The nubia Flip was announced in February as the world's cheapest foldable smartphone, as it starts at just $499. It looks like its reign will be very short-lived, however, for Blackview is set to release the Hero 10 in May, and this one will cost just ???399, which at the current exchange rate translates into $425. Of course pricing might differ in various regions, but it seems pretty clear that the Blackview Hero 10 will indeed be cheaper than the nubia Flip, and it's also a flip-style ..

There are good smartphones for the price, there are great smartphones for the price, and then there's the newly unveiled Umidigi G9 5G. This was just presented in Hong Kong at the 2024 Global Sources Mobile Electronics show, and it has an insane price: just $99.99. That's incredibly cheap, but the specs are actually pretty good. So let's go through them. Unsurprisingly to hit that price point, the G9 5G uses a Unisoc chipset, specifically the T765. This comes with an octa-core CPU with two ..

Google is rumored to launch at least three smartphones in October at its annual hardware unveiling event - the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL. Recently we heard that the Pixel Fold 2 has been renamed to Pixel 9 Pro Fold and might join these. The Pixel 9 Pro has now leaked in hands-on live images, one of which shows it next to an iPhone 15 Pro Max. If you're confused about the size difference, note that the Pixel 9 Pro XL is said to be the successor of the Pixel 8 Pro in size, while ..

Canalys has released ?????? detailed report on the Indian smartphone market during the first quarter of 2024. It was a tightly contested Q1 with little separating the top 3 smartphone vendors - Samsung, Xiaomi, and vivo. The market reached 35.3 million sales, a nearly 5 million or 15% increase compared to Q1 of 2023. Samsung was the biggest vendor with 6.7 million units shipped. Xiaomi came second with 6.4 million, and vivo was third with 6.2 million. Oppo (without OnePlus) scored 3.7 million, ..

Samsung launched the Galaxy F15 last month, and initially the phone came in two RAM versions, both with 128GB of storage. So far you've been able to pick between 4GB and 6GB of RAM, but starting now the F15 is also available with 8GB of RAM in India. Storage is still 128GB. This new version can be yours from Samsung authorized retailers for INR 15,999 (approximately $191 or ???179 at the current exchange rates). As a launch offer you can get bank cashback or an upgrade bonus of INR 1,000 (about ..

Today Xiaomi has announced the rollout of HyperOS 1.0 for the Redmi Note 13 5G series in India - namely, the Redmi Note 13 5G, the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, and the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G. These devices launched last year running Android 13 with MIUI 14 on top. HyperOS introduces "comprehensive refactoring" for optimized performance on all devices, promising smoother gameplay with better power consumption. Task scheduling is also improved, maximizing performance by distributing tasks across multiple ..

Samsung has been struggling with power efficiency and performance in its last few Exynos platforms, but it took a large step forward with this year's SoCs. And if a new rumor is to be believed it may overtake Qualcomm's top product in 2025. The Exynos 2500 will be better than its competitor Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 both in power efficiency and raw performance, according to a post by PandaFlashPro on X (formerly Twitter), This year's Exynos 2400 can keep up with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but apparently ..

Huawei unveiled the Pura 70 series smartphones yesterday, and according to TechInsights' analyst Sui Qian, the brand could sell more than 10 million units of these smartphones in 2024 if it doesn't face any production capacity issues and keeps the price reasonable. Qian made this prediction for the Pro, Pro+, and Ultra models and said the lineup will increase the sales revenue and growth of Huawei. It could also set new shipment records for the company. The Huawei Pura 70, Pura 70 Pro, Pura 70 ..

MediaTek announced its latest midrange chipset with the Dimensity 6300. This is a successor to last year???s Dimensity 6100+ featuring an overclocked main Cortex-A76 CPU cluster now working at 2.4Ghz instead of 2.2Ghz. The 2x Cortex-A76 cores are joined by 6x Cortex-A55 clocked at 2GHz. Dimensity 6300 is manufactured on TSMC???s 6nm process and features a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. MediaTek claims the new chip should offer a 10% boost in CPU performance compared to the outgoing 6100+. Dimensity 6300 ..

