A new vivo smartphone has made its silent debut in Mexico. The phone in question is the vivo T5, which is a budget 4G handset powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 2 chipset. One of its main highlights is the large 7,200mAh battery. The vivo T5 4G sports a 6.75-inch LCD display with a refresh rate of 120Hz and an HD+ resolution. Underneath, the phone is equipped with a Snapdragon 6s Gen 2 SoC, which is paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The 7,200mAh battery supports ..

Lava unveiled the Shark 2 a few days ago, and next week, it will unveil a new Bold series smartphone. This revelation comes from Amazon.in, which set up a promo page on its website for the Lava Bold N2 that will be launched in India on June 3 at 12 PM local time. Amazon didn't divulge anything else about the Lava Bold N2, aside from giving us a glimpse of its design and two colors. However, with the launch still a few days away, we could see Amazon or Lava reveal a few specs and features of the ..

Apples foldable iPhone, which is rumored to be called the iPhone Ultra, is expected to launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup in September. Several leaks have already offered a glimpse at the foldables design. Now, a case manufacturer has seemingly revealed the devices design through newly surfaced renders. The leaked case renders showcase the iPhone Ultra from multiple angles. The device is shown in a black finish and, based on the images, Apples foldable may not feature built-in MagSafe ..

Amazon and Globalstar finalized an acquisition deal worth $11 billion. But by purchasing Globalstar, Amazon also had to buy out Apple's 20% stake in the company. Apple and Globalstar signed a $1.1 billion commitment back in 2024, which included a $400 million share purchase. Amazon is looking to expand its satellite service business called Amazon Leo. It aims to provide low-latency broadband connectivity through a low-orbit constellation of satellites similar to Starlink. But in order to ..

Valve today announced a price hike today the likes of which we have rarely seen. The company's popular handheld gaming device the Steam Deck will now be as much as 46% more expensive in the US. Starting today, the 512GB OLED model is going from $549 to $789, a near 44% increase. Meanwhile, the 1TB OLED model is going from $649 to an eye-watering $949. For reference, that's more expensive than the $899 2TB PlayStation 5 Pro. We are all aware of the current memory prices situation. But there are ..

The OnePlus 15, which launched last year, came with a 165Hz display, but last month, a Chinese tipster claimed that the OnePlus 16 would feature an even higher refresh rate display. The tipster claimed that the panel would have a minimum refresh rate of 185Hz, with OnePlus aiming for a maximum of 240Hz. Now, another Chinese tipster has claimed that the OnePlus 16's screen will have a 165Hz refresh rate. Additionally, the tipster says that the OnePlus 16 would feature an AI button and a 200MP ..

Xiaomi held a few announcements today, namely the new 17T series, and now we can add a few smart wearables to the mix. Meet the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro, Watch S5, the Xiaomi Buds 6, and the Xiaomi Sound Play. The Smart Band 10 Pro has been kicking it over in China under the Mi Band 10 Pro moniker for a little over a week now. Global wearers get the Smart Band, Chinese buyers get the Mi Band. Name aside, the new wearable is very similar to its predecessor - it has the same size, 1.74-inch ..

vivo will debut its first ever wireless over-ear headphones alongside the vivo S60 series on May 29. Ahead of the launch, the company has revealed the headphones design and key features. According to official teasers shared on Weibo, vivos upcoming wireless over-ear headphones will support active noise cancellation (ANC), multi-device connectivity, and Spatial Audio. The headphones will be offered in purple and white color options. The wireless headphones will feature 40mm dynamic drivers and ..

Xiaomis T-series follows the flagship line in skipping over the number 16. The two new models announced today 17T and 17T Pro bring the expected upgrades over last years 15T and 15T Pro, but some improvements are better than expected. Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro For starters, the Xiaomi 17T now features a 50MP 5x/115mm periscope as its telephoto lens. This is a huge upgrade over the 50MP 2x/46mm module of its predecessor. The new camera is capable of not only 10x optical-grade zoom (by leveraging ..

