Samsung is rumored to be launching the Galaxy S26 family (most likely in January) running One UI 8.5. A few days ago we got our first look at the design changes coming in this upcoming release, and today courtesy of a teardown of a One UI 8.5 build there's additional news about a new feature that will be built in. We're talking about the ability to double tap the back of the phone to perform an action. This has been available in some other Android skins for quite a while now, and in fact you can even get it in One UI, but only using the Good Lock app, the functionality isn't built right...
The Realme Watch 5 leaked at the beginning of this month, and now it's finally official, listed on Realme's official website in all its glory. Realme Watch 5 official images The watch comes with advertised 14-day battery life from its 460 mAh battery, which of course tells you it's running proprietary software and not Google's Wear OS. The watch has a 1.97" rectangular AMOLED screen with 390x450 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, and 600-nit peak brightness, 108 sports modes, over 300 watch faces to choose from, GPS and GNSS, support for NFC payments, a heart rate monitor, blood...
Back in June, Microsoft and Asus announced the first-ever handheld Xbox consoles with the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X. The pair are now up for pre-order, and we finally get their pricing details. ROG Xbox Ally featuring the AMD Ryzen Z2 A processor, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage starts at $599/€599/£499. ROG Xbox Ally X with the more powerful Ryzen Z2 Extreme, 24GB RAM and 1TB storage starts at $999/€899/£799. Both are available for pre-order directly from Microsoft's Online Store and the Asus Shop as well as from third-party retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. Shipments start...
Back in June, Microsoft and Asus announced the first-ever handheld Xbox consoles with the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X. The pair are now up for pre-order, and we finally get their pricing details. ROG Xbox Ally featuring the AMD Ryzen Z2 A processor, 16GB RAM and 512GB storage starts at $599/€599/£499. ROG Xbox Ally X with the more powerful Ryzen Z2 Extreme, 24GB RAM and 1TB storage starts at $999/€899/£799. Both are available for pre-order directly from Microsoft's Online Store and the Asus Shop as well as from third-party retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. Shipments start...
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship SoC at the recently concluded Snapdragon Summit, held in Maui, Hawaii. Alongside that, the chipmaker also introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, developed "to give you more choices and flexibility, while still delivering flagship features." While Qualcomm didn't detail the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, it has shared key details about the chip. Like the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is also built on a 3nm process, and we are talking about a custom Oryon CPU here, with the prime core clocked at up to 3.8GHz and the performance...
Apple is currently going through “scratchgate” with its iPhone 17 Pro series but how does the regular iPhone 17 fare? Well, much better thanks to its back glass, which is etched in a soft-touch material. YouTuber JerryRigEverything exposed the iPhone 17 to his signature durability test and tried his best to scratch the device with all sorts of minerals. With no sharp anodized aluminum edges on the camera island, the iPhone 17 is much less susceptible to scratches. iPhone 17's back exposed to aluminum, titanium and copper The scratch test included close encounters with...
It's almost time for the next nubia flagship release, and the brand's Vice President teased the phone on Weibo, hyping up an impressive camera system and display. Some of the claims were then backed up by a separate leak from Digital Chat Station. nubia Z80 Ultra teaser poster Just like the previous flagships from the lineup, the Z80 Ultra is about to feature a full-screen display without a punch-hole for the selfie camera. That will once again sit behind the OLED panel, but the company's official suggests the engineers made another step forward with the tech. The display will...
It's almost time for the next nubia flagship release, and the brand's Vice President teased the phone on Weibo, hyping up an impressive camera system and display. Some of the claims were then backed up by a separate leak from Digital Chat Station. nubia Z80 Ultra teaser poster Just like the previous flagships from the lineup, the Z80 Ultra is about to feature a full-screen display without a punch-hole for the selfie camera. That will once again sit behind the OLED panel, but the company's official suggests the engineers made another step forward with the tech. The display will...
Realme has revealed new details about the upcoming GT 8 Pro. The GT 8 series will debut in China this October, with a global rollout expected to happen later in the year. The phones will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. The company has now confirmed that the GT 8 Pro will sport a QHD resolution (wrongly referred to as 2K) BOE display that uses a customized Q10+ panel and will offer 144Hz refresh rate. It is also claimed to offer improved brightness and eye protection. Realme’s Vice President, Xu Qi Chase, has also revealed the front design of the GT 8...
After rolling out the Android 16-based One UI 8 stable update for the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung has released the stable One UI 8 for the Galaxy S24 FE. The update is rolling out in Europe and Iran with firmware version S721BXXU7CYI5/S721BOXM7CYI5/S721BOJM7CYI5 and September 2025 Android security patch. It requires a download of over 3GB, so make sure you are connected to Wi-Fi before downloading it. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE gets One UI 8 stable update in Europe and Iran And if you haven't received the update on your Samsung Galaxy S24 FE yet, you...