Samsung Galaxy A36 and A56 repairability scores emerge ahead of launch

The yet to be released Samsung Galaxy A36 and Galaxy A56 appeared in a set of French repairability indices posted by Samsung France. This development is similar to last year when the predecessors for both phones were also listed by Samsung France ahead of their launch. Galaxy A36 repairability score Unsurprisingly, both phones earned similar repairability scores of 8.4/10. The score for the Galaxy A36 is identical to its predecessor, while the upcoming Galaxy A56 gets a 0.1-point reduction in its final score compared to the Galaxy A55. The accompanying table suggests that some...

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iQOO Z10x gets certified on its way to launch

The iQOO Z10x was first mentioned in a leak at the beginning of this year, which told us it would be one of four members of the Z10 family, alongside the Z10, Z10 Turbo, and Z10 Turbo Pro. Now the Z10x is one step closer to its release, having been certified for sale in India by BIS. So, naturally, it will launch in India as the successor to the Z9x from April 2024. The Z10x has the model number I2404 and that's everything we know about it so far, unfortunately. We do however know that the Z10 Turbo and Z10 Turbo Pro will sport the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon...

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Samsung Galaxy S25+ in for review

This just in, the Galaxy S25+ has arrived and we've started work on its review. But in the meantime, let's do an unboxing. As before, the Galaxy S25+ ships with a USB-C cable and a SIM eject tool. You'd need to supply your own case and charger. Charging, as before, peaks at 45 watts. This is a running theme throughout the new Galaxy S25 series (but especially on the non-Ultra models) - little has changed. The Galaxy S25+ is an almost identical phone to its predecessor. It's easier to list what's changed - you get the new Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and that's about it. That's...

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Nvidia rolls out GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080, and they are already sold out

Nvidia just announced the official release of its latest GeForce RTX 5090, which quickly sold out. The $2,000 graphics card was available in very limited quantities at some retailers, with many reporting no stock at all. The Santa Clara company has already notified users about potential stock shortages on launch day, with Scan UK advising users to expect to wait until the end of May - that's four months from now. The GeForce RTX 50-series was revealed at CES 2025 earlier this month. The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 feature fifth-gen Tensor cores with FP4 support, which lowers VRAM...

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Galaxy Z Fold7 to have Snapdragon worldwide, RAM/storage versions also leak for the Flip7

A couple of days ago a rumor tipped the pricing for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Fold7, and spoiler alert - it will be the same as for their predecessors. Whether that's good news or bad news depends on your perspective, of course - on one hand, price hikes have been looming a lot in recent years with all the inflation, on the other hand, we've been promised cheaper foldables and that's never happened. Today the same source brings us the rumored memory and storage versions for Samsung's next foldable duo, along with an intriguing detail regarding the Fold7: this will...

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Galaxy S25 Ultra review

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Google Photos adds a very useful feature

Google Photos has now added what we consider to be a very useful feature, albeit it's only available on Android. It's the ability to quickly mirror your photos. You just need to tap the Edit icon on any image, then select Crop, and tap the flip icon. Then all you need to do is tap Save and it's done. Do note that this is only available for photos. This is most useful for selfies, which most phones automatically mirror. That's fine sometimes, but other times you might want to have an accurate representation of what you saw in the viewfinder. Some camera apps do have both...

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Caviar announces Bitcoin-inspired iPhone 16 Pro series covered with 24k gold

Custom luxury device maker Caviar is back with another set of crazy expensive devices, starting at $11,130. We are talking about the Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max covered with 24k gold, but what's even crazier is the fact that this time, Caviar drew inspiration from Bitcoin - a cryptocurrency that is not accepted as a legal tender in some parts of the world and is often mired in controversies. "The Bitcoin Edition iPhone 16 Pro is a luxurious homage to the world’s leading cryptocurrency. Its design features intricate 3D engravings of the Bitcoin logo, framed by...

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Here's the Google Pixel 9a's exact release date

The Google Pixel 9a has long been rumored to arrive earlier in the year than its predecessors, with the launch said to happen around mid-March. Today a new leak gives us the exact release date, along with the date on which Google will start taking pre-orders for its next affordable Pixel smartphone. So, pre-orders will allegedly start on March 19, and the phone will start shipping on March 26 - which is also when it will become available in stores. Google Pixel 9a leaked image As revealed a few days ago, the Pixel 9a will cost the same $499 as the Pixel 8a in the base version with...

