 1#] The Galaxy S25 Ultra took fourth, making it three Samsung phones in the leading quartet as the Infinix GT 30 Pro slid to fifth. The 15S Pro remains the best placed Xiaomi phone, but it's only sixth now after its victory last week. Behind it are...

The Realme GT 7 is the new battery life king in our lab tests

Realme launched the global GT 7 a few days ago at an event in Paris, France. It packs a 7,000 mAh Si/C battery, which is 200 mAh smaller than its Chinese counterpart, but still helped the smartphone become the new battery life king in our lab tests. [#InlinePriceWidget,13863,1#] We ran our standard tests on the global Realme GT 7 and found it to have an excellent battery life. It achieved an endurance of 30:58 hours for audio calls, 21:37 hours for web browsing, 26:13 hours for video playback, and 12:48 hours for gaming, ultimately managing a total Active Use Score of 21:06 hours, which...

Weekly poll: would you buy the Honor 400? What about the Honor 400 Pro?

Honor’s new 400 and 400 Pro phones went on sale on Friday last week – did you buy one? Do you plan to? Let’s talk about this new pair of phones equipped with 200MP cameras. The duo features 200MP 1/1.4” sensors with OIS in their main cameras, plus 50MP selfie cameras – both are capable of 4K video recording. There’s also a 12MP ultra-wide on each with a 112° lens with autofocus, enabling macro mode. Honor 400 Pro The Honor 400 Pro stands out with a dedicated tele camera – a 50MP 1/2.0” sensor with an OIS-enabled 3x lens. The 200MP main will do well at 2x, but image quality...

Deals: the Galaxy S25 series comes with a free tablet, Google Pixels heavily discounted

Amazon UK is offering a free Galaxy Tab A9+ with its whole flagship line – but that’s just the cherry on top. There are discounts across the board and you also get £100 Samsung Credit with each phone. This offer ends on June 26 – more details on how to claim the tablet here. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra deal is pretty wild – the phone is £150 off, then you get an additional £150 off at checkout. This drops the price of the 256GB model to below £1,000. Don’t forget about the free tablet and Samsung Credit either. But the price is interesting because £1,000 is how much you would spend on...