Weekly poll: will you buy a Redmi Note 17 Pro or a Redmi Note 17 Pro Max?

Once paragons of value-for-money, the Redmi Note phones have taken a turn – are they still a smart buy? The series launched globally on September 17 (Thursday), including in Europe and in India. There are four models: Note 17 4G, Note 17 5G, Note 17 Pro and Note 17 Pro Max (taking the place of the Pro+ model). Here we only want to focus on the top two models. The Redmi Note 17 Pro loses the 200MP main camera of its predecessor and doesn’t get a dedicated telephoto lens in return – that high resolution sensor was Note 15 Pro’s plan for zooming in. Redmi Note 17 Pro This model...

Deals: iPhone 18 Pro series goes on sale, Galaxy Z8 foldables get discounts

The iPhone 18 Pro series is now officially on sale in the UK. However, the latest iPhones are more expensive than last year, so it might be worth considering the iPhone 17 Pro models, which are currently available at a discount. Meanwhile, Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z8 foldables and Galaxy S26 lineup, along with a couple of Xiaomi flagships, are also on sale. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are available in new color options and come with an upgraded main rear camera with a variable aperture. The new phones are also powered by the 2nm A20 chipset. ...

Weekly poll results: the iPhone Duo nailed the form factor, iPhone 18 Pro Max upstages the 18 Pro

Apple nailed it on its first try – no, Cupertino didn’t invent the wide foldable form factor, but the results from last week’s poll show that it was the best choice compared to releasing a book-style or a flip foldable. Just look at how small the yellow and orange segments are (they correspond to exactly those choices in the poll). Spec highlights: iPhone Duo • iPhone 18 Pro (Max) And yes, the $2,000 iPhone Duo is expensive – did anyone think that Apple would be the company to make foldables cheap? Of course not, but this price tag significantly limits the pool of potential...

Oppo Find X10 series launch set, Galaxy S27 Pro and Ultra to pack M16 OLEDs, Week 38 in review

Another week in the books, these were the top stories in the third week of September. Oppo confirmed its launch plans for the Find X10 series. The Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max will be joined by the more affordable Find X10 E with all three set to launch in China on September 22 (Tuesday). The Pro Max is the headliner from the bunch and is expected to bring the brand-new Dimensity 9600 Pro chip, three 200MP cameras on the back and an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. Oppo Find X10 series launch date, colors and storage options revealed The...

Deals: the iPhone 18 Pros are now available, but iPhone 17 Pro and Galaxy S26 models are cheaper

The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max went on sale this week in Germany, along with 64 other countries in the first wave. If you have your eyes set on an iPhone Duo, you will have to wait for over a month more to get it. As for the new Pro models, here is a reminder of their prices – the small iPhone 18 Pro starts at €1,450, while the larger iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at €1,600. As is tradition, Apple stopped selling the old Pros when the new ones were unveiled – only non-Pro models last more than a year on Apple.com. But that doesn’t stop third-party retailers from selling older Pros as you’ll...

Apple iPhone 18 Pro in for review

It's that time of year again - the new iPhone generation is upon us, and while the foldable iPhone Duo stole the spotlight this year, the iPhone 18 Pro series is still hard to ignore. So while we are waiting on the iPhone Duo to arrive, we are kickstarting the iPhone 18 Pro review process. iPhone 18 Pro vs. 18 Pro Max Aside from the new hero Burgundy color, the 18 Pro also comes in Glacier, Black and Silver colorways. The one we have right here is the Glacier paint job. A subtle change to the appearance is the smaller Dynamic Island, which can now display up to three live...

The new itel A300C is tough, cheap and has a 6,000mAh battery

itel spent weeks teasing its new A300C model and it is finally go time. This is a rugged-but-affordable Android 16 Go Edition phone – it costs ₹11,000 and comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. That isn’t much, of course, but the phone supports microSD cards up to 2TB, so you can add as much storage as you like. The phone has a MIL-STD-810H certification (it has been drop tested). However, it lacks an official dust and water resistance rating. On the plus side, itel offers a free screen replacement for the first 100 days after you buy the phone. The itel A300C has a 6.56” 90Hz...

This is when Motorola is unveiling the Signature 27

Motorola's Signature, its current flagship smartphone, came out in January, and now the company is almost ready to reveal its successor, the Signature 27. Motorola started teasing the upcoming device earlier this month, and today it has announced its unveiling date: September 22. That is also when Qualcomm is expected to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipsets, during its Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. Motorola specifically calls out the Snapdragon Summit, so it looks like the Signature 27 using one of those chips is a given. There’s more to...

Apple iPhone 18 Pro series goes on sale

Following their announcement last week and a subsequent six-day pre-order campaign, the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are now available for purchase across the first wave of 65 countries. The list includes Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, the US, and Vietnam, amongst others. Another 20 countries will get the new iPhone models from September 25. Apple iPhone 18 Pro • Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max Users who placed their orders should be getting their devices starting today....

Honor X9e Pro is coming next week with an 11,000mAh battery

Honor is gearing up to launch the X9e Pro in Malaysia and has been teasing the device on social media. The phone is set to launch next week, but several details about the handset have already surfaced online ahead of the unveiling. The Honor X9e Pro will launch in Malaysia on September 24, according to the official Honor Malaysia website. It will be available in Dawn Gold, Midnight Black, Reddish Brown, and Royal Purple colorways. Honor has also been teasing the phone’s extreme durability including the ability to be submerged in hot water. The teasers also confirm that the Honor...

