Redmi 14C 5G's display and colors detailed

Last week, Redmi announced it would introduce the Redmi 14C 5G on January 6 and revealed its design. The brand also showed off the phone in three colors, and we now know their marketing names. The Redmi 14C 5G will be available in purple, blue, and black colors, which will be called Stardust Purple, Starlight Blue, and Stargaze Black, respectively. Introducing the Premium Starlight Design in: 💙 Starlight Blue 💜 Stardust Purple 🖤 Stargaze Black This New Year, make a Style Resolution to shine brighter than ever with the #2025G Smartphone! Launching on 6th January 2025. Get notified:...

December 31, 2024 at 07:24AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/0OSbN1k

Samsung Galaxy S25 family to give you free Gemini Advanced

Samsung is most likely announcing the Galaxy S25 models on January 22, and they may go on sale in early February. The S25 devices are now rumored to come with a very interesting perk: free access to Google's Gemini Advanced. This is the paid subscription version of Google's AI, and it's normally going to cost you $19.99 per month (but you do get 2TB of Google Drive storage as well). Samsung, however, will include Gemini Advanced with your S25 purchase, a new report claims. The information allegedly comes from code in the latest Google app for Android. According to this, Galaxy S25...

December 31, 2024 at 05:24AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/ExcdSmI

OnePlus 13R leaked renders show both colorways in detail

OnePlus will unveil the 13R on January 7 at the 13's international debut. The OnePlus 13R has been leaked today in a new set of renders depicting two colorways which are expected to be the only ones for this device. OnePlus 13R leaked renders The OnePlus 13R has long been rumored to be a rebranded OnePlus Ace 5, but OnePlus has already confirmed that the 13R will have a 6,000 mAh battery, which is 415 mAh smaller than the Ace 5's. So with that in mind, we wouldn't be surprised to see other minor differences between the two handsets. More OnePlus 13R leaked...

December 31, 2024 at 02:15AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/puW9XJK

vivo will unveil a mixed reality headset next year

vivo is planning to compete head-on with Apple's Vision Pro headset, despite its lackluster sales performance. At an event today, vivo announced that it will be unveiling a mixed reality (MR) headset next year. This will be showcased as a prototype in September or October, and we're told to expect some features that will surpass what the Vision Pro can offer. That may well be, but by that point the Vision Pro will have been available for more than a year and a half, so it's not really that outstanding to one-up a product that's so old. vivo's dedicated team for the MR headset has...

December 31, 2024 at 12:03AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/kZzmlBN

Redmi Turbo 4 launch date confirmed

Redmi just confirmed the launch date for its Turbo 4 in China. The device is confirmed to debut on Thursday, January 2, meaning it will be the first smartphone from the Xiaomi brand to launch in 2025. We also got confirmation that the Turbo 4 is already available for early reservation from Xiaomi’s channels, and it will go on open sale on the same day as the launch. As per the latest rumors, Redmi Turbo 4 will be rebranded as the Poco X7 Pro for markets outside of China. The official Redmi Weibo profile shared images of the Turbo 4 in its Lucky Cloud White color. We can see...

December 30, 2024 at 10:45AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/Cxan8ky

USB-C charging is now mandatory in EU, here's what you need to know

The USB-C directive, which requires mobile devices to have a universal charging port, is now in place in the EU. The directive's end goal is to reduce e-waste and solve market fragmentation. However, the universal USB-C port is only one part of the directive—the European Union also wants to improve labeling, fast charging, and e-waste reduction. The European Commission, the European Union's governing body, decided in 2022 that starting from 2025, mobile phones must ship with a universal charging port, and it should be USB-C. All 27 EU country members had until December 28, to merge the...

December 30, 2024 at 09:10AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/S7jz4IX

2024 Winners and losers: Motorola

The Motorola portfolio of smartphones for 2024 includes no less than 30 models. There has been a fresh set of Edge 50 phones, two new foldables, a handful of Moto G affordable devices and even a ThinkPhone as a nod to Lenovo – Motorola's parent company. There have been some impressive devices, while others disappointed. Here's our take on what went well and what flopped. Winner: Motorola Razr 50 Ultra/razr+ 2024 The world of foldables had a slower year than usual, but Motorola is one of the companies that made a huge gain despite the stagnation. The Razr 50 Ultra is one of the major...

December 30, 2024 at 05:34AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/YKDuG09

Top 10 trending phones of week 52

It's the final chapter of our trending chart in 2024 and it comes with a fitting plot twist. A new phone rose to the top - one that isn't even official yet, but will most certainly be one of the most popular in 2025. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra managed to overtake the Galaxy A55 and its predecessor S24 Ultra, forming an all-Samsung podium. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12824, 1#] The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is in fifth, sandwiched between a pair of Redmi Note 13 phones - the Pro is fourth and the vanilla is sixth. Samsung Galaxy A16 gained a spot to seventh in another sign of things to...

