It was a week of announcements – Xiaomi held some big launch events, and Samsung also unveiled a trio of interesting devices.
The Redmi Note 14 series debuted in China with three models – vanilla, Pro, and a Pro+. The Pros are extra sturdy and have high-quality curved displays. The Pro+ model stands out with better camera hardware and a 6,200mAh silicon-carbon anode battery. The price of Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ starts at CNY 1,900 for the 12/256GB model, while the Redmi Note 14 Pro is priced at CNY 1,400.
Meanwhile in Berlin we saw the Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro go official with 5,000mAh batteries and 6.67-inch 144Hz displays. However, the Pro has a better main camera and longer zoom, as well as a more powerful Dimensity 9300+ chipset, faster wired charging and wireless charging. Both are available from this week starting at €650 and €900 respectively.
Samsung launches Galaxy S24 FE with Exynos 2400e and 6.7-inch 120Hz display. It has a triple rear camera – ultrawide, wide and 3x zoom – and a 4,700mAh battery with 25W charging. The Galaxy S24 FE is arriving on October 3, with pricing starting at $650.
Launch of powerful Redmi Note 14 Pro and Redmi Note 14 Pro+
The Pro+ model stands out with a Lite Hunter 800 main camera and a large 6,200mAh silicon-carbon battery. Both have curved OLED displays with 12-bit colors and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection.
Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro now official with Dimensity chipset, triple cameras
The Pro has faster charging, longer zoom reach, and a more powerful Dimensity 9300+ chip.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE announced with Exynos 2400e and 6.7″ display
The new chipset also brings the provisional camera engine from the flagship S-series. The new FE model will get 7 years of support.
We looked at the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 twice this week, first in the Galaxy S25 Ultra with a 4.19GHz CPU clock speed (although we’ve seen them clocked at 4.32GHz), which yielded massive results. A second look revealed a 1.15GHz GPU clock speed – a 56% improvement over the existing Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra benchmarked with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
The CPU cluster features two cores clocked at 4.2 GHz.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s GPU tested at 1.15GHz, promises 56% improvement compared to 8 Gen 3
The new Adreno 830 may run at an even higher clock, 1.25GHz, but this information comes from an early reference device.
Finally, iPhone 16 Pro touchscreen issues may be software related as part of iOS 18.1. It is believed that the palm rejection algorithm is the culprit here as this problem is more prevalent around the edges of the screen, especially around the camera control buttons.
Amazon slip up reveals Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro prices and generous launch promo
The phone will be bundled with a free Redmi tablet and a free charger.
iPhone 16 Pro users are facing touchscreen problem
However, this is likely a software issue.
