Honor reveals Magic9 series designs and colors, Super Edition to get 11,000mAh battery

Last week, Honor teased the design of the Magic9 Pro Max. The company has now confirmed that the lineup will also include a Magic9 Super Edition and has revealed the design, color options, and RAM/storage configurations of all three phones. The Honor Magic9 Pro Max will be available in Black, Silver, and Olive Green colorways. It will be offered with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of internal storage. Meanwhile, the standard Honor Magic9 will be available in Black, Silver, Olive Green, and Popcorn Yellow. Like the Pro Max, it will be offered with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of...

Oppo Find X10 series launch date, colors and storage options revealed

After teasing the lineup and their key features last week, Oppo has now confirmed when the Find X10 series will launch in China. The company has also revealed the phones’ designs, color options, and storage configurations. The Oppo Find X10, Find X10 Pro Max, and Find X10 E will launch in China on September 22, just one day after vivo is set to unveil its X500 series in the country. Oppo has also revealed the design, color options, and the RAM/storage configurations of all three devices on their official online store in China. The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max will feature a square-shaped...

Sony LinkBuds Clip review

The LinkBuds Clip are Sony’s first clip-style earbuds. This style of earbuds claims to offer open-ear comfort and spatial awareness while being more secure than standard earbud designs. Sony promises all-day wearing comfort, balanced sound, and AI-enhanced voice pickup. The LinkBuds Clip come in four different colors and are priced at $230. Let’s see how they perform. Design and comfort With the LinkBuds Clip, Sony is offering a fresh take on the design of clip-style earbuds. Instead of the typical wiry bridge connecting the speaker unit and main unit, the LinkBuds Clip use a...

Here's another look at Tecno's Camon Slim bezel-less concept phone

You may remember Tecno's bezel-less concept phone, which we handled at the IFA trade show a week ago. Well, we have it at the office for a closer look. Now, we're not going to cover the same ground all over again; go and check out our original piece on the concept. Think of this as more of a high-quality gallery. The bezel-less concept phone is based on Tecno's 5G Camon Slim. It even calls itself by that name in About phone. And it reports the same base specs - a Dimensity 7300e chip and a 6,000mAh battery. The concept phone next to its namesake, the Camon Slim 5G But there are...

Deals: iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max pre-order begins, Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy S26 series get discounted

Apple’s brand new iPhone 18 Pro series is now available for pre-order, with sales set to begin on September 18. Meanwhile, pre-orders for the iPhone Duo will start in October, but if you can’t wait that long, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra are both on sale this week. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max look similar to last year’s iPhone 17 Pro series, but are available in new colorways. The new iPhones also get the new 2nm A20 Pro chipset and feature a variable aperture main rear camera. Apple iPhone 18 Pro ...

Weekly poll: will you buy the iPhone Duo? What about the iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max?

Years of rumors can finally be put to rest – Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable, earlier this week. It’s not a cheap phone – here’s the pricing breakdown. That said, its starting price of $2,000 / £2,000 / €2,300 / ₹300,000 is quite close to the Z Fold8’s price of $1,900 / £1,700 / €2,000 / ₹180,000 in most regions (with the obvious exception of India). Apple iPhone Duo • Apple iPhone 18 Pro • Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max Indeed, the Z Fold8 will be the Duo’s strongest rival. We have a detailed specs comparison between the two if you are interested in a closer look. We...

Oppo Watch X3 review

The Oppo Watch X3 continues the brand's strategy of offering a great Wear OS experience with a focus on battery longevity. With a price point around €300, it positions itself against established competitors by promising up to five days of battery life in its full smart mode. [#InlinePriceWidget,14547,1#] Oppo Watch X3 specs at a glance: Body: 47.4x47.4x11.0mm, 43g; sapphire crystal front, titanium alloy frame, glass-fiber-reinforced plastic back; IP68/IP69 dust-tight and water-resistant (high-pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min), Waterproof (5ATM),...

Weekly poll results: Poco F9 Ultra sizzles, Poco F9 Pro not as hot, both need a price cut

From the comments under last week’s poll we know that some of you have already bought a Poco F9 Ultra. This is clearly the more popular model of the two – its F9 Pro sibling did okay, but it’s clearly in the shadow of the Ultra. Poco F9 Ultra at a glance • Poco F9 Pro at a glance It’s not all roses, though. From the poll results it’s clear that people think that F9 Ultra’s starting price ($730/€830 early bird) is too high. But as our weekly deals posts have shown us, the Poco F series gets frequent discounts and promotions. The F9 generation will not be any different in that...

Deals: iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max launch, Galaxy S26 and Pixel 11 series drop prices

Pre-orders for the new iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max started this Saturday. Premium Apple models rarely get discounts and never this early, so we’ll just list their prices here for the sake of comparison with flagship Androids that might lure you away from the siren call of a new iPhone. So, here are the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. They feature Apple’s first 2nm chip, the A20 Pro, which runs at close to 5GHz (it peaks at 4.93GHz) and posted massive Geekbench scores. Additionally, the new models promise longer battery life, especially the Pro Max. And they have a variable aperture for the...

vivo shows all colors of the X500 Pro Max

vivo is unveiling the X500 series in China on September 21, and ahead of that, a few days ago the company revealed the design of the X500 Pro Max. Today it's back with more official images, this time showing all four colors in which the phone will be available. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. vivo X500 Pro Max in all colors The X500 Pro Max is expected to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro SoC. It will have a main camera with a custom sensor co-developed with Sony which will offer 17EV of dynamic range. Its 200MP periscope telephoto camera will be the same...

