Leaks / Rumors

According to a renowned leaker, Xiaomi has settled on the Redmi K50 Ultra as one of its first devices to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Xiaomi already sells the Redmi K50 Gaming with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, but the Redmi K50 Ultra should deliver superior power efficiency and improved performance.

Samsung's plans for the Exynos 2300 have long been called into doubt. The flagship chipset, if launched, will power next year's Galaxy S23 series but new reports now provide conflicting information on the company's current stance.

According to the new information from Mark Gurman, Apple plans to introduce massive software updates for the Apple Watch and Mac hardware within the next few months. Among other things, watchOS 9 should significantly extend the battery life of eligible Apple Watch Series smartwatches.

According to a renowned leaker, the Galaxy Watch5 Pro will not retain the design of the Galaxy Watch4 Classic. Instead, both the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro may rely on the same capacitive display bezels as the Galaxy Watch4.

AMD Ryzen 7000 "Raphael" chips will have a much higher performance delta compared to Zen 3 than the company revealed at Computex 2022, if a recent leak from Moore's Law is Dead is to be believed. According to the leak, AMD significantly downplayed the single-threaded capabilities of its next gen CPUs. The same goes for clock speeds where the leaker claims that Raphael chips can easily push 5.5 GHz on all cores.

The Xiaomi 12 Ultra is now said to be its OEM's first-gen flagship with Leica-branded rear cameras. Now, it is also now a top candidate for a cutting-edge liquid lens to the set-up in question. This second-gen component is now believed to have upgraded functions compared to the original found in the Mix Fold.

A prototype of the upcoming Google Pixel 7 has shown up on eBay. The listing has several pictures of the phone showcasing its design and camera layout. One picture even shows the Pixel 7 Pro, which was being used to take the pictures.

A new leak suggests that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 will be the first Ada Lovelace based graphics cards to go on sale. Nvidia is expected to announce it alongside the GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 sometime in mid-July.

The Google app is now rumored to add a feature called "Personal Speech Recognition" in the course of a future update. It is slated to help the OEM's Assistant to respond better to words or names uttered most frequently by the user - however, this requires that the same user allows the AI to record their voice on their device.

According to reports, Xiaomi is preparing to release the Redmi 11, which could arrive as soon as next month. With a Dimensity 700 chipset, a 90 Hz display and a 5,000 mAh battery, the Redmi 11 could be a rebranded Redmi 10 5G.

The entire Galaxy Z Fold4 spec sheet has been leaked online. It will pack a Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SoC, 50 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP triple rear cameras, a 16 MP under-display selfie camera, up to 512 GB of storage and a 4,500 mAh battery that supports 25 W fast charging.

Samsung is now believed to have a new member of its rugged XCover smartphone series in the works. Confusingly, some of them paint it as a second-gen Pro, whereas others construe it as an upgrade for the 5. Either way, it is expected to arrive with specs such as an FHD display and Bluetooth 5.2.

OPPO released its first foldable smartphone in 2021, and is now projected to add a second generation of the same device, as well as a first-gen clamshell alternative, in 2022. A famous leaker has now mentioned what might be a product name of the former for the first time, and also offers an update on the OEM's 'X' rollable prototype since its unveiling some time ago.

Carl Pei's Nothing has remained vague on the subject of a debut for its inaugural Android smartphone. However, a German tech blog now purports to fill the blanks the OEM has left with a specific date on which the device is to be unveiled. It is also now slated to start at a mid-range price - on the European market, at least.

The Xiaomi Band 7 Pro could be coming soon, according to a few tech leakers. The Pro variant of the Band 7 had been rumored for some time, but Xiaomi has only officially revealed a regular and NFC variant of the smart band so far. It’s rumored that the Xiaomi Band 7 Pro will be unveiled at the same time as the Xiaomi 12 Ultra phone.

Although Google has already previewed the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro well before their official release this fall, the company has yet to provide the complete technical specifications of its two new flagship smartphones. Fortunately, a leaker has now extracted some quite interesting display specs from the source code of two new drivers.

The messaging app Telegram has been linked to a shift to a subscription-based model as of late. Now, the developer Alessandro Paluzzi claims to have spotted more signs that the service is preparing for this change. It consists of the re-wording of a reassuring page many users may recognize as part of the UI furniture.

