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Human Mobile Devices, better known as HMD, continues to expand its smartphone lineup. A new leak has revealed key specifications of an upcoming budget phone, the HMD Candy 5G.

The Galaxy Z Fold7 is touted to launch as Samsung's most advanced foldable Android smartphone to date soon. Despite that, it is thought to lag behind other upcoming rivals such as the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold in terms of official ingress-protection ratings. The Fold7 might be more than robust enough in other ways, though.

OnePlus has confirmed that the Pad Lite will be a part of its upcoming Summer 2025 product event. The OEM hints that it will launch as an affordable Android tablet alongside other devices such as the new Nord 5 smartphone and Watch 3 43mm. Its availability seems limited to just one region, however.

The Epic Games Store has started a new month by discounting a fresh game on Android and iOS to $0.00. Available from today in a deal worth a combined $11.98, Figment sees the storefront aligning its free game programs once again for another week.

According to word on the grapevine, Xiaomi's next major launch event will be for the Redmi Note 15 series. The mid-range phones are expected to debut in China next month, and a device claimed to be the Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus has also surfaced at a certification website.

Samsung's inaugural multi-folding smartphone, the Galaxy G Fold, might be available in limited quantities at launch. Its folding mechanism differs from that of the Mate XT Ultimate.

Vivo is gearing to bring two of its latest flagships to more markets. Beating Honor to the punch, Vivo has now confirmed that its X Fold5 foldable will land in India later this month in a simultaneous release with the smaller X200 FE.

A new leak has confirmed that Samsung is preparing a slew of new cases for its Honor Magic V5, Oppo Find N5 and Vivo X Fold5 rival. Set to retail for up to €89 (~$105), the cases add features like built-in kickstands, Qi2 charging support and a handy grip holder.

The Moto G96 is Motorola's latest entry in its burgeoning Moto G series. Taking from last year's Edge 50 Fusion in many areas, the Moto G96 adds a 144 Hz display and a 5,500 mAh battery to the mix, among other features.

A range of sources have shed new light on the Galaxy S26 Ultra months before its official release. Unfortunately, Samsung is expected to skip upgrades in crucial areas, unlike rivals like Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi.

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been shown off in real life ahead of its July 9 launch. As stated in my multiple leaks, it is remarkably thin, but its exact dimensions cannot be determined at this time.

Updated: Giztop and Wonda Mobile also reveal Magic V5 import prices. The Magic V5 matches the new Vivo X Fold5 as the world's lightest foldable at just 217 g. Also slimmed down to 8.8 mm for its latest release, the new Magic V features a larger battery, upgraded cameras, brighter displays and Qualcomm's full 8-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Magic V5 is now available to import in one of four colour options configured with up to 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage too ahead of its anticipated global rollout later this year.

Google's Pixel phones are apparently quite popular among criminals and gang members in Catalonia, Spain. The Catalan cops state that Google smartphones with GrapheneOS are a common tool among organized crime groups due to the advanced privacy features this combination brings.

The high-end phone from Vivo is perfect for photos of children or friends. Thanks to the special focal length of the main camera, portraits are more natural than with a Galaxy S25 Ultra or iPhone 16 Pro. But the Vivo phone also impresses beyond the camera.

Infinix has announced its latest entry-level smartphone, the Hot 60i. The company’s new smartphone is equipped with MediaTek’s budget-range Helio G81 Ultimate chipset, a 120 Hz display, and a decent 5,160 mAh battery. The device also features 45 W wired charging and IP64 water and dust resistance.

The MagicX Zero 40 is one of the only retro gaming handhelds designed to emulate Nintendo DS and vertical arcade games. Available for $75, the new Android-based handheld has earned praise from reviewers thanks to its comfortable design, decent controls and a solid software experience.

Real RGB OLED is thought to become the latest display buzzword for next-gen Android flagships such as the Xiaomi 16 Pro, Redmi K90 Pro and Vivo X300 Pro. It is now backed to deliver improved sharpness and clarity at 2K to these devices - even if they end up with fewer pixels than their predecessors.

A reliable leaker has offered a few insights into the state of Xiaomi's Redmi Note 15, Redmi K90 and Xiaomi 16 smartphone series. While the likes of the Redmi Note 15 Pro and Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus are expected to land first, the Xiaomi 16 and Redmi K90 series are not expected to be far behind.

While Samsung may not hit the 6,000 mAh battery capacity number enabled by Silicon-Carbon tech, some key upgrades may be coming to the Galaxy S26 series. Theoretically, these upgrades should allow for larger capacity and faster charging speeds.

With the Galaxy Watch8 series on the horizon, a video showcasing some of the design changes that Samsung hopes to showcase next week has appeared online. Already available in beta form, One UI 8 Watch will be coming to Galaxy Watch smartwatches as old as the Galaxy Watch5.

Honor has just announced the Magic V5. Early impressions show the company's latest foldable in a poor light though, particularly when it comes to the thickness of its new camera housing and its noticeable foldable display crease.

The Honor MagicPad 3 has been officially launched in China. This new Android tablet comes with a 13.3-inch display, a large 12,450 mAh battery, and a light and slim build. Its starting price is CNY 2,999, around $418.

Honor made the world's thinnest foldable phone official, and the new Magic V5 barely beats the Oppo Find N5's 8.9mm thickness, and only in the white color version at that. It does, however, come with a robust set of specs at last year's pricing.

