Huawei's Mate XT is the first and so far only tri-fold style foldable smartphone, and it launched in China back in September. It's anything but cheap - in fact, it's very, very expensive. And still, a new rumor from China now claims that Huawei has already managed to sell over 400,000 units. That's obviously not a huge number for a slab-style smartphone, it's not even big for other foldables, but for a device this expensive, a first-generation product no less, it's actually quite good. Back in February the Mate XT was launched globally, but of course it's a much tougher sell outside...
Oppo just launched the high-end Find X8 Ultra, Find X8s, and Find X8s+, but the company is also working on a new mid-ranger, the K13. This will be arriving soon in India first, ahead of its global release. Today a new rumor brings us its specs. The phone is said to sport a 6.67-inch FHD+ flat OLED screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, and is powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chipset which was just unveiled in February. Oppo K12 The K13 has a 50 MP main rear camera, a 2 MP decorative camera of some sort next to it (probably a depth sensor or a macro shooter), and a 16 MP selfie snapper....
Honor is launching the first Power branded smartphone on April 15. This has so far been rumored to come with an insane 8,000 mAh battery and a Snapdragon 7 series chipset, but up until this point no rumor actually said which. That changes now, as the prolific Chinese leakster who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo has finally revealed that the Honor Power will have the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC at the helm. Honor Power official teaser images Once again, the outrageously huge 8,000 mAh battery capacity is 'confirmed' (as much as a rumor can really confirm anything, of course),...
WhatsApp is constantly testing new features through its beta channel, and these usually take months to finally launch for everyone. Today the service actually released a dozen new features at the same time, so let's go through them one by one. First, there's now an Online indicator in group chats, showing you which members are available right under the group name. Second, you can choose to only receive Highlights from groups, which limits notifications to mentions, replies, and messages from saved contacts. Third, you can now create an event in a 1-to-1 chat, RSVP as "maybe", invite a plus...
Trump's newly announced tariffs are about to hit many US companies really hard, and Apple is potentially one of the most affected. The bulk of its products are produced in China, and Trump hit the country with 125% on all goods before temporarily lowering the tariffs to 10% for the next 90 days. During the so called Liberation Day, however, a journalist asked Trump if he plans to offer exemptions, and a vague response followed, suggesting there will be exemptions for companies that are "hit harder". And let's be honest, who is going to be affected the most if not Apple? WSJ did the...
The much anticipated MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ is now official, and as expected, it's a minor improvement over the 9400 which was launched last year. The Dimensity 9400+'s CPU has one ARM Cortex-X925 core clocked at up to 3.73 GHz, higher than the 3.63 GHz of the 9400. So basically, it seems like the 9400+ is a higher-bin 9400. While the NPU 890 is still in, it now comes with 20% faster agentic AI performance with Speculative Decoding+ and lets developers easily turn traditional AI applications into "sophisticated agentic AI applications" because "agentic AI" is the buzzword of early 2025...
In December, Google announced Android XR, an OS for VR and AR headsets. Then in January, it acquired HTC’s Vive XR team. This is building up to several things and one of them was recently showcased at a TED event in Vancouver. Prototype smart glasses were worn by Shahram Izadi, the head of Android XR. These are not VR goggles, instead they have tiny displays that can overlay graphics on top of transparent glass. Shahram Izadi wearing a prototype version of Google’s smart glasses They connect to a phone and lean on Google’s Gemini AI to do their magic. On stage, Izadi demonstrated...
Here it is, the just-announced Oppo Find X8 Ultra is in the office and in for review, so let's do an unboxing. Oppo's flagship phone ships with a transparent case (for the white and pink versions, it's opaque on the black one), a USB-A to USB-C cable, a 100W charger, and a SIM eject tool. Unboxing the Oppo Find X8 Ultra We have the very refined Shell Pink model - it's a very subtle pink hue, not too saturated, very understated. The feminine color is a pleasant change of pace from the myriad of same-looking black, grey, and white slabs. The lovely Shell Pink Not that...
Oppo had a busy day – it launched the Find X8 Ultra and the Find X8s duo, as well as a new tablet, watch and TWS buds. We covered the phones already, so let’s look at the other devices now. The Oppo Pad 4 Pro has a 13.2” LCD with 3,392 x 2,400px resolution (7:5) and 144Hz refresh rate. It promises 12-bit color rendering (8-bit panel + 4-bit FRC) and 98% DCI-P3 coverage. Its brightness normally reaches 600 nits but can go up to 900 nits in high brightness mode. DC dimming is available. Oppo Pad 4 Pro This is a flagship tablet with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and...
Oppo just unveiled a trio of new Find X8 devices. While the X8 Ultra stands out the most, the brand also introduced the Find X8s and Find X8s+ which are the more affordable models that still pack flagship specs. Oppo Find X8s (left) and Find X8s+ (right) Find X8s is the more pocket-friendly offering with its 6.3-inch AMOLED screen (FHD+ 120Hz). Despite the smaller dimensions, it still packs a 5,700 mAh silicon carbon battery with support for 80W wired charging, 50W wireless and 10W reverse wireless charging. Find X8s+ offers a 6.59-inch AMOLED (FHD+ 120Hz) and a larger...