Google Pixel 8a promo materials reveal "AI-mazing" camera, seven years of updates

Only a few hours ago we told you that it seems like we're seeing a new Google Pixel 8a leak every day now, and here we are with the second leak of this day. This time around, some promotional images, or straight-up ads, whatever you want to call them, have been outed and are giving us a better idea what to expect from the upcoming device. According to these materials, the Pixel 8a will have the Tensor G3 chipset at the helm, an "AI-mazing" camera with Best Take, Audio Magic Eraser, and Night Sight, "crystal-clear calls, even when your caller is in a noisy place", "fast charging" and a...

Sony Xperia 1 VI price leaks

Sony's Xperia 1 VI is getting official on May 17, and as we get closer to that date the number of leaks about it is growing. Less than a day ago the phone's camera island leaked hinting at larger camera modules compared to the Xperia 1 V, directly contradicting an earlier rumor. So far what most rumors have converged on is that the phone will lose the 4K display and will make it have a slightly more common aspect ratio. One piece of the puzzle that has so far not been mentioned is price, but today we have an idea of what to expect on that front too. In Taiwan the phone will allegedly cost...

vivo X100 Ultra gets certified ahead of possible May unveiling

vivo's upcoming X100 Ultra will be "a professional camera that can make calls" according to a company exec, and it's expected to make its debut next month alongside the X100s, thus completing the X100 flagship series that also contains the already official X100 and X100 Pro. As we are getting closer to its launch, the X100 Ultra was purportedly certified in China by 3C, with the model number V2366GA, according to the prolific Weibo leaker known as Digital Chat Station. vivo X100 Pro There will apparently be two versions of the X100 Ultra - this one that just got certified, a...

Oppo A60 is now official with Snapdragon 680 SoC, 50 MP main camera

The Oppo A60 surfaced in the Google Play Console earlier this month, and today it quietly went official in Vietnam. Undoubtedly, it will be launched in more markets in the coming weeks. Oppo A60 official images Despite what its name implies, it can't be considered a succesor to the A59 from December 2023, since that model has 5G support, while the A60 doesn't. Thus, think of it like the successor to the A58 4G from July 2023. The A60 comes with a 6.67-inch 720x1604 90 Hz LCD touchscreen with 950-nit peak brightness and 240 Hz sampling rate, the Snapdragon 680 SoC at the...

OnePlus Nord 4 and Nord CE4 Lite chipsets leak

OnePlus has already made the Nord CE4 smartphone official, and it's powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset. Today a new leak from a generally reliable tipster brings us the details about the chipsets powering the next two Nord branded devices, because there will apparently be two more coming in the following weeks. The Nord 4 will employ the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, while the Nord CE 4 Lite will go with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. The Nord 4 is expected to be a rebranded OnePlus Ace 3V, a device which launched in China last month, and is also powered by the Snapdragon 7+ Gen...

Realme C65 5G arrives with Dimensity 6300 SoC, 120Hz screen, and 50MP camera

Realme launched the 4G-only C65 earlier this month, and today, the brand followed up with a 5G version of the phone, powered by the Dimensity 6300 SoC. The Realme C65 5G is the first Dimensity 6300-powered smartphone, and it comes with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card. The smartphone runs Android 14-based Realme UI 5.0 out of the box, with Realme promising two years of Android OS upgrades and three years of security updates. The Realme C65 5G is built around a 6.67" HD+ 120Hz LCD with 625 nits peak brightness. It supports Rainwater Smart Touch...

Samsung launches ridiculously overpriced 50W charger

If you buy a Samsung high-end smartphone, or even a mid-ranger, there's no charger in the box, but of course the company will happily sell you an overpriced assortment of them if you so desire. And today it's launched the most overpriced of them all - a dual 50W charger, which can either charge one port at 50W or both at the same time at 25W each. Those specs aren't impressive at all, but they're enough for Samsung phones, none of which goes past 45W wired charging support, and most of which top out at 25W. So the specs are tailor made for Samsung phones, and that's alright, but this...

Sennheiser launches the MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 in India

Sennheiser has launched its flagship noise-cancelling MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 earbuds in India. They are priced at INR 29,990 with an introductory pre-order price of INR 18,990, which ends on May 1. The MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 have a standard TWS design with the company's 7mm TrueResponse dynamic drivers. The earbuds support SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LC3 codecs. There's also support for Bluetooth Auracast broadcasts and LE Audio. The Sennheiser Smart Control app lets you adjust the sound to your preferences with an adaptive 5-band EQ, Sound Zones, Sound...

12.9-inch iPad Air won't have Mini LED display after all

Last week a report from a usually reliable source told us Apple was planning on using leftover Mini LED displays from its current-gen 12.9" iPad Pro for the upcoming 12.9" iPad Air. That would have been a very noticeable bump in display quality compared to the existing iPad Air model, but the excitement turns out to have been unwarranted. The very same Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants today shatters our dreams by saying the 12.9" iPad Air will not in fact use Mini LED panels, and instead will just have a plain old IPS LCD like the current iPad Air (pictured...

Qualcomm officially announces Snapdragon X Plus platform for laptops

Following a couple of recent leaks, today Qualcomm has taken the wraps off the Snapdragon X Plus platform for laptops. This is a step down from the Snapdragon X Elite, featuring a 10-core Oryon CPU clocked at up to 3.4 GHz (vs. 12-core in the Elite) and up to 64GB of RAM with 135 GB/s bandwidth. The X Plus does however have a 45 TOPS NPU, which Qualcomm bills as the world's fastest NPU for laptops. The X Plus is expected to deliver "exceptional performance, long battery life, and industry-leading on-device AI capabilities". Speaking of which, Qualcomm demonstrated code generation in...

