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The Samsung Galaxy S26 FE went on sale in multiple markets around the world today – the $700 / £700 / €800 phone has a lot to prove given its price tag. However, Samsung equipped it with a previous-generation 3nm Exynos 2500 chipset and kept the battery capacity at 4,900mAh, the same as last year’s S25 FE. The 45W wired and 15W wireless charging specs are the same too. That didn't give us much hope for seeing an improvement, but the results are better than expected. We have a review unit at the office, and we are ready to share some of our findings about the battery life and charging speed...

A new leak coming out of China claims to have figured out some key details about the upcoming Apple A20 Pro chip, which should be at the helm of the iPhone 18 Pro series and iPhone Ultra. Thanks to some clever reverse-engineering of solder diagrams, the leaker says he managed to figure out the chip’s design. Leaked Apple A20 Pro diagram (Weibo) The 20 Pro will reportedly stick to a 2+4 CPU structure but upgrade to a 7-core GPU. The “small” power-efficiency CPU cores will reportedly feature 8MB of L2 cache compared to 6MB on the A19 Pro. The “big” performance cores will remain with...

Google unveiled the Pixel Watch 5 last month alongside the Pixel 11 series smartphones. The smartwatch comes with and without LTE connectivity in 41mm and 45mm sizes, with the smaller model offering four color options and the larger model three. Google also unveiled the Stephen Curry Special Edition, which is now available for purchase. The Google Pixel Watch 5 Stephen Curry Special Edition is offered in 45mm size with LTE connectivity. It shares the specs and features with other models, but comes in a Satin Pyrite Aluminum Case and a Rye Performance Loop Band with a water-repellent...

RugOne, a brand under Ulefone, has announced a new smartphone featuring a detachable action camera. Called the Xsnap 7 Pro, the rugged phone will officially launch at IFA Berlin. Notably, RugOne launched its Xever 7 series of rugged phones at IFA last year. The Xsnap 7 Pro’s party trick is its detachable camera, which is housed within the rear panel when not in use. The cube-shaped camera is said to support 2.7K video recording at 30fps. According to Engadget, the detachable camera can record for up to 40 minutes on a single charge and comes with 64GB of built-in storage. It...

The Samsung Galaxy S26 FE is now available in markets around the world. The new FE model didn’t get a pre-order period like S-phones typically do, which means it missed out on pre-order perks too. That isn’t to say that there are no deals to be had – here is what is going on in a few key markets. At the time of this writing, Samsung US still hasn’t updated its site so we don’t see the S26 FE in its online store. On the plus side, Amazon offers a $200 gift card, which gives the phone some breathing room – without the gift card, the S26 FE is too close to the S26+ for comfort. ...

Back in March, Tecno announced its partnership with Italian luxury lifestyle brand Tonino Lamborghini. It has since launched the Pova Metal Tonino Lamborghini Edition and has now expanded the collection with the new Pova 8 Pro Tonino Lamborghini Limited Edition. The Tecno Pova 8 Pro Tonino Lamborghini Limited Edition offers the same specs as the standard Pova 8 Pro, but features styling from the luxury Italian brand. It features red accents around its triangular rear camera module, which houses two camera sensors, an LED flash, and a matrix display. The phone also gets a red...

The Infinix Hot 70 Pro, unveiled in July, debuted in India today. The Infinix Hot 70 Pro comes in Mirage Green, Dive Blue, Silk Glow Purple, and Thermo Orange in India, with 6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB memory options priced at INR24,999 and INR27,999, respectively. All models will be available starting September 12 through Infinix's Indian website, Flipkart, and retail stores. The Infinix Hot 70 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 7100 SoC and runs Android 16-based XOS 16 out of the box. Infinix has promised three years of Android OS upgrades and five years of security updates for the Hot 70...

After launching the Oppo A7 Pro Max last month, the company has now confirmed that the standard A7 Pro will launch in China next week. While details about the phone remain limited, Oppo has revealed that it will pack an 8,000mAh battery. The Oppo A7 Pro will debut in China on September 11, the company revealed in a post on Weibo. It will also be available for purchase the same day. Alongside revealing the battery capacity, Oppo has also confirmed that the A7 Pro will carry an IP69K rating for dust and water resistance, and sport an OLED display. It will run ColorOS 16...

vivo has finally confirmed the unveiling date for its new OriginOS 7.0 update. The company has also teased several of the new features and user interface changes coming with the Android 17-based skin. The OriginOS 7.0 update will be announced at the upcoming vivo Dev Conference (VDC), scheduled for September 16. At the event, vivo will also introduce BlueOS 4, its next-generation platform for smart wearables, smart home products, and IoT devices. Ahead of the official unveiling, vivo has been showcasing some of the new features and design changes coming to OriginOS 7.0 on...

