The OnePlus 12 and Realme GT5 Pro announcements in China were the highlights of this week. The OnePlus 12 is the maker's best flagship yet - it brings the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, 12GB, 16GB or even 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM, up to 1TB of storage. Upfront, there's a 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED panel with up to 4,500 nits of brightness. There are three powerful cameras on the back - a 50 MP 1/1.4-inch dual-layer stacked Sony Lytia 808 sensor, a 64 MP 70m 1/2.0-inch periscope zoom, and a 48 MP 1/2.0-inch ultrawide. The 12 packs a solid 5,400mAh battery with 100W wired charging and marks the...

The OnePlus 12 and Realme GT5 Pro announcements in China were the highlights of this week. The OnePlus 12 is the maker's best flagship yet - it brings the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, 12GB, 16GB or even 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM, up to 1TB of storage. Upfront, there's a 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED panel with up to 4,500 nits of brightness. There are three powerful cameras on the back - a 50 MP 1/1.4-inch dual-layer stacked Sony Lytia 808 sensor, a 64 MP 70m 1/2.0-inch periscope zoom, and a 48 MP 1/2.0-inch ultrawide. The 12 packs a solid 5,400mAh battery with 100W wired charging and marks the...

Honor wrapped up an intensive day of smartphone announcements in which we also saw Oppo introduce two Reno11 smartphones and Red Magic unveil the 9 Pro duo. Honor kick-started its 100 series with two phones – Honor 100 as the first Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 phone and Honor 100 Pro. Both phones feature 100W charging and a custom-made RF chip C1 for better calls even in the most challenging situations. Honor 100 The basic 100 is a thin 7.8 mm device with a 6.7” OLED display of 1220p resolution and a fingerprint scanner under the panel. The new Qualcomm chipset has a CPU with one...

Honor wrapped up an intensive day of smartphone announcements in which we also saw Oppo introduce two Reno11 smartphones and Red Magic unveil the 9 Pro duo. Honor kick-started its 100 series with two phones – Honor 100 as the first Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 phone and Honor 100 Pro. Both phones feature 100W charging and a custom-made RF chip C1 for better calls even in the most challenging situations. Honor 100 The basic 100 is a thin 7.8 mm device with a 6.7” OLED display of 1220p resolution and a fingerprint scanner under the panel. The new Qualcomm chipset has a CPU with one...

The Red Magic 9 Pro and Pro+ from ZTE’ nubia brand are now official and they bringing some of the most impressive specs on a gaming phone to date. Both new devices feature the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, refined designs, shoulder keys and RGB cooling fans. The two models share the same basic hardware with the differences coming in the battery capacity, charging and RAM capacity. Both Red Magic 9 Pro phones are equipped with 6.8-inch flat AMOLED screens manufactured by BOE with 1,116 x 2,480px resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and sleek bezels with no visible cutout for the 16MP...

The iQOO 12 series, which consists the 12 and 12 Pro, is coming on November 7, and we expect both phones to pack a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. But for extra reassurance, here's a Geekbench score from the iQOO 12 Pro, running Android 14 and 16 GB of RAM. It scored 2,235 on single-core and 6,912 on multi-core. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a single Cortex-X4 core running at up to 3.30 GHz, five Cortex-A720s - three running at 3.15 GHz and two at 2.96 GHZ - and two Cortex-A520s at 2.27 GHz. We can also add the charging specs of the iQOO 12 series to the known bits - both phones will pack...

We already saw the Realme GT5 Pro (RMX3888) listed on China's state telecommunications certification authority TENAA and that listing has now been populated with some of its key specs. Realme GT5 Pro specs on TENAA GT5 Pro will bring a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 1264 x 2780px resolution, an embedded fingerprint scanner and a 32MP front-facing camera. The device will be offered in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage trims with 8GB,12GB or 16GB RAM. As for the chipset, the listing confirms an 8-core CPU with a base frequency of 3.3GHz, which falls in line with the recently...

As expected, the vivo Y200 is now official in India as a direct successor to the vivo Y100 which launched back in February. Y200 brings a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. There’s a punch-hole cutout for the 16MP front-facing camera and an in-display fingerprint scanner. vivo Y200 key specs The back houses a 64MP main cam with OIS and a 2MP depth sensor. You’ll also notice the LED flash next to the camera modules as well as the signature Smart Aura Light which features 38-level color temperature adjustment based on your ambient...

The vivo Y-series has a new member with the launch of the Y78t in China. The device brings the same basic design as the regular Y78 China model but with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip at the helm and a larger 6,000 mAh battery with 44W charging. The rest of the specs are carried over with the same 6.64-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The back brings a 50MP main cam and 2MP depth sensor while the front houses an 8MP selfie shooter housed inside a punch hole cutout.. Vivo Y78T in White, Black and Blue vivo Y78T comes in Black, Blue and White colors. The 8/128GB...

The Oppo Find N3 is official and better yet it will be the first horizontal foldable by the company to leave China. The Oppo Find N3 continues the tradition of shorter and wider book-style foldables. On the outside is a 6.31-inch 2484x1116px AMOLED panel with a dynamic 10-120 Hz refresh rate. The panel has a near-conventional 20:9 aspect ratio and brings a searing up to 2,800 nits peak brightness. Unfold the Find N3 and you get a 7.82-inch 2440x2268px display with a 1-120 Hz dynamic refresh rate and the same max brightness. The Oppo Find N3 in Black, Green, Red, and...