Xiaomi’s in-house Xring O1 chipset may be more competitive than expected. Early rumors claimed that it will be comparable to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, but the first benchmarks (if legitimate) put it close to the Elite. Xiaomi has already confirmed that the O1 is fabbed on a second generation 3nm node. The hardware is not known, but leaks suggest a Cortex-X925 prime core, three A725 performance cores and four A520 efficiency cores for the CPU plus an Imagination GPU. Xiaomi 15S Pro with Xring O1 chipset: details from Geekbench Reliable leaksters @UniverseIce and @Jukanlosreve...
The race is on – multiple makers will be competing to make the thinnest foldable smartphone this year. And Honor exec Li Kun set the challenge, saying that the “Honor will still be the lightest and thinnest”. This refers to the Honor Magic V5 (it won't be called the V4). How thin? Well, all that we know officially about it is that it will launch by the end of next month. Turning to rumors, the Honor Magic V5 will allegedly measure 8.x millimeters when closed. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 will measure 8.9mm, according to Ice Universe, so it will be down to tenths of a millimeter. For...
As expected, Huawei unveiled its nova 14 series smartphones in China today. Like last year, we get a total of three new nova phones with the nova 14 Ultra standing out from the pack. It is armed with a 50MP periscope camera, an LTPO 3.0 OLED and up to 1TB storage. As usual with Huawei releases, there’s no info on the chipset used in any of the three new phones. nova 14 Ultra The Ultra model gets the fancier specs, including a 6.81-inch quad curved OLED with FHD+ resolution and an adaptive 1-120Hz refresh rate. This is an LTPO 3.0 panel, and Huawei claims it offers improvements in power...
OnePlus has announced that its upcoming compact flagship — the OnePlus 13s — will be launching in India on June 5 at 12:00 IST. The phone is being launched in India in three colors, two of which we are familiar with from the OnePlus 13T. These include the Black Velvet and the Pink Satin. India, however, gets an additional exclusive color called Green Silk but does not get the gray color of the 13T. The green and pink model have a new soft touch finish that is dubbed Velvet Glass. The OnePlus 13s is being touted as a compact flagship smartphone. It features the Qualcomm...
Apple iPhone users have been using Siri for well over a decade, but this might change. According to Mark Gurman and Drake Bennett from Bloomberg, Apple might allow users to pick another voice assistant for their iPhone, including ChatGPT, Amazon Alexa or Google Gemini. The Bloomberg duo explained in length why Apple is still struggling with the broad implementation of artificial intelligence. One reason is Apple's commitment to user privacy, which is a huge limiter for AI's ability to collect and utilize user data for LLM training. There is also the flawed rollout of Apple...
Xiaomi is gearing up for a big product launch event later this week, which will coincide with the brand’s 15th anniversary. Xiaomi confirmed that it will announce its Xiaomi 15S Pro – an updated version of the Xiaomi 15 Pro on May 22 alongside the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra and Xiaomi YU7 – the brand’s first electric SUV. Xiaomi "New Starting Point" event poster The event is scheduled to begin at 7PM Beijing time (11AM UTC) and is titled “New Starting Point” as there is one more highly important announcement: Xiaomi’s new in-house smartphone chipset – Xring O1 (oh-one). Xiaomi’s...
Xiaomi is gearing up for a big product launch event later this week, which will coincide with the brand’s 15th anniversary. Xiaomi confirmed that it will announce its Xiaomi 15S Pro – an updated version of the Xiaomi 15 Pro on May 22 alongside the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra and Xiaomi YU7 – the brand’s first electric SUV. Xiaomi "New Starting Point" event poster The event is scheduled to begin at 7PM Beijing time (11AM UTC) and is titled “New Starting Point” as there is one more highly important announcement: Xiaomi’s new in-house smartphone chipset – Xring O1 (oh-one). Xiaomi’s...
The vivo S30 and vivo S30 Pro mini are officially arriving on May 29, the company revealed today. The phones are already up for registration on multiple online retailers in China, and the listings include some official photos of the phones. The event, scheduled for 10 days from now, will also see the introduction of vivo Pad 5 tablet, vivo TWS Air3 earbuds, and a new 10,000 mAh powerbank with 33W output. vivo Pad 5, vivo TWS Air3, vivo 33W power bank, vivo S30 series to arrive on May 29 The phones are fairly similar in design, with two shooters, positioned one above...
The vivo S30 and vivo S30 Pro mini are officially arriving on May 29, the company revealed today. The phones are already up for registration on multiple online retailers in China, and the listings include some official photos of the phones. The event, scheduled for 10 days from now, will also see the introduction of vivo Pad 5 tablet, vivo TWS Air3 earbuds, and a new 10,000 mAh powerbank with 33W output. vivo Pad 5, vivo TWS Air3, vivo 33W power bank, vivo S30 series to arrive on May 29 The phones are fairly similar in design, with two shooters, positioned one above...
A couple of major announcements came this week and they are the two phones topping our trending chart. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge with its svelte body ended up ahead of the Sony Xperia 1 VII, but both phones got a lot of attention from you guys. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13506, 1#] Samsung Galaxy A56 rounded up the podium, while the company's Galaxy S25 Ultra flagship came in fourth. Redmi Turbo 4 Pro slid to fifth, while the upcoming Civi 5 Pro came in right behind it. Poco X7 Pro in seventh makes it three Xiaomi phones in a row, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max retained its eighth...