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Motorola India has confirmed that it will unleash the Moto G05 on the market in January 2025. The smartphone is already being hyped as the one to bring Android 15 to its price-bracket, not to mention its brightest display and most advanced 50MP rear camera. The G05 is finished in vegan leather in a choice of 2 Pantone-curated colors.

The Realme 14 Pro+ is set to launch this month. The key specifications of the phone are leaked, suggesting a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor, a triple rear camera setup, and a large battery.

Honor has introduced its latest mid-range smartphone, the Magic7 Lite. It has an AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, a 108 MP primary camera, and a large 6,600 mAh silicon-carbon battery. The device also comes loaded with features like Magic Capsule, Magic Portal, and Parallel Space.

Xiaomi has now launched the Redmi Turbo 4 for the Chinese market. The performance-focused device arrives as the first smartphone with a MediaTek Dimensity 8400 and is slated to be rebadged as the Poco X7 Pro outside China.

The Poco X7 series is going official on January 9, and it will bring two mid-range phones to the global market. Xiaomi has now confirmed that the Pro model will be affordable, falling in the $350 range in India.

The Bigme HiBreak Pro builds upon the HiBreak smartphone which has an E Ink display. It has a more powerful chipset with 5G, a bigger display, larger battery capacity, and enough storage for your files and books.

HMD's Skyline has ended its 2024 on a high note, having been awarded the title of Most Repairable Smartphone of the year on the influential tear-down vlog JerryRigEverything. The Asus ROG Phone 8 and Huawei Mate XT have also made appearances at this online award show, albeit for less upliftingly sustainable reasons.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE has just been spotted in the IMEI database, and this affordable foldable phone is rumored to look the same as the Flip 6. Now, a new leak hints that it will also use the same display as the Flip 6.

The OnePlus 13R will be officially unveiled on January 7, and a few days back, the company revealed that this upcoming phone won’t be a total rebrand of the Ace 5. Now, a new leak has made that more apparent.

The recent One UI 6.1 update put some Galaxy S22 phones in a boot loop. Some users have got around it by using an old trick to revive dying electronics.

The Android smartphone brand Vivo is thought to establish a new spin-off called Jovi soon. The sub-brand might specialize in affordable handsets with mid-tier specs, if leaks supposedly linked to its inaugural product are anything to go by. The device is thought to succeed an existing smartphone with an on-trend large battery and 120Hz display.

The Galaxy S25 series is expected to be launched in January. Ahead of the launch, a new report has surfaced revealing free Gemini Advanced trial subscription for the lineup. Gemini Advanced gives access to Google's next-generation 1.5 Pro model and additional features.

Samsung has two devices in the works. The first is the Galaxy Z Flip FE, the company's first affordable foldable smartphone. The second is the Galaxy Watch8 Classic, a successor to 2023's Watch6 Classic. Both devices have now been spotted online, listed with their model numbers.

The Samsung Galaxy A56 is expected to be launched next year as a mid-range offering. A new leak has revealed potential specifications of the phone along with expected price.

The OnePlus 13R will make its global debut on January 7 alongside the Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered OnePlus 13. Days before the official unveiling, the company fully showcased its new affordable sub-flagship.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite has popped up on Geekbench. Even with the overclock in place, the SoC inside couldn’t surpass the 10,000 mark in multi-core.

According to a new leak, Xiaomi is set to equip all three of its Xiaomi 16 series phones with periscope lenses. That, of course, includes the base Xiaomi 16, potentially hinting at significant improvements in zoom performance for the cheapest model in the lineup.

The Redmi Turbo 4 is about to launch in China, and per the rumors, it will be rebranded as the Poco X7 Pro for the global market. It seems that the reports stood correct, as Xiaomi has officially shown it off alongside the non-Pro variant.

The launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S25 is scheduled for January 22, 2025. Some features of the new flagship have already been revealed. One of these features is the car accident detection sensor, which may save lives in emergencies.

HMD Global will be updating more than a handful of its devices to Android 15. However, for many of them, this will be the final OS upgrade before they reach end of life.

Xiaomi has officially confirmed the launch date of the Redmi 14C 5G for India. The affordable 5G smartphone will launch on 6 January 2025 in India and other markets. Ahead of the launch, Xiaomi has confirmed the display and color options of the Redmi 14C smartphone.

Redmi has confirmed that it will start its 2025 with the launch of the world's first Dimensity 8400 Ultra smartphone. Now, the Turbo 4 is also thought to come in a choice of three colors quite like those of OnePlus' latest flagship killer. Then again, the Redmi device might make more compromises in order to be more affordable.

Vivo has reportedly confirmed that it will release just one foldable Android smartphone in 2025. The "X Fold5" (or "5 Pro") is slated to debut alongside the OEM's first ever extended reality (XR) headset, like that of Apple. In addition, a Zeiss-enhanced mobile photography flagship with a new dedicated imaging co-processor is on the way.

The iQoo Z9 Turbo, launched earlier this year, came with a large 6,000mAh battery. The company has now announced the Z9 Turbo Endurance, which offers an even larger battery along with a few additional upgrades.

After promotional posters were spotted, Xiaomi has now officially disclosed the launch date of the Redmi Turbo 4. This iPhone 16-looking mid-range smartphone is set to debut in China on January 2, 2025.