Renders and key specifications of a new HMD smartphone have surfaced online. The phone is called the HMD Grand and it is tipped to be powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 2 chipset. According to the leak, the handset will sport a 6.9-inch LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and Full-HD+ resolution. The HMD Grand appears to be a budget 4G smartphone. Leaked renders show the device in Flora Blue and Titanium color options. The phone appears to feature noticeably thick display bezels along with a ..

Samsungs rumored wide-screen foldable smartphone, widely referred to as the Galaxy Z Fold Wide, is expected to debut in July. The device has already surfaced in multiple leaks, revealing its design and key specifications. Now, a hands-on video showcasing a dummy unit of the Galaxy Z Fold Wide has appeared online, courtesy of Sonny Dickson. In the leaked video, the alleged Samsung foldable dummy is shown in a white finish. While dummy units may not perfectly reflect the actual product, the ..

Dreame Technology and Cristiano Ronaldo have entered into a strategic partnership, which will see the football legend represent Dreames diverse portfolio. As per the press release, Ronaldo will help expand Dreames global brand presence across its smart home, smart cleaning and personal care devices. I am always looking for partners who share my drive for excellence and my commitment to hard work. Dreame is a brand that innovates and delivers top-tier performance, making life easier and better. ..

Motorola is set to unveil the Edge 70 Pro+ in India on June 4. The Lenovo- owned brand has revealed the Edge 70 Pro+'s design and colors, but it's yet to detail the smartphone's specs sheet. However, ahead of the launch, the Edge 70 Pro+ has popped up on Geekbench, revealing its key specs. There are multiple Geekbench entries for the Motorola Edge 70 Pro+ with different scores, but all list the same specs: Android 16, 12GB RAM, and a MediaTek MT6899 octa-core processor with four cores clocked at ..

Infinix's fashionable Hot 70 series just began its global journey, and we've got the inaugural device, the Hot 70, in the office and eager for an unboxing. The Infinix Hot 70 ships with a nice case with a color-matching frame bumper, a 45W charger with a USB-A plug, USB-C earbuds, and the phone itself. Ours is the Thermo Orange color, but there's also Green Texture, Quiet Violet, Dive Blue, Silver Dancer, and Night Pulse. The orange model has a neat trick up its sleeve heat-reactive rear panel ..

Meta has announced the global rollout of subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company also revealed that new plans aimed at Meta AI users, creators, and businesses are coming soon. The Facebook Plus and Instagram Plus subscription plans are priced at $3.99 per month, while WhatsApp Plus costs $2.99 per month. Meta clarified that these Plus subscriptions will exist alongside Meta Verified and will not replace it. Facebook Plus and Instagram Plus subscribers will gain ..

This is the RedMagic 11S Pro, and it looks just like its predecessor. But that's no bad thing, RedMagic gaming phones have their own style - no bumps, no camera islands, just flush surfaces, flat sides, good craftsmanship. The phone comes in two configs - 12/256GB and 16/512GB - and two guises - Nightfreeze and Subzero (a silver). Ours is the black (Nightfreeze) one. You get an 80W charger, a USB cable, and a nice soft-touch case that's slimmer than your usual silicone affair. The RedMagic 11S ..

Spotify has added the ability to create, save, and share clips from podcast episodes on its mobile apps. Users can spot a new clip icon on the podcast playback screen, which will take them to the new UI. Here, you will be able to trim a specific portion of the episode, and then save it to your library. These saved clips can then be shared from within the Spotify app using the built-in messaging feature with other Spotify users, or over other platforms. The Clips feature is rolling out globally ..

YouTube has announced that it is going to be more transparent in the way it labels AI-generated content. Starting today, all videos uploaded on YouTube that are meaningfully AI-altered or generated will show a prominent AI label on them. Long-form videos will show the label below the video player and above the description, while Shorts will show the label as an overlay directly on the video. YouTube still primarily requires content creators to tag their videos as AI-generated if that is the ..

The prices of smartphones of all electronics, really are going up, so this might be a bad time to upgrade. However, this also means that old devices are retaining more value and Apple has recognized that as the company just updated the trade-in valuations on its US site. Many older iPhones are now worth a bit more than they were just a few days ago (we got the old numbers from the Wayback Machine). Some are just $10 more, but there are plenty of models that went up by $25, some even $35. ..

