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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/huawei-nova-flip-august-5/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Huawei will launch its new foldable, the Huawei nova Flip, on August 5 (Monday) at 19:00 local time. The phone will be promoted by TFBoys’ Jackson Yee at an event that will be livestreamed on bilibili. In fact, the video sharing platform already hosts a few early unboxing videos.The Huawei nova Flip will be available in four colorways at launch: New Green, Sakura Pink, Zero White and Starry Black. Of those, the green one appears to be the hero color as it shows up in basically all promo images. Here’s a look at all of the colors:Huawei nova Flip in New Green, Sakura Pink,...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/idc-china-q2-foldable-market/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The foldable market kept growing in China in Q2, reveals IDC in its latest report. The country saw a 104% year-on-year increase, with Huawei dominating the market with 41.7% of all sales, almost twice as much as the second company, which was vivo.The research company attributed Huawei's top position to the Mate X5 and Pocket 2 which come with China-made chipsets and satellite connectivity. Then we have vivo with the ultra-thin X Fold3 and the X Fold3 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that started selling right before the Q2 period began.The April-June 2024 period saw 2.57 million...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/19/04/top10-trending-phones/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg A relatively tame week we've had and unsurprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy A55 keeps leading out trending chart, ahead of its more premium Galaxy S24 Ultra cousing. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] The Redmi Note 13 Pro pushed the Galaxy A15 off third place, preventing a second all-Samsung rostrum in a row. We then have the Redmi Note 13 in fifth and the newly announced Nothing Phone (2a) Plus in sixth place. Apple's iPhone 15 Pro Max is down to seventh, while the Realme 13 Pro+ returns to the chart to capture the eight position. Samsung Galaxy A35 slid down to ninth, while the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/week-31-in-review/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Welcome to your week's tech recap. Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra will have upwards of 12GB of RAM. A Samsung VP used the company's earnings call to reveal that the Galaxy S25 series will have top-of-the-line cameras, displays, and chipsets. The Google Pixel 9 rumors have been heating up in the last few weeks. This week we got a hands-on video of the Pixel 9 Pro XL and size comparisons with popular phones like the Pixel 8 Pro and Galaxy S24 Ultra. A leak detailed the phones' storage, software, and charging. Expect 7 years of feature drops, but the phones will launch with Android 14, as number...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-deals-2/-184x111/gsmarena_uk.jpg The Honor 200 has a distinctive design – some will love it, others will hate it. If you love it, this phone offers a capable camera system with a 50MP main (1/1.56”, OIS), 50MP 2.5x telephoto camera and a 12MP ultra wide (112°), plus a 50MP selfie camera that can record 4K video. The phone pairs a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset with a 6.7” 1200p+ OLED display (10-bit, 120Hz, up to 4,000 nits brightness) and a 5,200mAh battery with 100W fast charging. Honor 200 £140 offclaim a JBL Charge 5 Wi-Fi speaker ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-poll-nothing-phone-2a-plus/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This year Nothing not only introduced its first mid-range phone, but it also had time to bring out a souped up version of it, the Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. Long story short, the Plus model features a better 50MP selfie camera, a slightly faster chipset and a minor bump to charging speed. For the long version, we’re working on a full review, so expect more details soon. The Plus model starts at £400 for the 12/256GB model, up from £350/€380 for the regular Nothing Phone (2a). In India, the base model is 8/256GB and it goes for ₹28,000, up from ₹26,000. It will be available in the US too, but...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-poll-results-nubia-z60-ultra-leading-nubia-z60s-pro/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Last week we looked at two revamped nubia Z phones, which share some similarities, but they target slightly different segments and they came out with different results. The nubia Z60 Ultra Leading is a small upgrade over the original Z60 Ultra with a faster version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. This model got a very positive response and it can only get better with glowing reviews. We have a unit and tests are already underway, so expect a full review soon. Some commenters expressed concerns about the chipset – specifically about its age. Qualcomm is probably putting the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-deals-2/-184x111/gsmarena_in.jpg Last week the OnePlus Nord 4 was still on pre-order, now that’s over and the phone is available on open sale, including the cheaper 8/128GB variant. This is a throwback to the era when metal unibodies were the pinnacle of design. The Nord 4 features a 6.74” 1240p+ OLED display (120Hz, 10-bit) and a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset. Inside is a large 5,500mAh battery with 100W fast charging (100% in 28 minutes), but no wireless – that’s the price you pay for the metal back. Anyway, there is a 50MP main camera (1/1.95”, OIS) and 8MP ultra wide on the back, plus a 16MP selfie camera on the front....
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/creative-zen-air-sxfi-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This is the Creative Zen Air SXFI and its name is a mouthful. What it means is that it's Creative's light buds series, and they come with Creative's take on spatial audio - SXFI. The Zen Air comes with three sizes of silicone tips, a nice carrying pouch, and a USB-A to USB-C cable. So what is SXFI? It's short for Super X-Fi technology, which Creative says recreates a multi-speaker system's depth, detail, and soundstage by using computational audio. You can download the SXFI app to create a spatial audio profile specifically for yourself and then use it through the Creative...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/03/apple-foldable-iphone-delay/-184x111/gsmarena_0000.jpg We've been hearing plenty of rumors lately about Apple's upcoming foldable devices. We know that the company is working on a flip-style foldable iPhone and an iPad/MacBook hybrid with an 18.8-inch screen when unfolded. The latest report from analyst Jeff Pu suggests the iPad/MacBook hybrid will be the first to see broad daylight, likely in the second quarter of 2026. The foldable iPhone is due at the end of 2026. It's not too far-fetched to assume it will be announced alongside the iPhone 18 series, but the actual market release will commence toward the end of 2026. Unfortunately,...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/ps-portal-india/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Sony has finally launched the PlayStation Portal in India, about nine months after its launch in the US. If you think that's late, it's pretty much par for the course for Sony India as it always launches all PlayStation products late in the region. The PlayStation Portal is a handheld remote player for the PlayStation 5 console. It lets you wirelessly stream your installed PS5 and PS4 games from your console over your home Wi-Fi network onto the device. You can, for example, be in your bedroom and playing on your PS5 that's in the living room through the Portal, while someone else is...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/07/iphone-17-lineup-rumor/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple hasn't even launched the iPhone 16 series yet, but we've already heard quite a few things about the iPhone 17 lineup, which will likely be unveiled next September. One rumor is that all iPhone 17 models will feature a 24MP selfie camera, which analyst Jeff Pu now corroborates. Pu shared a chart in a research note for investment bank Haitong, which indicated that all the iPhone 17 models will have a 24MP front-facing camera with a 6P lens. In January, popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had also claimed that the iPhone 17 series would feature a 24MP selfie camera. The iPhone 17 lineup...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-galaxy-s24-fe-samsung-fr-support-page/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Back in April, UK carrier EE listed a “Samsung Galaxy S24 FE” with a model number SM-S721U. Now Samsung France has a support page for an SM-S721B, so the new FE is definitely on the way. Normally, “U” is for the US, while “B” is for European units (including the ones sold in the UK), so the EE listing was probably a mistake. Anyway, we’ve also seen the SM-S721B model number in a Geekbench test, which revealed that the phone uses an Exynos 2400 with 8GB of RAM. This is the same chipset that is found inside European (and other) Galaxy S24 and S24+ units. Last year’s Galaxy S23 FE used...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oneplus-open-apex-hands-on/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Special edition smartphones are cool and even more so when we're talking about a special edition of one of the best foldable phones around - the OnePlus Open. Meet the OnePlus Open Apex Edition - a maxed-out variant of the fan-favorite foldable with a custom alert slider that opens up a VIP Mode for the champions of privacy. Oh, and it comes in this rather exquisite Crimson Shadow color on top of its classy vegan leather finish. The Crimson Shadow color extends to the two-piece case, which shares the leather texture of the phone's back panel even if it can't quite match its leather...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/realme-13-plus-tenaaa/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Realme has already released the 13 Pro and 13 Pro+ smartphones and is now working on the launch of the Realme 13 and Realme 13+. The first debuted earlier today, and now the Plus is also listed by the Chinese regulatory body with images and a full specs sheet under model number RMX5002. Realme 13+ (RMX5002) The new Realme 13+ will have a 2.5 GHz max CPU clock, which will likely be part of the 4nm chipset Dimensity 7300. It will have a 6.67” AMOLED screen with FullHD+ resolution, and we can see a punch hole for a 16 MP selfie camera. Speaking of cameras, the design suggests a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/android-device-streaming-samsung-xiaomi-oppo/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Back at its annual developer conference in May, Google unveiled Android Device Streaming in beta. This lets developers more easily and interactively test their apps on real physical devices that are located in Google data centers and streamed directly into Android Studio. Today, Google has announced the expansion of this feature in partnership with Samsung, Xiaomi, and Oppo. These companies are connecting their own device labs to Android Device Streaming. This means developers will be able to access even more physical devices directly in their workflow in Android Studio. The...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oneplus-open-apex-edition-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg OnePlus announced a new Apex Edition of its OnePlus Open which sports a Crimson Shadow colorway with a faux leather back. Apart from the new color, the Apex Edition comes exclusively with 16 GB RAM and 1 TB storage, and sports a modified alert slider with a texturized finish and orange accent color. OnePlus Open Apex Edition The updated slider now supports VIP Mode which lets you go incognito by turning off the cameras, microphone, and location by placing the slider in its top position. OnePlus says this is achieved through “chip-level encryption and...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/05/mediatek-premium-smartphone-us/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Mediatek officially announced its Helio G100 chipset eight days after the first phone with the platform made its debut - the Tecno Camon 30S Pro. The detailed specs shared by Mediatek reveal that the Helio G100 is virtually identical to the Helio G99 when it comes to CPU and GPU. The most notable change is the added support for 200 MP main cameras. Mediatek G100 has an octa-core CPU with two 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 cores and six 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 units. It uses LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage, while the max display resolution is 2,520 x 1,080 pixels. The Helio G99 is a popular choice...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/realme-13-4g-announced/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg After the launch of the two Pro models, attention turns to the vanilla Realme 13 4G, which is launching today in Indonesia. As the name suggests, this is an LTE phone rather than 5G like the Pro and Pro+. Realme 13 4G This also means that instead of a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, this one uses a Snapdragon 685. The chip is paired with a 7-layer cooling system that includes a vapor chamber (4,392mm² in size). You may remember this chip from the Realme 12 4G and a quick comparison shows that hardly anything has changed. To be fair, the Realme 12 4G launched in July of this year,...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/amazon-india-great-freedom-sale/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Amazon India is running a big Great Freedom Festival sale with discounts on a variety of products (we will focus on phones, of course). Keep in mind that you can get up to 10% instant discount up to ₹3,000 with SBI Credit Cards in addition to the straight discounts. The new Motorola Razr 50 Ultra is one of the most capable flip foldables on the market right now and that 4” 165Hz cover display certainly is stunning. It’s an expensive device, but with a 20% discount, the price is easier to swallow. Additionally, Amazon is including a free pair of Moto Buds+ with the phone (they have an MSRP...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/xiaomi-15-ultra-200mp-camera-tipped/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Xiaomi unveiled the 14 Ultra in February, and you can expect the 15 Ultra to arrive at the same time next year. There's no word from Xiaomi about the 15 Ultra yet, but tipster Ice Universe says the smartphone will feature a 200MP telephoto camera. ICS also claimed this 200MP camera will have a 4.x zoom, and it's likely a periscope telephoto unit. Xiaomi 14 Ultra The Xiaomi 14 Ultra came with a 50MP telephoto and a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with 3.2x and 5x optical zoom, respectively. It was powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, so you can expect the 15 Ultra to have the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-deals-9/-184x111/gsmarena_ca.jpg Right now the Galaxy S24 trio is $220 off, this includes the various memory options that each model has. Let’s take a closer look.The Galaxy S24 Ultra has the best camera in the Samsung stable and it has native support for the S Pen, which is included in some AI features and more are to come with new versions of One UI. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra $220 off Read our review 12/256GB - $1,580 at Amazon CA 12/512GB - $1,740 at Amazon CA The Samsung Galaxy...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/07/iphone-17-lineup-rumor/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple will likely unveil the iPhone 16 lineup in September, and it has reportedly set a shipment target of 90 million iPhone 16 units. To meet the target, Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn has hired 50,000 new workers at its Zhengzhou factory in China, reports BusinessKorea.The peak iPhone production season usually begins in August and ends in December, and in an effort to ramp up the iPhone 16 production by hiring new workers, Foxconn started offering an increased hourly wage of up to 25 Yuan (about 4,800 Won) in late July.The Taiwanese manufacturer also increased the hiring...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-galaxy-s24-fe-specs-images-surface/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is expected to go official soon. Samsung hasn't divulged anything about it yet, but the S24 FE's specs and images leaked by Android Headlines leave little to the imagination.According to the publication, the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE will be powered by the Exynos 2400e SoC and run One UI 6.1.1 out of the box. It will also come with the Galaxy AI suite, including AI features such as Generative Edit, Circle to Search, Sketch to Image, and Live Translate.Samsung Galaxy S24 FEThe Samsung Galaxy S24 FE will have an aluminum frame and pack a 6.7"...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/whatsapp-community-group-chat-event-duration-android-beta/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg WhatsApp introduced the Events feature for Communities in May and started rolling it for group chats for beta users on Android in June. Later, WhatsApp began testing Community announcement group events on its beta app for Android, and now, it's working on the Community group chat event duration feature.This revelation comes from WABetaInfo, who said WhatsApp has started testing the Community group chat event duration feature on WhatsApp for Android's beta version 2.24.17.11.With this feature, community group members will be able to create events with specific start and end times...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/wear-os-5-1-based-on-android-15/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg If you like to follow software versions, you know Wear OS isn't the most straightforward to keep track of. It has a separate versioning system compared to Android, even though it's based on Android code. And new Wear OS versions generally come out at least a few months after the Android version they're based on gets released.That may be confusing but at least we've consistently seen big new Android versions integrated into big new Wear OS versions. That, however, seems set to change, as apparently there will be a Wear OS 5.1 release, and this one will be based on Android 15, even though...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/youtube-sleep-timer/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Ever find yourself falling asleep to a YouTube video only to wake up hours later with your history filled with auto-playing next video after auto-playing next video? Well, in that case you probably need a sleep timer, and luckily YouTube is now offering just that.But it's limited to YouTube Premium subscribers. And it's an experimental test feature. And, perhaps most annoyingly, the test is only running until September 2. After that, the feature might make it into YouTube per se, shedding its experimental training wheels, or it could disappear forever, there's absolutely no telling at...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-series-uk-prices-offers/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg So far we've had leaked pricing for the EU and US, and so today it's time to look at the UK prices for the upcoming Pixel 9 devices. Courtesy of Vodafone, we can do just that, since the operator has published a "Terms and conditions" page for its upcoming Pixel releases.This tells us that the RRP for the Pixel 9 will be £750 with 128GB and £894 with 256GB. Between August 13 and September 3 you can get the latter at the price of the former. We've seen the same thing advertised in France and the US, so it's no surprise - it looks like all Pixel 9s will get the same "double the storage for...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/nothing-phone-2a-plus-video-review/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Nothing launched the Phone (2a) mid-ranger in March, and then, just a few days ago, it introduced the Phone (2a) Plus, a beefed up version of the (2a) with a better chipset, a higher-res selfie camera, and 50W wired charging support vs. 45W. Oh, and, of course, a higher price.It's a rather baffling release, this, if you consider it a successor to the Phone (2a), which it isn't - that model will still be sold alongside it. Otherwise, if you look at this as the top spec Phone (2a) and nothing more, it makes more sense. And if you're interested in it, take a look at our just-released video...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/realme-300w-charging-leaked-video/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Realme is all set to unveil its 300W wired charging solution on August 14 at a dedicated event in China. This was rumored before, and has since been confirmed by the company.Today, a video has leaked showing the tech in action even before it's officially announced. As you can see, it takes the phone in the video 32 seconds to reach 15%, and in 35 seconds the battery is already at 17%.That is very impressive of course, but let's not forget that Redmi announced its 300W charging system last year, and we're yet to see any devices employing it. So we hope Realme won't wait as long to...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/lenovo-legion-tab-8-8-gen-2-india/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Lenovo released the Legion Y700 (2023) tablet back in July of last year, and now, more than one year after that, it's finally bringing it to India. Only over there it has a different name: Lenovo Legion Tab 8.8 Gen 2.Otherwise, it's identical to the Y700 (2023). It has an 8.8-inch 2560x1600 144 Hz LCD touchscreen with 500-nit typical brightness, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC at the helm, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of expandable (up to 1TB) storage, a 13 MP main rear camera with a 2 MP macro camera next to it, an 8 MP selfie camera, and a 6,550 mAh battery with support for 45W wired...