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Apple has found itself in the crosshairs of the European Commission many times over the past few years, and now it's also being investigated by the Swiss Competition Commission (SCC).This has to do with access to NFC on iPhones. Apple started to allow third-party access to the NFC chip last year, following an initial opening up in the EU. But if you want to use the iPhone's NFC chip, you need to enter into a commercial agreement with Apple and pay the fees it requests, and that is precisely what the SCC is investigating.Namely, the SCC is trying to ascertain whether Apple's terms...


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Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold went on sale in Korea today, promptly selling out despite its huge price point (around $2,400 at the current exchange rate). Speaking of huge price points, we just found out how much a replacement for the inner folding screen will cost for the TriFold.In Korea, this repair will be priced at KRW 1,657,500 at the lowest level. That's approximately $1,122, which makes this officially the most expensive Samsung smartphone screen replacement in history, but given the type of display we're talking about here, that's not really surprising, is it?Luckily,...


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OnePlus is fully unveiling the 15R on December 17, and ahead of that the company has already revealed a lot of important details about it. So much so, in fact, that it now seems like it's running out of ideas.And so, today OnePlus has officially confirmed the fact that the OnePlus 15R has the best selfie camera ever fitted into an R series phone. That is definitely not a high bar.The 15R boasts a 32MP selfie snapper. It has twice as many megapixels as the 13R's 16MP camera. In an actually welcome development (since megapixel count by itself doesn't say much), the new camera has...


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While the Samsung Galaxy S26 may not be getting new camera hardware, the Galaxy S27 series could arrive with a major upgrade. A new report from South Korea suggests that Samsung is reportedly working on an all-new smartphone camera sensor with global shutter capabilities, which could arrive with its next-generation flagship smartphones. The report does not specify the exact device, but it seems like it will be present on the Galaxy S27 series.Global shutter sensors differ from the more common rolling shutters by capturing all pixels at once without warping or distortion. This makes...


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ZTE has introduced a new tablet in Europe, specifically in the Polish market for now - but it might spread to other countries as well soon. Meet the ZTE Pad X1102N.It comes with an 11-inch 1920x1200 LCD touchscreen with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 13 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front camera, and a 7,670 mAh battery with support for 21W wired charging. That battery size is anything but impressive today when mainstream smartphones regularly push above that capacity.Anyway, the Pad X1102N is powered by the Unisoc T8100 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It has 5G support, four...


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The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, announced last week, went on sale in South Korea today. It's priced at KRW3,590,400, which translates to $2,428 at current exchange rates. Despite its hefty price tag and being a first-gen product, the Galaxy Z TriFold sold out in minutes at all locations where it was available. There were long queues of people waiting outside some Samsung stores in Korea for the tri-folding smartphone.Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold drew long queues of people at Samsung stores in South Korea as it went on sale todaySamsung didn't reveal how many units of the Galaxy Z...


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The vivo S50 series is set to debut in China in the coming days. Ahead of the launch, the S50 has appeared on the China Telecom website, revealing its complete specifications.For starters, the vivo S50 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, which will be paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.The phone will come with a 6.59-inch AMOLED display that will offer a resolution of 2750 x 1260 pixels. It will boot Android 16-based OriginOS 16.As per the listing, the vivo S50 will pack a 6,500mAh battery. In terms of cameras, the phone will get a 50MP primary,...


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Recent leaks suggest Apple is developing a new AirTag, an upgraded HomePod mini, an iPad powered by the A19 chip, and an M4-based iPad Air. Now, a fresh leak has emerged, shedding light on a broader slate of Apple products and features expected to arrive in 2026 and beyond. The folks over at MacRumors have reportedly received a list of “unreleased devices and features” that was found in an early iOS 26 beta. The extensive list references multiple upcoming Apple devices, chipsets, and internal codenames. As per the list, Apple could launch the AirTag 2, Studio Display 2, and several...


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Honor has officially confirmed that its new Win series of smartphones will debut in China later this month, but hasn’t revealed an exact launch date. The lineup is being positioned as a gaming-focused series. The Honor Win series is now open for pre-orders in China. A newly released teaser also offers a glimpse of the rear design, revealing a large rectangular camera module with an illuminated “Win” logo at one corner. Recent reports suggest that Honor’s GT lineup is being rebranded as the Win series. Leaked renders have also surfaced, revealing the full rear design and the color...


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Redmi started teasing the global Note 15 5G a few days ago, first confirming its 108MP main camera, then its 5,520 mAh battery with 45W wired charging support. Now there's a new reveal, and this time we get one of the most important specs: the chipset powering the device. The Redmi Note 15 5G will use the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC, which was quietly unveiled in September. If you're familiar with the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, this is really similar. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 3's CPU has four Cortex-A78 cores clocked at up to 2.4GHz and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at up to 1.8GHz. This CPU is...


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Once again, the rumors were true - the Realme 16 Pro series will in fact get official on January 6. Today the brand has officially confirmed this, while at the same time teasing a design by the world-renowned Naoto Fukasawa. If the name sounds familiar, that's because he partnered with Realme before, designing special versions of the Realme X, Realme X2 Pro, Realme GT, and Realme GT 2 Pro. This time around he'll be involved with the upcoming Realme Buds Air8 design too, aside from that of the phones. The earbuds are going to be unveiled along with the 16 Pro series handsets. For the...


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Xiaomi has clearly segmented the Poco F8 Pro and the Poco F8 Ultra, with deliberate hardware and feature differences between the two. The Ultra is objectively the better phone in almost every way, but is it enough to justify the price gap? The F8 Ultra is asking €180-200 more than its sibling, so let's see if it really deserves them. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our editor's assessment in the following video or...


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After launching the Galaxy A07 4G in August, Samsung is now gearing up to introduce the Galaxy A07 5G. The upcoming 5G variant has now surfaced on Geekbench, revealing some of its key specifications. The phone is listed on Geekbench with the model number SM-A076B, which is said to belong to the Galaxy A07 5G. It is seen to be running Android 16 and has 4GB of RAM. As per the listing, the phone is equipped with an octa-core processor with six cores at 2.00 GHz and two cores at 2.40 GHz. The details match with the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, which also powered the older Galaxy A06...


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Back in October we started hearing rumors about an upcoming new lineup from OnePlus called Turbo. The full specs for the first device in this line then leaked later that month, and now the company has officially confirmed this series. Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, took to Weibo to announce the Turbo range, commemorating 12 years of OnePlus' existence. The Turbo devices will "inherit the powerful performance genes" of OnePlus flagships, while leading with the strongest battery life in their class, and providing "an unprecedented gaming experience". OnePlus 15 Interestingly, Li...


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Apple is widely rumored to be finally dipping its toes in the foldable smartphone game next year with the device we're calling iPhone Fold (though it's unclear what the official name will turn out to be). Today on Weibo, the Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station has decided to share more details about the device. According to him, the iPhone Fold will have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, in typical book-style foldable smartphone fashion. There won't be Face ID, nor an under-display fingerprint scanner according to this report. The iPhone Fold's main folding screen is...


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