Oppo introduced the Find X8 duo yesterday with impressive cameras and Dimensity 9400 chipsets. The event also saw the debut of the Pad 3 Pro tablet and Enco X3 TWS earphones. The tablet is actually the OnePlus Pad 2 under a new name and available in two new colors, while the Enco X3 are exactly the same as the OnePlus Buds Pro 3, with the logo on the case swapped. Oppo Pad 3 Pro is available in China, and this is the most confusing part because the OnePlus Pad 2 is also selling in the domestic market and even in the same store. It is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered tablet with a...
vivo unveiled the X200 series last week. It includes the X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro mini. The vivo X200 and X200 Pro went on sale in China last week, and now, the X200 Pro mini is also available in vivo's home country through the brand's official Chinese website. The vivo X200 Pro mini comes in four colors with three memory options - 12GB/256GB, 16GB/512GB, and 16GB/1TB, priced at CNY4,699 ($660/€610/INR55,450), CNY5,299 ($745/€690/INR62,530), and CNY5,799 ($815/€750/INR68,430), respectively. vivo X200 Pro mini As evident from its name, the vivo X200 Pro mini packs a...
OxygenOS 15 is the next major interaction in the software used by OnePlus devices. Based on the latest Android 15, OxygenOS 15 brings with it several new UI changes along with a smattering of AI features that have now become prerequisite as well as some new security and multitasking enhancements. We have been using the closed beta of the OS running on a OnePlus 12. This version will be released as an open beta later this month and should be similar to the final build arriving later this year. Let’s see what OnePlus has in store for us this year. Design One of the major points of...
Samsung's Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic are now receiving the update to One UI 6 Watch based on Wear OS 5, following a lengthy months-long beta testing period. With the stable release, today the beta program has ended. Those who participated in the One UI 6 Watch beta program will get the stable update first, in the US and Korea (which are the only markets where the beta program was available). The update comes in at 136MB and includes the October security patch level. It will spread to the Galaxy Watch5 family and the Galaxy Watch4 series soon. One UI 6 Watch made its...
Today OnePlus has officially announced the next version of its Android skin. OxygenOS 15 is based on Android 15, which Google just released to its Pixels last week. The first open beta version of OxygenOS 15 will go out to the OnePlus 12 on October 30. The stable version could start rolling out at the end of November. OxygenOS 15 is billed by OnePlus as a major upgrade, and it's one focused on speed, design, and AI. It has refined animation interactions made possible by Parallel Processing. This promises to deliver a smooth experience even during heavy usage. OxygenOS 15 on the...
Each year, Samsung launches its foldables in the Chinese market under the W-series. They are mostly identical to the Z-series, except with some design mods that make them more attractive to local buyers, a fancy retail box to account for the high price and, usually, more RAM and storage than the Z-models. The upcoming Samsung W25 will be a little more special – it will be based on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition that is currently available only in South Korea. This means larger cover and internal displays (6.5” and 8.0” vs. 6.3” and 7.6” on the regular Z Fold6), but without S Pen...
Oppo just announced its Find X8 flagship phones at a dedicated event in China, and they are shaping up to be contenders for phone of the year. Oppo is going with a redesigned look this year with the more compact Find X8 joined by the Find X8 Pro. Find X8 brings a 6.59-inch flat LTPO OLED with FHD+ resolution and a 1-120Hz refresh rate. Find X8 Pro offers a slightly larger 6.78-inch LTPO OLED with the same resolution and refresh rate and a more interesting micro-quad-curved display, which looks like a flat panel but has subtle curvatures on all four sides. Both panels are...
We expected the Xiaomi 15 series unveiling on October 23 but it seems like it's happening on October 29 at 7 PM China time. The date was confirmed on Weibo by company CEO Lu Weibing. In the meantime we get to enjoy some high-quality press renders, courtesy of Tech Blogger Kartikey Singh on X. The Xiaomi 15 Pro is 8.35mm thin and weighs 213g - 10g lighter than the 14 Pro. The display is Micro Quad Curved and covered with second-gen Xiaomi Longjing Glass. Per Xiaomi CEO Lu Weibing, the camera island has a ceramic lens Deco design. Xiaomi 15 Pro The Xiaomi 15 has a...
The Exynos 1480 was a cool mid-range chip – literally, its sustained performance was great. But it was only ever used in one phone, Samsung’s own Galaxy A55, which is a bit of a shame. Here’s what comes next – the Exynos 1580, likely to be used in the upcoming Galaxy A56. This chip is a major upgrade over its predecessor – it’s built on a new node, with ARMv9 CPU cores and double the GPU hardware. Specifically, the chip is fabbed on Samsung’s third-generation 4nm EUV FinFET process. The CPU of the Exynos 1580 moves to a three-cluster design with one prime Cortex-A720 core (2.9GHz),...
Asus recently announced it will introduce the ROG Phone 9 series on November 19 with the Snapdragon 8 Elite under the hood. The brand hasn't divulged much about the lineup, but renders of the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro have surfaced online, revealing its design. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro's display has a centered punch-hole, and around the back is a triple camera setup, with "Republic of Gamers" written below the camera island. Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro's leaked renders The smartphone has a metal build with flat frames, with the right-side frame sporting the volume rocker and power...