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Those not wanting to splash exorbitant amounts of money a good smartphone are advised to take a look Xiaomi's Poco brand, which has some exciting candidates. The latest addition is the Poco X7 Pro, which scored very well in our review with fantastic performance, a 120 Hz AMOLED screen and long battery life.

The Oppo Find X8 Ultra is an upcoming flagship Android smartphone tipped to beat equally premium namesakes like the Vivo X200 Ultra and Xiaomi 15 Ultra to an upgrade to a cutting-edge flat display. Its successor might have a similar advantage, and might be one of the thinnest devices of its generation.

The Honor 300 is already projected to be supplanted by an Android smartphone with a significant battery upgrade to go with its new SoC. Now, the "400" is thought to have a smaller display compared to its predecessor. It might be joined by a Pro variant of 'normal' size, although its Ultra sibling could be discontinued in 2025.

Advancements to the Nintendo Switch 2's CPU, GPU, and RAM have game developers excited. Not only will the Switch 2 likely be able to run games more smoothly than the original Switch, but the increase in processing power also means that games will be easier to port.

Oppo is due to launch the Find N5 as its latest foldable Android smartphone tomorrow (February 20, 2025). Its latest leak purports to spill its specs in more detail than ever before, thereby potentially exposing it as the lightest device of its series to date, along with its largest cover display and least straightforward camera upgrades.

The latest leaked information about the Canon PowerShot V1 refutes previous claims of a Micro Four Thirds sensor, instead offering a custom 3:2 Canon sensor of similar size. If the supposed price is true, it will be a killer value compared to other compact cameras with similar sensor sizes.

The Realme P3x 5G is due for an imminent debut as an Android smartphone with an upgrade to the Dimensity 6400 processor as one of its main claims to a selling point. MediaTek has just revealed how 'new' that silicon is actually going to be - which, compared to its immediate predecessor, is not much.

The OnePlus 13 is believed to be joined by a Mini version in 2025. It is projected to pack similarly high-end Android smartphone specs into its more compact form-factor. Now, there are signs that it might also have a battery of the same cutting-edge capacity as its 'normal' counterpart.

Allstate Protection Plans has revealed how well the Galaxy S25 Ultra can survive drops from multiple angles. Corning's Gorilla Glass Armor 2 didn't quite meet expectations for durability. On the other hand, the smartphone's titanium frame can prevent irreversible damage.

CheckMag Samsung's continued reliance on Wacom's EMR technology for its S Pen means that magnetic accessories still won't work with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, and Samsung has acknowledged the incompatibility with a warning to users who have magnetic accessories equipped on their S25 Ultra.

iQoo's Z9 Turbo series has some of the best batteries on the Android smartphone market thus far - which will be blown away by their successors, according to the latest leak. The Z10 Turbo might also boast high-refresh-rate displays driven by a choice of new processors from MediaTek and Qualcomm.

Mobvoi has announced the chance to buy one of a range of wearables with most of the same features as the upcoming, premium OnePlus Watch 3 for less than $200 over the next few days. They boast the same power-efficient AMOLED + ultra-low-power dual display, augmented by sapphire crystal glass and stainless-steel bezels in the TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro and Atlas.

OnePlus' second premium foldable Android smartphone is now overtly hyped to be much thinner than its first. It seems like it might be longer and perhaps wider too, thanks to some new hands-on leaks. Then again, the Open 2 is also thought to be even more sophisticated - and more robust - than its forebear.

Oppo is believed to release a version of its current vanilla flagship Android smartphone that retains all or most of its best features despite its smaller screen. Now, the Find X8 Mini is also tipped to become one of the first smartphones to launch with its OEM's latest extra physical button. It is thought to have the same function as the X8's Alert Slider, but with updated hardware.

The 10R is officially slated to debut as a new addition to its iQoo Neo series of performance-focused Android smartphones soon. It is backed to disrupt its mid-range segment of the Indian market with high frame-rate gaming and a distinctive two-tone paint-job. The Neo 10R might also boast effective battery life thanks to its Qualcomm chipset.

Realme touts its current flagship Android smartphone to have the best display of its class, mostly because it is made of OLED sourced from Samsung. It could be outdone by the next-gen GT 8 Pro, however, with an improved resolution and possibly even slimmer bezels. The device could be in line for an internal storage upgrade.

The Moto G Power (2025) has been unleashed on the US market as a new Android 15 smartphone. It is the bigger sibling of its Dolby Atmos-enhanced Moto G contemporary in a number of ways, albeit for $100 more. Can it live up to the last part of its name, though?

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's new Gorilla Armor 2 glass is touted to make the new flagship smartphone the most robust device of its series to date. However, its predecessor has come out ahead of it in a popular online torture test. Then again, it does also seem to be at least as tough in other ways.

The Mini version of Vivo's current flagship Android smartphone is finally ready to hit the international market, according to a new leak. The X200 Pro Mini challenges the Xiaomi 15 and iPhone 16 Pro with a similarly-sized OLED display, and is powered by the most powerful chipset MediaTek has to offer right now. It will become available in India to start with, according to a new leak.

The Motorola Moto G (2025) has been released to the US market to do battle with the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G at the same ~$200 price-point with Android 15 and a 120Hz punch-hole display. The vegan leather-covered handset might be the one for those with distinctive esthetics, faster charging and audio features as priorities.

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.