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An unknown HMD phone has surfaced on Geekbench – it bears the code name “Pearl”. Pearl was running Android 15 on a Unisoc chip with just 4GB of RAM for the test. Which chip is that? This appears to be the Unisoc T7250. The listed motherboard “ums9230_6h10” refers to the T606/T615/T616, however, the CPU clock speeds (2x @ 1.82GHz + 6x @ 1.61GHz) indicate that this is the T7250 indeed (the three T6xx chips are 2x @ 1.6GHz + 6x @ 1.6GHz instead). Mali-G57 is the GPU on both the T606 and the T7250. Geekbench 6.2.2 results: HMD Pearl (the HMD Pulse 2 Pro, perhaps?) By the way, the...

One of the most requested features is finally coming to Waze. We're talking about showing traffic lights. This has been a part of Google Maps for years now, and Google also owns Waze as you may know - but it's taken this long for Waze to start integrating traffic lights for some reason. For now it's a limited release - Waze is testing the traffic light display feature in Israel. The feature seems to be in early stages. Interestingly, Waze will only show you a maximum of three traffic lights when in navigation mode, presumably to keep the UI from looking too cluttered. That said, if...

The Honor Magic8 Lite will follow in the footsteps of the Magic8 Pro – no, that’s not a good thing. Honor has confirmed to us that Lite phones sold in Europe will have smaller batteries than those sold in Latin America. This affects weight too. European Magic8 Lite units will have 7,500mAh batteries and will weigh 189g. The ones sold in the Latin America region will have 8,300mAh batteries and will weigh 193g. At least there’s no third option... for now. The Magic8 Pro for China has a 7,200mAh battery, the global model has a 7,100mAh battery and the EU model has a 6,270mAh...

4G is here to stay for a while longer – Qualcomm quietly unveiled the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2. It is aimed at entry-level and mid-range devices, just like the other new chip – the Snapdragon 4 Gen 4. The Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 has a Kryo CPU clocked at up to 2.9GHz, which is up to 51% faster than the Gen 1 CPU. The unnamed Adreno GPU is up to 20% faster and supports 1080p+ displays at up to 120Hz. Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 The chip is fabbed on a 6nm node – that’s old, but it’s a lot more modern than the 11nm node of the Gen 1 chip. Anyway,...

As expected, Motorola announced its Edge 70 to the Indian market today. The device, which was previously announced back in October, will be available in India for INR 30,000 ($330) in its single 8/256GB configuration. Open sales are scheduled to start on December 23. Edge 70 comes in three color options - Pantone Bronze Green, Pantone Gadget Grey and Pantone Lily Pad. Motorola Edge 70 official color options Edge 70 is a thin and light midranger equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, a 6.67-inch OLED (FHD+ 120Hz) display and a 5,000 mAh battery with 68W charging....

Rumors about the Xiaomi 17 Ultra’s launch point to an early announcement on December 26, and well-known tipster Digital Chat Station has now leaked all of the devices that are expected to launch alongside Xiaomi’s top-tier flagship. As per the latest rumor, Xiaomi will announce its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5- powered Xiaomi 17 Ultra alongside two Redmi midrange offerings, which are most likely the Redmi Turbo 5 and Turbo 5 Pro. The former is expected to utilize MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 8500 chipset, while the Turbo 5 Pro will get the Dimensity 9500 SoC. The Pro model is also...

The Huawei Nova 15 series China launch date has been confirmed. The lineup includes the Nova 15, Nova 15 Pro, and Nova 15 Ultra. The company also revealed the design and color options of the upcoming phones. Huawei will unveil the Nova 15 series in China on December 22. Similar to the Nova 14 series, the new lineup will include three models. The Nova 15 Pro and Nova 15 Ultra will offer a redesigned rear camera module. The Huawei Nova 15 Ultra The company has revealed the color options and design of the upcoming phones. The Nova 15 Ultra will be available in Phantom Night Black,...

Oppo has finally unveiled the Reno 15c in China. The phone was originally teased during the Reno 15 and Reno 15 Pro launch back in November. The Oppo Reno 15c is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC and paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It comes with a flat 6.59-inch AMOLED display that offers a refresh rate of 120Hz and a resolution of 2760×1256 pixels. The panel is rated to deliver a peak brightness of 1,200 nits. The phone also features an in-display optical fingerprint scanner. At the back, the Reno 15c gets a triple camera setup with a 50MP...

As the smartphone market takes a breather ahead of the holiday season we saw a very familiar face return as the most popular in our database. In the absence of big name announcements, the Samsung Galaxy A56 managed to add another gold medal to its unrivaled cabinet. The Poco F8 Ultra thus settled for second place after two weeks on top, while another long-time favorite completes the podium - the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14301, 1#] Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra took fourth, while OnePlus 15 climbed up to fifth position. We then have the Galaxy A17 in sixth and the...

The memes about RAM prices are funny and all, but the consequences of the memory supply crunch are anything but. Word on the street is that 16GB RAM phones will become extinct next year and we will see the return of budget phones with 4GB RAM. We've already seen some flagships with hiked prices compared to their predecessors, and we are now hearing that Samsung plans to bump up the prices of its mid-range lineup in India. However, raising prices is not a universal fix. In price-sensitive markets, smartphone manufacturers will choose to cut costs instead of going up the price ladder....