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The Realme 16 series is all set to launch on January 6, and we finally have our first look at their design. Realme 16 Pro Master Gold and Master Grey Realme 16 Pro and 16 Pro+ are designed by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa - the same designer behind previous Realme phones, including the Realme X2 Pro Master Edition, X50 5G Master, GT Master and GT Explorer Master.

But the company won't be stopping there in terms of battery capacity. According to a new rumor, next year Xiaomi will release a phone with a 10,000 mAh battery that will support 100W wired charging and very fast wireless charging too. And despite the massive battery, this phone will be less than 8.5mm thick, which is a great achievement in and of itself.

vivo S50 gets a slightly smaller 6.59" screen than its predecessor, alongside a more capable Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip. The S50 Pro mini retains the compact 6.31" display and also gets a chip upgrade with the recently announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip SoC. Both new S50 models get AMOLED displays with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panels feature 50MP selfie cameras and an updated ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.

Apple is widely rumored to be finally dipping its toes in the foldable smartphone game next year with the device we're calling iPhone Fold (though it's unclear what the official name will turn out to be). Today on Weibo, the Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station has decided to share more details about the device. According to him, the iPhone Fold will have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, in typical book-style foldable smartphone fashion.

The memes about RAM prices are funny and all, but the consequences of the memory supply crunch are anything but. Word on the street is that 16GB RAM phones will become extinct next year and we will see the return of budget phones with 4GB RAM. We've already seen some flagships with hiked prices compared to their predecessors, and we are now hearing that Samsung plans to bump up the prices of its mid-range lineup in India.

A voicemail is a response to someone not answering their phone; essentially a plea for you to call them back. I'm never going to call them back. Exactly. A voice note, on the other hand, is an audio recording you post to someone in lieu of a text message. It doesn't sound that different. Here's the main difference: voicemail is dead, voice notes are hugely popular.

With the Pixel 10 generation, Google finally adopted magnetic charging and accessories. It uses the "Pixelsnap" brand for its first-party products. You can grab a Google Pixel 10 at a solid €250 discount and score a free Pixelsnap wireless charger. The Google Pixel 9a is a more affordable alternative, though note that it will soon be replaced by the 10a. Anyway, this one also has a freebie, a Pixel case, on top of its €150 discount.

Another alternative brand is Nothing - its first flagship isn't as powerful as we might have hoped, but at least now its price reflects that. And it's available now. The Nothing Phone (3) has a 6.67" 120Hz OLED display (1260p+, LTPS), a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and a 5,150mAh battery (65W wired, 15W wireless). The phone has four 50MP cameras - 1/1.3" main, 3x periscope and 114° ultra-wide on the back, plus the selfie camera.

With foldable phones being so popular, you expect many third-party apps to be optimized for the said form factor. Even more so when it comes to system apps. That's why Google is improving the Camera experience for Pixel 9 Pro Fold users with an update by adding a neat Pixel 10 Pro Fold feature. Pixel 9 Pro Fold Camera app This particular functionality allows you to preview your photos on the left half of the screen and keep the camera viewfinder on the right side.

Apple has released watchOS 26.2, which comes with a refined Sleep Score classification and an updated score range. Here's what the updated Sleep Score classification with the new score range looks like: Very Low (0-40), Low (41-60), OK (61-80), High (81-95), and Very High (96-100). In addition to the new Sleep Score classification, watchOS 26.2 comes with "Enhanced Safety Alerts," which can notify users of imminent threats such as natural disasters, floods, and other emergencies.

Most of my colleagues and I choose a flagship phone as our daily driver. That choice was down to the brand and its way of doing software. There was a time when we were evenly split between the current iPhone and the current Galaxy. Then came the Pixels, which had a bunch of fans for a while. Then came a sort of Samsung domination of our pockets. But that has mostly passed too (just look at last year's top 5 phones lists).

Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold went on sale in Korea today, promptly selling out despite its huge price point (around $2,400 at the current exchange rate). Speaking of huge price points, we just found out how much a replacement for the inner folding screen will cost for the TriFold. In Korea, this repair will be priced at KRW 1,657,500 at the lowest level.

The vivo V70 was recently certified on its way to the Indian market, as was the V70 Lite before it. But these won't be the only members of the V70 family according to a new rumor. Instead, they will allegedly be joined by the V70 Elite and V70 FE. And that's it, those are the four - no Pro, Pro+, or anything like that coming, if this rumor is accurate of course.

Retro, a friend-focused, photo-sharing app with roughly a million users, is adding a new feature that lets you time-travel through your old photo memories from your phone's Camera Roll. While the app today offers a way to share photos of what's happening during your week with a private group of friends, or create shared albums, this latest addition, dubbed "Rewind," is private to you - unless you choose to share the photos with others.

Interested customers can pre-order the Magic8 Pro starting today from Honor's online store and other online retailers across the UAE. The phone is available in 12GB/512GB and 16GB/1TB variants. Those who pre-order the phone will also receive free gifts worth AED 2,299 ($815) that include the Honor Watch5 Ultra, a 3-month free trial of Google AI Pro, and Honor VIP Care+ 12-month damage protection. The pre-orders will end on December 18.

