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The resurgence of Nokia's classic Lumia design language continues. While HMD Global is expected to imitate the Lumia 920 later this year with the Skyline, a second-generation model appears to draw inspiration from the infamous Lumia 1020, complete with a massive camera housing dominating its back panel.

CheckMag OnePlus's line of affordable flagship phones is known for offering mostly high-end features at a more pocket-friendly price than its main flagship series. Unfortunately, OnePlus keeps shooting itself in the foot by employing a practically useless 2 MP sensor in its rear camera system.

Samsung is preparing for the highly anticipated Galaxy Unpacked event scheduled for July 2024, with a global teaser campaign highlighting the upcoming frontier of Galaxy AI. The billboard ads across key cities feature the iconic logo of Galaxy AI. At the Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung is expected to unveil two flagship phones along with other Galaxy products.

Xiaomi has started rolling out a significant new update for the Xiaomi 14 series. Also available on the Redmi K60 Ultra, the update features enough changes to be considered 'HyperOS 1.5' by some.

One of soccer's best-known clubs has confirmed that it will have something in common with the silicon found in millions of mobile devices worldwide. They are both branded with Qualcomm's Snapdragon logo, which will take pride of place on Manchester United Football Club's (MUFC's) official home shirts during its 2024/5 campaigns.

Samsung is still over a week away from officially unveiling the Galaxy Ring. Nonetheless, it has already updated its Samsung Health app with references to various Galaxy Ring features, including the possibility of monitoring skin temperature levels.

The Nubia RedMagic 9S Pro is set to be released in China on July 3. This new phone will feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 “leading version,” which has already been shown to be a better performer than the regular variant of the chipset. A day before the official launch, the company shared photos of the phone, offering a first look at the upcoming flagship.

Recent leaks have pointed to the imminent launch of successors to the Realme 12 Pro series, a line of Android smartphones that blend high-end looks and 120Hz AMOLED displays with mid-range internals. Now, more details on the line's alleged next-gen flagship, the 13 Pro Plus (or Pro+), have reportedly leaked out.

CheckMag As technology users, we either knowingly or unknowingly hand over our data to large tech companies on a daily basis. In an attempt to get away from the overwatch of Google, I decided to try running a de-Googled phone. This is how it went.

Cubot has presented a new rugged smartphone with a very unique design. A battery with a large capacity is available and a fairly powerful SoC is installed.

OnePlus has announced that it has a new sneak peek of its next major software upgrade for users of its current Hasselblad-branded flagship smartphones. Then again, those tempted to test Android 15 out on their device are advised not to do so without a lot of prior experience with beta versions.

Fresh leaks relating to the Galaxy Z Flip6 and Galaxy Z Fold6 have been delivered by an infallible source. Arriving in droves, the new leak highlights the pair from various angles before their official introduction early next month.

Realme made its current line of mid-range Android smartphones stand out with features such as a "Luxury Watch Design" and flagship-grade perks such as a periscope zoom lens in its flagship variant. Now, their successor may have taken an important step toward its own launch with a potentially significant upgrade.

Huawei pushed back U.S. sanctions with Kirin 9000S, eventually allowing it to bring back 5G to its latest smartphones. However, the new SoC's performance isn't something the company can boast about. This could change, as a recent rumor suggests that the new TaiShan cores will bring better performance and power efficiency to the table.

A new leak from shows off what the Google Pixel Fold would have looked like had it launched in 2022. On top of obvious design changes, there were also some remarkable differences under the hood.

Infinix has quietly put up a Note 40s product page, which was first spotted by PassionateGeekz. While the Note 40s is quite similar to other Note 40 series smartphones, it does have some new exclusive features. Launch date and pricing remain unknown for now.

Amazon is now bundling a $250 gift card with every Galaxy S24 phone for free. This is a part of a “limited-time deal,” which means the offer won’t be staying for long.

