Samsung is finally bringing the Galaxy A17 5G to the US. This phone was launched elsewhere in August. Joining it is the Galaxy Tab A11+, which was initially released in early November in other markets. [#InlinePriceWidget,14041,1#] The Galaxy A17 5G will become available on January 7 for $199.99 at AT&T, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Verizon, and Samsung Experience Stores. It will be offered in black, blue, and gray. Samsung is selling the model with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage in the US. The phone has a 6.7-inch 1080x2340 Super AMOLED touchscreen with 90Hz refresh...
Infinix is allegedly working on a new smartphone, which will be called Note Edge and is set to make its official debut in January. According to a tipster over on X, the Infinix Note Edge has a 3D curved AMOLED screen with "1.5K" resolution and a 6,500 mAh battery. It's powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 7100 SoC, and will come with a promise of receiving three major Android OS updates and five years of security patches. The Dimensity 7100 is the successor to the Dimensity 7050, and it comes with an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A78 big cores clocked at up to 2.4GHz and four Cortex-A55...
To ring in the New Year 2026, WhatsApp has rolled out new stickers, video call effects, animated reactions, and more festive features. WhatsApp has added a new 2026 sticker pack that includes party themed stickers to send to your friends and family. There are new animated effects that are available during video calls, including fireworks, stars, and confetti, which show up as an overlay. Users will also see special reactions when they react to a message with the confetti emoji. And finally, animated stickers are also available in Status updates. There’s also a special 2026 layout...
If you wanted to take a closer look at the design of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, today some pictures showing dummy units have been outed, along with a quick hands-on video (of the dummies). In the first photo below you can see the S26 Ultra standing next to the S26 (on the right), sharing the exact same design with the oval-shaped camera island onto which three cameras are placed. The two phones also have the same corner curvature radius for the first time. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra dummy units In the next photo you can see a white S26 Ultra dummy next to a black...
Samsung announced the Exynos 2600 last week as the world’s first 2nm chipset. It is expected to make its debut on the Galaxy S26 series in Q1, 2026, and we now have some additional details regarding the 2600’s AI capabilities. The new chip is equipped with an all-new NPU, which is claimed to offer a 113% improvement over the Exynos 2500, and we now get confirmation that it will also get a significant boost for on-device AI tasks. Korean AI firm NotaAI revealed that its AI model optimization tech will be used on the Exynos 2600 to run larger AI models directly on-device. 🤝 Thrilled...
Samsung announced the Exynos 2600 last week as the world’s first 2nm chipset. It is expected to make its debut on the Galaxy S26 series in Q1, 2026, and we now have some additional details regarding the 2600’s AI capabilities. The new chip is equipped with an all-new NPU, which is claimed to offer a 113% improvement over the Exynos 2500, and we now get confirmation that it will also get a significant boost for on-device AI tasks. Korean AI firm NotaAI revealed that its AI model optimization tech will be used on the Exynos 2600 to run larger AI models directly on-device. 🤝 Thrilled...
The OnePlus 15 is only in the early stages of its life cycle, but the world of tech moves at blazing speeds, and we are now getting some early spec details on its successor. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, OnePlus 16 will offer a 200MP camera sensor. This comes shortly after the tipster shared similar info regarding the Oppo Find N6, which is also expected to carry a 200MP telephoto cam. OnePlus 15 DCS is confident that the Oppo Find N6 and OnePlus 16 will share the same camera hardware for their main and telephoto sensors. This was also the case on the Find N5 and...
The Poco M8 is getting official on January 8, and ahead of that the brand has already started its teaser campaign, even showing the device's design. The M8 Pro might join the M8 on that date. If you're wondering what to expect in terms of pricing, however, Poco itself is understandably staying mum on that front, but a Russian retailer has already prematurely listed the upcoming devices. Poco M8 Keeping in mind that pricing doesn't directly translate from one currency to another, as taxes are wildly different across the world, note that the M8 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of...
The iQOO 15 was introduced in China in October and then started appearing in other countries a month later. vivo's sub-brand is now working on the iQOO 15 Ultra, according to a new rumor from Digital Chat Station on Weibo. This device was rumored in October as well, and today we get more purported details about it. The iQOO 15 Ultra will become official before February 17. It will be focused on gaming, as rumored before. It will have an active cooling fan as well as shoulder buttons. The fan will be the largest ever put inside a smartphone and will have the best cooling...