Oppo Pad 4 Pro to debut with Snapdragon 8 Elite in April

Oppo Find X8 Ultra is expected to arrive in April, and today we learn a tablet will also be unveiled at the yet-to-be-scheduled event. According to Digital Chat Station, we will see an Oppo Pad 4 Pro, which will be the first tablet with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The leakster added that this is the very same event at which the mini phone, dubbed Oppo Find X8 Next, will also debut. OnePlus Pad 2 aka Oppo Pad 3 Pro The new tablet will arrive just six months after its predecessor, the Pad 3 Pro, which was officially announced in October during the unveiling of the Find X8 series....

February 28, 2025 at 08:56AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/3OnRpZx

vivo T4x 5G's price segment and colors revealed

A teaser dropped by vivo about a couple of weeks ago suggested the vivo T4x 5G would be priced under INR15,000, but now we learn its base price will be under INR13,000 ($150/€145). This revelation comes from Indian online retailer Flipkart, which posted an image on its website confirming the vivo T4x 5G's base model will have 6GB RAM and 128GB storage onboard. It will be priced at INR12,XXX, meaning anything between INR12,001 and INR12,999. The image also gave us a better look at the vivo T4x 5G while revealing its color options. vivo T4x 5G's teasers also suggest it will pack a...

February 28, 2025 at 07:25AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/S3sORc7

vivo V50 Lite surfaces in the Google Play Console, here's what it looks like

vivo made the V50 official earlier this month, and a new listing in the Google Play Console now shows it will soon be joined by the V50 Lite. As usual, this means we get an official image to look at, as well as some of the device's specs. This V50 Lite is a 4G-only model powered by Qualcomm's ancient Snapdragon 680 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM. It has the model number V2441. There will also be a 5G version with the model number V2440. The V50 Lite 4G has a 1080x2392 resolution screen, and it will run Android 15 from the moment it launches. According to its recent FCC...

February 28, 2025 at 04:01AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/B8wluEs

Apple explains why the iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe

The recently unveiled iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe, and Apple has already explained that this has nothing to do with the use of its first in-house developed modem. So why did it happen? Well, Apple says it decided not to equip the iPhone 16e with MagSafe because "most people in the 16e's target audience exclusively charge their phones by plugging them into a charging cable". This statement allegedly comes from unnamed "Apple representatives" speaking to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Those representatives go on to claim that these people, the ones who are going to buy the iPhone...

February 28, 2025 at 01:27AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/t8DAPoC

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE+'s screen sizes, RAM, and storage tipped

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+, unveiled in October 2023, are due for an upgrade. While there's no word from Samsung on when their successors will arrive, we now know how big their screens will be. According to Roland Quandt, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE will pack a 10.9" screen, which is the same as its predecessor. However, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ will get a display bigger than the Tab S9 FE+'s: 13.1" vs. 12.4". Quandt also claimed that both the tablets will have up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard. [#InlinePriceWidget,12517,1#] Previous...

February 27, 2025 at 08:00AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/4AQcmv0

Honor GT Pro specs leak

Honor will be releasing the GT Pro to complement the already announced GT. The GT Pro has already been rumored to sport the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and today a new rumor out of China gives us more details about its other specs. The phone is said to have a 6.78-inch "1.5K" flat screen, a 50 MP main camera, and a battery capacity between 6,000 mAh and 7,000 mAh (but it starts with 6, so it's not 7,000 exactly). It will support 100W wired charging. Honor GT Honor is apparently testing it with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, but in the end that may not make the cut. Intriguingly,...

February 27, 2025 at 03:47AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/X28sfV3

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 leaks in CAD-based renders

Yesterday we saw the first set of leaked renders depicting the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7, and today the Galaxy Z Flip7 has received the exact same treatment. Like the Fold7's, these are also CAD-based, so minor details could still be different with the final product, but they do give us a very good idea of what to expect, design-wise, from Samsung's next flagship flip-style foldable. The source of the renders claims the Flip7 will measure 166.6 x 75.2 x 6.9 mm when unfolded (9.1 mm thick with the camera bumps). This means the device will be ever so slightly taller, much wider,...

February 27, 2025 at 12:59AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/7C3qsKf

There's a free Microsoft Office option for Windows now, but it comes with ads

Did you know that Microsoft quietly launched a free version of Office for Windows and didn't tell anyone? According to a new report today, that's true. There are, however, multiple huge caveats. First, this is apparently a "limited test", whatever that means, so the procedure outlined below may or may not give you access to the Office apps for free. Second, you'll get a banner ad constantly, as well as a video ad every few hours. You also can't save files locally, only to OneDrive. And finally, you are very limited in what you can do with these free versions of Word, Excel, and...

February 26, 2025 at 06:09AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/EiLVT8D

Qualcomm extends software support for some of its chipsets

Qualcomm announced that it's extending the software support for some of its current and future chipsets. The company now offers 8 years of software support for its Snapdragon 8 Elite phones and handsets running on the latest Snapdragon 8 and 7 series platforms. The hardware company promises to provide Android OS updates, security patches and kernel upgrades to OEMs. It's important to note that even if Qualcomm provides all the needed updates to its platforms, it's up to OEMs to implement them and offer the full 8-year update cycle. Qualcomm has worked closely with Google to allow...

