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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 has appeared on Geekbench with a 2+3+3 CPU layout and two prime cores rated at 5.01 GHz. It is powering what looks like an iQOO 16, the company's next flagship phon, with 16 GB of RAM.

Vivo has revealed key details about its upcoming V80 Lite. The smartphone is confirmed to feature a large 10,000mAh battery. Official images also show that the phone will have a square rear camera housing and come in three color options.

Google has introduced a new app for Android phones to help manage device resources, and it might already be on your phone.

Xiaomi has confirmed that the Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max and Xiaomi 18 Fold will officially launch in September, becoming the first flagship devices powered by the company's new self-developed 3nm Xring O3 chipset. Positioned as a high-end productivity tablet, the Pad 9 Pro Max is expected to feature a 13.3-inch display and support 120W fast charging.

One of Sony's next Xperia smartphones has been spotted in a fresh listing. Presumed to be the Xperia 1 IX, the listing offers a new insight into the state of the smartphone's global release plans before Sony makes an official announcement.

The Honor Pad 20 has gone on sale in Malaysia following its earlier launch in China. It is available in Wi-Fi and 5G versions. The tablet features a 120Hz display, a Snapdragon chipset, and a 10,100mAh battery.

Xiaomi is set to present its new Poco flagship phones shortly. The Poco F9 Pro and Poco F9 Ultra will launch globally next week, and will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.

The Honor Pad 20 Pro Paperlike Edition is now available in Malaysia. Unlike the standard Pad 20, which is also offered in a 5G version, the Pad 20 Pro Paperlike Edition comes only in a Wi-Fi configuration. It features a 165Hz display and a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset.

Niantic and Capcom's Summer of Hunters 2026 event brings the Tropical Cannon Gunlance, boosted rewards, and 24-hour Velkhana interceptions to Monster Hunter Now through September 6.

The Xring O3 has now been detailed, and one of the first devices to be powered by this flagship SoC has been confirmed. It will be the Xiaomi 18 Fold, which was previously rumored to be called the Mix Ultra.

While users are limited to just five color presets in settings, a new Pixel 11 Pro teardown reveals what is actually under the hood. Disassembly confirms the HiLight module features a dedicated ring of eight physical RGB LEDs surrounding the camera flash.

Contrary to previous years, there will be at least three, most likely even four flagship Zeiss camera phones this year: In addition to the Vivo X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max, there will also be the regular Vivo X500 and X500e. New images and information from a leaker highlight some of the differences in specs and design.

(Update: Smaller model is actually the Galaxy S27 Pro) After a well known leaker revealed what appears to be the final camera plateau design of Samsung’s next flagship camera phone a few hours ago, additional CAD models have now surfaced, suggesting two different sizes for the Galaxy S27 Ultra.

Asus has released the Pad (T3201) in China for CNY 3,999 (about $594), following its earlier launch in India. The Chinese version comes with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, while the rest of the hardware remains largely unchanged.

The Infinix Xpad 30 Pro has been launched in certain regions, and it's expected to reach more soon. It's essentially an affordable tablet with an 11-inch display featuring 2.5K resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The launch price in the Philippines is around $227 for the 12/128GB variant.

Initial support will arrive on standard flagships before expanding to Razr foldables, backed by 7 years of full updates and direct porting help from Motorola. Powered by flagship Snapdragon chips, the new Graphene-powered phones will offer improved hardware isolation, mature MTE, and faster performance than Tensor-powered Pixels.

(Update: CAD model also shows other Galaxy S27 variant) Using a sketch and a cryptic message, one of the most well-known leakers appears to have revealed the final design of the Galaxy S27 Ultra Triple-Cam months ahead of the launch. According to the leak, the horizontal bar design reminiscent of a Google Pixel, that has been shown repeatedly lately is out. The potential new design, while looking a lot like recent iPhones, could still offer advantages in everyday use.

A fresh Geekbench AI listing for Samsung's S5E9975 (Exynos 2700) shows the same 1+4+1+4 CPU cluster spotted in April, now clocked dramatically higher.

The Honor Turbo is the company’s new mid-range smartphone and is now listed on its official website. It features a Snapdragon chipset, 5G connectivity, and a large battery.

HMD is reported to have launched the T21 2nd Edition tablet in Nepal. The tablet is now available to buy at a discounted price for early birds and also comes with gifts.

A new leak has revealed additional details about iQoo’s upcoming compact tablet. The device is tipped to debut alongside the company's next flagship phone, the iQoo 16.

Fall is approaching fast, and with it, the second Xperia phone of the year. Sony has already announced a launch event for next week and just a few days before that, we’re now getting our first look at the Sony Xperia 10 VIII in an official looking promo image. Seems like Sony fans are not getting any major changes with this years Xperia midranger.

Google can't be bothered with hardware and hasn’t learned anything about proper foldable design in four years. This harsh conclusion of durability tester and teardown expert Zack Nelson is scathing. Unlike Samsung’s significantly thinner Galaxy Z Fold 8 foldables, even the comparatively thick Pixel 11 Pro Fold cannot withstand the bend test—for one simple reason.