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Nothing Phone (3a) hands-on image leaks along with details about the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Nothing is launching something on March 4, the company recently announced. Well, two somethings if we go by today's leaks: the Nothing Phone (3a) and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro. The Plus is gone after just one generation, it seems. The Nothing Phone (3a) is purportedly pictured below in a heavy-duty case that's meant to protect its design from prying eyes. It can't, however, hide the fact that this will be the first Nothing handset with three rear cameras. According to another rumor from yesterday, it has a 6.8-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3...

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vivo V50 image leaks

The vivo V50 is on its way to India, perhaps alongside the V50e, with an expected launch in February. Ahead of that, it's already been certified and photographed by the NCC earlier this month, and its design from those pictures seemed nigh-on identical to that of the S20 which launched in China in November. Today we have a leaked image of the V50 to look at courtesy of a tipster over on X. It shows the device in the Rose Red colorway, which is apparently inspired by Indian weddings. The V50 allegedly has a quad-curved display and will be the slimmest phone in its segment with a...

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Latest Windows 11 Insiders update brings iPhone integration to the Start menu

Microsoft is testing a new addition for Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels, offering better integration for iPhone users. The new addition adds a side panel in the Start menu, allowing you to quickly see your iPhone’s battery status, access messages and calls, as well as a quick toggle for file transfers. These features were already implemented for Android users so it’s nice to see them coming to iOS. iPhone access directly from the Start menu (Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 4805) The new features are gradually rolling out to Windows 11 users running the latest...

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Realme 14 Pro+ review

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Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry for 2024

Spotify has reported that in 2024 it paid $10 billion to the music industry – a new record. It should be noted that this money didn’t all go to artists, various partners such as publishers are also in the mix. The streaming service says that right now over 10,000 artists make over $100,000 each per year on Spotify. You can see a more detailed breakdown here. Some are making big bucks – 1,250 artists made over $1 million and 60 made over $10 million in a year from just Spotify. For context on how things have changed, a decade ago in 2014 the statistic was around 10,000 artists making...

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Nothing Phone (3a) rumored to have a larger 6.8" screen and a 50MP telephoto camera

Nothing is expected to launch its first proper flagship this year, the Nothing Phone (3), along with two mid-range models: (3a) and (3a) Plus. It’s not clear which of these three – perhaps all of them – will be unveiled at the March 4 event that Nothing has planned. But now we have a slightly better idea of what one of them will be like. The Nothing Phone (3a) has previously been reported as a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 device. It’s notable that this a-phone will be using a Qualcomm chip instead of a MediaTek one like the (2a) (which had a Dimensity 7200 Pro). Leakster Gadget Bits adds that the...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Fold7 pricing tipped

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 are coming this summer, possibly powered by the company's own Exynos 2500 SoC. Chipset aside, you may have been wondering what to expect from these foldables in terms of pricing. Today a tipster over on X has revealed this information, and it's a classic case of good news and bad news at the same time. The good news is that the Flip7 will cost as much as the Flip6 and the Fold7 will have an identical price to the Fold6. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 The bad news is that, well, see above. The price cuts we've all been expecting to see with foldable...

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Apple is working on a visionOS version for smart glasses

Apple's Vision Pro headset has been a flop, according to the latest report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. One reason is its price, unsurprisingly, the other one being "its cumbersome design". So Apple is now looking at the future and the next big thing, and apparently smart glasses are it. Thus, the company is said to be currently working on a version of visionOS that's meant for smart glasses. It makes sense to use the same OS that powers the Vision Pro, but the bad news is that Apple smart glasses are apparently still three years away, or even more. Apple allegedly wanted to...

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Meta AI chatbot gets better at remembering things you said, and is more personal

Meta has an AI chatbot called - you're not going to believe this - Meta AI. And it's getting smarter. Meta has announced that the chatbot has received a memory boost, meaning it can now remember more details you share with it in one-on-one WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger chats. Its memory is said to "help it personalize future responses so they're more useful and relevant to you". You can tell it to remember things about you (what you like to do, for example), and it also picks up on important details based on context. Say you ask for breakfast suggestions, and it gives you something with...

