Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, the company that makes image sensors for smartphone cameras, announced it reached 20 billion shipped image sensors since it started making transistors in the 1980s. President Yoshihiro Yamaguchi told Nikkei Asia that mobile devices were the main reason for the huge number, which doubled from 10 to 20 billion in just five years between 2019 and 2024. The accelerated rate of shipments was also due to the increased number of cameras in smartphones. We started seeing dual-camera smartphones in 2016 and 2017, and today, four-camera devices are common...
The OnePlus 13, launched in China in October, will debut internationally on January 7. It will be joined by the OnePlus 13R, which is confirmed to pack a 6,000 mAh battery. While OnePlus hasn't detailed the 13R's specs sheet, Amazon.in has revealed what processor the smartphone will have at the helm. OnePlus 13R in Nebula Noir (left) and Astral Trail (right) colors The OnePlus 13R will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, unlike the 13 that comes with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. The promo page set up by Amazon.in on its website also reveals that the OnePlus 13R will come with...
vivo will soon launch the Y29 series in India, and today the pricing for the 5G model has been leaked. This will allegedly be offered in no less than four different configurations: 4/128GB for INR 13,999, 6/128GB for INR 15,499, 8/128GB for INR 16,999, and 8/256GB for INR 18,999. These will be the recommended prices in the country, however, vivo will apparently offer a cashback of INR 1,000 on the 4GB version and INR 1,500 on the 8GB variants on EMI transactions. Full swipe transactions will be eligible for a cashback of up to INR 750. You'll also be able to get the phone with no-cost EMI...
Samsung is working on the Galaxy Tab S10 FE, a cheaper counterpart (or two) to the flagship Tab S10 line. The company itself slipped up last month and revealed this fact, and now we get another piece of the puzzle, albeit a very small one. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has certified the Galaxy Tab S10 FE's batteries for sale in the country, so clearly the Tab S10 FE will be offered in India. The dual battery system will come with model numbers EB-BX526ABE and EB-BX526ABY, respectively. Unfortunately, the certification doesn't reveal any details about Samsung's upcoming...
Realme invited us to Denmark for a first hands-on experience with the new Realme 14 Pro+. This is more of a preview than a full announcement as key details about the Pro+ and its sibling, the Realme 14 Pro, remain under wraps. The company will do a full reveal soon. For now, let’s talk about the exterior. It’s no coincidence that we’re here, Realme partnered with Copenhagen-based Valeur Designers for the exterior. Together they came up with a color-changing look for the back, one that we hadn’t seen before. In the past, there have been phones that change color when lit by sunlight (the...
Earlier today, we saw a major leak for the upcoming Honor Magic7 Lite complete with specs and pricing. Honor Italy went ahead and listed its Magic7 Lite on its official website in Titanium Purple, and Black colors. Honor Magic7 Lite listing (machine translated from Italian) The listing does not come with pricing or official specs as the device has still not been officially announced, but we do get confirmation that it will be available in 8/256GB and 8/512GB trims. Honor Magic7 Lite As per the previous leak, Magic7 Lite will be a rebadged Honor X9c with a 6.78-inch...
Apple is reportedly in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance to partner up on AI features in China. The talks are allegedly at a very early stage, so there's still a chance nothing will come out of these. Apple needs a Chinese partner for AI features because the Chinese government has to approve any generative AI services, and it obviously heavily favors local companies for such permits. Apple started rolling out ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence, but ChatGPT isn't available in China for the same reason outlined above. Of course, any Chinese company that manages to partner...
Back in September, the European Commission (EC) initiated two proceedings to nudge Apple into making iOS and iPadOS more friendly with third-party products under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The EC has now shared several draft measures to help make iOS and iPadOS more interoperable. These include allowing AirPlay, AirDrop and notifications to third-party devices like smartwatches, wireless headphones and VR headsets. Apple is also expected to bring media casting, automatic audio switching, automatic Wi-Fi connection and improved iOS data transfers and proximity pairing. The EC also...
We have the global variant of the vivo X200 Pro in for review, just a few days after it reached Western markets. Our unit ships with the same accessories as the Chinese model - a case, a USB-C to USB-A cable, and a 90W charger. Physically, the global X200 Pro and the Chinese version are identical. Luckily, we got the Titanium Grey so we can easily tell it apart from the Blue model we reviewed in October. The main difference is the software. Chinese models run vivo's OriginOS 15 (Android 15), while International models run on FuntouchOS 15 (also Android 15). While...
The Honor Magic7 Pro got unveiled at the end of October in China and now it seems almost ready to make it to Europe alongside the still-unofficial Magic7 Lite. Today a new leak brings us pricing information for both in the EU, as well as specs. So let's dive right in. The Magic7 Pro will go for €1,225.90 according to the retailer listing you can see below. For this amount of cash you're getting 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, and the phone will apparently be offered in black and gray. The Magic7 Lite, on the other hand, will cost €376.89 with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage and it...