Weekly poll results: the Asus ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro are too expensive

Last week’s poll brings bad news for the new Asus ROG phones – they are too expensive. Of the two, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has the best shot at attaining some popularity. Yes, it costs more, but it is also more capable. The Asus ROG Phone 9, meanwhile, had very few votes in its favor, so let’s start by looking at its poll results first. As you can see from the green segment, there are more people interested in the 9 Pro than the vanilla 9. That is if they are going with Asus at all, other gaming phones seem more popular, judging by the polls and the comments. The Asus ROG Phone 9...

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Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro unboxing

Rugged minis aren't like your regular smartphone minis. For one, they're not truly mini. This is the Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro and it's just 133.5mm tall and 63.3mm wide, but at 24.9mm thick it's nearly three times thicker than your typical smartphone these days. But if you're reading this, chances are you're not interested in regular phones. And the Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro has a niche all to its own. It has a niche all to its own. It's a fully rugged phone - drop-tested on concrete from up to 2 meters, IP68 and IP69K certified, and compliant with the MIL-STD-810H rating, and...

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Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Active in for review

Xiaomi has diversified its Smart Band lineup (formerly Mi Band) over the years, and it now comes in three distinct variations, with the Active being the most affordable one at €30/20 – cheaper than the vanilla Smart Band 9. Band 9 Active comes with a smaller 1.47-inch TFT display (60Hz) that boasts some thick bezels, and it's noticeably dimmer than the OLED panels on its siblings. This little nugget is entirely made from plastic, and it’s just 16.5 grams and 9.99mm thick, making it comfortable to wear 24/7. There’s no shortage of watch faces here, with 100+ options from the Mi...

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Unannounced OnePlus 13R appears on a leaked Geekbench listing

Geekbench is at it again, leaking the specs of yet another unannounced smartphone. This time it's the OnePlus 13R, which is expected to be announced alongside the global version of OnePlus 13 early next year. Geekbench 6 result This Geekbench listing, first spotted by MySmartPrice, lists the device with the model number CPH2645. The model tested was running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is the same chipset found on the OnePlus 12 and a generation newer than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 found on the OnePlus 12R. The 'pineapple' motherboard name is the same as the OnePlus...

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Samsung Galaxy A16 4G review

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Black Friday Deals: Amazon UK slashes tablet prices, Samsung, Google and Huawei smartwatches

Black Friday is one of the best times of the year to pick out a new smart device. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or a loved one, plenty of deals are going around, and we’ve scoured the depths of Amazon UK to bring you the best tablet and smartwatch deals. Starting the list off with the slates, we have the Microsoft Surface Pro armed with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip that’s leading the Windows on Arm revolution. This is a full-fledged Windows Copilot 2-in-1 with a spacious 13-inch screen and the versatility to handle both work and play. ...

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Samsung US Black Friday deals discount all flagship Galaxy S and Z series models

Big retailers are having their annual Black Friday sale, but so is Samsung – you can find a lot of great deals on the company’s online store. This includes appliances, TVs and so on, but here we focused on phones, tablets and accessories. Note that the deals mostly follow the same format: you can get trade-in credit or, if you don’t send in an old device, you can get a straight discount. Also, you can get 10% off if you complete the purchase through the Shop Samsung app and there is a $50 credit for first time app users. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy S24+ offers start with...

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Realme GT 7 Pro goes on sale in India

The Realme GT 7 Pro, launched in China earlier this month and introduced for international markets a few days ago, is now on sale in India - albeit with a smaller battery. The Realme GT 7 Pro comes in Galaxy Grey and Mars Orange colors in India with two memory options - 12GB/256GB and 16GB/512GB, priced at INR59,999 ($710/€670) and INR65,999 ($780/€740), respectively. It's sold through Realme India's website, Amazon.in, and offline retail stores. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13470, 1#] The Realme GT 7 Pro is the first smartphone in India powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. It runs Android...

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Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro in for review

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro, which was announced in October and very recently went global is here and in for review. It ships with a proprietary magnetic charger and a silicone strap for €80. You can buy a number of official accessories like this €15 leather strap. The nice thing about it is that it adds lugs to the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro, which you can use to attach standard bands. The leather band adds lugs to the band Xiaomi's Pro model in the smart band adds a GPS, which is crucial for runners. The Band 9 Pro, like the 8 Pro before it, supports the BeiDou, GPS,...

