Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip7 is expected to launch in early July alongside the Galaxy Z Fold7, and we’ve recently heard that the Flip7 would be using Samsung’s long-delayed Exynos 2500 chipset. Yesterday, a benchmark run of the US-bound model surfaced with the Exynos 2500 on board, and that seemed to settle things regarding regional availability … Read More “Your Galaxy Z Flip7 might not have an Exynos chip after all” »
Samsung’s chip-manufacturing business isn’t doing great, and poor yield is partially to blame. Even the Galaxy S25 series switched entirely to Snapdragon this year. Though the Exynos will return to the S26 series if the rumors are correct. The issues with Samsung’s LSI (the chip design arm) run so deep that reports suggest a merger … Read More “A merger between Samsung’s LSI and Foundry divisions is getting increasingly likely” »
Motorola just unveiled the Edge 2025 for North American markets. It comes with a 6.7-inch “Super HD” pOLED display, with a 120 Hz refresh rate and “vibrant hues with Pantone Validated Color”. This is also promised to deliver “13% more resolution than the previous generation”, without its actual resolution being revealed. The phone is powered … Read More “Motorola launches the Edge 2025 in North America with a new AI Key” »
Apple has never been one to quickly jump onto trends, taking its sweet time and only using a new technology when it feels it’s mature enough. That may be the point that 200 MP cameras have just reached, since Apple is now rumored to be testing just such a sensor. There is no more information … Read More “Apple rumored to be testing a 200 MP camera ahead of three years of iPhone design changes” »
Canalys just came out with its report on the European market for Q1 2025, which shows a modest decline in overall sales. The whole market slipped 2%, but there’s a bit of nuance here. Analysts reveal that vendors sold 32.4 million units, down from 33.1 million in Q1 2024, but about 32% of those sales … Read More “Smartphone market in Europe slips 2%, premium phones on the rise” »
The Realme Neo7 Turbo launching on May 29 in China will pack a punch-hole display, which, Realme has revealed, is a BOE Q10 screen with 6,500 nits peak brightness, 144Hz refresh rate, and 1.5K resolution. It will also have 4,608Hz UHF PWM dimming. Additionally, Realme revealed that the Neo7 Turbo will have an IP66, IP68, … Read More “Realme Neo7 Turbo will have IP69 rating, display detailed” »
Thin is in? The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge launched with a slender frame that measures just 5.8mm thick – and soon it will have competition. No, we’re not talking about the iPhone 17 Air, but instead about the Infinix Hot 60 Pro+ – Ice Universe has a unit on hand and posted this comparison video … Read More “Ice Universe: the Infinix Hot 60 Pro+ is lighter than and almost as thin as the Galaxy S25 Edge” »
Alcatel’s re-entry to the Indian smartphone market is now complete with the arrival of the V3 series. The new Alcatel devices are manufactured in India, with NxtCell India handling the manufacturing and market distribution. Alcatel V3 Classic is the entry-level offering of the bunch and is a rebadged TCL 60. Alcatel V3 Pro is identical … Read More “Alcatel V3 series debuts in India” »
OnePlus has announced that it is also getting aboard the AI bandwagon. While the company had previously announced a couple of AI features, today it is announcing a much wider suite of functionality and hardware integration under the new OnePlus AI brand. The new AI features will debut on the upcoming OnePlus 13s. The phone … Read More “OnePlus announces new AI features, will debut alongside the OnePlus 13s” »
Xiaomi launched the Mix Flip in July of last year, and the company is hard at work on its successor. A new rumor out of China today tells us to expect the Mix Flip 2 to become official in June, so a little bit earlier. The phone is said to be powered by the Snapdragon … Read More “Xiaomi Mix Flip’s launch month leaks” »