February 26, 2025 at 05:04AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/uLQA9vT

MediaTek announces Dimensity 7400 and 7400X chipsets

MediaTek's latest chipsets continue the trend of marginal overhauls over their predecessors. The brand-new Dimensity 7400 and 7400X are near carbon copies of last year’s Dimensity 7300 and 7300X with the major change being a 100 MHz overclock on the 4x Cortex-A78 performance cores which now work at up to 2.6GHz. The CPU also employs 2x Cortex-A55 efficiency units clocked at 2.0 GHz. Like last year the 7400X variant supports dual displays and will make its debut on upcoming flip foldable devices. Dimensity 7400 key specs The new Dimensity 7000 series chips are fabbed on...

February 26, 2025 at 03:02AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/i8tOyZ6

Samsung Galaxy M16 5G and Galaxy M06 5G launch date revealed

Samsung has been teasing its upcoming Galaxy M06 and Galaxy M16 smartphones, and we now have a launch date to look forward to. Both phones will be announced on Thursday, February 27 in India. Galaxy M16 is expected to launch with an AMOLED display and an Infinity-U notch, and we already know it will feature the Dimensity 6300 chipset, just like the Galaxy A16 5G. The M16 is expected to feature a similar spec sheet to the A-series counterpart with a larger battery. Samsung Galaxy M16's leaked renders The M06 is expected to share its specs with the recently announced Galaxy...

February 26, 2025 at 12:57AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/7qJCat9

Huawei Pocket 3 is a smaller iPad mini that folds

Huawei definitely isn't one to shy away from trying crazy things (the Mate XT stands as most recent proof), and according to a new rumor out of China, the company is getting ready to do something special again. The upcoming Huawei Pocket 3 is said to have a 3:2 aspect ratio when unfolded. That's the same aspect ratio used by Apple in the iPad mini, which has an 8.3" screen. The Pocket 3's display will be 6.3", so, when it's unfolded, it should pretty much look like a smaller iPad mini. Huawei Pocket 2 The device's cover screen is said to be 3.5", and it's still unclear what aspect...

February 25, 2025 at 05:11AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/JGPkOUF

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 renders show a thinner device

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold7 in July or thereabouts, and today we have the first ever set of leaked renders purportedly depicting the upcoming foldable device. These are CAD-based, so minor details could still change, but they should give us a good overall look at what Samsung is currently cooking. And it seems like the Korean company has finally decided to pay some attention to the recent trend of foldables getting thinner and thinner. This has been started by its Chinese competitors, and Oppo's recently unveiled Find N5 currently holds the title of world's thinnest...

February 25, 2025 at 03:12AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/NxvDdzi

Oppo Reno13 Pro in for review

This is the Oppo Reno13 Pro. We had a quick hands-on with the phone, but it's now in the office and in our review queue. Here it is sized up against its smaller counterpart, the Reno13. The pair shares a few main specs - the 4nm Dimensity 8350 SoC, the IP68/IP69 certification, the 50MP 21mm selfie camera with autofocus, and the 80W charging. Where they differ is in the batteries - 5,800mAh on the Pro, 5,600mAh on the 13 - as well as the charging - the Pro adds 50W wireless charging. The Reno13 Pro also brings a bigger sensor main camera and a dedicated 85mm zoom camera. Oppo...

February 25, 2025 at 01:06AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/5KNURED

Oppo Find X8 Ultra arriving next month alongside the Find X8 Next

Oppo has just launched the Find N5 foldable and is gearing up for another significant release. The Find X8 Ultra, referred to by a company executive as the "Night God," will soon be unveiled. Additionally, there are whispers that the highly anticipated slender Find X8 Mini will be named Find X8 Next and is expected to debut in the coming weeks. We also got some live images of the Oppo Find X8 Ultra from the exec. The camera design is certainly different, but since aesthetics are subjective, we'll leave it to you to decide for yourself if it's actually good. Is this the Oppo Find...

February 24, 2025 at 11:42AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/dQ47BWF

Oppo Find N5 won’t make its way to Europe

Last week, Oppo held a global launch event for its Find N5 in Singapore. The foldable is expected to make its way to more markets, including Europe, but we now have confirmation that the Old Continent will not be part of Oppo’s launch plans for the Find N5. The brand issued an official statement reiterating Oppo’s plans to skip the Find N5 in Europe. The reasoning is based on “in-depth market research and strategic priorities”. Oppo did confirm its plans to launch the Reno13 series later today. At OPPO, we carefully tailor our product launches to each region based on in-depth...

