vivo T6x and iQOO Z12x are coming and they might be twins

vivo launched the T5x and iQOO launched the Z11x back in March, and they are the same device being sold under two different names. So, with that in mind, note that both the vivo T6x and the iQOO Z12x have now been certified by the Bluetooth SIG. [#InlinePriceWidget,14536,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14531,1#] The certification reveals that the vivo T6x has the model number V2652, while the iQOO Z12x has the model number I2604. This process only confirms that both of them support Bluetooth, which is hardly surprising. vivo T6x and iQOO Z12x Bluetooth certifications However, we...

Fitbit Edge specs and colors leak along with pricing for the EU and UK

Google is working on the Fitbit Edge fitness tracker, which was first leaked by Google itself in some official promotional material back in August. Yesterday, its name was outed along with some renders showing it in more detail. Today a new leak tells us that the Fitbit Edge will cost €179 in the Eurozone, and £159 in the UK. It will be offered in four colors, which incidentally are the same as the ones in which the Pixel Watch 5 is available: Obsidian & Matte Black, Olive & Satin Pyrite, Canyon & Champagne Gold, and Fog & Polished Silver. The device will allegedly have a 1.34-inch...

Apple is making sure you have iPhone Duo-compatible apps at launch

The new iPhone Duo will be available for pre-order on October 16, with actual deliveries starting on October 23. But Apple wasting no time, making sure the device has a smooth launch by inviting developers to make and optimize their apps for the iPhone Duo. Apple published some guidelines and suggestions on how to make your apps suitable for the iPhone Duo. The apps must be based on the new Xcode 27.1, which Apple has already released and is available to download. Developers are now welcome to submit their apps and games in App Store Connect. If the app is built or recompiled with...

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

A fight as old as the term smartphone itself – Apple vs. Samsung has always been a spectacle whether it’s advertising, fan base, features or hardware. So, here is the latest one for you – we put the most recent Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max next to latest Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our editor's assessment in the following text. Size comparison Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max ...

Watch the vivo V80 announcement live here

After announcing the V80 Lite at the start of September, vivo started teasing the V80 with promises of a phone that can capture “cinematic moments”. The date was set for October 6, so it’s finally time to reveal the new model. vivo V80's color options The company has already confirmed some key details for the vivo V80. It will have a 6.59” 1.5K OLED display with 144Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 5,000 nits. The phone will be equipped with a 7,200mAh battery with 90W charging. For comparison, its identically sized predecessor, the V70, had a 6,500mAh battery (with the...

Another report says that the Xiaomi 18 Ultra has been canceled, reveals monster specs

After Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, it revealed that the two are headed for a global launch. That was a bit unusual, since the Xiaomi 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max never left China. Maybe this has something to do with the rumor from August that claimed that the Xiaomi 18 Ultra had been canceled. Now leakster Digital Chat Station is reporting the same – the Ultra is off the launch calendar. Apparently, it would have cost CNY 10,000 for a 12/256GB unit, which Xiaomi felt would have been too much and wouldn’t have generated enough sales. CNY 10,000 is not cheap – it...

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max vs. iPhone 17 Pro Max

The new iPhone hit the shelves and the first order of business is to pit it against its predecessor. The Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max brings screen, performance, camera and battery improvements over the previous generation and yet the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max gets you a lot of the same at a cheaper price. So how much better is the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max? Let's look into it. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our...

Oppo F35 and F35 Pro debut with 8,000mAh batteries and 50MP selfie cameras

Right on schedule, Oppo unveiled the F35 series in India. They’ve grown heavier compared to their predecessors, the F33 and F33 Pro, since they bring bigger batteries. The new Pro is also equipped with a larger display, an extra camera and more oomph, while the new vanilla model can stop being envious of the Pro’s selfie camera. The Oppo F35 Pro now has a 6.78” OLED display, a 1,272 x 2,772px panel with up to 144Hz refresh rate. It renders 10-bit colors with 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space. It peaks at 1,800 nits of brightness in HBM mode and is protected by AGC DT-Star D+ glass....

Oppo F35 Pro hands-on

The Oppo F35 series launched in India in two flavors - F35 Pro and a non-Pro F35. We had the chance to play around with the Pro version, which is a feature-packed all-rounder, similar to the more affordable vanilla F35 in more than one way. Oppo F35 Pro While both Oppo F35 handsets feature 50MP main and 50MP front cameras, only the Pro gets an ultrawide shooter with 8MP resolution. It's also running on a more powerful Dimensity 7360 Max chipset, while the non-Pro settles for a Dimensity 6360 Max. Oppo F35 Pro The Pro's hardware also allows 4K video recording, while the...

Here's your first look at Google's next fitness tracker, the Fitbit Edge

Back in August, Google Australia accidentally revealed an upcoming Fitbit device in official promo images during the Pixel 11 series launch. Now, a new report has revealed the design and key features of the product, which is said to be called the Fitbit Edge. The report claims that Google will unveil the Fitbit Edge later this month, positioning it between the Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch 5. According to the report, the Fitbit Edge will succeed the Fitbit Charge and feature an oval touchscreen, GPS, and up to 7 days of battery life. It will also offer limited app support for apps...