Xiaomi brought the Black Shark 5 and Black Shark 5 Pro to the market back in March. According to a new leak, the Black Shark 6 series is on the way, and will arrive with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.

Xiaomi has been linked with flip-phone development for a long time and now a new patent has revealed the design direction the Chinese OEM seems to be taking. Unsurprisingly, there is plenty of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 in the Xiaomi clamshell device, but it also appears there’s something of the Google Pixel 6 in the Xiaomi Flip, too.

There are rumors that the upcoming Xiaomi Pad 6 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro will be treated to flagship MediaTek Dimensity chips and Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, depending on the SKU. In addition, it has also been mentioned that the top-end Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro tablet may support up to 120 W fast charging.

A new Apple Pay ad featuring the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro may have been released in advance. The clips in question make heavy and unambiguous use of the flagship's allegedly updated, punch-holed front panel in animated form. Therefore, this potentially crucial difference between it and the conventionally-notched vanilla 14 may just have been confirmed - had it turned out to be genuine, that is.

According to a leaker, Apple will re-use TSMC's N5P node for the A16 Bionic, the chipset expected to debut in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Still, the A16 Bionic could feature a few performance improvements over the A15 Bionic, including LPDDR5 RAM support.

A Microsoft executive has told Windows Central that the company is working on a cloud gaming dongle called Project Keystone. It has been in the works for a while and is continually being improved, meaning that it is unlikely to be launched anytime soon.

Cyberpunk 2077 was due to receive new content via an expansion pack in the near future. Data miners found some of the expansion content in the game files recently. Among other things, it adds new questlines, NPCs and an entirely new ending.

Pricing and official images of the Forerunner 255 Music have emerged. Not only does the leak confirm what the Forerunner 255 series looks like, it also suggests that Garmin will price the upcoming smartwatches at significantly higher price points than their Forerunner 245 equivalents.

While The Elec suggested that Google had cancelled the Pixel Fold, Jon Prosser and Ross Young suggest otherwise. Instead, Google is now rumoured to be waiting until spring 2023, which would line up nicely with a Google I/O 2023 reveal.

Earlier reports claimed that Samsung could be ditching Exynos for the Galaxy S23 and S24 lineups in favor of a truly custom SoC on the Galaxy S25. New information, however, now reveals some early details of the Exynos 2300 that could power the Galaxy S23 next year, potentially calling those aforementioned reports into doubt.

More specifications for the upcoming Nvidia RTX 40 Lovelace GPUs have surfaced online including those of the RTX 4090, RTX 4080, RTX 4070 and, perhaps for the first time, the RTX 4060 as well. According to the leaked specs, the RTX 4090 will offer a 53% increase in CUDA core count over the RTX 3090. The RTX 4060 will have a 30 W TGP increase over its predecessor but will apparently sport only 8 GB VRAM this time.

Can you print a whole billboard using nothing more than a smartphone camera? According to Samsung, you can - so long as the sensor in question is the new ISOCELL HP1. The OEM's latest YouTube ad depicts the creation of the 616 square-meter cat-pic chosen for this purpose. Its ability to retain feline detail to the tune of about 200 megapixels (MP) is hyped in this new campaign.

Major TV manufacturer has highlighted alleged launch periods for the PlayStation 5 Pro and new Xbox Series S|X consoles. Apparently, 'Gen 9.5' consoles will hit the shelves in 2023 or 2024 with performance that could rival the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.

According to reports, Xiaomi has started testing the Pad 6 ahead of a global release. Currently thought to be arriving this summer, Xiaomi has already registered what is believed to be the Xiaomi Pad 6 with the EEC in Russia.

The Honor 70 series are shaping up to become premium mid-rangers to be taken seriously within the Android space on their debut. This impression has become reinforced due to the appearance of new and apparently official posters pointing to the combination of certain, potentially crucial, specs in its top-end Pro Plus or (Pro+) model.

Realme has overtly confirmed that its inaugural Naruto-themed special edition Android smartphone and accessory will be available alongside the new Pad X in China soon. The new GT Neo 3 SKU in question is an appropriately restyled version of its top-end 150W charging variant, whereas the Powerbank 3 Pro remains at a top speed of 33W despite its own new finish.