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Honor 300 Pro runs Geekbench with mysterious chipset

The Honor 300 series is confirmed to launch in China on December 2 and it will consist of at least three devices with the 300 Ultra being the new top-dog in Honor’s number series followed by the Honor 300 Pro and Honor 300. The 300 Pro has now appeared as the Honor AMP-AN00 on Geekbench with a mysterious Qualcomm chip. Per the details, it seems like an underclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The listing shows a prime core clocked @ 3.05GHz (instead of 3.30 GHz) alongside 5x large cores @ 2.96GHz and 2x efficiency units @ 2.04 GHz. The device in the listing managed 2,141 single-core...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE series gets mentioned on Samsung.com

There was some question as to whether Samsung would launch a Galaxy Tab S10 FE series as an affordable alternative to the premium Tab S10 models – after all, the FE line skipped the Tab S8 generation and went straight to the Tab S9 FE. It seems that new FE tablets are on the way and this comes from a trusty source – Samsung itself. Samsung US is offering 1 year of Goodnotes for free with the purchase of a Galaxy Tab S10 or Tab S10 FE. Specifically, the offer reads “purchase and activate a Tab S10 series, or Tab S10 FE series device by 7/31/2025.” We probably shouldn’t read too much into...

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FCC certification confirms some Samsung Galaxy S25 series details

The Samsung Galaxy S25 trio is now doing the rounds through certification agencies around the world, and it just stopped by the FCC. The listing doesn't reveal much but confirms a couple of interesting details. For instance, the documents reveal that the vanilla Galaxy S25 will be missing the UWB feature as it will only be available to the S25 Ultra and S25+. Additionally, the S25+ and S25 Ultra will chsrge at 45W, whereas the S25 settles for 25W charging for yet another year. Interestingly, the listing suggests the S25 will have a slower wireless charging capped at 9W instead of...

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Redmi Watch 5 and Buds 6 Pro announced

The Redmi K80 series is official and the Xiaomi sub-brand also announced a new smartwatch and TWS buds alongside its latest and greatest smartphones. Redmi Watch 5 Redmi Watch 5 is the logical successor to last year’s Redmi Watch 4 and it brings a larger 2.07-inch AMOLED screen which now peaks at 1,500 nits. Xiaomi also trimmed the bezels and kept the 60Hz refresh rate. Redmi Watch 5 key specs Watch 5 features an aluminum frame and a metal dial on the right-hand side which allows you to navigate the UI. It’s one of the first wearables to launch with Xiaomi HyperOS 2 out...

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The affordable Redmi K80 is equipped with an SD 8 Gen 3 and a massive 6,550 mAh battery

The Redmi K80 arrives with big upgrades to performance and battery life compared to its predecessor. This model is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, last year’s flagship chip, and a 6,550mAh battery. That’s right, 6,550mAh, which is 1,550mAh more than the K70 had. Like its Pro sibling, the K80 features a novel dual-loop vapor chamber that helps keep the Snapdragon cool (and it cools the camera too). The phone can be configured with 12GB or 16GB of RAM and anywhere from 256GB to 1TB storage. The 6,550mAh battery is enough for just under two days of usage, says Xiaomi – they must...

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Poco F7 and Poco X7 get certified on their way to launch

Poco is working on a bunch of new smartphones currently, in both the F7 and X7 families which are definitely due to launch soon. Now, the Poco F7 and Poco X7 have both been spotted in different certifications across Asia. First off, the F7 has been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which means it will be released in India. It has the model number 2412DPC0AI. The F7 was also previously certified by Singapore's IMDA, revealing support for NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 5G and nothing more. According to leaks however, the F7 should be powered by the Dimensity 8400 SoC, and...

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nubia Z70 Ultra makes its global debut, here are the pre-order prices and perks

The nubia Z70 Ultra went official in China only a few days ago, and today it's making its global debut. It's already up for pre-order from nubia's global website. The company's new flagship smartphone starts at $729 in the US, £649 in the UK, and €749 in the EU with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. If you go up to 16/512GB, you'll pay $829 in the US, £749 in the UK, and €849 in the EU. The blue version for this RAM/storage combo is $849 in the US, £769 in the UK, and €869 in the EU. Finally, the top spec 24GB/1TB variant is priced at $949 in the US, £899 in the UK, and €969 in the...