Beats 360 review

The Beats 360 are the newest pair of headphones from Apple-owned Beats by Dre, and are aimed specifically at those looking for a pair of headphones to use during workouts. They have a lightweight, durable design as well as IPX4 water and sweat resistance. The mesh fabric ear cups and headband are also removable and easy to replace, with multiple color and material options. The Beats 360 could also be seen as a more affordable alternative to the Apple AirPods Max 2, with many of the same Apple-exclusive features, plus Android compatibility, thrown in for good measure. At the $350...

This is when the Honor Magic9 series is landing in Europe

Honor launched the Magic9, Magic9 Super, and Magic9 Pro Max in China a few days ago. If the devices interest you, you may want to know when to expect them to arrive in Europe. Today we have the answer for the UK and France, officially revealed by Honor's website. Obviously, the rest of Europe is likely to get them at the same time. Over in the UK and France, Honor says the Magic9 series is landing in January. That's quite the wait, no doubt. The company is showing the Magic9 Pro Max in Shadow Black, Moss Green, and Glacier Silver on its official website. The device will be offered...

iQOO 16 is headed to India, but at what price?

The iQOO 16 became official in China earlier this week. Now if you've been wondering whether it will be available in India, a tipster over on X today tells us that it's a real possibility, as the phone has allegedly started some testing procedures in the country. So it's pretty likely that it will launch in India in the coming weeks. However, the big question is how much it will end up costing. Over in China, it starts at CNY 5,999, which is about INR 86,000 or $894. The aforementioned tipster claims it could actually be priced closer to INR 100,000 ($1,039), which would definitely...

Honor Magic9 series is official, Motorola's wide foldable coming, Week 40 in review

Honor unveiled its Magic9 flagship series in China, consisting of the Magic9, Magic9 Super Edition, and the range-topping Magic9 Pro Max. The regular Magic9 pairs a compact 6.37-inch 120Hz OLED with a huge 8,000mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and dual 200MP main and periscope cameras. The Magic9 Super Edition goes even further on battery capacity with an enormous 11,000mAh cell and adds a 30,000rpm active cooling fan. The Magic9 Pro Max is the camera-focused flagship, powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. It features a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED, an 8,800mAh battery...

Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max runs Geekbench, revealing Kirin 9050 Pro performance

Huawei launched four new Mate 90 series phones in China yesterday and the more capable Pro Max and RS models feature the brand’s latest Kirin 9050 Pro chipset. While Huawei did not reveal much about the SoC in its marketing materials, a fresh Geekbench test run for the Mate 90 Pro Max has us covered. Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max on Geekbench 7 The Mate 90 Pro Max (CMM-AL10) scored an average of 1,317 single-core points and 5,381 multi-core points on Geekbench 7. The highest score at the time of writing is 1,528 single-core points and 6,169 multi-core points. This places the Kirin 9050...

Oppo Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max leaked European prices are shocking

Price hikes are the name of the game these days in the mobile world, thanks to memory and storage chips costing many times more than a few years ago because of AI data center demand. Even knowing all that, today's leaked European prices for the Oppo Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max are still rather shocking. The caveat here is obvious - this is a rumor. Hopefully a wrong one. Anyway, according to a new report, the Find X10 will cost €1,399 with 256GB of storage and €1,599 with 512GB, while the Find X10 Pro Max will be offered in a single version with 512GB of storage for €1,799. For...

Here's when Honor's wide foldable is now rumored to launch

If you trust rumors, Honor has been working on a wide foldable of its own for quite some time now. Last we heard anything about it, it was apparently supposed to be launching by the end of this year. However, according to a new rumor from a well-known leaker on Weibo, that won't quite happen. Instead, Honor will allegedly be launching its wide foldable in January. Intriguingly, it is said to arrive with a "very rich" accessory ecosystem, meaning that Honor is treating it as a very important product, not just a one-off experiment. Back in July, a rumor claimed that the Honor wide...

Samsung Display to start mass AMOLED production for the Galaxy S27 series

Earlier today we reported on the fact that Samsung has apparently started mass producing the Exynos 2700 chipset which will be used in its upcoming Galaxy S27 series. But that's not all. According to a separate report from Korea, Samsung Display is preparing to start mass production of the AMOLED panels for the Galaxy S27 family this month. As rumored countless times before, there will be four members in this lineup: the 6.27-inch Galaxy S27, the 6.66-inch Galaxy S27+, the 6.47-inch Galaxy S27 Pro, and the 6.89-inch Galaxy S27 Ultra. Samsung Galaxy S26+ The addition of the Pro...

Android's new sideloading guardrails are now official in four countries

Google announced a new process of sideloading apps on Android back in spring this year, and Android users had mixed feelings about it, to say the least. Google argues that the new rules prevent scammers from pressuring people into installing malicious apps, and four countries are now getting the changes. Every phone running Android 7 or later in Brazil, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia now requires users to enable the option in Developer Options, authenticate, restart the device and wait 24 hours before being able to sideload unregistered apps. The setting allows users to sideload...

OnePlus 16 confirmed to pack a much larger battery than its predecessor

Ahead of its upcoming launch, OnePlus has confirmed a major battery upgrade for the OnePlus 16, and it’s a big one. The smartphone is set to debut in China on October 12. The OnePlus 16 will pack a 9,000mAh battery, company executive Li Jie Louis revealed in a post on Weibo. OnePlus 16 in Mars Masterpiece colorway Compared to the OnePlus 15, which packs a 7,300mAh battery, the OnePlus 16 will feature a 1,700mAh larger battery. The increased capacity is expected to deliver longer battery life, especially with the more efficient Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset. It is also...