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Asus posts another Zenfone 12 Ultra teaser

Asus is ready to launch its Zenfone 12 Ultra next week, and we’re getting another teaser for the device. The latest addition showcases a blurred look at the phone’s display. We can make out the punch hole cutout for the selfie cam and some slim bezels with rounded corners. Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra teaser Zenfone 12 Ultra is believed to be a repurposed ROG Phone 9 Pro with a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED (FHD+ 185Hz), Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and up to 16GB RAM. The upcoming phone is also expected to offer the same cameras with a 50MP main, 32MP 3x telephoto and 13MP ultrawide shooters....

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in for review

The Galaxy S25 Ultra is now on pre-order and expected to ship as early February 4 (February 6 in stores) and we have the phone in for review. [#InlinePriceWidget,13322,1#] We've gone on at length on what's new, how its cameras compare to the Galaxy S24 Ultra (part 1, part 2), and what are our initial thoughts. It's now time to focus on other things - how it feels, how it looks, and what's in the box, let's start with the last one. The Galaxy S25 Ultra ships with a USB-C cable and a SIM ejector tool. You'd need to supply your own charging brick, such as the 45W one from Samsung...

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WhatsApp for iPhone could soon get multi-account support

WhatsApp rolled out multi-account support for Android users in October 2023, allowing people to simultaneously use two different WhatsApp accounts on the same smartphone, eliminating the need to use the app clone feature or rely on the WhatsApp Business app trick. This feature is unavailable for iPhone users, but that should change soon. The folks at WABetaInfo report that WhatsApp is testing multi-account support for iPhone, which should allow iPhone users to use WhatsApp on their phones with two different numbers at the same time. The feature should work on iPhones similarly to Android...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 series arrives, Week 4 in review

It was officially Samsung week in the past seven days and it culminated with Samsung's Unpacked January 2025 event, which saw the unveiling of the Galaxy S25 models and a tease of the Galaxy S25 Edge. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra brought a new rounder design, added a 50MP ultrawide to its camera system, a Snapdragon 8 Elite, and a next-gen Gorilla Armor 2 display that's even more durable, yet still anti-reflective. Not the most inspired yet still not the worst update in the world. We can't say the same of the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+, which are mostly the same as their predecessors,...

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Weekly poll: will you buy a Samsung Galaxy S25 phone and if yes, which one?

Pre-orders for the new Samsung Galaxy S25 series are now live and will last until February 7. As has become the tradition with these launches, the pre-order perks are a big part of the reason to upgrade. But will you be upgrading to an S25? Our hands-on review has our early verdict on the series. You can also watch the hands-on video for more of the Galaxy S25 trio. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is the only one with a camera upgrade – the ultra-wide module now has a 50MP sensor, up from 12MP on the S20-S24 Ultra. There’s also the new Snapdragon 8 Elite, whose ISP has more number...

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Samsung hints that an optical blood glucose sensor might be closer than we think

Non-invasive blood glucose measurement is one of the so-called “holy grails” of modern health tracking. Samsung just recently held the Galaxy Tech Forum in San Jose, California. During the conference, Samsung’s Senior Vice President and Head of the Digital Health Team at Mobile eXperience Business, Dr. Hon Pak, elaborated on the company’s work on the hard task. What I’m really excited about is our team, as you may have assumed, we are working on a non-invasive optically-based continuous glucose monitor. I can’t tell you the time [of the launch], but I’m very excited about the progress we...

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Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 get TUV Rheinland certification, hinting at imminent release

It is hardly a surprise that Samsung is working on a new generation of Galaxy A phones. As far as we know, the Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 will be unveiled sometime in the middle of March. All three phones were spotted in the TUV Rheinland certification database. Unfortunately, the source isn't particularly rich in information. It does reveal all of the model numbers for each handset. The Galaxy A56 will be available as the SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566B, SM-A566E/DS, and SM-A566E. The Galaxy A36 will carry the model numbers SM-A366B, SM-A336B/DS, SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1, SM-A366W,...

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US Deals: Samsung Galaxy S25 series pre-orders start, here are some alternatives too

You can’t have missed all the coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series launch this week. We posted a pricing breakdown a few days ago, but let’s have another look at those prices, what retailers are offering and what alternatives there are. First off, Samsung.com has the traditional free storage upgrade, getting you to 256GB on the Galaxy S25 and to 512GB on the Galaxy S25+ and S25 Ultra. Additionally, you can trade in an old device to reduce the price and you will be getting Samsung Credit to spend on more stuff. As a reminder, if you pre-reserved a unit, you will have $50 additional...

