Android 14 could bring battery health feature to phones and tablets

iOS has a Battery Health feature that's missing as a native feature on Android to show the device battery's maximum remaining capacity. However, Android 14 could bring that to all Android devices when its final version is released. Former XDA-Developers' EIC Mishaal Rahman has revealed that Google added some new BatteryManager APIs to Android 14...

Redmi 12's specs, renders, and retail box surface

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi unveiled the Helio G85-powered Redmi 12C last December, and the company is expected to introduce the vanilla Redmi 12 soon. The Chinese brand hasn't divulged the Redmi 12's launch date yet, but its Portuguese division mistakenly listed the smartphone on its official website, revealing its specs, design, and price. The listing...

Motorola Razr 40 series is launching soon in India

The Motorola Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra unveiled a couple of days ago will launch soon in India. This revelation comes from Motorola's Indian branch, which took to Twitter to tease the debut of its latest foldables in the world's second-largest smartphone market. Motorola is yet to explicitly confirm whether it will launch both Razr 40 series smartphones...

vivo X Fold2 in for review

The vivo X Fold2 launched in April, but the company confirmed its plans to keep the smartphone in China. Despite the sad news for international fans of the brand and of the foldable scene, we received one unit in Blue to run our tests. This is our first encounter with OriginOS 3, but perhaps this is the best phone to review it on. The extra depth...

iOS 16 is now running on 81% of all iPhones

Apple's iOS has always been faster to reach devices than Android, and that's thanks to the fact that iOS is iOS, whereas Android has varying levels of manufacturer skins which need to be adapted to a new version. It also helps that Apple makes both the hardware and the software, undoubtedly. So it will come as no surprise to you then to hear that...

Xiaomi 13 Ultra global release set for next week

While Xiaomi launched its 13 Ultra flagship in China back in April, we are just now getting a potential global launch date. Xiaomi’s Hong Kong branch confirmed it will hold an event for the Xiaomi 13 Ultra on Wednesday, June 7 where we'll hopefully get official pricing and availability details. Xiaomi 13 Ultra event page A recent pricing leak suggests...

Samsung is working on a fix for blurry photos from the Galaxy S23 and S23+

Some owners of the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ have been complaining of a soft area in their photos, something that came to be known as the “banana blur” due to its shape. It didn’t affect everyone, but those that had it were not thrilled that their new 50MP flagship camera had an issue. Here are some example photos by Samsung Community member s9tralala...

Nokia C110 and C300 announced with entry level specs and budget pricing

HMD Global announced a pair of new entry-level smartphones for the US market. The Nokia C110 brings a 6.3-inch LCD screen with HD+ resolution and a MediaTek Helio P22 chipset. Nokia C300 features a 6.52-inch LCD with the same resolution and a Snapdragon 662 SoC. Nokia C110 features a single 13MP camera on its back and an LED flash while the C300...

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event's location for Fold5 and Flip5 unveiling confirmed

We've heard rumors claiming Samsung would hold its Galaxy Unpacked event to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5 in South Korea instead of the US or Europe. Those rumors have turned out to be true since Samsung has officially confirmed that the next Galaxy Unpacked event will be hosted in South Korea. This confirmation comes from Lee Young-hee,...

Meta Quest 3 officially unveiled, will ship this fall for $499.99

Today Mark Zuckerberg officially unveiled the Meta Quest 3 virtual and mixed reality headset. It will become available "in all countries where Meta Quest is currently supported" this fall for $499.99. The timing of the announcement might seem strange, considering we're months away from the release. That is, until you remember that Apple's WWDC is...

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_40_ultra-review-2574.p...

Motorola announces Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra in China

After months of rumors and teasers, Motorola went ahead an announced its next generation of foldable phones in China. There’s the flagship Razr 40 Ultra with its grand 3.6-inch cover display and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. We also got a more affordable entry with the Razr 40 which dials back to a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC and a less spacious 1.5-inch...

Infinix to launch Note 30 5G in India by mid-June

Infinix has announced that the company will be launching the Note 30 5G in the Indian market by mid-June. The Note 30 5G was announced last month along with a slew of other Note 30 series devices. The Note 30 5G will feature a 6.78-inch 2460x1080 120Hz IPS LCD with a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 chipset, a choice of 4 or 8GB RAM and 128 or 256GB storage,...

LG Display to get larger share of iPhone 15 Pro's LTPO OLED displays

According to a new report from South Korean publication The Elec, LG Display will increase its LTPO OLED panel supply share for the iPhone 15 Pro series. LG has reportedly expanded its LTPO OLED production capacity to accommodate the large demand for this year’s iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. This development could spell bad news for Samsung which...

Oppo MR Glass developer headset announced with Snapdragon XR2+ chipset

Oppo announced its mixed reality (MR) Glass headset at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2023. The headset is powered by the Snapdragon XR2+ chipset from Qualcomm and will be available as a Snapdragon Spaces develop kit in China later this year. The headset features Binocular video pass-through (VPT) with pancake lenses, dual front RGB cameras, and...

