Last year, the Asus ROG Phone 8 took a big step towards becoming more practical for everyday use with an IP68 rating and a telephoto camera. But Asus hasn’t forgotten that this is a gaming phone, so the new model this year increases performance on all fronts. Asus ROG Phone 9 series The Asus ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM (9,600Mbps) and up to 512GB UFS 4.0 storage on the vanilla model and up to 24GB and 1TB on the Pro (there are other differences that we will get to). According to Asus, the 8 Elite has a...
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard any talk about the OnePlus flip folding phone, but Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station has shared a likely launch timeframe for the brand’s first clamshell foldable. The OnePlus V Flip (placeholder name) is now expected to launch in Q2 2025 (April-June), which would make it the second foldable in the brand’s portfolio after the OnePlus Open. Previous rumors suggested the OnePlus V Flip would be a rebranded Oppo Find N5 Flip, but the latter was reportedly canceled according to a report from earlier this year. This makes the OnePlus flip...
The Z70 Ultra cameraphone is expected to be announced in a mere two days, and nubia can barely keep their excitement about the phone's new features. We already know it will have a screen with a more detailed resolution and an even higher refresh rate, and today, we learned more about the cameras on the back. The 50 MP main camera will be the same custom-made 35 mm shooter from the Z60 Ultra but with a variable aperture, as recently revealed in a leaked video. The telephoto lens will have a new f/2.48 lens, while the ultra-wide-angle snapper will capture images with a 122-degree...
Apple is reportedly going launch an iPhone 17 Air in September 2025, and expectations are the device to replace the Plus version, which has the least impressive sales in the current portfolio. The phone was initially rumored to be called iPhone 17 Slim, and today we get to learn its thickness. According to a note by the Hong Kong-based investment bank Haitong, the iPhone 17 Air could measure around 6 mm. If that is really the case, this will be the thinnest iPhone ever, even thinner than the iPhone 6 with its 6.9 mm profile. Many unknowns are still in the air, pun intended, but we...
Apple is reportedly going launch an iPhone 17 Air in September 2025, and expectations are the device to replace the Plus version, which has the least impressive sales in the current portfolio. The phone was initially rumored to be called iPhone 17 Slim, and today we get to learn its thickness. According to a note by the Hong Kong-based investment bank Haitong, the iPhone 17 Air could measure around 6 mm. If that is really the case, this will be the thinnest iPhone ever, even thinner than the iPhone 6 with its 6.9 mm profile. Many unknowns are still in the air, pun intended, but we...
Google is apparently busy working on merging Android and Chrome OS, according to a new report today. Specifically, the company is trying to "turn Chrome OS into Android" for the sake of competing with the iPad. That doesn't make a lot of sense, but a lot of things Google does from time to time don't, so it doesn't mean it's not true. An unnamed source says Google plans to "migrate Chrome OS fully over to Android", whatever that means. Back in June Google announced that Chrome OS would start using parts of Android, but this report now claims the merger will go even deeper than...
HMD is apparently getting ready to launch a new flip phone. This will be called HMD Icon Flip 1, and its specs have been leaked today along with the images you can see in the X post embedded below. The phone will have a 2.8-inch main (inner) screen, a 1.7" outer display, a 2 MP fixed-focus camera, and a 1,500 mAh removable battery. As you may have gathered by this point, this is not a smartphone - it's a featurephone running S30+ with support for cloud apps. HMD Icon Flip 1- LCD 2.8" Main / 1.7" Outer - 2MP FF Camera- S30+ OS / Cloud Apps - 48MB + 128MB storage - Unisoc T127 SoC- 4G...
ZTE has outed a new mid-range smartphone today, the Blade V70, which is now listed on the company's international website. The Blade V70 comes with a 6.7-inch 720x1600 LCD screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, a 2 GHz octa-core CPU from an unnamed chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of expandable storage, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button, and a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 22.5W wired charging. On the rear you get a 108 MP main camera with a 1/1.67" sensor and f/1.75 aperture, while for selfies there's a 16 MP shooter. The phone is 8.2mm thin and runs ZTE's...
The name Pixel was first used by Google in the original Chromebook Pixel back in 2013. While the Chromebook Pixel line got discontinued in 2017, the name Pixel has lived on to describe Google's entire mobile portfolio. And soon, the company will launch a new laptop according to a new rumor. This will be very descriptively called Google Pixel Laptop, and its internal codename is allegedly Snowy. Google employees are reportedly comparing it to Apple's MacBook Pro, Dell's XPS line, the Microsoft Surface Laptop, and the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook, so it should be high-end as those in...
Realme is bringing back the x model in its numbered series, a new rumor today claims. There was no Realme 13x, but there will be a Realme 14x. The phone is expected to be the cheapest in the Realme 14 family. According to a new rumor, the Realme 14x will launch in early December, and will come in three RAM/storage combos: 6/128GB, 8/128GB, and 8/256GB. The phone is said to arrive in three colorways: Crystal Black, Golden Glow, and Jewel Red. Realme 12x The Realme 14x will have a 6,000 mAh battery and a square-shaped camera island (unlike the 12x pictured above). These are all the...