vivo X90 series' global launch date revealed by leaked poster

vivo unveiled the X90 series in China last month, but there's no word from the company about its global launch yet. However, a poster that surfaced on Twitter reveals the X90 series will make its international debut on January 31, 2023. The vivo X90 series consists of three smartphones - X90, X90 Pro, and X90 Pro+. The leaked poster doesn't explicitly...

Nothing rumored to launch a sub-brand soon, first TWS earphones leak

Carl Pei's Nothing has launched one smartphone and two TWS earphones since its debut last year, and a media report claims the young company could soon introduce its sub-brand. It might be called "Particles by XO," which is mentioned in a firmware developed by Nothing. The source also shared a few images of Particles by XO's TWS earphones and what...

OnePlus 11 appears in official teaser

OnePlus hosted an event today in China to celebrate its ninth anniversary, and as expected, it teased the OnePlus 11 that we've been hearing about for some time now. The video shared by OnePlus doesn't entirely reveal the OnePlus 11, but you can see the circular island on the smartphone's rear has four circles - one for the flash and three for the...

Tecno Phantom X2 review

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HTC teases a small, lightweight AR/VR headset that will be unveiled at CES

HTC’s Vive has great VR headsets at multiple price points – the premium Vive Pro 2, the mid-range Vive Cosmos Elite and the recent Vive Flow. Not one of these can do AR, but the company has a plan to catch up to the likes of the Meta’s Quest Pro. The plan features a yet to be named headset with VR and AR capabilities that will be unveiled at CES...

Samsung Galaxy S23 series dummies pictured

A set of Samsung Galaxy S23, S23+ and S23 Ultra dummies strolled in front of a camera and as you would expect the images immediately went online. The dummies confirm the design we saw in previous render leaks. The leaked gallery shows all three models side by side in black and white. As expected, the camera island of the Galaxy S23 and S23+ is the...

Vanilla Oppo Find X6 also coming with three 50MP cameras

Last month, tipster Digital Chat Station suggested the Oppo Find X6 Pro will have three 50MP cameras on the back, and today we learned the vanilla Find X6 will match that. According to the report, the main cam will skip on the 1” Sony IMX989 sensor and bring the smaller but still capable Sony IMX890 with an f/1.8 aperture with OIS. The Find X6 camera...

Teaser reveals nubia Z50 dedign, MyOS 13 features

The Red Magic 8 Pro is arriving today, and while waiting for the event to begin, nubia shed some light on its upcoming regular flagship and new UI. The brand posted teasers of the nubia Z50, revealing a triple camera with a ring flash at the back. It also revealed that the new MyOS 13 will have practically zero bloatware, compared with two other...

boAt and Netflix launch Stream Edition wireless headphones in India

Indian audio brand boAt teamed up with Netflix on a trio of wireless headphones. This is the first time Netflix is officially putting its name on an audio product which is notable. Nirvana 751 ANC Stream Edition are over-the-ear wireless headphones with 40mm drivers and hybrid ANC. They feature Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and can cancel up to 33 dB...

Samsung's new ad tells iPhone users that "the Galaxy awaits you"

Samsung thinks there are a lot of people out there who are "sitting on the fence between Apple and Samsung". So it made a new ad trying to entice them to come over to its side. An ad that features a literal guy sitting on a literal fence, because that's literally the most literal joke that anyone could ever come up with. So, to the people on the...

Nothing Phone (1) gets Nothing OS 1.5 beta, based on Android 13

On December 1, Nothing started taking sign-ups for its upcoming open beta build of Nothing OS 1.5, based on Android 13. This came after the company was very open about the fact that a final build wouldn't be available for Nothing Phone (1) owners this year. Today the first beta has started rolling out to those who've signed up to receive it. Nothing...

vivo S16 lineup set to arrive on December 22

The vivo S16 series will officially arrive on December 22, the company revealed today. In preparation for the following sales, vivo also set a number of landing pages across retailers, revealing the whole lineup - vanilla vivo S16, vivo S16 Pro, and vivo S16e. The three devices will have a similar design with circular LED flash, as the phone’s target...

Oppo Find N2 in for review

The Oppo Find N2 is official and we are pleased to welcome it to our office. Before we get to all the ways Oppo has improved the second-generation foldable, let's get the unboxing out of the way. The Oppo Find N2 comes well-stocked - better than its predecessor. There's a 67W charger, a USB cable, a cleaning cloth, and a case made of two parts. Compared...