New iPhones normally enter a "verification" stage in their production by July of the year in which they launch. However, 1 member of the rumored 14 series is now said to be severely behind in this scheme of things due to the latest March 2022 pandemic-averting restrictions in major Chinese manufacturing centers such as Shanghai. The situation is tipped to cost Apple big in terms of 2022 revenue.

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Buds Pro 2 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 at Unpacked in August. New information has now also surfaced, revealing the premium earbuds' model number and case battery capacity.

Jon Prosser has shared renders of the iPhone 14 Pro, one of four iPhone 14 series models alleged to be debuting this autumn. Reportedly showcasing the smartphone's final design, the iPhone 14 Pro is also expected to arrive in four colours and potentially even titanium sides.

Carl Pei's latest tech start-up Nothing has revealed a little more about its first full mobile device, the phone (1). It has hinted strongly that it, like images for a prototype it has just shared, will have a transparent nature. Then again, the final product has no guarantee of looking anything like the latest officially-leaked concepts, leaving the phone (1)'s appearance a mystery for now.

The Xiaomi 12S series looks set to launch soon as Xiaomi's mid-gen refresh of the Xiaomi 12 series—at least in China. The Xiaomi 12S has now appeared in the flesh as well, and with Leica branding on its camera module merely days after Xiaomi announced a partnership with the German camera company.

New fan-made concept renderings of the Xiaomi 12 Ultra along with a brief design video have been shared online. The Xiaomi 12 Ultra concept unsurprisingly features the circular camera equipment front and center, with the Chinese OEM apparently willing to push the boat out a little in terms of design recklessness.

Prolific leaker Ice Universe has stated that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is way more energy efficient than its predecessors, including the recently launched Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The tipster adds that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S22 FE could use a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC instead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1/Exynos 2200.

Word on the grapevine now indicates that the upcoming Apple AirPods Pro 2 is likely to remain equipped with Lightning charging, instead of USB-C. In addition, production of the premium earbuds is set to begin shortly, with Apple to move most of its production to Vietnam.

The Xiaomi 13 series will be Xiaomi's mainstream flagship lineup next year and the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro have now made their first appearances on Xiaomi's IMEI database. As it appears, both phones may debut ahead of typical schedule as well.

Poco is yet to even mention the Poco F4 Pro officially but it appears the phone's parts are already on sale in China, with a leaked image showing a stack of what appears to be Poco F4 Pro rear covers.

According to reports, Samsung will begin offering the Galaxy A13 5G soon in Europe. For some reason, the company will introduce more colour options and memory configurations than it currently offers in North America. While the Galaxy A13 5G tops out at 64 GB of storage, a 128 GB option will be available in Europe, as will a cheaper 32 GB model that also has less RAM.

New information about the Surface Laptop Go 2 has emerged online. It is confirmed to run an Intel Core i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake processor, up to 8 GB RAM, 256 GB storage and a 12.4-inch screen. It will be announced in June 2022 for a starting price of US$650.

Motorola has finally acknowledged rumors that it would launch a new Android smartphone with a main rear camera of a ground-breaking 200 megapixels (MP) in resolution. Its first poster indicating the same has sparked rumors that it will also be the OEM's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1-powered flagship. In any case, the first-gen Motorola 200MP device is now slated to be here in the second half of 2022.

A US retailer has outlined the Forerunner 955, one of Garmin's upcoming smartwatch series. Not only has the retailer provided specifications about Solar and non-Solar models, it has also published numerous marketing images. For some reason, Garmin has sought to equip the Forerunner 955 with a touchscreen display.

Rumors of Sony's next-gen alpha 7r- (or α7r-) series camera have just gathered speed thanks to a new alleged leak from the blog PhotoRumors. It purports to spill a comprehensive list of specs for the upcoming full-frame unit. They point to updates in terms of the camera's sensor, processor, thermal management, as well as signature features such as Eye AF.

It has been reported that pre-sales for the Sony Xperia 1 IV are only a third of those for the Xperia 1 III. Considering the source of the information, this sorry state of affairs likely pertains to the China market, although the high price tag of the Xperia 1 IV is likely to affect pre-orders in markets such as the USA, Europe, and UK.

iFixit accidentally puts up spare parts for Steam Deck up for sale on the company's UK store. While the company did take down the webpage later, it did confirm that iFixit is collaborating with Valve to facilitate DIY repairs.