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Smart rings are the new wearable craze with multiple makers launching competing models, but most of them are fairly pricey – for example, a Galaxy Ring is $400, a gen 3 Oura Ring (which is three years old now) still goes for $300. But smart rings don’t have to be expensive as Rollme’s new model demonstrates. Rollme R3 smart ring in Black, Silver and Gold The Rollme R3 can be yours for just $90. There are technically two models that precede it, but Rollme launched the R1 in January of this year and the R2 came in March. The R1 is $100 and the R2 is $90. The R3 comes in...


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Realme has quietly introduced a new member of the Narzo N series that slots under the N63 both in terms of price and capabilities. The company focused its attention on building a very durable phone. The Realme Narzo N61 has a die-cast aluminum structure and an integrated metal frame on the inside, plus reinforced glass on the outside. The company took the effort to add seals on the USB port and the card slot. It also added shock absorption to the main circuit board. The result is a phone with an IP54 rating for dust and water resistance and a TÜV Rheinland High Reliability...


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Samsung's Galaxy A15 5G launched back in December, and the Korean company is already testing its successor, the Galaxy A16 5G, which was just spotted in the Geekbench online results database today with the model number SM-A166P.The Galaxy A16 5G is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6300 SoC (vs. the Dimensity 6100+ in the A15 5G), and the prototype tested had 6GB of RAM, though other memory options might be available too.The phone unsurprisingly ran Android 14, and those are all the details revealed through this benchmark run. Past UK certifications revealed Samsung is also working...


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As phone names go these days, you'd think the Motorola Razr 50 is a big step down from the Razr 50 Ultra. It surely has to be at least a Pro to have anything close to the Ultra. But you'd be wrong. We'll elaborate right after this unboxing.Motorola ships the Razr 50 in a perfumed retail box, with a vegan leather case with metal strap hooks, a color-matching vegan leather strap, and a USB-C cable. You'd need to supply your own charger, though.Unboxing the Razr 50The Razr 50 is much closer to the Razr 50 Ultra than you'd think. It runs a less powerful but equally efficient 4nm...


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OnePlus is getting ready to introduce a new colorway for its first foldable smartphone, the Open. This will be called Crimson Shadow, and the company says it represents the signature "Never Settle" red. The finish on the back has a fake leather texture as you can see.The OnePlus Open in Crimson Shadow won't, however, be a regular OnePlus Open. Instead, this is billed as the OnePlus Open Apex Edition. That makes us think it will come with beefed up RAM and storage, but that't just us speculating, the company itself hasn't revealed anything more at this time.Still, we can feast our...


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Oppo is preparing the flagship Find X8 family, comprising of the vanilla X8, the X8 Pro, and the X8 Ultra, and today the battery capacities for all three have leaked in China alongside those for the upcoming Reno13 and Reno13 Pro. And it's all good news for longevity, we might add.According to prolific leakster Digital Chat Station, the Find X8 will have a 5,600 mAh battery, the Find X8 Pro a 5,700 mAh one, and the Find X8 Ultra a 6,100-6,200 mAh battery. These will all be using dual-cell technology.Oppo Find X7 UltraThe Reno13 will have a 5,600 mAh battery and the Reno13 Pro a...


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The Poco Buds X1 leaked a few days ago, and now they have been made official in India. Poco advertises up to 40dB hybrid ANC on these, and 36 hours of battery life when including the case. A 10-minute charge should deliver up to two hours of playback time.The buds themselves are IP54 rated for dust and water resistance, and each one has a 12.4mm titanium driver and two mics with wind noise reduction up to 6m/s. Battery life on the buds is up to 7 hours.They have touch controls, Bluetooth 5.3, and support Google Fast Pair. Codec-wise you're getting SBC and AAC. There's a...


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The Poco M6 Plus is the fifth member in the M6 series and it brings a few notable upgrades over the Poco M6 like a more cable Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 AE chipset, a 108 MP main camera and a 5,030 mAh battery with 33W charging.Poco M6 Plus features a 6.79-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The back houses a 108MP Samsung ISOCELL HM6 sensor with 9-in-1 pixel binning and an f/1.75 aperture. It is joined by a 2MP macro cam and a 13MP front-facing shooter.Poco M6 Plus in Misty Lavender, Ice Silver and Graphite BlackThe software side is covered by Xiaomi HyperOS...


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The iQOO Z9s series is launching on August 21 in India. The news was confirmed by iQOO India CEO Nipun Marya via X.com. The teaser showcases the Z9s Pro which will feature a curved screen.iQOO Z9s series teasersiQOO Z9s Pro recently passed by Geekbench with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset and 12GB RAM. It is also expected to launch with a 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED, a 50MP main cam with a Sony LYT-600 sensor and a 5,500 mAh battery.The Z9s Pro is expected to launch in India with an INR 25,000 ($300) price tag. The more affordable entry in the series – iQOO Z9s is expected to...


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Samsung shared its Q2 earnings report yesterday and held an earnings call to answer questions from analysts. On that call, company executives confirmed the existence of the Exynos 2500 and they talked about upgrades for the upcoming Galaxy S25 generation as well.Daniel Araujo, the Vice President of Samsung MX, had this to say:“For camera and display specs in particular, where we've been leading, the S25 at launch will have top-of-the-line upgrades. And we're also preparing industry-best APs and memory to boost AI performance and offer an overall premium experience.”Unfortunately,...


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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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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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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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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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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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