Honor has officially expanded the Pad X10 series with a new model: the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max. It features a larger display than the 11-inch Pad X10 and the 11.5-inch Pad X10 Pro.

Following earlier price hikes in April in the US, YouTube Premium is set to get more expensive across multiple European nations and additionally Singapore, requiring subscribers to agree to the new rates by October 10 to avoid service interruptions.

A new leak suggests Qualcomm is borrowing the "Extreme" branding from its laptop chips for its next flagship mobile platform, ditching the "Pro" name that had circulated for months.

A prototype identified as the Poco F9 Ultra has reportedly appeared on Geekbench 7, scoring 2,980 in single-core and 10,030 in multi-core testing. The listing shows a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset paired with 16GB of RAM and Android 16.

Xiaomi has launched the new Poco M8x smartphone in the Indian market. The new 5G-enabled smartphone features a Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chipset and a large 7,900 mAh battery with 45 W wired charging support. Interestingly, the device also supports 22.5 W reverse-wired charging.

Just how fast are the most powerful smartphones, really? Geekbench 7 aims to provide an answer with new tests and more realistic workloads. We take a look at the current performance elite and put the results into perspective.

A Xianyu seller who previously sold leaked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro engineering samples has now listed chips said to be MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 and an unannounced flagship model, possibly from the Dimensity 9600 series.

The AGM PAD P3 Compact is a rugged 8.68-inch Android tablet designed for one-handed use. It features a 120 Hz display, MediaTek Helio G99 processor, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, while the Global version also supports 4G and eSIM.

The Teclast ArtPad was recently detailed in the global market, and the affordable tablet has now launched in China. It's retailing for CNY 1,099, about $163, and a big highlight is its large 120Hz display that's paired with a 10,000mAh battery.

Leaked street photos allegedly showing Jay Chou with an unreleased vivo phone in Melbourne match design cues rumored for the X500 Pro Max, which is expected to launch in September.

The Google Pixel 11 Pro is powered by the 3nm Tensor G6 chipset. The flagship phone has now been put through consecutive benchmark tests, overall showing off mediocre CPU by 2026 standards but, more importantly, significant GPU thermal throttling.

Samsung ships a security patch every month. It does not renew the preinstalled browser, which gets its updates through the Play Store and the Galaxy Store instead. And which Chromium base it builds on there is something Samsung has not published for Android in more than two years. What researchers found on a Galaxy S25, and how to check which build is running on your phone.

KLab Games and Wanda Cinemas Games kick off JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Spirit's first event with an SSR Jotaro Kujo banner, Rush combos, and an 11-panel tactical grid.

ThreatFabric has documented Manic, a new Android threat that watches 169 apps, among them banking, eID and authenticator apps across Europe. Manic lifts the PIN straight off the app's real keypad, so no fake banking screen ever shows up. And when the phone is offline, it pushes the data out through a second infected phone nearby.

Bilibili has spent years building its audience in China. Now, it is setting its eyes on the rest of the world, and with over 5 million downloads on Google Play in mere days, the start looks promising.

The TCL Tab A1 Plus is a budget Android tablet with a 12.2-inch display and a Snapdragon chipset. It is currently available at a 32% discount on Amazon.

Gryphline brings Arknights: Endfield's Homecoming demo to Anime NYC 2026 before a bigger Gamescom booth with boss speedrun challenges.

Android 17 is getting tougher on memory-hungry apps, with new per-app RAM limits designed to prevent a single app from slowing down the entire phone. Apps that exceed their limits could be compressed or eventually terminated.

Samsung will unveil its next generation of premium tablets soon. The Galaxy Tab S12 and Tab S12 Ultra are reported to feature MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chipset, and a new leak has now revealed how they will be priced in the US market. Unfortunately, they look set to cost more than the Tab S11 series.

A new mid-range Sony Xperia smartphone has revealed itself in an early benchmark leak. At the same time, Sony has finally confirmed when it will launch the Xperia 10 VIII, too.

A leak has disclosed key details about a new iQoo tablet. Its exact model name remains unknown, but it is tipped to have a compact form factor and use the next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipset.

Google has quietly shipped custom vibration patterns on the Pixel 11 series, letting owners pick separate haptic patterns for ringtones and notifications and assign a specific pattern to individual contacts. Options include Heartbeat, Gears, Rattlesnake and Pulse

Xring O1 launched in May last year as Xiaomi's first truly premium chipset. A successor, widely expected to be branded as Xring O3, is slated for imminent release, and more information on it has now been revealed.

The initial rollout will be reserved for high-end Snapdragon devices, with support for lower-tier hardware delayed until security and update standards are met.

The Lenovo Idea Tab is now 27% off in a limited-time deal on Amazon. The offer applies to the 8GB/256GB configuration and includes the Lenovo Tab Pen and a folio case.