Leaks / Rumors

The powerful 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Y700 (2023) Android tablet is expected to be released on non-Chinese shores as the Lenovo Legion Tab. While no official release date or price tags have been offered yet, there is some evidence to suggest that the Legion Y700 (2023)/Legion Tab will be coming soon but at a high price point.

Sammobile has learned that Samsung could pivot to a square design for its future smartwatches. It isn't clear if the July-bound Galaxy Watch7 will get the redesign, but at least one future model will.

Early signs of a Xiaomi Smart Band 8 successor have appeared online. Presumed to be launching in early spring as the Smart Band 9, the fitness tracker appears set to arrive in two variants, which a Chinese regulatory body has shown are being developed as M2346B1 and M2345B1.

Early details for Samsung's first Snapdragon X Elite-powered machine have surfaced online. Seemingly the device will arrive later this year as the Galaxy Book4 Edge and with a price tag that puts it in direct competition with Apple's recent MacBook Air releases.

Intel Lunar Lake CPUs are expected to drop sometime in Q4 of this year packing the next iteration of the tile-based design first introduced with Meteor Lake chips. Per the latest Lunar Lake performance leak, the LNL processors could perform a whopping 50% better in multi-threaded workloads vs the MTL-U chips at 17 W base power.

Kopite7kimi has confirmed Nvidia's top-spec GB202 GPU will launch with a 512-bit wide bus. It will use a monolithic die and GDDR7 memory, potentially opening up possibilities for 32 GB of VRAM on the GeForce RTX 5090.

Samsung's Exynos 2400 powers the Galaxy S24 and S24+ in most regions. Unlike with the disappointing Exynos 2200, however, the flagship chipset looks to deliver performance on par with its peers this time out, with GravityMark benchmark results indicating superiority over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Apple A17 Pro.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will power most next-gen Android flagship phones and a new, likely bogus, leak now claims the chipset could finally deliver performance supremacy across the board over Apple's upcoming A18 Pro.

The first schematics of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro have surfaced online. While the iPhone 16 Pro resembles the iPhone 15 Pro in some regards, it appears that Apple has made some fundamental changes in several areas.

The first photos of Motorola's new flagship smartphone have surfaced online. Already announced as the Moto X50 Ultra, the device could launch next month globally as the Edge 50 Pro and Edge Plus (2024) with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and impressive camera chops.

New information has now surfaced on the grapevine indicating Xiaomi's potential plans to price its next-gen flagship lineup, the Xiaomi 15 series, higher than it did the Xiaomi 14 series.

Lenovo already set apart the Legion Go from its peers with its unusual design and feature set. However, a new leak has revealed that the company plans to release first-party skins aimed at jazzing up the gaming handheld's stock all-black look.

The Samsung Galaxy A55 is only a few days away but that hasn’t stopped one Russian reviewer from posting a full review of the device on the Chinese platform Bilibili. According to this preliminary analysis, the Galaxy A55 handily outperforms the Galaxy A54 thanks to its Exynos 1480 SoC which also brings a new Xclipse 530 GPU from AMD.

With the X Fold3 and the X Fold3 Pro, Vivo is set to announce two exciting foldable flagships in the coming weeks, which are likely to offer powerful features in an ultra-thin water-resistant design, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and three high-resolution cameras, as leaked promo images show.

Samsung is pressing ahead with the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 2024 Edition, the third refresh of its 10.4-inch tablet. Not only have specifications and pricing already surfaced online, but so have official images showing the Android 14 tablet in Chiffon Pink and Oxford Grey colours.

A new leak has now provided the biggest clue yet as to the identity and specs of Xiaomi's upcoming Poco F6 Pro. Like its predecessor, it appears the Poco flagship will be a rebadge of a Redmi device that already launched in China.

Nikon today confirmed that it will buy cinema camera maker RED. The new subsidiary could give Nikon access to a whole host of new camera tech and video capabilities, including global shutter tech and RED's compression codecs and video expertise.