The vivo V30e was teased by the company yesterday, and today we get a confirmation of its launch date. The Indian division will introduce the new phone on May 2 and will make it available on Flipkart and vivo's store. This is an entirely new phone with a 5,500 mAh battery and a 50 MP main camera, flanked by vivo's signature Aura Light. We already reported that vivo set a landing page for the V30e, revealing two neat colors, a curved display at the front and a Sony IMX882 sensor for the main ..

Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Z Flip6, Fold6 and Galaxy Ring at the next Galaxy Unpacked event in July. Some speculations suggested we may see Samsung???s in-house Exynos 2400 chipset at the helm of the new foldables but a pair of new Geekbench GPU tests listings reveal it will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy. Galaxy Z Flip6 (SM-F741U) on Geekbench (Vulkan and OpenCL) Galaxy Z Flip6 appeared with the SM-F741U model number and ran Geekbench Compute tests under the ..

Apple said it removed Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. The US company was ordered to do so by the state government, which cited national security concerns. Other Meta apps including Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram remain available, as well as other popular US social media apps like YouTube or X (formerly Twitter). Apple stated that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront. "We are obligated to follow ..

OnePlus is preparing to launch Ace 3 Pro, and its first specs were revealed online. The new phone will have Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 16 GB RAM and up to 1 TB storage, according to Digital Chat Station. The leakster also claimed the phone will have a different design from previous OnePlus devices. The main camera of the Ace 3 Pro will have the same 50 MP Sony IMX890 sensor, as seen in plenty of other OnePlus devices. Sadly, this will be yet another Ace phone that will skip a telephoto lens, Digital ..

The Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (SM-M356B_DS) has bagged FCC and Dekra certifications, and it has now been certified by Bluetooth SIG, moving it a step closer to launch. Thanks to FCC, we already knew that SM-M356B_DS would have Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, which has been corroborated by Bluetooth SIG. However, the phone's moniker was yet to be confirmed, and that has now been confirmed by Bluetooth SIG. Bluetooth SIG doesn't divulge anything else about the Samsung Galaxy M35 5G, but FCC and Dekra ..

vivo is getting ready to launch a new smartphone in India, the V30e. This model comes with a 5,500 mAh battery, and it's touted as being India's slimmest smartphone with that capacity considering the fact that it's 7.69mm thick. vivo also promises "4-year battery health", which means the cell should retain at least 80% of its capacity after 1,600 complete charge cycles, which vivo says means approximately four years. The phone has a 50 MP main camera using Sony's IMX882 sensor, a 50 MP selfie ..

Yesterday the upcoming Realme C65 5G leaked on its way to India, and today the brand has already officially confirmed its existence and price range. According to Realme's official X account for India, the C65 5G is coming soon and will be priced under INR 10,000 (approximately $119 or ???112), just like yesterday's rumor claimed. As you can see below, the brand bills this as "the fastest entry-level 5G" smartphone, and according to the aforementioned leak that speed will come from the MediaTek ..

The next generation iPad Air has long been rumored to come in two sizes, emulating the iPad Pro line for the first time. And while the next iPad Pro will switch to OLED for its screen technology, it looks like the upcoming larger iPad Air will use the Mini LED tech that is in the current iPad Pro generation. This information comes from Display Supply Chain Consultants' Ross Young, generally a reliable source for this kind of stuff. The move to Mini LED for the 12.9" iPad Air would give it lower ..

Nothing Phone (2a) already received Nothing OS 2.5.5 with camera improvements, bug fixes and the April security patch and now the Nothing Phone (2) is also getting the new update with added integration to Open AI???s ChatGPT and a bevy of bug fixes and camera apps. Nothing is bringing ChatGPT widget for quick access from the home screen as well as the option to quickly copy and paste screenshots and clipboard text into a new conversation in the ChatGPT app. You still need to download the ..

Samsung's Galaxy A35 and A55 became official last month, and Samsung decided not to bring the A55 to the US, despite the fact that its predecessors have been available in the States. So that leaves the A35 out of the two, and it's now available in the US, at Samsung's own online store, as well as major carriers and retailers such as Amazon. You'll need to pay $399.99 for one, and you can pick from Awesome Navy and Awesome Lilac in terms of colorways. If you buy yours from Samsung.com, for a ..

Thin and fanless ??? these are the key takeaways from the images of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 2024 Snapdragon Edition. This laptop will be powered by the Snapdragon X Elite, as the name suggests. Okay, we don???t actually know that it will be fanless as the leaked images (posted by X user WalkingCat) came with no specs attached. But they do offer a good look from all sides and we don???t see any vents. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 2024 Snapdragon Edition All we know is that it will have a 14.5??? ..

