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Rumors so far suggest that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE is indeed coming next year. It will be a toned-down version of the original Z Flip at a lower price to appeal to the masses.Details have been pretty scarce as of late, but an industry insider has recently posted on X, revealing the chipsets powering up the Galaxy Z Flip FE and the Z Flip7. It looks like the FE will adopt the Exynos 2400e, while the Z Flip7 will get the still-unreleased Exynos 2500.This signals a shift in strategy as the Galaxy Z Flip6 this year launched with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, while the...


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Apple unveiled the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max in September, with only the Pro versions featuring periscope telephoto cameras. And if you were expecting next year's non-Pro iPhone 17 models to sport periscope units, that's not happening.The word comes from South Korean publication The Elec, which claims the periscope telephoto camera will remain exclusive to the Pro models in next year's lineup, even though LG Innotek - that makes iPhone camera modules - is investing in new facilities, possibly for the upgraded iPhone 17 series camera...


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During Investor Day, Qualcomm teased an upcoming Snapdragon X chipset aimed at affordable Windows-powered devices priced around $600. The name isn't final, but we suspect it will just be Snapdragon X.Right now, the company is offering the Snapdragon X Elite with 12-core CPU configurations and the Snapdragon X Plus with 8- or 10-core CPUs. Thus, the vanilla Snapdragon X will likely adopt a 6-core CPU, although Qualcomm has yet to confirm this.The company teased that its powerful NPU chip, used in the rest of the Snapdragon X SoCs, will also be employed in the cheaper Snapdragon X....


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According to a report by The Information, Samsung and OpenAI are in talks to form a partnership and potentially integrate ChatGPT into Samsung's Galaxy AI services.As of now, Samsung uses its own LLM and Google's Gemini AI to power its Galaxy AI features. It will be interesting to see how ChatGPT fits in all of this.For instance, Apple leverages OpenAI's ChatGPT for its own Apple Intelligence, but only when the on-device models aren't sufficient for the task at hand. That's when the system asks ChatGPT for help.We could see a similar implementation in Galaxy AI or use...


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There’s a whole week of sales ahead of us ending on December 2. We picked out the best smartphone offers from Amazon UK and tried to pair up similar models.Like we saw last week, the Pixel 9 phones are £100 off. This week the deal is a bit better with an extra 10% off if you have an Amazon Prime Student subscription.Still, the Google Pixel 9 Pro at £900 (£810 if you can get the extra 10% off) is quite pricey. But there aren’t too many small (or small-ish) flagships out there. Google Pixel 9 Pro £100...


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vivo has teased the launch of the X200 and X200 Pro in India. The company's local branch has set up a promo page on its official website, saying the X200 series is "coming soon," but didn't reveal the date.The page includes the vivo X200 Pro's grey model, confirming its launch in India. However, it's unclear if that will be the only color or if the X200 Pro will have more options since vivo launched the X80 Pro, X90 Pro, and X100 Pro only in black color in India, while the vanilla models came in multiple colors.vivo hasn't mentioned the X200 Pro mini, meaning it will remain...


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A couple of weeks ago, a rumor claimed that One UI 7 Beta will start rolling out in the week of November 18-24. That obviously didn’t happen, but another rumor detailed a release timeline for the new OS version, which started with the Galaxy S24 series getting it in the first week of December.We’re not there yet, but it’s quite possible that this will fall through as well – One UI 7 Beta rollout will start in mid-December (i.e. week two or three), according to sources speaking to Tarun Vats. In case that name sounds familiar, Vats has been closely tracking Samsung’s firmware development...


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Apple launched the iPad Pro in May 2024 with the M4 chip, making it the most powerful iPad to date. Now, just in time for Thanksgiving and Black Friday, Amazon is offering the tablets at a discount for the first time.[#InlinePriceWidget, 12986, 1#] The 11-inch iPad Pro (2024) is at least $100 cheaper in all available configurations – both colors, both connectivity options, two glass finishes and four memory variants.[#InlinePriceWidget, 12987, 1#] The 13-inch iPad Pro (2024) is an even greater deal, if you need a big tablet with iPadOS. Each combination is at least $200...


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Samsung Electronics made some changes in its leadership in an attempt to become more competitive in the AI chip market. The company announced that it promoted Semiconductor chief Jun Young-hyun to co-CEO to better manage the memory chip business.Han Jin-man, the head of the US chip business, was promoted to head of the foundry business.The reshuffle saw Samsung's stock price slide 3.4% as the changes are unlikely to "calm concern" about how the company will navigate risk associated with the protectionist policies of US President-elect Donald Trump, reported Reuters. Jong-Hee...


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Following rumors from earlier this month, OnePlus officially confirmed its plans to launch the OnePlus Ace 5 and Ace 5 Pro in December. Both phones will make their debut in China, with the Ace 5 using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 while the Ace 5 Pro will get the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite.OnePlus Ace 5 series launch posterOnePlus exec Louis Lee shared some gaming benchmark scores from the Ace 5 in the popular gaming title King of Glory. The test included 1-hour runs of the popular gaming title where the Ace 5 managed over 120 FPS while consuming 3.57W power and keeping its...


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Yesterday, we saw a 10-second clip on Reddit showing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with its flat design and slightly rounded corners. Now, we are looking at more images of the Galaxy S25 Ultra coming from the same source via Reddit user GamingMK and Android Authority.The images show us the bottom of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, having a USB-C port flanked by an S-Pen slot, speaker, microphone, and SIM card slot. Another image shows the corner bezel of the smartphone, while the third photo shows the phone with One UI 7.0's charging notification on the screen.Samsung Galaxy S25...


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Back in February, ZTE announced its first flip-foldable – the ZTE Libero Flip. That device then made its way to the global market as the nubia Flip, and we now have our first look at its successor – the nubia Flip 2 (NX732J), which appeared in certification listing on China’s TENAA agency.nubia Flip 2 (NX732J)Flip 2 will offer a redesigned look with a substantially larger 3-inch AMOLED cover screen with 422×682px resolution. The outside screen now features a rectangular look instead of the round one of its predecessor. It is flanked by two cameras – a 50MP main shooter and a...


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Realme will launch the Realme Neo7 next month as the first smartphone after splitting the GT Neo series into separate (GT and Neo) lineups. The brand hasn't announced the launch date yet, but it said the smartphone will be priced under CNY2,499 in China. That's about $345/€330/INR29,100 at current exchange rates.Realme claimed the Neo7 will have the strongest performance, battery life, and quality in the sub-CNY3,000 ($415/€395/INR34,935) segment while revealing the smartphone's battery capacity will be north of 6,500 mAh. The Neo7 will have an AnTuTu score of over 2 million and an IP...


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Tetraphobia is a real thing in China, people feel like the number 4 is especially unlucky, and that's why smartphone makers generally tend to skip it. OnePlus is no exception, and today the company has confirmed that the next generation in its Ace line will be the Ace 5 and Ace 5 Pro, skipping over 4.OnePlus' Li Jie has also revealed on Weibo that he recently saw some performance test data for the series and the results are very exciting, in fact it's a generation ahead compared to the same class of phones from OnePlus' competitors.OnePlus Ace 3 aka OnePlus 12RThe OnePlus Ace 5...


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