Nothing Phone (2) screen size confirmed, will get 3 years of Android updates

A few weeks ago, Nothing founder Carl Pei confirmed that the Phone (2) - arriving in July - will be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. And more recently, Pei said the Nothing Phone (2) would pack a 4,700 mAh battery, which is 200 mAh larger than the Phone (1)'s cell. Now the company has revealed the Phone (2)'s screen size. The Nothing Phone...

The LG StanbyME Go puts a screen and some speakers inside a briefcase

LG Korea has announced the LG StanbyME Go 27LX5, a portable display that's built inside a travelling case. This somewhat bizarre product features a 27-inch 1080p touchscreen display along with speakers and battery inside what clearly looks like a briefcase. The display can be tilted up to 90 degrees, rotated clockwise to 90 degrees, and adjusted...

Our Google Pixel 7a video review is up

The annual mid-range Google Pixel phone is arguably one of the most anticipated budget smartphones on the market and this year's Pixel 7a comes really close to the vanilla Pixel 7 in terms of features. However, beneath the surface, the Pixel 7a is just as capable. The handset sports Tensor G2 SoC, just like the Pixel 7, offers an excellent camera...

Report: Pixel Watch 2 ditches Exynos for Snapdragon

A new report sheds first light on the Google Pixel Watch 2, which is due in the Fall alongside the Pixel 8 series. Per this report, Google's second-gen smartwatch will make the move from Samsung's Exynos chipset to the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 generation. Whether it's the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 or the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1, we're looking at a 4nm...

Apple Reality Pro to bring dual 4K displays

The Apple AR/VR headset, reportedly named Reality Pro, will be announced on June 5. According to Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), the headset will have two 1.41” micro OLEDs, bringing a 4,400 ppi resolution and over 5,000 nits of brightness. In a follow-up tweet, the analyst said the resolution should be “4K per eye”. Simple...

vivo S17 series debut with 50MP front cameras, 80W charging

As expected, vivo went ahead an announced its S17 series smartphones today in China. We got the vivo S17, vivo S17t and vivo S17 Pro which alongside the recently announced vivo S17e complete the four-strong series. The new devices sport the same curved 10-bit OLED displays (1260 x 2800 px resolution and 120Hz refresh rates) and 4,600mAh batteries...

Gurman: Several new Macs coming at WWDC next week

Apple will host its annual developer’s conference WWDC starting June 5. According to Mark Gurman, Chief Correspondent for Bloomberg on everything Apple, we will see the AR/VR headset, as well as the new version of the company's operating systems for smartphones, tablets, computers and smartwatches. In a more intriguing twist Gurman also suggetsed...

Realme 11 Pro series is launching in India on June 8

The Realme 11 Pro and Realme 11 Pro+ unveiled in China earlier this month will begin their international rollout on June 8, starting with India. The launch event will begin at noon IST and will likely be streamed live on YouTube. 🚨Attention #realmeFans🚨Presenting the perfect blend of luxury and next-level design! Experience the power of #realme11ProSeries5G...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ and S9 Ultra have their fast charging abilities outed

Samsung has long been rumored to introduce a new tablet family at its next Unpacked event, alongside the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 and the Galaxy Watch6 family. This event is now likely to take place in late July, and as we get closer to that point more and more details about these devices are being outed. Today we're talking about the Galaxy Tab...

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra ads appear on billboards in Europe

Motorola is officially unveiling the Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra foldables at an event on June 1, but some of its subsidiaries simply couldn't wait any longer, it seems, and decided to already put up a bunch of ads on billboards in the wild. Case in point - Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, in the European Union. There are already ads for the Razr...

Xiaomi 13 Ultra's EU price revealed by retailer listings

A few European retailers are here to seemingly dispel the report that the Xiaomi 13 Ultra will cost €1,499 in Europe. Dutch retailer Belsimpel and its German counterpart Gomibo have the Xiaomi 13 Ultra listed at €1,299 in the Netherlands, €1,277 in Germany, and €1,320 in Ireland. All the listings have this as the EU model and show the phone as shipping...

Xiaomi Mix Fold3 rumored to bring UD camera, 50W wireless charging

Xiaomi’s Mix Fold lineup is expected to get a new member later this summer with the Mix Fold3. The upcoming device is rumored to bring a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and a periscope camera as well as a waterproof body with a proper IP rating. Reliable tipsterDigital Chat Station has now shared his latest set ot leaked specs on the Mix Fold3 and they...