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Check out the 3D models of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series, unveiled a few days ago, includes four phones - Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S25 Ultra, and Galaxy S25 Edge. The Edge will get a proper launch later, but the other three phones are already up for pre-orders in key markets. And, if you don't want to walk into the nearest store for a proper look at one of these three phones, we've got you covered with the 3D models of the trio. We partnered with Binkies 3D a few years ago to add 3D models to our specs pages of popular phones so that you can check the designs of these handsets in a better way compared to the...

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Google Identity Check will help protect your accounts in case of device theft

Last year, Google introduced several theft protection features for Android, including Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock and Remote Lock. Identity Check is the latest security feature that aims to prevent thieves from accessing your digital accounts in case of theft. The feature will require biometric authentication for certain device settings when you are not in a trusted location. If your device is outside one of these locations, you will need to authenticate using your biometrics. This will prevent thieves from changing your device PIN, biometrics, turning off Find My Device,...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 series coverage wrap-up

Samsung delivered the hotly-anticipated Galaxy S25 phones this week, along with a couple of surprises – it resurrected the “Edge” branding and it is going back into VR (well, it’s XR now). We will start with the trio of phones, the Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra. Below we’ve linked all relevant info for them: specs, comparisons, prices, our hands-on review and even a camera shootout between the S25 Ultra and last year’s Ultra. Below that is a list of other relevant links – we’ve put the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge at the top. Long story short, there are no curved screen edges here,...

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Xiaomi 15 Ultra leaks in hands-on image

Xiaomi's upcoming 15 Ultra is getting a global release just like its predecessor, an exec recently confirmed. The phone will be made official next month at the earliest, and ahead of that today it's time to see it in a live hands-on image for the first time. A tipster on X has shared the image you can see below, purportedly depicting the Xiaomi 15 Ultra's back in all its glory. The camera island is huge like it was in the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, but the sensors, LED flash array, and Leica branding all occupy new spots. The frame also seems to have been redesigned as to not flow into the...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S24 Ultra camera shootout, part 2

Yesterday, we showed you a Galaxy S25 Ultra vs. S24 Ultra camera shootout – now it’s time for part two. Yesterday, we could only shoot photos at the event venue, but today we went wandering around San Jose with both Ultras in hand, so we have more photos to share. Many of the changes (if not most) will be coming from the new Snapdragon 8 Elite ISP – Samsung kept most of the camera hardware the same, all but the ultra-wide module. Starting with the main 200MP camera set to its default 12MP mode, the difference in image processing is more noticeable than it was indoors. The older Galaxy...

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Samsung reveals the Galaxy S25 Edge's launch month

Samsung's big "one more thing" moment at yesterday's Unpacked launch event was the Galaxy S25 Edge, previously known as the Galaxy S25 Slim, a smartphone that wasn't announced on stage, only teased - and then showcased to the eager techie crowds. The Galaxy S25 Edge is officially coming "around April", according to a new report quoting an unnamed Samsung representative speaking at the event. That's reasonably in line with past rumors saying it would land in May at the latest. The phone's obvious main selling point will be its thinness, which has been rumored to be 6.4mm but hasn't...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 series has dormant satellite communication support

As usual with big launch events, some new features tend to fly under the radar. That’s the case with the Galaxy S25 series and its support for satellite connectivity. As it turns out, the three S25 series are the first phones to officially support Snapdragon Satellite which would allow users to send and receive messages via satellite over narrowband (NB) to non-terrestrial networks (NTN). Qualcomm confirmed the feature in a press release following the S25 series launch. Snapdragon Satellite is part of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and more specifically its Snapdragon X80 5G modem....

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Samsung teases its first tri-fold smartphone

Over the past few weeks we've heard a lot about Samsung's upcoming tri-fold smartphone, its direct competitor to Huawei's Mate XT. And yesterday during its Unpacked event where it unveiled the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra (and teased the Galaxy S25 Edge as well), the company pretty much confirmed its plans to release such a device. It was one of those "blink and you'll miss it" things, where for just a few seconds during the presentation, the images you can see below appeared, clearly showing the tri-fold form factor as being part of Samsung's future alongside the Project...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is here: slimmer, lighter, and with new 50MP ultrawide camera

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has arrived and it's everything we thought we'd get. It makes a great first impressions with its smarter design. Samsung rounded off the sharp corners to make the big phone more comfortable to hold. This has shaved off some fat and the Galaxy S25 Ultra is both thinner (8.2mm vs 8.6mm) and lighter (218g vs 233g) than the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The phone still incorporates titanium in its frame (and all its colorway names) and lays exclusive claim to the new Corning Gorilla Armor 2, which is more durable than the previous-generation ceramic glass and still...

