- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is what the original Fold6 should have been
- Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with Orion CPU, 40% faster GPU
- Xiaomi 15 runs Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Elite and Android 15
- OnePlus 13 gets an official unboxing video ahead of its unveiling
- OnePlus 13 coming in white, blue and black on October 31st
- Android 15 update brings a big problem for Pixel 6 owners
- Huawei announces HarmonyOS Next – the new version of its Android rival
- Infinix Hot 50 Pro comes with Helio G100, 120Hz screen
- The main camera of the Google Pixel 9a comes from a much more expensive device
Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition. It alleviates many of the pain points of the Z Fold6 with its larger display, slim profile, and 200MP main camera. It also has larger displays – a 6.5-inch LTPO AMOLED 2X cover screen and an 8-inch LTPO AMOLED 2X folding screen. Unfortunately, the device is currently exclusive to South Korea and rumors suggest it will only reach China (likely as the Galaxy W25) without stepping outside those two markets.
Qualcomm’s new super-chip for mobile is here, and it’s not called Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. This is the Snapdragon 8 Elite, following Qualcomm’s computer chip nomenclature. The new chip is based on TSMC’s 3nm process and promises a 45% increase in CPU performance and 44% better power efficiency compared to SD 8 Gen 3. In terms of graphics, Qualcomm is launching its revised Adreno GPU which brings a 40% increase. Improved ray-tracing performance as well as performance and power savings. Moving on to AI, the new Hexagon Neural Processing Unit (NPU) ensures AI tasks run up to 45% faster with better performance per watt.
The first phones with chips are coming soon. Xiaomi said its 15 series will be the first to feature the chip, and we saw a Geekbench test of the Xiaomi 15.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is what the original Fold6 should have been
Samsung’s overhauled Z Fold6 will be exclusive to South Korea at launch.
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with Orion CPU, 40% faster GPU
Generational CPU, GPU and AI upgrades with the latest X80 modem.
Xiaomi 15 runs Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Elite and Android 15
The results are impressive.
The OnePlus 13 will also have the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The phone is arriving on October 31 (Halloween, gasp!) in three colors – blue, black and white. We also saw the unboxing of OnePlus 13 in the wild.
OnePlus 13 gets an official unboxing video ahead of its unveiling
The unconventional teaser campaign continues.
OnePlus 13 coming in white, blue and black on October 31st
OnePlus revealed key details about its upcoming flagship.
Android 15 update brings a big problem for Pixel 6 owners
It’s so bad that you should probably stop updating.
Huawei announced HarmonyOS Next – its latest operating system built independently from Android, as it aims to transition its devices to a completely in-house OS. HarmonyOS Next is set to power current and future generations of Huawei devices in China right now, though a global release was confirmed earlier. It will work on a wide range of devices, from smartphones to wearables, smart home devices and car cockpits. Huawei is rolling out a public beta version of HarmonyOS Next for users in China. The supported devices list includes Pura 70 series, Huawei Pocket 2 and MatePad Pro 11 (2024).
Huawei announces HarmonyOS Next – the new version of its Android rival
A new dawn is before us for Huawei Software.
Infinix Hot 50 Pro comes with Helio G100, 120Hz screen
It has a 5,000 mAh battery.
The main camera of the Google Pixel 9a comes from a much more expensive device
This should yield better quality shots.
