Sony announced the Xperia 1 V on May 11 last year, and it seems like the Japanese company is planning to stick to almost exactly the same timeline in 2024. According to a leaked poster from Weibo, Sony will be holding an Xperia launch event on May 17. The poster itself doesn't say which phone(s) will become official on that date, but it's pretty easy to assume that one (or the only one) will be the Xperia 1 VI, which has been leaking quite a bit lately. The next Xperia flagship is expected to give up on the 4K screen and the 21:9 tall screen aspect ratio, going with a more industry...
Another day, another Google Pixel 8a leak - this phone simply doesn't seem to want to stop leaking ahead of the expected official unveiling on May 14 during Google's annual I/O developer conference. We've recently seen the Pixel 8a in all colors, but those renders weren't the highest quality. Fret not, however, for today's leak brings us higher quality renders of the upcoming device, once again in all four colorways. Google Pixel 8a in Bay (left) and Porcelain (right) The Pixel 8a will be available in Obsidian (black), Porcelain (white), Bay (blue) and Mint...
The Samsung Galaxy M55 launched in India last month and we wondered whether it will be available to a wider audience – the M54, for example, never came to Europe. Well, wonder no more, the M55 is getting a global release. In fact, it’s already available in Europe and South America. Here it is on Samsung Portugal, in an 8/128GB configuration for €500 and 8/256GB for €550. For comparison, the Galaxy A55 is €500 (down to €480 at the moment) for the 8/128GB phone. Of course, the M55 and A55 have some marked differences. Anyway, the M55 is also available in Switzerland through a third-party...
Last week, tipster Max Jambor claimed the OnePlus Pad 2 will be launched in the second half of 2024, which, he now says, will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. If that's true, the OnePlus Pad 2 will become the first tablet to have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip at the helm, unless any other brand manages to beat OnePlus by launching a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered tablet first. OnePlus Pad More details about the OnePlus Pad 2 should surface in the coming months. In the meantime, you can read our OnePlus Pad review here and the OnePlus Pad Go review here. Source
A couple of years ago, Samsung announced 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X RAM that at the time was the fastest in the world. Technology progress marches on and today the company unveiled an even faster LPDDR5X. It runs at 10.7Gbps, surpassing the 9.6Gbps LPDDR5T variant that was introduced by SK Hynix last year. This represents a 25% increase in performance over the previous X variants, but speed isn’t the only upgrade. Samsung is building these chips on a 12nm class process, which means that the chips are smaller. This allowed the company to increase capacity by 30% and is now building 32GB packages...
Say hello to the just-announced Tecno Camon 30 Premier - the flagship of the Camon 30 series. Like the Pro, the Premier ships in a solid package with a 70W charger, cable, and a case. The phone has a pre-applied plastic protector, and you get a tempered glass one as a spare. Tecno's Camon series has brought some exciting designs in the past, and this year's Camon 30 Pro and Premier have a strong focus on the camera island. Tecno says the Premier is Rangefinder-inspired - ×e're not sure we see it, though the gently sloping curve of the back towards the camera island is reminiscent of...
Following the launch of AMD’s first NPU-equipped processors, the Ryzen 8000G series from January, the company is expanding its portfolio with Ryzen Pro 8000 models that also feature AI acceleration hardware. These are the AMD Ryzen Pro 8000 chips for desktop and Ryzen Pro 8040 for mobile. Additionally, there are Pro variants of the 8000G chips from earlier this year. What difference does that make? The Pro chips have additional functionality that is beneficial or even required for professional use. This includes the Microsoft Pluton for encryption and additional memory...
Heineken and creative firm Bodega have teamed up to release the Boring Phone. The device is manufactured by HMD and is limited to just 5,000 units - all of which will be part of giveaways. Boring Phone is meant to be as bland as possible with no third-party apps or Internet access to distract you. Boring Phone is based on the Nokia 2660 Flip with a transparent casing and custom monochrome theme. There’s a 2.8” QVGA (240 x 320px) main screen and a 1.77" cover screen. The back houses a 0.3MP camera with LED flash while the software side is covered by Mocor RTOS. The device also boasts...
Tecno showcased the Camon 30 Premier 5G at MWC 2024, detailing its imaging system, but ommiting most of the other details about the phone. The phone is now making its official debut ahead of the start of its sales next month. The Camon 30 Premier will go on sale in early May and gradually roll across most of Tecno's 70+ global markets. Tecno Camon 30 Premier highlights Tecno Camon 30 Premier comes with a a 6.77" LTPO OLED panel, a first for a non-foldable smartphone of the brand. The Camon 30 Premier has four 50 MP cameras — one inside the punch hole at the front, and three more...
The new vivo T3x is the latest entry in the midrange segment and it brings a 120Hz LCD, Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, and a 6,000 mAh battery with 44W charging. vivo T3x T3x is built around a 6.72-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel supports 1,000 nits local peak brightness and an 8MP front-facing camera housed inside a punch-hole cutout. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC is paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage which is expandable via the microSD slot. The back houses a 50MP main cam with f/1.8 aperture and a 2MP depth sensor. The software side is...