Tariffs have been a major topic in the tech world this year, with the ongoing US-China trade war, but it seems we’ve reached a turning point. President Trump came to an agreement with Xi Jinping to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods from 57% to 47%. In addition, China is suspending its restrictions on US rare-earth mineral imports for one year. This latest development is a breath of fresh air as the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese goods reached 145 % at their peak earlier this year. This is certainly good news for Apple, which was one of the companies that suffered the most from...
Last month, we used a Realme GT8 Pro prototype to run early benchmarks of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The phone was officially unveiled last week and is preparing to launch globally next month, so we are ready to do some proper benchmarking. Even better, in the meantime we have reviewed several competing flagships, so we can have a better look at the key chipsets for the next twelve months. There are those that run on the same Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 like the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. Others picked the Dimensity 9500, e.g. the vivo X300 Pro. And there’s the Apple A19 Pro inside the iPhone 17...
We’ve seen an influx of E Ink devices from brands like Onyx with its Boox Palma 2 and P6 Pro and now Bigme - an established player in the E Ink device market has announced its HiBreak S smartphone. HiBreak S comes in a monochrome E Ink version (left) or a Kaleido 3 color E Ink panel (right) It comes in two versions, with one sporting a traditional monochrome E Ink display and a second version featuring a Kaleido 3 color E Ink panel. Regardless of which one you pick, they measure 5.84 inches and feature a 24Hz refresh rate and a 36-level adjustable color temperature. The monochrome...
Earlier this month, vivo introduced the X300 and X300 Pro in China, featuring upgraded cameras, a refreshed design, and improved hardware. The flagship phones have now made their debut in Europe. The vivo X300 and X300 Pro are powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC. vivo has also included larger batteries on both devices this year, but only in China. In Europe, the X300 gets a 5,360mAh (instead of the 6,040mAh) and the vivo X300 Pro gets a 5,440mAh one (instead of 6,510mAh). vivo X300 Both phones support 90W wired and 40W wireless charging. The vivo X300 sports a...
Google Maps for Android is soon going to get a rather weird new power saving mode. This will work independently of your phone's power saving options. It was discovered through a dive into the code of the latest beta release of Google Maps for Android. It looks like you will activate the power saving mode by pressing your phone's power button. That sounds strange at first, but perhaps the idea here is that this would replace you turning the screen off entirely in order to save power? Anyway, once it's on, the interface becomes monochrome, and extremely minimalistic, as you can see in...
Samsung just published its financial report for the third quarter and used the opportunity to reveal some details about the upcoming Galaxy S26 series and Samsung’s strategy for Galaxy devices overall. The Samsung Galaxy S26 series will “revolutionize the user experience with user-centric, next-gen AI, a second-generation custom AP, and stronger performance, including new camera sensors,” said Daniel Araujo, VP of Samsung’s Mobile Experience Division (MX). AP stands for “Application Processor” and is the industry term for chipset. Why second generation, though? While it wasn’t...
Samsung just published its financial report for the third quarter and used the opportunity to reveal some details about the upcoming Galaxy S26 series and Samsung’s strategy for Galaxy devices overall. The Samsung Galaxy S26 series will “revolutionize the user experience with user-centric, next-gen AI, a second-generation custom AP, and stronger performance, including new camera sensors,” said Daniel Araujo, VP of Samsung’s Mobile Experience Division (MX). AP stands for “Application Processor” and is the industry term for chipset. Why second generation, though? While it wasn’t...
As promised, iQOO has unveiled the Neo11 in China. The phone is aimed at gamers and is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and features iQOO’s self-developed Q2 gaming chip. The iQOO Neo11 sports a 6.82-inch 8T LTPO AMOLED display that offers a refresh rate of 144Hz and a resolution of 3168×1440 pixels. You also get an in-display fingerprint scanner and a 16MP selfie camera. iQOO has packed a massive 7,500mAh battery inside the Neo11. It supports 100W wired charging as well. The Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC is paired with the Adreno 830 GPU. The phone comes with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X...
Back in July the first details about the upcoming Huawei Mate X7 got leaked, and today a new rumor out of China tells us when we should expect it to become official: next month. The device is allegedly codenamed Delphi and is currently being prototyped in Obsidian Black, Phantom Purple, Cosmic Red, Cloud Blue, and Cloud White. Huawei Mate X6 It features a 7.95" foldable LTPO OLED screen with "2K" resolution, a larger battery than its predecessor's (which has a 5,110 mAh capacity), improved imaging capabilities, and the Kirin 9030 SoC at the helm. The Mate X7 is also said to be...