December 30, 2024 at 02:02AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/XU4pVDF

My top 5 phones of 2024 - Ivan

Hey, Ivan here - I'm one of the editors here at GSMArena, but mostly, I'm the guy behind the camera. This means that in choosing my fave phones of the year, I usually put more weight on their camera performance. But I also care about the feel in the hand and the way they look - I do take all their photos for the reviews after all. I usually end the year with a Galaxy S Ultra in my pocket but 2024 saw the first time this isn't true. What a streak it was! From the Galaxy S20 Ultra that started it all, all the way to the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which I bought, used for half of the year, and...

December 29, 2024 at 11:01AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/41L8ONb

The Pulse Pro is the first HMD phone to receive Android 15

HMD has arguably been doing a pretty good job with its device lineup. Unfortunately, the update schedule and frequency have been a bit spotty, but eventually, the company does deliver on its promises. In the case of the HMD Pulse Pro, the phone is in line for two major software updates and three years of security patches. Android 15 OTA HMD has now started its Android 15 rollout with the Pulse Pro. We have been getting reports of units already receiving the OTA. It weighs around 3.12GB and also includes December 2024 security patches. The update promises big performance...

December 29, 2024 at 07:11AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/4InQXhm

Huawei Watch D2 review

The Huawei Watch D2 is the company's second watch to come with blood pressure monitoring. Imagine a smartwatch that not only tracks your steps and heart rate but also brings advanced blood pressure monitoring right to your wrist with the ease of a built-in inflatable cuff. Like all other Huawei smartwatches, the Watch D2 works with Android phones and iPhones. It has all the modern features you may expect - heart rate and SpO₂ tracking, sleep tracking, skin temperature, ECG, sleep breathing and arterial stiffness assessment, as well as tracking various types of exercise on demand. It will...

December 29, 2024 at 03:22AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/CHEASUL

New report corroborates rumors of seamless updates support for Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series was rumored to have support for seamless updates, and Android Authority has corroborated that rumor in its new report. The publication claims to have spotted some leaked files from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and confirms that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra indeed has seamless update support, which should be the case for the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ as well. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's leaked renders (Source: OnLeaks and Android Headlines) The seamless updates feature was introduced by Google in 2016, but Samsung only adopted it in March this year,...

December 29, 2024 at 12:19AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/hxGsLfP

Oppo's Find series will get two big launch events each year

Oppo recently unveiled the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro, and is expected to announce the Find X8 Ultra and Find X8 Mini at some point early next year. Now an Oppo exec has clarified the company's upcoming launch strategy for the flagship Find line over on Weibo. According to Oppo's Zhou Yibao, there will be two launch events for the Find series each year, one in the spring, the other in the autumn (or fall if you're American). Oppo Find X8 (left) and Find X8 Pro (right) The Find X8 and Find X8 Pro launched in the autumn/fall, and so we assume this means the Find X8 Ultra and Find X8...

December 28, 2024 at 08:17AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/WO3tnN2

Qualcomm's next Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset could come early

Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC back in October. The company is allegedly already working on its successor, and the development is quite advanced. So much so, in fact, that the next top of the line Qualcomm chipset may actually launch earlier in the year than its predecessor - around the middle of the year, in fact. This wild rumor comes from Digital Chat Station over on Weibo, and as always with Weibo posts, there's a chance something got lost in (machine) translation, so do keep that in mind. The next Elite chipset will allegedly have significantly improved GPU...

December 28, 2024 at 04:46AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/bTsu2Fc

Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim once again rumored to arrive later than the rest of the family

At its upcoming Unpacked unveiling event in January, Samsung is expected to announce not three, but four Galaxy S25 devices, with the Galaxy S25 Slim being the fourth member of the family seen in a recently leaked teaser. The Galaxy S25 Slim has been rumored a few times to arrive later in the year than the other three S25 devices, and today a new report corroborates this information thanks to Samsung's latest One UI 7 beta. This contains a list of US carrier-specific Samsung phone models, but the Galaxy S25 Slim's model number is not on the list. That indicates that the Slim isn't...

December 28, 2024 at 02:49AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/tVxw8y2

2024 Winners and losers: Xiaomi

Xiaomi had a relatively uneventful 2024, but not in the negative sense. Most of what Xiaomi released this year was expected evolution of its previous-gen devices, but not necessarily boring. Maybe the only thing that shook up the scene was the release of its first-ever EV - the Xiaomi SU7. So, let's begin with this one. Winner: Xiaomi SU7 If we just look at the stats, the Xiaomi SU7 is a hit. The company's brand-new factory is working overtime to meet the demand and was able to surpass its initial goal for 2024 by a large margin. Subjectively speaking, Xiaomi did very well with...

December 28, 2024 at 12:34AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/YzEOGV3

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's blue color leaks and it doesn't really look blue

Pale colorways are nothing new in the mobile world, but Samsung seems ready to be taking paleness to a whole new level with the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra. Today the "blue" colorway for the device has been leaked over on X, and as you can see in the embedded post below, it doesn't really look blue. Sure, one could argue it's gray with a slight hint of blue, and the iPhone 15 may agree since it had the previously palest blue ever. But it's not what most people expect to see when they hear the word "blue". S25 Ultra blue pic.twitter.com/aaPWBgdtIF— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) December 26,...

