Xiaomi unveiled HyperOS 2 in China yesterday, and along with the new software came a list of devices that will be receiving it as an update and a rough timeline of when it will hit each model. Today a purported list of the first international devices to get HyperOS 2 has been leaked. Rather confusingly, the list says all these phones will get the new skin "by Q1 2025" - that may mean "before Q1 2025", in which case it's better phrased as "by the end of 2024", or it could also actually (perhaps more likely) mean by the end of Q1, which is March 31. In that case, there's definitely a...
The OnePlus 13 is getting official in a few hours, and ahead of that a last-minute rumor claims to give us the pricing for all versions. If these prices pan out, then the OnePlus 13 will be CNY 500 ($70) more expensive than its predecessor when it launched last year. The entry-level version will have 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, priced at CNY 4,799 ($675), followed by the 12/512GB variant at CNY 5,299 ($745), the 16/512GB iteration at CNY 5,799 ($815), and the top level 24GB/1TB option should go for CNY 6,299 ($885). Obviously do keep in mind that these are prices for the...
According to a new rumor, Google will only launch a new Pixel tablet every two years. The Pixel Tablet 2 is thus coming in 2025, and the Pixel Tablet 3 in 2027. Also in 2027, the company will launch the affordable Pixel 11a. These two devices will theoretically use the same Tensor chip as the flagship Pixel line, but in practice things won't quite be identical. Google is allegedly going to fuse off defective parts of the TPU to save chips that normally would have to be discarded. These chips will then be used in the Pixel 11a and Pixel Tablet 3. Google Pixel 8a Thus, they could...
Google might launch the Pixel 9a in March 2025, but a full specs sheet of the smartphone already appeared online. Multiple sources told Android Headlines that the new phone will have a big 6.3" display, which is the same screen from the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro flagships. Google is expected to equip the Pixel 9a with its latest Tensor G4 chipset, coupling it with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB or 256 GB storage. The leak also confirmed once again the 5,000 mAh battery, which will support up to 18W wired and 7.5W wireless charging. The new phone is expected to have the 48 MP Sony IMX787 sensor...
Realme is expected to launch the GT7 Pro with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and the device landed with us ahead of its official announcement next week. We just received the phone and can't wait to start testing it, so here are our quick impressions of the new phone. We received the orange color option of the GT7 Pro, which looks pretty impressively. The camera island houses three shooters and is pretty massive. Design-wise, Realme is clearly steering away from the two-circle solution on a vertical design element we've seen so much in the GT 6 devices and goes back to the GT3 with...
Today Apple has officially announced the new MacBook Pro, and it's powered by a choice of M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. The M4 Pro and M4 Max are new, and have also been unveiled today "to form the most advanced family of chips ever built for a personal computer", Apple proudly boasts. The M4 Pro has an up to 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores and four efficiency cores. Apple says it's 1.9x faster than the CPU of the M1 Pro, and 2.1x faster than Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V. The GPU has up to 20 cores which enable graphics performance twice as good as that of the M4, and up to 2.4x...
Day three of Apple’s “week of Mac” brought the most anticipated new additions – the M4 MacBook Pros. They come in the same 14-inch and 16-inch sizes and arrive with three chipset options – the M4, M4 Pro, which made its debut with the new Mac mini, and an all-new M4 Max for the users that push their workflow to the absolute brink. Apple’s new MacBook Pros feature the same Liquid Retina XDR display with 3,024 x 1,964 px resolution on the 14-inch model and 3,456 x 2,234 px on the 16-incher. Both are 120Hz ProMotion panels with True Tone and cover the P3 color gamut. Apple is adding...
Nothing has a special relationship with its community, wanting to get fans involved at a much deeper level than the typical corporations that make modern smartphones. Six months ago, it went as far as inviting the community to design a special edition of the Nothing Phone (2a) (the final design ended up being based on the Plus version instead). The process went through four stages and the winners of each stage got to work with the Nothing team to bring their concepts and ideas to life. Here is what they created – a glow-in-the-dark Nothing Phone (2a) Plus. Stage 1, hardware design,...
The first crop of Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphones are here and the iQOO 13 looks to take things up a notch with a class-leading display, upgraded cameras and a massive 6,150 mAh battery. iQOO 13 is one of the first phones to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite The display on the iQOO 13 is slightly larger than its predecessor at 6.82-inches and it uses the latest Q10 light emitting material which helps it achieve 1,800 nits peak brightness. The BOE-made LTPO 2.0 AMOLED panel features a 1,440 x 3,200px resolution and a 1-144Hz variable refresh rate. It also gets the...
Two flagship launches in one year – why not, given the pace of technological improvement. Honor unveiled the Magic6 series this January and today it brings the sequel with a new chipset, even bigger batteries, faster charging, tougher bodies and more. Both the Honor Magic7 and Magic7 Pro are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite and they leverage its NPU compute power for a variety of AI tasks that range from a digital assistant to improvements to camera processing. Both Magic7 phones are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite The big upgrade on the Honor Magic7 Pro is the 200MP telephoto...