For as long as iPhones have been around, their cameras have always utilized fixed aperture lenses while Android competitors have implemented variable aperture solutions on their flagships for a number of years. It seems Apple may finally be ready to join the variable aperture club as ET News reports that an industry supply source has confirmed the change is coming with the iPhone 18 series. Apple has allegedly selected Sunny Optical as its primary variable aperture lens supplier and is ready to implement the solution with next year’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. This is not the first...
vivo unveiled the X300 and X300 Pro in China a week ago, and ever since then you, like us, may have been wondering when they will be launching in Europe. We now have an official answer, and the good news is that there isn't really that much left to wait. The duo will make its European debut on October 30. The X300 Pro's Photographer Kit is coming too, as evidenced by the promo images on vivo's official website for Spain. Of course, the company hasn't announced pricing for Europe yet - that will come on October 30. While you wait, why not take a look at our hands-on with both the...
Samsung's One UI 8 party keeps expanding by the day, and today it's reached the Galaxy A73 from 2022. This phone was launched with a promise of four major Android updates, and it arrived running Android 12, so the update to Android 16 with One UI 8 is the last major OS update it will ever get. It's now rolling out in Asia, with the new build number being A736BXXUAGYJ1. It's a 2.5GB download and it includes the September 2025 security patches, even though they are almost two months out of date by now. Samsung Galaxy A73 One UI 8 update You can grab it by going to Settings >...
Samsung's One UI 8 party keeps expanding by the day, and today it's reached the Galaxy A73 from 2022. This phone was launched with a promise of four major Android updates, and it arrived running Android 12, so the update to Android 16 with One UI 8 is the last major OS update it will ever get. It's now rolling out in Asia, with the new build number being A736BXXUAGYJ1. It's a 2.5GB download and it includes the September 2025 security patches, even though they are almost two months out of date by now. Samsung Galaxy A73 One UI 8 update You can grab it by going to Settings >...
We’re just a day away from the Realme GT 8 series launch in China, and the brand has shared a few more details about the lineup. After recently revealing key specs of the GT 8 Pro, Realme has now turned its attention to the base model. The Realme GT 8 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, which will be paired with the R1 gaming chip. It will sport a 2K resolution flat display with a refresh rate of 144Hz, similar to the GT 8 Pro, and offer an in-display 3D ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. At the back, the phone will feature a Ricoh GR triple rear camera setup. It will get a...
iQOO has unveiled its latest flagship gaming phone, the iQOO 15, in China. It is now equipped with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and packs several upgrades over the iQOO 13. The iQOO 15 sports a 6.85-inch Samsung M14 AMOLED LTPO display that offers a 2K resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, up to 2,600 nits peak brightness, 2160Hz PWM and DC Dimming, Dolby Vision, HDR10+ support, and an underscreen ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, paired with the Q3 gaming chip, up to 16GB of LPDDR5X Ultra RAM, and up to 1TB UFS 4.1 storage. The...
The Honor 400 Pro launched back in May, and now the brand is reportedly already working on the 500 Pro. According to a new rumor out of China, this will come with a 200MP main camera using a 1/1.4" type sensor, which aligns with a previous rumor that told us Honor is all-in with 200MP main cameras. The Honor 500 Pro will also allegedly have a 64MP periscope telephoto camera using OmniVision's OV64B sensor. This will come with 3x optical zoom. Honor 400 Pro The phone's battery capacity is billed to be the largest in its class, and it will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite...
The Honor 400 Pro launched back in May, and now the brand is reportedly already working on the 500 Pro. According to a new rumor out of China, this will come with a 200MP main camera using a 1/1.4" type sensor, which aligns with a previous rumor that told us Honor is all-in with 200MP main cameras. The Honor 500 Pro will also allegedly have a 64MP periscope telephoto camera using OmniVision's OV64B sensor. This will come with 3x optical zoom. Honor 400 Pro The phone's battery capacity is billed to be the largest in its class, and it will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite...
Earlier this month, specs leaked for the upcoming Oppo Reno15 Pro Max. This would be the third model in the main Reno15 series, launching alongside the Reno15 and Reno15 Pro. Some Reno models do get launched internationally, but not all of them and not everywhere - so you may have expected these three to hopefully arrive in markets other than China as well. According to a new report, the Reno15 and Reno15 Pro will indeed be available internationally, but not the Pro Max. Oppo Reno14 Pro We can't tell you if this is true, right now it's just a rumor from a tipster over on X, and if...
Samsung is cooking – according to @Jukanlosreve, who is closely following the semiconductor industry, the Exynos 2600 will deliver massive GPU and NPU performance improvements. It will be enough to beat Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Apple’s A19 Pro by pretty solid margins, apparently. And if that is true, then the Exynos 2600 could feature on all Galaxy S26 models, not just the base S26 as initially rumored. At least that is what leakster Ice Universe is hearing from his sources. However, that doesn’t mean the Snapdragon is out – there will be regional...