Today, Opera has announced that it's opening up public access to Opera Neon, which is its experimental browser for AI power users, "who wish to get access and make the most of the newest AI technologies as they emerge". Neon has been available in a closed "Founders" phase since October 2 - think of it like a closed beta. Now we're in the open beta phase, and anyone can join - on Windows and Mac.

Now, Apple has revealed which apps and games were downloaded the most by iPhone and iPad users in 2025. Let's talk about the top free iPhone apps first. The list was topped by ChatGPT, which was followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, and WhatsApp. Moving to paid iPhone apps, HotSchedules ranked first, followed by Shadowrocket, Procreate Pocket, AnkiMobile Flashcards, and Paprika Recipe Manager 3.

The X200T is said to be similar in size to the X200 FE, which has a 6.31-inch touchscreen. The X200T will match that with "the performance DNA" of the X200 - which we assume could mean it will use the same Dimensity 9400 chipset. The X200T will "likely" come with three rear cameras with Zeiss branding, 90W wired charging support, and a large battery that could be similar in size to the X200 FE's 6,500 mAh cell.

It's called simply the Samsung 60W Power Adapter (model number: EP-T6010NBEGWW) and it has appeared on the Samsung.com branches for various countries - all around Europe (e.g. Austria, Sweden, Romania), but also South America ( Peru) and parts of the Middle East ( Levant). The charger has one USB-C port and supports Super Fast Charging 2.0. It boasts a low standby power draw of just 5mW. It supports the following standards: USB-PD (5V, 15V, 20V) and PPS (5-20V) at up to 3A. There is no AVS support, however.

The Redmi Note 15 devices made their debut in China back in August, and they are soon going to be launching internationally as well - though keep in mind that there are usually changes between the Chinese models and the global ones despite the similar (or identical) names. We've already seen a bunch of leaks regarding the series recently, including retailer listings, so the official launch is probably very near. To further confirm that, today Redmi has started teasing the Note 15 5G in India.

The vivo X300 and vivo X300 Pro launched in India on Tuesday last week and now the flagship pair is actually available in stores. You can find the two phones on vivo's online store, here's the X300 and here's the X300 Pro. The duo is also available through online retailers like Amazon and Flipkart. The petite X300 offers three memory options: 12/256GB, 12/512GB and 16/512GB.

Tesla has added a new feature that will be great for crowded parking lots, congested parking garages, or other confusing times when you cannot seem to pinpoint where your car went. Tesla has added a new Vehicle Locator feature to the Tesla App with App Update v4.51.5. This is the most recent iteration of the app and was priming owners for the slowly-released Holiday Update.

The new 40mm dynamic drivers are backwards compatible with the original Fairbuds XL, meaning users with the older model can also enjoy the updated drivers and sound tuning. Fairphone will sell the left driver assembly for €61.95 and the right one for €39.95. But it's not just the drivers, all of the key component s on the new Fairbuds XL are user replaceable so if anything breaks, you'll be able to order the exact part and replace it on your own.

Nothing received over 700 submissions from members of its community for this one, all with different elements of design, software, accessories, and "visual storytelling". The winners were Emre Kayganacl for hardware design, Ambrogio Tacconi and Louis Aymond for accessories, Jad Zock for the lock screen clock and wallpaper design, and Sushruta Sarkar for the marketing campaign. They worked side by side with Nothing's design, software, marketing, and creative teams in London over the past few months making their vision a reality.

According to a new report, Google and Apple are collaborating on making switching between their respective mobile operating systems easier than ever before. The first fruit of this labor is to be found in the latest Android Canary build, which went live today. This is intended for developers only, and it will take a while until the improved switching functionality arrives in an Android Beta, not to mention a stable version, but the work is now being done, so it's on the way.

Following the footsteps of the Galaxy S lineup proper, the S25 FE shaves off a few grams and slims down its profile compared to the previous generation. As a result, the S25 FE is noticeably slimmer than the S24 FE and it's also a tad lighter.

Samsung started updating its smartwatches to One UI 8 Watch based on Wear OS 6 back in July, and it's been a rather slow trickle ever since. Today, the latest wearable to be graced with the update is the Galaxy Watch FE, launched in 2024 as a lower-cost model, essentially a re-released Galaxy Watch4 under a different name. Its One UI 8 Watch update is now rolling out in Korea, with firmware version R861XXU1CYK6.

Honor Magic8 Lite is not exactly a lighter Magic8 or Magic8 Pro, despite what its model name might suggest. But it sure is shaping up like an excellent mid-range offer with an attractive design, promising battery life, and a pinch of the premium photography skills the flagship models are offering. The Magic8 Lite is an IP68/IP69-rated smartphone immersible in up to 6m of deep water. And it's also drop-resistant up to 2.5m. For comparison, Magic6 Lite was IP53-rated and Magic7 Lite - IP64-certified.