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-pro-fold-att/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Earlier today Google finally made the Pixel 9 family official, including the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. If the company's second ever foldable smartphone caught your attention, we have some bad news for you if AT&T is your carrier of choice.For whatever reason, AT&T has decided not to sell the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. That's despite the fact that it's offered its predecessor, the original Pixel Fold, and will also have all the other Pixel 9 devices ready for its customers.The carrier hasn't detailed the reasoning behind its rather baffling decision, unfortunately. Its stance does have the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-pricing-breakdown/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The fresh new Google Pixel 9 lineup is now official and Google has revealed all the prices for the major markets that are getting the four devices. In the States, the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold come with not outright discounts, but you do get a $100 Amazon gift card with the Pixel 9 and $200 one with the Pros. US Google Pixel 9 Google Pixel 9 Pro Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold 12/128GB $799 - - - 12/256GB $899 - - ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/gemini-ai-updates/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg At its hardware launch event today, Google also unveiled some AI related goodies. First off, Gemini Live. This is rolling out today to Gemini Advanced subscribers in English on Android phones.It delivers "a mobile conversational experience that lets you have free-flowing conversations with Gemini", according to Google itself. So, basically like Google Assistant, but AI branded because everything has to be these days?You can interrupt Gemini Live mid-response to dive deeper on a point or pause a conversation and come back to it later, so that's better. Gemini Live also works...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-pro-official/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg How about that for a plot twist - the Google Pixel Pro now comes in a compact size! Today, Google took the wraps off the new Pixel 9 Pro with a 6.3-inch display, alongside the successor of its last year's flagship, which is now called Pixel 9 Pro XL with a 6.8-inch display.Those displays are both high-brightness (up to 3,000 nits) Super Actua LTPO units with a 1-120Hz refresh rate and a flat Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on top. The 6.3-inch panel on the Pixel 9 Pro has 1280x2856px resolution, while the 6.8-inch Pixel 9 Pro XL screen ups that to 1344x2992px panel.Both Pixel 9 Pros...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-buds-pro-2-official/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg At its grand event today Google unveiled the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 3, and, finally, the Pixel Buds Pro 2. These are (rather obviously) the successors to the Pixel Buds Pro from 2022, and Google promises a lot of improvements.First, the new buds feature Google's own Tensor A1 chip, which delivers "powerful performance". So powerful, in fact, that you can expect these buds to cancel twice as much noise as the original Pixel Buds Pro in mid-frequency ranges (400Hz-2kHz). Not just that, but ANC adapts to your environment three million times per...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-pro-fold-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_100.jpg The new Pixel 9 series consists of four members and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold is the ultimate entry and a far more refined device than the first gen Pixel Fold which was looking pretty dated compared to the new crop of foldables.Google completely overhauled the design of its Pixel 9 Pro Fold, making it both taller and slimmer than its predecessor. The second-gen folding Pixel adopts a square shape with some 15.5mm difference in height from the Pixel Fold, surpassing even Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold6 in that department.Pixel 9 Pro Fold measures 10.5mm folded and a mere 5.1mm when...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-watch-3/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The Google Pixel Watch 3 is now official and while it retains the same design it brings drastic changes to the lineup. While you'd be forgiven for confusing it for a Pixel Watch 2 from a distance you now have a choice between two sizes - 41mm and 45mm.Inside the Pixel Watch 3 has the same Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 SoC for wearables, the same collection of sensors such as HR monitor , ECG readings, SpO2, skin thermometer and GPS. The new addition is the UWB chip.This means the Pixel Watch 3 is the first Android smartwatch to offer UWB connectivity, making it easier to unlock your phone...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-announcement/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google is going early this year with an August launch instead of an October one and there is some reshuffling in its Pixel product lineup. The vanilla phone stays in place, but it fell down in rank since the company is introducing a similarly sized Pro model.Google Pixel 9The Google Pixel 9 comes with a 6.3” OLED display, a 120Hz FHD+ panel. Google has dropped the optical fingerprint sensor and switched over to the more reliable ultrasonic kind. Peak brightness is noticeably higher at 2,700 nits (up from 2,000 nits). The small bump to the screen diagonal makes the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/whatsapp-voice-chat-mode-meta-ai/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg WhatsApp is currently working on adding a voice chat mode for the Meta AI chatbot that resides within the messaging app in some markets.In a future update to WhatsApp, this will be enabled and you'll even be able to choose a voice for the AI chatbot. Obviously, being able to use your voice to interact with Meta AI will make such interactions a lot simpler than when you have to text.The option to choose the Meta AI's voice is available in the 2.24.17.16 update for WhatsApp beta for Android, which you can get a hold of if you have an Android device (of course) and you enroll it into...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-galaxy-s26-note-s26-pro/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg People on the internet don't seem to like Google's new smartphone naming scheme, even though it makes sense - there's a vanilla Pixel 9 which is the lowest-specced, two slab Pros in two sizes, and a Pro Fold because with that price tag not attaching the "Pro" moniker to it would be insane.Anyway, the same people are probably going to not like the direction Samsung is now rumored to be considering going in the future. According to a tipster over on X, the Galaxy S26 Ultra may not be called that. Instead, Samsung could go with Galaxy S26 Note, to emphasize its built-in S Pen.Samsung...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-fold-will-come-back/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Earlier this week, Google made the Pixel 9 family official, and this includes the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, the successor to last year's original Pixel Fold. Following the event, the Google Store has marked the Pixel Fold as "no longer available", but apparently that won't be the case for long.While we wouldn't have been at all surprised if Google decided to discontinue the Pixel Fold in light of its successor's launch, apparently that's not the case. A statement from Google clarifies the fact that the Pixel Fold will actually return.The company will sell the Pixel Fold again, starting...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-ltpo-wifi7-correction/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Crisis averted – it turns out that the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL units sold in India, Malaysia and Singapore do indeed have LTPO displays, the same Super Actua panels that the rest of the world is getting. Google has updated the specs listed on the support page that caused this confusion.There’s more good news – all Pixel 9 phones support Wi-Fi 7 in all regions. This includes the vanilla Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Google fixed the mistake in the specs listings and added a note that operation in the 6GHz band is available only in regions where local regulations allow it....
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This is the Pixel 9 - the most affordable ticket to Google's latest AI goodies. It's also a very competent yet reasonably compact Android phone, which is not too common these days.This year's Pixels ship in a recycled paper box with a sleeve. There's a USB-C cable in the box and that's that.We also have the €40 official Pixel 9 case, which is available in six colors. It fits perfectly snug on the phone, especially around the camera bar. Upfront it isn't too intrusive. It's a soft silicone but it doesn't turn out your pocket when you take the phone off like some cheap ones...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/xiaomi-smart-band-9-available-in-europe/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Xiaomi made the Smart Band 9 official last month in China, and today it's become available in Europe. You can purchase one from the Xiaomi online store. It's priced at £34.99 in the UK and €39.99 in the Eurozone.You can have it in Arctic Blue, Glacier Silver, Midnight Black, and Mystic Rose. In the EU you can get a pair of Redmi Buds 4 Active TWS earbuds for just €1.99 until September 13, if you purchase them together with the Smart Band 9. That deal doesn't seem to be available in the UK, however.The Smart Band 9 has a 1.62-inch AMOLED display with 60 Hz refresh rate, 1,200-nit...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/epic-games-store-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Just over four years ago, Fortnite was removed from the App Store and Google Play for trying to bypass Apple and Google’s payment systems for in-game purchases of its in-game currency V-Bucks. The game studio embarked on a long legal journey against Apple and Google which led us to today’s official launch of the Epic Games Store for iOS and Android.Fortnite is officially back on mobile for Android users worldwide and iOS users in the EU. It is also joined by Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall Guys with the latter making its official debut on mobile. You’ll need an iPhone running iOS...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/iphone-16-pro-max-all-colors/-184x111/gsmarena_002.jpg Earlier this month a leak showed us three dummy iPhone 16 Pro Max units, with one color missing. Today, a new leaked shot rectifies that error. So now we have four dummy iPhone 16 Pro Max units posing, and showing us what are rumored to be all the hues in which you'll be able to buy this phone.Aside from the black, white, and "Natural" hues, this year Apple will swap out the blue of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max for the bronze-like color you can see below. Or is that copper-like? Brown even?Anyway, it's definitely going to stand out in a sea of otherwise cold colors - we're used...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-size-aspect-ratio-rumor/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra is only expected to become official in January, but it's already been in the news a lot, with multiple rumors talking about how it will be more rounded than the palm-piercing Galaxy S24 Ultra.Today one of the main sources of all these rumors, who goes by Ice Universe on X, has shared another interesting detail. The Galaxy S25 Ultra will apparently have a better screen-to-body ratio than its predecessor, and its display's aspect ratio will be narrower.What is the biggest problem with the S24 Ultra design?The number one flaw is that the horizontal...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-galaxy-a06-official/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung has today made the Galaxy A06 official in Vietnam. Undoubtedly, the phone will arrive in more markets in the coming days and weeks.The Galaxy A06 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, paired with either 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage or 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. In both cases you get a microSD card slot too.The phone has a 50 MP main rear camera and a 6.7-inch HD+ touchscreen with a 90 Hz refresh rate. The battery capacity is 5,000 mAh, and it supports 25W fast wired charging.Samsung has emphasized the phone's flat back with vertical stripes. This combo...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/tecno-phantom-v-fold2-flip2-gh/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Tecno is preparing to launch the Phantom V Fold 2, and we know there is a V Flip 2 as well. The company revealed the foldables are up for pre-order in the West African country of Ghana and showcased the devices as well.The Phantom V Fold 2 has a massive rectangle camera island on the back, similar to what Xiaomi implemented with the Mix Fold 3. We can see the triple setup will be 50 MP, meaning at least one of the cameras will get such a sensor.The V Flip 2 is also going for a more straightforward design with a bigger screen on the back, compared with the circular screen on...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/poco-pad-5g-geekbench/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Poco Pad was unveiled back in May and it’s getting an India market launch as the Poco Pad 5G. The launch event is scheduled for August 23 and we now get another leak revealing the chipset and RAM as the device emerged on Geekbench.Poco Pad 5G on GeekbenchPoco Pad 5G was certified with the 24074PCD2I model number – the same identifier seen on Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The new listing reveals the tablet is equipped with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset and 8GB RAM just like its global counterpart.Poco Pad 5G scored 1,035 points in a single-core test and 2,978...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/iqoo-13-light-strip-rumor/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg iQOO's flagship 13 is expected to launch later this year, and a new rumor out of China now claims that it will bring back a feature that was last seen on the original iQOO phone which came out in 2019.We're talking about a centered vertical light strip that was embedded in the phone's rear. According to one Chinese tipster over on Weibo, the iQOO 13 will have something similar.Original vivo iQOO from 2019There are no other details right now, so of course the iQOO 13's interpretation of a light strip may well look very different from that of its ancestor. This light strip will...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/snapdragon-8-gen-4-leaked-slide/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Qualcomm’s in-house Oryon CPU cores will soon make their debut on the smartphone market. A leaked page from a datasheet reveals that there are two models on the way – SM8750 and SM8750P. The “P” presumably stands for “Performance” and might be similar to the “AC” variants we’ve seen with previous Snapdragon chips.The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is built on a 3nm node (down from 4nm, should be a TSMC node again). The CPU will be in a 2+6 configuration as seen in this Geekbench test, but it’s not clear whether that’s eight Oryon cores or just two Oryon plus six Cortex cores.Unlike the Snapdragon...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/new-raspberry-pi-2gb/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Raspberry Pi 5 is the latest in a series of tinker-friendly single-board computers (SBCs). It was introduced at the end of 2023 at a slightly higher price than the Pi 4, which understandably made some people unhappy. Now, not quite a year after the original launch, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has introduced a cheaper version.The Raspberry Pi 5 is now available with 2GB of RAM at a price of $50. Previously, the 4GB model was the cheapest at $60 and there is also the 8GB model at $80. Getting less RAM makes this variant cheaper, but that’s not all.Broadcom didn’t design the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oppo-a3-india/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Oppo A3 first became official in early July in China, and today it's seemingly made the jump to India. That's what would appear to have happened, but actually the Indian A3 is an entirely different device from the Chinese one.The A3 for India comes with a 6.67-inch 720x1,604 LCD touchscreen with 120 Hz refresh rate, 240 Hz touch sampling rate, and 1,000-nit peak brightness. It's powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage.There's a 50 MP main camera on the rear and a 5 MP one for selfies on the front, and a 5,100 mAh...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-zoom-enhance-feature/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Last week Google launched the Zoom Enhance feature, but only on the Pixel 8 Pro – sorry, Pixel 8 users. The new Pixel 9 series will have it out of the box, of course, even the vanilla model. However, these are still a couple of days away from shipping. Here’s an early preview of what this feature does, courtesy of Peyman Milanfar, who works at Google on computational imaging, machine learning and vision related tasks.First, what is Zoom Enhance? Unlike Super Res Zoom, this feature works even after you’ve taken the photo. If you have a Pixel 8 Pro (or are reading this after you received...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/xiaomi-15-ultra-back-materials/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg According to a new rumor out of China, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra will come with three different material options on its back, one more than its predecessor which launched earlier this year.The prolific Digital Chat Station on Weibo tells us to expect the 15 Ultra to come in variants with a fake leather back, a glass back, and a ceramic back. Those are currently all of the mainstream finishes for high-end devices, so it will be impossible not to find one that suits your taste.Xiaomi 14 UltraThe Xiaomi 15 Ultra will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC, and it will have a "2K" (aka...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/intel-arrow-lake-processors-details-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This June Intel revealed its new series of laptop processors dubbed Lunar Lake. It made the radical choice of disabling HyperThreading, but Intel claimed that the new design is faster (14% higher IPC) and more efficient (60% better battery life), not to mention having better graphics (50% higher performance). The desktop variant of these chips is expected to be unveiled on October 10, though Intel has not officially set a date.The desktop processors will be known as Arrow Lake and will do away with HyperThreading as well. There should be 14 models in total and thanks to leakers, we get to...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/canalys-q2-smart-audio-report/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The worldwide smart audio market had a record quarter in terms of total shipments with a 10.6% year-on-year growth as per the latest Canalys report. A total of 106 million units were shipped during the April-June period - the highest for a Q2 period so far.Smart audio includes wireless headphones and earphones with a physical wire connecting the two earpieces and true wireless earbuds that don’t have connecting wires between the two speakers and each side can function independently.Open-ear wireless and TWS earphones were the key contributors to the smart audio segment’s rise in...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/ios-ipados-eu-new-default-apps-browser-choice-screen/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Today Apple has announced a new set of changes it's going to implement into its mobile operating systems to better comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act. As a consequence of its "ongoing and continuing dialogue with the European Commission", the company will allow iPhones and iPads in the EU to set non-Apple defaults for more apps - in addition to browser, mail, app marketplace, and contactless apps, you'll also be able to switch to a different default for phone calls, messaging, managing passwords, keyboards, and call spam filters.All of this will be presented under a new Default Apps...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/iphone-16-series-camera-details/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 16 series next month, perhaps on September 10. Ahead of the event, today the camera details for all four models have been outed.The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will have two cameras like their predecessors, only this time they will be vertically aligned on the back. The primary camera will be the same 48 MP one as in the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus.The ultrawide will get a faster f/2.2 aperture (compared to f/2.4 in last year's models) which should improve low-light shots, and the non-Pro iPhones will allegedly support macro photography for the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/pixel-9-satellite-sos-now-available/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google's Satellite SOS feature is now rolling out to the Pixel 9 series. This was announced when the phones were unveiled. It's only available in the US at the moment, and will be free for the first two years. It's unclear how much the service will cost after that.To use Satellite SOS, Google Messages needs to be the default messaging app on your Pixel 9. Once you've received the notification informing you that the service is live, head on over to Settings > Safety & emergency > Satellite SOS to get more information about it and see a demo showing you how it works.As promised, Google...