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T-Mobile's 2G network is shutting down next month

T-Mobile has been the last 2G holdout in the US, still keeping its vintage network live despite AT&T having discontinued 2G service in 2017 with Verizon and Sprint following a few years later. Now it's finally (almost) T-Mobile's turn. The carrier has started sending out emails to affected users, telling them that the shutdown of the 2G network will begin on February 9. It's unclear how long it will take from that point on until the entirety of the 2G network is fully shut off, but it's coming. So if for some reason you still have a 2G device on T-Mobile, you should switch - and the...

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Xiaomi 15 Ultra will get a global launch, exec confirms

Xiaomi's 14 Ultra was unveiled in China last February, only a few short days before making its global debut at MWC in Barcelona. If you've been wondering whether its successor, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, will also be officially available globally, the answer is yes and it comes straight from Lu Weibing, Xiaomi Group Partner and President. He unveiled the news in a video Q&A with Chinese fans of the brand. Lu also revealed that the 15 Ultra will be made official after the Chinese New Year, which in 2025 falls on January 29. Note that until February 4 there is a public holiday in China, so no...

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Alleged iPhone 17 series back panel leaks again

Last month, we saw leaked images of the alleged iPhone 17 Pro with a camera visor instead of the traditional square cutout on the back. That rumor was later refuted, but we now get another image that suggests the 17 series will, in fact, go with the visor design. The latest image was shared by tipster Majin Bu, who holds a solid track record with Apple products. The image showcases two back panels for the iPhone 17 series. We don’t get confirmation on which devices we’re looking at, but we can make up a single camera cutout, possibly indicating one of the more affordable models. The...

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HMD Skyline receives Android 15 update

HMD Skyline is the second device from the brand to receive the Android 15 update. As per reports, the latest OTA update is now seeding to users in Finland, with more countries and regions expected to join in the coming days. The update comes with the V2.270 build number and weighs in at 3.3GB and comes with the December 2024 security patch. HMD Skyline Android 15 update changelog: Performance Boost: Enjoy a faster and smoother experience with optimized system performance, including quicker app launch times, reduced lag, and improved battery life management. Privacy...

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Redmi K90 Pro specs leak shows a telephoto camera upgrade

The Redmi K80 Pro launched in November and so its successor, the Redmi K90 Pro, is definitely many months from its release. And yet, we have a rumor about it, courtesy of the prolific Digital Chat Station out of China. The K90 Pro is said to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC, due for unveiling this fall, which isn't out of the ordinary since the K80 Pro went with the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Redmi K80 Pro What is more interesting is that the Redmi K90 Pro is said to come with a 50 MP periscope telephoto camera, a first for the line. This will apparently have a large...

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Samsung Galaxy S25 family's price hike to be limited

Samsung's Galaxy S25 series has long been rumored to arrive with a price hike - in Europe, in Korea, and in India. Today a new report from Samsung's home of Korea details things a bit further. It's good news and bad news. The bad news is that a price hike is indeed coming, at least in Korea. The good news is that it will apparently only apply to the models with 512GB of storage. The 256GB versions will have the same launch price as their predecessors. The actual level of the price hike is even better news as it's rumored to be KRW 15,400, which at the current exchange rates...

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Asus ROG Phone 9 FE is coming and it might be familiar

Samsung uses the FE (aka "Fan Edition") line to bring out devices with decent high-end specs at lower prices than its proper flagships, and it now looks like Asus is a fan of this strategy. According to new certification documents from Malaysia and Thailand, Asus is working on the ROG Phone 9 FE, to complement the already available (even in the US now) ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro. There's no doubt about the name, this appears in the certification documents very clearly. Unfortunately, specs for the FE model haven't been outed by these certifications, nor have there been any...

