Xiaomi 14 Ultra is expected to arrive soon, and today we saw the cover glass of the camera island, revealing only the sensors will be new – the overall design will be the same as the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. According to the image, the main camera will have a brighter f/1.6 aperture, while the periscope telephoto will have a f/2.5 lens in front. The camera will once again come with Leica's tuning. Xiaomi loves to change the looks of its flagships from one generation to another, and since the Ultra moniker has been part of the portfolio, we haven't seen a design repeat. This means that...
While the vivo Y100 series already has three members, we got a fourth one today with the launch of the vivo Y100 5G in Indonesia. The device brings more capable specs than the rest of the pack including Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, 80W charging and a 50MP main camera. vivo Y100 5G in Black Onyx and Purple Orchid 6.67-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel features a punch-hole cutout for the 8MP front-facing camera and it also packs an embedded fingerprint scanner. There’s a 50MP main cam around the back and it is joined by an...
The Google Pixel 8a should arrive in May, if we take the 7a's realease as a guideline, and the number of recent leaks makes it plausible. The latest is a couple of retail package photos, showing the phone's coming black, and with 27W charging support (charger not included). The phone on the box looks exactly like the high quality renders of the 8a we saw back in October - the first of a series that recently included the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro. The design on the retail box also matches with live photos of the Pixel 8a from September. Google Pixel 8a retail box The Pixel 8a,...
Samsung Galaxy S24 pre-orders in South Korea reached a new high, reported local media. Almost 1.2 million devices were pre-ordered in the first week, surpassing the 1.09 million mark of the Galaxy S23 lineup for the same period. ETNews said the company is on track to reach 36 million shipments of the new flagships, which would be a new high since the 30-million-record of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ duo, launched five years ago. Samsung is seeing increased interest in its devices not only online, but in physical stores as well. People are flocking to feel the phones in person and...
Samsung Galaxy S24 pre-orders in South Korea reached a new high, reported local media. Almost 1.2 million devices were pre-ordered in the first week, surpassing the 1.09 million mark of the Galaxy S23 lineup for the same period. ETNews said the company is on track to reach 36 million shipments of the new flagships, which would be a new high since the 30-million-record of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ duo, launched five years ago. Samsung is seeing increased interest in its devices not only online, but in physical stores as well. People are flocking to feel the phones in person and...
Google rolled out its first Pixel feature drop for the year and it brings a trio of coveted features for the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro as well as some of Google’s older devices, smartwatches and tablet. Circle to search which was announced during the Galaxy S24 series launch is officially confirmed to arrive to Pixel 8 and 8 Pro on January 31. The feature allows you to search for information on your screen by holding down the home button/nav bar and circling, scribbling or highlighting information without having to leave your screen. Magic Compose is making its grand appearance inside the...
Apple Music Classical app reached six markets in Asia earlier this month – Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Back then it urged users to “pre-order,” and today, two weeks after the initial launch, the service is finally available. Welcome to Apple Music Classical, Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. What is the first thing you are going to listen to? https://t.co/lwnF4Dx4ua pic.twitter.com/rOjuXWYDY3— Apple Music Classical (@AppleClassical) January 23, 2024 The service is free for all Apple Music subscribers but also works with a standalone app. It...
The Meizu 21 arrived in late 2023, but we never saw a Pro variant on stage. Reports from China suggested the Meizu 21 Pro will arrive in February and revealed some key features of the new phone. The company, owned by automaker Geely, will bring a device with revamped cameras, 16 GB RAM and 1 TB storage. Meizu 21 The source claimed the main camera will have a 50 MP sensor. There will also be a 13 MP ultra-wide-angle shooter, and there should also be a telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and periscope lens. For comparison, the regular Meizu 21 is sold with a 200 MP main cam + 13...
Samsung's Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra have already broken pre-order records in India, with more than 250,000 logged in the first three days. Pre-orders were supposed to go all the way up to January 31, which was seemingly their official release date. And yet, here we are days earlier and you can already order these from Amazon. The S24, priced at INR 79,999, even comes with same-day delivery, while the S24+ (starting at INR 99,999) and S24 Ultra (starting at INR 1,29,999) in some versions will reach you on January 29. That's only a couple of days before the official release...
As we mentioned when we discussed Motorola's intentions regarding updates to Android 14, we'll say it again - there are some Android device makers who are very good at issuing updates (Google and Samsung come to mind), and there are some like Motorola and HMD Global. The latter has finally started pushing Android 14 today to the Nokia G42, which was announced last June. This is the first HMD device to receive the new OS version launched by Google many months ago, and hopefully it won't be the last - although HMD hasn't yet published a list of eligible phones. Nokia G42 Android 14...