Samsung Galaxy M44 5G moves a step closer to launch as it gets Bluetooth certified

The Samsung Galaxy M42 5G unveiled in April 2021 may get a successor this year since the Samsung Galaxy M44 5G has bagged Bluetooth certification, moving it a step closer to the launch. The Samsung Galaxy M44 5G's listing on the Bluetooth SIG's website reveals the smartphone has model designation SM-M446K and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, but it doesn't...

Apple iPhone 15 Pro vs. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Once again, the iPhone Pros come in two sizes, only this year it's one of those instances when it's seemingly a bit more that sets them apart than just the matters of dimensions and capacities. We're talking about the different telephoto cameras – the iPhone 15 Pro Max gets the new tetraprism 5x zoom unit, while the 15 Pro sticks to the proven 3x...

iPhone 16 Pro to bring Wi-Fi 7, updated 5G modem and 48MP ultrawide camera

A new set of rumors for next year’s iPhone 16 series is here courtesy of well-known tech analyst Jeff Pu, detailing some of the major improvements coming to the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. Next year’s Pro iPhones will gain Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, up from the Wi-Fi 6e capable iPhone 15 Pro models. The 16 Pro and Pro Max will also receive Qualcomm Snapdragon...

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with 12 GB of RAM runs Geekbench

Yesterday we saw the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 8 GB of RAM on Geekbench. It posted an Exynos 2400-beating score. Today we encounter another Galaxy S24 Ultra with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip but this time paired to 12 GB of RAM. Funnily enough, this one scored lower, but we shouldn't put too much stock into these early software...

Qualcomm is cutting over 1,200 jobs due to market slowdown

Qualcomm will cut 1,258 jobs in two offices in California, filings with the California Employment Development Department revealed. The chip company revealed 1,064 jobs will be eliminated in San Diego, where the HQ is, and 194 more in the Santa Clara offices. Qualcomm currently has over 51,000 employees, so it's letting go 2.5% of its workforce. The...

Qualcomm is cutting over 1,200 jobs due to market slowdown

Qualcomm will cut 1,258 jobs in two offices in California, filings with the California Employment Development Department revealed. The chip company revealed 1,064 jobs will be eliminated in San Diego, where the HQ is, and 194 more in the Santa Clara offices. Qualcomm currently has over 51,000 employees, so it's letting go 2.5% of its workforce. The...

Xiaomi 14 Pro's design revealed through leaked renders

Xiaomi is rumored to unveil the Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro on October 27. The brand is yet to divulge anything about these phones, but thanks to OnLeaks, we know what the Xiaomi 14 Pro will look like. Like the Xiaomi 13 Pro, the 14 Pro will also pack a display with a centered punch-hole for the selfie camera, but it will be smaller than the 13 Pro's according...

Samsung's Exynos 2400 pops up on Geekbench

Samsung's upcoming Exynos 2400 chip has been tested on Geekbench 6, scoring 2,067 in single-core and 6,520 in multi-core. For context, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered Galaxy S23 Ultra scored 1,979 and 5,148, respectively on the same tests. That's an improvement of roughly 5% on single threaded performance and 22% on multi-threaded performance. The...

Starlink's Direct To Cell service will start with texting next year, voice and data in 2025

Remember last year when SpaceX and T-Mobile announced that they are working on a way to beam data directly to your phone from space satellites? That service will launch next year, but it will have a gradual rollout of capabilities. This means that in 2024 only texting will be supported as a sort of trial run to iron out all the kinks. Then in 2025...

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S24 series in January 2024 in San Francisco

Samsung was reportedly planning an Unpacked event for the Galaxy S24 launch in early January, and new reports double down on the timeframe. According to industry insiders in South Korea, the new flagships will arrive “early next year,” and just like the last time, the event will be in San Francisco. Samsung Galaxy S24 • Galaxy S24+ renders The Korean...

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S24 series in January 2024 to take place in San Francisco

Samsung was reportedly planning an Unpacked event for the Galaxy S24 launch in early January, and new reports double down on the timeframe. According to industry insiders in South Korea, the new flagships will arrive “early next year,” and just like the last time, the event will be in San Francisco. Samsung Galaxy S24 • Galaxy S24+ renders The Korean...

Watch the Oppo Find N3 Flip's international debut live

The China-exclusive Oppo Find N3 Flip will begin its global journey today, starting with India. The clamshell will be launched in the world's second-largest smartphone market today at an event beginning at 7 PM IST (1:30 PM UTC). The event will also be live-streamed on YouTube, so you can follow it with us by tuning to the stream below. Except for...

Google Pixel 8's Tensor G3 GPU tests show weak performance but decent efficiency

Google teamed up with Samsung once again to build the Tensor G3, the chipset that powers the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It comes out of Samsung’s 4nm foundries and features a 9-core CPU (1x Cortex-X3 + 4x A715 + 4x A510) and an ARM Mali-G715 GPU. Google hasn’t revealed specifics about this GPU, but it seems to have 7 compute units, the same as...