The Nord 3 (OnePlus' 'main' mid-range Android phone for the international market) is now thought to get a successor that might do well due to the fact it might have the same extra-large battery and flagship-grade fast charging of the new 12R. Then again, its wildly updated look might turn out to be a polarizing issue in 2024.

The releases of the Xiaomi 14T Pro and Redmi K70 Ultra are likely still months off. In the meantime, the pair have been spotted with similar model numbers that point towards both smartphones arriving at some point this summer.

According to a new report, Google has already added UWB connectivity support for Watch Unlock within its Play Services app ahead of a presumed Pixel Watch 3 release later this year. Arriving in two sizes, the Pixel Watch 3 41 mm and Pixel Watch 3 45 mm will likely launch alongside the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, among other devices.

A new has now revealed supposed differences between Qualcomm's two upcoming sub-premium chipsets, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Both chipsets are identical it appears, but the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 expectedly looks to have the upper hand.

Samsung will debut its premium foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6, at Unpacked later in the year. Way ahead of that, however, a new leak has now revealed some of the color options in which both devices will be offered.

Windows Central's Jez Corden says Starfield will not launch on the PlayStation 5 anytime soon, effectively shutting down rumours by other insiders who said it was due for a November/December reveal.

Dozens of benchmarks for two upcoming Microsoft Surface releases have surfaced online. Rumoured to be Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices, the pair both feature modern Core Ultra 5 processors based on Intel's Meteor Lake architecture. The new Surface Pro will launch with a weaker than its Surface Laptop counterpart, though.

With few exceptions, the smartphones with the fastest wireless charging on the market are rated to do so at up to 50 watts (W) to date. However, the next generation of premium Android devices are now slated to go beyond this typical limit in 2024, with some adopting a "Pro" standard that might allow them to charge cable-free in 46 minutes or less.

Hardware details for Microsoft's next consumer Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices have appeared online. While neither is expected to arrive until late spring or early summer, the Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 could feature substantial upgrades, including a new OLED display for the Surface Pro 10.

According to various sources, Microsoft is preparing to deliver new Surface devices towards the end of March with a view to shipping them in April. While these devices were previously rumoured to be the Surface Laptop 5 Plus and Surface Pro 9 Plus 'for Business', they may actually arrive with even more confusing names.

The Vivo X Fold3 line is thought to launch with a series-first (relatively) affordable option as well as a flagship on the bleeding edge of foldable smartphone technology thought to include high-end Samsung OLED, more RAM and a bigger battery. Now, its approximate launch date has allegedly been revealed in a new social media leak.

According to a typically reliable source, this year's Pixel A series smartphone will be roughly 12% more expensive than the Pixel 7a. Google is finally expected to offer a mid-range Pixel smartphone with 256 GB of storage though, among other improvements between the Pixel 7a and Pixel 8a.

Intel Arrow Lake is shaping up to be a big architecture overhaul with a slew of new changes coming to both mobile and desktop variants. Per new details from Golden Pig Upgrades over at Bilbili, the architecture will, among other things, ditch Hyperthreading (HT), have no SoC E-cores, and will only support DDR5 memory.

A new rumour says Sony will announce a sequel for Ghost of Tsushima later this year. A PC port of the original is also said to be in the works and will be announced shortly.

A South Korean media outlet reports that yields for Samsung's 3 nm process is less than 60%. Samsung confirmed earlier that next year's Exynos 2500 SoC will be manufactured on it. Unspecified products from other companies like Nvidia and Qualcomm are also slated to use it.

AMD CTO, Mark Papermaster, has teased AI upscaling for FidelityFX Super Resolution coming later in 2024. The current FSR 3 implementation uses a mix of temporal upscaling, frame generation, and latency-reduction technologies to achieve a result that's generally inferior to Nvidia's DLSS alternatives.

Huawei is projected to make a striking change in terms of its flagship smartphones' camera humps in 2024. Now, the alleged shape in question features in a new live image that purports to unveil cases for the upcoming P70 in advance. The new in-the-wild tip also hints at generous enough screen real estate in the upcoming P60-series successor.

