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Right at the end of last year, Honor introduced the “Play” series in China with an entry-level 5G phone, the Play 60A. Now a nearly identical device has appeared in a store in the United Arab Emirates as the X6d. And that’s not the end of the story. The Honor X6d is very similar to the Play 60A – the main difference is the upgraded 50MP f/2.0 camera (the 60A only has a 13MP f/2.2 camera). It’s still the only lens on the back and it still tops out at 1080p @ 30fps video recording, but it is an upgrade. The 5MP f/2.2 selfie camera is the same. The other spec that shows up as different is...

The Infinix Note 60 series is coming soon, and it includes the Pininfarina-designed Note 60 Ultra. Yesterday the brand announced that some members of the family will be using Snapdragon chipsets by Qualcomm. Not the 'vanilla' Note 60, though. This device has just been spotted in the Geekbench online database, with the model number X6879. It's powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 SoC, paired, in the model that ran the benchmark, with 8GB of RAM. Of course, Infinix could be offering additional RAM options upon launch. The phone will run Android 16 with Infinix's recently unveiled...

Telegram has announced that it's rolling out a fully redesigned interface for its Android app, making navigation and search quicker and more intuitive. The most notable change this redesign brings is the new bottom bar, which lets you quickly switch between the Chats, Settings, Profile, and other tabs. In addition to the UI redesign, Telegram "completely rebuilt" the interface code to maximize efficiency and increase responsiveness. You can head to the Settings > Power Saving menu to maximize performance and extend battery life. Telegram users on iOS also get a...

Samsung expects that demand for its memory chips will remain high not just this year, but also in 2027. Song Jai-hyuk, the CTO of Samsung’s Device Solutions (which makes chips), spoke at Semicon Korea and revealed some interesting details. The so-called AI hyperscalers – companies building out absolutely massive cloud infrastructure to serve the ever-growing compute needs of AI – are ordering memory at unprecedented levels, which, in turn, has caused prices to skyrocket. Samsung is focused on mass-producing HBM4 (“High Bandwidth Memory”). Samsung reported booming sales in Q3 last year...

The ongoing memory chip shortage is about to lead to a drastic drop in smartphone shipments this year. According to the latest forecast from TrendForce, the market will see a 10% drop in global smartphone shipments, which would result in an estimated 1.135 billion units shipped for the calendar year. There is, however, an even worse turn of events, which could see the drop go as low as 15%, which TrendForce describes as the “Bear-case scenario”. Under this scenario, global smartphone shipments are estimated to reach 1.061 billion units for the year. While 2025 wasn’t the strongest of...

Google recently began rolling out the Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 update to eligible Pixel devices. At the same time, the company has confirmed that the first Android 17 beta is coming soon. In a Reddit post, Google revealed that the Android 17 Beta 1 will roll out to users soon with bug fixes and include improved performance and system stability. Users currently enrolled in the Android Beta program will automatically receive the Android 17 Beta 1 update once it rolls out. According to a report from last year, the Android 17 update carries the internal codename ‘Cinnamon Bun.’ Those...

Apple dominated smartphone sales in 2025 and according to a new report, it unsurprisingly had the largest installed base out of any smartphone brand worldwide. This metric takes into account the number of units that are currently in use by customers with factors like user retention, ecosystem loyalty and device longevity. According to Counterpoint Research’s Smartphone Installed Base Tracker, one in every four active smartphones used in 2025 was an iPhone. Global Active Smartphone Installed Base by Brand Share, 2025 Apple and Samsung are the only two brands in the “billion active...

Motorola is expected to unveil the Edge 70 Fusion soon. Leaked renders showed us the Edge 70 Fusion in Pantone Country Air and Pantone Silhouette colors. Now, a new set of Motorola Edge 70 Fusion's renders have surfaced, showing the smartphone in more colors and corroborating the design. You can check them below. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion's color options These renders were shared by leakster Evan Blass, who also shared a couple of lifestyle images of the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion. We've attached those below. Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Previously, Blass said the Motorola...

Samsung has officially confirmed the launch date for its upcoming Galaxy S26 series. The lineup is expected to comprise the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. Pre-reservations for the new devices have also begun. As previously rumored, the next Galaxy Unpacked event has been scheduled for February 25. The event will take place in San Francisco and will be livestreamed on Samsung’s official website as well as its YouTube channel. Meanwhile, Samsung has also opened pre-reservations for the upcoming devices. Customers in India can pay a small fee and secure early access to...

A few days ago we heard the first rumored details about the upcoming Honor 600, and today the Honor 600 Lite has apparently appeared in the Geekbench online database. As usual, this has revealed its chipset, which is the MediaTek Dimensity 7100. In the prototype that ran the benchmark with the model number LNA-NX1, this was paired with 8GB of RAM. The Honor 600 Lite will run Android 16 from the moment it launches. It managed a single-core score of 994 and a multi-core score of 3,023 in Geekbench 6.5 as you can see. The Honor 600 Lite has already been certified by a few...