Snapdragon-powered Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra appears on Geekbench

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S24 series in January, and today, the Ultra variant for the US market appeared on Geekbench. The SM-S928U device is listed with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (codename pineapple), which will have a 1+3+2+2 CPU configuration. The prime core ticks at 3.30 GHz, which is less than the previous generation Snapdragon flagship,...

Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro will be unveiled on October 27, rumor says

Qualcomm is going to present its latest and greatest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, earlier this year than in previous years. Its annual Hawaii event is taking place in 2023 between October 24 and October 26. A new rumor out of China claims Xiaomi definitely wants to be the first phone maker to announce new devices using the new chipset,...

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Today, we will be pitting the new iPhone 15 Pro Max against the previous model – the iPhone 14 Pro Max. The new iPhone will be remembered for the switch to a USB-C port and its new periscope camera, but if you don't care about these things, the 14 Pro Max still sounds like a great device. Apple may not sell you the one-year-old iPhone 14 Pro Max...

California enacts Right to Repair Act

The US state of California has passed its Right to Repair Act (SB244) and will now require manufacturers to provide spare parts, tools and documentation for electronic devices priced above $100 for up to 7 years after their production date. The new bill was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom and is effective from July 1, 2024. Electronic...

OnePlus 12 cameras detailed in new leak, new Sony IMX966 sensor incoming

OnePlus 12 is expected to arrive in December with three cameras, and first rumors suggested a combination of 50 MP main, 50 MP ultra-wide and 64 MP telephoto shooters. Today, leakster Digital Chat Station revealed that the ultra-wide cam will actually have a 48 MP 1/2” sensor and f/2.2 aperture, while the zoom lens will feature the 64 MP OmniVision...

Motorola Edge (2023) announced: Dimensity 7030 SoC, 144Hz screen, and 50MP camera

Motorola unveiled the Edge+ (2023) in May, which is now joined by the Edge (2023) that surfaced over a month ago. The Motorola Edge (2023) is powered by the Dimensity 7030 SoC and comes in a single 8GB RAM + 256GB storage configuration. The smartphone boots Android 13, but there's no word on how many years of software updates it will receive. The...

Intel finally launches the Arc A580 graphics card

Intel has finally launched the Arc A580 discrete graphics card. The card is being launched globally and available starting today. The A580 features 24 Xe cores and ray tracing units, along with 1700MHz clock speed although all the currently announced cards feature an overclocked 2000MHz clock speed. It also comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit...

Oppo Find N3 appears in renders and spy shots

Oppo is launching the Find N3 soon, and official-looking images of the foldable appeared online. They look a lot like the OnePlus Open renders and are quite similar to one spy photo that leaked on Weibo over the weekend. Is this the Oppo Find N3? The new phone will have a massive circular island, Hasselblad branding and a periscope lens with 5x optical...

Samsung urges Apple to embrace RCS

Time and time again, someone urges Apple to embrace RCS and implement it into iMessage so that the green and blue bubble divide ends. The latest effort comes in the form of a 30-second clip by Samsung. It's a play on an Android phone chatting with an iPhone, discussing Apple's stubbornness to support RCS in iMessage. Google developed RCS to be a...

Samsung US offers launch deals for the Galaxy Tab S9 FE slates, Buds FE and Galaxy S23 FE

The FE product line now runs parallel to the main Galaxy series – you can pick up a phone, a tablet and now even TWS buds, all for less cash than the regular Galaxy gadgets. And with the launch promo, you can save even more. Samsung US will start open sales of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ on October 10, Tuesday. The company will throw...

Lexar launches 512 GB NM card for Huawei phones

Huawei introduced a proprietary memory card format called NM card back in October 2018 and has been using it on most devices for the past five years. The standard saw no adoption outside the Chine maker's own devices and understandably memory makers didn't exactly rush to embrace it. Yet now that Huawei sales are apparently picking up again Lexar...

Oppo A2x is arriving on October 14

Oppo A2x will arrive on October 14, revealed the company today on its Weibo profile. The smartphone was also listed in the brand's online store, revealing it will be an affordable handset with a starting price of CNY1,099 (that's about $150). Specs are yet to be revealed, but reports suggested a Dimensity 6020 chipset. Listed memory configurations...

Honor Play 50 Plus unveiled with Dimensity 6020 SoC and 50MP camera

Honor introduced the Play 40 Plus last October, and a year later, the company has unveiled its successor, named Honor Play 50 Plus. The Honor Play 50 Plus is powered by the Dimensity 6020 SoC and runs Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2. It has 256GB of storage onboard with two RAM options - 8GB and 12GB. The smartphone is built around a 6.8" 90Hz FullHD+...

Apple iPhone 15 vs. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Traditionally, Apple sells more Pro models compared to the vanilla ones. Both definitely have their place on the market and, in our experience, tend to appeal to a different crowd typically. Still, you may be wondering whether to get the regular iPhone 15 or the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple continues to introduce plenty of segmentation between its vanilla...

