Asus ROG Xbox Ally X review

The ROG Xbox Ally X is the newest handheld gaming device from Asus, and the third of its kind from the company in as many years. The Xbox Ally X, along with the cheaper Xbox Ally, is made in collaboration with Microsoft's Xbox division, and features a unique design that mirrors Xbox controllers, as well as ships with a lightly modified version of Windows 11. The Xbox Ally X that we are looking at here is based on AMD's latest generation Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme chip. It also features 24GB of memory, a terabyte of storage, a 7-inch 120Hz IPS display, and an 80Wh battery. The cheaper Xbox...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 1

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first recap of the 10 most popular phones in our database of 2026. We have a fresh new face on top with Xiaomi's 17 Ultra getting by far the most attention over the past seven days. Behind it we have the 2025's established favorites with the Galaxy A56 in second and the Galaxy S25 Ultra in third. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13322, 1#] Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max snatched fourth, ahead of the Honor Win that was announced during the holiday stretch. Samsung Galaxy A17 follows in sixth, one spot above the OnePlus 15. We then have another 17 Pro...

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2025 Winners and losers: OnePlus

2025 has been a busy year for OnePlus, with close to a dozen different launches across the globe in various categories. However, it was also one of the more controversial years for the brand, and signaled a change in direction for the company that may not be appreciated by its fans. Loser: OnePlus Open 2 The year started on a downer, with the company canceling its foldable plans for 2025 back in February. The OnePlus Open from 2023 was a phenomenal product, not just because it was an excellent foldable, but also because it was an excellent smartphone. It was expected to be followed by...

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Oppo Find X9 Ultra's camera sensors get detailed in new leak

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is rumored to arrive in March, and now a new rumor from a tipster over on X claims to shed some light on the camera sensors it will use. The main camera will allegedly be employing Sony's recently announced Lytia 901 sensor, a 1/1.12" type with 200MP resolution. The main camera will have a 23mm focal length. Oppo Find X8 Ultra The ultrawide camera will reportedly use the Samsung ISOCELL JN5 sensor, a 1/2.76" type, with 50MP resolution. The ultrawide will have a 15mm focal length. Interestingly, the JN5 sensor will make another appearance in a 230mm telephoto...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_x9_ultras_camera_sensors_get_detailed_in_new_leak-news-70938.php

My top 4 phones of 2025 - Sagar

Winters are in full swing, Christmas celebrations have wrapped up around the globe, and the world has stepped into 2026 with new hopes, aspirations, and resolutions. And as the festive season gives way to a brand-new year, it also brings along one familiar tradition. Yes, it’s that time again when us Editors at GSMArena.com talk about our favorite smartphones of the year gone by. And mind you, these may not necessarily be the best smartphones we used during the year, but the ones we enjoyed using the most. In other words, these are our personal favorites. I, too, used a few smartphones in...

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MediaTek Dimensity 7100 SoC is official

MediaTek has quietly unveiled the Dimensity 7100 chipset, presumably the successor to the 7050. The 7100 comes with an octa-core CPU with four Arm Cortex-A78 cores clocked at up to 2.4GHz and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at up to 2GHz. The CPU is paired with the Mali-G610MC2 GPU. The SoC supports LPDDR5 memory at 5500Mbps and LPDDR4x at 4266Mbps, UFS 3.1 storage, and a maximum camera resolution of 200MP. There's also display resolution support up to 1200x2600 and up to 120Hz refresh rate. The Dimensity 7100 has a 5G modem with support for dual 5G SIM and a peak downlink speed of...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/mediatek_dimensity_7100_soc_is_official-news-70936.php

Samsung unveils Freestyle+ portable projector

Ahead of CES, today Samsung has unveiled the Freestyle+ projector, which is portable. It comes with a peak brightness of 430 ISO lumens, which isn't much - basically fine for a dark room but won't let you see a lot if there's ambient lighting around. That said, it is almost twice as bright as Samsung's previous generation, so there's that. The Freestyle+ has a 180-degree rotating design which supports projection at virtually any angle, including onto walls, ceilings, and even floors, without any additional accessories being required. It boasts a built-in 360-degree speaker, "tuned...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_unveils_freestyle_portable_projector-news-70935.php

Motorola X70 Air Pro passes through TENAA ahead of its official announcement

Motorola is launching two high-end smartphones in the near future: the X70 Air Pro in China, and the Signature globally. They are both powered by the recently announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, so forgive us for assuming they might actually end up being the same device sold under two different names in different markets (just like the X70 Air is the Edge 70). Today the X70 Air Pro has been certified for sale in China by TENAA, and the listing has confirmed the use of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC. The phone obviously supports 5G, and measures 162.1 x 76.4 x 7 mm, weighing 187g. Motorola...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_x70_air_pro_passes_through_tenaa_ahead_of_its_official_announcement-news-70927.php

My top 4 phones of 2025: Ro

After reviewing the latest and greatest in the industry for many years, it's somewhat difficult to get excited or be truly impressed by a smartphone. However, there are always those phones that just work for me for one reason or another. Xiaomi 15 Ultra Perhaps it's no surprise for my colleagues that I'm picking the current Xiaomi Ultra for yet another year. I chose this phone for my daily driver mainly due to its versatile camera hardware. It has all the focal lengths I need, and the 4.2x telephoto camera uses a large 200MP sensor that allows for further cropping without sacrificing...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/my_top_phones_of_2025__ro-news-70829.php