December 27, 2024 at 06:18AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/zXDja8J

Redmi Turbo 4 / Poco X7 Pro benchmarked with new Dimensity 8400 chipset

The Redmi Turbo 4 is launching early in January as the first phone using MediaTek's newly unveiled Dimensity 8400 SoC. This brings an all big core CPU design to the upper-midrange for the first time, which is quite an exciting development if you ask us. With that in mind, you may have been wondering just what to expect from this chip in terms of performance. While benchmarks aren't necessarily indicators of good day-to-day performance, they can still help us compare different SoCs, and today the Dimensity 8400 has been outed on Geekbench, inside a Redmi Turbo 4 no less. As you can...

December 27, 2024 at 04:15AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/bk4ayjW

Huawei Pura 80 Ultra's cameras detailed

Huawei launched the Pura 70 Ultra back in April, and the company is now obviously working on its successor. The Pura 80 Ultra's camera specs have been leaked in China today. It's said to come with a 50 MP main camera with a 1-inch type sensor and variable aperture, a 50 MP ultrawide, and a "super large" periscope zoom camera with a 1/1.3" type sensor. Huawei Pura 70 Ultra As we're still quite far off from the Pura 80 Ultra's unveiling (rumored for Q2 2025, presumably April being the most likely month given its predecessor's launch time), do keep in mind that these rumored specs are...

December 27, 2024 at 02:24AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/7TvZ5jQ

vivo Y39 runs Geekbench, could be branded Jovi in some places

vivo's upcoming Y39 has allegedly been spotted on Geekbench. It managed a 912 single-core score and a 2,214 multi-core score in Geekbench 6.3.0, so clearly this won't be a high-end device. And indeed it seems to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, which is a lower-tier SoC. The phone does support 5G, and the tested prototype had 8GB of RAM. There may be other RAM options available upon launch. The Y39 will run Android 15 from day one, and it could be branded Jovi in Brazil thanks to a trademark dispute with Telefonica Brazil which owns the name Vivo over...

December 27, 2024 at 12:38AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/P3B8xFK

OnePlus Ace 5 Pro arrives with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 6,100 mAh battery, Ace 5 tags along

OnePlus has unveiled the OnePlus Ace 5 and OnePlus Ace 5 Pro as successors to the Ace 3 and Ace 3 Pro, respectively. OnePlus skipped the number '4' in the name since tetraphobia continues to exist in China. That said, let's see what OnePlus' latest Ace series smartphones have to offer. OnePlus Ace 5 Pro Let's talk about the OnePlus Ace 5 Pro first. It's powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip, which is paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM. The smartphone comes with up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage onboard and runs Android 15-based ColorOS 15 out of the box. The...

December 26, 2024 at 12:38PMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/qLMwrX7

Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Active review

Xiaomi’s Smart Band lineup (formerly Mi Band) is now in its ninth generation, and the Smart Band 9 Active is the most affordable out of the bunch. With its €25/£20 suggested retail price, this plastic nugget is one of the most affordable smartbands on the market. Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Active specifications Display: 1.47” TFT LCD touchscreen, 172 x 320 px resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, 450 nits peak brightness Straps: Detachable proprietary straps, 135-215mm adjustable length Features: 5ATM rating, Real-time heart rate monitor, 24/7 Blood Oxygen level monitor, Sleep tracking,...

December 26, 2024 at 09:54AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/PftReId

Poco C75 5G in for review

Today we have with us the new Poco C75, the newest entry-level offering in the company’s lineup. Starting at INR 8,499, the C75 is the replacement for the previous generation Poco C65. The C75 features an interesting design, which features this unique marbled pattern on the back of the phone. The pattern is consistent across all three color variants, including the Silver Stardust, Enchanted Green, and the Aqua Bliss version we have here. [#InlinePriceWidget,13571,1#] Being an entry-level product, you can only expect a modest feature set. On the front is a 6.88-inch, 1640x720...

December 26, 2024 at 06:15AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/QBGv14n

2024 Winners and losers: Apple

The past year was a weird one for Apple, as it primarily focused on maintaining its smartphone market dominance while dipping its toes in XR and AI. Regulators from around the world came knocking on the doors of Cupertino’s walled garden and we saw the first cracks with iOS 18’s release. The iPhone 16 series brought more refinements that garnered enough interest from consumers but fell short of initial expectations. The M4 series chips continued to offer blazing-fast performance for Macs and iPads, while the new AirPods 4 delivered great audio and active noise cancellation without silicone...

December 26, 2024 at 03:02AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/jr6kzOV

Realme Neo7 SE to use the new MediaTek Dimensity 8400 SoC

Yesterday MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 8400, the first upper-midrange Android smartphone chipset with an all big core CPU, and immediately after that Redmi revealed that the Redmi Turbo 4 would launch very early in January as the first device to use the new SoC. But it won't be alone for long, as it turns out. Realme is also teasing a phone using the Dimensity 8400, and according to the prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, this will be the Realme Neo7 SE. It will join the already announced Neo7 in Realme's stable, and this year the GT prefix has been...

December 25, 2024 at 09:31AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/Wluo9kK