Earlier this month, we came across a leaked stable One UI 8 rollout schedule for Samsung's Galaxy devices, and a couple of days ago, Samsung released the stable One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S25 series while sharing a list of devices eligible for the update. The brand initially said these devices would get the update "later this year," but a post on Samsung Korea's community then revealed which devices would receive One UI 8 stable in October and November. You can check the screenshot below for those details. One UI 8 rollout schedule for South Korea Samsung Brazil also shared the...
Xiaomi is unveiling three high-end smartphones later this month, the 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max. The company has already confirmed that it's skipping the 16 number in order to catch up to Apple's naming scheme. Today some details about the camera setup for the Xiaomi 17 Pro have been outed in China. The phone is said to have a 50 MP main shooter with f/1.67 aperture. The telephoto camera will have f/3.0 aperture and 115mm focal length, thus it will provide 5x optical zoom. Finally, the ultrawide camera is said to have 17mm focal length. Of course, the entire camera system will be...
Honor is preparing to launch a new X5 series phone, according to a recent leak. The lineup is said to include the Honor X5c Plus and X5c, both entry-level models with 4G support. While Honor hasn’t confirmed the existence of these phones, the renders, specifications, and pricing details of the Plus variant have surfaced online. The Honor X5c Plus is rumored to come with a 6.74-inch LCD display with an HD+ resolution, a waterdrop notch, and a refresh rate of 90Hz. It is said to be equipped with the MediaTek Helio G81 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The phone...
Following the Realme 15, 15 Pro, and 15T will be the Realme 15 Lite 5G, according to a new report today. This will be the lowest positioned offering in the family, and its specs have now been outed. It will allegedly come with a 6.67-inch OLED screen with 1080x2400 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 2,000-nit peak brightness. There will be an in-display fingerprint reader too. Realme 15 Pro The phone is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 7300 Energy SoC, and has a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 80W wired charging. On the rear is a 50 MP main camera using Sony's Lytia LYT-600...
vivo launched the V60 in August, and now it's allegedly readying the V60e to complement it in its roster. Today, some live hands-on images purportedly showing the upcoming V60e have been outed along with some of its specs. [#InlinePriceWidget,14021,1#] The V60e is said to arrive in India in Noble Gold and Elite Purple colorways. Obviously, the leaked images show the latter. vivo is allegedly going to advertise a durable build, IP68 and IP69 dust and water resistance ratings, and the screen will have Diamond Shield Glass on top. vivo V60e leaked images vivo will promise to...
Qualcomm is unveiling the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC on September 23, and the main competitor for this flagship chipset in the Android world will of course be MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9500. A rumor last month claimed it would be unveiled on September 22, and today MediaTek has finally confirmed the date. It is going to be announced on September 22 at a special event in China. So the Dimensity 9500 will be presented one day before its main rival - this pretty much sums up how heated the competition in the top of the line Android smartphone SoC space has become. The Dimensity...
Qualcomm is unveiling the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC on September 23, and the main competitor for this flagship chipset in the Android world will of course be MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9500. A rumor last month claimed it would be unveiled on September 22, and today MediaTek has finally confirmed the date. It is going to be announced on September 22 at a special event in China. So the Dimensity 9500 will be presented one day before its main rival - this pretty much sums up how heated the competition in the top of the line Android smartphone SoC space has become. The Dimensity...
The vivo X300 was spotted running Geekbench earlier today, letting the Dimensity 9500 stretch its legs. The new chip will be announced on September 22, one day ahead of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. But it won’t be the only notable chip inside the X300 phones – vivo will also integrate its in-house V3+ imaging chip. This chip will allow the vivo X300 phones to record cinematic portrait video at 4K 60fps. This will be a “first for both Android and Apple phones,” says Han Boxiao. The latest iPhone 17 series does cinematic portrait video at 4K but only at 30fps – as do the outgoing vivo X200...
This is not the first time the Trump administration has claimed it has reached a deal with China to sell TikTok to US investors. However, this time, China backs the claims or at least to some extent. According to Chinese sources, the two sides have reached a "basic framework consensus," which includes licensing the very successful algorithm and other intellectual property rights. If you read between the lines, that means the two sides haven't actually talked specifics, and once again, the September 17 deadline will likely be revised, so that all parties involved will finalize all...
Apple’s new iPhone models support faster charging – the iPhone 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max can hit 50% in just 20 minutes, while the slim iPhone Air needs 30 minutes to get to the 50% mark. It shouldn’t surprise you – but it should disappoint you – that Apple did this in the most Apple way possible. According to the official specs, the 20 minute time is achieved using Apple’s new 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max. First, that’s a terrible name for a charger. Second, let’s be clear – it’s a 40W charger that can deliver 60W for a limited amount of time (over 15 minutes, according to early...