vivo just launched its latest Y-series phones in India with the Y31 5G and Y31 Pro 5G. The vanilla model comes in as the successor to last year’s vivo Y29 and features the same 6.68-inch IPS LCD (HD+ 120Hz) with 1000 nits brightness and an 8MP selfie cam. The chipset is now a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, which replaces the Dimensity 6300 on the Y29. vivo Y31 5G Y31 5G gets a larger 6,500 mAh battery, which still does 44W charging. The other new addition is the updated IP68/69 ingress protection which replaces the IP64 rating on the Y29. The main camera on the back is a 50MP shooter...
Huawei will unveil the Watch GT 6 series on September 19 at an event in Paris, where it may also introduce the new Watch Ultimate 2. Days ahead of the event, official looking renders and specifications of the Watch Ultimate 2 have surfaced online. The upcoming flagship smartwatch from Huawei will largely look similar to the Watch Ultimate, but pack a larger battery and other upgrades. It is said to carry the model number MCH-AL00 and will sport a 48.5mm dial. The smartwatch will also come with new sensors placed on the right side of the case that appear similar to the X-Tap...
Huawei will unveil the Watch GT 6 series on September 19 at an event in Paris, where it may also introduce the new Watch Ultimate 2. Days ahead of the event, official looking renders and specifications of the Watch Ultimate 2 have surfaced online. The upcoming flagship smartwatch from Huawei will largely look similar to the Watch Ultimate, but pack a larger battery and other upgrades. It is said to carry the model number MCH-AL00 and will sport a 48.5mm dial. The smartwatch will also come with new sensors placed on the right side of the case that appear similar to the X-Tap...
The wait is finally over. If you own a Samsung Galaxy S25 series phone, you should be on the lookout for a One UI 8 OTA update notification. It should be noted that the rollout is staged and will not happen simultaneously in every market and for every device, so some patience is still needed. Samsung also provided an official list of devices that will get the update "later this year." Samsung does not guarantee that all One UI 8 features will reach every eligible model. Also, not all features will be available to every market. The said list is as follows: Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z...
Several years ago, Samsung released the first 5G phone – more recently, the company has found another technology to focus on. This infographic details the path that Samsung took from what it calls the world’s first AI phones, the Galaxy S24 series, to today. Sure, it’s a time span of less than two years, but a lot has happened in the meantime. The Galaxy S24 series introduced things like real-time two-way translation, writing assistance (grammar, style, summarization and transcription) and it introduced Google’s Circle to Search. Initially, 13 languages were supported, but a few months...
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite was first unveiled back in August, so it’s a bit late arriving to the Indian market – but it’s finally here. The new mid-range slate can be found on Samsung.com as well as retailers such as Amazon. Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite colors First, here’s a look at the prices. Note that this Exynos 1380-powered slate is available in Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi+5G variants. Also, the base model has 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage, but you can get more of both with the 8/256GB upgrade. Of course, there’s a microSD slot on board, so you can get extra storage that way...
This will be a year with major changes for OnePlus – a few months ago, we heard that it will completely rework the design of its upcoming flagship dubbed the OnePlus 15. Now, we have our first look at the new design, courtesy of one Weibo poster. Gone is the circular camera island that had been a key component of the high-end OnePlus models. Now there’s a square with rounded off corners and painted in black – it holds three cameras, a pair and one on its own. We don’t see the flip side, but it will allegedly have a flat 6.78” 1.5K” display with a higher 165Hz refresh rate. By the way,...
Xiaomi has announced that it will skip the 16 lineup and instead unveil the 17 series to directly compete with Apple’s new iPhone 17 series. In a post on Weibo, Xiaomi president Lu Weibing revealed that the Xiaomi 17 series will be launched later this month. The lineup will include the Xiaomi 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max. The Xiaomi 17 series will be the first to use the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. Lu Weibing also noted that the base model will offer several improvements without any price increase. Notably, the Xiaomi 15 was launched in China with a starting price of CNY...
Qualcomm just confirmed the naming for its next-gen flagship chipset, and it won’t exactly follow in the footsteps of last year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. The upcoming chip will be called Snapdragon 8 Elite 5. But why skip four generations? Well, it seems Qualcomm is reverting to its original Snapdragon 8 series naming scheme, which began in 2021 with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. From then, we got the SD 8 Gen 2 in 2022, followed by the SD Gen 3 and last year’s SD 8 Elite, which would have been the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. The upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 would be the fifth chipset in the series...
The EarFun Clip is the latest pair of earbuds from the Chinese manufacturer, which has won many awards over the years for its audio products. The Clip uses an open-ear design, which should be appealing for those looking to avoid typical in-ear models. The EarFun Clip feature 10.8mm dynamic drivers with Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity and LDAC. They have a dual microphone design with AI background noise reduction and up to 10 hours of claimed battery life. All of it is in an interesting design that clips onto the back of your ears. Design True to their name, the earbuds have a...