The Galaxy S23 series received its first internal One UI 7 beta, as evident by new listings on Samsung internal firmware servers. The new beta builds S918BXXU7DXKM, S918BOXM7DXKM, and S918BXXU7DXKM will be tested by Samsung and ironed out for bugs before they proceed to open beta status. As per the latest plans, One UI 7 should arrive in the first weeks of 2025 alongside the Galaxy S25 series. From there, Samsung will likely push the update to the S24 series, Z Fold6 and Z Flip6, followed by the S23 series. Via

The vivo S20 series is on its way, and today, we saw the phones for the first time. The design of the vivo S20 and vivo S20 Pro was revealed by Jia Jingdong, VP at vivo and GM of Brand and Product Strategy for all phones in China. The design language of the cameras is similar to the vivo S19 lineup, but here we can see the S20 Pro is going for a periscope lens for its telephoto camera. It will run on Dimensity 9300+, and both devices will have a BOE Q10 OLED screen. The phone was showcased by Qinwen Zheng, a Chinese tennis player and gold medalist from the 2024 Olympics in Paris....

The vivo S20 series is on its way, and today, we saw the phones for the first time. The design of the vivo S20 and vivo S20 Pro was revealed by Jia Jingdong, VP at vivo and GM of Brand and Product Strategy for all phones in China. The design language of the cameras is similar to the vivo S19 lineup, but here we can see the S20 Pro is going for a periscope lens for its telephoto camera. It will run on Dimensity 9300+, and both devices will have a BOE Q10 OLED screen. The phone was showcased by Qinwen Zheng, a Chinese tennis player and gold medalist from the 2024 Olympics in Paris....

Stop us if you've seen this one. Today we have the Samsung Galaxy A16 for review, the nearly identical 4G version of the Galaxy A16 5G we reviewed last month. Like the 5G model, the 4G one ships with nothing more than a SIM eject tool and a USB-C cable. The LTE-only Galaxy A16 is nearly identical to its 5G counterpart but there are some obvious visual differences. Where the 5G model had a rear panel with a prism-like effect to reflections, the 4G has a matte finish. Ours is the Gray model but it definitely has some light Blue to it. Specs-wise, you get the same 6.7-inch...

Sony today launched the second generation model of its flagship Alpha 1 camera. Sticking with the company's famously bad naming conventions, the new camera is called Alpha 1 II. The original Alpha 1 was the Swiss Army knife of mirrorless cameras and was critically acclaimed for its incredible high speed photo and 8K video capabilities. The Alpha 1 II borrows the same 50.1MP full-frame stacked CMOS sensor but combines it with a new AI processing unit. This improves the autofocusing capabilities, which can now detect a more diverse range of subjects apart from humans, including...

It wasn't a joke, Google really is changing Android's release timeframe. The first developer preview of a new version used to come out around February-March. Not anymore. The first developer preview of Android 16 is out now, way ahead of the previous schedule. Google is reiterating that Android 16 will come out in the second quarter of next year (April to June), followed by a minor new Android release in the fourth quarter (October to December), which we assume will be dubbed Android 16.1 or 16.5 or something similar. This one will "pick up feature updates, optimizations, and bug fixes"...

Back in February, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT would be getting a memory feature that would allow it to remember you and your past chats with it. Today, Google has released something very similar for Gemini. You can now ask Gemini to remember your interests and preferences, helping the chatbot to provide "even more helpful and relevant responses, tailored precisely to your needs", Google's official release notes say. You can share stuff you want it to remember either through natural conversation or on the dedicated Saved Info page, where you can always view, edit, or delete...

Oppo is launching the Reno13 and Reno13 Pro next week, on November 25. A recent rumor claimed both would be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 8300 SoC, and now that's been confirmed through Geekbench runs done by prototypes of both upcoming smartphones. The Reno13 has the model number PKM110, and the prototype running Geekbench 6.2 had 12GB of RAM and Android 15 on board (with ColorOS 15 on top, no doubt). The Reno13 Pro allegedly has the model number PKK110 and the prototype that ran Geekbench had 16GB of RAM and ran Android 15. More memory options might be offered of course. Oppo Reno...

Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra could end up being more expensive than the S24 Ultra, for a pretty simple reason. According to a new rumor out of China, the S25 Ultra's bill of materials (BoM) is "at least" $110 over that of the S24 Ultra. The source goes on to say that phone makers are primarily interested in profit margins, which means the S25 Ultra will be more expensive to cover that cost difference in many regions across the globe. However, the price in China should remain the same, owing to the cutthroat competition over there. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Of course this is just an...

Oppo unveiled the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro for the Chinese market at the end of last month, and the duo will make its global debut on November 21 at a special event in Bali, Indonesia. Ahead of that, you may have been wondering what to expect in terms of pricing, and today a new leak from a tipster over on X sheds light on that for the X8 Pro. According to this source, the Find X8 Pro with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage will cost €1,199 in Europe. Exclusive: OPPO Find X8 Pro price and renders for Europe!- 16GB+512GB: EUR 1199 pic.twitter.com/j7q8pNwA3j— Sudhanshu Ambhore...