The vivo X200 series unveiled last month, and currently China-exclusive, will begin its global rollout soon. This revelation comes from vivo's Malaysian branch, which teased the X200 series on its official Facebook page. The vivo X200 lineup includes three phones - X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro mini. The image shared by vivo consists of the X200 Pro and what looks like the X200 Pro mini since the green color is exclusive to the mini version in China. However, we haven't heard about the Pro mini launch outside China, suggesting two possibilities: 1) the X200 is getting a green option...

Samsung Health Monitor is an app that enables ECG readings and some other advanced health tracking features for Galaxy Watch users with a Samsung smartphone. However the company is now slightly tweaking it and it will be limited to users on Android 12 or newer versions of the platform. The app support for older devices will stop on December 23, and after that, only limited services will be accessible. Samsung Health Monitor screenshots The notice appears on the screen once the app is updated through the Galaxy Store. It says the next version of Samsung Health Monitor (1.4.1)...

Samsung Health Monitor is an app that enables ECG readings and some other advanced health tracking features for Galaxy Watch users with a Samsung smartphone. However the company is now slightly tweaking it and it will be limited to users on Android 12 or newer versions of the platform. The app support for older devices will stop on December 23, and after that, only limited services will be accessible. Samsung Health Monitor screenshots The notice appears on the screen once the app is updated through the Galaxy Store. It says the next version of Samsung Health Monitor (1.4.1)...

We already knew the iQOO 13 would launch in India sometime next month but we now have an official date to look forward to – December 3. The brand’s official X profile confirmed the news, revealing that the iQOO 13 will be available exclusively from the official iQOO online store and Amazon India. Witness style and performance redefined with the #iQOO13, crafted in partnership with @BMWMotorsport. A launch that’s set to change the smartphone game forever! Mark your calendars for December 3— launching exclusively at @amazonIN and https://t.co/bXttwlYQef. 📆Know More -…...

The Oppo Find X8 series officially launched in China in late October and while we are waiting for the global rollout, we wanted to share some samples from the impressive camera systems of the two phones. We already took the Find X8 camera for a tour and now it's time to focus on the Find X8 Pro. It has one extra camera on its back compared to the vanilla X8 - 50MP 6x periscope telephoto camera. Find X8 Pro main camera samples The 2x crop zoom photos from the main camera fill in the gap to the next available opical zoom lens. Find X8 Pro 2x crop zoom...

Samsung released the November 2024 Android security patch for the carrier-locked Galaxy S23 trio in the US a few days ago, which is now rolling out to the unlocked models as well. The software updates that bring the November 2024 security patch to the Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra have firmware versions S911U1UES5CXI8, S916U1UES5CXI8, and S918U1UES5CXI8, respectively. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra These updates are rolling out in the US, and if you haven't received them on your unlocked Galaxy S23/S23+/S23 Ultra, you can check for them manually by heading to the...

Redmi's General Manager Wang Teng has teased the upcoming K80 series today, showing that the K80 Pro beats two unnamed competitors in China's favorite benchmark. The Redmi phone scored 3,016,450 points in AnTuTu, while the other two managed 2,832,981 and 2,738,065, so all of them had very strong performance but the winner is clear. According to previous rumors, the Redmi K80 Pro will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and the vanilla K80 will go with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 instead. The Redmi exec also hinted that the K80 Pro will be cheaper than the OnePlus 13, which starts...

According to Counterpoint's market research, the vanilla iPhone 15 was the best-selling smartphone in the world in Q3 this year. The handset is followed by its siblings, the iPhone 15 Pro Max and 15 Pro. However, Samsung took more spots in the top 10, many of which are occupied by the company's budget Galaxy A series. The Galaxy S24 placed tenth, outperformed by Xiaomi's Redmi 13C. In total these 10 smartphones accounted for an impressive 19% of the total sales in the Septemnber quarter. There's a noticeable shift in consumer demand as users are now looking for higher-end phones,...

The Oppo Find X8 series launched in China last week and will go global later this month. We will be reviewing both current models – the X8 and X8 Pro – and we can start with a peek at what the Hasselblad cameras can do. Just a peek, though, we will leave image quality discussions for the review. Here we will share photos from the vanilla Oppo Find X8, which has three 50MP modules on its back. The main camera has a 24mm lens with an f/1.8 aperture and OIS. The sensor can do native 2x zoom, which we will also be testing out. Here are some photos from the main...

The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, rumored to launch as the Galaxy S25 Slim next year, could borrow a camera from the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The word comes from reliable tipster Ice Universe, who said, "The Galaxy S25 Slim is equipped with an 'Ultra' camera." ICS didn't get into the specifics, but the tipster's tweet can be interpreted as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim featuring the S25 Ultra's primary camera, with the rest of the snappers in the camera system being different. Exclusive: The Galaxy S25 Slim is equipped with an “Ultra” camera.— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) November 7, 2024 Rumors...