Oppo Find N2 is thinner, lighter and with better screens, the Find N2 Flip is going global

While we loved the width and height of the original Oppo Find N, we were less pleased with its thickness and especially its weight – it was chunkier than the larger Galaxy Z Fold4. Oppo has addressed these concerns with the second generation model while also improving the cover display. There are many more improvements too, but before we dive into...

nubia Red Magic 8 Pro coming on December 16

The Red Magic 8 Pro is arriving tomorrow, December 16, nubia revealed on its Weibo page. The brand, partially owned by ZTE, mentioned “series”, meaning we are getting more than one smartphone at the launch in China. According to TENAA, there are two nubia Red Magic 8 Pro versions - one with a 5,000 mAh battery and another where the capacity is 6,000...

Tecno Phantom X2 and Phantom X2 Pro will get at least Android 14

Tecno unveiled the Phantom X2 and Phantom X2 Pro earlier this month, and disappointingly both phones run Android 12 out of the gate. If you were impressed by either one of these and were wondering what to expect from Tecno in terms of software support, here are the details, coming straight from the company itself. The Phantom X2 series will get guaranteed...

Realme GT Neo 5 smiles for the camera in first leaked image

Realme's upcoming GT Neo 5 has so far been rumored to break the current wired charging record, going all the way up to 240W when it launches. If you were wondering what a phone like that is going to look like, you're in luck because today we get the first leaked image purportedly depicting the GT Neo 5. For now we can only catch this glimpse of its...

The Elec: Samsung is forming a new chipset development team within its mobile division

Last month during its Q4 earnings call, Qualcomm basically confirmed that the Galaxy S23 phones will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally. All three upcoming phones (S23, S23+ and S22 Ultra) already passed through Geekbench exclusively with the SD 8G2 but The Elec believes that Samsung has not given up on its in-house chipset plans. For years, Samsung...

One UI 5.0/Android 13 arrives on Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, Galaxy S10 Lite and Tab S7 FE

Samsung is rolling out the One UI 5.0/Android 13 update to the Galaxy A71 5G. The phone came out in early 2020 with Android 10, got One UI 3.0/Android 11 in early 2021, then One UI 4.1/Android 12 this March (it skipped One UI 4.0). Now on to another major version of Samsung’s software and the latest Android features. The Galaxy A71 5G is receiving...

vivo X Flip incoming with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

The vivo X Fold+ arrived in late September, but the manufacturer may introduce another foldable phone in the near future. According to Digital Chat Station, a vivo X Flip is in development, and it will be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. The clamshell device will aim to compete with the Galaxy Z Flip, Huawei P Pocket series, and the Moto...

Oppo unveils OHealth H1, MariSilicon Y, and Air Glass 2 at Inno Day 2022

Oppo kicked off its annual Inno Day with a special online presentation and unveiled three unique products - the OHealth H1 health monitor, the MariSilicon Y chip, and the Air Glass 2 AR glasses. Starting with Oppo's second custom-developed chip after the MariSilicon X dedicated imaging Neural Processing Unit. Тhe MariSilicon Y is not a successor,...

Realme UI 4 with Android 13 review

Introduction The Realme 10 Pro and 10 Pro+ are the first Realme phones to come out with Android 13. There is little you can see from the original Android interface as Realme uses its custom Realme UI, now in version 4.0. It's a good thing that the Realme UI 4.0 combines Android 13 and Realme UI optimizations, so you won't be missing features of either...

vivo S16 Pro's design revealed by leaked renders

vivo unveiled the S15 Pro with the Dimensity 8100 SoC in May, and it seems the company will soon follow it up with the S16 Pro that has appeared in renders leaked by OnLeaks. The vivo S16 Pro sports a curved display with a punch hole in the center for the selfie camera. The source claims it's the AMOLED type but doesn't reveal the screen's diagonal....

Motorola Moto E13's key specs revealed by Geekbench

Last week we spotted the Motorola Moto G13 on NBTC with 4G connectivity. And while we await an official announcement from Motorola about the Moto G13, one more unannounced Motorola smartphone has surfaced online. We are talking about the Motorola Moto E13 that passed through Geekbench earlier today, revealing key specs in the process. According to...

Emergency SOS via Satellite is now live in the UK, France, Germany and Ireland

Nearly a month after its rollout in the US and Canada, Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite is now available in the UK, France, Germany and Ireland for iPhone 14 series users. The service allows users to connect with emergency services where cellular and Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable. Users will need to be on iOS 16.1 or later to use the Emergency...

Samsung is expanding Good Lock to more countries

Samsung's Good Lock customization suite debuted in 2016, allowing Galaxy users to deeply customize their phones including home and lock screen, recent apps layout, clock face, Quick Settings, and whatnot. However, the app was region-locked and limited to a dozen markets so far, meaning that many couldn't take advantage of it. Now at least 20 more...

