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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] There's no two ways about it, the iPhone Air is one of the more exciting Apple devices in recent memory. A nod to the first MacBook Air which revolutionized laptop design, the Air is Apple’s thinnest phone to date and we have one in our hands.Let's get the obvious out the way - it's remarkably slender. But how thin is 5.6mm really? Well, take a look for yourselves.In the photo above it is on top of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The 3.2mm difference looks even more substantial in person. But the camera plateau (that's Apple talk for camera bump) extends the phone's total thickness to...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] A year later, almost to the day, Huawei unveils its new Watch GT 6 series. The latest smartwatches improve battery life and positioning accuracy, while the updated software offers new and improved sports modes and health tracking features.There are two models – the Huawei Watch GT 6, coming in 41mm and 46mm, and the Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro, which only comes in 46mm size now (the GT 5 Pro had a 42mm variant).Let’s start with the battery – the 46mm Pro model can last up to 21 days with light usage or up to 12 days with typical usage. The small 41mm GT 6 model can do up to 14 days of light...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Apple's first novelty phone, the iPhone Air, has been a source of great fascination since its announcement. We all wanted to know how well it did in a bend test (spoiler alert: it did great), and now we want to know what it's like on the inside.Reparability experts iFixit are on the case as usual, and have made two important discoveries, one of which is quite unexpected.First, the iPhone Air is surprisingly easy to get into and repair, and got a relatively high score from iFixit. It still uses the uncommon pentalobe screws and the display and the back glass are still glued in....


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] It’s been a while since the iPhone had a ‘-gate’ controversy, but the new iPhone 17 Pro lineup seems to have sparked one called ‘scratchgate’. Several users have claimed that the Deep Blue and Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max scratch far too easily.YouTuber Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything, in his durability tests, found that the iPhone 17 Pro series scratches easily, particularly around the sharp edges of the large rear camera module.According to him, the issue lies in the anodized coating, which struggles to adhere to these sharp edges. The problem is especially...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] vivo has been teasing the X300 series for the past few days, and today, it announced that the X300 lineup will be unveiled on October 13 in China at 7 PM local time.vivo X300 series is launching on October 13The X300 series consists of the X300 and the X300 Pro. Both smartphones will be powered by MediaTek's freshly announced Dimensity 9500 SoC and run Android 16-based OriginOS 6 out of the box. It will be introduced by vivo on October 10.OriginOS 6 will be introduced on October 10The vivo X300 will be 7.95mm thick, pack a 6.31" display, and come in four colors....