OnePlus 16 may not launch in India

According to a new rumor from a tipster on X, OnePlus may not be launching the upcoming OnePlus 16 in India. Instead, the OnePlus 16R will be the brand's next flagship in the country. It will be followed by new Nord series and N series devices. In recent years, OnePlus has launched a new flagship number-series device as well as an R-series model, which uses a lesser chipset and comes with lesser cameras and a big battery. Now, if this rumor pans out, it means India will miss out on a OnePlus device powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset, and will have to make do with the...

Fairphone's Fairbuds 2 earbuds leak in two colors

Fairphone launched its first pair of true wireless earbuds, aptly called the Fairbuds, in April of 2024. Now the company is almost ready to introduce the second generation - in fact, the Fairbuds 2 are coming in the fourth quarter of this year (between October and December). Today a new leak brings us a look at the new earbuds in green and black. Fairbuds 2 leaked images As you can see, the Fairbuds 2 have stems, while the originals didn't. Their case is also thicker than the original one, which makes us wonder whether Fairphone has managed to fit a larger battery inside than...

Samsung Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Ultra now available in India as part of Certified Re-Newed program

Samsung today announced that the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Ultra are now available in India through its Certified Re-Newed (CRN) program. Samsung claims that every CRN device is "inspected, cleaned, refurbished and tested through a Samsung-certified renewal process to meet Samsung’s standards for quality, performance and reliability." Each CRN device is reset to remove personal data and updated with the latest software before being sold to customers. It also packs a Samsung-certified battery, and where required, parts are replaced with genuine Samsung parts. The CRN Galaxy S26...

Xiaomi starts beta test recruitment for HyperOS 4

Xiaomi is now starting to recruit eager beta testers for its upcoming HyperOS 4 release for Global and EEA markets. If you want to give it a try, as always do keep in mind that beta software can have bugs and issues and is not recommended for your daily driver. If you want to go through with it even so, then you need to have a Xiaomi 17 Ultra, Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi, or Xiaomi 17. Then, head on over to the Xiaomi Community app, tap Me, then Beta testing, and then Recruiting test. There will be a questionnaire for you to fill out. Xiaomi notes that for certain beta versions,...

Qualcomm outlines the improvements in the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro's new NPU

Qualcomm is introducing its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoC as well as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro at its annual Snapdragon Summit on September 22. Ahead of that event, today the company is teasing the improvements it's made to one of the chips' Hexagon NPU (presumably we're talking about the Hexagon NPU of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro). This is built for agentic AI, with a transformer-focused Element Accelerator and a 50% larger shared memory that "keeps frequently accessed model data close to the NPU" so that agents "can stay responsive as they juggle longer context, more...

Here are the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max Geekbench scores

Yesterday, Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which are both powered by the new A20 Pro chip. As usual, the company has praised its latest and greatest SoC for being better than all of its predecessors, but how does it actually perform in a benchmark? Thankfully, we have a preliminary answer for that today, since two new iPhones identifying themselves as the iPhone 19,2 and iPhone 19,3 have just run Geekbench 6.7. Their single-core scores are 4,719 and 4,612, respectively, while their multi-core scores are 12,677 and 11,819, respectively. If we average the single-core...

Global Oppo A7 Pro and A7 Pro Max spotted on Geekbench

Oppo launched the A7 Pro Max in China in August and the A7 Pro yesterday, and it seems like both devices are headed to global markets as well. Both of them have now been spotted in the Geekbench online database, and there's some good news regarding the few specs that the benchmark reveals. It very well could be that both the A7 Pro and A7 Pro Max will be identical globally to their Chinese counterparts. The global A7 Pro, with the model number CPH2931, is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Max SoC just like the Chinese model, and the global A7 Pro Max, with the model number CPH2909, is...

The Honor Magic9 Pro Max stars in a hands-on video before its official announcement

The Honor Magic9 series will be unveiled at the end of this month and we think that it will have three members – the Magic9, the 9 Pro and the Magic9 Pro Max. The latter, painted in the Moss Green color that we’ve seen in teasers, starred in an early unboxing and hands-on video. The video was posted on Weibo – you can watch it here. It starts by going over the exterior of the phone. The “Oreo” style camera island of the Magic8 series is replaced by a mix of round elements and a full-width rectangle. The Honor Magic9 Pro Max stars in a hands-on video before its official...

Sony Xperia 1 IX may get an exciting camera upgrade

Sony launched the Xperia 1 VIII, its latest flagship smartphone, back in May, and released it in June. Now we already have a rumor about its successor, which we assume will be called the Xperia 1 IX. [#InlinePriceWidget,14660,1#] This device will allegedly sport a main camera with a larger sensor than the Xperia 1 VIII's 1/1.35" type. Use of a larger sensor will necessitate more space, so the Xperia 1 IX will apparently have a redesigned camera island, with a larger square area than the Xperia 1 VIII's. Sony Xperia 1 VIII If this pans out, it would be the first time Sony changed...

The Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra are beating Galaxy Z Fold7's sales numbers in Europe

Back in August, Samsung revealed that pre-orders in Europe for the Galaxy Z Fold8, Z Fold8 Ultra and Z Flip8 were 20% higher than the pre-orders for the Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 last year. The new foldables have continued to gain momentum since then. Now, Samsung says that the combined Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra sales are 50% higher than the Z Fold7 last year (note that this stat doesn't include Z Flip sales, unlike the pre-order number). Okay, it’s two phones against one, but this shows that there was a wide foldable-shaped hole in Samsung’s Galaxy Z line-up. This conclusion is also...