MediaTek is holding a launch event in China on January 15, and is expected to unveil two new chipsets on that occasion. Rumor has it will we finally see the much-anticipated Dimensity 8500 at this event, the successor to the 8450 and 8400, both highly regarded upper-midrange chipsets. The Honor Power2, which was unveiled earlier today, uses the Dimensity 8500 so the official announcement of the chip is more of a formality at this point. The other SoC that's due to be unveiled next week is more of a mystery, with rumors in China talking about a new 9-series chip, perhaps called...

Chinese regulatory TENAA published a listing for an upcoming OnePlus phone and judging by the images, it's safe to assume that it's the Turbo 6V phone that the company teased last month alongside the vanilla Turbo 6. OnePlus Turbo 6V The TENAA listing reveals a 6.78-inch OLED panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, while the chipset is likely the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. The available RAM options will be 8GB, 12GB and 16GB, while storage variants are 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The back has a 50 MP main camera paired with a 2 MP shooter, which is either used for macro or depth sensing. The...

While Samsung already announced the world’s first 2nm chip with its Exynos 2600, which will make its debut on the Galaxy S26 series, key competitors like Apple, Qualcomm and MediaTek are also expected to bring their own 2nm chips in the coming months. The Apple A20 chip, set to power the iPhone 18 series, alongside the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Dimensity 9600, which will be at the helm of this year’s Android flagships are all expected to be fabbed on TSMC’s N2 process node, which has now entered mass production capacity. A new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News suggests that...

According to a leaked Lenovo presentation, Motorola is developing its first book-style foldable smartphone, reportedly called the Razr Fold. The device is expected to launch later this year. Prominent leaker Evan Blass shared slides from the internal presentation, which outline several upcoming Lenovo and Motorola products. One of the slides confirms the existence of the Motorola Razr Fold. While the slide mentions a launch window later this year, it does not reveal an exact date. That said, there’s a chance Motorola could unveil the Razr Fold at CES 2026. The leaked slide also...

TCL has unveiled the NxtPaper 70 Pro at CES 2026. It features a NxtPaper key that lets users switch between various screen modes with ease, and features a NxtPaper 4.0 display. The NxtPaper 70 Pro sports a 6.9-inch NxtPaper 4.0 display that has a refresh rate of 120Hz, Full-HD+ resolution, and a brightness of 900 nits. The panel offers seven eye-care technologies that include a natural light mode, zero flicker, blue light purification, anti-glare viewing, and more. Another highlight of the phone is the dedicated NxtPaper key, which lets users switch between Color Paper, Ink Paper,...

TCL has unveiled the NxtPaper 70 Pro at CES 2026. It features a NxtPaper key that lets users switch between various screen modes with ease, and features a NxtPaper 4.0 display. The NxtPaper 70 Pro sports a 6.9-inch NxtPaper 4.0 display that has a refresh rate of 120Hz, Full-HD+ resolution, and a brightness of 900 nits. The panel offers seven eye-care technologies that include a natural light mode, zero flicker, blue light purification, anti-glare viewing, and more. Another highlight of the phone is the dedicated NxtPaper key, which lets users switch between Color Paper, Ink Paper,...

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...