Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset back in July, aiming it towards very affordable 5G devices. And Xiaomi confirmed it would be the first to launch a smartphone powered by this SoC. The time has now almost come for the reveal. Said first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 is going

Redmi’s flagship K line is due for a refresh in the coming weeks, and today we have some scattered tidbits of information about it from various sources. First, Redmi’s Wang Teng teases the fact that the Redmi K80 series have been “greatly upgraded”, not just in terms of performance, but also in another area that

Many kids get their first phone as a gift. In fact, according to a 2022 study in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 59.1% of participants (kids ages 4-18) reported getting their first cellphone simply because they asked for one. During the holiday season, asks for big-ticket items such as cellphones aren’t uncommon.  From the time kids

The Redmi Note 14 got official in China in September, and we’ve been waiting for its international debut ever since. Now it turns out we might not have a lot of waiting left to do. That’s because the international version of the Redmi Note 14 has just been certified for sale outside of China. Specifically,

Ever gone looking for an old phone, only to find the frame swollen and deformed, the screen pushed out from the frame, or the display covered in discolored patches? You’ve likely fallen victim to an expanding battery. Phones generally use Lithium-Ion or Lithium-Polymer batteries, which can inflate if damaged or overcharged. This causes a surplus

Introduction Vivo already has a pretty good formula for the V-series of devices. These phones feature a major focus on cameras, including the selfie, inside a premium overall package that is very solid, even if sometimes short on flagship features, and topped off by an eye-catching design. The vivo V40 is no different. It has

Honor is working on a new smartphone, the Google Play Console has revealed today. It’s called Honor X5b and it should launch very soon, now that it’s been listed in the Google Play Console. Thankfully, the listing gives us a good idea what to expect in terms of specs, and it’s also outed the image

Tecno unveiled the Camon 30 and 30 Pro in February. One of the key differences between the two was that the Pro was a 5G phone with the Dimensity 8200 Ultimate chip, while the vanilla model only had 4G connectivity with the Helio G99 Ultimate. Then came the Camon 30S Pro, which was a 4G

Qualcomm confirmed this week that hackers exploited a zero-day bug – a vulnerability that was unknown to the maker when it was abused. The breach was found in dozens of chipsets used in millions of Android smartphones around the world. The San Diego company also revealed a patch was sent out to OEMs last month

The 2024 vivo Developer Conference kicked off today and one of the first announcements at the event was a sneak peek at the iQOO 13. It will be one of the first devices to launch with the freshly announced OriginOS 5 and it will also debut the latest BOE Q10 display. The Q10 light-emitting material

Apple and Amazon announced a partnership allowing Prime Video subscribers to enjoy Apple TV+ content. Later this month, paying Prime Video users will be able to purchase an add-on for $9.99 per month to enjoy Apple’s content, including Severance, Slow Horses, and The Morning Show. Once the service becomes available later this month, Prime members

vivo and iQOO are due to start rolling out Android 15 beta to select phones soon (mid-October is the official timeline) and today vivo did a formal introduction of OriginOS 5, the new version of its OS that is based on the latest Android version. It promises improvements across the board, from 15% faster application

Honor has confirmed that Circle to Search will begin rolling out to two of its most popular smartphones, the Honor Magic V3 and Honor 200 Pro, in the coming months, signaling an end to the feature’s exclusivity for Samsung and Google Pixel phones. The AI-powered Google tool – which allows users to search the web

Back in January Samsung launched Google’s Circle to Search feature on its Galaxy S24 family, and then Google also brought it to its Pixels. Fast forward a few months, and we’re now finally starting to see this feature escape the Google and Samsung shackles of exclusivity. Today Honor has announced that it’s bringing Circle to

Realme will launch the P1 Speed on October 15, and the brand has already revealed its design while confirming the smartphone will have the Dimensity 7300 Energy chip at the helm. Now, Realme has revealed more features of the P1 Speed, leaving little to the imagination. For starters, the Realme P1 Speed will feature a

Meta AI is expanding its reach to six more countries today. Alongside the UK, it’s also newly available in Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay, and the Philippines, including support for Tagalog. And, “coming soon”, Meta AI will also roll out to Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab

Oppo is launching the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro later this month, but the Find X8 Ultra won’t be joining them. So if you’ve been wondering when to expect the Find X8 Ultra to become official, a new rumor gives us a rough time frame, and it’s the first quarter of next year. That

The OnePlus 13 will be a top of the line flagship device, based on many previous rumors. Its screen will be of the highest quality, and today some new details about it have been leaked in China. The OnePlus 13 will use the BOE X2 panel. It will have “2K” resolution, a 120 Hz refresh

Apple’s iPhone 16 series is now broadly available starting at $799, which brings the Action button to every model and debuts the Camera Control button for fast photography access. You also have several options for buying a new iPhone, whether you want to buy it from Apple itself, a retailer or through your wireless carrier.

Earlier today, MediaTek announced its latest flagship chipset – the Dimensity 9400 complete with its updated Cortex-X925 CPU, Immortalis-G925 GPU and eight-generation NPU 890. The vivo X200 Pro and X200 Pro Mini are expected to be the first devices to launch with the new chip and they already appeared in the AI-Benchmark test propelling them