Google Pixel 8 Pro gets drop and scratch tested, survives

The Google Pixel 8 Pro was drop and scratch-tested by PBKreviews on YouTube and survived. The test consists of a few drops from the waist and head height onto the phone's front, back, and side. The only genuinely critical damage was to one of the display's corners but it doesn't impede the phone's regular operation. The Pixel 8 Pro also withstood...

vivo iQOO 12 series' 64 MP telephoto camera confirmed

Reports about a new iQOO 12 phone by vivo with a 64 MP telephoto camera emerged earlier this year, and today a reliable leakster confirmed it – we are looking at an OmniVision 64B sensor with 3x telephoto lens in front, as well as OIS. The main camera will also have an OmniVision sensor – OV50H with 50 MP resolution and OIS, while the ultrawide-angle...

Honor Magic Vs2 to debut on October 12, Watch 4 Pro tagging along

Honor only introduced the Magic V2 in July, but it's already prepared for another foldable launch. The Magic Vs2 will be officially announced on October 12, the brand revealed on Weibo, and we will also see a new Watch 4 Pro wearable alongside it. The big event on Thursday will be preceded by a smaller one tomorrow, October 10, when the Honor Play...

vivo iQOO 12 series' 64 MP telephoto camera confirmed

Reports about a new iQOO 12 phone by vivo with a 64 MP telephoto camera emerged earlier this year, and today a reliable leakster confirmed it – we are looking at an OmniVision 64B sensor with 3x telephoto lens in front, as well as OIS. The main camera will also have an OmniVision sensor – OV50H with 50 MP resolution and OIS, while the ultrawide-angle...

Sony MDR-MV1 headphones review

The MDR-MV1 are Sony's newest studio mixing and monitoring headphones. They could be considered the spiritual successors to the legendary MDR-7506, which have been around for over 32 years and are still on sale. Unlike previous Sony headphones meant for studio use, the MV1 are open-back headphones. Sony intends these to be used more specifically...

OnePlus 11R Solar Red hands-on

OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus 11R Solar Red edition in India. This is similar to the standard OnePlus 11R with mostly aesthetic differences. The Solar Red edition was initially unveiled as a Genshin Impact special edition in China. The Solar Red is essentially the same phone minus the special packaging and software personalization. The main...

Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro review

Introduction The best way to compete in the premium smartwatch market is to join Google’s Wear OS (or be an Apple Watch), or so Xiaomi thought as it was designing the Watch 2 Pro. The move opens up the Play Store and all of its apps, while the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 platform - a big 4nm step up from the S1 Pro - takes things up a further notch. The...

Motorola G54 Power in for review

This is the Motorola G54 Power - think of it as a boosted version of the G54. Everything's identical, except the battery, which is a larger 6,000mAh unit, and the camera system has an 8MP ultrawide instead of a 2MP depth sensor. The Motorola G54 Power ships with a 33W charger alongside the usual cable and case. We have the rather bland Black model,...

Flashback: Samsung's Galaxy S minis were small but hardly deserving of the S-branding

Mini phones are on our mind again – when are they not? – but the most recent memory to surface is just another confirmation that the market doesn’t actually want such devices. Specifically, we want to talk about the Samsung Galaxy S III mini and its ilk. The first one came out in October 2012, about half a year after the big S III. We find it a bit...

Weekly poll: can the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro finally get you to switch to Team Google?

The Pixel phones were supposed to be Android’s answer to the iPhone, the definitive hardware and software combo from the platform. However, unimpressive software support and troubled hardware meant they never achieved that goal. Or perhaps just not until now. With the Pixel 8 series it finally feels that Google is serious about making phones. It’s...

Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 13T Pro is more popular than the 13T, both need good reviews

Based on last week’s poll 22% of people feel that the €150 premium for the Xiaomi 13T Pro is well worth it for the additional features over the vanilla 13T. That is not to say that the vanilla phone is undesirable, of course. However, the Xiaomi 13T needs good reviews because right now there is a nearly even split between people who are ready to...

Xiaomi Smart Band 8 in for review

Xiaomi’s Smart/Mi Band series has reached legendary status in the world of inexpensive smart wearables with the right amount of health and activity tracking features at an enticingly low asking price. Not to mention the bevy of first and third-party band options and multiple-week battery life. We’ve now got a Smart Band 8 review unit and these are...

Week 40 in review: Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro and Galaxy S23 FE arrive

Google unveiled the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro alongside the Pixel Watch 2 this week. The Pixel 8 duo packs the Tensor G3 chipset - a 4nm unit with a Cortex-X3 primer core and faster AI. The Pixel 8 Pro has a new 48MP ultrawide camera, while the Pixel 8 has a new 12MP ultrawide, a smaller 6.2-inch display that refreshes faster at 120Hz. Both phones are on...