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] MediaTek has announced its newest flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9500. The company claims it sets a new standard in on-device AI, gaming, and power efficiency.The Dimensity 9500 uses the new generation Arm CPU cores with an 'All Big Core' design. It uses a single Arm C1-Ultra core clocked at 4.21GHz, three C1-Premium cores, and four C1-Pro cores for an octa-core design. MediaTek claims this chip has 32% higher single-core and 17% higher multi-core performance than the Dimensity 9400, and the ultra core achieves up to 55% lower power consumption at peak performance. The 9500 is also said...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] The Oppo Find X9 series launch date for China has been officially confirmed. Oppo’s latest Find X9 and Find X9 Pro flagship phones will run ColorOS 16, which will be announced on October 15 at the 2025 Oppo Developers Conference.Oppo Find X9 series will launch in China on October 16. The company also confirmed that the phones will be equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC and feature Oppo’s proprietary Trinity Engine tech.According to Oppo, the Find X9 series will offer large batteries. The base Find X9 will get a 7,025 mAh cell, whereas the Pro variant will pack a 7,500...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] iQOO is expected to unveil the iQOO 15 in the coming weeks, and we recently saw a hands-on video showing the iQOO 15's color-changing model. While iQOO hasn't revealed the iQOO 15's launch date yet, earlier today, it gave us our first official look at the iQOO 15's color-changing version.[#InlinePriceWidget,13462,1#]The iQOO 15's design is similar to last year's iQOO 13 - it has a metal build with the volume rocker and power key placed on the right-side frame, while the back cover sports a squircle-shaped camera island housing three cameras and an LED flash. It also has text that...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Realme has confirmed that its next flagship GT 8 series smartphones will be unveiled next month. The upcoming lineup will include the Realme GT 8 and GT 8 Pro.The Realme GT 8 series will be unveiled in China this October, the company confirmed via Weibo. While there’s no exact launch date available yet, the lineup is available for pre-order on the official Realme China online store and via other online resellers.Customers who pre-book the Realme GT 8 or GT 8 Pro right now will be eligible to claim extended warranty on the phones. The company also noted that customers could also...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Samsung rolled out the Android 16-based One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy S25 series last week in multiple countries. Now, the Korean brand has released the stable One UI 8 for two more smartphones - the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Galaxy Z Flip6.The stable One UI 8 for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 is seeding in South Korea for those who were enrolled in the beta program; however, the rollout should expand to non-beta users (and those living in other countries) soon.Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6The One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy Z Fold6 comes with firmware...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] It's quite obvious that the new iPhone Air's key selling point isn't the camera, but that doesn't mean it can get away with mediocre image quality.The only camera on the back uses a familiar 48MP, 1/1.56" sensor coupled with an f/1.6 aperture. Apple promises lossless, optical-like zoom quality at 2x to compensate for the absence of a dedicated zoom camera. We'll reserve the judgment on how well that works until the review is complete and we've done a detailed analysis across all our test scenes, but for now here are some 1x and 2x shots.iPhone Air: 1x • 2xThe...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] iQOO is expected to unveil the iQOO 15 in the coming weeks, and we recently saw a hands-on video showing the iQOO 15's color-changing model. While iQOO hasn't revealed the iQOO 15's launch date yet, earlier today, it gave us our first official look at the iQOO 15's color-changing version.[#InlinePriceWidget,13462,1#]The iQOO 15's design is similar to last year's iQOO 13 - it has a metal build with the volume rocker and power key placed on the right-side frame, while the back cover sports a squircle-shaped camera island housing three cameras and an LED flash. It also has text that...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Realme has confirmed that its next flagship GT 8 series smartphones will be unveiled next month. The upcoming lineup will include the Realme GT 8 and GT 8 Pro.The Realme GT 8 series will be unveiled in China this October, the company confirmed via Weibo. While there’s no exact launch date available yet, the lineup is available for pre-order on the official Realme China online store and via other online resellers.Customers who pre-book the Realme GT 8 or GT 8 Pro right now will be eligible to claim extended warranty on the phones. The company also noted that customers could also...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] Samsung rolled out the Android 16-based One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy S25 series last week in multiple countries. Now, the Korean brand has released the stable One UI 8 for two more smartphones - the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Galaxy Z Flip6.The stable One UI 8 for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 is seeding in South Korea for those who were enrolled in the beta program; however, the rollout should expand to non-beta users (and those living in other countries) soon.Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6The One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy Z Fold6 comes with firmware...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] It's quite obvious that the new iPhone Air's key selling point isn't the camera, but that doesn't mean it can get away with mediocre image quality.The only camera on the back uses a familiar 48MP, 1/1.56" sensor coupled with an f/1.6 aperture. Apple promises lossless, optical-like zoom quality at 2x to compensate for the absence of a dedicated zoom camera. We'll reserve the judgment on how well that works until the review is complete and we've done a detailed analysis across all our test scenes, but for now here are some 1x and 2x shots.iPhone Air: 1x • 2xThe...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] The Xiaomi 17 series is now official, but it wasn’t the only highlight of the event. Xiaomi also introduced the new Pad 8 and Pad 8 Pro tablets.The Xiaomi Pad 8 and Pad 8 Pro share several features, including an 11.2-inch LCD display with 3.2K resolution, 800 nits peak brightness, and a 144Hz refresh rate. The panel also supports full DC dimming, HDR10, HDR Vivid, and Dolby Vision.Both tablets also get a Matte edition, which features an AG texture coating on the display that is said to cut reflections by up to 70%. The tablets pack quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, a side-mounted...


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[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...] The iQOO 15 is expected to be unveiled in China next month, with an international debut anticipated before the end of the year. The brand has already revealed the iQOO 15's design and a few other features, but today it confirmed the most important part of the phone's specs sheet - the processor.iQOO has confirmed that the iQOO 15 will be powered by the freshly announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chip. That's hardly a surprise since the previous iQOO flagships also had Qualcomm's flagship silicon at the helm.For what it's worth, the iQOO 15's Indian model will also have the...


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