The Reno12 series of Android 14 smartphones is on the way to a new market, and its new OPPO AI features are coming with it. They are touted to feature some of the most powerful, almost magical, photo-editing features around, and also to make a user's life easier in other ways thanks to the integration of Google Gemini.

OnePlus has confirmed that its latest top-end smartphone has the extra Pixelworks "end-to-end tuning" necessary to play IRX-certified games such as Diablo: Immortal. The AI-based augmentations are touted to boost the Ace 3 Pro's powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 graphics and the Super Frame Rate features of its up-to-date Android 14-based OS.

A new leak says the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could launch with frame interpolation which essentially increases FPS by inserting frames. Furthermore, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could get it via a future update.

Nothing is still a few days away from fully unveiling the CMF Phone 1. Having previously confirmed that the mid-range smartphone will feature a 120 Hz and 2,000-nit display, Nothing has now revealed official benchmarking results that show the CMF Phone 1 outperforming many of its competitors.

Nubia is gearing up to launch a new Z-series smartphone, which will pack the "leading version" of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This is said to be the same chipset that powers the Galaxy S24 series, a little overclocked variant of the standard SoC. With it, the upcoming phone aims to offer better performance than the Z60 Ultra.

Xiaomi has started gearing itself to release the Redmi K70 Ultra, which is also known as the Redmi K70 Extreme Edition. Arriving next month before on recent leaks, the device is set to match the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G in a crucial area that typically escapes most Redmi smartphones.

Xiaomi 15 Pro is expected to be one of the first devices to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which is due to launch this October. Months before the official debut, we are seeing more leaks of the new flagship, with the most recent one hinting that the phone will not feature a variable aperture camera.

RedMagic is set to release its next gaming smartphone in a few days. Ahead of its full July 3 unveiling, the RedMagic 9S Pro has surfaced on AnTuTu with a recording-breaking score as the RedMagic 9S Pro Plus thanks to its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Version chipset, 24 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 1 TB of UFS 4.0 flash storage.

New leaks relating to the HMD Skyline indicate that the smartphone is close to being released. Arriving with Nokia Lumia looks, the inclusion of a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset puts the HMD Skyline in direct competition with the likes of the Xiaomi POCO X6, Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G and Motorola Edge 50 Fusion, which are all already available globally with the same Qualcomm chipset.

Xiaomi has only just released the Xiaomi 14 CIVI, a re-working of the existing CIVI 4 Pro. Nonetheless, the company has moved onto refreshing the CIVI 4 Pro itself with a new model that is available in a special purple finish with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.

Samsung is not yet ready to unveil the Galaxy Z Flip6 officially. While the Galaxy Z Flip6 is not due to debut until July 10, it has now been pictured in over a dozen leaked press shots that show the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra from multiple angles and in four colour options.

The Vivo X200 is projected to be first in line to debut with MediaTek's next-gen flagship chipset, the hotly-awaited Dimensity 9400, at what might be the end of 2024. Now, it is also thought to be the world's first compact smartphone with the new chipset: one with an updated design to boot.

OnePlus has now unleashed its latest top-end Android smartphone - only to be met with rumors that Redmi is nearly ready to reveal one of its own with superior official ingress protection (IP) ratings and faster charging. Then again, the Ace 3 Pro might still have an edge on the alleged K70 Ultra in some respects.

The Galaxy Z Fold6 is not official yet. Nonetheless, a pair of leakers have revealed Samsung's next Galaxy Z Fold through over a dozen official images.

Samsung is roughly two weeks away from revealing the Galaxy Z Flip6 and other new Galaxy devices. In the meantime, a reliable leaker has confirmed what the Galaxy Z Flip6 looks like in a new set of official-looking images.

The Ace 3 Pro joins the Pad Pro as one of two new devices that OnePlus has revealed today. While the Ace 3 Pro looks like the OnePlus 12 and has a matching Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, it undercuts its flagship counterpart on price even though it contains a circ 13% larger battery capacity.

