The V70 Elite is vivo’s top-tier midrange offering and it’s shaping up to be one of the biggest upgrades in the V-series. Armed with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip paired with up to 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB UFS 4.1 storage, the V70 Elite is offering flagship-level performance. V70 Elite gets a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset alongside LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage The V70 Elite is built around a 6.59-inch AMOLED with FHD+ and an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at up to 5,000 nits peak local brightness and gets a 32MP selfie camera and an integrated ultrasonic...

Vivo’s V60 series has its newest member with the V60 Lite. Curiously, this is not the first time we’re seeing this phone as it originally launched in September of last year. The new version (V2549), which is listed in Panama, comes with one key change - it’s the first device to launch with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 chip, replacing the Snapdragon 685. vivo V60 Lite The rest of the specs are carried over from the V60 Lite with a 6.77-inch AMOLED (FHD+ 120Hz), 32MP selfie cam and an optical under-display fingerprint scanner. The back houses the same 50MP main cam and 8MP...

The latest addition to Oppo's Reno15 series is here with the Reno15 FS, which touched down across several EU markets. The device is nearly identical to the Reno15 F, however, the FS model comes with a slightly smaller 6,500mAh battery and a single 8GB RAM and 512GB storage trim. Oppo Reno15 FS Reno15 FS brings the CPH280 model number and features a 6.57-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel features a 50MP selfie camera as well as an optical fingerprint scanner. The back gets a 50MP main shooter, an 8MP ultrawide and a 2MP macro...

Last week, we saw some renders for the nubia Fold – the brand’s first book-style foldable alongside the nubia Flip3 clamshell. Japanese telecom Y!mobile has now listed the nubia Fold on its website, complete with its key specs and pricing. nubia Fold The nubia Fold features an 8-inch main display with 2,480 x 2,200px resolution and a 6.5-inch cover screen with 2,748 x 1,172px resolution. Both panels offer 120Hz refresh rates, and the main panel supports split view modes for certain apps. nubia Fold dimensions and main screen modes The device measures 144 x 160 x...

Last week, we saw some renders for the nubia Fold – the brand’s first book-style foldable alongside the nubia Flip3 clamshell. Japanese telecom Y!mobile has now listed the nubia Fold on its website, complete with its key specs and pricing. nubia Fold The nubia Fold features an 8-inch main display with 2,480 x 2,200px resolution and a 6.5-inch cover screen with 2,748 x 1,172px resolution. Both panels offer 120Hz refresh rates, and the main panel supports split view modes for certain apps. nubia Fold dimensions and main screen modes The device measures 144 x 160 x...

Let's kick off a busy week's recap with the Poco F8 Pro and F8 Ultra announcement. Both have Bose-tuned speaker systems, the Ultra adding a dedicated subwoofer on the back. The F8 Pro has a 6,210mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Elite (last year's top SoC), and a triple camera with a 60mm f/2.2 telephoto. The F8 Ultra has the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 6,500mAh battery, and a 115mm f/3.0 telephoto with close-focusing. Both phones are already on sale. The Poco F8 Pro ships in Black, Blue, and Titanium Silver colors, and starts from €469/$529. The Poco F8 Ultra comes in Black, White, Denim...

Here comes the Realme GT8, riding on the coattails of the GT8 Pro. The pair made their official debut in China today, and while the vanilla is similar in looks and on paper, there are some subtle differences. For starters, the camera island isn't customizable, so you'd better pick the one you like up front. The GT8 ships in white, green, and blue, just like the Pro. The green has a micro-texture finish, while the other two are matte. The Realme GT8 packs 2024's Snapdragon 8 Elite instead of the Elite Gen 5 inside the GT8 Pro. Another difference is in the 7,000mAh battery, which takes...

Honor unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered MagicPad 3 13.3 in July, and next week, on October 15, it will introduce the Pro model. The Honor MagicPad 3 Pro 13.3 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, making it the first tablet to have Qualcomm's flagship silicon at the helm. With that chip under the hood, the Honor MagicPad 3 Pro 13.3 achieved a score of over 4.2 million points in multiple AnTuTu v11 benchmark tests. The highest score was 4,302,345. Last month, the upcoming Honor Magic8 also achieved a score of over 4 million points in AnTuTu v11. Honor MagicPad...

We had quite the busy week in tech! Summer is truly over, bring on the tech announcements! MediaTek and Qualcomm both unveiled their next-gen mobile chipsets this week - the Dimensity 9500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The Snapdragon brings a 20% improvement in CPU performance with a 35% improvement in efficiency. On the GPU side, expect 23% improved performance, 20% better power efficiency, and 25% improved Ray Tracing. The chipset has a 37% faster Hexagon NPU and upgraded Qualcomm Sensing Hub, which together unlock agentic AI assistants for personalized experiences. We're already...

Last month, Honor announced its X7d 4G as the affordable entry in the X series, and today we’re getting its 5G counterpart. The Honor X7d brings an upgraded Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 chipset with 5G connectivity alongside some minor changes compared to the 4G model. Honor X7d 5G The back now houses a 50MP main cam with an f/1.8 aperture instead of the 108MP shooter on the X7d 4G. You also get a lower resolution 5MP selfie shooter instead of the 8MP module on the 4G phone. The rest of the specs are similar between the two, featuring a 6.77-inch TFT LCD (HD+ 120Hz) and a 6,500 mAh...