Ultrahuman is branching out the smart ring company just unveiled the Ultrahuman Photon, a red light therapy device, which is currently on pre- order. You can visit the official site and reserve a unit for $249 thats less than half of what a typical red light therapy device costs, says the company. You can read more about red light therapy over at Scientific American and Nature. It has been found to assist with post-exercise comfort and muscle recovery as well as improving skin health. The ..

Omdia just shared its analysis on the US smartphone market in Q1 2026 and things are not looking great. The overall market shrank 3% year-over-year to 33.4 million units. Firstly, the Q1 2026 decline comes after smartphone manufacturers accelerated an inventory build-up in Q1 2025 in anticipation of the upcoming import tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. Secondly, the smartphone market is starting to feel the pressure from ever-rising memory chip prices, and there's a significant ..

Earlier this year, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 8500, a 4nm (TSMC N4P) chipset with all-big CPU cores (eight Cortex-A725) and a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU. Now the company is refreshing that chip as the Dimensity 8550. The key addition here is the LLM Booster and support for Googles Gemini Nano V3, which is designed to run on your phone. This new version of the chip still uses the NPU 880. The rest is the same. The CPU has its top Cortex-A725 core running at up to 3.4GHz. This core is equipped with ..

Shortly after Huawei brought to light its new scaling law called Tao Scaling Law and its LogicFolding architecture, the company held a keynote at the Phoenix Bay Area Finance Forum and Financial Summit in Shenzhen, promising to bring a much more powerful, next-generation Kirin chipset that will power the upcoming Mate 90 lineup. The chip in question is said to be the first mobile chip for the company built on the LogicFolding architecture, and will be able to compete with 3nm chips. ..

According to a new report, Apple is actively developing a new anti-theft feature for iPhones that could protect the device in situations where it is snatched from a user. The report claims that the new anti-snatch feature will allow an iPhone to automatically lock itself if it detects a sudden snatching motion. Theft Detection Lock feature on Android Apples upcoming feature is said to work similarly to Androids existing Theft Detection Lock feature. The report states that the feature will rely ..

Xiaomi will unveil the 17T series smartphones on May 28 during a global launch event, which will begin at 12 PM UTC. The event will also be streamed live, and you can follow it with us by tuning to its YouTube stream below. The 17T series includes two smartphones - 17T and 17T Pro. Xiaomi hasn't detailed the spec sheets of both smartphones, but it has revealed their designs and confirmed their processors and battery capacities. The Xiaomi 17T will come with the Dimensity 8500 Ultra chip and a ..

A week on after its unveiling, the RedMagic 11S Pro is going global. But unlike the Chinese launch, which saw three phones, the global markets are getting just one - the RedMagic 11S Pro. Here's a look at the phone and its liquid cooling in action on TikTok! Coming in two finishes - Nightfreeze (Black transparent) and Subzero (Silver transparent), the global 11S Pro differs only slightly from its China-bound peers - it has a 7,500mAh battery with 80W wired and wireless charging. The Chinese 11S ..

33.0 million smartphones were shipped in Europe (excluding Russia) in the first three months of 2026, reports Omdia. This is an increase of 2% compared to the first quarter last year, but there is trouble brewing ahead, say the analysts. 33 million smartphones were shipped in Europe in Q1 2026 First, the good news. Samsung retook its #1 spot with 12.6 million smartphones (+3%). Shipments were weaker as the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra flagships launched later than usual this year. The Galaxy ..

Recent leaks surrounding the upcoming Honor Magic9 suggest that the phone could feature a 6.36-inch display and a large 8,000mAh battery. Now, a fresh leak has revealed additional details about the compact smartphone. Tipster Digital Chat Station is back with another leak, this time claiming that the Honor Magic9 will be powered by the 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Interestingly, its predecessor, the Honor Magic8, uses the same SoC. Honor Magic8 Back in March, the same tipster had ..