No one does earbuds launch quite like Nothing, not even Apple. Nothing has been issuing teasers with beetles and frogs for the last few weeks, leading up to the announcement of the Nothing Ear and the Nothing Ear (a) earlier today. It's a significant release for a couple of reasons - first, the nomenclature has changed - gone is the Ear (1), (2), instead of a (3) model we just get Ear. And, second, this is the first time Nothing has released a more affordable model in the (a). But while the Ear ..

Samsung's Galaxy M15 first went official back in March, and then it made its way to India earlier this month, and now it's apparently getting ready for the next stop in its global tour: Europe. Samsung's store in Poland has listed the M15, and although you can't buy one just yet, the retail price has been revealed: it's PLN 699, which currently translates to about ???161. So we expect the Eurozone pricing to be either ???159 or ???169. For that amount of cash, you get the version with 4GB of ..

The 3GPP Release 17 specification for 5G introduced some major upgrades ??? among them support for 1024 QAM, which enables higher data transfer speeds as Samsung and Qualcomm just demonstrated. Using Samsung 5G vRAN tech running on 2.1GHz (FDD) and 3.5GHz (TDD) and a test unit with a Snapdragon X75 modem, the two companies achieved speeds of 485Mbps with 20MHz bandwidth. This is 20% higher than what???s possible with the 256 QAM that is common on 5G networks today. The X75 modem is featured in ..

Huawei announced the Pura 70 series today, and once again offered no details regarding the chipsets. However, early benchrmarks confirmed they feature a new platform called Kirin 9010, which has an 8-core CPU, identified by apps as 12-core unit due to hyperthreading. Hyperthreading is nothing new in the chipset industry, as the Taishan cores have been supporting the technology for some time; it has been part of the Kirin 9000s and now is a part of the 9010 as well. First Geekbench results ..

After the EU forced Apple to open up its iOS platform for third-party app stores, we now have the first alternative to Apple's default App Store.It's called AltStore PAL, which is rather fitting. Technically, AltStore PALhas been around since 2019, but you were able to access it after "hacking" your way into it. You had to "disguise" yourself as a developer using companion software called AltServer running on your computer. But after the EU Commission's DMA, AltStore PAL is now available to ..

Yesterday, an announcement of a Sony Xperia event leaked out, today it is official. The ???Xperia Special Event 2024??? is scheduled for May 17 and will be held at the Terrada Warehouse B Hall. It???s a pretty exclusive event, though, only 100 people are invited. There will be a livestream, of course, to let ???Xperia developers introduce the latest features in real life,??? as the event description reads (machine translated from Japanese). Fancy talk aside, the only real question is whether ..

Nothing???s latest earbuds come in two styles and price points with the ???99/$99/??99 Nothing Ear (a) and the ???149/$149/??129 Nothing Ear. Nothing Ear is the new flagship offering coming in as a direct successor to last year???s Ear (2) while Ear (a) aims to fill the gap as the more affordable entry. Nothing also announced ChatGPT integration for the new earbuds allowing you to summon the AI assistant with a pinch gesture. Nothing Ear Nothing Ear gets refined 11mm dynamic drivers with a ..

The new Pura 70 lineup from Huawei comes in four trims with the Pura 70 Ultra being the most impressive of them all. It shares the same core specs as the Pura 70 Pro+ but comes with an exclusive vegan leather back and a mightier camera setup with a 1-inch main sensor with retractable lens and variable aperture. Huawei added a retractable mechanism to the 50 MP main camera's lens which pops the camera up when in use. The rotating telescopic lens features an intricate motorized structure which ..

Nothing will expand its portfolio of audio products today with the Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a) earphones. The unveiling will begin at 10 AM UTC, and you can follow it with us by tuning to the stream below. The Nothing Ear buds are rumored to come with an IP54 rating and up to 33 hours of battery life with the case with the ANC turned off. They are said to cost ???149 and come in white and black colors. Nothing Ear's leaked images The Nothing Ear (a), on the other hand, are rumored to cost ..