Mangmi has revealed more details about its first gaming handheld. Shared via an unboxing video, the Mangmi Air X is much cheaper than expected despite featuring a 1080p IPS display and Hall effect hardware.

Nothing OS 4.0, based on the very latest Android 16, is set to launch before the end of September. This signals a faster Android 16 rollout process compared to previous updates for Nothing Phone handsets.

Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 is said to have two variants: one made on TSMC's N3P node and the other on Samsung Foundry's SF2 node. The latter is widely believed to be the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 for Galaxy, slated to power some Samsung flagship smartphones in 2026.

Xiaomi finally looks set to launch a Mix 5, four years after the arrival of the Mix 4 as the second ever device with an under-display selfie camera. According to the leaker, the experimental flagship phone could feature a surround screen.

New leaks have now provided more insight into Xiaomi's next-gen flagship lineup for this year. Three devices will launch, excluding the line-leading Xiaomi 16 Ultra, and information on their design, sizes, and camera hardware has now emerged.

RedMagic's Tablet 3 Pro, which will soon launch in the global market as the RedMagic Astra, is positioned as one of the most powerful Android tablets. However, it couldn't top the latest performance list from AnTuTu.

Nothing has finally shown off a new high-end smartphone: the Phone (3). It comes with a new, visually distinct design, a high-end Qualcomm SoC and three rear camera modules.

Forget LPDDR5X, smartphones will start upgrading to the same HBM DRAM found in Nvidia's highest-end GPUs soon - according to the latest leaks, anyway. Mobile device OEMs are thought to switch to that advanced form of memory in order to keep up in the AI race. The trailblazer in its adoption may not be the company many might expect, though.

RedMagic has just confirmed global availability for its latest tablet. Right on cue, Lenovo has begun teasing the release of a new flagship tablet that it will be launching soon as the Xiaoxin AI Tablet Pro GT.

AnTuTu has published the list of flagship phones with the highest benchmark scores in June 2025. Just like the last ranking, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading Version has topped the list. As for MediaTek's top-performing SoC, it only has two spots.

The launch of the X300 Pro may not occur for another few months. Nonetheless, a respected leaker has already detailed one of Vivo's next flagships on Chinese social media.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 should become official in just over a week's time. Surprisingly, Samsung is now slated to drop behind Google and Vivo when it comes to dust and water resistance.

RedMagic has finally confirmed when its RedMagic Astra tablet will be available outside China without resorting to import services. Not only that, but the company has revealed how much the 165 Hz OLED and Snapdragon 8 Elite wielding tablet will cost globally too.

After it became known over the weekend that the Xiaomi 16 Ultra may contain the same 1-inch sensor that Huawei currently uses in the Pura 80 Ultra, a leaker has now provided further information about the Leica camera and the sensors of the other Xiaomi 16 variants, of which there are likely to be more than before.

The Ayaneo Pocket S2 is the first Qualcomm Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 gaming handheld that any company has actually released. With pre-orders shipping in July, several high-profile YouTubers have now showcased how strong the gaming handheld's performance and its other upgrades from last year's Pocket S.

According to a new report from Digital Chat Station, Oppo will be bringing several upgrades to its cheaper flagship this year with the release of the Find X9 series. Mirroring rivals, the Oppo Find X9 is said to be adopting an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner with a new 50 MP and 1/1.4-inch main camera.

The Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL will be some of Google's first devices to line up with its Tensor G5 chipset this summer. According to new leaks, Pixel fans can expect modest battery upgrades from the Pixel 9 series to complement brighter displays.

The world's first 9,000mAh silicon-carbon (SiC) battery for smartphones is tipped to hit the market by 2027, according to a new leak. The flagship devices to be based on such technology might adopt the same stainless steel shielding currently seen in the iPhone 16 Pro Max. In the meantime, Android OEMs are thought to smash through the current 8,000mAh limit without delay.

Flipkart has started teasing the arrival of the Vivo X Fold5 in India following the device's release in China last week. Supposedly arriving by the middle of July in India, a new regulatory body filing indicates that Vivo has plans to offer its new foldable across Southeast Asia, too.

The Honor Magic V5 should offer a substantially better periscope zoom camera than the 50 MP and f/3.0 sensor found in the Magic V3. Also surpassing the Oppo Find N5 and Vivo X Fold5 with an f/2.5 aperture, the new 64 MP periscope zoom will also deliver native 3x optical zoom in another change from the Magic V3.

Google Labs has launched Doppl, an AI-powered app that lets users virtually try on clothes using smartphone photos. The app generates realistic images and videos to preview outfits after analyzing body shapes and fabric types.

The Galaxy A55 5G is a mid-range, previous-generation Samsung smartphone. Despite that, it is now tipped to become eligible for the OEM's latest version of Android before the end of 2025. It has apparently been spotted on a benchmarking site with the new build in place of its official One UI 7 software.

The OnePlus Watch 3 is set to get a smaller 43 mm version. It's confirmed to launch on July 8, 2025, and ahead of the official launch, the company has shared some new details about the smartwatch.

A successor to the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K has now surfaced in the wild. While not yet officially released, the Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) is now available for purchase on Aliexpress and seemingly sports the same powerful Amlogic S905X5M chipset seen on the Xiaomi Box S (3rd Gen) and Onn 4K Plus.

Walmart's Onn 4K, Onn 4K Pro, and even the older Onn Stick are now receiving a new Android 14 update. This new update arrives as a 0.91 GB OTA on the Onn 4K Pro and can be installed by all users—even those who installed the previous Android 14 update that was eventually pulled.