Itel A100 Pro goes official with a 6.6-inch display and a 5,000mAh battery

Itel has launched a new budget phone in India under its A100 series, called the Itel A100 Pro. The handset features a 6.6-inch display, a 5,000mAh battery, and an orange color option that bears a striking resemblance to the iPhone 17 Pro. The Itel A100 Pro is powered by the octa-core Unisoc T7100 chipset, paired with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Luckily, the storage can be expanded further via a microSD card. On the front, the device sports a 6.6-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The panel features relatively thick bezels and a waterdrop-style...

Here's when the RedMagic 11S Pro is launching internationally

Yesterday, RedMagic unveiled the 11S Pro and 11S Pro+ gaming smartphones for the Chinese market, and in light of that you may have been wondering when to expect an international launch. RedMagic is usually quite quick to bring its devices to global markets, and the situation is similar in this case. The brand has just revealed that the global launch will be taking place on May 27 at 8 AM EDT, which is 1 PM in London, 2 PM in Central Europe, 3 PM in Eastern Europe, and 5:30 PM in India. It appears as if only one device is making the international trip. This will be called RedMagic...

Honor Power3 aims to break the mainstream smartphone battery capacity record

The Honor Power2 launched back in January with a massive 10,080 mAh battery, but the brand isn't resting on its laurels - far from it, in fact. According to a new rumor from China today, Honor is already working on the Power3, and this one may break the mainstream smartphone battery capacity record. Honor allegedly aims for its battery capacity to be 11,000-12,000 mAh, but the exact number hasn't been decided on just yet. The phone will be powered by the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 8600 SoC. Honor Power2 The Power3 will have a 6.8-inch flat LTPS OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution....

Apple's WWDC 2026 kicks off on June 8

Apple has announced the dates for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and has begun sending out invitations for the event. As usual, the keynote is expected to showcase the company’s next-generation software updates, including iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27. WWDC 2026 will kick off on June 8 with Apple’s opening keynote. This year’s conference has the tagline “Coming bright up”. The presentation could be one of the final WWDC keynotes hosted by Tim Cook as CEO of the company. The keynote will be available to stream on Apple’s YouTube...

Oppo Reno16 series, Pad 6, Enco Air 5s and more to debut on May 25

Oppo has officially announced the launch date for its upcoming Oppo Reno16 series. Alongside the new smartphones, the company will also unveil the Oppo Pad 6, Oppo Enco Air 5s, and a new selfie display accessory called Oppo Bubble. The Oppo Reno16, Reno16 Pro, Pad 6, Enco Air 5s will debut in China on May 25. Pre-reservations for the devices are now open on Oppo’s official online store in the country. Oppo has also confirmed that the Reno16 series will feature a 200MP triple rear camera setup. The Pro model will be available in Heartbeat, Dream Blue, and Moonlit Black color...

This is when RedMagic is launching its next gaming tablet

RedMagic launched the Astra gaming tablet internationally last June, and now it's almost ready to unveil its successor. We assume this will be called Astra 2 globally, but inside China it will be known as the RedMagic Tablet 5 Pro (the original Astra was the Tablet 3 Pro and they're skipping the number 4 due to tetraphobia). Today during its launch of the 11S Pro series, RedMagic has also started teasing the upcoming tablet, with the image you can see below. The brand has revealed that the tablet will become official in June, so almost exactly one year after its predecessor. The new...

That Apple Card free AirPods Pro 3 promo is now live but it's worse than expected

A few days ago word got out that Apple was preparing a new offer for those signing up for the Apple Card - a free pair of AirPods Pro 3. Today the promo has gone live, but it's not as straightforward as the leak implied. So, you need to be a new customer not having had an Apple Card before, and apply for one by June 15. With your new Apple Card, you then buy a pair of AirPods Pro 3 directly from Apple until June 15. Then, from July 1, 2026 and until April 30, 2027 you can earn $25 cashback each month for a total of ten months. After those ten months the $250 you spent on the AirPods Pro 3...

Xiaomi 17 Max to debut this week alongside new wearables and other products

Xiaomi has officially announced the launch date for the Xiaomi 17 Max, which will debut alongside the YU7 GT electric SUV. In addition to the phone and EV, Xiaomi will also unveil the Band 10 Pro, its first clip-on wireless earbuds, and other smart home appliances. The launch event has been scheduled for May 21 in China. Ahead of the launch, Xiaomi has also confirmed the design and some of the specs of the 17 Max. It will sport a flat 6.9-inch AMOLED display with slim bezels and will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. The Xiaomi 17 Max is also confirmed to come...

Xiaomi 17T series gets an official launch date

It’s not speculation anymore, the Xiaomi 17T series is officially set to launch on May 28. Xiaomi confirmed the launch date for its upcoming 17T and 17T Pro phones, calling it “the biggest T Series upgrade yet”. The wait is almost over. It's finally happening. Xiaomi 17T Series launches May 28th. Mark your calendars for our biggest T Series upgrade yet! pic.twitter.com/dSnv15Pzce— Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) May 18, 2026 We’ve seen our fair share of leaks for the 17T series, including official renders and detailed specs. Both phones are set to arrive with MediaTek chipsets, with the 17T getting a...

Top 10 trending phones of week 20

Sony unveiled its latest flagship this week and we shot straight to the top of our trending chart. The Xperia 1 VIII dethroned the Samsung Galaxy A57 and pushed the Galaxy S26 Ultra to third spot. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14660, 1#] We then have the upcoming Xiaomi 17 Max, which is already starting to make a name for itself, followed by the Galaxy A17 and Apple's iPhone 17 Pro Max. In seventh is the Honor 600 Pro, which was on the podium last week and leading the chart not too long ago. Xiaomi-made mid-rangers Redmi Note 15 and Poco X8 Pro take the next two spots, while the iPhone...

Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro review

Introduction, unboxing Huawei's Watch Fit series is very popular because it combines a small form factor with a useful rectangular display, colorful bands, a strong suite of health and fitness tracking, and superb battery life for not a lot of money. Many people gravitate towards the series (and others like it) because they cover the majority of functionality of an Apple Watch or a Wear OS watch, but with far superior battery life. And as the series has evolved, it's gotten nicer and more premium, think less fitness band and more premium smartwatch. This move into premium happened last...

Weekly poll: the Sony Xperia 1 VIII is here, are you getting one?

The Sony Xperia 1 VIII feels like it’s from a different timeline – one where smartphone makers didn’t remove the microSD slot and the 3.5mm headphone jack, where they didn’t adopt punch-hole displays... or big, fast-charging batteries. We’re not going to sugarcoat it, the Mark 8 flagship has a hefty starting price of €1,500 / £1,400 and the inclusion of a free pair of the excellent WH-1000XM6 doesn’t quite make up for the fact that you are only getting a 5,000mAh battery with 30W wired and 15W wireless charging (no magnets either). A lot of people in the comments under the announcement...

Weekly poll results: the Motorola Razr 70 / 2026 series is overpriced, needs more updates

Last week, we asked you to vote on the topic of Motorola’s new flip foldables – the Razr 70 series or, as they are known in the US, the Razr 2026 series. While there are three models involved, we can come to only one conclusion. And that conclusion is that the new flip foldables are too expensive – each of the three (vanilla, plus and Ultra) has its fans, however, it would take a price cut or some other deal before most people would consider buying one. Let’s look at them individually. The Motorola Razr 70 Ultra (aka Razr Ultra 2026) has the best shot – 15% of the vote went in its favor...

Google’s new Gemini Intelligence will only be available on a handful of the best current Android flagships for now

A few days ago, Google announced Gemini Intelligence, which seems to be more than just a rebranding effort. It’s actually an impressive set of features that, among other things, can automate multi-step tasks and execute them entirely in the background on its own, including things like sourcing and transforming information and interacting with various apps and websites autonomously on your behalf. There is even a “Rambler” component coming to Gboard that lets you talk freely with any and all filler or crutch words that most of us unintentionally use, and even mix languages in the same...

Samsung Galaxy A54 starts receiving May 2026 security patches before its flagship siblings

This is a rather interesting development for sure, but for whatever reason, Samsung has already shipped an update containing Android’s May security patches to the Galaxy A55 and is now doing the same for the Galaxy A54. Meanwhile, this author’s personal Galaxy S26 Ultra is still running patches from April 5 as of writing this article. We snooped around in the changelog for the update just out of curiosity. Perhaps something in there would simply be more relevant in some way to the midrange Galaxy A5x family? That doesn’t appear to be the case. The May patches address two critical...

Samsung Galaxy M47 runs Geekbench, reveals the chipset powering it

In March, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy M47 was spotted in the GSM Association's IMEI database, and this confirmed that the device was in development. Today, a prototype has been spotted in the Geekbench online database, and this has revealed the fact that it's powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 SoC. This was paired with 8GB of RAM in the prototype which ran the benchmark. More options could be offered as well. The phone will run Android 16 when it launches, with Samsung's One UI 8 on top. These are all the details we know about it at the moment, stay tuned for more leaks and rumors...

Tecno Pova 8 Pro certifications reveal its battery capacity, RAM and storage

The Tecno Pova 8 was spotted in the Google Play Console last month, so we already knew it was coming. Now the Pova 8 Pro has received a certification of its own, confirming that it will be joining the vanilla model in the company's roster. The Pova 8 Pro will of course be the successor to the Pova 7 Pro, which launched last summer. The Pova 8 Pro has been certified by TUV Rheinland and the FCC. These certifications have revealed that it has a battery with a rated capacity of 6,340 mAh, which will undoubtedly be marketed as a typical capacity of 6,500 mAh. The phone's outline can...

Oppo Find X9s price in India leaks again and it's higher this time

The Oppo Find X9s initially became official last month, and Oppo is launching it in India on May 21. Earlier this month, a rumor claimed it would start at INR 70,000 ($729). Today a new rumor says the Find X9s will actually start at INR 79,999 ($834) instead. That's a pretty wild difference, and obviously we don't know which rumor is accurate, so take all of this with a hefty pinch of salt still. The Oppo Find X9s comes with a 6.59-inch 1256x2760 AMOLED touchscreen with 120Hz refresh rate and 3,600-nit peak brightness, the Dimensity 9500s SoC at the helm, 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, 256/512GB...

Samsung's Exynos 2700 SoC for Galaxy S27 series to reportedly ditch WLP technology

Samsung’s next-generation flagship chipset, the Exynos 2700, could adopt a new packaging design, according to a recent report. The company is reportedly planning to move away from Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP) technology for the upcoming SoC. Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP), which Samsung has used since the Exynos 2400, reportedly helped improve thermal performance. However, the technology is said to have been less profitable for the company due to its complex and costly manufacturing process. According to the report, which cites an industry official, Samsung plans to...

iQOO Z11 is headed to India, here's when to expect it and how much it will cost

The iQOO Z11 launched in China in March and then earlier this month a device with the same name (but slightly different specs) appeared in Malaysia. Today a tipster over on X claims the Malaysian Z11 is also headed to India. It will arrive next month, most likely on or around June 15. Like the Malaysian Z11, the Indian Z11 will be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SoC, and it will run Android 16 out of the box with vivo's OriginOS 6 on top. The Z11 is said to be offered in India for under INR 30,000 ($313). The phone comes with a 6.83-inch 1260x2800 AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh...