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Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first recap of the 10 most popular phones in our database of 2026. We have a fresh new face on top with Xiaomi's 17 Ultra getting by far the most attention over the past seven days. Behind it we have the 2025's established favorites with the Galaxy A56 in second and the Galaxy S25 Ultra in third. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13322, 1#] Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max snatched fourth, ahead of the Honor Win that was announced during the holiday stretch. Samsung Galaxy A17 follows in sixth, one spot above the OnePlus 15. We then have another 17 Pro...

2025 has been a busy year for OnePlus, with close to a dozen different launches across the globe in various categories. However, it was also one of the more controversial years for the brand, and signaled a change in direction for the company that may not be appreciated by its fans. Loser: OnePlus Open 2 The year started on a downer, with the company canceling its foldable plans for 2025 back in February. The OnePlus Open from 2023 was a phenomenal product, not just because it was an excellent foldable, but also because it was an excellent smartphone. It was expected to be followed by...

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is rumored to arrive in March, and now a new rumor from a tipster over on X claims to shed some light on the camera sensors it will use. The main camera will allegedly be employing Sony's recently announced Lytia 901 sensor, a 1/1.12" type with 200MP resolution. The main camera will have a 23mm focal length. Oppo Find X8 Ultra The ultrawide camera will reportedly use the Samsung ISOCELL JN5 sensor, a 1/2.76" type, with 50MP resolution. The ultrawide will have a 15mm focal length. Interestingly, the JN5 sensor will make another appearance in a 230mm telephoto...

This year has been an eventful one for cameraphones, carrying over the trend. Some manufacturers made huge strides when it comes to cameras, while others decided to focus on polishing their products. But at the end of the day, pretty much all manufacturers have something to show for when it comes to cameras. Arguably, vivo ended up leading the pack. The company released the China-only vivo X200 Ultra in early 2025, while the X300 and X300 Pro arrived a couple of months before the end of the year, but made it to global stage. The vivo X300 Pro, didn't bring that many improvements to the...

Winters are in full swing, Christmas celebrations have wrapped up around the globe, and the world has stepped into 2026 with new hopes, aspirations, and resolutions. And as the festive season gives way to a brand-new year, it also brings along one familiar tradition. Yes, it’s that time again when us Editors at GSMArena.com talk about our favorite smartphones of the year gone by. And mind you, these may not necessarily be the best smartphones we used during the year, but the ones we enjoyed using the most. In other words, these are our personal favorites. I, too, used a few smartphones in...

The Pebble 2 Duo and Time 2 went up for pre-order in March, and today they are joined by the Pebble Round 2. This comes from Core Devices, the new company of Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky. The new watches are made possible by Google open sourcing the Pebble OS, which Core Devices is using. The Pebble Round 2 comes with a 1.3" 260x260 64-color e-paper touchscreen, a stainless steel frame, and two-week battery life. It's available for pre-order in matte black, brushed silver, and polished rose gold for $199. Shipping is set to start in May. The Pebble mobile app works with iOS...

OnePlus is launching the Turbo 6 on January 8, and ahead of that it's already revealed the phone's design, its 9,000 mAh battery capacity, and its slim 1.7mm camera island. OnePlus Turbo 6 in "Chasing Light Silver" Now, the brand has given us some live images of the phone to look at. They showcase it in two colorways: one that machine translates from Chinese as Chasing Light Silver (above), the other apparently called Wilderness Green (below). OnePlus Turbo 6 in "Wilderness Green" The OnePlus Turbo 6 is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SoC....

It was an interesting year for tablets as we saw hundreds of new slates hit the shelves. From compact offerings with flagship specs to established Ultra options from the likes of Samsung and a great selection of budget options, 2025 did not disappoint. And while Apple dominated the tablet sphere in terms of shipments for yet another year, we also got some great offerings on the Android side. It’s generally difficult to single out the best device in a product category with so many releases, but we’ve gathered a bunch of our top picks for the best tablets of the past year and are presenting...

The latest Asus smartphone is the Zenfone 12 Ultra, which launched in February of last year. With that in mind, you may have been expecting a Zenfone 13 Ultra, or an ROG Phone 10 series to arrive soon, but according to a new report, you'll be disappointed. Apparently Asus will not be launching any new smartphones this year. This allegedly comes straight from the company itself, which also promises that maintenance, software updates, and warranty services for all existing devices will continue without issue. Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra It's unclear what the reason for deciding not to...

Some flagships launched in 2025 were considerably more expensive than their predecessors, and the story won't be different with the phones launching this year, either, due to rising component costs, among other factors. The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 series was also expected to get a price hike, but if the latest rumor coming out of South Korea is to be believed, that won't be the case. A South Korean publication reports that Samsung has decided to launch the Galaxy S26 series at the same price as the Galaxy S25 lineup to avoid losing market share to Apple and other Chinese smartphone...