The Xiaomi 17 series is now official, but it wasn’t the only highlight of the event. Xiaomi also introduced the new Pad 8 and Pad 8 Pro tablets. The Xiaomi Pad 8 and Pad 8 Pro share several features, including an 11.2-inch LCD display with 3.2K resolution, 800 nits peak brightness, and a 144Hz refresh rate. The panel also supports full DC dimming, HDR10, HDR Vivid, and Dolby Vision. Both tablets also get a Matte edition, which features an AG texture coating on the display that is said to cut reflections by up to 70%. The tablets pack quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, a side-mounted...

The iQOO 15 is expected to be unveiled in China next month, with an international debut anticipated before the end of the year. The brand has already revealed the iQOO 15's design and a few other features, but today it confirmed the most important part of the phone's specs sheet - the processor. iQOO has confirmed that the iQOO 15 will be powered by the freshly announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chip. That's hardly a surprise since the previous iQOO flagships also had Qualcomm's flagship silicon at the helm. For what it's worth, the iQOO 15's Indian model will also have the...

Honor has yet to reveal an exact launch date for the Magic8 series, but the lineup is confirmed to debut sometime between October and December this year. Meanwhile, live images of the base Magic8 in the Sky Blue Glaze edition have surfaced online. The Magic8 series in the Sky Blue Glaze finish appears to have a unique pattern on the rear panel that becomes visible when light reflects off it. At the front, the Magic8 seems to have a flat display with slim bezels. The images also show the new AI button and a flat metal frame. It features a circular rear camera module that appears to...

The Xiaomi 17 arrives on the scene as the first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-equipped phone and it also brings a few more notable upgrades over its predecessor. The big one is the new 7,000mAh Si/C battery, which features up to 16% silicon content and 100W wired fast charging. The 17 also supports 50W wireless charging and up to 22.5W reverse wireless top-ups. Up front, Xiaomi is bringing a 6.3-inch M10 LTPO OLED with a 1,220 x 2,656 px resolution and a variable 1-120Hz refresh rate. The screen features up to 3,500 nits peak local brightness and Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass. Xiaomi...

The Samsung Galaxy A36 and A56 launched in India in early March – now the company is adding one new colorway for each model and is also offering new deals to make them more affordable. The Samsung Galaxy A56 is now available in Awesome Pink. This joins the existing colors: Awesome Olive, Awesome Graphite and Awesome Lightgray. The new color for the Samsung Galaxy A36 is called Awesome Lime. This is in addition to the original colors: Awesome Lavender, Awesome Black and Awesome White. The Galaxy A56 and A36 get new color options for India The Galaxy A56 now starts at ₹36,000 (was...

It’s cool how the cover display on flip foldables enables main camera selfies, right? Well, these two don’t fold but they can do the same trick – the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Pro Max have full-width secondary displays on their backs with a number of creative ideas on how to use them. Xiaomi 17 Pro The Xiaomi 17 Pro is the second small flagship that the company unveils today – this one is clearly the more capable model. And we don’t just say that because of the 2.7” secondary display on the back. It is a pretty awesome display, though, with 904 x 572px resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate and...

vivo recently confirmed that its upcoming Android 16-based OriginOS 6 will be available globally on vivo and iQOO smartphones. The new OriginOS will replace FuntouchOS, and now the company has revealed its global launch date. The Chinese brand has scheduled the OriginOS Global launch for October 15, where it’s expected to share details on the software’s international rollout and availability. Meanwhile, vivo will introduce OriginOS 6 in China on October 10. It’s still unclear whether the global version of OriginOS will be identical to the China release or feature notable...

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (SM8850-AC) flagship mobile platform at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, alongside the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips. And towards the end of the product keynote, the chipmaker introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC. While Qualcomm didn't detail the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, Alex Katouzian, General Manager for Mobile, Compute, and XR at Qualcomm, said, "We developed this chipset to give you more choices and flexibility, while still delivering flagship features." That suggests the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will sit a tier...

The Honor Magic8 series is launching next month and Honor has now officially confirmed that its Magic8 series will feature the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Honor is also set to launch the first Android tablet with Qualcomm's new flagship chip with the Magic Pad 3 Pro 13.3. We also got a more detailed look at the Magic8 Pro in its green color. It features a flat back and frame with a large circular camera island. We already knew it would feature a dedicated AI button, and we can see it on the right-hand side alongside the power and volume buttons. Honor Magic8...

Hot on the heels of the vivo V60 Lite 5G announcement comes the 4G model. This one is a smaller upgrade, though. Let’s recap – the V60 Lite 5G brought a more powerful chipset than what was inside the V50 Lite 5G, added HDR support to the screen, 4K video recording to the camera and slimmed down the design a bit. Note that the V50 Lite 4G and 5G were announced in March, so they are only half a year old. Now focusing on the vivo V60 Lite 4G, we see that its 6.77” 1080p+ 120Hz OLED display has gained 10-bit colors, but it seems to lack HDR10+ support – at least we don’t see anything in the...