The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition went on sale in late October and sold out in 10 minutes. Samsung released another batch and it sold out in 5 minutes. The company just put out the third batch and it went just as quickly – all units were bought up in just 6 minutes. This is despite Samsung producing a larger quantity of Z Fold Special phones for the third batch than the first two, reports Korean publication Newsis. However, the number of units that were in each batch is kept a secret. The Special Edition is still only available in South Korea, though the Chinese market got the...

The ROG Phone 9 series launch is around the corner and we got an interesting new detail with a Geekbench ML test run showcasing the device’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset in action. Asus ROG Phone 9/9 Pro Geekbench scorecard We’re not quite sure whether this is the ROG Phone 9 or the Pro variant but the device managed an impressive score of 1,812 points in the TensorFlow Lite CPU Interference test. This a measure of how efficiently the device manages neural network models. The listing also confirms the device was equipped with 24GB RAM and that it boots Android 15. Asus ROG...

Samsung will reportedly launch One UI 7 Beta next week. According to noted tipster Ice Universe, the update will start seeding on November 17 but will be limited to only two countries: South Korea and the United States. Image credit: @UniverseIce The new interface is being prepped for an January 2025 launch. It should be seeded alongside the Galaxy S25 flagships, which will launch with stable One UI 7 out of the box. The rest of the Samsung portfolio should follow shortly after, but we have yet to hear anything official from the Korean company. One UI 7 will bring new widgets,...

OnePlus has started rolling out the stable version of its brand new OxygenOS 15 update for the OnePlus 12R. This update comes in just a few weeks after the company made the open beta available. The update is being rolled out in all major regions, including India (CPH2585_15.0.0.200(EX01)), North America (CPH2611_15.0.0.200(EX01)), and EU/Global (CPH2609_15.0.0.200(EX01)). North American will get the update starting next week while devices in other regions are already receiving the update. OxygenOS 15 brings with it a new design with updated animations and visual effects, as well as...

Honor launched its ultra-light MagicBook 14 Art notebook globally in September. Initially released in China with Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and Ultra 7 155H chips, the company later announced a Snapdragon X Elite-powered version during the IFA in Berlin. Today the laptop with the Arm-based processor is finally going on sale. Honor called the laptop “the first AI-powered Snapdragon X Elite PC” on the market. It does have some advanced AI capabilities thanks to the Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, running generative AI LLM models over 13 billion parameters on-device. The chip's prime cores run...

Oppo announced its Find X8 and Find X8 Pro in China last month and promised that both will be available internationally at some point. We now have a date to look forward to as the brand confirmed it will hold a global launch for the Find X8 series on November 21 in Bali, Indonesia. Oppo’s big event is set to start at 1PM local time (GMT+8) and will also mark the global launch for ColorOS 15 which will debut on the new Find X8 series phones. The Find X8 and Find X8 Pro are going global on November 21. Find X8 and Find X8 Pro feature MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipsets, 50MP...

The iQOO Neo10 appeared in some rumors last week, and today, the lineup got officially confirmed. The company posted teaser, dubbing the series “performance flagships.” This means the new devices will have a top-tier flagship, RAM and storage at the likely expense of camera performance. vivo iQOO Neo10 confirmation The iQOO Neo10 Pro is likely to run on the Dimensity 9400, an upgrade over the Neo9 Pro with D9300, which was an upgrade over the Neo8 Pro with Dimensity 9200+. We expect the new phone to keep up with the current trend of bigger batteries, which will be at least 6,000...

The iQOO Neo10 appeared in some rumors last week, and today, the lineup got officially confirmed. The company posted teaser, dubbing the series “performance flagships.” This means the new devices will have a top-tier flagship, RAM and storage at the likely expense of camera performance. vivo iQOO Neo10 confirmation The iQOO Neo10 Pro is likely to run on the Dimensity 9400, an upgrade over the Neo9 Pro with D9300, which was an upgrade over the Neo8 Pro with Dimensity 9200+. We expect the new phone to keep up with the current trend of bigger batteries, which will be at least 6,000...

Huawei's focus on wearables over the past few years has clearly paid off. Its latest flagship, the Watch GT 5 Pro brings impressive upgrades over what was already a highly competitive package. This is the first international wearable to feature the new TruSense health monitoring system and HarmonyOS 5.0. After extensive testing, we're ready to share more about its performance in real life. Design and build The GT 5 Pro comes in two sizes: 46 mm and 42 mm. We reviewed the premium Titanium model, with both the body and strap made from titanium alloys. It feels solid at 53 grams...

After the dust settled on the Snapdragon 8 Elite powered flagships we see a familiar couple on top of our trending chart. The Samsung Galaxy A55 returned to a position it has occupied for a dozen weeks this year, trailed closely by its Galaxy S24 Ultra stablemate. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] Last week's leader, the Xiaomi 15 Pro, rounds up the podium in week 45. Another Xiaomi phone came in fourth - the Redmi Note 13 Pro. It's followed by the OnePlus 13, which slid down to fifth this week. Realme's GT7 Pro entered the trending chart in sixth position and the Honor X9c...