One of Samsung's latest mid-rangers supports seamless updates, another one doesn't

Samsung has been incredibly slow to adopt seamless updates for its Android smartphones for reasons that still aren't very clear. The company finally made inroads with the Galaxy S25 series, as well as the Galaxy A55. So, naturally, we assumed that all of its devices launching after those would have support for the feature. Alas, no. The recently...

This is the OnePlus Nord CE5 with its iPhone 16-like camera island

The OnePlus Nord CE5 has been in the rumor mill for a few days now, with its battery capacity being revealed first, followed by a full spec leak yesterday. The next step is obviously for us to see it, and that's exactly what's happened today: the first render depicting the device has been leaked. It only shows the back, as you can see, and it's hard...

Android 16 will bring a new anti-theft feature to phones not made by Google and Samsung

Google's Identity Check anti-theft security feature arrived on its Pixels with the December 2024 Pixel Feature Drop, and Samsung has already incorporated it into its One UI 7 based on Android 15. But for every other Android device out there, this will only appear as part of the Android 16 update. So here's what it is. If you enable it, Identity Check...

CMF Buds 2 are now official with updated ANC, IP55 rating and longer battery life

Nothing’s teaser campaign for the CMF Phone 2 Pro is in full swing with the device set to debut on April 28. Alongside the phone, the brand has been teasing its CMF Buds 2 and they are now listed and available to order from the official Nothing webstore. While the CMF Buds 2’s design is in line with last year’s CMF Buds, Nothing is bringing improvement...

OnePlus Nord CE5 full specs leak

A few days ago the battery capacity of the upcoming OnePlus Nord CE5 was outed, and today we have another leak giving us more of its specs. So, the mid-range device should come with a 6.7-inch flat OLED screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate and the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 SoC at the helm, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The 7,100 mAh battery...

Here's our first look at Samsung's One UI 8 based on Android 16

Samsung's rollout of One UI 7 based on Android 15 has been a mess, to put it mildly, but hopefully the company will fare better with the upcoming One UI 8 based on Android 16, a version which Google has been testing for quite a while now as it gets ready to officially release it before the end of June, much sooner than usual. Samsung seems to have...

Sony confirms PS5 price hike across several regions

Sony is raising PlayStation 5 prices in Europe, Australia and New Zealand from today. Sony announced that it will raise its recommended retail price (RRP) due to the “challenging economic environment, high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates”. This marks the second price hike in PS5’s lifespan, following the one from 2022. Sony also confirmed...

The Google Pixel 9a is now available in mainland Europe

The Google Pixel 9a made its debut last week on April 10, but that initial launch was limited to only three markets: the US, Canada and the UK. Today is the second wave launch, which is focused on mainland Europe. Today, April 14, the Pixel 9a arrives in the following countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands,...

Samsung halts One UI 7 rollout for Galaxy S24 series

Nobody expected Samsung’s One UI 7 rollout to take so long, and while certain S24 series devices across South Korea and Europe began receiving the update last week, users are now reporting that the update is no longer available to download. Samsung seems to have pulled the firmware update from its OTA servers without explaining why. According to...

Smartphones, computers and chips exempt from Trump tariffs but not for long

Smartphones, laptops and computer components will be exempt from the Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs. The US Customs and Border Protection issued an updated guidance on the reciprocal tariff exclusions for specified products late Friday. Smartphones, laptop computers, monitors, hard drives, memory chips and chipsets will be exempt...

OmniVision's new OV50X is a 1-inch camera sensor with 8K HDR video recording

1-inch sensors have become rarer than in previous years, but they are still used in the top-of-the-line camera phones. For those, nothing but the best will do, so OmniVision has unveiled a new sensor with the highest dynamic range in the industry and “movie-grade” video capture. The OmniVision OV50X is a 50MP sensor with a 1” optical format – it...

Top 10 trending phones of week 15

As we complete week 15, the Samsung Galaxy A56 is again reigning our trending chart, and this time the Galaxy S25 Ultra gave the Korean company a double victory. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13603, 1#] Poco X7 Pro jumped to third, while the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion retained its spot as the fourth most popular phone in our database. Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max...

Weekly poll: would you buy an Oppo Find X8 Ultra, Find X8s or Find X8s+ if you could?

After releasing the Find X8 series back in October, Oppo has had time to refine what could be the more interesting models in the family – first and foremost the Ultra camera flagship but also the company’s first compact camera flagship. The Oppo Find X8 Ultra features a powerful penta-camera system co-developed with Hasselblad. The main module has...

Weekly poll results: the Google Pixel 9a could do with a price cut

Even though the Google Pixel 9a costs the same as its predecessor, last week’s poll suggests that this price may be too high for what the phone offers. This goes to show that expectations shift over time and 128GB storage isn’t enough on a $500/€550 device. Of course, 128GB is the base storage for Google’s pricier Pixels, even the Pro XL, and the...

Latest Android 16 beta update for OnePlus 13 comes with a customizable battery charging limit

OnePlus recently released the second Android 16 beta update for the OnePlus 13. The brand listed the known issues with this update in its community post but didn't mention an interesting feature it brings to the OnePlus 13. [#InlinePriceWidget,13477,1#] Spotted by an unofficial OnePlus System Apps channel on Telegram, the Android 16 beta 2 for the...

Deals: Galaxy A36 gets its first discount, Galaxy Tab S10 FE slates go up against iPad Airs (2025)

The tech market in the US is gripped with uncertainty as tariffs on key manufacturing hubs threaten to increase prices of electronics. That hasn’t happened yet – in fact, we found some new models with fresh discounts. The Samsung Galaxy A36 became available a couple of weeks ago, but as late as last week it was still trading at its MSRP of $400....