Leaks / Rumors

Samsung may be banking on the success of the latest Galaxy Z Flip-series smartphone in 2023, with alleged plans to increase its production by approximately 100% compared to that of the previous generation. This is the latest in a series of leaks hinting that the Z Flip5 will see an upgrade in its fortunes in a number of ways this year.

A new leak has shed light on the Google Tensor G3's alleged specifications. It feature nine CPU cores (1x Cortex-X3, 4x Cortex-A715, 4x Cortex-A510) and an Arm Mali G715-MP8 GPU. It will be manufactured on Samsung's 4LPP node and launch alongside the Pixel 8 series later this year.

A new leak has revealed the AMD Ryzen Z1-powered Asus ROG Ally's price. The console will cost US$599 and feature 256 GB of storage along with 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory.

Numerous hands-on images of retail Google Pixel 7a units have surfaced online, courtesy of a third-party reseller. The photos show the Pixel 7a in Arctic Blue, a new colour option for the Pixel A-Series, as well as Carbon Grey.

RedMagic has announced that it will hold a press conference in May 2023. The event is thought to introduce the brand's latest gaming accessories, hardware - and a tablet, which would be the first for the performance-focused Nubia subsidiary. It is tipped to launch as an Android device with the same potential for display quality and power as RedMagic's flagship gaming smartphones.

According to a renowned leaker, Samsung has settled on bringing back the design of the Galaxy Watch4 Classic for the Galaxy Watch6 Pro. However, Samsung is expected to introduce a few design modernisations, including thinner display bezels.

Industry sources cited by DigiTimes claim that all the upcoming Zen 5 processors would be manufactured on TSMC’s 4 nm nodes, with the sole exception of the 2025 EPYC processors that will feature 3 nm silicon. Zen 6 is expected to jump directly to 2 nm.

The Poco F5 series is set to debut globally on May 9. Both the vanilla Poco F5 and the Poco F5 Pro are known quantities, however—essentially being rebadges of sorts of the Redmi Note 12 Turbo and Redmi K60 Pro.

According to reports, Garmin will soon launch a new flagship smartwatch under the Epix Gen 2 series. Reputedly available in three sizes and several versions, the Epix 2 Pro will also have an optional sapphire crystal display to minimise scratches.

According to various reports, Google will release the Pixel 7a in four colours. Now, a new leak has revealed what this mystery colour will look like, which is reminiscent of 'Oh So Orange', a colour option exclusive to the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL.

According to serial leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, AMD is finally releasing the company’s first budget RDNA 3 GPU, the RX 7600, in late May. Interestingly, Team Red has allegedly set two review dates for the GPU depending upon the price.

The RDNA 3 Navi 33 GPU is rumored to be featured in the upcoming RX 7600 and RX 7600 XT. According to Tom from Moore’s Law Is Dead, the Navi 33 outperforms the RX 6650 XT by a notable margin, possibly reaching levels offered by the RX 6700 XT. The GPU also reportedly consumes 175 W while doing so.

Details of HMD Global's next rugged smartphone have leaked online. Reputedly launching as the Nokia XR21, the device will feature a 120 Hz display and a Snapdragon 695 chipset, plus a 64 primary camera.

According to a new report, Apple's transition from Lightning to USB Type-C ports will bring more than just improved interoperability to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. Purportedly, the change will also increase bandwidth by over 80x, allowing Apple to introduce features like external 4K monitor support.

The Realme 11 line is now officially backed to finally make its series' dream of leading the mid-range Android smartphone segment with truly premium cameras a reality in 2023. The new devices' rumor of a top-end model styled along the lines of the Xiaomi 13 Ultra - with a top-end main shooter to boot - has also now been endorsed by the brand on announcing its launch date.

Apple allegedly aspires to release devices with an upgrade to custom microLED displays as early as 2024. However, according to the latest industry reports, real life has gotten in the way of these plans, causing the Cupertino giant to enlist the help of Samsung and LG to take the next step onward from OLED in the near future. The putative upgrade is still projected to start with a next-gen Watch Ultra, however.

A new leak says the Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming console with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU could cost just US$699. It comes with 512 GB of storage, 16 GB RAM, a 120 Hz screen and Windows 11.

