Leaks / Rumors

Xiaomi has outlined global launch dates for the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro, the company's latest flagship smartphones. While the Xiaomi 13 Lite is also expected to arrive later this month, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra will remain absent until the spring. Photos of its 90 W fast charger have now leaked online, though.

Paul from RedGamingTech has revealed updated information regarding 2024’s AMD Zen 5 CPU architecture. According to the leaker, Zen 5 could have a double-digit IPC uplift, significantly bigger L1 cache, and 8 cores per CCX. Most of these specs seem to confirm what Paul has mentioned previously.

The latest information dump about Intel’s 15th gen “Arrow Lake” CPUs comes from serial leaker RedGamingTech. The leaker reports impressive IPC gains for Arrow Lake’s P-cores as well as huge efficiency improvements. Confirming previous reports, the leaker also maintains that both the 14th gen Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake will use the same “package & socket and pin layout”.

European pricing for the Xiaomi 13 Lite has leaked online. The same leaker has also shared launch configurations and from when the forthcoming mid-range smartphone should be available. The Xiaomi 13 Lite is expected to be a re-badged CIVI 2, which Xiaomi launched a few months ago in its home market.

The OPPO Find N2 Flip looks set to make its way over to the global market shortly. While it will not be sold in the US and near markets, the foldable will debut in Europe in a few weeks, with a new leak now providing insight into OPPO's pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 rival.

An unreleased Xiaomi smartphone has passed through the 3C in China. Reportedly the Redmi Note 12 Turbo Edition or the Redmi Note 12T Pro, the handset is expected to launch in the spring with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 chipset and 67 W fast charging, among other features.

OnePlus has a new flagship Android smartphone it could take to the next Mobile World Congress; however, the OEM is now said to go beyond current devices for its next major international trade showcase. It is now said to include a follow-up to the innovative Concept One smartphone prototype that starred at CES a few years ago.

According to new reports, the OnePlus 11 will start at much closer to €800 than earlier leaks suggested. The forthcoming flagship could be available for as little as €869 with 16 GB of RAM in some markets, too.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 supposedly scored 1,930 and 6,236 in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests. The SoC will allegedly feature a 1+5+2 core configuration and be 20% more power-efficient compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

DJI is looking to kick off its 2023 round of drone releases with a cheaper model. Reputedly, the Mini 2 SE is next in line, which will be another sub-250 g drone. While the Mini 2 SE matches the Mini 2 in most areas, DJI has dispensed with a Mini 2 selling point to differentiate the pair.

The first Apple silicon-powered Mac Pro remains on the horizon, albeit without the allegedly now cancelled M2 Extreme chipset. Now, the Mac Pro is rumoured to effectively replace the Mac Studio, which Apple will leave languished on M1 chipsets until at least the M3 or M4 series arrives.

The next-generation Sony Xperia PRO-I smartphone has been teased by a leaker as something that is “unlike anything we’ve seen before”. While specifics are not given, it seems likely that the novelties of the Xperia PRO-I Mark 2 device will be in regard to its camera equipment. In addition, the 2023 Xperia PRO-I is expected to come with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

A new leak has revealed what the book of the Find X6 Pro looks like, Oppo's next flagship smartphone. Rumoured to be arriving in Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and MediaTek Dimensity 9200 variants, the Find X6 Pro will offer a triple rear-facing camera set-up with a periscope camera. Hasselblad tunings and a MariSilicon ISP will return for the Find X series too.

OPPO is now said to have a third-gen foldable Android flagship with a potentially significant camera upgrade in the works. The "Find N3" could thus emerge more powerful than many other top-end devices in these terms, and make it one of a very small handful of devices in its category with the same spec. The device could emerge looking a lot like its conventional counterpart, the Find X6 Pro.

The Garmin Connect app has revealed the company's plans to offer smartwatches with a new health monitoring sensor. It remains to be seen whether the new functionality will be enabled on existing smartwatches or if Garmin is preparing to restrict the functionality to new and unreleased models.

Tecno has announced that it is coming to MWC 2023 with its first ever flexible-display mobile device. The Phantom V Fold is officially backed to rival devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, albeit with a different processor that will also make it a world first by default. The chipset should also confer 5G and Bluetooth 5.3 on the upcoming "large-screen" phablet.

A rumour from the South Korean tech forum Meeco says the Exynos 2400 has been approved for mass production, with samples ready to be delivered by June 2023. It will be Samsung's largest chip so far and is being closely monitored by TM Roh.