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/redmi-watch-5-active-launch-date-confirmed/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg Xiaomi is gearing up to announce a new smartwatch in India next week with the Redmi Watch 5 Active. The wearable is set to debut on August 27 and Redmi India shared a bunch of teasers for the device, confirming most of its key specs.Redmi Watch 5 Active is launching on August 27 in IndiaWatch 5 Active will feature a rectangular 2-inch touchscreen – most likely an OLED panel. It will also support Bluetooth calling from a paired phone and Xiaomi is also advertising a Clear+ calling feature which likely helps with noise reduction.Redmi Watch 5 Active specsRedmi Watch...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oppo-find-x8-find-x8-pro-specs/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Oppo's Find X8 recently surfaced in a live photo, and today some more details have been outed regarding both it and the Find X8 Pro. The Find X8 is allegedly going to launch in China in October. Today's leak doesn't know anything about the Pro's unveiling, but we have recently heard that it would become official at the same time as the vanilla model, since they're both going to be powered by the same chipset: the MediaTek Dimensity 9400.The Find X8 is now said to have a 6.7-inch "1.5K" 120 Hz flat screen, up from 6.5" to 6.6" in the last rumor on the matter. The handset will apparently...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/redmi-pad-se-8-7-global-launch/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg If you’ve been eyeing a new budget tablet that’s also under 10-inches then the recently announced Redmi Pad SE 8.7 might be just up your alley. It comes in two options, the first being Wi-Fi only and the second adding LTE connectivity. Both are now making their way to Europe, the UK, and other markets after debuting in India last month.Regardless of which Redmi Pad SE 8.7 one you go for, you’re getting an 8.7-inch IPS LCD with 800 x 1,340px resolution, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and a 5:3 aspect ratio. The panel is also rated at up to 600 nits brightness in outdoor mode and features a 5MP...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-9proxl-now-available/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Today is the day, Pixel fans, at least if you’re looking at the Google Pixel 9 or Pixel 9 Pro XL (the small Pro and the foldable won’t be out until early September). If you’ve already bought one, your unit should be arriving very soon, if it hasn’t already. And if you haven’t bought one, here are the prices for two models that just launched.In the US and Canada, the phones are simply paired with store credit or gift card – USD 100/CAD 150 for the vanilla Pixel 9 and USD 200/CAD 275 for the Pixel 9 Pro XL. US Pixel 9(12GB RAM) Pixel 9 Pro(16GB RAM) ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/moto-g55-moto-g-power-5g-2025-new-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Yesterday we saw the first leaked images depicting the upcoming Moto G55, and today more have leaked. Along with them, we have the first rumored specs for the handset.It's said to arrive in green, purple, and grey. It will be powered by an unnamed MediaTek Dimensity 5G chip, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage.Moto G55 leaked imagesOn the rear there's a 50 MP f/1.8 main camera with OIS, and an 8 MP f/2.2 ultrawide. For selfies there's a 16 MP f/2.4 snapper. The Moto G55 is allegedly going to have a 5,000 mAh battery with 30W fast wired...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/hmd-skyline-blue-topaz/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg HMD today announced its collaboration with FC Barcelona as the club's official smartphone partner. But alongside that, the company also introduced the Blue Topaz version of HMD Skyline, which was unveiled in July in Neon Pink and Twisted Black colors. You can watch the short film below released by HMD showing the Blue Topaz model.Additionally, HMD announced Detox Mode, which will arrive later this year on HMD Skyline. It will "allow users to disable all social media platforms and applications, and stop scrolling." It will basically turn off notifications from social media apps when...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/vivo-y03t-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg Back in March, vivo launched the vivo Y03 which features entry-level specs and a sub-$100 price tag. That device is now being rebranded as the Y03t for the Philippines and it features a different chipset – namely the Unisoc T612 which replaces the MediaTek Helio G85 on the Y03. The rest of the specs between the two phones are identical.vivo Y03t features the same a 6.56-inch LCD (HD+ 90Hz), 13MP main cam paired with a QVGA (0.08MP) helper, and 5000 mAh battery with 15W charging. It comes with 4GB RAM and 128 GB storage which is expandable via microSD card slot and boots Funtouch OS 14...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/19/04/top10-trending-phones/-184x111/gsmarena_003.jpg Google's Pixel 9 lineup loosened its grip on our trending chart, but it remained the most popular family in week 34. The Pixel 9 Pro retained its first position and even though the Samsung Galaxy A55 managed to climb back to second, the 9 Pro XL made it two out of three in the podium spots. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13218, 1#]We then have the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in fourth, followed by the vanilla Pixel 9 in fifth position.Newly announced iQOO Z9s Pro took the sixth spot, pushing the Redmi Note 13 Pro down to seventh.Samsung Galaxy A15 had to settle for eight and the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/qi2-no-magnets/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg You know how Qi2 was touted as “MagSafe for Android”? Well, it turns out that is not the case. Qi2 (it’s pronounced “chee”) is split into two profiles and only one of them uses magnets.The Magnetic Power Profile (MPP) was contributed by Apple and is essentially MagSafe without the Apple trademark name. There is also Extended Power Profile (EPP), which is an improvement over the original Qi, but does not include magnets.There are ways to tell which devices support MPP and which do not, but it’s not easy. Early guidelines suggested that the Qi2 logo should be inside a circle if the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/asus-vivobook-s15-s5507-review/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Vivobook S 15 is the first notebook from Asus to be powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip. It's also part of the first wave of devices to ship on this new platform as part of Microsoft's renewed push into the ARM-based PC market currently dominated by Apple.The Vivobook S 15 (or the S5507) is a premium device with a price tag of $1300. For that money, you are getting the Snapdragon Elite X in its base configuration, a 15.6-inch 120Hz OLED display, 16GB memory, 1TB storage, and a 70Wh battery. The device is targeted towards home and office users who would like to do...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/week-34-in-review/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Things cooled off in terms of announcements this week and that gave room for a boatload of rumors to fill in our news section.Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy S25 Ultra with a larger 6.86-inch screen and slimmer bezels rumored to measure 2.3 mm compared to 3.35mm on the S24 Ultra. The upcoming Samsung flagship should offer slightly rounded corners which should help make it easier to handle.New leaks revealed the color options for the iPhone 16 Pro series. It seems Apple has settled for White, Black, Gray, and Gold all of which will carry the Titanium prefix.Leaked slides...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-deals-22/-184x111/gsmarena_us.jpg Last week was the big Pixel 9 series launch. Pre-orders have now ended for the vanilla Pixel 9 and the 9 Pro XL and they are now available for sale. You can still grab store credit from Google ($100 for the vanilla, $200 for the XL) or a gift card from Amazon. The small Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold are still on pre-order, their launch is early next month.Here are the two models that are available as of this week: the Google Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Google Pixel 9 $100 gift card ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/vivo-v40-pro-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg It’s time we take a look at the brand new vivo V40 Pro which made its way to our office for review. The V40 Pro is currently exclusive to India but it is expected to roll out to more markets in the coming weeks.This is one sleek-looking device with prominent curves on both the front and back. Our review unit comes in Moonlight White with a marble-like look. The retail package includes the 80W charger, USB-C cable, a SIM-ejector tool, and a translucent silicone case.There’s a 6.78-inch curved AMOLED display upfront which looks quite similar to the one on last year’s V30 Pro. It...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-poll-iqoo-z9s-z9s-pro/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This week iQOO launched a pair of slim phones with large batteries – the Z9s duo measures 7.5mm thick but packs 5,500mAh batteries. And they are not that heavy, weighing in at 180g or 185g, depending on which model you get.The iQOO Z9s features a curved 6.77” OLED display (FHD+, 120Hz), a Dimensity 7300 chipset, a 50MP main camera (IMX882, 1/1.95”, OIS) with 4K video recording and a 16MP selfie camera. As mentioned, the battery is 5,500mAh and it charges at 44W. Both phones are rated IP64 (dust tight, basic water resistance).iQOO Z9s and Z9s ProThe iQOO Z9s Pro builds on...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-deals-22/-184x111/gsmarena_de.jpg Last week was the big Pixel 9 series launch. Pre-orders have now ended for the vanilla Pixel 9 and the 9 Pro XL and they are now available for sale. The offer of a free storage upgrade is still available from Google’s online store and from Amazon. The small Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold are still on pre-order, their launch is early next month.Here are the two models that are available as of this week, the Google Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Google Pixel 9 free storage upgrade ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/weekly-poll-results-pixel-9-series/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Last week’s poll shows that the new Pixel 9 Pro could prove to be a best-seller for Google. It received the most positive votes and on top of that it has the most potential to grow in popularity if it proves itself in reviews.It’s a great upgrade over the Pixel 8, though it does cost noticeably more too – concerns about the price are definitely reflected in the poll. On the plus side, Google has more or less covered all the markets that are interested in a Pixel phone, so availability is less of an issue.The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, the big dog of this generation, definitely feels...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/22/08/samsung-galaxy-tab-a7-lite-android-12-one-ui-4-1-update/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg This might actually be the end of the road for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite as the device received its third, and probably final, OS update. Although, it's important to note that the device got One UI 6.0 earlier this year. The tablet launched with Android 11 in mid-2021, and it has just received an Android 14-based One UI 6.1 update in South Korea.The firmware version is T225NKOU8EXH2 and includes the July 2024 security patch and, of course, most of the new Android 14 and One UI 6.1-intrinsic features.While most devices that were due for an update already received the latest...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/realme-13-coming-soon/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Realme is set to unveil the newest members in its Realme 13 series today with the launch of the Realme 13+ and Realme 13 5G. The event will begin at 12PM IST and will be livestreamed by Realme India on YouTube.We already have a pretty clear picture of what to expect from the new devices. Both will offer 120Hz OLED displays and will be equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300E chipset. They will also feature 50MP main cams with Sony LYT-600 sensor with OIS as well as a 5,000 mAh batteries with 80W charging.As usual, we’ll have all the details including pricing and availability on...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/apple-music-youtube-music-playlist-transfer/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg You can now move playlists between Apple Music and YouTube Music in an official manner. Apple has published two help documents (linked as the Sources below) which outline what you need to do to switch from one service to the other.Before you ask - no, there's no official way to move from Apple Music to Spotify or Spotify to Apple Music. For now, it's only Apple Music to YouTube Music or YouTube Music to Apple Music.Keep in mind that only the playlists you've created (including collaborative playlists that you own) are transferred. Music files, non-collaborative shared playlists and...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/pixel-9-pro-xl-new-teardown/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg A few hours ago iFixit published its teardown video of the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, and now the same phone has been subjected to a similar treatment by Zack at JerryRigEverything.The device is opened from the back using heat and isopropyl alcohol. From the get-go repairs seem slightly hindered by the use of less common screws in some parts. And there are also multiple sizes of screws, which can complicate the reassembly process even further.The battery removal process is quite bad, as has also been evidenced in the other video. The pull tab basically breaks without doing its job, so...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/iphone-17-12-gb-of-ram/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple is announcing the iPhone 16 series on September 9, and a new rumor claims all four models will get 8GB of RAM. In contrast, the iPhone 17 family coming next year will jump to 12GB of RAM.That is a pretty significant jump and it's apparently all to do with AI - this time around the Apple Intelligence features will be mostly cloud-based, but once the iPhone 17 models launch, a lot more AI will be on-device, hence the need for more RAM.Google has already upped the RAM of its devices with the Pixel 9 family that launched earlier this month, and it's even using a chunk of RAM...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/galaxy-s25-ultra-thinner-lighter/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra has long been rumored to have a different shape compared to its predecessor, with more rounded corners to the frame so that it won't put a dent in your hand.Now, a new rumor claims Samsung's next flagship smartphone will be thinner and lighter than both the iPhone 16 Pro Max and Google's Pixel 9 Pro XL.Unofficial render of the Galaxy S25 Ultra based on leaked informationWhile we don't yet have official dimensions for the former, as it's only due to become official on September 9, the Pixel 9 Pro XL is 8.5mm thick and weighs 221g. For...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oppo-enco-x3-rebranded-oneplus-buds-pro-3/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg OnePlus launched the Buds Pro 3 last week, and now it looks like these might also get an alternate life wearing Oppo clothing.According to the prolific Chinese leakster Digital Chat Station, Oppo will soon release the Enco X3 true wireless earbuds, and these will be identical to the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 in everything but the name.That shouldn't be very surprising seeing as how the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 are tuned by Dynaudio - the Oppo Enco line has been partnering with the Danish brand for years.It's unclear if the Enco X3 will be sold in the same markets as the OnePlus Buds 3, but...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/red-magic-gaming-pad-antutu/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg On September 5, Red Magic will unveil the Gaming Pad, which will be using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Version (aka SM8650-AC) chipset.A prototype of this tablet has managed to score 2,205,110 points in AnTuTu. The CPU score was 466,697, the GPU score was 948,310, the memory score was 403,730, and the UX score was 386,373.The prototype in question had 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage, as well as a 120 Hz screen, and so it's definitely going to be one of the most powerful Android tablets ever made.According to Red Magic's lone teaser image, it looks like it's...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oppo-find-x8-series-quick-button/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The iPhone 16 family isn't even out yet (or officially unveiled), and yet Oppo has been hard at work copying what will be one of its most distinctive features - this is what a lot of people will definitely say, and it's also what we would have said if Sony smartphones didn't exist. But they do, and if anyone copied anyone else, then Apple copied Sony, and Oppo copied Sony - you get the idea.Controversy out of the way, it looks like Oppo's flagship Find X8 series will also have a Capture Button a la the iPhone 16 models and Sony devices. Apparently Oppo will call this the Quick Button, but...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/galaxy-z-fold-special-edition/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold Slim, also known as Galaxy Z Fold6 Slim, Galaxy Z Fold Ultra, and Galaxy Z Fold6 Ultra, will apparently use none of those names when it becomes official. Instead, it will be called Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition.This information comes from legendary leakster Evan Blass, who also revealed that the device will have a 6.5" outer screen, an 8" inner display, and it will be 4.9mm thick when unfolded and 10.6mm thick when folded.That will make it much more competitive against the Honor Magic V3 and the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4, the former being 4.35mm thick when opened...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/pixel-9-pro-xl-teardown/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL got its teardown treatment from iFixit. The video linked below reveals the phone’s dual-entry design which allows you to tackle repairs from both the screen side and the phone's back.This means a cracked screen will be easier to remove than devices with a rear-only entry point though as the iFixit host demonstrates, you’ll still need to take extra caution with the new Pixel as its display layers are prone to separating which automatically kills the panel.If you need to replace the battery or any other internal component, you can tackle the repair...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-galaxy-quantum-5-unveiled/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg First and foremost, let’s start by saying that the Galaxy Quantum5 was developed in collaboration with SK Telecom and is exclusive to the network. So, you won’t be able to get one outside of South Korea. The other partnership that made the phone possible is with ID Quantique (IDQ). That’s the company that provides the quantum cryptographic chip.Samsung Galaxy Quantum5The chip is a so-called Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG). It uses quantum physics to generate truly random numbers to be used in the encryption and decryption process of sensitive data like biometrics...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/motorola-moto-s50-china-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg We already know Motorola is gearing up to launch a new phone – the Moto S50, going by the XT2309-5 model number. The phone already popped up on China's TENAA regulatory website. Now, we have an official launch announcement poster. The Motorola Moto S50 will be unveiled on September 5 at 10:00 in China. The poster doesn't really contain much else in terms of information except for a trio of showcased color options.Motorola Moto S50 posterLikely, the S50 won't be exiting China. This ties in well with the fact that, as far as we know, the S50 is identical hardware-wise to the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-pixel-9-pro-xl-vs-galaxy-s24-ultra/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg With Google's recent Pixel 9 series release, the company is finally challenging the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with its top-tier Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. Both handsets are similarly priced right now, so it's a valid dilemma for many users looking for an upgrade right now. Especially in the US, where smartphone choice is somewhat more limited with fewer brands owning the entire market.Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras VerdictFor starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/vivo-t3-ultra-specs-geekbench-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Hot on the heels of the T3 Pro unveiling, it seems that vivo has at least one more member of the T3 family in the chamber. Rumors of the T3 Ultra have been circulating for a while, but now we have some concrete evidence of its existence in the form of a GeekBench run.vivo T3 Ultra GeekBench resultsThe benchmark results don’t show much, but they do hint that the phone will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9200+. As per an industry insider source, the vivo T3 Ultra will have a 6.77-inch, 1.5K, 120Hz, 4,500-nit, curved AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint reader....