Huawei celebrates the 12th anniversary of the launch of the Ascend P1, the phone that started the photo-centric P series. To mark the occasion, the company decided to launch the latest P70 lineup, which is officially called Pura 70. The 2024 edition of the series starts with a vanilla Pura 70, with the Pura 70 Pro and Pro+ following and a Pura 70 Ultra sitting on top of it all. They all share a triangular camera island and a new Kirin 9010 chipset made by Huawei. The company officially declines ..

The iPhone 15 Plus has a 6.7" screen size, just like the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The rumors we've heard so far regarding the upcoming iPhone 16 Plus mentioned it will keep the exact same screen diagonal as its predecessor. But things will change next year, according to a new rumor. The iPhone 17 Plus is apparently going to have a smaller screen than the iPhone 15 Plus and the iPhone 16 Plus, Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants says. iPhone 15 Plus He doesn't mention a specific size for ..

Realme yesterday announced it would launch the Narzo 70x 5G in India on April 24 with 45W charging support without revealing the battery capacity, which we now know is 5,000 mAh. This revelation comes from Amazon.in, which set up a promo page on its website for the Realme Narzo 70x 5G. The e-commerce giant also revealed the smartphone will be IP54-rated, feature a USB-C port, and pack a centered punch-hole display. Realme Narzo 70x 5G will pack a 5,000 mAh battery and have an IP54 rating We ..

The OnePlus Pad Go is an affordable tablet that was released in some markets back in October of last year. And now, it's coming to Europe. Specifically, it will arrive on April 23. The price isn't known, but you can place a very small deposit to get a slightly bigger discount on the OnePlus website. This is ??1/???1 for a ??30/???30 price reduction. You will also get a free charging brick worth ??39.99/???39.99. The price will be announced on April 23 and then you need to pay the remaining ..

Towards the end of March, vivo quietly made a new phone official for European markets: the V40 SE. This device is now starting to become available to purchase from European retailers. You can currently grab one from Alza in Germany for ??????279.90, or Media Markt in Austria for ??????299. vivo V40 SE in Crystal Black (left) and Leather Purple (right) Surely, the V40 SE will very soon become available from other retailers across the continent as well. The phone comes with a 6.67-inch 1080x2400 ..

The 4G-only Realme C65 got official at the beginning of this month, but now it seems like Realme is also working on the C65 5G. This phone will launch in India soon and will be priced under INR 10,000 (approximately $119 or ???112 at the current exchange rates), according to a usually reliable tipster over on X. It is said to be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6300 SoC. It will come with a 6.67-inch 120 Hz LCD touchscreen with 625-nit peak brightness, a 50 MP main rear camera, an 8 MP selfie ..

The Moto E13 got official in January 2023, and went on sale the month after, so on a yearly release schedule we're already way overdue a successor. And it seems like Motorola is actually working on the Moto E14, as this model has now started the necessary certifications dance ahead of its announcement. The Moto E14 was spotted in the TDRA database in the UAE. That listing confirms its name and its model number - XT2421-14. At the same time, a TUV Rheinland certification reveals that the phone ..

The Redmi Pad Pro was unveiled for the Chinese market last week alongside the Redmi Turbo 3 smartphone, and if you've been wondering whether the tablet would make a global debut later on, the answer seems to be a resounding yes - with 5G support in some markets, even. The Redmi Pad Pro 5G has been spotted in the Google Play Console database, with the model number 24074RPD2I which tells us it's headed to India (the "I" at the end is for India). But wait, there's more! The Google Play Console ..

Sony announced the Xperia 1 V on May 11 last year, and it seems like the Japanese company is planning to stick to almost exactly the same timeline in 2024. According to a leaked poster from Weibo, Sony will be holding an Xperia launch event on May 17. The poster itself doesn't say which phone(s) will become official on that date, but it's pretty easy to assume that one (or the only one) will be the Xperia 1 VI, which has been leaking quite a bit lately. The next Xperia flagship is expected to ..

Another day, another Google Pixel 8a leak - this phone simply doesn't seem to want to stop leaking ahead of the expected official unveiling on May 14 during Google's annual I/O developer conference. We've recently seen the Pixel 8a in all colors, but those renders weren't the highest quality. Fret not, however, for today's leak brings us higher quality renders of the upcoming device, once again in all four colorways. Google Pixel 8a in Bay (left) and Porcelain (right) The Pixel 8a will be ..