The Polestar Phone is now official as a rebranded Meizu 21 Pro

Last year EV maker Nio launched its own smartphone and this seems to have started a frenzy amongst its competitors. Today, right on schedule, Polestar has announced its very own first smartphone, the inventively named Polestar Phone, following a few weeks of leaks, rumors, and teasers - yesterday we even saw a pre-announcement unboxing video. The Polestar Phone is made by Meizu and based on the Chinese company's 21 Pro device, which was unveiled back in February. That's no coincidence since both Polestar and Meizu are owned by Chinese auto giant Geely. The Polestar Phone comes...

Lava ProWatch XN showcased

Lava announced its first smartwatches yesterday with the ProWatch ZN and VN and we also got a teaser for the upcoming ProWatch XN. This will be the highest-end smartwatch in the Lava ProWatch series, priced above the ProWatchZN which starts at INR 5,000 ($60). ProWatch XN will feature a round OLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, two buttons for controls, and a silicon strap. Lava has not shared any additional information regarding the ProWatch XN for now but we’ll surely get more details in due time.

Infinix Note 40 5G is on the way with Dimensity 7020 chipset

Infinix already has four devices in its Note 40 line - the Note 40, Note 40 Pro, Note 40 Pro 4G, and Note 40 Pro+. But four isn't enough, and so the company is working on a fifth member of the family - the Note 40 5G. This handset has been spotted in the Google Play Console and it's also been certified by the FCC, Wi-Fi Alliance and BIS, and it's even run Geekbench already. There's a lot to unpack, therefore, so let's get started. The Note 40 that was launched back in March is 4G-only, being powered by MediaTek's Helio G99 Ultimate SoC. The Note 40 5G, on the other hand, goes with the...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 colorways leak

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Flip6 is expected to debut in July at a special Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Galaxy Ring. Today a new leak from a usually reliable source - Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants - brings us details about the Flip6's colorways. These will be Light Blue, Mint, Silver Shadow, Yellow, Crafted Black, Peach, and White. The first four seem to be volume drivers while the last three will be "lower volume" according to Young. Previously said Z Flip 6 colors were:Light Blue, Light Green, Silver and YellowThey are still there but now Light...

Tecno Camon 30 Premier battery life test results are ready

While we are preparing the full Tecno Camon 30 Premier review, we decided to share the results from our battery test. The handset earned a respectable 13:29h Active Use Score, which is more than what you could expect from most devices in the same price range. The Camon 30 Premier uses a 5,000 mAh battery, which is tasked to power a large 6.77-inch OLED display and a Dimensity 8200 SoC. Interestingly, the OLED is of the LTPO kind, which probably saves some power, and as evidenced by the tests, the Dimensity 8200 takes it easy on the battery as well. const BATTERY_TEST_PHONE_V2 =...

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra gets disassembled on video, take a look at that retractable camera

Last week Huawei made the Pura 70 series of smartphones official, including the top of the line Pura 70 Ultra. This is the next generation of the long-running P series, now with an actual name instead of a letter. All of the Pura 70 models have a very distinctive camera island design, and the Ultra comes with a 1-inch retractable main camera with variable aperture. If you've been wondering what the Pura 70 Ultra looks like on the inside, Chinese YouTube channel WekiHome has you covered as usual, publishing a full video disassembly of the device. Make sure you hit the CC button and set...

HMD Pulse might be launching this week

HMD Global recently announced that it would start making smartphones under its own brand following many years of releases under the Nokia brand. One of, if not the first HMD-branded smartphones, will be the Pulse, which was extensively leaked earlier this month. Back then we thought it would land in July, but it turns out it could arrive way sooner than that - this week, in fact. That is according to a now taken down listing by Finnish retailer Gigantti, which had the phone up with specs and pricing too - €179. Not just that, but the listing also had a release date: April 24. That's this...

10-core Snapdragon X Elite surfaces, will ship on the Surface Pro 10 OLED

While Microsoft is gearing up for its Windows on ARM event on May 20, Qualcomm is preparing the processors that will power that revolution. The flagship in that new line of silicon is the Snapdragon X Elite but it has a sidekick - the Snapdragon X Plus. Today, we have our first solid information about the latter chip. The Snapdragon X Plus surfaced in a Geekbench DirectML benchmark on a device codenamed OEMMN. There's no room for interpretation on the chip's part - it's plainly named - the Snapdragon X Plus or X1P64100. The Qualcomm Oryon CPU is a 10-core unit with a max clock speed...

Samsung is working on Galaxy S24 FE, tipped to launch in late 2024

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is happening, claims one more source. However, GalaxyClub NL claimed the phone won't be ready by summer and instead the Fan Edition smartphone will launch in late 2024. The source actually quotes a Samsung project with the codename R12, but it's reasonable to assume it is the S24 FE because R11 was the Galaxy S23 FE, R10 was the unreleased S22 FE, and R9 was the Galaxy S21 FE. If Samsung decides to stick to its plan from last year, we might see the Galaxy S24 FE launch in some markets in the final weeks of 2024, with a broader expansion in early 2025. The...

Top 10 trending phones of week 16

It's been a while since we had a Huawei device top our trending chart, but the newly announced Pura 70 Ultra pulled it off in week 16 of 2024. The new cameraphone flagship that leads the rebranded P series took the win, ahead of the Galaxy A55, which stays in second for the second week in a row. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] The Redmi Note 13 Pro is back on the podium as it rose to third, trading positions with the Infinix Note 40 Pro, which is forth this time around. Last week's champion, the Redmi Turbo 3, is fifth this time around, just ahead of the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the...