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The OM System OM-3 camera is expected to launch sometime in early February, and early product testers have teased some substantial improvements over the flagship OM-1 II, with others finding the new camera underwhelming. The testers also hinted at a high price, potentially confirming previous leaks.

Smartphones with the same kind of display as some high-end iPads and TVs are about to be made in a factory in China, according to a new leak. The new kind of screen could confer improved contrast and color-accuracy on the mobile devices, and also provide an alternative to the OLED panels that have come to dominate the industry.

A new Vivo device called the V50 has been spotted on its way to a launch on the global market. It is projected to do so as a successor to India's latest Zeiss Cinematic Portrait smartphone, with a generational battery and charging upgrade. It may not come in the exact same color choices as its Chinese-market counterpart, however.

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Gen 9 discounted below $330 comes with an Intel Core 5 120U, 8 GB of RAM, a 512 GB SSD, and a WUXGA IPS display. Other nice-to-haves at its price point include a smart stylus, an embedded fingerprint sensor, and a 1,080p webcam.

iQoo has just confirmed that a new variant of the performance-focused Neo series of Android smartphones will become exclusive to the Indian market "soon". The 10R is rumored to launch with a Snapdragon 8-series platform optimized to deliver 90 frames per second (fps) when its 144Hz display is used for gaming. It is also projected to go for ~$350 or less on its release.

Oppo's impending Find X8 Ultra has been thought to challenge the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with the same top-end display as the pre-existing OnePlus 13. That is not exactly the case, according to the latest leak. It backs the X8 Ultra to blaze a trail for other super-premium Android handsets of the near future.

An affordable smartphone that is supplied with updates for a long time—these two things don't usually go together. However, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G proves that this is possible. The budget phone costs less than $200 and comes with 6 years of updates. During our test, the Galaxy A16 5G also showed that it offers solid features despite its low price.

The 2024 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 9 has recorded a $400 discount on the list price, causing the laptop to attain its lowest price to date. The notebook is powered by a speedy Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, 32 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage, and an RTX 4060 laptop GPU. Around the front, the machine carries an excellent 16-inch Mini LED panel.

The next generation of Samsung Galaxy A-series smartphones are projected to bring unprecedented charging speeds to their line, albeit in their higher-end variants. The presumably cheaper A26 5G is also backed to be able do its own thing too, however, which involves being available in multiple countries looking like a non-foldable, waterdrop-notched Galaxy Z Fold6.

The Magic7 Pro is Honor's flagship smartphone for 2025 and during our test, it impressed us with its extensive features, long battery runtimes and good camera setup. However, it isn't entirely without its weaknesses. We have summarized our test for you here.

The Fossibot S3 Pro boasts two displays for the price of one, one of which is of the 6.67-inch AMOLED variety. The Android smartphone also comes with a charger in the box, and can use microSD cards of up to 1TB in size. Then again, the wallet-friendly device also has its drawbacks.

The era of the compact flagship smartphone has begun with the release of devices such as the Vivo X200 Pro Mini and Xiaomi 15. Now, handsets of this size are backed to start getting even more portable with an upgrade to foldable main displays. Their design could make them even smaller than current devices such as the Motorola Razr 2024 when closed in the future.

The Oppo A5 Pro recently debuted as a new Android smartphone with an unusually high amount of ingress protection for its mid-tier specs. Now, it is said to have a vanilla sibling in the wings with the same design and display. However, the plain "A5" might have an even bigger battery, as well as a processor from Qualcomm rather than MediaTek.

Xiaomi is tipped to launch a second-generation clamshell-style foldable Android smartphone with potentially substantial upgrades such as the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite processor for top-end handsets. Despite that, it is also now said to miss out on a feature that is often bruited about as a bragging right for other devices of its class.

The X200 Pro Mini is touted to pack all the main advantages of Vivo's latest flagship Android smartphones in a smaller package than normal. However, it still has one or two potentially crucial limitations, one of which concerns its in-display biometrics. Its successor is now projected to address this discrepancy, although it will not become available until much later in the year.

The MatePad Pro 13.2 2025 is Huawei's latest big OLED screen flagship tablet with the option of a non-glare PaperMatte version of that display. It is only available in China at the moment - however, that might change soon as the high-end slate has been spotted gaining approval to launch in a different country.

One of the biggest hardware changes coming to the Lenovo Legion Go 2 will also be compatible with the original Legion Go. Lenovo has also confirmed that it will sell the Legion Go 2 controllers separately, although likely through the spares catalogue, which may present problems for some users.

The Poco X7 Pro is the first Android smartphone on the global market with a custom version of the new Dimensity 8400 silicon from MediaTek. It might not have that feature to itself for too long, as the Neo 7 SE will supposedly rise to challenge it with an even bigger battery. Then again, the supposed Realme mid-ranger is also said to inherit a potential drawback from its series' flagship.

Better late than never, Acer has finally entered the handheld gaming fray, introducing the 8-inch Acer Nitro Blaze and Acer Nitro Blaze 11, which features a gargantuan 11-inch, 144 Hz IPS display. Both devices are powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 8840HS and Radeon 780M iGPUs.

Realme has a new version of its latest flagship Android smartphone in the works, according to a new leak. It seems to have all the highest-end specs of the existing GT 7 Pro - the only device with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and a Samsung display - except for one. Accordingly, this allegedly upcoming vanilla option might be more affordable as a result.

The Xiaomi 15 Pro is one of the best smartphones of 2024, as it comes with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and powerful Leica cameras at a fair price. Read our detailed review to find out whether the smartphone is worth purchasing.

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.

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.

Apple is projected to launch a vanilla iPhone with a 120Hz screen for the first time in 2025. The plain 17 might seem smoother and more responsive than its pre-existing forebear as a result. Nevertheless, its Pro counterparts might have higher-quality displays nonetheless.

Huawei is now projected to bring satellite messaging to an affordable tier of the Chinese smartphone market with the Enjoy 70X. The device might also have a new version of the Kirin 8000 processor, a 50MP rear camera and a design ported from a higher-end device.

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.

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.

HP's OmniBook Ultra 14 comes equipped with a high-end AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 processor, 32 GB of RAM, 2 TB of storage, and a 2.2K IPS touch-enabled display. Although it doesn't offer many ports, the two USB-C do support Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1 output.

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra might come with the biggest display of its series, as hinted in a new leak. It might also have an advanced version of the OEM's Dragon Crystal Glass for increased damage resistance. The upcoming Android flagship's Photography Kit and its contents have also been allegedly outlined.

Oppo's next Android tablet might be a Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra challenger in much more than name, according to a new leak. There are hints that the "Pad 3 Ultra" could have the same kind of OLED display with extra-thin bezels as Samsung's current flagship slate. Then again, the upgrade could come with the same tell-tale feature as its rival.

The Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 convertible laptop is on sale at Best Buy, with a sizeable 38% discount making the productivity workhorse down to nearly entry-level prices. The Yoga 7i comes with enough RAM and storage to get you through just about any daily task, and the CPU and iGPU are power efficient, while delivering just enough power to even handle some lightweight gaming.

Asus' Zenbook 14 equipped with a Meteor Lake processor has just been heavily discounted, making it a great deal for users who want to experience the inky blacks of an OLED panel without breaking the bank. It even includes a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports, with the main downside being the non-upgradable RAM.