Xiaomi Modular Optical System concept hands-on

Xiaomi showcased an interesting new cameraphone concept at this year's MWC in Barcelona, Spain. Although it's reminiscent of past attempts from other manufacturers, Xiaomi's approach is fundamentally different. Sony, for example, tried using an external lens controlled by an Xperia smartphone. The main advantage of Xiaomi's concept is that it uses the smartphone's ISP, so all the post-processing is done on the device. The phone and the lens connect via Xiaomi's proprietary LaserLink and data transfer happens in nanoseconds. The transfer rate is 10 Gbps. The lens attaches to a...

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Realme interchangeable lens concept hands-on

Realme's main focus at this year's Mobile World Congress is to launch its 14 Pro series in Europe, but the company did a little side quest too. Meet the Realme interchangeable lens concept - a Realme smartphone that can mount Leica M lenses on its back! Before we go mounting lenses on, let's look at the underlying phone. This is a Realme smartphone running a two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The back is reminiscent of Xiaomi's 15 Ultra in its dual-tone Silver Chrome. The Realme has a glass-covered camera island with two cameras - a wide and ultrawide, along with a custom...

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Infinix launches Note 50, Note 50 Pro with bigger batteries

Infinix launched the Note 50 series today, starting with the first two phones in Indonesia. The Note 50 and Note 50 Pro are based on LTE-only chipsets, but adopt a new design and larger batteries compared to their predecessors. Infinix has outfitted the Note 50 and Note 50 Pro with the Helio G100 chipset from Mediatek. While it's unfortunate that there isn't a different SoC, Indonesia is lagging behind with its 5G deployment. Both phone share the same footprint and display – a 6.78" AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution. The size and resolution are the same as on the Note 40 and...

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vivo Y300i appears online ahead of launch

A new vivo phone is coming to join the quickly expanding Y300 series. The phone is called Y300i and its model number V2444A was listed on the China Telecom website with its full specs sheet, and images, revealing yet another affordable midranger. vivo Y300i The phone packs a 6.68” LCD with HD+ resolution, and we expect the panel to have up to 120 Hz refresh rate because vivo is using the same screen in numerous other devices from the Y series. The chipset is Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, and we know from the listing the phone will have three memory options – 8/256 GB, 12/256 GB, and...

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Tim Cook teases Air announcement for this week

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to X to tease another product launch. Following the iPhone 16e introduction last month, Apple is now focusing on its Air lineup. Based on previous reports this teaser should be about the upcoming 13” and 15” MacBook Air models equipped with the Apple M4 chip. This week. pic.twitter.com/uXqQaGNkSk— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 3, 2025 For reference, Apple launched its M3 MacBook Airs exactly one year ago. Apple is also expected to launch refreshed 11” and 13” iPad Airs with the M3 chip, which could very well be part of this upcoming launch. Apple is also rumored to...

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Doogee expands product portfolio with two tablets and three smartwatches

Doogee showcased half a dozen smartphones at MWC in Barcelona, and that wasn't even the entire range the company announced: there are also two LTE tablets with big screens and three entry-level smartwatches. The tablets are part of the Tab E3 family. There is a Pro version with a 13" IPS LCD that supports up to 90 Hz refresh rate. It has a sleek metal body designed for optimal heat dissipation, and Doogee positions it for students, professionals, and creative people. The Tab E3 Pro is powered by a Helio G100 chipset with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. It has a 16 MP camera on the back...

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