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Details on the new Kirin 9020 chipset surface, here's what is inside the new Mate 70 series

Huawei unveiled the new Mate 70 series earlier today, but was secretive about what chipsets are used in the new phones. Early speculations pointed to a “Kirin 9100” with ARM Cortex cores, but that doesn’t seem to be the case – though this too is based on unofficial info coming from Weibo. A photo from one of the new Huawei Mate 70 phones shows that the chipset is called the Kirin 9020. That makes sense for the successor to the Kirin 9010. Unofficial details on the HiSilicon Kirin 9020 The hardware info app describes a 12-core CPU – two prime cores at up to 2.5GHz, six middle...

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OnePlus Watch 3 to launch internationally alongside the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R

This year was quite prolific already for OnePlus on the smartwatch front, having launched the OnePlus Watch 2 at MWC and then the Watch 2R later in the year as a cheaper alternative. The Watch 2 has only been on the market since March and the 2R since July, but the company is already making preparations to launch another smartwatch in the very near future, apparently. According to a very active tipster on X, the OnePlus Watch 3 is coming. It will launch internationally alongside the OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R. The former was made official in China last month, and its global release is...

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Moto G 5G 2025 gets an extra camera, leaked renders show

The Moto G 5G 2024 launched back in March, and Motorola is, of course, already working on its successor. The Moto G 5G 2025 has now been leaked in CAD-based renders, and immediately we see what could potentially be a huge upgrade: a third camera on the rear. That said, before you get all excited about it, keep in mind that this might just be a 2 MP depth sensor, there to make the phone look more high-end than it actually is. 2024's model had a 50 MP main camera and a 2 MP macro camera, so it's not like Motorola hasn't pulled something like this in the past. Naturally, we're hoping to...

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Samsung Galaxy A56 leaked renders show one key design change

Samsung's Galaxy A56 has been leaked in CAD-based renders today. As you can see below, the images show a device that is easily recognizable as a Samsung, no surprise there, but there is something distinctively new about its design, for the A5x series: the camera island. No longer do we have individual mini-islands for each camera directly on the rear glass, now these are contained in a bigger black oval-shaped island. That's really the only big new thing here design-wise, if you don't count the bottom bezel which does appear to be ever so slightly smaller - but these are CAD-based...

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Thin-and-light Oppo Pad 3 is here with 144Hz display, Dimensity 8350

The Oppo Pad 3 completed Oppo and MediaTek's announcements today. The tablet serves as a more affordable alternative to the bigger, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-equipped Oppo Pad 3 Pro. The Pad 3 comes in three colors, runs the new Dimensity 8350 chipset, and has an 11.61-inch 2000xx800px IPS LCD with a 144Hz refresh rate, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, and 700 nits of brightness. The display has an anti-glare coating that Oppo says can reduce 97% ambient glare. It also supports Oppo's Pencil 2, which the company will ship for free with a pre-order. The Oppo Pad 3 Oppo's tablet is just...

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Redmi K80 Pro cameras revealed, telephoto shooter is finally coming

Redmi will introduce the K80 Pro flagship on November 27, but the Xiaomi brand is not shying away from teasing specs before the launch. This morning, we learned major details about the camera setup on the back, including that it will be the first time we see a Redmi K phone with a telephoto shooter and that it will have OIS. Redmi K80 Pro camera details The main camera is simply listed to have a LYT-800 sensor by Sony, and we know it is 50 MP. OIS is also coming for this shooter, which is less of a surprise. The telephoto cam will also have a 50 MP sensor, and thanks to the...

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Check out the iQOO 13's camera samples from a day in Dubai

The iQOO 13, introduced in China in October, will begin its international rollout soon, with the India debut set for December 3. The iQOO 13 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip and sports a trio of 50MP cameras on the rear. The iQOO 13's 50MP primary camera uses the Sony IMX921 sensor with an f/1.88 aperture. It has OIS and EIS and can record 1080p and 4K videos at up to 60fps and 8K videos at 30fps. The 50MP telephoto unit uses the Sony IMX816 sensor. It, too, has OIS and comes with 2x optical zoom. The 50MP ultrawide camera employs Samsung's S5KJN1SQ03...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 47

A few interesting debuts came in week 48, but the trending chart since has the same familiar Samsung duo on top. The Galaxy A55 remains the most popular smartphone in our database, followed by the S24 Ultra. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] The podium is once more completed by the Redmi Note 13 Pro, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max kept climbing up the ranks and is now fourth. Oppo's Find X8 Pro made its international debut, which helped propell it to fifth position, just ahead of the Redmi Note 13. Samsung Galaxy A15 follows in seventh, while the Realme GT 7 Pro made it on the...