The Pixel 7a is only a few weeks from launching, with its debut expected on May 10. In the meantime, MySmartPrice has leaked various marketing materials, confirming several firsts for the Pixel A-Series, including wireless charging and a 64 MP primary camera.

Numerous details about the Razr 40 Ultra have surfaced online ahead of its release later this year. Billed as Motorola's flagship clamshell foldable, the Razr 40 Ultra may cost nearly €1,200 at launch. Various official images have leaked too, showcasing the Razr 40 Ultra from almost every angle.

According to the GMK's leaked slides, the first mini PCs powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 9 7940H APUs should launch in just a few weeks. The spec sheet shows that the Radeon 780M iGPU will benefit from LPDDR5x-7500 RAM in capacities of up to 256 GB. Minisforum, Morefine and Asus are also expected to launch similar configurations in June-July.

Intel is reportedly launching the Meteor Lake processors for laptops by October of this year while the desktop MTL-S CPUs could be slated for H1 2024. According to a slide recently shared by leaker Bionic_squash on Twitter, the desktop Intel MTL-S could only go up to Core i5 CPUs with the ARL-S Core i9 chips serving as the true top end.

Xiaomi has now revealed when it will launch the POCO F5 Pro, as well as the less powerful POCO F5. While the company is a few weeks away from showcasing the pair, a leaker has delivered numerous high-resolution renders of the POCO F5 Pro, along with a hands-on image confirming various specifications.

OnePlus claims to be out of units of its first-gen Pad for its North American and European reservation events - even though the brand has yet to disclose how much the Android tablet actually costs. An alleged slip-up by a partner for the device's upcoming Indian pre-orders might help customers take a better guess for the first time, however.

The allegedly upcoming new "Plus" version of the Beats Studio Buds have reportedly made it onto Amazon ahead of their scheduled release date by accident. The sales page may have revealed their specs and price as well as their latest, Nothing phone-like, colorway, prior to being yanked from the site.

Snapchat's latest feature, a ChatGPT-enabled bot, has been available to its users for seven days now. In that time, My AI has reportedly turned app-store reviews negative and gave the Snap Inc. share price a hammering. It is also persistently available in the chat service's UI - unless you pay for it, that is.

According to reports, Google may have a fourth colourway up its sleeve for the Pixel 7a. Purportedly, the mystery colour will be a Google Store exclusive. Google's official cases for the Pixel 7a have leaked online too.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 are thought to launch soon as new premium flexible-display Android flagship smartphones. Their latest leaks purport to spill their dimensions, comparing them to those of their respective predecessors. Should the measurements prove true, one will launch the more compact of the two.

The Exynos 2400's Xclipse 920 scored 13,858 and 26,828 points in Geekbench's Vulkan and OpenCL benchmarks, respectively. It is based on AMD's RDNA2 architecture and can boost as high as 1.7 GHz.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro is about as up-to-date as an Android flagship smartphone can be; however, its successor is now backed to outshine it - in terms of looks, at least. The 14 Pro is slated to revive (and improve upon) the widely-praised design of the 11 Ultra, a device that laid the groundwork for the brand-new 13 Ultra's top-end, Leica-branded potential for mobile photography prowess.

The overhauled licensing business followed by the latest plans to produce proprietary reference chips are all part of Arm's efforts to increase profits and valuation for the upcoming IPO, not without raising serious concerns for the entire semiconductor industry.

The latest official software for Samsung mobile devices is currently One UI 5.1 based on Android 13. However, its major 6.0 upgrade is now allegedly hot on its heels, with a launch that may coincide with the comparatively early launch of the OEM's next premium Galaxy Tab S9-series tablets and Galaxy Z Fold- and Flip-series foldables. It may start to arrive in the form of betas for smartphones such as the Galaxy S23 Ultra soon.

According to a renowned leaker, Google will offer an improved 50 MP camera in its Pixel 8 series. While the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series relied upon the ISOCELL GN1, Google's next-generation flagships will feature the more capable ISOCELL GN2 from the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra.

Google continues to tease the Pixel Tablet ahead of its I/O 2023 release, with the company now showcasing units during Milan Design Week. Meanwhile, a hands-on video showing the Pixel Fold has appeared online.

Word on the grapevine currently seems to indicate the Galaxy S24 series will arrive next year with the Exynos 2400 in tow. Not much is known about the next-gen Samsung flagship SoC, but a leak now purports to throw light on the chipset's CPU performance.

