Just a day after it leaked in a premature store listing, Samsung has officially unveiled its Galaxy A17 4G. The device is now available in Germany with a starting price of €199 for the 6/128GB trim, which is €30 less than the base Galaxy A17 5G. The specs between the two phones are nearly identical, with the only difference being the A17 4G’s Helio G99 chipset replacing the Exynos 1330 found on the 5G model. A17 4G brings a 6.7-inch AMOLED (FHD+ 90Hz), an IP54 rating and a 5,000 mAh battery with 25W charging. Galaxy A17 4G gets an IP54 rating and 6 years of software...
Google has released a new Android 16 QPR2 beta for Pixel devices, including the new Pixel 10 lineup. The latest quarterly platform update brings a bunch of new features and several bug fixes. Android 16 QPR2 beta 2 has now reached platform stability for developers and includes the September security patch. The update introduces a new developer verification requirement aimed at improving user safety. Beginning September 2026, apps in certain regions will only be allowed to be installed on certified Android devices if published by verified developers. The beta 2 update adds SMS OTP...
Nothing has officially unveiled its next flagship in-ear TWS earphones, the Ear (3). The earphones come with an improved design that uses aluminum in the case, improved sound quality, extended battery life, and a new Super Mic feature. The Nothing Ear (3) is the first in the lineup to use metal components alongside the transparent design elements. The charging case gets a new Super Mic feature that’s essentially a dual-mic system said to deliver clearer calls. According to Nothing, the Super Mic feature can cut up to 95 dB of noise and is activated with the press of a new ‘Talk’...
A new Realme phone is on the way and in terms of leaks it went from 0 to 100 in two seconds. The Realme 15x has teaser videos out, review units in people’s hands and even units in stores that people can handle – and all of that made its way on the internet, of course. Realme 15x Let’s start with the official teaser first, which someone shared on Instagram. The phone will have a large 7,000mAh battery with fast 60W charging. This is similar to, say, the Realme 15T, for example. Also, the phone will have an “IP69 Pro” rating, which is a marketing term rather than a real thing....
The Redmi 15C 4G made its debut in Poland, now the 5G variant of the phone has arrived in the country – actually, not just in Poland, we also found it in France, Spain and Hungary. Xiaomi Redmi 15C 5G The Xiaomi Redmi 15C 5G mostly changes what is necessary to go 5G. The chipset is different, of course, the Helio G81 Ultra gives way to a Dimensity 6300. Even if it’s low end, this is a much more modern chipset (6nm vs. 12nm) with newer CPU cores (2x Cortex-A76 at 2.4GHz and 6x A55 at 2.0GHz) and GPU (Mali-G57 MC2). The phone is available in two configurations, 4/128GB and...
Honor is readying a new launch event for its upcoming Honor X9d. The device is set to launch on Wednesday, September 24, in Malaysia at 3PM local time (7AM UTC), and Honor shared some images and key specs ahead of the launch. X9d features a similar design to the Honor X70 which launched in China back in July. Like the X70, the upcoming X9d also boasts an IP69K water and dust resistance and a massive 8,300mAh Silicon-carbon (Si/C) battery. Honor is also advertising improved durability with a shock-absorbing frame just like on the X70. Honor X9d teaser We also get to see the...
Samsung released the stable One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S25 series earlier this week, and while it's still in the process of expanding the One UI 8 rollout to all regions, a One UI 8.5 internal test build for the Galaxy S25 Ultra has appeared on Samsung's server, suggesting the brand is already working on the development of the next One UI 8 version for its 2025 flagship. The One UI 8.5 build for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has firmware version S938BXXU5CYIA/S938BOXM5CYIA/S938BXXU5CYIA, but it can't be downloaded since Samsung fixed a loophole that allowed people to download...
The Meta Connect 2025 event saw the introduction of three new pairs of smart glasses from the brand. We already covered the Ray-Ban Display and Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) in a separate post and will not focus on the Oakley Meta Vanguard. These feature the well-known visor design popularized by Oakley and add most of the smart features found in the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), like hands-free access to Meta AI, up to 3K video recording and open-ear speakers, which Meta claims are the “most powerful” on any of its glasses to date. All versions of the Vanguard feature Oakley Prizm lenses with...
Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses with an in-lens display and the Meta Neural Band were announced at the Meta Connect 2025 event. Alongside, the company also unveiled the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) smart glasses. The Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses feature a 600 × 600-pixel full-color display embedded in the right lens. The heads-up display supports a 90Hz refresh rate, a 20-degree field of view, and up to 5,000 nits of brightness. When showing static content like images and videos, the panel refreshes at 30Hz. For now, the display can show text messages and video calls via WhatsApp and...
The Redmi K80 launched in November of last year, and so we are definitely getting closer to its successor's arrival. In fact, today the K90 might have been certified by 3C in China, with the model number 2510DRK44C, if a tipster over on X is to be believed. If this is really the K90, then the certification reveals that it will come with support for 100W wired charging, and a 100W charger in the box. While we haven't previously heard much about the vanilla K90 model, it is rumored to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, not to be confused with the 8 Elite Gen 5. The...