Samsung has now announced the launch dates for both the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55. While the company has not revealed many device details yet, European retailers have leaked pictures of both smartphones, as well as key specifications.

The Vivo X Fold3 Pro is touted to launch as a device with improved displays compared to those of its already impressive predecessor in 2024. Now, this prediction may be corroborated with more specific values, while its battery may be rated for up to 1,000mAh more in capacity compared to the X Fold2. In addition, the 3 Pro is now tipped to launch as Vivo's first ever 1TB foldable smartphone.

A well-known standards organisation has revealed ASUS intentions to refresh its VivoWatch series. Likely launching later this year, the VivoWatch 6 will be the first new VivoWatch smartwatch since late 2022.

A new leak has now revealed the first bits on information on OnePlus's next flagship, the OnePlus 13. Supposedly, the OnePlus 13 will debut with an entirely new camera housing design, as well as improvements to its main and zoom cameras.

New leaks have now revealed early details of Xiaomi's next-gen premium phone, the Xiaomi 15 Pro. One major talking point looks to be the return of a 1-inch main camera, like on the Xiaomi 13 Pro, with other camera hardware specs also revealed.

An unreleased Xiaomi smartphone sporting POCO branding has been seen once again. Due to be released later this month as the POCO X6 Neo, the handset could well be a reworked Redmi Note 13R Pro that Xiaomi already sells in China.

According to a typically reliable source, Google is working towards delivering three new wearable devices later this year. On the one hand, two Pixel Watch 3 sizes are still rumoured, with a 45 mm size set to join the series' existing 41 mm design. On the other hand, a second-generation Pixel Buds Pro is also said to be in the works as the Pixel Buds Pro 2.

The Galaxy Z Flip6 and Fold6 are projected to become Samsung's most advanced, most premium clamshell and non-clamshell foldable Android smartphones in mid-2024. Now, it seems both devices are right on track with that timeline, having registered their batteries (all 4 of them) with regulators.

It appears that Lenovo will soon release a new mid-range tablet. Also called the Tab P12 like last summer's model, the new Lenovo Tab P12 has a 'paper-like' display finish to improve the feel of notetaking and drawing compared to competing Android tablets.

Infinix has become linked to a new Android smartphone, one with a potentially second-gen gamer esthetic and a different MediaTek Dimensity processor. The alleged new GT-series device might also launch with a new version of XOS based on Android and have a decent mid-range amount of RAM.

The Zenfone 11 Ultra is due to be unleashed in mid-March 2024. However, more of its specs have seemingly fallen into place via leaks beforehand. This latest tip allegedly confirms a charging option besides USB-C, and also purports to reveal its appearance in advance.

Grand Theft Auto 6, the next entry in the long-running and ultra-popular GTA video game series, is due to release next year. Past reports have alleged the title to bring features such as most buildings being enterable, potential AI-based NPCs, etc. Now, based on a job listing by Rockstar, we might have an idea of GTA 6’s final release window.

The future of the comparatively cheaper iPhone SE series has been the topic of discussion for some time with occasionally contradictory rumors and leaks. Now, concrete clues of an iPhone SE 4 have once again emerged, suggesting that a redesign in the style of current iPhone models will soon find its way into the next iPhone SE.

Update: Launch expected this week. The usual time for Apple's first launch event of the year is approaching, but according to new information obtained by Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman, there will be no spring launch event in 2024. However, that doesn't mean that Apple has nothing to announce: there are likely to be plenty of new iPads, a few accessories and two new MacBooks in the pipeline close to iOS 17.4.

Apple has just uncharacteristically given up on its foray into automobiles, as reported earlier. Its inaugural Car had once been touted as capable of shooting straight to the forefront of the most advanced class of vehicles possible. Now, however, more potential insight into the reasons why the Cupertino giant failed where other OEMs such as Xiaomi prevailed has emerged.

A new report indicates Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) alongside the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55 later this month as its latest refresh of the budget tablet. Specs, pricing, and some launch information of the tablet have now been revealed as well.