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Vivo X500 Pro Max: a 200MP ... Vivo X500 Pro Max: a 200MP periscope and 2nm chip — but can the software keep up? Vivo's next flagship leaks with a massive periscope camera sensor and MediaTek's newest 2nm chip, but megapixels alone won't win benchmark wars. yesterday
First live photo of Apple's foldable ... First live photo of Apple's foldable iPhone Ultra surfaces online A shot from leaker Ice Universe shows the real device — light silver finish, under-display camera, and just two rear lenses. Apple is still working out hinge reliability ahead of a late 2026 launch. June 2, 2026, 3:05 p.m.
Huawei Nova 16 Ultra lands with ... Huawei Nova 16 Ultra lands with a 200MP camera and 7,000 mAh battery — but not outside China The Nova 16 Ultra packs a redesigned horizontal camera block, a Kirin 9010S chip, and one of the biggest batteries in its class. Western buyers will have to wait, or pay up for gray-market imports. June 1, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
RedMagic 11S Pro tops the AnTuTu ... RedMagic 11S Pro tops the AnTuTu charts — and liquid cooling is why The gaming phone hit 4.17 million points in May 2026, beating every Galaxy S26 Ultra rival by keeping its chip cool under pressure. June 1, 2026, 4:14 p.m.
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Motorola Edge 70 Pro+ confirmed for ... Motorola Edge 70 Pro+ confirmed for June 4 — but the UK already has its best features Motorola's India-focused Edge 70 Pro+ adds a periscope telephoto and wireless charging, but UK buyers can already get both in the Edge 70 Pro at £749.99. May 29, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
Vivo wants to give your old ... Vivo wants to give your old phone a bigger battery — without selling you a new one Vivo is exploring a battery upgrade service using its new Blue Ocean cells, which could add up to 1,500mAh of capacity to older models without increasing physical size. May 29, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
MediaTek Dimensity 7500 brings on-device AI ... MediaTek Dimensity 7500 brings on-device AI to mid-range phones MediaTek's new 4nm chip doubles AI performance and supports 200MP cameras and 144Hz displays — but Western availability remains a question mark. May 29, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
iPhone 18 Pro leaked in four ... iPhone 18 Pro leaked in four colors — Dark Cherry leads the way Sonny Dickson's dummy unit leak confirms a new wine-red finish for Apple's 2026 Pro lineup, alongside a thicker body and a delayed base model. May 29, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro launch ... Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro launch globally with Leica cameras on both models A 5x periscope telephoto and Leica Summilux optics now come standard across the T-series — but the Pro hits €999, putting it squarely against the Galaxy S26. May 28, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
OnePlus 16 rumored with 185Hz display ... OnePlus 16 rumored with 185Hz display and a 9,000mAh battery Leaked specs point to a silicon-carbon battery nearly double the flagship standard, a 200MP periscope camera, and a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chip — but European availability is uncertain. May 28, 2026, 4:42 p.m.
Samsung is bringing Galaxy S26 AI ... Samsung is bringing Galaxy S26 AI features to the S25 ahead of schedule One UI 8.5 delivers AI notification tools originally planned for next year's flagship — no new phone required. May 28, 2026, 3:52 p.m.
Vertu's Alphafold is a $6,880 AI ... Vertu's Alphafold is a $6,880 AI foldable built for the C-suite The relaunched luxury brand is betting enterprise AI integration—not just premium leather—can justify prices up to $46,800 for its first book-style foldable. May 28, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
Red Magic 11S Pro launches globally ... Red Magic 11S Pro launches globally with liquid cooling you can actually see The gaming phone starts at $849 and undercuts the Galaxy S26 Ultra by hundreds, pairing an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with a visible fluorinated coolant loop. May 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.
Xiaomi 17 Max: 8,000 mAh battery, ... Xiaomi 17 Max: 8,000 mAh battery, 200MP Leica camera — China only Xiaomi's biggest-battery flagship launched in China on May 21, but the US and UK won't see it — leaving the smaller 17 Ultra as the only Max-tier option in Western markets. May 28, 2026, 12:26 p.m.
Xiaomi is bringing a Privacy Display ... Xiaomi is bringing a Privacy Display to its phones — no special hardware needed HyperOS 4, due in July–August 2026, will add a software-based privacy screen to a wide range of Xiaomi devices — beating Apple to the punch entirely. May 27, 2026, 7:55 p.m.
Samsung can't cut itself a deal ... Samsung can't cut itself a deal — and Galaxy prices are going up by up to €200 An AI-driven memory shortage is pushing Samsung to raise Galaxy S, Z Fold 7, and Z Flip 7 prices by €100–200 in Europe from early June — and Greece is just the first market. May 27, 2026, 7:12 p.m.
Samsung Galaxy A27 loses microSD but ... Samsung Galaxy A27 loses microSD but gains six years of updates Samsung's next budget mid-ranger swaps Exynos for Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, drops the memory card slot, and ships with a six-year software promise — at an estimated £300. May 26, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Samsung is renaming its foldables — ... Samsung is renaming its foldables — and the logic is hard to follow The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is actually the Fold 7's successor, while the wider new model gets the plain "Fold 8" name. Here's what that means for you. May 26, 2026, 3:25 p.m.
Honor Win Turbo: a 10,080mAh phone ... Honor Win Turbo: a 10,080mAh phone that drops the fan for stronger signal Honor's new battery heavyweight launches in China on May 29 with a Dimensity 8500 Elite chip, second-gen antenna tech, and IP68/69/69K waterproofing — but no Western release is planned. May 26, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
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