Motorola unveiled the new Edge 70 Plus smartphone, a special edition Swarovski crystal Razr 70 (aka Razr 2026 in the US), the new Watch Ultra with some Polar smarts built-in, and a magnetic wireless charger called the Motorola Snap at the IFA 2026 conusmer electronics show. Here's our hands-on with the phones and watch. Motorola Edge 70 Plus The Motorola Edge 70 Plus is the latest in the big Edge 70 family, which already has the vanilla, the Pro (and Pro+), the Max, the Fusion (and Fusion+), and the Ultra. The Edge 70 Plus comes in four Pantone-curated colors. Motorola has gone...

At its IFA 2026 keynote today, Motorola unveiled the new Edge 70 Plus smartphone, the Watch Ultra, adorned the Razr 70 (Razr 2026 in the States) with Swarovski Crystals for its Brilliant Collection, and showed off a 25W Qi 2.2-compatible magnetic wireless charger. Motorola Edge 70 Plus Let's start with the Motorola Edge 70 Plus, the latest in a big family. The Edge 70 Plus comes in four Pantone-certified finishes - Gray Lilac, Milky Blue, Mountain View, and Sage. Every one of those has its own unique texture and physical inspirations, as you can imagine. The Mountain View is a...

Apple is expected to release iOS 27 to the public shortly after its iPhone event next week. Ahead of the official rollout, we’ve got a first look at a new feature that will let users use the same phone number on two iPhones. iOS 27 will introduce a new feature called iPhone Handoff, which was only mentioned on a slide during Apple’s WWDC announcements in June. Now, a MacRumors forum member has shared additional details about the feature and how it will work. The user simulated two iPhones using Device Hub in Xcode 27 and set up the iPhone Handoff feature. According to their...

As expected, vivo unveiled its V80 Lite in Malaysia, and the phone’s major selling point is its gargantuan 10,000 mAh Si-C battery. Fair warning this is a different phone from the V80 Lite that launched last week in India. Apart from the larger battery, the international V80 Lite brings a Dimensity 7300e chipset, which is fabbed on a 6nm process instead of the 4nm Dimensity 7360 Turbo found on the Indian variant. Back to the 10,000 mAh battery. According to vivo’s claims, you can expect up to 30 hours of video playback and impressive feats like 64 hours of talk time and 14 hours of...

Indian consumer technology brand Mivi recently announced that it will enter India's smartphone market this month with the Mivi One 5G. Now, Mivi has announced that the Mivi One 5G will launch in India on September 24. Additionally, Mivi gave us a glimpse of the Mivi One 5G's design. The smartphone's flat back panel features a vertically aligned camera island, housing two cameras of unknown resolution. The camera module also has a flash on its right side, and at the top of the phone is what appears to be the secondary mic. Mivi says the One 5G will be the only smartphone in its price...

TCL has brought two NxtPaper tablets and a kids smartwatch to IFA. Unlike the new TCL P80 phones, which introduced the first AMOLED-based NxtPaper displays, the tablets rely on LCD. TCL Tab A1 NxtPaper The TCL Tab A1 NxtPaper is a new 11” tablet with a NxtPaper LCD with 2.1K resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. TCL will offer the tablet on its own, but there is also a version that comes bundled with a Kids Proof case that adds protective padding, a place to stash a small stylus and a built-in carrying handle/kickstand. TCL Tab A1 NxtPaper The Tab A1 is based on the Helio G100...

TCL introduced the NxtPaper brand several years ago and since then the technology has continued to improve – and to become more central to the TCL experience. Today, the company debuts the first NxtPaper smartphone featuring an AMOLED display instead of an LCD like previous iterations. The company is launching three closely related phones today – let’s have a closer look. TCL P80 Ultra As you can tell by the name, the TCL P80 Ultra is the “no effort spared” flagship of the series. And we have to start with its display as it is its best and most unique feature. This is a 6.83” AMOLED...

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 17 5G in India with a minor upgrade over the global variant. Aside from this one change, the Indian model retains the same design and specifications as its global counterpart. The Indian variant of the Redmi 17 5G packs a 7,900mAh battery, compared to the 7,500mAh cell found in the variant that’s sold in other global markets. It supports 45W wired charging. Apart from that, the phone being sold in India is identical to its global counterpart. It’s powered by a Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chipset, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It...

Samsung has expanded the One UI 9 beta rollout to 10 more devices, after releasing the Android 17-based beta update for the Galaxy S25 series (except S25 Edge) and the Galaxy S24 series. The devices receiving the One UI 9 beta update are the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7, Galaxy Z Fold6, Galaxy Z Flip6, Galaxy A57, and Galaxy A56. The tenth device is the Galaxy S24 FE, which was left out from the rollout initially. Overall, One UI 9.0 doesn't really bring anything seriously new to the table. Our video below lists most of the new features you...

Xiaomi is set to launch its 18 Fold next week, and we got to check it out at IFA 2026 ahead of its unveiling. Spoiler alert: the device was placed behind glass, so we could not actually get our hands on it, but we did get to marvel at its design, and the first thing that struck us was that bright red color. It certainly pops and is a lot more vibrant in person than some of the earlier shots we saw online. Moving on to the actual design, the 18 Fold adopts the short and wide “passport” look, which made headlines with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, and we certainly dig this form...