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-to-acquire-nokia-infrastructure-business/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Even though Nokia has struggled to compete with major players like Ericsson and Huawei over the past few years, the Finnish company is still a major player in the network infrastructure business. Samsung also has a Radio Access Network (RAN) branch of its own, but it is relatively small, with a reported market share of around 6.1% last year.Industry insider rumors have now started to surface, indicating Samsung’s desire to purchase Nokia’s infrastructure business to strengthen its own RAN positions. An alleged figure of $10 billion for the sale has been tossed around. If the deal...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/google-play-store-three-simultaneous-app-game-downloads/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg For years, Android users have had to wait for the Play Store to complete installing or updating the apps/games on their devices since they could only install/update one app/game at a time. However, starting in April, Google allowed users to simultaneously install two apps, and now, Google lets users install or update three apps or games at the same time through the Play Store.If you have more than three pending updates, and if you click on "Update all,", Play Store will begin downloading and installing updates for three apps or games simultaneously, while the status for the rest will be...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oppo-find-x8-more-live-photos/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg As far as we currently know, the Find X8 pair should launch in China sometime in October. We already have a pretty good idea of what kind of specs to expect and we've even seen the vanilla Find X8 in the wild already. Now we have a couple of new real-world photos of the Oppo Find X8 in the wild, unfortunately, encased in a pretty thick case.Oppo Find X8 live photosEven so, we can see enough of the phone's design to reaffirm previous design leaks, like the extra-large camera island on the rear. We can also see that the case seems to have thorough cutouts for all of the mics...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/realme-13-pro-plus-monet-purple-india-price-sale-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Realme launched the Realme 13 Pro+ in India last month in two colors - Monet Gold and Emerald Green. These are now joined by a third color, called Monet Purple.Like the other two versions, the Monet Purple model comes in 8GB/256GB, 12GB/256GB, and 12GB/512GB configurations, priced at INR32,999 ($395/€360), INR34,999 ($420/€380), and INR36,999 ($440/€400), respectively. It will go on sale in India starting September 2 through Realme's Indian website, Flipkart, and mainline channels.The difference between Realme 13 Pro+'s Monet Purple and other models is cosmetic, meaning you get...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/chatgpt-doubles-users/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg It's hardly surprising that ChatGPT has managed to double its weekly active users since last November, given how much of a buzzword AI has been over the past year and the fact that ChatGPT is the most well known generative AI chatbot.The OpenAI service now boasts 200 million active users every week, up from 100 million in 2023. OpenAI also says 92% of Fortune 500 companies are using its products, while usage of its automated API has doubled since the release of GPT-4o Mini last month.In a statement on these matters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said:People are using our tools now as...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/galaxy-z-fold-special-edition-s-pen/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung's oft-rumored Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, known until very recently as Galaxy Z Fold Slim or Galaxy Z Fold Ultra, will actually have S Pen support, according to a new rumor today.This contradicts a previous rumor which claimed it wouldn't support Samsung's stylus. Of course, we can't vouch for the validity of either of these rumors, so do take both of them with a grain of salt.Also, keep in mind that supporting the S Pen, if it does pan out, won't mean that the phone will have a dedicated internal slot for the stylus, just that you will be able to use it on the device -...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/android-15-aosp/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Today, following months of developer previews and public betas, Android 15 is finally fully baked. It's ready, it's stable, it's out - but not for you. Or us. Just developers for now. Google has uploaded the Android 15 source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but updates aren't ready just yet - not even for Pixels. The September update that started rolling out today for Google's smartphones is still Android 14. Android 15 will finally make it to Pixels - including the just-launched Pixel 9 family - "in the coming weeks", Google promises, while devices from Samsung,...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/google-pixel-9-first-update/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google launched the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold last month, and today all of these devices are receiving their first ever software update. This is the September update that is going out to all of the Pixel devices that Google still supports. And it's not Android 15, in case you were wondering. While it fixes security vulnerabilities for all, this update also adds a specific bug fix for the Pixel 9 family. This will improve Wi-Fi stability and performance "in certain conditions", Google says, without going any further into detail. As usual with Google...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/google-android-four-new-features/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google is rolling out four new Android features, and these aren't limited to its Pixels. There's also one bonus feature for Wear OS mentioned. Let's dive in. First, TalkBack, Android's screen reader, will use Gemini models "on supported devices" to let you hear detailed audio descriptions of images, regardless of whether you're looking at your camera roll, pictures in text messages, or on social media. Next, Google has made official a Circle to Search feature we've already covered - the ability to identify what song is playing near you or on your phone. Third, you can now listen...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/xiaomi-15-ultra-200-mp-periscope-telephoto-camera/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Xiaomi 15 Ultra may arrive sooner than its predecessors, and it has been rumored to pack a significant upgrade compared to the 14 Ultra: a 200 MP periscope telephoto camera. Today a new report 'confirms' this information, as much as any unverified rumor can. The new camera will enable a 10x option in the viewfinder, and this level of magnification will be achieved through a combination of optical zoom and in-sensor zoom. Xiaomi may or may not market this as "lossless", and we're not going to debate the accuracy of the term. We prefer to simply get excited about the quality of the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/google-pixel-9a-modem/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google just launched the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold, all powered by the same Tensor G4 chipset. The only one missing in the family is the upcoming Pixel 9a, the most affordable option of the bunch, which is now rumored to arrive between March and May next year. The Pixel 9a will, according to a new report, use the Tensor G4 SoC as well, but with an unfortunate twist. It will be paired with the Exynos 5300 modem, not the new 5400 model that is inside the other Pixel 9 devices and runs cooler and more efficiently. Google Pixel 8a This means satellite...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/huawei-mate-xt-hands-on-image-maybe/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Huawei's long-teased tri-fold smartphone is getting official in China on September 10, and it will be called Mate XT. A newly outed image purports to show us a hands-on view of one of the device's sides, but do take this with a gigantic pinch of salt, since not even the Chinese source of the image is sure of its authenticity. It's hard to tell how real this is since the Mate XT will be the very first tri-fold smartphone we'll ever see. Maybe it will look like this from the side, maybe it won't. Either way, we'll have official images in exactly one week, so there isn't that much more...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/iphone-se-oled/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple took its sweet time switching to OLED display panels for its mainline iPhones, but the iPhone SE stuck with the cheaper LCD technology. That will, however, change when the next iPhone SE is released, most likely next year. According to a new report out of Asia, the next iPhone SE will have an OLED panel as well. This confirms many previous rumors. Thus, Apple will no longer be making any smartphone using LCD panels, which will hurt Japan Display and Sharp, as they were the suppliers for those and neither makes OLED panels for phones (JDI supplies small OLEDs for the Apple...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/wiko-enjoy-70-5g-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg Wiko launched its latest 5G entry-level device in China with the Enjoy 70 5G. This one comes a few months after the Enjoy 70 Pro 5G launched in China but with cut-down specs. Wiko Enjoy 70 5G Enjoy 70 5G brings a 6.75-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. It also features Always on Display (AOD) functionality despite not being an OLED and a 5MP selfie shooter inside a U-shaped notch cutout. The back features a Huawei P60 style camera island with a 13MP main cam and an LED flash. Enjoy 70 is equipped with MediaTek’sDimensity 700 – a 5G capable chipset...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/ulefone-armor-28-ultra-armor-mini-20t-pro-announcement/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Ulefone turns 10 this year and to celebrate, it is launching the first rugged phone with the flagship Dimensity 9300+ chipset. Additionally, the company is releasing its first small rugged smartphone, which is even tougher, despite its small stature. Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra Thermal Variant With the Dimensity 9300+ and 16GB of RAM, the Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra performs as well as any Android flagship, but it can go places they don’t dare – it’s rated IP68 for water resistance (up to 2m/6.6ft for 30 minutes) and IP69K (hot water jets). Additionally, it has been tested for 2m/6.6ft drop...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/google-play-store-four-simultaneous-app-game-downloads/-184x111/gsmarena_002.jpg This past weekend, we reported that Google Play Store now lets Android users install or update up to three apps and games on their devices at the same time. However, we've discovered that you can actually install/update up to four apps/games concurrently from the Play Store on your Android device. We discovered this while installing apps and games on our iQOO Z9s Pro in India from the Google Play Store, having version 42.4.22-31[0][PR]663941805. We had over a dozen apps/games queued for installation, and the Play Store downloaded up to four apps concurrently while the status for the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-deals-5/-184x111/gsmarena_de.jpg We welcomed the vanilla Google Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL flagship at the end of August, now attention shifts towards the small Pro and Google’s next-generation foldable.The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold shifts to a more traditional 20:9 aspect ratio for the cover display, compared to 17.4:9 for the original Pixel Fold. Also, the inner display grows significantly with the new 8” diagonal. There’s also the more efficient Tensor G4 chipset, but that pretty much covers the major upgrades this year. Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/iphone-16-16plus-what-to-expect/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Next week Apple will introduce the iPhone 16 series during an event dubbed “It’s Glowtime”. Here is what we think we know about the new models – here we will focus on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, the two Pros will be covered in a separate article.The launchApple has officially confirmed that the iPhone 16 series will be unveiled on September 9 (Monday). The event will start at 5 PM UTC.The more important question is when the phones will be available – according to Mark Gurman, all four iPhone 16 models are on track for a speedy pre-order (right after the event) and a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/galaxy-s24-fe-four-colors/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung is getting ready to launch the Galaxy S24 FE, and we've been hearing a lot about it in recent weeks. Today, a new leak gives us a comprehensive look at the upcoming phone through renders depicting it in four different colorways: blue, Graphite, green, and yellow.Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in GraphiteOnce it's released it should also be available in white, but that hue isn't part of this particular set of leaked images.Samsung Galaxy S24 FE in blueThe Galaxy S24 FE is almost impossible to tell apart from its predecessor upon first (or even second) glance....
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/tecno-ai-vision/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Tecno has AI now, because of course it does - it's 2024 and if you don't have it, you lose. Or something like that. At IFA in Berlin, Tecno has introduced its "AI Vision", which isn't a pair of glasses or contact lenses, but its very own AI feature suite that will "enhance productivity, provide more practical value, and offer easier creative fun". The features will be rolled out on "Tecno's outstanding smart device ecosystem" soon.At the core of the brand's AI Vision is the revamped Ella AI Assistant, which is "connected to Gemini", whatever that means. Ella has "smart Q&A conversational...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/nothing-ear-open-teased/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Nothing has something up its sleeve and it's likely an audio product.During an event at the IFA 2024, we were shown a glimpse of what Nothing calls a whole new category of device.From what we can see, it could be an earbud - notice the grille on top and the vent in the middle right, as well as the microphone hole on the left. It also ties together with the semi-transparent design of current-gen Nothing Ear models. This could be the rumored Nothing Ear (Open).Nothing shared parts of the image on X, teasing that 'A new world of possibilities' is coming soon.Given the design...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/red-magic-nova-tablet-offic/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Red Magic just announced its new gaming tablet, dubbed Nova, which succeeds the Red Magic Tablet from last year. And just like its predecessor, the new device packs the most capable chip currently on the market.The new Nova tablet runs on the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (the AC version also know as Leading version with the higher-clocked 3.4 GHz main Cortex-X4 core) paired with 12 GB/256 GB, 16 GB/512 GB or 24 GB/1 TB memory configurations.The LCD measures 10.9" in diagonal, offers 2,880 x 1,800px resolution in a 16:10 aspect ratio and support for up to 144 Hz refresh rate. Тhe...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/honor-magicbook-14-art-snapdragon/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This year's IFA in Berlin is quite busy for Honor, bringing a slew of new devices to global markets, including the MagicBook Art 14 included. But in addition to the Intel-powered version, the company also announced a the MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon PC.This model is now making its official debut, not being released in China first, and by the looks of it retains much of the same hardware but with the Snapdragon X Elite inside. This will potentially enable better energy efficiency, longer battery life and more on-board AI features.The device still uses a 14.6-inch OLED touchscreen...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/nothing-phone-2a-plus-video-review/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus was announced back in July and was released a month later in some markets, but continental Europe wasn't one of them. At this year's IFA in Berlin, Nothing announced that this is changing.Pre-orders start today, September 6, while actual sales and shipments will begin on September 10. The device will be available in most major retailers across the continent, including Amazon, Saturn and MediaMarkt.The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus will be available in its two color options Black and Grey, but in only one storage configuration - 12GB/256GB, omitting the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-t3-ultra-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg vivo unveiled the vivo T3 Pro last week in India, which will be joined by the vivo T3 Ultra next week on September 12.The vivo T3 Ultra will come with "advanced performance and imaging capabilities," and it will be sold through vivo's Indian website, Flipkart, and offline retail stores.The image shared by vivo revealed the T3 Ultra will pack a curved display with a centered punch-hole and three cameras on the back (the third unit could be a flicker sensor). The smartphone is shown in green, but there will likely be more options.