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Instagram announces Edits, its CapCut rival

TikTok wasn’t the only high-profile app banned in the US recently, as fellow ByteDance video editing app CapCut also went dark. Meta wasted no time capitalizing on the situation and announced its own free video editor for creators called Edits. The app is currently on pre-order in the US App Store and is expected to go live next month. Instagram head Adam Mosseri also confirmed that an Android version is “coming soon”. Edits app interface Edits allows users to capture and edit footage for vertical-style videos, which can then be posted on any platform. If you choose to...

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TikTok is live again in the US after 13 hours in the dark

TikTok users in the United States can celebrate as their beloved app is back online. 170 million Americans were greeted on Sunday with the news of the app's ban, and upon opening it, they encountered a pop-up indicating that the law prohibiting TikTok has been put into effect. After 13 hours, the app reported that it was working on restoring services and expressed gratitude to President Trump for offering "the necessary clarity and assurance" that the company will not face penalties if it continued its operations. Notifications from TikTok app during ban and after ban President...

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Oppo Find N5 super thin body showcased once again

Oppo is releasing the Find N5 in February, and a product manager at the company shared more photos of the foldable, this time demonstrating its thin profile next to an iPhone 16 Pro Max. The unfolded device is as thick as two CNY1 coins stacked on top of each other, meaning it is about 3.7 mm. This means it will be just the second smartphone in the world, foldable or not, to go lower than the 4 mm threshold (the first was the Mate XT Ultimate tri-fold). Oppo Find N5 The phone will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite, and the device with model number PKH110 was...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 3

With two days until the first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year our trending chart is experiencing the proverbial calm before the storm. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's specs page, containing all the rumors we have yet, is still the most popular on our website and the Poco X7 Pro retained its second place. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13582, 1#] The Redmi Note 14 Pro+ slipped to fifth, allowing the Galaxy A55 to add one more podium spot to its legacy. Galaxy S24 Ultra rose to fourth, undoubtedly boosted by the many comparisons you guys are doing to its successor. Newly announced Realme...

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Weekly poll: which Honor Magic7 model is the right one for you?

While not new, the Honor Magic7 Pro and Magic7 Lite arrived in Europe earlier this week – on Wednesday, the Lite went on sale while the Pro went on pre-order. Then, a day later, the Magic7 RSR Porsche Design joined them. First, the Pro and RSR models are mostly the same – the latter stands out with a bespoke design, a larger 5,850mAh battery (the global Pro has a 5,270mAh battery) and a different telephoto camera. Honor Magic7 Pro The Honor Magic7 Pro has a gently curved 6.8” display, a 10-bit LTPO panel with up to 120Hz refresh rate, plus Dolby Vision and HDR support and...

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Weekly poll results: the vanilla Redmi Note 14 emerges as the unlikely victor

Well, here’s a surprise – last week’s poll revealed which is the best-liked model in the Redmi Note 14 series and it isn’t the Pro+ with its fancy curved display and 200MP camera. No, that one came in second. The most preferred of the series is actually the vanilla Redmi Note 14 5G. Yes, specifically the 5G model – while a few like the Redmi Note 14 4G, both it and the Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G proved to be a lot less popular than their 5G siblings. Maybe this is a sign for Xiaomi to simplify the product line and only offer 5G phones going forward. Looking at the series as a whole,...

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Deals: the Google Pixel 9 trio is $150 off

Last week, we looked at the launch of the OnePlus 13 and 13R. Next week, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S25 series. This week, we will look at what Google has to offer. The Google Pixel 9 Pro is a rare small-ish Android with high-end cameras – a 1/1.31” 50MP main, 48MP 113mm periscope and 48MP 123° ultra-wide. Its 6.3” display is an LTPO panel with 1280p+ resolution and a 42MP ultra-wide (17mm) selfie camera. The battery is fairly large at 4,700mAh, but charging is slow – 27W wired and 21W wireless. Google Pixel 9 Pro ...

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iOS 19 leak shows major Camera app redesign, hints at bigger system-wide changes

A spicy new leak just came out of fpt.'s latest YouTube video revealing major changes to the iOS 19 Camera app and potentially a major shift for the OS. The Camera app will become much cleaner with fewer distractions around the viewfinder but also integrate some of the settings that are currently available outside the app, like resolution and frame rate control during video recording. That's something Android got right from the very beginning and it will finally happen in iOS 19. The video doesn't show the actual redesign because fpt. doesn't want to expose its sources within Apple....

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