Qualcomm is unveiling the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC on September 23, and the main competitor for this flagship chipset in the Android world will of course be MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9500. A rumor last month claimed it would be unveiled on September 22, and today MediaTek has finally confirmed the date. It is going to be announced on September 22 at a special event in China. So the Dimensity 9500 will be presented one day before its main rival - this pretty much sums up how heated the competition in the top of the line Android smartphone SoC space has become. The Dimensity...
Qualcomm is unveiling the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC on September 23, and the main competitor for this flagship chipset in the Android world will of course be MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9500. A rumor last month claimed it would be unveiled on September 22, and today MediaTek has finally confirmed the date. It is going to be announced on September 22 at a special event in China. So the Dimensity 9500 will be presented one day before its main rival - this pretty much sums up how heated the competition in the top of the line Android smartphone SoC space has become. The Dimensity...
The vivo X300 was spotted running Geekbench earlier today, letting the Dimensity 9500 stretch its legs. The new chip will be announced on September 22, one day ahead of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. But it won’t be the only notable chip inside the X300 phones – vivo will also integrate its in-house V3+ imaging chip. This chip will allow the vivo X300 phones to record cinematic portrait video at 4K 60fps. This will be a “first for both Android and Apple phones,” says Han Boxiao. The latest iPhone 17 series does cinematic portrait video at 4K but only at 30fps – as do the outgoing vivo X200...
This is not the first time the Trump administration has claimed it has reached a deal with China to sell TikTok to US investors. However, this time, China backs the claims or at least to some extent. According to Chinese sources, the two sides have reached a "basic framework consensus," which includes licensing the very successful algorithm and other intellectual property rights. If you read between the lines, that means the two sides haven't actually talked specifics, and once again, the September 17 deadline will likely be revised, so that all parties involved will finalize all...
Apple’s new iPhone models support faster charging – the iPhone 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max can hit 50% in just 20 minutes, while the slim iPhone Air needs 30 minutes to get to the 50% mark. It shouldn’t surprise you – but it should disappoint you – that Apple did this in the most Apple way possible. According to the official specs, the 20 minute time is achieved using Apple’s new 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max. First, that’s a terrible name for a charger. Second, let’s be clear – it’s a 40W charger that can deliver 60W for a limited amount of time (over 15 minutes, according to early...
As it's supposed to launch in January, Samsung is already very busy working on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, and we've heard a lot of rumors about it recently. Today a new leak purports to bring us two shots of cases for the upcoming device. These most likely originate at the case maker itself, since such companies need to be given detailed dimensions for upcoming phones in order to have their accessories ready to launch at the same time. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra cases leak As you can see, the device comes with the now much talked about oval island design for its camera protrusion,...
Huawei is gearing up to launch its Watch GT 6 series and Watch Ultimate 2 later this week, and we’ve already seen detailed leaks regarding their design and specs. The latest addition to the specs table is updated water resistance. Huawei Watch GT 6/Watch Ultimate teasers One of the new watches will follow in the footsteps of last year’s Huawei Watch Ultimate and bring a dive-proof casing. Most smartwatches are 5ATM rated which is good for dives at up to 50 meters depth. Last year’s Huawei Watch Ultimate was the first smartwatch from the brand to be certified at 10ATM, i.e. 100...
Hold on, is Nothing building a walkie-talkie? Last week, the company posted an image of the Nothing Ear (3), which prominently featured a Talk button. However, the company didn’t provide an explanation of what that button does. A new image was posted on Nothing’s Instagram account saying “Ear (3) with Super Mic. Now they can hear you.”. Here’s the image: Ear (3) with Super Mic. Now they can hear you. Notice that her thumb is right over the Talk button. The Super Mic itself isn’t seen in this image (it’s on the right side of the case), so we have to turn to a previous post to see...
Motorola has been filling in the Moto G_6 ranks with phones like the recently announced Moto G06 and G06 Power. Another new model is on the way, the Motorola XT2533-4, which just landed on TENAA. This will likely launch under the name Moto G36. This model is equipped with a 6.72” LCD with 1,080 x 2,400px resolution. This is the same size and resolution as the Moto G56 display, though it’s not clear whether the new model will match the 120Hz IPS panel or whether it will use something less capable. Motorola Moto G36 (photos by TENAA) Interestingly, the Moto G36 will exceed...