Garmin have not announced the Forerunner 265 or Forerunner 965 yet, but another retailer has listed the pair online. Both smartwatches will cost more than their predecessors. However, the Forerunner 265 and Forerunner 965 will contain several upgrades over the Forerunner 255 and Forerunner 955.

Intel announced in early 2022 that 14th gen Meteor Lake CPUs will debut in 2023. Based on the 7 nm Intel 4 process, the CPU tiles on Meteor Lake chips are reported to prioritize efficiency alongside delivering 15-28% IPC uplift for “Redwood Cove” P-cores and >15% IPC gain for “Crestmont” E-cores. The latest rumor now alleges that Meteor Lake will soundly beat Raptor Lake in terms of performance/watt.

The Nothing Phone (2) will reportedly pack a high-end unannounced Snapdragon 8 series SoC from Qualcomm, a 120 Hz AMOLED screen, a 5,000 mAh battery and 12 GB RAM. Nothing supposedly plans to launch it sometime in Q3 2023.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS scored 16,854 on Cinebench R23's multi-core test. On the other hand, its single core score of 1,588 was lower than expected and should be around 1,800. The APU is expected to power Alienware's x16 gaming laptop in Q2, 2023.

According to a new report, Qualcomm has started creating Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 engineering samples. Reportedly, Qualcomm will base the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 on TSMC N4 nodes, despite the chipset's slated 2024 release. Engineering samples are rumoured to reach 3 GHz across all 12 CPU cores, too.

The FCC has shared initial details about the Roborock Q10 Ultra, a likely successor to last year's Roborock Q7 series. Design and features are unknown for the time being, but the FCC has revealed that there could be two Roborock Q10 Ultra models in the pipeline.

Honor will unleash its Magic5 line of devices as potential Samsung Galaxy S23 series rivals at MWC 2023. The OEM has yet to hint at the flagship Android smartphones' specs in detail - however, the Chinese regulator 3C has reportedly done some of this work already, spoiling their charging upgrades year-on-year - or lack thereof, that is.

A Chiphell user pitted Nvidia's upcoming AD106 GPU against the last-gen GA104 and TU104. While the Ada Lovelace silicon easily outperformed its Turning-based counterpart, the same can't be said for Ampere.

The Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted being driven around the roads of California. The futuristic-looking vehicle appeared in some still images and in a short video clip. One of the most noticeable changes of this current variant of the Tesla Cybertruck was the shape of the side-view mirrors, which now match the angular design of the electric vehicle (EV).

The Pad 2 - widely suspected to be OPPO's version of the OnePlus Pad - has been all but proven to exist through its appearance by name in a new leak. This database listing might confirm that the Pad 2 will connect to Bluetooth using MediaTek silicon - however, the exact identity of its Dimensity-series SoC still remains somewhat of a mystery.

Huawei's upcoming P60 series of premium smartphones is expected to land with rear camera upgrades that might bring them closer to the top-end Mate 50 series than their P50 predecessors. Now, these shooters are now also projected to come in with a camera hump update as well. There is also talk of new and faster charging in this generation.

The 13 Ultra is expected to launch as Xiaomi's next top-end Android phablet soon. Now, its latest leak purports to spill more details on its rear camera thought to debut as the latest 50MP 1-inch monster from its series. These two cutting-edge specs are now also thought to be joined by a third, although its selfie counterpart may fail to improve compared to that of the current 13 Pro flagship.

A hands-on image with an alleged Xperia 1 V has surfaced online. While the overall concept of the Xperia 1 series remains unchanged, with its elongated form factor, the leaked photo suggests that Sony has revamped its rear-facing camera offering for this year's Xperia 1 V.
Update: Hands-on image may have been faked.

The Sony Xperia 1 V is expected to debut in the coming months as Sony's main flagship phone for the year. A new leak, from an admittedly sketchy source, has now revealed important details of the phone, including significant camera upgrades as well as launch date info.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scored 46,791 points in PassMark, outperforming the Core i9-12900HX (35,628) and Apple M2 Max (26,321). As a result, it currently sits on top of PassMark's charts, although it could soon change once the Ryzen 9 7945HX and Raptor Lake-HX processors appear.

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is AMD’s next-generation Phoenix-HS APU featuring the company’s latest Zen 4 CPU cores and an RDNA 3 iGPU in the form of a Radeon 780M. Rumors had it that the Radeon 780M would be slightly faster, if not equal, than the Radeon 680M. The latest performance showcase from Bilibili makes the Radeon 780M appear measurably ahead of its predecessor.

