It was a jam-packed week as Apple introduced a number of new updates at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The big new addition coming to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and VisionOS 27 is the brand new Siri AI, which brings a whole new set of capabilities.
Here’s what’s new in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
They are available to developers today and a public beta will arrive next month.
It’s a separate app and is based on Google’s Gemini model, which features on-device processing, but also relies on Apple’s private cloud compute. Apple Intelligence has also become smarter now, with better integration into first-party apps.
Samsung’s Galaxy S27 (SM-S952) appeared in the GSM Association’s IMEI database.
Samsung Galaxy S27 revealed for the first time
Its active development is now confirmed, not that it’s surprising in any way.
Xiaomi’s 17T series debuted in China. The vanilla 17T has an enlarged 7,000mAh Si/C battery compared to the international version’s 6,500mAh cell.
Xiaomi 17T series launched in China, 17T gets battery boost
The 17T Pro (China) is available with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM.
We saw another batch of iPhone Ultra dummy unit images that cemented what we already knew about the design of the highly anticipated folding iPhone.
New images of Apple iPhone Ultra’s dummy unit give us our best look yet
It is rumored to come in a single color scheme and launch alongside the iPhone 18 series later this year.
Google has reduced the price of its AI plan to $5, and also doubled the cloud storage to 400GB.
Google makes its AI Plus plan cheaper, doubling the cloud storage it comes with
Previously, the Google AI Plus plan cost $8 per month and came with 200GB of storage.
OnePlus announced its Turbo 6X and 6X Pro in China. The Pro brings an 8,000mAh Si-C battery with 80W charging, a nice 6.78-inch M14 AMOLED (1.5K + 144Hz), MediaTek’s Dimensity 7400 Super chip, and a 50MP (main) + 8MP (ultrawide) camera setup. Turbo 6X Pro is available in black and orange colors. It starts at CNY 1,999 ($295/€255 converted) for the 8/128GB trim and goes up to CNY 2,399 ($354/€306 converted) for the 12/256GB.
OnePlus Turbo 6X and 6X Pro come with bigger batteries and Dimensity 7-series chips
OnePlus Turbo 6X Pro comes with an 8,000mAh Si-C battery, which supports 80W SuperVOOC fast charging.
The non-Pro features a 7,000mAh battery with 45W charging, a 6.72-inch LCD (FHD+ 144Hz), Dimensity 7360 Super chip, and a 50MP (main) + 2MP (macro) cam setup. It starts at CNY 1,899 ($280/€243 converted) for the 8/128GB variant and goes up to CNY 2,299 ($340/€294 converted) for the 12/256GB.
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE design leaked via online certification listing
The upcoming handset was spotted on the Wireless Power Consortium website.
Samsung starts testing One UI 9 for three more Galaxy smartphones
Samsung’s upcoming folding smartphones will be the first smartphones to run One UI 9 out of the box.
We got our first look at the Galaxy S26 FE, which surprisingly, looks exactly like the regular Galaxy S26. Samsung also started testing One UI 9 for the Galaxy A17, A34, and A57.