I wish phone makers would stop calling budget phone features ‘flagship’
Earlier this week, Xiaomi launched the Poco M7 Pro 5G in the UK, the latest entry in the sub-brand’s line of affordable handsets, and a device that brings some neat features to the table for its low £199 price tag.
For far less than even some of the best cheap phones, the M7 Pro 5G offers a 120Hz display, a 5,110mAh battery, and a 50MP Sony camera – nothing about what I’m about to say next suggests that this isn’t solid value for money.
Sony has published its financial report for the fiscal year that ended on March 31. In summary, the company’s image sensor division is posting record sales, entertainment (movies, TV, music) is doing well and PlayStation operating income is growing (from games and PS Plus mostly). Meanwhile, Sony’s smartphone business is small and continues to shrink.
Apple has released its second iOS 26 beta to developers, and the latest update tackles several user complaints associated with the new Liquid Glass design. There’s a more pronounced blur option for Control Center, which regulates the new Liquid Glass effect. The background uses a darker shade and adds more blur to help with legibility.
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Newer phones may be getting more compact, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t bigger options for your personal needs. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus would be a perfect contender if you need a bigger screen, a great camera system, and the latest mobile AI capabilities. Also: You can use T-Mobile’s satellite service for
Google is expanding the Chromebook Plus category with a powerful new model from Lenovo and a host of AI features for all Chromebook Plus laptops. The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 features the MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910 chipset. This chip has a Cortex-X925 (3.62GHz), three Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720, plus an ARM Immortalis-G295 MC11 GPU. The
The Honor Magic V5 is still days away from being officially unveiled (it’s coming on July 2, but people have been sharing their hands-on experiences with it already. Yesterday, we looked at some photos shared by Digital Chat Station, now Techtacle has posted an unboxing video that touches on the design and dimensions of the
Tecno’s latest entry-level device is here with the Spark Go 2. As its name implies, this is the successor to last year’s Spark Go 1 and most of the key specs are identical between the two.
Tecno Spark Go 2 in Ink Black and Titanium Grey Spark Go 2 does get an
The Poco F7 is almost here – the big announcement is scheduled for later today. That said, Poco took a slightly weird approach with this launch and it sent us review units to unbox early – here is the Silver version and the Black version.
Poco F7 in Silver and
As promised, vivo has unveiled the T4 Lite as the latest member of the T4 series, which includes the T4, T4x, and T4 Ultra. vivo T4 5G The vivo T4 Lite has the Dimensity 6300 SoC under the hood, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage, which is expandable up to 2TB
Last week, leakster Evan Blass said that Samsung would host its Galaxy Unpacked event for the unveiling of new foldables on July 9. Well, Blass’ claim has turned out to be true, as Samsung has confirmed the July 9 date for the Galaxy Unpacked event. The event will be hosted in Brooklyn, New York, and
Reservations are now officially open for the next Samsung Galaxy smartphones ahead of the big summer Samsung Unpacked keynote event on July 9th. As with the recent Galaxy S25 launch, details on the upcoming devices are scant, but these mysterious new devices are almost certainly the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7.
Starting next month, it should be easier than ever to stay connected on T-Mobile’s wireless network, as the carrier has just announced plans to launch its satellite-to-mobile service starting July 23. T-Satellite launches initially with support for text messaging, with plans to offer data connectivity over satellite in October. The T-Satellite service is the result
T-Mobile has established itself as one of the major players in the mobile phone market in the United States. Its network is one of the most extensive and reliable in the country, and this has attracted not only millions of users. It has also drawn other companies interested in offering telecommunications services over its infrastructure.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and the Z Flip7 are reportedly just around the corner, so retailers are getting ready for the market release and putting up some preliminary listings. However, in order to prevent leaks, Samsung has started using codenames for its devices.
Listings from an Italian retailer Unfortunately
Nothing will release its first-ever over-ear headphones alongside the upcoming Nothing Phone (3) – that’s happening on July 1 (Tuesday). The company has created a suitably kooky design, which leaked a few days ago. Now, an even bigger leak has hit the web. This video is based on unconfirmed info, but offers potential answers to
We can now be almost entirely sure what the Galaxy Watch8 series will look like, thanks to this latest batch of press renders, courtesy of Evan Blass. The renders show the Galaxy Watch8 in Black, the Galaxy Watch8 Classic in White, and the Galaxy Watch8 Ultra 2 in Blue. The big thing this year is
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 and Flip7 FE are expected to launch alongside the Galaxy Z Fold7 at Samsung Unpacked on July 9 and Evan Blass shared a new set of renders for the two flip foldables, giving us our best look yet. Galaxy Z Flip7 is shown in Jet Black, Blue Shadow and Coral
Spigen’s store on Amazon India may have inadvertently confirmed the rumors that the upcoming iPhone 17 will get a bigger 6.3-inch display. The store listed Spigen’s popular EZ Fit Tempered Glass Screen Protector Guard as compatible with the iPhone 16 Pro, which has a 6.3-inch screen, the iPhone 17, and the iPhone 17 Pro. If
The Exynos 2500 was not ready in time for the Galaxy S25 series, but Samsung has put the finishing touches on it and made it official – just in time for the Galaxy Z Flip7, which will debut on July 9. The Exynos 2500 is fabbed on Samsung’s latest 3nm Gate All Around (GAA) node
Honor built the first sub-10mm foldable back in 2023, the Magic V2. Now the company is ready to dip below 9mm – it already showed off the design of the Honor Magic V5 and confirmed that it will measure 8.8mm thick when closed. Will it become the thinnest horizontal foldable when it is unveiled on
It’s a good day for compact phone lovers as the vivo X200 FE is now official. The device was announced in Taiwan and is expected to make its way to global markets soon. It brings a capable specs sheet featuring a 6.31-inch AMOLED, four 50MP cameras and a massive 6,500mAh battery, all packed in a