Motorola Signature to support a stylus

Motorola is getting ready to unveil its next top of the line smartphone, the Signature. The company has been teasing an announcement taking place on January 6, and this might be when the Signature finally becomes official. We saw the phone in leaked renders last month, and now we get a new promo shot, but this one comes with a twist: a stylus is shown in front of the phone, as you can see. This heavily implies that the Signature will have stylus support, and that's not surprising. In early December a rumor told us that the upcoming Motorola Edge 70 Ultra would support a stylus, and...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_signature_to_support_a_stylus-news-70921.php

Essential details about the Galaxy S26 unveiling and the next Samsung foldables leak

According to the latest report out of Korea, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S26 series on February 25 in San Francisco before releasing the trio in March. The Galaxy S26 will come with a 4,300 mAh battery (300 mAh bigger than its predecessor's), while the Galaxy S26+ will support "3x zoom HDR shooting", and the S26 Ultra will have a previously rumored electronically controllable "privacy display" feature to keep prying eyes away from it. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is rumored to be using the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC globally, while the other two models will also use the Exynos 2600 in some...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/essential_details_about_the_galaxy_s26_unveiling_and_the_next_samsung_foldables_leak-news-70922.php

2025 Winners and losers: Honor

Honor enjoyed a great 2025! It's been hard to find any losers in the maker's lineup, thanks to thoughtful upgrades and great deals throughout the year. Let's look at how it did. Winner: Honor Pad X9a and MagicPad 3 Honor made a few solid tablets in 2025, but the affordable Pad X9a and flagship MagicPad 3 were able to stamp their authority on markets such as Malaysia, where Honor was the number one tablet maker! Honor made both tablets competitive starting from the specs page, and then bolstered their sales with regular promos. Winner: Honor 400 and 400 Pro The Honor...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/2025_winners_and_losers_honor-news-70817.php

Here's what OpenAI's first hardware product designed by Jony Ive is rumored to be

Back in May, OpenAI acquired Jony Ive's startup io (yes that's really how it's spelled), part of his LoveFrom creative design company. io was working on a secretive hardware product, and now a new rumor tells us what it is. A pen. Obviously, this will be no ordinary pen. A past report described it as "contextually aware", and io is now part of OpenAI, so this will definitely be an AI pen. What will it do? Your guess is as good as ours. Interestingly, this will be just the first hardware product from OpenAI, but the company is working on two more, of which one is said to be a "to-go"...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/heres_what_openais_first_hardware_product_designed_by_jony_ive_is_rumored_to_be-news-70918.php

Honor Power2's full specs outed by carrier listing

The Honor Power launched back in April with a huge (at the time) 8,000 mAh battery, and its successor, the Power2, is due to be officially unveiled on January 5 with a 10,080 mAh battery. Thanks to a premature carrier listing in China, we now have the list of the Power2's most important specs. The phone features a 6.79-inch OLED screen with 1200x2640 resolution, a 50MP main camera, a 5MP secondary rear camera, and a 16MP selfie snapper. At the helm is MediaTek's Dimensity 8500 SoC, paired with 12GB of RAM and 256/512GB of storage. The Honor Power2 measures 162.1 x 76.3 x 7.98mm and...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_power2s_full_specs_outed_by_carrier_listing-news-70910.php

Happy New Year 2026!

As the calendar flips to 2026, we’re hitting refresh once again. The new year is ushering in a familiar mix of anticipation, curiosity, and excitement for what’s next in mobile tech. 2025 kept the industry moving at full speed. From ever-more capable smartphones, tablets and wearables to Agentic AI going mainstream, it was another year where innovation didn’t slow down for a moment. Behind the scenes at GSMArena HQ, it was just as busy. Testing devices, digging into specs, breaking news as it happens, and turning complex PR terminology into clear, useful information for millions of...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/happy_new_year_2026-news-70900.php

Samsung testing a dual-cell 20,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, rumor claims

We’ve recently seen a surge in smartphones from Chinese brands packing 8,000mAh or larger batteries. Now, a tipster claims that Samsung SDI is testing a massive 20,000mAh dual-cell battery for smartphones. Samsung isn’t exactly known for pushing battery capacities in its smartphones. Even its latest flagship, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, comes with a 5,000mAh cell. However, according to a tipster, Samsung SDI is currently testing a dual-cell silicon–carbon battery with a massive 20,000mAh capacity. According to the tipster, the dual-cell setup consists of a 12,000mAh cell measuring 6.3mm...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_testing_a_dualcell_20000mah_siliconcarbon_battery_rumor_claims-news-70912.php

Realme 16 Pro and Realme 16 Pro+ pricing leaks

The Realme 16 Pro series is set to launch on January 6, featuring the 16 Pro and 16 Pro+ variants. While Realme has already confirmed most of the specifications, a new leak has now revealed the phones’ pricing details in India. According to a tipster, the Realme 16 Pro+ will start at INR 39,999 ($445) for the 8GB/128GB variant. The 8GB/256GB will be priced at INR 41,999 ($470), whereas the 12GB/256GB model will cost INR 44,999 ($500). Realme 16 Pro+ will get a 50MP periscope telephoto camera. On the other hand, the Realme 16 Pro is tipped to be priced at INR 31,999 ($355) for the...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_16_pro_and_realme_16_pro_pricing_leaks-news-70908.php