Realme is set to unveil its GT 8 series later this month, and the GT 8 Pro will be the first smartphone to feature a custom Ricoh Imaging tuning as part of the newly formed Realme x Ricoh Imaging partnership effort. The two brands will host a dedicated event tomorrow, where they will provide more details on their collaborative efforts, but we have some new info ahead of the keynote. Intuitive Algorithm Engine, which aims to eliminate common smartphone photography faults like over-sharpening, over-saturation, and over-smearing. Realme also shared that you can expect RAW-level pixel...
Alongside the debut of its flagship vivo X300 and X300 Pro smartphones, vivo announced a trio of new devices, including the 12.1-inch Pad 5e tablet, the Watch GT 2 smartwatch and its latest pair of flagship earbuds – the TWS 5. vivo Pad 5e vivo Pad 5e is a midrange tablet offering featuring a 12.1-inch screen, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and a 10,000 mAh battery. It shares its key specs with the vivo Pad3, which launched back in August of 2024. A 12.1-inch IPS LCD dominates the front with 1,968 x 2,800px resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate and a 7.1:5 aspect ratio. The screen...
REDMAGIC continues to advance its smartphone cooling technology and it showcased its latest innovations at the REDMAGIC Gaming and Liquid Cooling Technology Conference in Shenzhen. The star of the show was the industry’s first mass-produced liquid cooling system combined with advanced air-cooling innovations. You can learn more about it on the company's official site. This is liquid cooling similar to what you see in powerful gaming PCs and AI servers – a pump circulates liquid over hotspots in the machine and then towards a fan and radiator that expel the heat. Just to be clear –...
The vivo X300 series is now official. It includes the base X300 with a compact design, and the X300 Pro. Both smartphones are powered by the recently announced MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC and offer several upgrades over their predecessors. vivo X300 Pro Starting with the flagship, the vivo X300 Pro gets an upgraded Zeiss triple rear camera setup. It offers a 50MP Sony LYT-828 main 1/1.28-inch sensor with f/1.57 aperture and gimbal OIS. The phone also gets a 50MP Samsung JN1 ultrawide unit, and a new 200MP 1/1.4-inch Samsung HPB sensor for its telephoto needs. At the front, vivo has...
The Nubia Z80 Ultra already leaked a few times, and we now have an official launch date to look forward to. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship is set to launch in China on October 22. Nubia also went ahead and showcased the device in all its glory, confirming its design. Nubia Z80 Ultra is launching on October 22 in China Nubia Z80 Ultra will feature a similar look to last year’s Z70 Ultra but we can see the camera island will feature a reshuffled look with main and ultrawide lenses on the top, while the periscope zoom module sits below. The two sides of the camera island also...
The China-exclusive Samsung W26 is now official as the Z Fold7’s distant cousin, and like previous W-series releases, it comes with some minor cosmetic changes and a more premium unboxing experience. Samsung also added satellite connectivity on the W26, which allows users in China to use the Tiantong satellite system for calling and messaging in areas without network connectivity. The only other hardware change is the 16GB RAM, which comes as standard on both the 512GB storage and 1TB storage models of the W26. Samsung W26 Samsung W26 is available in red and black...
Just days before its official debut, key specifications of the Honor Magic8 Pro have surfaced online. Meanwhile, the phone has also been spotted on the Geekbench website. The Magic8 series is set to launch in China on October 15. Tipster Digital Chat Station revealed the specs of the Magic8 Pro on Weibo. As per the leak, the Pro phone will sport a 6.71-inch quad-curved display with a 1.5K resolution. It will also offer a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. Honor Magic8 Pro The phone will get a 3D face recognition feature as well. DCS notes that the Magic8 Pro will pack a 7,200mAh...
For the third week in a row the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max was the most popular smartphone in our database. Even though it's still only available in China, Xiaomi's latest flagship still gets you excited and managed to keep its Apple namesake - the iPhone 17 Pro Max behind. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13964, 1#] There's a brand other than Apple and Xiaomi on the podium for the first time in a while too, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra gaining three spots to snatch the bronze medal. Right behind it is the new global smartphone by Xiaomi - the 15T Pro. The evergreen Korean mid-ranger Galaxy A56 came in...
For the third week in a row the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max was the most popular smartphone in our database. Even though it's still only available in China, Xiaomi's latest flagship still gets you excited and managed to keep its Apple namesake - the iPhone 17 Pro Max behind. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13964, 1#] There's a brand other than Apple and Xiaomi on the podium for the first time in a while too, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra gaining three spots to snatch the bronze medal. Right behind it is the new global smartphone by Xiaomi - the 15T Pro. The evergreen Korean mid-ranger Galaxy A56 came in...
Ever since the low yield of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip that Samsung Foundry manufactured, Qualcomm moved to TSMC for its chip manufacturing, starting with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. However, a recent report from a Korean news outlet suggests that this will likely change. To some extent. The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 was announced in late September and is built on the 3nm node by TSMC, but according to the latest rumor, Samsung will be tasked with the production of the "for Galaxy" iteration that the company has been implementing in its flagship phones for the past couple of...