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Samsung may not launch its new flagship smartphone until 2024 - however, that has not stopped a famous designer releasing their idea of how its teaser video would look in advance. The new clip takes the latest Galaxy S24 Ultra design rumors into account, a switch to a titanium frame included. The device's S Pen also stars in the new leak.

The latest Android smartphone from Realme to be approved by Chinese regulator TENAA is most likely the brand's next flagship, based on the new and very prominent camera hump alone. The certification also reveals that the "GT5 Pro" runs on the latest and greatest silicon from Qualcomm, and will be paired with internals of equally premium status - with one puzzling omission.

The OnePlus Open may have hit a number of the right notes as its brand's inaugural foldable Android smartphone; then again, advertising it as compatible with electronic pens was not one of them. Nevertheless, a Reddit user asserts that their unit does in fact work with a first-party stylus. The accessory apparently shows up correctly as a paired device and works on both of the Open's high-end screens.

iQOO has set its sights on a podium finish in the race to launch the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered flagship Android smartphone, having set an imminent launch date for its new 12 series. The brand has previewed its latest premium-tier design upgrades thus far, while hinting at extra, exclusive "high-frame-rate gaming" tech for the new handsets.

The OnePlus 12 has yet to launch as a new Android flagship smartphone, yet has allegedly turned up on the AnTuTu Benchmark database already, with scores purporting to confirm the presence of a new, cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. The new leak may also reveal the device's model number, cooling upgrades and RAM specs in advance.

Honor has teased its upcoming Magic6 series as flagship Android smartphones with all the latest bells and whistles the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 platform from Qualcomm can support. They include a voice assistant powered by on-device AI, as well as the latest, most powerful form of pairing with own-brand laptops. The new smartphones will also have first-gen Magic Capsule displays, touted as an even smarter version of Dynamic Island for iPhones.

The President of Samsung LSI has confirmed the 2025-bound Exynos 2500 will be manufactured on Samsung's 3 nm node (likely 3GAP). It will be the first smartphone AP to be manufactured on Samsung's gate-all-around process, potentially giving it an edge over the competitors.

Qualcomm has confirmed that it plans to raise next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's prices, which will, in turn, trigger an increase in global smartphone prices in 2025.

The Motorola Edge 40 Neo is the manufacturer's cheapest high-end model — but in view of its price, it can be classed more as a mid-range device. Even so, it has a lot to offer, as shown in our test.

Qualcomm executives said in an interview that the company plans to partner with Samsung Foundry and Qualcomm for its flagship products. However, it declined to comment if the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will make the switch.

The Samsung Galaxy A15 has been said to launch as one of 2024's most affordable new smartphones. Now, it is projected to land as a more up-to-date, yet more compact, handset compared to its predecessor, although its battery capacity might remain the same. It is also thought to land alongside a slightly more premium 5G-capable variant on its debut.

The X100 is thought to launch as the vanilla variant of Vivo's next-gen Android smartphone flagship series. Nevertheless, it is also now backed to debut with a groundbreaking feature: Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo (or LPDDR5T) RAM, touted to be up to 13% faster than its top-end LPDDR5X counterpart. The world-first upgrade is tipped to reach a new performance peak when combined with the new Dimensity 9300 flagship SoC from MediaTek.

Redmi has now confirmed that the K70 series of Android smartphones is on the way. The brand refers to the devices as its "2024 flagships" thanks to their next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoCs; then again, the line-up is also now backed to be announced long before that year starts. They are also thought to do so with additional upgrades in the areas of display and charging technology.

Oukitel asserts that its new WP30 Pro can charge by up to 50% in just 15 minutes over USB type-C, despite the 11,000mAh capacity of its battery. That is because it is the first of its line to boast flagship-grade 120 watt (W) charging specs. The new rugged device also supports Android 13, 5G and a 120Hz refresh rate for its FHD+ display.

Real-world images of the OnePlus 12 have emerged online, highlighting its selfie camera and alert slider. Its 2K screen will have a peak brightness of at least 2,600 nits.

According to a new leak, Redmi is preparing three variants of its upcoming next-gen flagship K70 series as opposed to the two heard of up until now. Two of these Android smartphones might be equipped with Xiaomi's ultra-fasting 120W charging technology; then again, that would be no improvement over their K60 Pro predecessor.

Realme has started to hint at the imminent launch of a new Android flagship, prompting a leading tipster to assert that it will do so as the GT5 Pro. The smartphone is said to launch with a "Miracle Cooling" system of unprecedented specs, backed to push its new Qualcomm chipset to levels of performance beyond that of comparable handsets.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 will be officially unveiled in China on November 6. The flagship AP will power high-end smartphones made by Oppo and Vivo.

The Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra are tipped to launch with on-device generative AI on par with ChatGPT and Google Bard. An enhanced version of Bixby is also in the works.

Both available in 4/64 GB and 8/128 GB configurations, the Galaxy Tab A9 and Galaxy Tab A9+ also feature various attributes that set them apart. The most obvious ones are the processors (Helio G99 vs. Snapdragon 695) and display sizes (8.7 vs. 11 inches). Both can be acquired starting today in most markets.

MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 SoC scores 2,055,084 points in AnTuTu v10, putting it ahead of the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Similarly, its Geekbench scores of 2,139 and 7,110 also give it a slight multi-core lead over the competition.

iQOO's upcoming flagship smartphones are said to be the subject of a new leak that consists of a photo of a heretofore-unseen handset in the wild. Should that be the case, the 12 and 12 Pro have undergone a potentially significant design upgrade over their 11-series predecessors. It involves a camera hump that, while mounted in one corner, is so big it virtually spans the entire rear panel.