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Asus unveils ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Elite, Week 47 in review

Asus unveiled its gaming flagship series this week - the ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, an AeroActive Cooler X Pro with its own subwoofer for 2.1 sound, faster 185 Hz displays, and bigger 5,800mAh batteries. The ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro are already on sale in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, and are coming to Europe in December, and the US in January. Prices start at €1,100 for the 12/256GB ROG Phone 9 and €1,300 for the base 16/512GB Pro. The Galaxy S25 Slim, which is expected to replace the FE next year, will feature a 200MP main camera (but a smaller...

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Weekly poll results: the global pricing of the Realme GT 7 Pro will decide its fate

The Realme GT 7 Pro will enter its first foreign market, India, on Tuesday and it will be a make-or-break moment for the phone. The price in its homeland is great, but last week’s poll shows that people are concerned about the international pricing, which will be higher than the ₹42,000/$505/€465 value we get with a simple currency conversion. The pricing issue was easily the most voted option in the poll – it was picked by over a third of voters. That said, about a fifth are drawn to the phone and will have a close look at it once it becomes available in their region. Most people...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE and Z Flip7 chipsets tipped

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 to keep the periscope telephoto camera exclusive to the iPhone Pro models next year

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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More affordable Snapdragon X chip coming to Windows devices

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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vivo X Fold4 to be delayed

vivo's next foldable smartphone is allegedly delayed, according to the prolific Chinese leakster who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo. Interestingly, he also says there is currently only one device in development, so it looks like we're not getting a vanilla model and a Pro next year as we did in 2024. The X Fold4 will arrive a bit later in the year than the X Fold3, but do expect vivo to keep focusing on making its foldables ever thinner and lighter. vivo X Fold3 Pro The X Fold4 has a 6,000 mAh battery with support for wireless charging, two ultrasonic fingerprint sensors...

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Indonesian government expects Apple to invest more than $100M to bypas iPhone 16 ban

The iPhone 16 series was banned in Indonesia last month due to Apple's unmet investment commitments to the country. Cupertino responded with a pledge to invest $10 million, followed by a second promise to bump up the figure by an extra $100 million which would meet the initially committed sum of IDR 1.71 trillion ($109 million) in local R&D facilities. It seems Apple’s increased investment commitments are still insufficient. Indonesia's Industry Ministry reportedly declined Apple’s offer at an internal meeting headlined by Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. Per a spokesperson, the...

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Honor 300 Ultra leaks

The Honor 300 and Honor 300 Pro have both recently been listed on the company's online store in China ahead of their official release in the near future, but today the plot has thickened, as it were. It turns out there's also an Honor 300 Ultra coming. The two official-looking images you can see below have been leaked by Digital Chat Station over on Weibo, and they show a design that is nigh-on identical to that of the Honor 300 Pro. Honor 300 Ultra leaked images But, upon closer inspection, the Honor 300 Ultra has a periscope zoom camera in the center-right position. We can't...

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nubia V70 Design launches with vegan leather back, 6.7" HD+ display on the front

ZTE revealed that there is a new nubia phone on the way with a post on Instagram. The nubia V70 Design – which will be sold as the “ZTE Blade V70 Design” in some markets – is going on pre-order in the Philippines now and will be released on November 28. You can find the nubia V70 Design on Lazada, Shopee and TikTok. The MSRP of the phone is PHP 5,300, but you can pick up a 15% voucher on Shopee and get it for PHP 4,504 (and there is a free wireless speaker valued at PHP 900 in it for you too). nubia V70 Design We also found the phone on Carrefour Romania under the Blade name....