Specifications of the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 have leaked online. The SoC reportedly features a new "Travis + Gelas" CPU architecture with eight cores. The leak also alleges a big clock speed boost for the SoC with the Dimensity 9500's two big cores alleged to reach up to 4 GHz.

Alleged pricing and a release date for one of Xiaomi's next mid-range smartphones have emerged online. The new details arrive after specifications for the Poco X7 were shared last week.

A very specific launch date for the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has been officially announced just a few days before the year's end. The global Xiaomi 15 will likely be launched at the same time as the Leica camera flagship of 2025.

Xiaomi is expected to launch the Redmi Turbo 4 early next year, with the non-Pro variant featuring a new MediaTek SoC. The promotional pictures of this new affordable smartphone have now been spotted.

The Oppo Find N3 is a premium foldable smartphone launched in 2023. The successor to the N3, the Find N5, is expected to launch in 2025. A new leak has surfaced online, revealing the specifications of the upcoming foldable smartphone.

Tecno is gearing up to debut the Camon 40 series as its latest mid-tier Android smartphones, according to some new leaks. They are tipped to start at affordable prices with non-5G variants, which will nonetheless have the line's updated, Samsung Galaxy S24-esque camera hump.

The Galaxy S25 Slim is tipped to launch as a new kind of flagship Android smartphone from Samsung in the new year. It is believed to have the OEM's most cutting-edge rear cameras as well as a new, thinner form-factor in order to compete with the rumored iPhone 17 Air. However, it has been left out of the latest leak that lists the devices set to launch during the imminent major January 2025 Unpacked event.

The HMD Pulse Pro is the first of HMD's smartphones to be upgraded to Android 15. The new version of Android brings a performance boost, battery management improvements, and security and privacy upgrades.

If past leaks stand correct, Samsung will launch the Galaxy S25 series on January 22. Way ahead of this Unpacked launch event, a new leak has now detailed the camera sensors that the S25 Ultra could feature.

Ayaneo has re-released two of its recent Android gaming handhelds. Available globally, the two refreshes are purely cosmetic and do not change any of the hardware that underpins either the Pocket S or Pocket Micro.

Google touts its Pixel 9 Pro Fold as its best foldable Android smartphone yet thanks to its upgraded Tensor chipset and thinner, more "elegant" build. It is also the first Gemini AI-powered device of its series. The Super Actua Flex display flagship is now available for $300 off its normal list price for 1 day only.

The Galaxy A56 will debut as a new mid-range Android smartphone in multiple regions worldwide, according to a new leak. It is believed to bring a number of in-demand Samsung features to its affordable tier of the market, the OEM's fastest charging for mobile devices included.

Xiaomi touts its latest vanilla flagship Android tablet as an affordable yet agile large-screen device thanks to a 144Hz display driven by the mid-range Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 processor. The OEM has now confirmed that it is to become available outside China, starting with an Indian launch in early 2025.

Apple has popularized the concept of adding extra capacitive buttons to mobile devices with the iPhone 16 series. The first-gen Camera Control has reportedly inspired an Android smartphone to follow the trend with one of its next handsets, even if they might not be in the exact same locations for the exact same reasons.

A new leak outlines Vivo's potential 2025 product roadmap. The leak includes launch details for highly anticipated models like the X200 Ultra and X Fold 4.

The Vivo X200 Ultra is getting more and more exciting. Not only is the main camera expected to offer three camera sensors of roughly the same size and a native 35mm focal length, but also 4K120 video recording, as the latest clues from a well-known leaker reveal.

With the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung was the first to install a highly anti-reflective display protection glass that actually makes a difference in everyday life. The successor is now likely to build upon this advantage, as a well-informed leaker reveals.

The OnePlus Open 2 is one of the highly-anticipated foldable smartphones of 2025, arriving more than a year since its predecessor. Now, a leak has revealed what the Android flagship may look like when it is announced.

The OnePlus Ace 5 series is now official in China, and the standard phone within the lineup is expected to make a global debut as the OnePlus 13R. However, unlike the predecessor, it seems that the specs won't be identical to the Chinese version.

Redmi is now thought to build on the success of the K70 Extreme Edition (or Xiaomi 14T Pro for the global market) with an even more powerful smartphone called the K80 Ultra. However, other brands are currently working on challengers with the same updated top-end MediaTek Dimensity-series silicon - except for Honor, which has other ideas for its upcoming "GT Pro".

Oppo will augment its current flagship Android smartphone series with S and Mini variants in the coming year, according to the latest leaks. Both of them are thought to come with iterative upgrades on the MediaTek silicon found in their pre-existing Find X8 and X8 Pro siblings, although one might also come with a new screen size while the other could have a Satellite Edition.

Lava has introduced the Yuva 2 5G smartphone in India. The Yuva 2 5G comes with a 90 Hz display, a 50 MP primary camera, a Unisoc T760 chipset, and a 5,000 mAh battery. It is now available in India via Lava’s official website.

While the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite may still be quite far from launch, new information has now surfaced in the wild about the next-gen flagship chipset from Qualcomm. Reportedly, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 will arrive earlier in the year than its predecessor, and with significant performance upgrades on the GPU side.

Foldables have apparently failed to gain widespread adoption. On the contrary, the demand for such devices appears to be dwindling, at least according to recent reports from industry insiders and analysts. Samsung, in particular, seems to have dialled back their sales forecast for their 2025 foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Flip7.