The Redmi Note 13 series of potentially affordable new Android smartphones seems poised to go global very soon, with two of its members successfully completing FCC testing. They are the top-end Pro Plus (or Pro+) model, accompanied by what is probably the international version of the vanilla 13. Both have exhibited MIUI 14, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth and NFC in their new certifications.

OnePlus claims to have made one of the lightest, yet most durable, foldable smartphones of 2023 in its new Open. It boasts a new kind of hinge made of multiple high-tech materials, titanium alloy, carbon fiber and more exotic compounds included. They are touted to "surpass surgical stainless steel" in conferring an estimated 10 years of resilience on the new device.

Realme's first Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered smartphone is tipped to launch as the GT5 Pro. It is thought to ditch its existing vanilla sibling's look for one associated more with super-flagships such as the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. Its camera hump is said to be packed with the latest lenses for 2024 devices, and its display an upgrade on its predecessor.

Nubia is making progress with its next-gen flagship Android smartphones from its mobile gaming brand RedMagic, according to a new leak. It comes courtesy of the Wi-Fi Alliance, which has cleared two new devices from the OEM to use fast wireless connectivity. The standards specified hint at a class-leading SoC in the rumored 9 series.

Samsung is now slated to have a new option in the mid-range Android smartphone market for 2024 or possibly even late 2023: the Galaxy M44. It has been identified as a 5G device in a new tip, which also confirms its model number and Bluetooth specs. Based on the latter alone, it is shaping up to be an affordable enough new handset on its release.

Even if Samsung does many things right with the Galaxy Tab S9+, the middle model of the series, we still find several places where it could use some optimization. We summarize our test results for you here.

OnePlus has confirmed that its first ever foldable Android device will also be its first smartphone to use a Sony LYTIA camera sensor. It is touted to have a cutting-edge double-stacked structure and to be tuned by Hasselblad for "exceptional imaging". The brand-first main shooter is also tipped to be joined by a new zoom lens also thought to feature in the successor to the conventional flagship OnePlus 11.

The Xiaomi 13T Pro impressed us in our test with its powerful performance and very good Leica main camera. In comparison to the predecessor generation, lots has been improved on, meaning its many new features should make themselves well known in everyday use.

The Pixel 8 Pro's Tensor G3 averaged an average of 33.5 FPS in Genshin Impact at High Settings. The phone also heats up a lot, with its surface temperature hovering at around 42 degrees Celcius.

Samsung has upgraded its top tablets, namely its Galaxy Tab S9 series, which comes in three sizes. The 11-inch screen of the regular Galaxy Tab S9 comes in OLED for the first time and impresses with blazing-fast system performance.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy's Adreno GPU managed to outperform the Exynos 2400's Xclipse 940 in Geekbench's Vulkan and OpenCL benchmarks.

Qualcomm has revealed that it will cut over 1,200 jobs, or those of about 2.5% of its current employees, later in 2023. All of the affected staff members are located in the same region, although they will be obliged to leave their posts in two different facilities within it. Nevertheless, the OEM has announced its intention to keep investing in different business areas at around the same time.

The GSM Association's latest study on mobile internet use worldwide has concluded that over half of the global population now has at least one smartphone. Four billion of those people are estimated to use mobile data on those devices, although hundreds of millions still use alternative mobile devices. The number of people without access to mobile connectivity has also been found to have dropped precipitously since 2015.

New Xiaomi 14 Pro renders have shown up online. The flagship smartphone will feature a flat display and rearrange its camera modules. Otherwise, its design is largely the same as its predecessor.

OPPO and OnePlus have jointly confirmed that the Find N3 (or OnePlus Open for the global market) will launch soon as a new foldable Android smartphone. Now, a leaker has reportedly revealed more details on what it might be like to carry such a device around in the real world. The OEM is now tipped to have refined its weight compared to some other foldables, although it may still fail to match conventional flagships in this regard.

Vivo's somewhat global sub-brand iQOO is known for flagship smartphones with class-leading displays, internals and charging specs; however, they have tended to lag behind in terms of rear camera performance. That might change, as the upcoming 12 series is now projected to get the same high-res zoom lens as their OnePlus rival.

OPPO and its co-brand OnePlus has chosen to hype all the global versions of the new Android foldable smartphones they have at once today (October 12, 2023). The Find N3 Flip clamshell can be pre-ordered from now in India, whereas the company seeks to build anticipation for its 'full-sized' counterpart the OnePlus Open by announcing the early-bird offer phase of its pre-launch campaign.

The Exynos 2400 scores 2,067 and 6,520 in Geekbench 6.2's single and multi-core tests. It debuted alongside a European Galaxy S24+ variant with 8 GB of RAM.

The US variant of the Galaxy S24 Ultra scores 2,234 and 6,870 points in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests. The smartphone features 8 GB of RAM and runs Android 14.

Motorola launched two variants of the latest generation of its foldable Android smartphone for the first time in 2023. Now, the more vanilla version of the new Razr has finally joined its flagship counterpart on the United States market. It is touted to come in the same vibrant vegan leather color options, but makes some compromises for a more affordable price-point.

The K70 might be the vanilla version of Redmi's next high-end Android smartphone line-up, yet is thought to share in Pro-grade advantages such as new flat screen tech and premium build quality. It is also now tipped to have the same generational charging upgrade as the upcoming flagship Xiaomi 14.