OnePlus 11 Marble Odyssey will go on sale in India starting June 6

The OnePlus 11 Marble Odyssey, announced in India last week, will go on sale in the country starting June 6 through Amazon.in and OnePlus' official Indian website. OnePlus hasn't revealed its price yet, but the company confirmed it will be available in a single 16GB/256GB configuration. The OnePlus 11 Marble Odyssey is a rebranded Jupiter Rock Edition...

vivo V29 Pro teaser reveals the most important specs

Back in early March, vivo released the V27 Pro. Now, mere weeks later, the Chinese company is ready to unveil the V29 Pro. We're not sure what's going on here - normally jumping a couple of numbers forward is what successors do in vivoland, but a new release so soon is pretty weird. Regardless, vivo Philippines put up a teaser page for the upcoming...

Google developed a second foldable alongside the Pixel Fold but canceled it

If you heard rumors that Google was working on not one but two foldable smartphones in the past few months (and years), it turns out those mumblings were actually true, despite the fact that the company only eventually announced one of them, namely the Pixel Fold. Apparently there was a second foldable smartphone created by the same team that was...

OnePlus Ace 2 Pro arriving in July with 100W fast charging

Rumors about OnePlus Ace 2 Pro started surfacing earlier this month, and now we have more details regarding the expected flagship smartphone. According to Digital Chat Station, it will be a close copy of the Reno10 Pro+ with its so-called 1.5K screen and 100W fast charging but with a newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. In a comment to another post,...

Yet another analyst confirms larger screens for iPhone 16 Pro models

Apple's iPhone 16 Pro lineup for 2024 will have bigger displays. Ross Young first claimed this earlier this month and Ming-Chi Kuo chimed in a few days after, both saying the same thing - bigger screens for the Pro models in the iPhone 16 lineup. Mark Gurman's Sunday newsletter further confirmed these claims. However, there's no clear consensus on...

Top 10 trending phones of week 21

Samsung Galaxy A54 tops yet another edition of our trending chart in week 21, followed by its Galaxy S23 Ultra stablemate. The Redmi Note 12 Pro and Redmi Note 12 come in next in third and fourth positions, while Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max completes the top 5. The Google Pixel 7a is down to sixth, while the Sony Xperia 1 V was the seventh most popular...

Formovie P1 portable projector review

Introduction The Formovie P1 aims to be one of those good things that come in small packages. Formovie has managed to fit a powerful projector in a very small body, measuring 150.8 x 83 x 24.6mm and weighing in at just 300 grams. The P1 is a truly portable device that still packs a laser light source capable of an advertised brightness of 800 lumens....

Week 21 in review: iPhone 16 Pro Max renders emerge, Xperia Compact foldable rumored

Another week down, here are the top headlines from our news section. We got our first look at the iPhone 16 Pro Max which should launch in the fall of 2024 with a 6.9-inch screen and the same Dynamic Island notch on the top. Next up from the rumor mill is news about an Xperia Compact foldable of the clamshell variety. The only other information we...

Weekly poll: are the Sony Xperia 1 V and Xperia 10 V on your shopping list?

As we’ve said before, Sony marches to the beat of its own drummer – while other brands rushed out Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones as soon as the chip was available, Sony just announced its first. Say “hello” to the Sony Xperia 1 V. Well, you’ll have to wait until the end of July until you can actually greet the Mark 5 flagship. With patience and €1,400/£1,300...

Weekly poll results: the Poco F5 gets showered with love, the F5 Pro proves less popular

As one commenter in last week’s poll says, the point of the Poco F-series is to deliver flagship performance at mid-range prices. Both the F5 models do that and while it’s not quite a 2023-level flagship performance, it comes really close. Of the pair, the vanilla Poco F5 is the breakout star – over half of the voters showed interest, it’s rare to...

Tecno Camon 20, 20 Pro 5G and 20 Pro Premier debut in India

The Tecno Camon 20 and Camon 20 Pro 5G and Camon 20 Premier unveiled earlier this month just debuted today in India. The Camon 20 Premier will be available in Dark Welkin and Serenity Blue colors in a single version with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage. It will be available from the third week of June, but pricing is yet to be confirmed. The Camon 20 comes...

Samsung Galaxy A24 in for review

We got our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy A24 so let's do an unboxing. Like the rest of Samsung's lineup of midrangers, the A24 comes with naught but a cable in its box. The Galaxy A24 packs a decent punch for its very reasonable price - upfront, there's a 6.5-inch 90Hz Super AMOLED panel of 1080p resolution, inside there's a 6nm MediaTek Helio...

Google Pixel’s At a Glance to start showing ridesharing status updates

We’ve kind of known that this feature has been in the pipeline for some time, but now a “Ridesharing” toggle has started appearing on actual Pixel devices. It is located in the main At a Glance feature settings, and its description reads: “Shows the status of your ride”. At a Glance Ridesharing toggle It will show how far out a car is to your position...

Xiaomi India extends warranty to two years on some of its older models

Don’t get overly excited about this since it is a very specific extension, only covering a total of five devices. The announcement was made on Discord, of all places, by Xiaomi India, and it covers the Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro, Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, Mi 11 Ultra and Poco X3 Pro. Extended warranty If you have purchased any of these devices...