Motorola Moto X40 certified with 68W and 125W charging options

The Moto X40 series is expected to arrive on December 15, when Motorola is having an event in China. We expect two devices - a vanilla Moto X40 and a Moto X40 Pro, and the 3C listing from today revealed the former will support 125W fast charging, but will also have a slower 68W option. Motorola XT2301-5 Currently, the 125W standard (20V/6.25A output)...

Realme 10 Pro review

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OnePlus launches X 27 QHD 165Hz gaming monitor in India

The previously announced OnePlus monitors are finally going on sale in India. Well, at least one of them is. The premium X 27 model will be on sale December 15 and is priced at INR 27,999. The X 27 has a 27-inch, 2560x1440 resolution, 165Hz IPS panel. OnePlus claims 1ms response times, 10-bit color, 95% DCI-P3 coverage, and DisplayHDR 400 certification....

The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ will launch globally on January 5

It’s official – the global launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ is set for January 5. This is the first Redmi with a 200MP camera and only the second in the Xiaomi family after the 12T Pro. The Redmi Note 12 series will launch globally on January 5 Last week Xiaomi teased that the Redmi Note 12 series is launching in India soon, but didn’t give...

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra details appear on TENAA, confirm major specs

A pair of Galaxy S23 phones was spotted at the FCC a couple of weeks ago, however, the FCC prefers to keep things under wraps. The same can’t be said about TENAA, which posted a fairly complete spec sheet for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. The phone measures 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9mm and weighs 233g. As expected, it has the same dimensions as the outgoing...

MIUI 14 announced with improved system architecture and refined design

The first MIUI launched back in 2010 and over 12 years later MIUI boasts a global user base of over 564 million monthly active users. Just as the Xiaomi 13 series went official we got the announcement of MIUI 14 – the latest Android 13-based interface for Xiaomi devices. MIUI 14 Xiaomi says this is the most optimized and streamlined MIUI to date...

OnePlus 11 certified with 100W fast charging

OnePlus is preparing to launch its next flagship which we’ve seen in official press renders. Today a smartphone with the model number PHB110, said to be the was certified by 3C with 100W charging and we can't see it being anything else but the OnePlus 11. The smartphone will support 11V/9.1A output, which would be more than what the OnePlus 10 Pro...

Top 10 trending phones of week 49

Xiaomi's 13 series only made their official debut at the very end of the week 49, but the teaser campaign was strong enough to catapult the vanilla phone to the top of our trending chart. Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra steps down to second place, while Realme 10 Pro+ kept its steady climb and ended up on the final podium position. The Galaxy A53 slipped...

The best portrait camera is attached to a quirky smartphone

It shouldn't surprise you that we're big photography fans at GSMArena. Most of us had a dedicated camera with a so-called portrait lens attached that we'd lug around on trips. But as smartphone cameras got better and their photos got better, those dedicated cameras slowly faded into the background, and we stopped carrying them around. Then, circa...

Week 49 in review: Xiaomi 13, Tecno Phantom X2, iQOO 11 official, Realme 10 Pro global

It was a big week for mobile as Xiaomi, Tecno, iQOO, and Realme held big events. Tecno announced the Phantom X2 series with the X2 and X2 Pro. Both have Dimensity 9000 chipsets and 6.9-inch AMOLED displays. The Phantom X2 Pro has a unique retractable portrait camera with a large 1/2.7-inch type sensor and bright f/1.5 lens. The X2 series will go...

Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from Germany, the US, the UK and India

It’s that time of the week again; let’s have a look at the best smartphone offers from Germany, the UK, the US and India. Some of the deals from last week are still active, so you can check those out, this week we focused on new offers. Use the links below to jump to the section for your country: Germany The UK USA India Germany The Google Pixel...

Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro announced with SD 8 Gen 2, new Leica cameras

Xiaomi just announced its latest flagship series - the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro. Both handsets run on Qualcomm's latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset based on TSMC's 4nm manufacturing process. Perhaps more importantly, the two devices offer a substantial upgrade in the camera department and flaunt a new design. They are only launching in China,...

Weekly poll: Realme 10 Pro and Realme 10 Pro+ global sales start soon, who is getting one?

The Realme 10 Pro and Pro+ are making their global debut with sales set to start next week. Are you interested in picking one up? The vanilla Realme 10 failed to attract many fans, but the Pro duo is much more capable. Let’s have a closer look. The Realme 10 Pro will start at $320 for an 8/128GB unit, the Pro+ model will be $380/€380 with the same...