The OnePlus Pad has been officially teased and confirmed to launch globally on February 7 alongside the OnePlus 11, OnePlus Keyboard, and OnePlus Buds Pro 2. Ahead of that date, however, leaks have now revealed important details of the tablet, one which is expected to debut in China as the OPPO Pad 2 later on.

Tecno is now believed to launch a device called the Vision V Fold in under a month from now (February 3, 2023). As the name suggests, it is projected to debut as a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 rival, with a very similar design to boot. Then again, it may come with even more cameras than most flexible-display flagships.

The Ace 2 is already slated to launch as OnePlus' first ever Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1/5,000mAh battery/100W charging smartphone. Not content with that, however, the brand has just previewed the new SuperVOOC S chip to debut as part of its upcoming flagship-alternative Android device. It is backed to become the "strongest power management" solution on its impending launch.

Moore's Law Is Dead leaks AD106 and AD107 die shots complete with size and starting price estimates. The new chips appear to be significantly smaller than their previous gen counterparts, but this is to be expected from GPUs produced on TSMC's N4 nodes. Price points seem a bit too high, however.

The iPhone 15 series is thought to go Ultra for the first time in 2023, in a way that may or may not replace the current Pro Max top-end option. The new type of Apple flagship is also projected to debut with periscope zoom lenses; however, if there are those looking forward to an iPhone 16 Pro with the same spec, they can apparently forget it. Keeping the feature exclusive to the "16 Ultra" is predicted to make suppliers as unhappy as consumers through to 2024.

Honor is now tipped to unveil successors to its current 80 series of premium mid-range Android smartphones later in 2023. These devices are thought to improve on their photography and videography compared to their forebears. Meanwhile, a new image alleged linked to the 90 series may hint at a long-awaited design upgrade.

According to reports from well-known leakers, Xiaomi has set European pricing for the forthcoming POCO X5 and POCO X5 Pro. Purportedly, the cheaper model will be available for less than €300, with the POCO X5 Pro priced at nearer €400.

RedGamingTech has revealed hardware specifications and performance estimates of the upcoming mid-range RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT, and RX7600/XT. The purported specifications of the RX 7800 XT and the RX 7600/XT appear to have been scaled down as compared to the leaker's estimations from last year.

Specifications for the Xiaomi Pad 6 and Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro have surfaced online. Revealed by Digital Chat Station, the leak points to the return of the Snapdragon 870 but the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 for the Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro. The pair are expected to share the same 11-inch, IPS and 120 Hz display, though.

The launch of the POCO X5 5G and POCO X5 Pro 5G is a few days away, with the pair destined for a February 6 introduction. In the meantime, hands-on photos of both smartphones have leaked, while Xiaomi has revealed how the POCO X5 Pro 5G performs in AnTuTu and what display specifications it will offer.

Intel is reportedly decreasing prices for the 12th gen Alder Lake CPUs if a recent report from DigiTimes is any indication. The rumor comes at a time when the company is grappling with disappointing earnings. Should the proposed price cut materialize, it will see CPU rates come down by as much as US$70-80 for the Core i9-12900K.

Marketing material for Poco's upcoming smartphones, the Poco X5 and Poco X5 Pro, has now surfaced in the wild ahead of the Xiaomi sub-brand's February 6 launch event—revealing all major specs and details of the mid-range devices.

Realme has announced the date on what will be its fastest-charging Android smartphone to date will be unleashed. The GT Neo 5 is also touted to become a gaming powerhouse as well as the ultimate power tech upgrade on its launch. Then again, the presence of its lower-wattage option hints that versatility mixed with SuperVOOC innovation will not come cheap.

Leaked images of a second-generation Meta Watch have surfaced online. The smartwatch has an unusual design with two cameras and a notch for one of them, among other features.

The free PlayStation Plus service games for February have been leaked. There are three games and an expansion listed for the PS4 and three titles mentioned for the PS5. Gamers will be pleased to see OlliOlli World included, and there is also an open-world action game, a survivor horror title, and the addition of Europa to a controversial FPS universe to be enjoyed.

According to a new report, Xiaomi has settled on availability dates for the global versions of the Xiaomi 13 and the Xiaomi 13 Pro. The same leak also outlines launch pricing, as well as memory configurations.

Nvidia could still be testing its supposedly shelved Titan RTX Ada graphics cards in India, as confirmed by a recent shipping manifest. It bore a familiar PG137 EB2 SKU0000 codename and packed 48 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.