Apple is doubling down on high-res sensors, it appears. According to new reports, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is set to debut with a new 48 MP camera that's bigger and more powerful than the iPhone 14 Pro Max's. The iPhone 15 Pro may not get the same hardware, sadly, however.

New information about AMD's upcoming mobile APUs have leaked online indicating significant upgrades to CPU and GPU performance. Next gen APUs include Hawk Point and Strix Point for the Premium Mobile segment, Strix Halo that is slated to take on Apple silicon with RTX 4070-class RDNA 3.5 graphics, and Fire Range, which is the purported successor to Dragon Range.

The rumored successor to the OnePlus Nord N20 has turned up in a new leak, thought to signal that the device will become available soon. It is thought to have the same specs as the brand's latest affordable Android smartphone, but to be destined for release in the North American market. Its latest tip hints at some of its specs for its new market.

Samsung is now said to launch next-gen flagship Android smartphones that go to whole new lengths for increased screen-on time. This might involve scaling batteries typically used in electric vehicles (EVs) down to those of a size usable in mobile devices for potentially improved specs. The OEM is said to partner with 2 Chinese companies in the industry for this purpose.

Apple is tipped to try and make the world accept its Reality (headset) during WWDC 2023. The first-gen VR/AR platform is now backed to come with its own version of Safari, FaceTime, Fitness, Siri and more on its allegedly impending launch. However, it seems the Cupertino giant has gone and developed something for it that might end up being a major sticking point to its adoption.

Realme is thought to launch a series of mid-range smartphones soon that will switch to a disc-like camera hump that just happens to look like that of Xiaomi's latest premium Android device. Its flagship, the "11 Pro Plus", is also now said to launch with cameras that threaten even the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra's out-of-this-world headlining feature.

A Nintendo Switch successor has been mentioned in a new social media post from a user who has been nicknamed “retail uncle” or “buyer uncle”, but not in the form of the widely used "Switch 2" moniker. The source brings back the “Switch Pro” and even more puzzlingly also includes a mention for the PS5 Pro in a now widely discussed tweet.

The third-gen Xiaomi Mix Fold is now said to launch as a foldable smartphone with the updated Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. More alleged specs have emerged for the supposedly upcoming super-flagship Android smartphone, which may indicate both advantages and disadvantages over the new Vivo X Fold 2 with the same SoC.

According to a renowned analyst, Apple will sell its first 15-inch MacBook Air with two processor options. Reiterating an earlier rumour, the analyst alleges that the MacBook Air 15 will miss out on the Apple M3. There is no Apple M2 Pro option on the cards, either.

The best evidence yet that OPPO's supposed third-gen foldable flagship smartphone will re-brand globally as the "OnePlus V Fold" in 2023 has turned up in a new leak. It consists of a diagram that contains what might be a brand signature feature; then again, there are some issues with the tip in question.

According to a leaker, Samsung will start mass producing its next-generation foldables a few weeks earlier than last year. While mass production is still expected to begin in June, the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 could launch sooner than expected as a result.

According to reports, Samsung is finally set to replace the Exynos W920 with this year's Galaxy Watch series, which it offers in all its One UI Watch-based smartwatches. The new Exynos W980 is rumoured to feature performance upgrades, while the top Galaxy Watch6 model is set to receive narrow display bezels too.

A second Asus ROG Ally variant has been spotted on Geekbench running an AMD Ryzen Z1. It features a 6-core, 12-thread CPU and an iGPU with 2 WGPs (4 CUs).

Google will soon present the Pixel 7a, its next mid-range smartphone and a cheaper alternative to the Pixel 7. The Pixel 7a will feature a Tensor G2 chipset, as well as a 90 Hz OLED panel. A new leak indicates that Google's follow-up to the Pixel 6a could borrow face recognition support from the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro too.

DJI has now confirmed the release date of the Mavic 3 Pro, only a week after launching the Inspire 3. Meanwhile, more leaks have emerged with various details about DJI's next high-end drone.

Apparently, AYA NEO is set on releasing another new gaming handheld. Launching later this year, the AYA NEO 2S is expected to feature the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, as well as various cooling, battery and speaker improvements. The AYA NEO 2S will do battle with various Ryzen 7 7840U-backed gaming handhelds, including the GPD Win Mini and the ASUS ROG Ally.