Xiaomi's 17 Ultra has already been rumored to arrive much earlier than its predecessor, which got official in late February. Now, a new rumor from one of Weibo's most prolific leakers claims to shed a light on exactly when we should expect it to arrive. Xiaomi will apparently start taking blind reservations for the device on December 15, and that will go on up until December 25. Thus, the phone's announcement is allegedly going to happen on December 26. Xiaomi 15 Ultra The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is said to cost exactly as much as its predecessor in China. Obviously, we don't yet know if...

Honor's Magic8 series has just grown with the official unveiling of the Magic8 Lite today, which we already unboxed back in November. As the name implies, this will be the cheapest member of the family, and it arrives as the successor to the Magic7 Lite, which got launched in January. The Honor Magic8 Lite is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM. You can get it with 256GB and 512GB of storage. It boasts a 6.79-inch 1200x2640 OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 3,840Hz PWM dimming, and 6,000-nit peak brightness, a 108MP main camera, a 5MP ultrawide, a...

Samsung started updating its smartwatches to One UI 8 Watch based on Wear OS 6 back in July, and it's been a rather slow trickle ever since. Today, the latest wearable to be graced with the update is the Galaxy Watch FE, launched in 2024 as a lower-cost model, essentially a re-released Galaxy Watch4 under a different name. [#InlinePriceWidget,13112,1#] Its One UI 8 Watch update is now rolling out in Korea, with firmware version R861XXU1CYK6. It includes the October 2025 security patch level, which is ancient at this point in December, but that's unfortunately how things are in the Wear...

While the Redmi Note 15 series is set to make its global debut soon, we already have a good idea of what to expect thanks to several leaks from last week. We now have additional listings for the Redmi Note 15 Pro 4G, Note 15 and Note 15 Pro, which appeared across several European retailers and carriers. The interesting bit is that you can actually purchase the devices even though they are not officially announced. Redmi Note 15 Pro 4G is listed for €289 in Italy. That gets you the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage trim model, which is similar to what we saw from another Italian store listing. The...

Samsung has officially kicked off its One UI 8.5 beta program, and it brings several new features that enhance productivity, privacy and performance. Photo Assist now allows for unlimited image generation while also supporting continuous edits and edit history. Photo Assist in One UI 8.5 Quick Share gets face recognition and can suggest sharing photos with people who are in them. Samsung is also updating its cross-device sharing with the updated Audio Broadcast and Storage Share. Audio Broadcast allows users to share audio with nearby Bluetooth LE Audio devices using Auracast....

Realme is apparently getting ready to launch a whole new Narzo series in India. It's still unclear how many Narzo 90 devices there will be, but for reference note that there were four members in the Narzo 80 family. Unlike what happened there, this time we are apparently also getting a 'vanilla' model, the Narzo 90. According to a new report, this one has the RMX5111 model number and will be offered in Carbon Black and Victory Gold with 6/8/12GB of RAM. You can see the latter colorway in the leaked image below. The entry-level version will pair 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage,...

After several teasers, vivo has finally revealed the launch date for the S50 series. The upcoming vivo phones are also available for pre-order in China. The vivo S50 and S50 Pro mini will debut in China on December 15. vivo has released new images and teaser videos on Weibo to showcase the phones. vivo has also confirmed the color options of both phones via its official online store. The vivo S50 will be available in Confession White, Inspirational Purple, Space Black, and Serene Blue colors. Meanwhile, the vivo S50 Pro mini will be sold in Confession White, Inspirational Purple,...

After climbing to the top of our trending chart last week, the Poco F8 Ultra managed to retain it by the slimmest of margins. The newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold mounted a very strong challenge that came just short and had to settle for second place. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14301, 1#] In third we have the Galaxy A56, followed by the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, which has been steadily growing in popularity over the holiday shopping season. The Galaxy S25 Ultra lost a couple of places and ended up fifth, followed by the November champion OnePlus 15. Samsung Galaxy A17 took the...