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-y37-pro-official/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg vivo introduced the Y300 Pro in China, and alongside that, the brand unveiled the vivo Y37 Pro. The vivo Y37 Pro has the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC at the helm with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, and OriginOS 4.The vivo Y37 Pro features a 6.68" 120Hz HD LCD of 1,000 nits peak brightness and packs a 6,000 mAh battery with 44W charging. It also sports three cameras - 50MP primary, 2MP depth, and 5MP selfie.vivo Y37 ProOther highlights of the vivo Y37 Pro include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, and an IP64 rating. It comes in three colors, costs CNY1,799...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-iphone-16-prices/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Apple just introduced the iPhone 16 phones with A18 chipsets. Plenty of new AI-powered software features will be enabled next month for free, and here's how much the phones themselves will cost.We've compiled prices for the United States, United Kingdom, Germany (which is more or less the same across the whole EU), India, China, and Japan. The prices remain unchanged from last year with one exception being India, where the Pro variants actually got cheaper.Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus colorsApple will offer all four iPhones with 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB storage. The second...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-promo-videos/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Phew, this was an action-packed event – Apple introduced two new vanilla iPhones and two new iPhone Pros, unveiled the Apple Watch Series 10, plus next-gen AirPods 4 (and refreshed the AirPods Max)... if you missed the event live stream, you have a lot of catching up to do. Which is where these promo videos come in.Here are the highlights of the nearly 2-hour event, edited down to just under 4 minutes:We bet many of you are here just to see the new iPhones. Well, here is what’s new with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus in under 2 minutes:The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/ios-18-apple-intelligence-release-date/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg iOS 18 is coming on September 16, Apple has revealed today. That's in exactly one week from today, and ahead of the release date of the new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which are all going to become available on September 20 and ship with iOS 18 preinstalled. The update will roll out to all supported iPhones and should become available to all who want it on that day - no multi-week rollout shenanigans with Apple (see that, Google?).Apple Intelligence will not be part of iOS 18. The first batch of features will arrive as part of iOS 18.1 (and iPadOS...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-iphone-16-16plus-announcement/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg As you can imagine, AI was a major part of tonight’s Apple event – and the new iPhone 16 and 16 Plus are designed for the computational demands of Apple Intelligence (that’s what Cupertino calls its AI) with a new 3nm chipset. The Action and the Camera Control will change how you interact with your iPhone too, these are design elements shared with the Pro.Let’s start with the display. The panels are the same size as before, 6.1” for the iPhone 16 and 6.7” for the iPhone 16 Plus, which makes them 0.2” smaller than the 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, respectively. They still run at 60Hz (no...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/iphone-16-pro-16-pro-max-official/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The new Pros are here. Apple's iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max sport the A18 Pro chip, the Camera Control, and "a huge leap in battery life", Apple claims. There's a new main camera too, a new ultrawide, and a 5x telephoto on the 'vanilla' Pro. The titanium design remains, and Apple is advertising the thinnest bezels ever on any product it's ever made. This should be interesting.The two Pro iPhone 16s will be available in black titanium, natural titanium, white titanium, and desert titanium. Pre-orders will start on September 13, and they will become available on September 20 for $999...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/galaxy-s25-ultra-thinner-lighter/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra is only expected to launch in January, but it's been in the rumors a lot recently. Today, from Chinese leakster Ice Universe comes word that the device will ship with an upgraded ultrawide camera.According to him, the S25 Ultra will have a 50 MP ultrawide using the Samsung ISOCELL JN3 sensor, with 0.7um pixel size. That's the good news. The bad news is that Ice Universe says this will be the only camera that's getting an upgrade. All the others remain unchanged from the Galaxy S24 Ultra. This contradicts a rumor from May which claimed the 3x telephoto would be...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-a18-chip-official/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This year Apple introduced not one, but two entirely new chipsets - the A18 and A18 Pro. This is also the first time the vanilla iPhone models, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus in particular, get a recent chipset, not a year-old one. Perhaps the main reason is to enable the high-demanding AI-related tasks and features under the Apple Intelligence umbrella. They weren't available on the A16 Bionic.As the names suggest, the A18 Pro powers up the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, while the non-Pro A18 is at the heart of the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus. Let's start with the A18 Pro.Apple A18...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-watch-series-10-announcement/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple kicked off its big event with watches – a Series 10 that is almost a complete redesign and a new look for the Ultra 2. We’ll start with the brand new model.Apple Watch Series 10This new generation has the biggest display of any Apple Watch – yes, this includes the Apple Watch Ultra 2 – and is also the thinnest watch from the company. Additionally, charging has been sped up significantly. Long story short, this is like a more slender Ultra and it even has a new titanium version.Let’s start with the display, since it's a major upgrade. It’s a bit bigger than the Ultra (both...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/airpods-4-offic/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This year the regular AirPods get a lot of love from Apple. In fact, the AirPods 4 is the only pair that gets a meaningful hardware upgrade this year. They now come in two variants - standard AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 Active Noise Cancellation.As with every generation of new Apple products, the AirPods 4 are touted as the best-sounding non-Pro AirPods so far as well as the most comfortable ones. Apple has used special mapping technology to examine a large pool of users' ears and make the earpods more comfortable. The company also implemented a new acoustic design that drastically...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-airpods-max-airpods-pro-2-news/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Today at its big event Apple has unveiled five new colors for the AirPods Max over-the-ear headphones, which now come in Midnight, Starlight, blue, purple, and orange. It's also finally given them a USB-C port. There are no further updates. The new AirPods Max are still $549, and will go on pre-order today. They will be released on September 20.The AirPods Pro 2 are getting a big update - but not in hardware. Instead, they are receiving a lot of hearing-related features "this fall". You will get hearing protection via machine learning, and this is on by default to protect you from...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/infinix-zero-40-5g-india-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The Infinix Zero 40 5G, unveiled a couple of weeks ago, will launch in India on September 18 at noon local time. Infinix hasn't revealed how much the Zero 40 5G will cost in India, but it confirmed the smartphone will be sold through Flipkart. The Infinix Zero 40 5G is powered by the Dimensity 8200 Ultimate SoC with 12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage onboard. It runs Android 14-based XOS 14.5 out of the box, and fueling the entire package is a 5,000 mAh battery with 45W wired charging support. It also supports 20W wireless and 10W reverse wired charging. The Infinix Zero 40 5G packs a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/xiaomi-14t-14t-pro-renders-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Xiaomi is announcing the 14T and 14T Pro on September 26, the company confirmed today. And mere hours later, a full set of leaked renders has emerged for both devices. These show the Xiaomi 14T in four colors, and the 14T Pro in three. As you can see from the renders, the Leica branding is still present and very prominently applied to the camera housing on the back. Xiaomi 14T leaked renders The camera island itself is a rectangularly shaped one in the top left of the rear. Both handsets have three cameras, while the fourth 'ring' is for the LED flash array. Neither seems...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/airpods-4-no-charging-cable/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple has, a few years ago, stopped shipping charging adapters with its phones, starting a trend that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Now, it has boldly removed yet another thing cluttering its boxes: the charging cable. The newly announced AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (what a name!) do not have even a cable in the box, let alone a charger. This information is official and has been confirmed by Apple itself through its spec page for the new earbuds. So, we're left wondering what's next. Will the AirPods 6 spec page say "Charging Case (USB-C) sold...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/google-chrome-new-security-features/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg You know how, despite promising yourself years ago that you'd never ever do it again, you keep tapping on Yes when websites ask to send you notifications? If so, then you're surely aware of how annoying it is to have your notifications cluttered up by random ones from random websites. Thankfully, Google Chrome has a solution - instant unsubscribe, in the notification itself. This is launching first on Pixels but is promised to land on more Android devices "soon", and it will offer an Unsubscribe option right inside the notification. Tap that and you're done - at least with that specific...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/airpods-pro-2-hearing-aid-fda-authorized/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg On Monday at its grand launch event, Apple announced a new Hearing Aid mode coming to the AirPods Pro 2 as a software update. This feature has now been authorized by the FDA, paving the way for its rollout. This will make the AirPods Pro 2 among the cheapest hearing aids on the market, dedicated or not - and they're also very good earbuds for playing music and listening to other media on top of that. Apple's Hearing Aid function will either use a hearing test that is performed on the spot using your AirPods Pro 2 and your iPhone, or an audiogram from a hearing health...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/galaxy-s24-more-expensive-by-less/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg A couple of days ago a report claimed the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 FE would be €100 more expensive than its predecessor in Europe. Today we have a new rumor from another source, saying that while there will be a price hike compared to the S23 FE, it won't be as huge. So, instead of €799 for the 8/128GB version, we're now down to €749. That's still €50 more than what the 8/128GB S23 FE launched at, but perhaps a smaller price increase is more palatable? The 8/256GB iteration of the S24 FE now also has a rumored price, and it's €809. The phone's four colorways are also named in...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/xiaomi-14t-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_002.jpg Xiaomi has confirmed the launch date for its 14T series smartphones. Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro are scheduled to launch globally on September 26. Xiaomi is continuing its strategic partnership with Leica. Both new phones will be co-engineered with Leica lenses and color optimizations just like last year’s Xiaomi 13T series devices. Xiaomi also confirmed “cinematic artistry and humanistic photography” hinting at new additions to the Leica color profiles. The launch page has the silhouettes of the new devices which appear to have flat frames and square camera islands that line up with...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/galaxy-s25-leaked-renders/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg A couple of days ago the first leaked CAD-based renders of the Galaxy S25 Ultra showed up, and today the 'vanilla' Galaxy S25 has received the exact same treatment. The upcoming phone is expected to be marginally smaller than its predecessor in all dimensions. It will measure 146.9 x 70.4 x 7.2 mm, compared to 147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm. The S25 will be quite similar, design-wise, to the S24, but it will come with smaller bezels (if these renders are accurate) and rings for the cameras on the back. The flat sides are here to stay, apparently - at least until Apple decides to introduce...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/infinix-thin-phone/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Infinix recently launched the Hot 50 5G with a 7.8 mm thin body, but we could see an even thinner device soon. According to hands-on images at Passionategeekz.com, the phone could be 6 mm thin and have 2.5D curved sides. If the information is true, this will be the thinnest non-foldable smartphone since the Tecno Camon 11 series, introduced back in 2018. The unnamed Infinix phone The unnamed Infinix device is placed next to an iPhone, where we can definitely see how incredibly thin it is, even if the photo is not the best quality or size. Devices on the smartphone...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-x200-series-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg We recently heard that the vivo X200 series will arrive in early October. That rumor has turned out to be partially correct. We say so because the vivo X200 series will be unveiled in mid-October instead of early October. This revelation comes from vivo, which said the X200 series will launch on October 14 at an event in Beijing, China. vivo didn't mention how many smartphones it will unveil on October 14, but we expect at least two phones - X200 and X200 Pro - since the email we received from the brand says "X200 series" without getting into specifics. The vivo X200 series is...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/19/04/top10-trending-phones/-184x111/gsmarena_003.jpg Apple's new lineup is here and expectedly it took our trending chart by storm. The iPhone 16 Pro Max was by far the most popular phone in our database in week 37, with the 16 Pro taking the silver medal.[#InlinePriceWidget, 13123, 1#]The vanilla iPhone 16 completes the all-Apple podium, while another exciting new product to come out this week ended up fourth.Huawei's Mate XT with its tri-fold design will likely only sell in very limited numbers, but there's clearly no shortage of interest from the general public.Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra came in fifth with the Galaxy A55...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/samsung-circle-to-search-rollout/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg First introduced back in 2023, the Circle to Search feature allows you to circle anything on the screen and run a visual search through Google's Search engine and Google Lens. Ever since its inception, the functionality has been available only on select Samsung devices and Google's Pixel phones, but that's about to change.Reportedly, Tecno has confirmed to a number of reviewers that their recently announced foldable Tecno V Fold 2 will get the Circle to Search feature sometime next month. This, in turn, means that Google is planning to roll out the current Pixel and Samsung-exclusive...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-deals-13/-184x111/gsmarena_uk.jpg This week all eyes were on Apple and the new iPhone 16 series. Pre-orders started this Friday and will last a week – shipments and open sales start next Friday.You can pre-order from Apple.com and, if you do, make sure to check the trade-in deals. Are you getting an iPhone 16? If yes, here are the prices of the new models, which will be available from Friday next week. Apple iPhone 16 coming on September 20 128GB - £800 at Amazon UK 256GB - £900 at Amazon UK ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/modded-sharp-aquos-r6-with-removable-lenses/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Remember that Xiaomi concept camera phone that had an exposed 1” sensor and a mount for removable lenses? It was based on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra that was modded to accept Leica M mount lenses. It was cool, but it was just a concept and it was never made available to regular consumers.If you have the DIY skills, you can make your own as this video from channel Mod and Shoot demonstrates. It starts with the Sharp Aquos R6, a Japan-only Android from 2021 which has a 1” 20MP sensor.The Sharp Aquos R6 as it comes out of the boxThe phone's 19mm Leica Summicron lens had to go, of course,...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-deals-13/-184x111/gsmarena_us.jpg This week all eyes were on Apple and the new iPhone 16 series. Pre-orders started this Friday and will last a week – shipments and open sales start next Friday.You can pre-order from Apple.com and, if you do, make sure to check the trade-in deals. Apple made a big deal about them during the presentation. Here are the US prices for the four iPhone 16 models without trade-in (they cost the same as last year’s 15-series). iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max US $799 $899 $999 $1,199 Are you...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-poll-iphone-16-series/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This week was the annual iPhone launch. The announcement was on Monday, pre-orders started on Friday, shipments and open sales will kick off next Friday. Will you be among the people who upgrade to an iPhone 16?Let’s start with an overview. The 16-series brings more powerful Apple A18 and A18 Pro chipsets that can run AI, Apple Intelligence specifically. However, that won’t be out for at least a month and, if you are in the EU or China, it might take much longer.Apple iPhone 16 highlightsThe other major change this generation is the Action Button, which is a configurable...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-poll-results-honor-magic-v3/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Only 1 in 10 people think that there are better foldables than the Honor Magic V3, judging by the results from last week’s poll. This comes with an asterisk as some potential competitors just aren’t available in all the markets where the V3 is present. That’s their loss, however (and, perhaps, a loss for consumers).Anyway, there is the persistent vote from people who just don’t like foldables. That’s okay, Honor has plenty of traditional phones. But those voters aside, most people like the Magic V3 – the only major issue with it is its price.Even so, a whopping 41% of voters are...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-v40e-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Vivo is getting ready to launch a new member of its V40 family, the vivo V40e. But even though the name suggests it's a lower-tier phone in its respective lineup, the leaked specs online suggest it shouldn't be overlooked.The render shows part of the device's design and one of the color options likely called Royal Bronze. It's also clear that the display will be curved and the back design will be largely similar to its siblings.Vivo's internal testing claims that the display can reach 4,500 nits of peak brightness. Additionally, the V40e will be the slimmest smartphone on the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/google-pixel-9-series-features-old-pixels/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The Google Pixel 9 series smartphones unveiled last month came with new features exclusive to the lineup. These include Auto Frame and Reimagine, which could trickle down to older Pixel smartphones.Android Authority and X user AssembleDebug have found evidence in the Google Photos app, which suggests Google could bring Auto Frame and Reimagine to older Pixels. The publication says there are three variants of the Google Photos app with different configurations: one for all non-Pixel Android devices, one for the Pixels launched between 2021 and 2023, and one for the Pixels launched in...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/huawei-watch-gt-5-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The upcoming Huawei Watch GT 5 will make its debut in just a few days on September 19 but a very revealing leak just popped up, showing the watch's design, accompanied with some general specs and info.Huawei Watch GT 5 46mmThe official-looking renders depict a familiar design for both 41mm and 46mm sizes. Both variants look a lot like their predecessors and reportedly adopt the same build too. We've got a metal bezel, stainless steel body and 5ATM water resistance. The rotating crown and the programmable button next to it are here to stay.Huawei Watch GT 5...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/xiaomi-redmi-note-14-series-next-week/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The Redmi Note 14 is coming next week, revealed the Xiaomi sub-brand on its Weibo page. The post literally says "see you next week", so we don't know the specific announcement day.We are promised two phones that will have improved shock resistance, waterproofing, and extended software support.The phones pictured align with a previous leak we spotted – a squircle camera island with three shooters and one LED flash. There are clearly two different designs, and we will likely see a Redmi Note 14 and Redmi Note 14 Pro, both with 5G connectivity.There are undoubtedly more models in...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/08/oppo-find-x8-find-x8-pro-specs/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The upcoming Find X8 family from Oppo will apparently come with magnetic wireless charging, similar to Apple's MagSafe. This rumor comes from Digital Chat Station on Weibo, a prolific source of information regarding Chinese smartphone makers.Thus, it looks like Oppo will be aping more than just the Camera Control button from Apple for this year's flagships. Oppo is also expected to release an entire ecosystem of accessories and chargers that will use the magnetic technology, just like Apple.Not just that, but the Find X8 models will have a Dynamic Island of their own, to make the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/ios-18-messages-bug/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple released iOS 18 on Monday, and now that the rollout has been underway for more than 48 hours, a pretty nasty bug has unfortunately surfaced. It's affecting the Messages app and can only be triggered by a very specific situation.Namely, it all starts with someone sharing a watch face with you from their Apple Watch in an iMessage thread. If you are on iOS 18 and receive such a shared watch face message, it's of the utmost importance that you do not reply to it.If you reply in a thread specifically to that message sharing the watch face, Messages will then repeatedly crash...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/samsung-galaxy-a56-in-the-works/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung has started working on the Galaxy A56 months ago, presumably, but it's only now that we get our first proof of the matter via a listing in an IMEI database. The Galaxy A56 appears with its model number SM-A566B/DS. For reference, an A55 variation had the model number SM-A556B/DS, so things are clear here.Interestingly, Samsung's Exynos 1580 chipset, which should be at the helm of the Galaxy A56 when it launches, will bring a significant performance boost compared to its predecessor.In fact, according to a Geekbench run from July, the Exynos 1580 is around the performance...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/moto-g75-leaked-renders/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Motorola's mid-range G line is in the middle of a refresh, and one of the still-upcoming devices is the Moto G75, which has been leaked today in two colors. Some of its specs have also been outed.The G75 will be IP68 certified for dust and water resistance, and it will also have "military grade durability". Its main camera will use Sony's Lytia 600 sensor with OIS, while the screen will be a 6.8-inch FHD+ one. The G75 will have "powerfully efficient Snapdragon performance" (whatever that means) and Dolby Atmos support.Moto G75 leaked rendersThose are all the spec details...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/android-15-release-date/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google has already sent the Android 15 code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it hasn't released an update for its supported Pixels yet. That has been rumored to arrive next month, and today we finally have a purported release date.According to a new report, Google will start the over-the-air rollout of the Android 15 update for Pixels on October 15. This report also comes with the caveat that things could still change from now until then, especially if some show-stopping bugs are found in the meantime.Android 15 will be available for the Pixel 6 and newer devices....
