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The Xiaomi 13T Pro is here and it's a big improvement on its predecessor in every way that matters. Upfront is a 144Hz-ready 6.67-inch AMOLED with a 2,600 nits peak brightness. Inside is a 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ chip with an Arm Immortalis-G715 GPU and 12GB or 16GB of RAM. The 13T Pro ups the protection against elements from the barely counting IP53 of its predecessor to the actually formidable IP68. The cameras are also better. The main unit scales down from 200MP to 50MP, but you get bigger binned pixels at 2.44µm, and even the ability to capture 10-bit LOG video with LUT...
vivo's V29 series consists of V29, V29e, and V29 Lite, which will be joined by the V29 Pro on October 4. The smartphone will be unveiled in India at noon local time and will be sold in the country through vivo's official Indian website, Flipkart, and offline retail stores. The press note we received says vivo will launch the "V29 series" in India next Wednesday, meaning multiple phones. The other one is the V29 since the brand already launched the V29e in India, and there's no mention of the V29 Lite on the promo page set up by vivo on its Indian website. vivo hasn't detailed the...
Xiaomi held its global September launch event in Berlin today where we got the Xiaomi 13T series but they weren’t the only new devices on stage. We also got the latest smartwatch from the brand dubbed Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro and the global release of the Smart Band 8. Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro Watch 2 Pro is a full-fledged Google Wear OS smartwatch with a wide selection of third-party apps available to download. The watch comes in Bluetooth only or LTE models with the latter allowing you to take and receive calls, texts and stay connected even without a paired smartphone. Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro...
The Xiaomi 13T series was announced today at an event in the German capital Berlin. The 13T and 13T Pro smartphones are quite similar to their China-only cousin Redmi K60 Ultra but come with improved camera hardware, and IP68 certification for water and dust resistance, which is a first for the T series. Xiaomi 13T The phone comes with a 4nm Dimensity 8200-Ultra chipset, which is essentially a Dimensity 8200 platform by Mediatek with some tweaks developed in partnership with Xiaomi. It's paired with LPDDR5 RAM, either 8 GB or 12 GB, and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The Xiaomi 13T is...
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Nothing today announced the first three products in its sub-brand, CMF, which stands for color, material, finish. The goal of this sub-brand is to provide more accessible products at lower prices compared to the more premium offerings of the main brand while maintaining the company's focus on design. The three products include the CMF Buds Pro, CMF Watch Pro, and CMF Power 65W GaN charger. The CMF Buds Pro offer active noise cancellation with a claimed 45dB reduction across a wide 5000Hz range. They have the largest battery of any Nothing audio product and claim 6.5 hours of use...
Xiaomi scheduled a launch for today, and we expect to see the international unveiling of the 13T and 13T Pro smartphones. The devices will have Leica-branded cameras and will be introduced at an event in Berlin. The launch will be streamed on YouTube, and we put the video below, so you can tune in when it starts at 2 PM UTC. We learned both Xiaomi 13T devices will have a 6.67” OLED screen with a 144 Hz display and a 5,000 mAh battery. The 13T and 13T Pro should share their designs with the Redmi K60 Ultra but come with more capable triple cameras with two 50MP and one 12MP...
The iPhone 15 series received iFixit’s official teardown treatment and the results are a mixed bag. The 15 Pro models finally received the updated internal design where you can now directly remove the back glass without removing the display first. The internal components on the Pro models are still hidden behind the screen instead of the back glass like on the vanilla iPhone 15 and the 15 Plus. The big change with the 15 Pro models is that the back glass is now removable so cracked back repairs should will be faster and easier. iPhone 15 Pro Max There is one major caveat though as...
The Buds Pro are the first of the three products being launched under the CMF brand by Nothing. These are entry-level, affordable products, which Nothing wants to delineate from its main brand and its more premium offerings. The CMF Buds Pro are relatively basic earbuds with one major feature; you get active noise cancellation, which is rapidly becoming a must-have even in the entry-level segment. We see a lot of subpar implementations in this price range so it will be interesting to see how well it works on the CMF Buds Pro and how they perform in general. Unboxing Usually,...
Samsung introduces its Galaxy S flagships in the first quarter of the year, a tradition going for over a decade. According to the latest tip, the Galaxy S24 series will arrive quite early - the Unpacked event is said to take place on January 18. The information comes from Ice Universe, a leakster with great track record with Samsung-related products. Galaxy S24 mockup renders Last time we saw a Samsung launch in January was in 2021 when the Galaxy S21 lineup was introduced. Back then, the reason was the company wanted to introduce a refreshed lineup in pandemic times to...
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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A34 in March, and we expect the Galaxy A35 to arrive during the same time next year. There's expectedly no word from Samsung about the Galaxy A35, but Dutch publication GalaxyClub has revealed some camera details about this smartphone. Samsung Galaxy A34 The publication claims the Samsung Galaxy A35 will come with a 50MP primary camera - an upgrade over the Galaxy A34's 48MP unit in terms of resolution. The primary camera will likely be joined by ultrawide and macro units, but it's unclear if those will get any upgrades. The Galaxy A34 features a 13MP...