Honor 700 Pro to have a rear screen

Xiaomi's 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max popularized the rear screen idea last year, and the company is getting ready to launch their successors later this month. Meanwhile, Honor has apparently been inspired by Xiaomi, and it's now working on at least one device with a rear screen of its own. This will be part of the Honor 700 series, according to a new rumor from Digital Chat Station on Weibo. The phone in question (most likely the Honor 700 Pro) will have a 6.57-inch flat front screen with "1.5K" resolution and symmetrical ultra-narrow bezels, a 200MP main camera (which was rumored before), and a...

It's now the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max's turn to surface in Geekbench

Yesterday, the upcoming Xiaomi 18 Pro was seemingly spotted in the Geekbench online database, and today it's the turn of its bigger sibling, the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, to surface in the same place. This one allegedly has the model number M610BB. As you can see in the screenshot below, it managed a single-core score of 2,831 and a multi-core score of 8,843 in Geekbench 7 for Android. As always, we caution you against taking such numbers too seriously, as they are results from pre-production prototypes. The Xiaomi 18 Pro Max is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipset, just...

iQOO shows the Pad Ultra and its dedicated gaming accessories

iQOO is launching the Pad Ultra in China on September 29 alongside the iQOO 16 smartphone. The company has, in the past few days, shown us the phone, and today it has decided to also present the tablet. So here it is in all its glory, the iQOO Pad Ultra. iQOO will offer a dual-sided gamepad for the device as well as a case with clip-on handles. Both of these are advertised as e-sports oriented, so clearly the tablet will be all about gaming. iQOO Pad Ultra official images The iQOO Pad Ultra will be available in silver and black. It has an 8.8-inch screen and weighs just...

Xiaomi 18 Pro runs Geekbench confirming its chipset

Yesterday Xiaomi finally started to officially tease the upcoming 18 Pro series, revealing that the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max will be unveiled later this month (an exact date is yet to be announced). Today a Xiaomi device powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC was spotted in the Geekbench online database with the model number M154FF. That is a very new way for Xiaomi to do model numbers, by the way, as the company has so far been using a system that starts with the year and month. We're not saying the listing is fake, just that it's got a surprising model...

Honor MagicOS 11 debuts with liquid glass design and more capable AI

Honor announced its take on Android 17 with MagicOS 11 today at its Global Developer Conference. It brings an iOS-inspired liquid glass design, which Honor developed using its custom Luminous and Hummingbird base architectures. They optimize the user interface dynamics, AI processing, and hardware performance. Honor claims that despite the fancy new look, MagicOS 11 brings up to 20% faster system animations compared to MagicOS 10. The new system also features updated icons, menu items, widgets and customizable tinting for the home screen icons and dock. The other key addition...

The iPhone 18 Pro Max is the fastest-charging iPhone ever

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max will charge faster than any other iPhone ever. According to a new post by Ice Universe on X, the device goes from 0 to 50% charge in just 15 minutes. That is in fact what Apple claimed during the announcement. [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] The iPhone 18 Pro Max takes just 10 minutes to reach 34%, and reports 100% charge after 55 minutes. However, it only stops charging after 76 minutes. In our review of its predecessor, we noted that it reached 38% after 15 minutes, and displayed 100% after 72 minutes. It drew a peak of 35W, whereas the iPhone 18 Pro Max can...

Here's when the Lava Virat Curve is launching and its main specs

Lava is launching the Virat Curve in India on September 21 at 12 PM local time. Ahead of that, the brand has revealed the phone's main specs through a dedicated microsite on Flipkart, which will obviously be selling it. The Virat Curve has a 6.67-inch 3D curved AMOLED display with 1080x2400 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 1,100-nit peak brightness. It's powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7100 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. On the rear you get a 50MP camera using Sony's IMX752 sensor, as well as "unique" Mini Display, which shows notifications, music...

Xiaomi HyperOS 4 beta is now available

In mid-August Xiaomi announced HyperOS 4 with a very unsurprising glass look, and then last week it started recruiting eager beta testers for HyperOS 4 for its global devices. The recruitment seems to have been successful, as today the company has revealed that the first beta build of HyperOS 4 is now rolling out to those in the beta program. For now, there are only three supported devices: the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, the Xiaomi 17, and the Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi. If you have one of these and have managed to get into the beta program, go to Settings > About phone and tap the version number to...

iPhone Duo could be very hard to buy this year, analyst thinks

Following his earlier note about the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max pre-orders, analyst Jeff Pu is back with a new prediction, this time about the iPhone Duo. Specifically, he says its availability through the end of the year will be more limited than estimated before. Pu now thinks only 6 million iPhone Duo units will be produced in 2026, down from a 7 million previous estimate. The reason for this isn't a lack of perceived demand, but constraints relating to the production of the phone's hinge. We have heard many times before that it's a very complex component to make, which may...

More details about the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra's cameras emerge

Back in late August, a rumor claimed Samsung would equip the Galaxy S27 Ultra with a new telephoto camera with 4x optical zoom. This would have used a 1/1.9" type sensor. Earlier this week, however, another source vehemently denied this, claiming that the S27 Ultra would have the exact same 5x optical zoom telephoto camera as its predecessor. Today a new, usually reliable source has chimed in on the controversy as well. According to Roland Quandt, the Galaxy S27 Ultra will use a 50MP 5x optical zoom telephoto camera with a Sony sensor. So it's not going to be 4x optical zoom, which...