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Mark Gurman, a reliable analyst, has revealed that early testers who have been fortunate enough to play around with Apple's first foldable, likely called the iPhone Ultra, have nothing but good things to say about their experience - unless someone wants to shoot using a telephoto lens.

While users are limited to just five color presets in settings, a new Pixel 11 Pro teardown reveals what is actually under the hood. Disassembly confirms the HiLight module features a dedicated ring of eight physical RGB LEDs surrounding the camera flash.

Leaker Ice Universe has shared a new render suggesting the Galaxy S27, S27+, and S27 Pro will stick with the vertical camera layout seen on the current S26 series, leaving the Ultra as the only model to potentially receive an overhaul.

Contrary to previous years, there will be at least three, most likely even four flagship Zeiss camera phones this year: In addition to the Vivo X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max, there will also be the regular Vivo X500 and X500e. New images and information from a leaker highlight some of the differences in specs and design.

The next-gen Xiaomi Xring SoC has been officially announced, and the company is set to offer some initial details about the chipset on a live stream scheduled for August 23, 2026. Its name hasn’t been confirmed yet.

(Update: Smaller model is actually the Galaxy S27 Pro) After a well known leaker revealed what appears to be the final camera plateau design of Samsung’s next flagship camera phone a few hours ago, additional CAD models have now surfaced, suggesting two different sizes for the Galaxy S27 Ultra.

The Xiaomi P25 has been leaked. It's a high-capacity power bank with the reported capacity being 27,000mAh. The leaker also shares that the multi-port fast charging support is at 250W, while single-port power output maxes out at 140W. There's reportedly a built-in retractable cable as well.

Initial support will arrive on standard flagships before expanding to Razr foldables, backed by 7 years of full updates and direct porting help from Motorola. Powered by flagship Snapdragon chips, the new Graphene-powered phones will offer improved hardware isolation, mature MTE, and faster performance than Tensor-powered Pixels.

(Update: CAD model also shows other Galaxy S27 variant) Using a sketch and a cryptic message, one of the most well-known leakers appears to have revealed the final design of the Galaxy S27 Ultra Triple-Cam months ahead of the launch. According to the leak, the horizontal bar design reminiscent of a Google Pixel, that has been shown repeatedly lately is out. The potential new design, while looking a lot like recent iPhones, could still offer advantages in everyday use.

A fresh Geekbench AI listing for Samsung's S5E9975 (Exynos 2700) shows the same 1+4+1+4 CPU cluster spotted in April, now clocked dramatically higher.

The Honor Turbo is the company’s new mid-range smartphone and is now listed on its official website. It features a Snapdragon chipset, 5G connectivity, and a large battery.

Fall is approaching fast, and with it, the second Xperia phone of the year. Sony has already announced a launch event for next week and just a few days before that, we’re now getting our first look at the Sony Xperia 10 VIII in an official looking promo image. Seems like Sony fans are not getting any major changes with this years Xperia midranger.

Google can't be bothered with hardware and hasn’t learned anything about proper foldable design in four years. This harsh conclusion of durability tester and teardown expert Zack Nelson is scathing. Unlike Samsung’s significantly thinner Galaxy Z Fold 8 foldables, even the comparatively thick Pixel 11 Pro Fold cannot withstand the bend test—for one simple reason.

Following earlier price hikes in April in the US, YouTube Premium is set to get more expensive across multiple European nations and additionally Singapore, requiring subscribers to agree to the new rates by October 10 to avoid service interruptions.

A new leak suggests Qualcomm is borrowing the "Extreme" branding from its laptop chips for its next flagship mobile platform, ditching the "Pro" name that had circulated for months.

A prototype identified as the Poco F9 Ultra has reportedly appeared on Geekbench 7, scoring 2,980 in single-core and 10,030 in multi-core testing. The listing shows a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset paired with 16GB of RAM and Android 16.

Xiaomi has launched the new Poco M8x smartphone in the Indian market. The new 5G-enabled smartphone features a Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chipset and a large 7,900 mAh battery with 45 W wired charging support. Interestingly, the device also supports 22.5 W reverse-wired charging.

Just how fast are the most powerful smartphones, really? Geekbench 7 aims to provide an answer with new tests and more realistic workloads. We take a look at the current performance elite and put the results into perspective.

Leaked street photos allegedly showing Jay Chou with an unreleased vivo phone in Melbourne match design cues rumored for the X500 Pro Max, which is expected to launch in September.

The Google Pixel 11 Pro is powered by the 3nm Tensor G6 chipset. The flagship phone has now been put through consecutive benchmark tests, overall showing off mediocre CPU by 2026 standards but, more importantly, significant GPU thermal throttling.

Samsung ships a security patch every month. It does not renew the preinstalled browser, which gets its updates through the Play Store and the Galaxy Store instead. And which Chromium base it builds on there is something Samsung has not published for Android in more than two years. What researchers found on a Galaxy S25, and how to check which build is running on your phone.

ThreatFabric has documented Manic, a new Android threat that watches 169 apps, among them banking, eID and authenticator apps across Europe. Manic lifts the PIN straight off the app's real keypad, so no fake banking screen ever shows up. And when the phone is offline, it pushes the data out through a second infected phone nearby.

HMD’s Nokia 125 4G 2nd Edition is reportedly on the way, according to recent leaks. Plus, the feature phone might come as a rebranded model of the recently launched Nokia 210 4G AI. The upcoming phone is said to feature a 2.4-inch LCD screen, 64 MB of RAM, 128 MB of storage, and the S30+ operating system.

