Apple wants to save money on the iPhone 18 Pro Max's screen

According to a new rumor out of Korea, Apple is trying to offset some of the higher costs of memory and storage for its upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max by getting cheaper displays. In fact, its panel suppliers Samsung Display and LG are apparently selling Apple the iPhone 18 Pro Max's screen at an average price of $66.5, which is allegedly almost 20% below what Apple paid for the iPhone 17 Pro Max's screen last year (in the $80 range). Even last year, Apple was getting cheaper displays than the year before that, with the iPhone 16 Pro Max's screen reportedly costing above $100 at times....

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Samsung Galaxy S25 series could get One UI 9 beta soon

Samsung is internally testing Android 17-based One UI 9 for several Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy S25 series; however, the Korean company has released One UI 9 beta only for the Galaxy S26 lineup so far. Well, the good news is the Galaxy S25 series could receive One UI 9 beta soon. The first One UI 9 beta build for the Galaxy S25 Ultra has been spotted on Samsung's server with firmware versions S938NKSUBZZG8/S938NOKRBZZG8/S938NKSUBDZG8. However, note that the build is for the S25 Ultra's Korean model, so expect the One UI 9 beta to release in South Korea first, then expand to other...

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Weekly poll results: the Motorola Edge 70 Max could be a hit, if it gets a price cut

Motorola is onto something with the Moto Edge 70 Max – the phone combines a large, high-quality display (6.83” LTPO OLED with 1440p+ resolution, 10-bit colors and 144Hz refresh rate) with a chipset powerful enough to drive it (Snapdragon 8 Gen 5), a large battery to last long streaming or gaming sessions (7,100mAh, 90W wired, 25W wireless charging – with magnets!) and a rugged build (IP69, MIL-STD-810H). However, last week’s poll reveals a flaw with the Max formula – and once you see the €800 / £700 / ₹55,000 price tag (for an 8/256GB phone), it’s easy to guess what it is. Indeed,...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 in for review

Samsung skipped a Watch Ultra in 2025 in favor of the Classic; now it's the Ultra's turn to shine and the Classic's time to wait. Meet the Galaxy Watch Ultra2, the same wearable but better in the most important way - battery life! Samsung brought the battery up to 800mAh (up from 590mAh, or a 35% increase), which is the most on any Galaxy smartwatch (and pretty big compared to most watches). Samsung says you can get 60 hours out of the bigger battery, which is a lot for a Wear OS smartwatch (and laughable compared to something like the Honor Watch 6's 35 days). As before, you get a...

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Deals: Galaxy Z Fold8, Z Fold8 Ultra and Z Flip8 go on pre-order

This week, Samsung unveiled its next generation foldables, which included the first wide foldable for the US market. The company is also launching a pair of new smartwatches. Currently, the foldables and watches are on pre-order – open sales start on August 7. Here are some of the offers we found for the new models. You can check out our hands-on review for a closer look at the Galaxy Z Fold8 (the new wide foldable), the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra (the successor to the Z Fold7) and the Galaxy Z Flip8. Starting with Samsung US, the company no longer offers free storage upgrades. However, there...

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OnePlus N6x's battery capacity confirmed

OnePlus recently revealed the design of the N6x, which will be launched on July 31. The brand also said that the N6x can provide up to 2.5 days of battery life on a single charge without revealing battery capacity. Well, we now know how big the smartphone's battery will be. OnePlus has announced that the N6x will pack a 7,000 mAh battery, which is 1,000 mAh smaller than the N6. A 7000mAh battery gives the #OnePlusN6x more power for your day.Get notified: https://t.co/vxFOKfyrc3 pic.twitter.com/THzAhKI0ZB— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) July 24, 2026 A promo page set up by Amazon.in...

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