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Rumored specs for the Samsung Galaxy S25 paint a familiar picture

There are a few more major smartphone launches left this year, but attention is already starting to shift towards 2025. We’ve heard that the Samsung Galaxy S25 series might be one of the first out of the gate with January 5 reveal, though a different source put the Unpacked event on January 22. We’ve seen plenty of leaks about the new flagship series and the S25 spec sheet is starting to crystallize. TechManiacs has published a report of what the S25 trio will be like – and, unfortunately, it can be summarized as “more of the same”. Speculative render: Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+...

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Google may have to divest Chrome to bypass search engine monopoly verdict

Earlier this year, the United States District Court of Columbia ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly in the search engine market. That ruling led the Department of Justice (DOJ) to draft several proposals to help amend Google’s illegal monopoly status. The latest DOJ proposal includes divesting Google’s Chrome browser, which the DOJ sees as a “key access point for searching the web.” The U.S. government is also prepared to force Google to divest Android in a similar manner. The DOJ also wants to prohibit Google from offering payments to third parties that would secure Google...

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Redmi shows the K80 Pro in official images, confirms launch date

Redmi is 11 years old now, and to celebrate that milestone it has introduced a new logo, which is red and all-caps. This new brand identity apparently represents courage and confidence. The brand has confirmed that it's launching the K80 series on November 27, and it's also released these official images of the K80 Pro. Redmi K80 Pro official images Redmi says the phone has a 1.9mm "ultra narrow" bottom bezel, a 50:50 top-down weighting, and the screen will have "2K" resolution, circular polarization, DC dimming across the full brightness scale (so no need for PWM at...

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Honor 300 gets listed with all colors and memory options

Honor 300 series is coming soon, and today the vanilla option was listed on the company e-store in China. The phone's five color options are pictured, and while it is up for registration, any details about a launch date, specs or features are missing from the page. Willing buyers can put down a deposit by December 2, which suggests the phones will launch then and the actual pre-orders will begin. Honor 300 Honor 300 is coming with a flat frame and two cameras on the back. That's right, after both the Honor 200 and Honor 200 Pro had a triple-cam setup, the new phone will...

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HMD Fusion is on its way to India with its modular chops

HMD unveiled the Fusion smartphone with a modular design back in September, and last month it received a Venom Smart Outfit. Now, it's getting ready to land in India. The phone is being teased by Amazon, and so you'll be able to buy it from that retailer when it does arrive in India. The launch date is still a mystery, but since the teaser campaign has started, it really can't be long now. The HMD Fusion comes with a 6.56-inch 720x1612 LCD touchscreen with 90 Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset at the helm, 4/6/8GB of RAM, 128/256GB of storage, a 108 MP rear camera with...

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Huawei teases spectral image sensor for Mate 70 series

We’re less than a week away from the Huawei Mate 70 series announcement, and the teaser campaign is in full swing. The latest piece to the puzzle details an important camera development that may shape up to be one of the key upgrades on the new phones. Huawei will bring a dedicated spectral imaging sensor dubbed “Red Maple” to its Mate 70 series phones. The brief teaser video shows the new sensor in action alongside a few samples highlighting natural color rendition. Unlike traditional red, green, green, blue (RGGB) color sensors or red, yellow, yellow, blue (RYYB) on...

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The SonarPen 2 is the most affordable iPad stylus with pressure sensitivity

Perhaps one of the more sensible alternatives to the Apple Pencil stylus for iPads is the SonarPen and it's now getting a second generation. The SonarPen 2's key selling point is its battery-free design and the support for some advanced features at a fraction of the Apple Pencil's price. The SonarPen 2 is powered by a cable that you plug into the iPad's USB-C port, which is a bit of an inconvenience, but it's a pretty simple and straightforward solution. That's what makes it cheap and particularly useful for classrooms that use iPads, for example. You don't have to charge all the...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra dummy units confirm the design

Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra may end up costing more than its predecessor, according to a very recent rumor. It's also been constantly rumored to arrive with a more rounded case shape compared to the very angular S24 Ultra, and today a new leak is purportedly showing us some S25 Ultra dummy units. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra dummy units These confirm the ever so slightly rounded corners, as well as a very similar camera arrangement to that of the 2024 model. Overall, this is very easily identifiable from afar as a Samsung thanks to that camera arrangement, and it's also quite obviously...

