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...

vivo X Fold6 in for review

The vivo X Fold6 is now globally available, so let's unbox it. Our unit ships with a case, an 80W charger, and a USB-A to USB-C cable. Cases for foldables usually latch onto just the "rear" part of the phone, which is also the case here. The one provided in the box is pretty nice, with a textured surface that adds grip. The case is nice, ditto having a charger in the box Now that vivo finally gave us a global foldable, which phones does it compete against? One obvious choice is the Honor Magic V6, and it stacks up to the vivo surprisingly well. Both are a very similar...

Price alert: Samsung raises the prices of Galaxy S26 phones, the US, Europe and India affected

We live in Opposite World – half a year after new phones launch, the manufacturer is typically expected to reduce prices. Instead, Samsung just raised the prices of Galaxy S26 series phones by at least $100 (it’s $200 in the case of the 1TB S26 Ultra). And it’s not just the US that was affected. We went through the online stores of several regional divisions of Samsung.com to check how much a new S26 costs. What we found is that the US, Canada, the UK, mainland Europe and India are all showing higher prices. We didn’t check every region, but if any haven’t raised their prices yet, they...

Here's how the Galaxy S27 series prices will go up according to a new rumor

According to a new rumor from Samsung's home country of South Korea, the Galaxy S27 series devices will be at least KRW 130,000 (about $95) more expensive than their predecessors in the country - but that rate of increase will only apply to the base model. The more expensive storage tiers will get a bigger jump compared to what we've seen for the Galaxy S26 devices. So, for example, the Galaxy S26 Ultra started at $1,299 when it launched. That got you 256GB of storage, but if you wanted 512GB, you had to pay $1,499. With the S27 Ultra, the base model might start at $1,399, and the 512GB...

vivo X Fold6 finally goes global

Exactly three months after being released in China, the vivo X Fold6 has now been announced for global markets, just like a rumor predicted a few days ago. The X Fold6 has an 8.02-inch foldable LTPO AMOLED screen with 2312x2504 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 5,000-nit peak brightness, and a 6.51-inch LTPO AMOLED cover screen with 1120x2528 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 5,000-nit peak brightness. The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Super chipset sits at the helm, paired with 12/16GB of RAM and 256/512GB/1TB of storage. The phone boasts a 200MP main camera with OIS, a 50MP...

Some iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max units have a weird new problem

Apple launched the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max this month, running iOS 27. The company recently pushed iOS 27.0.1 to fix a bug that caused the phones to restart when Face ID authentication failed. According to an increasing number of reports, that update didn't fix another issue people are encountering on the newest iPhones. [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] It's an unusual crackling sound coming from the speakers, multiple users have reported. Descriptions vary from a crackle, a faint tick, to a pop or random clicking. This seems to be mainly an...

Galaxy S27 Ultra said to be heavier than Galaxy S26 Ultra

There have been plenty of leaks and rumors surrounding Samsung’s upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which is expected to launch early next year. A new rumor has now revealed the phone’s alleged dimensions. While leaked CAD renders of the Galaxy S27 Ultra suggested that the phone would measure 7.97mm in thickness, a new rumor from tipster Ice Universe has now corroborated the figure. Alleged Galaxy S27 Ultra render According to the tipster, Samsung’s upcoming Ultra flagship will measure 7.9mm in thickness, matching the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The tipster also claims that the...

vivo V80 price in India leaks along with full specs

vivo is launching the V80 in India on October 6. Ahead of that, today a tipster on X has seemingly revealed the phone's pricing for the Indian market. So without further ado, let's dive right in. The device is said to start at 128GB of storage for INR 63,000 ($657). If you want 256GB, you'll pay INR 70,000 ($730). The top of the line version with 512GB of storage will cost INR 80,000 ($834). According to the same tipster, the V80 has a 6.59-inch LTPS OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC at the helm, 8GB of RAM, a 50MP main camera...