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/xiaomi-august-shipments-overtook-apple/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Xiaomi claimed the number two spot in Counterpoint Research’s global monthly sell-through volumes for August. The Chinese brand outpaced Apple which came in third place while Samsung retained the leading spot.Xiaomi’s shipment figures in August remained flat but Apple’s seasonal decline in shipments ahead of the iPhone 16 series launch played a pivotal role that led to its declining market share.Redmi Note 13: Pro 4G, Pro 5G, Pro+ 5GOn the other side, Xiaomi has been growing rapidly in 2024 with 22% year over year growth in sales volume. Counterpoint analyst point out...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/samsung-galaxy-s23-ultra-one-ui-611-rollout-halted/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg On Monday Samsung started pushing the update to One UI 6.1.1 to the Galaxy S23 family in Europe, India, and other markets. Today the company has suspended the rollout for the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The reason is a bug that is causing ghosting in pictures captured at zoom levels between 16x and 19.9x. This issue doesn't affect any other phones, so only the rollout for the S23 Ultra was halted.The company is currently working on addressing the issue. Once it's done that, it will re-release the update with it fixed. Right now it's unclear how long this will take, but hopefully it won't be more...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/21/05/qualcomm-msm-modem-flaw/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The EU's second highest court confirmed an earlier verdict and found Qualcomm guilty of what is known as predatory pricing. However, the court reduced the fine from €242 million to €238.7 million.The case concerns Qualcomm's contract with British software maker Icera, which is now part of Nvidia. Between 2009 and 2011, Qualcomm sold chips below cost. This practice aims to exclude other competitors from the potential deal.Qualcomm has put forward numerous appeals, including one that claims the Qualcomm-Icera deal accounted for just 0.7% of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/umidigi-g100-official/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Umidigi's latest smartphone is the G100, billed as "a perfect blend of sleek design, immersive display, and smooth performance". It's 8.1 mm thin, and comes with a flat frame because every smartphone these days apparently has to. It will be available in Rock Black, Lake Green, Interstellar Blue, and Starry White.It has a 6.9-inch display with 120 Hz refresh rate, and it's powered by the Unisoc T615 chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM. The device sports a huge 6,000 mAh battery ensuring plenty of longevity on one charge. And speaking of charging, the phone supports 20W wired...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-poll-results-iphone-16-series/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Things aren’t going the way Apple was hoping. Before September, analysts reported that Apple would be building more iPhone 16 phones, mostly upping the number of Pro models produced. Now that the first week of pre-orders is done, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo compiled data that shows that pre-orders are down and it’s mostly the fault of the two Pro models (the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus numbers actually went up!).Let’s look at the results from last week’s poll to try and figure out what went wrong. Apple didn’t increase the prices, which was great to see. The higher charge rates over USB-C and MagSafe...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/tecno-pop-9-5g-specs-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Tecno launched the Pop 8 last October, and next week, on September 24, it will unveil the Pop 9 5G.Tecno said the Pop 9 5G will be priced under INR10,000 ($120/€110) and feature a 48MP camera on the rear, using a Sony IMX582 sensor. It will be sold in India through Amazon.in, which set up a promo page on its website revealing the smartphone's design and key specs.The Tecno Pop 9 5G will be powered by the Dimensity 6300 SoC and have two configurations - 4GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB. It will feature a 120Hz punch-hole display and pack a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/samsung-galaxy-s25-s25-plus-charging-support/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung's Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ are expected to be unveiled in January, and they are currently on a very slow march through various regulatory authorities across the world, receiving certifications.The 3C certification in China has today revealed a pretty disappointing fact. Both of these phones will have the exact same maximum charging levels as their predecessors.So, the Galaxy S25 will charge at up to 25W, while the Galaxy S25+ will go up to 45W. That's via USB-C, of course. Wireless charging speed isn't revealed through the 3C certification unfortunately, so we'll have to...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-iphone-16-pro-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Ever since Apple made its first big iPhone in 2014 (happy anniversary, iPhone 6 Plus), the smaller Pro model has been sitting in its shadow. Most years saw a specs disparity with the Pro Max model getting some form of advantage - like the 5x zoom camera, which was only offered on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.This year, on the other hand, the smaller Pro shines alongside its bigger counterpart. Size aside, this is every bit a Pro iPhone as the Pro Max. They even share the same two-accessory retail box - you get a braided USB-C cable and a SIM tool.So what's new? The iPhone 16 Pro has a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-deals-20/-184x111/gsmarena_us.jpg Pre-orders for the new iPhone 16 series started Friday last week and this Friday the new Apple phones went on sale. The big question now is should you buy one? And if not, what then? Last week we focused on refurbished iPhones as an alternative. This week we will focus on what the Android world has to offer.We start with Google. The Pixel 9 has a 6.3” OLED display, not an LTPO, but it does run at 120Hz (making the iPhone 16’s 60Hz display look ancient). The Tensor G4 is no match for the Apple A18 in general performance, but it handles Google’s AI features just fine – and those AI features...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/tecno-spark-30-official/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The Tecno Spark 30 that leaked recently has been officially unveiled. The smartphone has a 6.78" 90Hz FullHD+ screen on the front with 800 nits peak brightness and support for wet and oily touch. It also has a centered punch-hole for the 13MP selfie camera but no fingerprint scanner underneath since it's embedded in the power button.Around the back, it has a circular camera island, with the primary camera using a 64MP Sony IMX682 sensor. Under the hood, it has the Helio G91 SoC with 8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage. The smartphone runs Android 14 out of the box, but how many years...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-v40e-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_002.jpg The vivo V40e teased a few days ago will be unveiled next week. This revelation comes from vivo India, which announced the V40e will be launched in India on September 25 at noon local time.vivo hasn't detailed the V40e's specs sheet, but the brand already revealed its design and key specs, including a 6.77" 120Hz 1080p curved display, 50MP primary camera (Sony IMX882, OIS), 8MP ultrawide camera, and a 50MP selfie camera.vivo V40e will have two color optionsThe vivo V40e will come in Royal Bronze and Mint Green colors and pack a 5,500 mAh battery with 80W wired charging...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/motorola-razr-50-india-price-sale-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The Motorola Razr 50, introduced in India last week, is now on sale through Motorola's Indian website, Amazon.in, and leading retail stores. It comes in a single 8GB/256GB configuration priced at INR64,999 ($780/€695) with three color options - Spritz Orange, Beach Sand, and Koala Grey.[#InlinePriceWidget, 13151, 1#]The Motorola Razr 50 is powered by the Dimensity 7300X, runs Android 14-based Hello UI, and packs two screens - a 6.9" 120Hz LTPO AMOLED folding display of 2,640x1,080-pixel resolution, and a 3.6" 90Hz AMOLED cover display having a resolution of 1,066x1,056...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/weekly-deals-20/-184x111/gsmarena_in.jpg The iPhone 16 series went on sale this Friday with brand new Camera Control and Action Button, plus new ultra wide cameras – quadruple the resolution (48MP) for the Pros and autofocus for the vanilla models. And, of course, Apple Intelligence AI for all four, but that one isn’t ready yet – that will reach India next year(at least the version in English).Here are the four new iPhone models. The vanilla duo still uses the 6.1” and 6.7” 60Hz displays like the 2023 models. The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max got larger and their displays now measure 6.3” and 6.9”, respectively. The two...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/iphone-16-pro-video-teardown/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The iPhone 16 family was made official last week and went on sale today across the globe. Following an early unboxing video from a few days ago, we now have the first teardown video of the iPhone 16 Pro.This shows how you can get into the inside of the device, and it's through the back as for most phones. Compared to the iPhone 15 Pro, its successor's motherboard is smaller and more densely packed, and the overall layout is quite different. There's better heat dissipation too, but repairs might be harder due to the tighter space.The camera assembly is larger on the iPhone 16 Pro...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-x200-pro-mini-first-mention/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The vivo X200 series will launch on October 14 at an event in Beijing, China. We expect vivo X200 and vivo X200 Pro phones, and it looks like a mini version, the vivo X200 Pro mini, will also be available.The name of this phone popped up on Weibo in a post from a vivo brand manager Jia Jingdong, who welcomed a new brand ambassador.The executive introduced Zheng Qingwen, a tennis player and the winner of the Olympic gold in Paris 2024 – the first woman from Asia to win the accolade. Weibo often reveals the device from which the post is made, and in this case, Jia Jingdong used vivo...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/nubia-z60s-pro-active-use-score/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The nubia Z60S Pro is strikingly similar to last year's Z50S Pro model, so we focused on some key tests to see if something changed.The two devices are basically the same. nubia introduced some minor tweaks to the main 35mm camera of the phone, with the Z60S Pro featuring a slightly larger sensor. The manufacturer is also adding new AI features, including Magic Eraser, a star sky algorithm and a 65:24 ultra-wide cinema format.Hardware-wise, there is just another relatively small difference between the two devices – the chipset. It turns out that for whatever reason, the newer...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-v40e-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_002.jpg The vivo V40e teased last week will be unveiled today in India with an "irresistible blend of style and camera technology." The launch will begin at 12 PM IST (6:30 AM UTC), and you can follow it live with us by joining the YouTube stream below.vivo hasn't detailed the V40e's specs sheet, but the brand has revealed its design and key specs, including a 6.77" 120Hz 1080p curved display, 5,500 mAh battery, and 80W charging support.The vivo V40e will come in Royal Bronze and Mint Green colors and feature three cameras - 50MP primary (Sony IMX882, OIS), 8MP ultrawide, and 50MP...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/xiaomi-14t-series-amazon-it-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Amazon Italy slipped up and revealed the Xiaomi 14T series early. It was quick to hide it, but not quick enough – one of our readers saw it and tipped us immediately (thanks!).Xiaomi 14T (images by Amazon Italy)We won’t have to wait long for the official reveal, it’s happening on September 26 (Thursday) and the promo will run until October 31. And there will be an impressive promo – a free Redmi Pad Pro (6/128GB, valued at €330) and a free 120W charger (valued at €60) will be included.The Xiaomi 14T Pro will be available in 256GB and 512GB variants, priced at €800 and...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/nothing-ear-open-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This is the Nothing Ear (open) - the flamboyant maker's entry into the open-ear TWS market. The buds ship in a semi-transparent charging case with a USB-C cable.The Nothing Ear (open) combine behind-the-ear silicone hooks with Nothing's standout transparent look. Nothing says the buds have a three-point balance system with the hooks enabling a secure fit.Each bud has a custom diaphragm with a titanium coating, an ultralight, yet large 14.2mm driver. Nothing says the shape reduces distortion and enhances low frequencies. The titanium helps with high notes.The Nothing Ear...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/samsung-galaxy-a16-5g-support-page/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg While the renders of the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G didn’t cause much excitement, the promise of 6 years of updates (that includes six major OS updates and six years of patches) caused quite a stir. The phone inched closer to official status today with Samsung India putting up support pages and Thailand’s NBTC certifying the phone.Well, one version of the phone, anyway, SM-A166P/DS. This is the same model number as on the support page for India.This version appeared in benchmark results a while back with a Dimensity 6300 chipset. Later, a different model, SM-A166E, showed up with an...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/iqoo-z9-plus-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The latest member in the iQOO Z9 series is here with the Z9 Turbo+ which launched in China today. It brings several changes compared to the iQOO Z9 Turbo including a different chipset, larger battery, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and improved ingress protection.Z9 Turbo+ is equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300+ chipset which replaces the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 from the Z9 Turbo. The new phone also gets a 6,400 mAh silicon-carbon battery which promises "off-the-charts" battery life with up to 16.4 hours of online video playback. The new cell still offers up to 80W wired...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/motorola-razr-50s-softbank/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Japanese carrier SoftBank quietly unveiled a new Motorola flip foldable, the Moto Razr 50s. However, this appears to be just a local variant of the regular Razr 50 that has been around since June. The launch in Japan is set for September 27 (this Friday).The phone has a 6.9” inner display (1,080 x 2,640px) and a 3.6” cover display (a nearly square 1,056 x 1,066px), both OLED panels. The device is rated IPX8 for water resistance.Motorola Razr 50sLike its global sibling, the Razr 50s is powered by the Dimensity 7300X with 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage. The device runs...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/insta360-link-2-2c-webcams/-184x111/gsmarena_0000.jpg The Insta360 Link was announced in 2022 with a 2-axis gimbal that allowed the webcam to track you as you moved around the room. Now the company has released a sequel and it has two versions – with and without a gimbal.The Insta360 Link 2 is a direct sequel to the original, while the Link 2C drops the gimbal for a more compact and lighter form factor. It’s cheaper too, of course.A major selling point of this generation is the AI-powered noise reduction, which tunes out things like nearby conversation, the sound of keyboards clacking and traffic noise. Both models support several...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/tecno-pop-9-5g-official/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Tecno launched the Pop 8 last October, and as promised, the brand unveiled the Pop 9 5G today.The Tecno Pop 9 5G, "designed with Gen Alpha, college students, and trendsetters in mind," comes with the Dimensity 6300 SoC, 4GB RAM, up to 128GB storage, and Android 14. It's built around a 120Hz display of unknown resolution and diagonal with a centered punch-hole for a selfie camera whose resolution isn't known either.However, we do know that the primary camera on the rear uses a 48MP Sony IMX582 sensor. What's also known is the Tecno Pop 9 5G's battery size and charging speed - 5,000...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/06/apple-vision-pro-prices/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Ming-Chi Kuo, a highly regarded Apple analyst, says Apple plans to kick off mass production of its next-gen Vision Pro in the second half of 2025. Its key selling point will be AI spatial computing enabled by the Apple M5 chip. Apple's current Vision Pro device is powered by the M2 chip, so the M5 will significantly improve performance. This, in turn, will enable better AI capabilities, which are crucial for spatial computing. Apple wants to make the human-machine interface more intuitive and efficient by combining Apple Intelligence, eye tracking and gesture control. And the M5's...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/infinix-zero-flip-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Infinix is joining the folding phone market with its first foldable – the Zero Flip. The Transsion Holdings brand decided to go for a clamshell design with its first go and the device bears plenty of resemblance to the recently launched Tecno Phantom V Flip2. Like its Tecno cousin, Infinix Zero Flip features a 6.9-inch main screen – an LTPO AMOLED with FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and 1,400 nits peak brightness. It is backed by a 3.64” AMOLED cover display with 1056 x 1066 px resolution, the same 120Hz refresh rate, and Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection. The dual...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/vivo-x200-pro-antutu/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg vivo will unveil the X200 series on October 14 at an event in Beijing, China. The lineup will include the X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro mini. The vivo X200 Pro was rumored to have the yet-to-be-announced Dimensity 9400 SoC at the helm, and those rumors have turned out to be true since a vivo employee has confirmed that the X200 Pro will be powered by the Dimensity 9400 chip. vivo X200 The official also shared a screenshot on Weibo, revealing the vivo X200 Pro scored a whopping 3 million points in the AnTuTu 10 test. Well, 3,007,853 points to be precise. That's the highest yet for an...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-iphone-16-plus-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The iPhone 16 Plus is Apple's new cheaper large iPhone and this year it's standing a bit closer to the Pro Max in some ways, but further away in others. It shares the same box content, though - you only get a braided USB-C cable. So what do you get in your new iPhone 16 Plus over the 15 Plus? It has a new design with the two cameras on the back sitting aligned instead of opposite each other. This allows the iPhone 16 to shoot spatial content for the Vision Pro and it looks better too. The 16 Plus also gets a bigger battery, which Apple says is good for one hour of video more than...