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Apple didn’t rename the Pro Max model to “Ultra” as some rumors suggested, but it did significantly rework the design and it upgraded a lot of the hardware too. And a lot of that is new materials.The company introduced its first stainless steel phone, the iPhone 4, way back in 2010, but switched to aluminum with the iPhone 5. These past couple of years, Cupertino experimented with titanium to try and fight the steadily increasing weight of the Pro and especially Pro Max models. The experiments are over and this year Apple is using aluminum for all models but the Air.The iPhone 17...


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Huawei has unveiled the new MatePad 12 X 2025 tablet with the familiar PaperMatte Display and upgraded specs.The tablet features a 12-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2800 × 1840 pixels, up to 1,000 nits of brightness, an adaptive refresh rate of up to 144Hz, and HDR Vivid support. It also comes with Huawei’s PaperMatte coating, designed to reduce glare and mimic the texture of paper.According to Huawei, the PaperMatte display helps minimize eye strain and improves readability, even in outdoor conditions. It also supports stylus input including the Huawei M-Pencil Pro.The...


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Apple's next Vision Pro will come with the R2 chip, a self-developed one that will be built on TSMC's 2nm process. As the name implies, this is the successor to the R1 chip, which is present in the original Vision Pro.The R1 is a dedicated co-processor that handles input from the headset's cameras, sensors, and mics, including for tracking eye movements, hand gestures, and head position. It stands to reason that the R2 will be used for the same purposes, only it should perform better and possibly also need less energy due to the smaller process on which it will be manufactured.The...


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Huawei’s Watch Ultimate 2 comes in as the direct successor to last year’s first-gen Watch Ultimate bringing a few key upgrades. It features a similar design to its predecessor with an updated zirconium-based liquid metal case matched with dual-tone nanocrystal ceramic bezels and sapphire glass.You get a 1.5-inch LTPO2 AMOLED display rated at 3,500 nits peak brightness and 18% thinner display bezels. Ultimate 2 brings a 20ATM water resistance rating (EN13319, ISO 22810:2010), which means divers can take the watch at up to 150-meter depths, 50m more than the first-gen Watch...


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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