The iQOO 15 launched in China in October and elsewhere in November, and we recently heard that it will soon be joined by the iQOO 15 Ultra, which, according to the latest rumor on the matter, will boast the biggest active cooling fan ever seen in a smartphone. Today the prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo has shared when we should expect the iQOO 15 Ultra to be launching - in early February. That aligns with earlier rumors which simply stated it would arrive before the Chinese New Year, which is on February 17. And the brand itself has just confirmed...
It was not that long ago when any phone with a battery capacity over 5,000mAh was guaranteed to be a clunky rugged phone, but the last few years have seen a revolution thanks to silicon-carbon (Si/C) anode technology. This allowed smartphone makers to fit higher energy density batteries inside smartphones, and we are now at the point of passing the 10,000mAh battery threshold inside a phone that's under 8mm thick. Honor Power2 is now official in China, and it features a 10,080mAh Si/C battery, which Honor claims can last for over 20 hours of continuous usage. The maker suggests you can...
Samsung just unveiled the world’s first 130” Micro RGB TV. This is up from the 115” model that it showcased back in August. The new TV – model R95H – has a design “inspired by the frame of a grand architectural window”. Its titanic size isn’t its only achievement, though. Verband der Elektrotechnik certified it for precise Micro RGB color reproduction. It covers 100% of the BT.2020 wide color gamut. Additionally, it features Micro RGB Color Booster Pro and Micro RGB HDR Pro, plus AI-based color and contrast enhancing algorithms. And in case you have a real window in the room, the Glare...
The Oppo A6 series has more models than you may have imagined. Okay, you probably don’t spend your days imagining A6 phones, but here’s a new model that just launched in India – say “hello” to the Oppo A6 Pro 5G. No, not this Oppo A6 Pro 5G. Not the one for China either. And don’t get it mixed up with the A6 Pro 4G. Yeah, we wish Oppo had picked a different name for this one. The Oppo A6 Pro 5G is powered by the Dimensity 6300 and a sizable 7,000mAh battery. The chipset is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128/256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. There’s a microSD slot if you need more...
The echoes of the New Year’s Eve 2024 fireworks had barely faded when Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi Turbo 4. Then in late April, the company followed up with the Redmi Turbo 4 Pro. This year we expect no less than three Turbo models on the way and the new addition may come first – Xiaomi posted a teaser for the Turbo 5 Max. The Max will be the fastest phone with the best battery in the CNY 2,500 price segment, says Xiaomi. This converts to $360/€305/₹32,500, though as always, keep in mind that global prices tend to be higher than a simple currency conversion would suggest. Redmi Turbo 5...
Motorola is gearing up to launch its new Signature series smartphone tomorrow and ahead of the big unveiling Evan Blass shared the device's full specs. The Signature is set to be a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5-equipped flagship paired with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB UFS 4.1 storage. It’s expected to feature a 6.8-inch LTPO AMOLED with 2,780 x 1,264px resolution alongside a 165Hz refresh rate. The panel will reportedly integrate a 50MP selfie cam (LYT 500) alongside an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection. Motorola Signature in Carbon (left) and...
Smartphone users nostalgic for the good old days of the BlackBerry can now relive that experience with the Clicks Communicator. Clicks, the brand behind the Clicks Keyboard for iPhone, announced the new Communicator smartphone ahead of CES 2026. It features a touch-sensitive physical keyboard paired with a 4.03-inch AMOLED display that offers a 1080 x 1200-pixel resolution. The smartphone runs Android 16 with a custom Niagara Launcher, which only offers access to messaging and productivity apps such as WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Gmail, and so on. It also gets a notification light...
Realme has confirmed that its Neo8 gaming phone will debut later this month in China. While the company did not reveal an exact launch date, it has unveiled the phone’s design and its chipset. The Realme Neo8 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC. As per a poster, the phone has achieved a benchmark score of 3.85 million. In another teaser, Realme showcased the upcoming phone in a Cyber Purple colorway. The handset sports a triple rear camera setup, accompanied by an RGB light strip dubbed the Awakening Halo system beside the camera module. It also features a metal frame...
The ROG Xbox Ally X is the newest handheld gaming device from Asus, and the third of its kind from the company in as many years. The Xbox Ally X, along with the cheaper Xbox Ally, is made in collaboration with Microsoft's Xbox division, and features a unique design that mirrors Xbox controllers, as well as ships with a lightly modified version of Windows 11. The Xbox Ally X that we are looking at here is based on AMD's latest generation Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme chip. It also features 24GB of memory, a terabyte of storage, a 7-inch 120Hz IPS display, and an 80Wh battery. The cheaper Xbox...
Huawei has been making great wireless earbuds for a long time now and the FreeBuds 7i are entering the scene as the budget option in the brand’s audio portfolio. While they don’t look that much different from their predecessors, the 7i offer updated active noise cancellation, which Huawei claims is 30% better than the outgoing buds while offering 50% lower latency. There’s a new bone conduction microphone for better voice pickup during calls and spatial audio with head tracking. Huawei also added head motion controls, which allow you to quickly answer or decline incoming calls by...