Huawei starts taking reservations for the Pura X View, a candy-bar take on the wide foldable design with a 96.1% screen-to-body ratio and a 7,000 mAh battery.

Samsung will unveil its next generation of premium tablets soon. The Galaxy Tab S12 and Tab S12 Ultra are reported to feature MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chipset, and a new leak has now revealed how they will be priced in the US market. Unfortunately, they look set to cost more than the Tab S11 series.

A new mid-range Sony Xperia smartphone has revealed itself in an early benchmark leak. At the same time, Sony has finally confirmed when it will launch the Xperia 10 VIII, too.

After more than a year, Samsung could finally unveil a brand-new Galaxy XCover smartphone, along with the successor to one of the manufacturer’s most popular mid-range smartphones, the Galaxy A57. Clues in a database now point to this possibility.

Google has quietly shipped custom vibration patterns on the Pixel 11 series, letting owners pick separate haptic patterns for ringtones and notifications and assign a specific pattern to individual contacts. Options include Heartbeat, Gears, Rattlesnake and Pulse

Xring O1 launched in May last year as Xiaomi's first truly premium chipset. A successor, widely expected to be branded as Xring O3, is slated for imminent release, and more information on it has now been revealed.

The initial rollout will be reserved for high-end Snapdragon devices, with support for lower-tier hardware delayed until security and update standards are met.

Samsung has now officially announced that its next smartphone unveiling event is set to be held on the 27th of August. Given the onslaught of leaks and rumors, the product in question is more than likely to be the new Galaxy S26 FE.

Two desoldered chips marked "SM8975-100-BC", tentatively named Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, appeared briefly on Xianyu, offering an early look at Qualcomm's next flagship chip and its new heat-spreader design. The listing was taken down shortly after going live.

HMD is revealed to be planning to launch its first set of power banks. The new battery packs will have a premium design and one model will have support for Qi2 magnetic wireless charging.

Google has unveiled a first look and its roadmap regarding the future of Android sideloading and how the new system, termed “advanced flow”, works. It has also clarified that it aims to question the developer's authenticity, not the app or its source.

Qualcomm appears to have offered its strongest hint yet that this year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite generation will feature more than one flagship chipset. A new Snapdragon Summit teaser briefly shows two Snapdragon 8 Elite-branded chips side by side, potentially corroborating previous leaks surrounding Standard and Pro variants.

In just a few days, Realme will launch a brand-new mid-range smartphone, which can already be previewed on a teaser website. The device is being marketed as the "Performance King," but is also expected to impress with an especially large battery and an extremely bright display.

The first smartphone flagships debuting Qualcomms's new 2nm Snapdragon chipsets have now appeared in a certification listing. Meanwhile, it is becoming increasingly clear that we won’t be seeing the base Xiaomi 18 model at the the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max launch event in China.

After leaks had already revealed the technical specifications and price of the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, numerous promotional images have now also been leaked, showing the design and new features of the premium mid-range smartphone in detail.

The Motorola Edge 70 Max, which was recently launched, is the first Motorola smartphone to support MagSafe and Qi2 magnetic chargers. However, this may have been just the beginning of Motorola’s magnetic push, as a leak has now revealed the Moto Snap charger.

Germany has no legal waiting period before a disconnected mobile number is handed to someone new. Deutsche Telekom itself describes cases where numbers are released after 30 days. Whoever gets that number also receives the one-time codes for the previous owner's accounts. The US regulates this. What you should clear out today.

The Motorola Razr+ 2026 features a large 4-inch external display that allows you to use numerous apps without even opening the phone. Our review shows how well-suited the screen is for everyday use and where its form factor, keyboard, and cameras present limitations.

Xiaomi has quietly introduced the Redmi M100 in China, marking the debut of its new Redmi M series. It features a 5G-capable chipset, a large 7,900mAh battery, and a starting price of CNY 1,799 (~$267).

iQoo has introduced the iQoo Z11S for the Chinese market. It is the company's first phone to pack a 10,000mAh battery. The mid-range phone comes with a MediaTek Dimensity chipset and a 50MP rear camera.

A developer has managed to boot Fedora 44 on the Fairphone 6, bringing a desktop-oriented Linux distribution to a smartphone already available with Android-based /e/OS. The latest demonstration confirms all three cameras are fully operational.

A rugged smartphone with a flagship processor, night vision and thermal imaging cameras, a built-in 220-lumen DLP projector, and a massive 17,600 mAh battery – the 8849 Tank 5 Pro is designed to be extremely versatile. The specs are impressive, but the price is correspondingly high.

iQoo has unveiled the Neo 11 Ultra, a new flagship gaming smartphone with the MediaTek Dimensity 9500M processor. The smartphone features a matte metal frame, a 50 MP main camera, a 144 Hz screen, and a large 9,100 mAh silicon-carbon battery with 100 W wired charging.

The Fairphone 6 Plus has finally launched, and while it keeps several features from its predecessor, it upgrades two major areas for a better performance. It is also the first Fairphone model that will be officially sold in the US.

According to Nikkei Asia, Google has told suppliers that it plans to move all production of Pixel smartphones, watches, and earbuds out of China by 2027, shifting manufacturing to Vietnam and India amid ongoing US-China trade tensions.

Oppo has never been shy about turning its Find X flagships into display specification showcases, and the rumor mill suggests the Find X10 series won't break that habit. From first dynamic refresh rate to per-unit color calibration, Oppo's panels will keep building on their performance history, it seems.