Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra arrives with Privacy Display, SD 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

The yearly Galaxy S-series update is here and the S26 Ultra gets the latest Qualcomm flagship chip, a new privacy display that keeps peeping eyes off your screen and the fastest charging on a Galaxy to date. It’s a tad thinner (7.2mm) and lighter (214 grams) than its predecessor while still boasting a titanium frame and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back combo. There’s not much visual change upfront - see it on video here. You get a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED display with QHD+ resolution and a 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It’s rated at up to 2,600 nits peak local brightness, just like the S25...

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The Honor Magic V6 will boast an IP69 rating, a tougher hinge and a new red color

Honor will officially introduce the Honor Magic V6 at the MWC on March 1. While the phone is still under wraps, the company decided to offer a peek at the work it has done to make its latest flagship foldable tougher. Honor Magic V6 in Red The V6 will be rated IP68 and IP69. IPX9-rated devices are already on the market (the Magic V5 is among them), note the first digit – “6” denotes that the phone is dust-tight. Almost every other foldable on the market is only rated “5” for dust protected (i.e. 5 means that some dust may get in but won’t damage the device, 6 means no dust gets in at...

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Samsung tipped to be working on a bigger 200MP sensor

Samsung is now rumored to be developing a new 200MP 1/1.3-inch type camera sensor, that will be called ISOCELL HPC. That would be an increase in size from the HPB developed for vivo's X300 and X300 Pro, which is 1/1.4-inch type. The new sensor is high-end, and is expected to be used by Oppo in a future smartphone, most likely one in the Find X10 family. It features UFCC aka Ultra Fine Color Filter, which was developed by Samsung to reduce thickness while improving light transmission and color purity. It should also have ultra-high dynamic range. Source (in Chinese) | Via

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Watch the Galaxy S26 Unpacked event live here

This year the big show is a month later than usual, but it’s finally here – you can watch the Galaxy S26 Unpacked event live on YouTube below. We’re on location and will have more to report, but for now you can just enjoy the show. If you haven’t already, you can still register on Samsung.com for a $30/€30 discount once the phones are ready for pre-order – that should be later today or tomorrow morning at the latest. If the stream hasn’t started yet, you can check out our rumor round-up articles for the Galaxy S26 and S26+ as well as the Galaxy S26 Ultra. In addition to the new...

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Google is improving earthquake alerts on Wear OS watches

Google is now sending earthquake alerts to Wear OS devices even when they're not connected to a smartphone, according to the release notes for the latest version of Google Play Services. Google first brought Android's Earthquake Alerts System to Wear OS last year, but so far it was just basically mirroring the alert you received on your phone. From now on, even if your phone is too far to remain connected to your watch, the latter will still notify you about earthquakes. Of course, it will probably need a standalone internet connection to do so - thus, this most likely only applies...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/google_is_improving_earthquake_alerts_on_wear_os_watches-news-71694.php

Oppo Find N6's special box contents exposed

Oppo is launching the Find N6 very soon, and ahead of that, today in China the purported contents of the Find N6 'gift box' (machine translated from Chinese) got outed. We assume not every Find N6 box will be outfitted with all this stuff, perhaps only those who pre-order will get the contents shown here, or this could be some special edition. Anyway, the box contents are impressive. You get the phone of course, a magnetic stand and charger, an aramid fiber case, a magnetic card holder, and a 20W power bank. The Find N6 is going to be powered by the 7-core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_n6s_special_box_contents_exposed-news-71680.php