Samsung is expected to announce a raft of Fan Edition devices soon, including the Galaxy S23 FE smartphone, Galaxy Buds FE audio wearables, and two tablets - Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Tab S9 FE+. More specs on the slate duo appeared now surfaced and it's not necessarily good news. According to WinFuture, the big displays will be LCD and not OLED. Also, only the Plus variant will reportedly support S Pen input. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE & Tab S9 FE+ The panel of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE should be 10.9” with a resolution of 2304 x 1440 pixels, which is a 16:10 ratio. The Tab S9 FE+ should...
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Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S23 FE has been leaking extensively in recent weeks, so much so that it pretty much seems like not one day can go by without a new one. Today, it's one of the most important details that got outed, and that's the phone's price. We're talking about its price in the US, which probably won't directly translate well into how much Samsung will ask for it in other places. For the US, today's rumor has the recommended retail price at $599. That should transform into at least €699 in the EU, if not more - for comparison's sake, the S23 is $749 in the US but €949 in the...
If you're old enough, you remember the times when Sony used to have a multiple-month gap between a phone's announcement and its release, but that's definitely not been the case this time around with the Xperia 5 V. The device was made official by the Japanese company at the beginning of this month, and guess what - it's already available to order. You can buy one in Germany from Amazon for €999. The handset's shipping date keeps changing on the Amazon listing, but at the latest you'll get it delivered to your door on Monday. If you can't wait that long, you can purchase one from...
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The iPhones are now shipping and our iPhone 15 Pro Max arrived as well! So here's an unboxing as we start reviewing this technological beast. The USB cable inside your phone box is rarely news, but in this case it is - the braided USB-C cable is the first to ship with any iPhone and it's perfectly compatible with any USB-C device - progress is here! Lucky us, we got the Natural Titanium, which looks as unique as a phone can these days. Apple says it takes 14 hours to make and it's a nice mix of silver and light copper. It also looks and feels different from the shiny razor-edged iPhone...
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Huawei held a product launch event in China earlier today where we got the new Mate 60 RS Ultimate Design edition alongside a new tablet entry dubbed MatePad Pro 13.2. As the name implies this tablet features a sizeable 13.2-inch OLED display with 1920 x 2880px resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. The panel sports a 3:2 aspect ratio and up to 1,000 nits peak brightness. There’s a 16MP front-facing camera housed inside a notch cutout 16MP on the horizontal side. The screen features impressively thin bezels. MatePad Pro 13.2 houses a total of six speakers and four microphones for optimal...
Apple dedicated a few moments from its nearly 1-hour iPhone 15 presentation to the new Pro models' custom 28mm and 35mm shooting modes. Technically, you get a cropped 28mm or 35mm portion from the native 24mm primary lens and you get it in the same 24MP resolution as the default 24mm images. Apple says that with the iPhone 15 Pro, "it's like having seven pro lenses in your pocket". It's a convenient feature for those who prefer a focal length narrower than 24mm. You tap the 1x mode in the camera to go to 28mm (1.2x) and once again to 35mm (1.5x). You can even make either the default...
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For years, Huawei and Porsche Design partnered on special edition Mate series phones and smartwatches but that partnership ended with the Mate 50 RS Porsche Design last year. Huawei is now entering a new phase with its Ultimate Design lineup and the Mate 60 RS Ultimate Design is the first device in the new premium line. Specs-wise, Mate 60 RS Ultimate Edition is identical to the Mate 60 Pro+ featuring a 6.82-inch LTPO OLED, Kirin 9000s chipset, 48MP + 48MP + 40MP cameras and a 5,000 mAh battery. There are notable visual changes though as the Mate 60 RS Ultimate features a...
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Micron laid the foundation for a new semiconductor plant in India, which will cost the company $2.75 billion (INR 22,500 crore). The investment will be for a chip assembly and test facility and will be in Sanand, Gujarat. The complex is being built by Tata Projects. The facility will focus on transforming wafers into Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages, memory modules and solid-state drives. The facility is known as Assembly, Test, Marking, and Packaging unit (ATMP) and will be located in an industrial park outside the city, placed on 93 acres (over 376,000 sq.m). The project will...
Samsung silently launched its latest Galaxy A-series members with the Galaxy A05 and Galaxy A05s. Both new phones feature 6.7-inch LCDs with HD+ resolution on the A05 and FHD+ resolution on the A05s. There’s a 13MP front facing cam on the A05s tucked inside a waterdrop notch and an 8MP shooter on the A05. Galaxy A05 and A05s cameras The big difference comes in the chipset department, where the A05s is equipped with the Snapdragon 680 while the A05 gets MediaTek’s Helio G85. Both phones come with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage which is expandable via microSD. Samsung Galaxy A05...
Google is announcing the Pixel 8 duo on October 4. We already know what the phone would look like, and reports suggested a price increase in Continental Europe. Today, the alleged cost of the phone in the United Kingdom and the United States also popped up online, and one of the leaks also had key specs of the two phones. The Pixel 8 will start from £699/$699 and will have 8 GB RAM. The Pixel 8 Pro is said to be £999 in the UK but only $899 in the US with its new LTPO OLED screen. The Pixel Watch 2 would cost £349. The basic Pixel 8 is clearly a mild improvement over the predecessor...
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