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/zte-nubia-red-magic-nova-global/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Red Magic nova gaming tablet debutted earlier this month in China and is now going global. Red Magic claims this is the best tablet for triple-A games thanks to a combination of a potent chipset, capable display, big battery, and sophisticated passive and active cooling. Inside the Red Magic Nova is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Edition — a higher-clocked version of the SoC with a 3.4GHz Cortex-X4 prime core and a GPU running at 1GHz. This matches the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for the Galaxy, making it the current best chipset in terms of performance in the Android realm. But while...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/honor-x9c-teaser/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Last year Honor launched its Honor X9b midranger which offers several drop protection features. One of them was the “Ultra-Bounce Anti-Drop Display” which featured shock-absorbing material which Honor claimed could provide a drop resistance of up to 1.5m. Honor Malaysia is now teasing a new tougher device which should be the upcoming Honor X9c. While we don’t get an actual look at the phone, the teasers clearly hint at the device’s name and its structural integrity. X9c should be priced in the midrange segment like its predecessor. We'll make sure to update you with more details when...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/redmi-note-14-5g-buds-6-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Xiaomi's announcements keep piling up and the latest additions are the Redmi Note 14 5G and Redmi Buds 6. Note 14 joins the Note 14 Pro and Note 14 Pro+ as the entry-level device in the series while the Buds 6 are the latest in-ear TWS from the Xiaomi sub-brand. Redmi Note 14 5G Redmi Note 14 is built around a 6.67-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120hz refresh rate. It gets up to 2,100 nits peak brightness and features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Redmi Note 14 5G Redmi Note 14 gets MediaTek’s Dimensity 7025 Ultra chipset which is paired with up to 12GB RAM...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/oppo-reno12-pro-manish-malhotra-limited-edition-official/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Oppo launched the Reno12 Pro in India in July in Sunset Gold and Space Brown colors. These are now joined by a new version called the Oppo Reno12 Pro Manish Malhotra Limited Edition. Oppo partnered with Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra for this limited edition Reno12 Pro, with its design inspired by Indian culture. Oppo's Indian branch also said that its collaboration with Malhotra for this smartphone is "not just a fusion of fashion and technology; it is a celebration of our rich cultural heritage." The difference between the Oppo Reno12 Pro Manish Malhotra...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/xiaomi-smartb-band-9-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This is Xiaomi's Smart Band 9 and it's now on sale in Europe for €40/£35. It ships in a small box with a proprietary magnetic pin charger ending on a USB-A port. The smart band's easily detachable body lends itself nicely to accessories - we received the dual-tone leather strap (normally £18) and the running clip (£8), which lets you attach the band to your sneakers. Running clip and leather strap Because of a differences in dimensions, the running clip 9 is only compatible with the Smart Band 9. So what's new on the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 compared to the 8? It's ever...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/oppo-find-x8-antutu-listing/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg A new AnTuTu listing just came out, featuring Oppo's upcoming Find X8 Pro flagship phone running on what appears to be the unannounced Dimensity 9400 SoC. This leak comes right after a Geekbench scoresheet showing the chipset's CPU prowess. Interestingly, the combined AnTuTu 10 score beats every chipset we currently have in our database. The 2,880,558 points it got is way above what we've seen from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 or even Apple's M4 (although AnTuTu doesn't recommend cross-platform comparisons). AnTuTu 10 listing However, an earlier entry for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/motorola-thinkphone-25-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Last year, Motorola announced its first ThinkPhone with business consumers in mind and it is now following it up with the ThinkPhone 25. The new phone retains a similar aesthetic and corporate focus but comes with an updated spec sheet that closely resembles the Motorola Edge 50 Neo.ThinkPhone 25 brings deep integration with Lenovo PCs and Motorola tablets including automatic sync, shared keyboard and mouse, centralized notifications, and the ability to use the phone’s main camera as a webcam. Motorola is offering B2B customers its Moto Device Manager which gives IT departments remote...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/lava-agni-3-launch-date-price-design-key-specs/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Lava will unveil the Agni 3 on October 4 in India as a successor to the Agni 2 launched last year in May. Lava hasn't detailed the Agni 3's specs sheet yet, but it has confirmed that the smartphone will be powered by the Dimensity 7300X and feature a customizable Action Key.AGNI 3: Launching on Oct 4th at 12 PM. ???? Get ready to #BurnTheRules#AGNI3ComingSoon #ProudlyIndian pic.twitter.com/nXEFpYY0cK— Lava Mobiles (@LavaMobile) September 29, 2024 A video teaser by Lava gave us a glimpse of the Agni 3, which is reminiscent of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Its rear panel sports a triple camera...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/samsung-galaxy-a16-price/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Mere hours ago a leak brought us a look at all the colors of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A16 in both 4G and 5G iterations, and now a new leak sheds light on one of the most important aspects of these phones: their prices.According to a European retailer's internal database, the Galaxy A16 4G will cost €209.90 while the Galaxy A16 5G will be priced at €239.90. Both of these prices are with 128GB of storage, but it's unclear what amount of RAM they get as this database apparently doesn't store that information.If these are the base models - and the pricing makes us assume they are -...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/samsung-galaxy-fold6-special-edition-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung's slimmer book-style foldable has been rumored to go by Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, and it was supposedly going to launch on September 25. That obviously hasn't happened, but we do have some launch-related news. Maybe.A Korean retailer has apparently outed the pre-order and release time frame for the Samsung Galaxy Fold6 Special Edition - not the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, mind you.This may be a typo, it may be the actual commercial name of the device, or it could just be all made up. Do keep that in mind while you read the rest, as the page in question also isn't...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/epic-v-google-samsung/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg Over a month after Fortnite made its triumphant return to Android (worldwide) and iOS (in Europe) via the Epic Games Store, Epic is filing a new lawsuit against Google and Samsung in the Northern District of California. The new antitrust lawsuit alleges a coordinated effort between Google and Samsung to undermine third-party app stores like the Epic Games Store via Samsung’s “Auto Blocker” setting.That feature was the main reason why Epic removed its entire game library from the Galaxy Store back in July. Auto Blocker restricts devices running One UI 6.1.1 and up from sideloading...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/oppo-magnetic-accessories-teaser-video/-184x111/gsmarena_000.JPG Oppo's upcoming Find X8 series will support magnetic accessories, and in fact the company is preparing an entire ecosystem of them to launch alongside the phones next month.An Oppo exec has shared some of the accessories the company is preparing through a short video on Weibo, which we've added below. As you can see, the magnetic accessories work with Oppo devices but also work flawlessly with iPhones, and this will probably make them a very interesting proposition for a lot of people buying a Find X8, but who have iPhones in their families - or even use an iPhone as...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/google-pixel-9a-leaked-renders/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google's Pixel 9 series may be quite crowded already, with the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold, but it's not complete. Not yet, anyway. There's one more member that needs to join, and that's the Pixel 9a.This will be the successor to the Pixel 8a which launched back in May, and today a bunch of CAD-based renders of the 9a have been outed for your viewing pleasure.The Pixel 9a is expected to launch in the spring, so there's still plenty of time to wait until its debut. While the overall design of the phone does scream "Pixel!", there is, as you have...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/dimensity-9400-snapdragon-8-gen-4-pricing/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg MediaTek is unveiling its next flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9400, on October 9. Then, only a few days later, Qualcomm will take the wraps off its Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (which may be called Snapdragon 8 Elite instead). For the next year, these will be the premier chipsets for Android devices, and a lot of smartphone makers have recently had to make the very tough choice of figuring out which to go with for their upcoming devices.That decision may or may not have been in part influenced by pricing. According to prolific Chinese leakster Digital Chat Station, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/oneplus-13-display-teaser/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg OnePlus's president of the China branch teased the upcoming OnePlus 13 and shared a frontal photo, which isn't very revealing, but at least confirms the centered punch hole for the selfie camera. And the focus of the shot is the new Oriental BOE X2 display anyway.OnePlus' upcoming 13 flagship is to feature BOE's latest and greatest quad-curved panel and with uniform bezels all around. The teaser doesn't go into much detail, but promises even better performance than before. It means it can reach higher brightness at the very least. Maybe some efficiency improvements are in place...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-case/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra abandoned the rounded corners of its predecessor in favor of 90° angles – and all the phones that followed had the same tendency to dig into your palm. This is likely coming to an end as all indications suggest that Samsung is going back to a more rounded design with the S25 Ultra.We saw renders of the alleged design earlier this month, but this saga has been going on for longer. Even back in August, Ice Universe has been showing off mock-ups and claiming that Samsung will round off the sharp corners. And now the cat has proof.S25 Ultra case...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-a18-chip-official/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Apple launched the A18 and A18 Pro right in time for the iPhone 16 series, and the Pro was said to have a more powerful GPU for intensive graphical tasks like augmented reality, 3D rendering and ray tracing. Now shots of the actual chips were posted online, showcasing the platforms are quite different despite being built by TSMC on the same 3 nm process technology. Front side of Apple A18 • A18 Pro TSMC utilized the InFO-PoP (Integrated Fan-Out Package-on-Package) method, which stacks DRAM packages directly on top of the SoC die, incorporating high-density RDL (Redistribution...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/one-ui-7-release-date/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google released Android 15 into the Android Open Source Project recently and is expected to start rolling out updates to its Pixel smartphones on October 15. With that in mind, you may have been wondering when Samsung's One UI 7 based on Android 15 would come out, especially considering the fact that the Korean company was among the fastest with issuing previous major updates in recent years. We now know, and it's not good news if you're impatient. According to the keynote at Samsung's ongoing developer conference, One UI 7 will only be released when the Galaxy S25 series is launching...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/youtube-shorts-longer/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg YouTube Shorts are getting longer. Starting on October 15, you can create Shorts that are up to 3 minutes long. This was apparently a top requested feature, and now it's almost here. The change obviously won't affect any videos uploaded before October 15, and applies to videos that are square or taller in aspect ratio. YouTube says it will also work hard to improve recommendations for longer Shorts "in the coming months". Shorts are also getting templates, which you can try by tapping Remix on a Short and then selecting Use this template. And, "in the coming months", you'll be able...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/samsung-smartphones-aliro-smart-lock-standard/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung smartphones will, from next year, be able to unlock smart locks with just a tap - or not even that, by going hands-free using UWB. The tap to unlock functionality will use NFC instead, as you may have expected. Samsung users will thus become on par with iPhone owners, who have had the ability to unlock smart locks in a fiddle-free way already. Samsung will support the new Aliro smart lock standard and add it to its Wallet's Digital Home Key. When that happens, tap to unlock and hands-free unlocking will become a reality, and both of these can work locally between your phone...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/google-pixel-9a-early-launch/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The Pixel 9 family was launched back in August, around two months earlier than Google's previous events took place in past years. But the family still isn't complete - the Pixel 9a is left to join it. And it will do so sooner than you may have expected, according to a new rumor. The Pixel 9a will be available for pre-order in mid-March, multiple sources have allegedly said. This is about - you guessed it - two months early compared to previous a series releases which took place around Google I/O in May. Google Pixel 9a leaked CAD-based render The Pixel 9a is then said to ship and...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/gemini-live-more-languages/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google's Gemini Live conversational AI experience recently became available to everyone for free, and now the company has announced another development for this specific service. Starting today and "rolling out over the coming weeks", the conversational Gemini Live will suport more than 40 languages. Gemini Live supports conversations in up to two languages on the same device, and there are plans to expand this to more languages in the future. Unfortunately, Google hasn't shared a list of the 40+ languages Gemini Live will be available in soon, at least not yet. Before...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/samsung-galaxy-s24-fe-tab-s10-now-available/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung’s September 26 event introduced a new Galaxy S FE phone and two new premium tablets in the Tab S10 line, all of which went on pre-order immediately after the event. Here we are a week later and that’s over with – the new phone and tablets are now widely available around the world. The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is equipped with the largest display in the series yet, 6.7”, and a slightly dialed back version of the Exynos 2400 chipset dubbed ‘2400e’, which is used globally (no regional variations this time). This chip shows promise in early benchmarks. We spent some hands-on time with the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/spotify-offline-backup/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Today Spotify is launching what it thinks is a solution to the problem of having forgotten to download your favorite playlist before hopping on a plane with no Wi-Fi. What to do? Well, there's nothing you need to do, as Spotify is taking care of things. If you have Premium, that is. With Offline Backup, the app will automatically create a playlist that's going to be available on your device, so you can listen to it even when you're out of reach. It includes your recently streamed and queued tracks, tracks that are already cached on your device. You can filter and sort songs in the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/oppo-find-x8-reflection-removal/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Oppo keeps teasing its upcoming Find X8 series, and today a company exec announced a useful feature the devices would have. They will be able to remove reflections from your photos. You can take a look at the video below to see the process in action. There are also before and after images below, so you can see how well this actually works in practice. When capturing things through glass, reflections are always a possibility, but for owners of the upcoming Find X8 devices this won't be any issue at all, thanks to this feature. Reflection removal: before (left) and...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/vivo-x200-pro-mini-live-look-pricing/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The vivo X200 series will launch in exactly one week on October 14 and it will consist of three devices – the X200, X200 Pro and the X200 Pro Mini. As its name suggests, X200 Pro Mini will be the compact entry in the flagship series and we now have live video which showcases its design.X200 Pro Mini features an identical design to its Pro counterpart with a flat frame and glossy glass back alongside a circular camera cutout with a metal camera ring and Zeiss branding. While the new video does not showcase the front, previous leaks have confirmed the panel features a dour-way...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/infinix-hot-50-pro-plus-first-leak/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Infinix is expected to launch a phone with a 6 mm-thick body based on the Hot 50 5G design. Today, a new leak shed more light on the device. According to Passionategeekz, the phone is called Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ and measures 6.8 mm. It will be limited to LTE connectivity, as it will have a Helio G100 chipset.Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ retail box • FeaturesIt appears that the leak claiming the Infinix phone was under 6 mm was misleading. The Hot 50 Pro+ and its 6.8 mm profile are still impressive, as we haven't seen a thinner bar phone on the market for nearly half a decade....
