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iQOO 15 teaser campaign starts ahead of possible late September unveiling

31 July 2025 @ 3:19 pm

The rumors were true - iQOO's next flagship smartphone won't be called iQOO 14, but iQOO 15. Undoubtedly, tetraphobia is to blame. Today the brand has officially confirmed the name as it started the teaser campaign for the upcoming device on Weibo. If you're wondering why so early - the iQOO 13 was announced in October of last year, after all, and was only released in November - here's the plot twist. Rumor has it the iQOO 15 will be one of the first devices to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC on board. That chipset is getting official on September 23. Chinese leaker Digital...

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge with Snapdragon X launched in India

31 July 2025 @ 2:22 pm

A couple of months after its global launch, the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge is finally being launched in the Indian market. The notebook will be available in a single variant and is priced at INR 64,990. The Galaxy Book4 Edge has a 15-inch, 1920x1080 IPS display with anti-glare coating. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X chipset, more specifically, the X1-26-100 model with 8 cores that clock up to 3.0GHz. You also get 16GB of LPDDR5X memory and 512GB of eUFS storage. Other features include 1.5Wx2 speakers with Dolby Atmos, dual-array digital mic, 2MP webcam, 2x2 801.11be...

More renders leak showing Motorola's blinged-up Razr

31 July 2025 @ 1:23 pm

Motorola is busy blinging up the Razr 60, also known as Razr 2025 in North America. We first saw leaked promo materials for the upcoming Swarovski edition earlier this month, and in the meantime the brand has confirmed the special edition's launch date, which is August 5. Now that we're only a few days away from that, some more official-looking renders of the device have been outed, and you can see them below. As you'd expect from a Swarovski collaboration, there are plenty of crystals adorning the handset, including one that's even popped inside the middle of the...

The Galaxy S25 FE is launching early, Samsung officially confirms

31 July 2025 @ 12:24 pm

Last year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE in September and released it in October, but the timeline will be different for its successor. Samsung has now confirmed that the Galaxy S25 FE will launch earlier in the year than its predecessor did. Unfortunately, the company hasn't given us a specific date or even a launch month to think of. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE So we have to assume that it will either be released in September, or perhaps even in August. The Galaxy S25 FE is rumored to have a 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED screen with 1080p+ resolution and Gorilla Glass Victus+ on top. The...

Honor Magic V Flip 2 to bring updated cameras and larger battery

31 July 2025 @ 11:28 am

Honor is expected to launch its Magic V Flip 2 soon, and a new rumor from China suggests it will launch in August. As per the tip, Honor will redesign the external display with its dual cameras now housed in identically sized cutouts. For reference, last year’s Magic V Flip sported vertically aligned camera cutouts with the primary 50MP sensor housed inside a larger cutout than the 12MP ultrawide lens. Honor Magic V Flip It remains to be seen if the cameras will be repositioned like on the batch of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Motorola Razr foldables. The new rumor also suggests...

vivo T4R arrives with the Dimensity 7400 SoC, quad-curved display, and 4K selfie camera

31 July 2025 @ 10:26 am

As promised, vivo today introduced the vivo T4R as the fifth member of the T4 series. It's 7.3mm thick, weighs 183.5 g, and is built around a 6.77" quad-curved FullHD+ AMOLED display. The screen has a 120Hz refresh rate, 1,800 nits peak brightness, and is protected by Diamond Shield Glass, which is made in collaboration with German glass-maker Schott. Under the hood is the Dimensity 7400 SoC with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The vivo T4R boots Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15 and comes with the promise of two years of OS upgrades and three years of security...

iQOO Z10 Turbo+ launching next week with 8,000mAh battery

31 July 2025 @ 9:08 am

The iQOO Z10 Turbo+ is set to launch in China on August 7. The brand confirmed the launch date on its official site and also shared some key specs and our first look at the phone’s design. Z10 Turbo+ looks similar to the other entries in the Z10 Turbo series with a squircle-shaped camera island and a flat side frame. The standout feature is the phone’s 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. Despite the large cell, Z10 Turbo+ is just 8.16mm thick. The teaser confirms this is a third-generation Si/C battery with 10% silicon content iQOO Z10 Turbo+ will feature an 8,000mAh Si/C...

Here's when the Oppo K13 Turbo series will launch in India

31 July 2025 @ 5:14 am

Oppo launched the K13 Turbo series smartphones in China last week, and it has been teasing these phones in India for the past few days. Oppo hasn't revealed when it will launch the K13 Turbo series in India, but we've learned from a reliable source that the lineup will debut in India in the week of August 11. To be more precise, between August 11 and August 14. Oppo's K13 Turbo series includes two phones - the Oppo K13 Turbo and the Oppo K13 Turbo Pro. Both have similar designs and specs, with the most significant difference being the chipset. The K13 Turbo is powered by the Dimensity...

Qualcomm has a new high-end chipset on the way

31 July 2025 @ 4:05 am

Qualcomm is holding its next launch event in late September, and it's expected to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 at that time. That chip has the model number SM8850, but rumors in China have been bubbling for a while regarding the SM8845 also launching this year. This won't be the Snapdragon 8s Gen 5, as it's higher-end than that, but still a step below the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. It's unclear what Qualcomm will call it, but some are assuming it will be Snapdragon 8 Plus. It's billed as pretty much on par, performance-wise, with the original Snapdragon 8 Elite from last year, as it...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Lite gets closer to launch

31 July 2025 @ 2:37 am

Samsung is working on three new tablets at the moment - the high-end Galaxy Tab S11 and S11 Ultra, as well as the more affordable Galaxy Tab S10 Lite. This has now been spotted in the Bluetooth SIG's database, having received the necessary certification for sale from that organization. This is a normal step on the way to launch, and it signifies that the Tab S10 Lite could be getting official soon. In fact, Samsung's been rumored to unveil it as early as next month. The tablet will be powered by the Exynos 1380 SoC, paired with 6GB of RAM. It will support the S Pen and a...