Xiaomi will unveil the 17T and 17T Pro on May 28, with the former set to debut in India on June 4. Xiaomi recently confirmed that the 17T Pro will be powered by the Dimensity 9500 SoC and pack a 7,000 mAh battery. Now, Xiaomi has revealed the processor and battery details about the 17T as well. This revelation comes from Xiaomi's Indian branch, which confirmed that the Xiaomi 17T will be powered by the Dimensity 8500 Ultra SoC and have a 6,500 mAh Si/C battery under the hood with 67W ..

The Oppo Find X10 lineup, which is expected to debut in October, has already been the subject of several leaks. The latest one sheds new light on the standard Oppo Find X10. Prolific tipster Digital Chat Station shared the new details on Weibo. According to the tipster, Oppo is currently testing a new 200MP HPC sensor with a 1/1.3-inch sensor size for the phones primary rear camera. Oppo Find X9 Alternatively, the tipster notes that Oppo is also looking at a 200MP 1/1.4-inch sensor for the ..

Samsung announced the Android 17-based One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 series about a couple of weeks ago, with South Korea being the first country to receive the One UI 9 beta update, followed by the UK, Germany, and some other European countries. Now, Samsung has expanded the One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 lineup to India. [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] The One UI 9 beta update for the Samsung Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra released in India has firmware ..

Redmi recently confirmed that it will bring the Redmi Turbo 5 to India. Now, a new report claims that the company is also preparing to launch a new Redmi 17 5G smartphone alongside it. According to the report, both phones are expected to debut in India on June 18. The Redmi 17 is tipped to arrive as an entry- level 5G offering. Redmi 15 The handset could be powered by a Snapdragon 4-series chipset and pack a battery with a capacity exceeding 7,000mAh. It is also said to feature an LCD display ..

Up until now, most smartphone manufacturers, Apple and Samsung included, were able to absorb the memory chip price shock through optimizations and cutting costs elsewhere. However, this might not be possible for Samsung going forward. According to a report from Greece, Samsung is planning to raise prices on some of its phones in Europe starting in June. The Galaxy S series and the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 price tags are expected to jump by around 100. [#InlinePriceWidget,13826,1#] It's ..

A couple of months ago, we heard that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 will have a new chipset supposedly, it will use the Snapdragon Wear Elite. One of the key upgrades on that chip is that it offers 5G connectivity the original Galaxy Watch Ultra, which is powered by the Exynos W1000, only had a 4G modem (to be fair, so did the Snapdragon Wear W5 Gen 2). Samsung never made a Bluetooth version of the Ultra like it usually does for the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch Classic models. This ..

The sky-high component prices have affected Xiaomis smartphone business. In the first three months of 2026, the company shipped 33.8 million units, a decline of 19.2% compared to Q1 2025. This was the biggest drop among the Top 5 makers globally, but Xiaomi had enough of a lead over Oppo (#4, -6.6% YoY) and vivo (#5, -6.7% YoY) to maintain third place. Meanwhile, Samsung and Apple shipments increased by 8.0% and 9.9%, respectively, year over year. Xiaomi smartphone shipments fell in Q1, but the ..

Honor is gearing up to expand its Win lineup with the launch of the Win Turbo in China on May 29. Ahead of its debut, the company has shared new details about the handset, which is already up for pre-orders in the country. The Honor Win Turbo is confirmed to pack a 10,000mAh battery, which the company claims can deliver more than 14 hours of continuous gaming or up to 22 hours of short-video streaming. The handset will also support 80W wired fast charging along with 27W reverse charging. In a ..

The Samsung Galaxy A27, which we've been hearing about since last year, is expected to arrive in H2 2026. There's no word from Samsung about its launch date yet, but we know what it will look like, thanks to previously leaked renders. Now, we are looking at some more renders of the Galaxy A27 from the same source, OnLeaks, showing the smartphone in new colors. The new renders show the Samsung Galaxy A27 in Light Pink, Blue, and Black, corroborating previous design leaks. The full specs of the ..

Ahead of its launch in a few days, Xiaomi has confirmed a few key features of the 17T Pro. The upcoming lineup will include the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro, both of which have already been the subject of several leaks. The Xiaomi 17T Pro headed to global markets has been confirmed to pack a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. Xiaomi also claims that the 17T Pro can deliver up to 9.5 hours of continuous video recording on a single charge. However, the company has yet to reveal the phones charging ..