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Apple now promises to invest $100 million in Indonesia to get rid of iPhone 16 ban

Last month the iPhone 16 series got banned in Indonesia, because of Apple having previously committed to investing IDR 1.71 trillion (approximately $107 million) in the country in local R&D facilities and then not meeting that commitment. Earlier this month, Apple pledged around $10 million in investments in Indonesia in a new factory to circumvent the ban, and today the company has boosted that planned investment tenfold, up to $100 million - which incidentally is very, very close to the sum it was initially supposed to invest and didn't. The $100 million would be invested in...

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Oppo brings Gemini and Circle to Search to ColorOS 15

Oppo launched ColorOS 15 last month with a strong focus on AI. The company implemented its own voice assistant and circle-to-search feature for the Chinese audience, and today, we learned that international users will get the Google-powered equivalents. In a press release, the company officially announced that ColorOS 15 will bring the Gemini app and the Circle to Search with Google feature. The LLM will also work within the Notes and Documents app and offer an AI Recording Summary. Oppo will incorporate Google Gemini 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash across its user interface for AI assistance...

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Upcoming ZTE Blade A35e revealed through ZTE's own certifications

One of our readers tipped us off to the fact that ZTE has uploaded certification documents to its official site for a yet-to-be-unveiled model – the ZTE Blade A35e. This includes an EU Declaration of Conformity, which shows a photo of the new phone. Based on the name, this is related to the ZTE Blade A35. However, its camera setup has a different layout. It looks like a single camera plus an LED flash. The current A35 includes some artifice – what appears to be a quad camera also has just a single lens and a flash. Anyway, we took the model number of the ZTE Blade A35e (Z2466) and...

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vivo X200 series starts global rollout

A little over a month after the vivo X200 and X200 Pro launched in China, the duo is now available in Malaysia, making the series' international debut. The two handsets are available for pre-order on vivo's official Malaysian website. The pre-order period will last three days, after which shipments will begin. The X200 Pro is available in two colorways - Titanium Gray and Midnight Blue, but one storage option configuration with 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. It asks for MYR 4,699 ($1,050). The vanilla X200 goes for MYR 3,599 ($800) in Midnight Blue and Aurora Green....

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Here's when the Realme 14x drops and how much memory and storage it will have

Realme is bringing back the x model in its numbered series, a new rumor today claims. There was no Realme 13x, but there will be a Realme 14x. The phone is expected to be the cheapest in the Realme 14 family. According to a new rumor, the Realme 14x will launch in early December, and will come in three RAM/storage combos: 6/128GB, 8/128GB, and 8/256GB. The phone is said to arrive in three colorways: Crystal Black, Golden Glow, and Jewel Red. Realme 12x The Realme 14x will have a 6,000 mAh battery and a square-shaped camera island (unlike the 12x pictured above). These are all the...

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vivo V50, V50e, and Y29 4G are all on the way

vivo is working on three new smartphones, according to an EEC certification that has been recently uncovered. These are the V50, V50e, and Y29 4G. The V50 and V50e will quite obviously be the successors to the V40 and V40e, respectively - the former having arrived in summer and the latter only being released last month. And yet, such is the breakneck pace of development in the mid-range smartphone world. vivo V50 (left), V50e (center), and Y29 4G (right) EEC certifications According to the certification in question, the V50's model number is V2427, and the V50e's is V2428....

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Watch the Asus ROG Phone 9 launch here

Tomorrow, the Asus ROG Phone 9 series arrives to shake up the state of gaming phones – it will set a screen refresh rate record, at least among phones that are widely available around the world. Asus already teased the new models at the Snapdragon Summit and revealed that they will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Asus ROG Phone 9 series The landing page for the launch also promises an upgraded AniMe Vision (the dot matrix LED display on the back of the Pro model) and a “brand new retro experience” (that’s a bit of an oxymoron, isn’t it?). Here’s an official preview of...

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Samsung ISOCELL's All Lenses on Prism (ALoP) is a new and better periscope design

Samsung's imaging team has come up with a new design for a folded telephoto camera module that would allow for a brighter lens (f/2.58 at 80mm) and a thinner overall footprint. Called ALoP (All Lenses on Prism), it essentially moves the lens array on top of the periscope prism, instead of in between the prism and the imaging sensor, as it is in a conventional folded design. This is because in a typical folded telephoto module design, increasing the pupil diameter of the lens (making it wider and brighter) would increase the module's height. With ALoP technology, you can have a wider...

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Realme GT 7 Pro review

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