A recently discovered patent has showcased what Microsoft's canceled Surface Duo 3 would've been like. Unlike the first two devices, the patent shows that it would've been a proper competitor to the Galaxy Z Fold series, coming with a folding screen instead of two screens attached. There's also an external cover display on the diagrams.

After 200-megapixel main cameras have already proven their worth in flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung wants to focus more on 200 MP telephoto cameras in the future, as the new ISOCELL HP9 is said to be perfect for this segment.

With the Voyage 3D, ZTE presents an unusual mid-range smartphone with a 3D display. Similar to the Nintendo 3DS, this screen can display content in three dimensions even without 3D glasses, and 2D content can also be displayed in 3D thanks to artificial intelligence.

The iQOO Neo9S Pro+ smartphone is slated to come out in July, following the successful launch of the Neo9S Pro last month. We now have a Weibo teaser depicting the Neo9S Pro Plus in a Buff Blue colorway with an advanced vegan leather finish making use of what vivo calls a "TOL rubbing process" for a unique pixel-like pattern.

A previous rumor claimed that the entire Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup for all regions would be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 because Samsung could not meet the acceptable yield rate for its Exynos 2500. But now, a new report is claiming that the company is testing an unnamed MediaTek chipset for its upcoming flagship phones.

Nubia's upcoming gaming smartphone, the RedMagic 9S Pro, has shown up on Geekbench. It runs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Version, which is essentially a regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a slight boost on its Cortex-X4 core.

Motorola's latest online sale for the US lists the first-gen Razr+, the OEM's highest-end foldable smartphone of yesteryear, at $350 off its original price - which makes it cheaper than the new non-flagship Razr 2024. Meanwhile, a selection of other 2023 smartphones now start at just $99 as part of Motorola's new Star Spangled event.

OnePlus' next Android smartphone now has less than 24 hours to go before its launch; nevertheless, the brand has some more tantalizing details to fit into its feeds before this event. For example, the Ace 3 Pro will have one of its OEM's most up-to-date displays, found in a chassis that will be a considerable upgrade over its forebear in terms of features such as waterproofing.

Honor has unveiled a Magic V2 successor in its first round of teasers about the device. Launching soon as the Magic V3, the device is said to 'raise the bar once again' for foldable smartphones. According to a typically reliable leaker, Honor has managed to pack various hardware upgrades inside of an even thinner and lighter housing than the current Magic V2.

Typically, Google announces new flagships in early October, save for the Pixel 5. However, the company has pivoted to scheduling its next launch event before the release of new iPhones. Google has confirmed one device that will be in attendance, although plenty more are also anticipated like a new Pixel Fold and a pair of Pixel Watch 3 smartwatches.

Motorola has released another Moto G series smartphone globally. This time, the company has replaced the Moto G84 with the Moto G85, which lines up to rival popular mid-range smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G thanks to its £299 starting price in the UK and €349 starting priced in the Eurozone.

We have revised our rating system, and the new version 8 is being used for all tested devices since the beginning of June. We show what has changed in the evaluation and what impact this has on the results.

CheckMag Society is waking up to the notion that smartphones may not be the best thing for our mental health, or our time management. Governments are looking to ban phones in schools and a part of the population is beginning to ditch smartphones in an attempt to claw back some of the time lost to doom scrolling. Here are X phone solutions that can help curb your smartphone addiction.

Honor has shown off two AI-powered features. AI Defocus Eye Protection essentially emulates a defocus contact lens to help with myopia. AI Deepfake Detection helps detect videos manipulated with AI in real time.

Samsung has officially confirmed Galaxy Unpacked will happen on July 10. It also lets you claim a $50 discount. Plus, buyers in the US can potentially win a $5,000 Samsung Store voucher by pre-registering.

Digital Chat Station, a popular Weibo tipster, has shared the first few details of the Redmi Note 14 Pro. According to the leakster, the phone will feature a 50 MP "large" primary sensor, but there won't be a telephoto camera on the back. It will also reportedly come with a 1.5K "micro-curved" display.