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/red-magic-titan-16-pro-review/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg The Red Magic Titan 16 Pro is the gaming brand's first laptop, but it's a real beast. From its sturdy aluminum unibody chassis to the RGB-lit logo and keyboard, this gaming machine is made for those who need maximum performance.Coupled with a spacious 16-inch display and armed with a 14th-generation Intel Core i9-HX processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 laptop graphics with 8 GB VRAM, this powerhouse will handle all of the modern AAA games you throw at it as well as just about any demanding productivity task like 4K video editing or 3D rendering.All that power comes with a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/19/04/top10-trending-phones/-184x111/gsmarena_003.jpg Samsung's Galaxy S24 FE went on sale this week and immediately topped our trending chart, dethroning the Redmi Note 14 Pro+, which had to settle for the silver medal this time around shooting straight to the top of our trending chart.[#InlinePriceWidget, 13262, 1#]Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max lost its second position in two weeks to place third as the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra climbed back into fourth.Xiaomi's 14T Pro was also on the rise, ending up fifth most popular, while the Galaxy A55 retained its sixth position from last week.In seventh we find the Redmi Note 14, which...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/sony-mdr-m1/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The MDR-M1 are yet another pair of studio headphones from Sony. Some of you might remember the MDR-MV1 Studio headphones that we reviewed almost exactly a year ago. Well, this pair doesn't have anything to do with those. Instead, the M1 is the successor to the incredibly popular MDR-7506.The 7506, and its various variants, have been around for over three decades at this point, and have become a cult classic. You probably don't even need to know much about headphones to be able to recognize them, as you must have seen them at least once in your lifetime perched atop the head or...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/week-40-in-review/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Samsung has seemingly finalized its Galaxy S25 lineup for January of 2025 - expect the usual Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. But come 2026, the phone maker may drop the smaller Galaxy S26. It won't be a precedent - the company just dropped the vanilla model in this year's Galaxy Tab S10 series, only releasing the Tab S10+ and Tab S10 Ultra.OnePlus and Oppo devices are once again banned from selling in Germany, but this time it wasn't Nokia's fault. This time it's a patent dispute with InterDigital over key patents for 5G and other mobile technologies. OnePlus' online store...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/deals-us-04-10-24/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg This week saw the launch of the fourth and final member in the Galaxy S24 series member with the S24 FE but the regular Galaxy S24 and S24 Ultra are still around and Amazon US has them on discount.The vanilla S24 is down to $719.99 for the 8/128GB trim. This is still one of the best compact Android flagships around with a great 6.2” 120Hz LTPO AMOLED, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, and a 4,000 mAh battery with 25W charging. Samsung Galaxy S24 8/128GB -10% off Read our review ...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/weekly-poll-xiaomi-14t-14tpro/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Xiaomi juggles many product lines, but the T-series is special – it still carries some of that “flagship killer” spirit. This year the Xiaomi 14T series builds on the successful formula of the 13T phones from last year mostly with small but worthwhile upgrades.The new models upgrade to the next chipsets down the line. For the Xiaomi 14T Pro, this means that a Dimensity 9300+ replaces the 9200+, which results in a notable performance increase in most benchmarks and a modest bump in some. Xiaomi could have done more with the cooling, though. On the plus side, the jump to faster...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/tecno-spark-30-pro-transformers-hands-on-review/-184x111/gsmarena_0000.jpg Tecno officially launched the Spark 30 lineup with two phones, vanilla and Pro, joining the Spark 30C from early September. The Spark 30 has a black and yellow Bumblebee variant, while we now present you the Spark 30 Pro in Optimus Prime colors – Red, Blue, and Silver.The phone comes with an adapter, charging cable, and wired earphones, which is a decent retail package, but here go our impressions of its performance once taken out of the box.The Spark 30 series is for budget-conscious users who still want some excitement, nay, spark, from their phones. The Pro version packs a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/deals-us-04-10-24/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg While flagships tend to get the most attention in our weekly deals, there are plenty of options in the budget market too. These are our top picks from Amazon UK.Honor’s X6b is currently down to just under £90. For that price, you’re getting a 6.56-inch 90Hz LCD, 50MP main cam and a 5,200 mAh battery with 35W charging. The phone also boots Honor’s MagicUI 8.0 based on Android 14. Honor X6b 4/128GB £89.99 at Amazon UK Motorola's Moto G34 is slightly over the £100 mark. It...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/honor-magic-v3-200-series-circle-to-search/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Back in January Samsung launched Google's Circle to Search feature on its Galaxy S24 family, and then Google also brought it to its Pixels. Fast forward a few months, and we're now finally starting to see this feature escape the Google and Samsung shackles of exclusivity.Today Honor has announced that it's bringing Circle to Search to the Magic V3 and the 200 series. Circle to Search, as the name implies, lets you find out more information about anything that you circle, highlight, or scribble on your phone's screen.The rollout already seems to be underway. You will need to...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/09/apple-iphone-16-pro-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Production of Apple iPhone 16 devices is on plan, revealed the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Assembly orders for all four phones remain basically unchanged, with only a negligible 3-5% reduction of component orders for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus.Demand for the base 16 models remains lackluster, while shipments of the 16 Pro models are comparable to the iPhone 15 Pro orders from last year.The report revealed suppliers had been asked to continue producing both Pro models during China's National Day week-long holiday, meaning demand for the duo has generally met expectations for this...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/realme-p1-speed-key-specs-confirmed/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Realme will launch the P1 Speed on October 15, and the brand has already revealed its design while confirming the smartphone will have the Dimensity 7300 Energy chip at the helm. Now, Realme has revealed more features of the P1 Speed, leaving little to the imagination.For starters, the Realme P1 Speed will feature a 120Hz "OLED Esports Display" and pack a 5,000 mAh battery with 45W charging. It will have 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage onboard with LPDDR4X RAM. Realme hasn't revealed the physical amount of RAM but says the P1 Speed will come with 26GB of "DRAM," which is just virtual...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/meta-ai-more-countries/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Meta AI is expanding its reach to six more countries today. Alongside the UK, it's also newly available in Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay, and the Philippines, including support for Tagalog. And, "coming soon", Meta AI will also roll out to Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Yemen with support for Arabic, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese.Following this expansion, Meta AI will be available in 43 countries and a dozen languages. It can be used on the web at meta.ai as well as in...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/gemini-imagen-3-available-to-all/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Google's latest and highest quality AI image generator is called Imagen 3 and it promises to bring "an even higher degree of photorealism", "better instruction following", and "fewer distracting artifacts" than ever before. It's also going to unleash "crisp detail", "vibrant color" and "fewer imperfections". It supports diverse styles from classic oils to modern digital art.And now, everyone can use Imagen 3 through Google's Gemini, as it's been rolled out extensively to all users, including those who aren't subscribing to a Gemini paid plan.Image generation with Imagen 3 is now...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/oppo-find-n5-find-x8-ultra-release-time-frame/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Oppo is launching the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro later this month, but the Find X8 Ultra won't be joining them. So if you've been wondering when to expect the Find X8 Ultra to become official, a new rumor gives us a rough time frame, and it's the first quarter of next year.That means Oppo's absolute flagship device will arrive between January and March. During the same period, Oppo is also said to unveil the Find N5 foldable, the successor to the Find N3 from 2023 (the "4" is apparently being skipped due to tetraphobia).Oppo Find N3If history repeats itself, then the Find N5 will...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/oneplus-13-screen/-184x111/gsmarena_002.jpg The OnePlus 13 will be a top of the line flagship device, based on many previous rumors. Its screen will be of the highest quality, and today some new details about it have been leaked in China.The OnePlus 13 will use the BOE X2 panel. It will have "2K" resolution, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and is of course LTPO. The OnePlus 13 will also embed an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor in the display, which should result in faster and more accurate unlocks.OnePlus 12The display will be gently curved on all sides, as is the latest trend among Chinese smartphone makers. Additionally, the...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/oppo-find-x8-ai-video/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Earlier today MediaTek officially unveiled the Dimensity 9400, its new flagship chipset. This has already proven to be quite remarkable in AI tasks, and now a new video highlights some of the AI features it will power.The video stars Oppo's upcoming Find X8, which will use the Dimensity 9400. The device is getting official on October 24 and will launch with ColorOS 15 on board, based on Android 15. This is the software that will power all of the AI features you can see demoed in the video below (in Chinese).Although it's unclear exactly which of these will make it to international...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/vivo-x200-series-ai-benchmark/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Earlier today, MediaTek announced its latest flagship chipset – the Dimensity 9400 complete with its updated Cortex-X925 CPU, Immortalis-G925 GPU and eight-generation NPU 890.The vivo X200 Pro and X200 Pro Mini are expected to be the first devices to launch with the new chip and they already appeared in the AI-Benchmark test propelling them atop the performance ranking charts.X200 Pro scored an impressive 10,132 points score which places it at the number one spot while X200 Pro Mini comes in second with 10,095 points. Both phones offer a substantial leap over the vivo X100 and...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/mediatek-dimensity-9400-ai-benchmark/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Following many months of rumors, leaks, and speculation, earlier today MediaTek made the Dimensity 9400 official. The company's new top of the line chipset promises to be a mighty competitor to the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, and this has already been proven by its result in the AI Benchmark.The Dimensity 9400's NPU 890 comfortably leads in that benchmark, with 6,773 points. It towers above its predecessor, the NPU 790 in the Dimensity 9300, which only managed 4,911 points, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with its measly 3,633 points, and the Apple A17 Pro's Neural Engine which got 3,428...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/android-15-seeding-to-pixels/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg The mass rollout of Android 15 is now underway and as usual Google’s own Pixel phones are first in line for the big update. You’ll need a Pixel 6 series or newer phone to get the update and Google shared an official blog post detailing the headline features with its latest Android release.Here is the list of supported devices: Pixel 6 Pixel 6 Pro Pixel 6a Pixel 7 Pixel 7 Pro Pixel 7a Pixel Tablet Pixel Fold Pixel 8 Pixel 8 Pro Pixel 8a Pixel 9 Pixel 9 Pro Pixel 9 Pro XL Pixel 9 Pro FoldPrivate space allows you to lock sensitive...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/oppo-find-x8-confirmation-design/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Oppo will launch the Find X8 series on October 24, and thanks to a massive leak, we already know what the phones will look like. Now that the mystery is gone, the company posted the phones on its online store, effectively confirming yesterday's haul of press renders.The Find X8, Find X8 Pro, Pad 3 Pro, and Enco X3 are up at the Oppo store in China, and we found out the Watch X will also make an appearance with a new Arctic Gray strap.Oppo Find X8 will officially be a device with a flat front, back, and frame, while the Find X8 Pro has a quad-curved display with an ergonomically...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/realme-gt-7-pro-october/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Realme is ready to launch the GT7 Pro as early as this month. The confirmation comes from Xu Qi Chase, the brand president of the Chinese maker, who posted some details about the phone on his Weibo page.The executive revealed that the new phone will combine a top-tier Snapdragon flagship chipset with a periscope telephoto lens so that the user "does not have to choose between the two."Realme is obviously waiting for Qualcomm to announce the fourth generation of the Snapdragon 8 chipset to schedule its launch. This will happen next week, as the San Diego company is hosting its...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/nothing-phone-2a-community-edition-launch-date/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg Nothing unveiled the Phone (2a) in black, white, and milk colors in March, followed by a blue model in April and a Special Edition in May. However, the brand isn't done yet, as it has announced that it will introduce the Nothing Phone (2a) Community Edition on October 30.Community spirit.Join us for our next big reveal. 30 October, 11:00 GMT. pic.twitter.com/lmsBFRlNQk— Nothing (@nothing) October 15, 2024 The Nothing Phone (2a) Community Edition is a culmination of the Nothing Phone (2a) Community Edition Project, which began in March 2024 and took ideas about the hardware design,...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/samsung-galaxy-a16-5g-ifr/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg The freshly announced Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has landed at our HQ for review, but before we put it through its paces, let's do a quick unboxing and see what's on offer.The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G comes in a white-colored retail box, including some paperwork, a SIM ejector tool, and a charging cable. We've got the blue model, but there are three more colors you can opt for.On the front, we have a 6.7" FullHD+ 90Hz AMOLED screen with a notch for the 13MP selfie camera. However, there's no fingerprint scanner underneath since it's embedded in the power button.Turn the phone...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/weekly-poll-samsung-galaxy-a16-5g/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Canalys posted its preliminary report onthe global smartphone market in Q3 2024, and it shows shipments grew sequentially and yearly. According to the analysts, the ongoing replacement cycle was the main driver from July to September as the competition became tighter than ever.Samsung remained on top, but barely kept its first place for Q3, as Apple had the same market share when the percentage was rounded to the whole number.Xiaomi, Oppo, and vivo rounded the Top 5, but all eyes were on Apple, as the US company achieved its highest third-quarter volume. There was a strong demand...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/vivo-y19s-announcement/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg The vivo Y19s was quietly unveiled earlier today. No, this isn’t a sequel to the Y19 (because that one is from 2019), it is instead a follow-up to the Y17s from late last year. The new model is not a total upgrade, but brings several important improvements – a more rugged design, powerful stereo speakers and a larger 5,500mAh battery.The Y19s grows slightly with a 6.68” LCD. It’s a 90Hz panel that’s decently bright (1,000 nits in high brightness mode), but still offers only HD+ resolution. The selfie camera is now inside a punch hole, but resolution drops to a measly 5MP.The rear...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/youtube-new-features/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg YouTube is gaining some new improvements apparently based on user feedback. First off, fine-tunable playback speed will let you change it in 0.05 increments (as opposed to 0.25 now). The maximum is still 2x, by the way.YouTube is also expanding its sleep timer to all users, which works just as you'd expect. You can set the timer to stop playback in 10, 15, 20, 30, or 45 minutes, in one hour, or when the current video ends. This has previously been available for Premium users.Browsing in landscape mode will be improved on iOS later this year, and the in-app miniplayer is now...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/apple-ipad-mini-2024-ofic/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg Apple announced its new iPad mini (2024) with a simple press release. It’s one of the most minor updates in iPad history with the main addition being the Apple A17 Pro chip which made its debut on last year’s iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. The new mini replaces the 2021 model and will be in line to receive Apple Intelligence when it begins its gradual rollout with iPadOS 18.1 later this month.Apart from the more modern chip, the new mini features 128GB base storage (up from 64GB) and updated connectivity with support for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 and a faster USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2 port. It...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/galaxy-ai-image-and-video-tricks/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg A few weeks ago, Samsung demonstrated how Galaxy AI features can be used to increase your productivity. Now the company is focusing more on the fun side of AI and is showing off a few ways to enhance your vacation photos and videos before sharing them with friends.Galaxy AI is available on a variety of high-end Galaxy phones, but Samsung is focusing on the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6.Have you ever looked at a video you recorded and thought “this would have looked awesome in slow motion”? While you can’t go back and re-record the moment, you can use the Instant Slow-Mo feature of...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/iphone-16-vs-iphone-15/-184x111/gsmarena_001.jpg The iPhone 16 series is out now. It is only natural to ask yourself how much the new Apple iPhone 16 is better than the previous iPhone 15. And most importantly – is it worth upgrading?Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras VerdictFor starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our editor's assessment in the following text.To sum things up, the iPhone 16 arrives with a new chip with the promise of AI capabilities down the line, an improved screen glass, expanded camera...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/iphone-17-air-slim-pro-pro-max-specs/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Haitong International's Jeff Pu, a reasonably accurate source of Apple-related information, is back with a new research note today, and it's all about the iPhone 17 series coming next year, most likely in September.Let's start with what will be the shiny new member of the family, the iPhone 17 Slim (or iPhone 17 Air if Apple wants to use the same naming scheme it does for its tablets). This model has been 'confirmed' (as much as anything can be unofficially) to use the A19 chip (so not the A19 Pro like the Pro models), paired with 8GB of RAM (so support for Apple Intelligence will...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/snapdragon-8-elite-antutu/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg On Monday, Qualcomm is finally announcing the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, formerly known as Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Now, a leaked AnTuTu score from a prototype Realme GT7 Pro is doing the rounds showing a record-breaking result of 3,025,991.That puts it well ahead of Apple's A18 Pro (which manages about 1.65 million points) as well as MediaTek's recently unveiled Dimensity 9400, which managed a score in the 2.8 million range last time we checked.The Snapdragon 8 Elite is rumored to come in two iterations, a base one with two cores running at up to 4.09 GHz and six at 2.78 GHz, and a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/samsung-w25-flip-pictures/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg You may have heard of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, a bigger and thinner version of the Z Fold6. This is most likely getting official on October 21, unfortunately only for the Korean and Chinese markets, based on previous rumors.Now it seems that it will be joined in China by another device, which will be called W25 Flip. This is basically going to be a special version of the Galaxy Z Flip6 for the Chinese market, featuring an entirely new back design, which you can see in the images below.Samsung W25 Flip pictures from TENAAThese pictures have surfaced...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/hyperos-2-widget-updates/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Xiaomi has started seeding HyperOS 2.0 beta to users participating in the public beta program and the latest version revamps some essential widgets, namely the weather and calendar.Weather app widgetThe weather widget now features slicker and more minimalist visualizations that match the current weather conditions. Additionally, the widget provides more detailed information about the forecast without opening the app itself.Weather app widgetOn the other hand, the calendar widget has been further simplified and provides information about upcoming events at a...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/oppo-find-x8-camera-ring-teaser/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg Oppo is unveiling the Find X8 series on October 24, and ahead of that day the company keeps on teasing its upcoming devices. Following a design reveal from a couple of days ago, we can now take a look at the intricate detailing of the Find X8's camera ring.We strive for precision, craftsmanship, and attention to detail in the development of every OPPO device. Can you recognize this one? ???? pic.twitter.com/JWuXEs7GM4— Billy Zhang (@BillyZhangOPPO) October 18, 2024 As you can see, the point here is to highlight the "precision, craftsmanship, and attention to detail" that Oppo is putting...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/india-smartphone-sales-q3/-184x111/gsmarena_000.jpg vivo ruled the Indian smartphone market in the third quarter of this year (July to September). It shipped 9.1 million units during that time, up from 7.2 million in Q3 of last year. vivo now has a 19% market share, whereas one year ago it was 17%.It's followed by Xiaomi, which shipped 7.8 million devices for a 17% market share. Its shipments were up by 200,000 units compared to last year, but its market share actually fell by 1%.Samsung is in third with 16% of the pie, having shipped 7.5 million units, down from 18% and 7.9 million last year, respectively. Oppo and Realme...
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https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/24/10/ipad-mini-2024-geekbench/-184x111/gsmarena_00.jpg Apple announced its iPad mini (2024) on Tuesday with a simple press release and we now have more details about its specs thanks to a Geekbench listing.iPad mini (2024) Geekbench listingThe device appeared as the iPad 16,2 and managed 2,817 single-core and 6,982 multi-core scores which is in line with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max - the only other devices equipped with the Apple A17 Pro chipset. Note that the new iPad features a binned version of the A17 Pro with one less GPU core than the SoC found on the iPhone 15 Pro models.More importantly, we have confirmation...
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