February 24, 2025 at 10:45AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/n2eWxVj

Samsung Galaxy M06 and Galaxy M16 official teaser reveals new design

Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy M06 5G and Galaxy M16, and it has already set up a landing page on Amazon India. There is a single teaser image of the phones, revealing the M06 will have two cameras, while the M16 might have three, and they will sit on a dedicated island. Samsung ditched the camera island design from its Galaxy phones in mid-2022, the Korean maker moved to only the lenses protruding from the back panel. Yet the company is now seemingly ready to bring it back. The M06 is likely going to share much of its hardware with the Galaxy F06 5G, which arrived in...

February 24, 2025 at 08:23AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/uNiB2ka

Top 10 trending phones of week 8

Week 8 brought two things to our trending chart - the end of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's reign that started at the beginning of the year and one of the most diverse trending charts in recent memory. It was the newly announced Apple iPhone 16e that immediately jumped to the top, while second place went to a phone that's not even going official for another 10 days. The Nothing Phone (3a) is clearly the most hotly anticipated debut at the MWC though. This meant the Galaxy S25 Ultra had to settle for third place. We do suspect it might still be able to fight back the new names once the...

February 24, 2025 at 02:11AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/qEMY5I2

Weekly poll: who is interested in the new Apple iPhone 16e?

This week saw the hotly-anticipated launch of the new iOS mid-ranger – though with a new starting price of $600/€700/ £600/₹60,000 (128GB storage), “mid-ranger” no longer sounds true. To be fair, this isn’t a new iPhone SE (the last one started at $430 for a 64GB phone). Apple iPhone 16e This is the Apple iPhone 16e. It’s iPhone 16 hardware – a binned Apple A18 chip and just the 48MP main camera from the back – stuffed inside an iPhone 14-style body and using the same 6.1” 60Hz OLED display with a notched Face ID (Touch ID is gone from the phone). The iPhone SE (2022) is...

February 23, 2025 at 09:18AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/XKv0asP

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Out of lockstep by a few months as always, the ultimate Galaxy and the best iPhone ever meet again. The S25 Ultra is low on dramatic changes, the 16 Pro Max was a polishing job itself - perhaps we've reached a point where we need to focus on and appreciate the little upgrades. That's a topic for a different time though - now, let's compare the current top models from the two archrivals. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue...

February 23, 2025 at 06:31AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/w3CosBK

Weekly poll results: the OnePlus 13R is off to a strong start

The OnePlus 13R can add last week’s poll to its resume – these results are something to brag about. The perception of this phone is that OnePlus fixed some of the major complaints about the 12R (mainly the camera). This led to a positive score on the poll and one major complaint – the price. The 13R matches the price of the 256GB 12R, but the 12R also had a cheaper 128GB model. Well, actually, in Europe and India the 13R got a small price hike. Anyway, while OnePlus phones aren’t regulars at the discount section in stores, they do get price cuts and promos often enough. Things...

February 23, 2025 at 03:47AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/iwUVmRy

Deals: here is what you can get instead of an iPhone 16e

The iPhone SE is dead, long live the iPhone e! Okay, this may be an unfortunate development for some of you as the SE was the smallest iPhone and it was by far the cheapest. What now? The Apple iPhone 16e is the same size as the 16 and it is almost as expensive – it starts at $600/€700/£600/₹60,000 for a 128GB model. There are 256GB and 512GB options too, but those storage upgrades follow the same pattern as upgrades on Apple’s more premium phones. Pre-orders for the 16e started this Friday, sales will commence on Friday next week. Long story short, the 16e has a binned A18 chipset...

February 23, 2025 at 12:55AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/SwhqOsE

Foldable smartphone market in China grows 27% in 2024, Huawei dominates

Counterpoint conducted a market analysis of the Chinese foldable smartphone market and recorded steady growth in 2024. Even though foldables represent only 3% of all smartphone sales in the country, the 27% growth compared to 2023 is pretty impressive. China is also the most competitive foldable market, as many manufacturers sell their foldables only there. Even so, Huawei solidified its first place as more than half of sales in China were Huawei phones. The Huawei Mate X5 and Mate X6 are the best-sellers in the book-type foldables category while the Pocket 2 and Nova Flip are the most...

February 22, 2025 at 06:51AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/Cih0dc5

Apple Intelligence arrives in the EU in April, will support more languages in more places too

Today Apple has officially announced the next phase of its rollout of AI features under the Apple Intelligence umbrella. In April, the company will release iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, just as rumored. With these versions, the EU will finally get access to Apple Intelligence features for the first time. It's been a long time coming, but there isn't so much left to wait now. Apple Intelligence will also be available in more languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified), and localized English for Singapore and...

February 22, 2025 at 04:46AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/h1N8MD6

Infinix Note 50 series is coming in early March

It's been almost a year since Infinix launched the Note 40 series, and you know what that means, right? The Note 50 series is right around the corner. And we do mean that - there really isn't much waiting left to do for the devices. Infinix has officially started teasing the Note 50 series in Indonesia, and revealed that the devices will become official on March 3. We also get a shot of one of the handsets' camera island. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Infinix Indonesia (@infinixid) Other than the date and the fact that they will be infused with...

February 22, 2025 at 02:38AMvia GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/J8ReTur