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The Realme 13 Pro and Realme 13 Pro+ arrived in August, followed by the 13 and 13+ in September. That wasn't that long ago, but the Realme 14 family is already in development, and today a new report tells us when to expect its launch. As it turns out, it's sooner than you may have expected. The Realme 14 series should launch in India in January, in order to compete with the Redmi Note 14 line which is coming sooner. Realme 13 Pro+ Interestingly, the Realme 14 devices were initially planned to go live in February, but the brand has now preponed the launch to January, perhaps because... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/ujiFeXL

Samsung fully launched the Galaxy Ring this summer, and so we were expecting its successor (if there was to be one) to arrive next summer. That, however, may not be the case, as one tipster now claims. According to this unverified rumor, the Galaxy Ring 2 is coming, and it's going to arrive sooner than initially planned. Unfortunately the source doesn't go into any more detail about the specific launch time frame, so we can only speculate - January alongside the Galaxy S25 family seems too soon, July with the next batch of foldables isn't early compared to expectations, so the next Galaxy... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/qxWyuVL

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Last week Honor unveiled the Magic7 and Magic7 Pro, but there's at least one more member of the family on the way: the Magic7 Lite. This has been spotted in the Google Play Console, and its listing has revealed some of its specs as well as this image of its front: The Honor Magic7 Lite will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC, paired with 12GB of RAM in one iteration (though more memory options could be offered). Interestingly, the Honor Magic7 Lite could be a rebranded Honor X9c, a phone that was made official yesterday. That's because its model number is identical to that... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/oZcaVqM

Google recently announced that Android 16 will be arriving earlier than its predecessor, with the launch scheduled to take place within the second quarter of next year, so between April and June. Today a new rumor claims to give us the exact release date: June 3. That's not just the day on which the code will be released to the Android Open Source Project, but apparently it's also when the over-the-air rollout of the update to Android 16 will start for Google's Pixels, unlike what happened this year when more than a month passed between the AOSP release and the actual OTA updates... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/8AN7jfb

A new report from Japan today claims to reveal the bill of materials (BOM) for both Google's Pixel 9 Pro and Apple's iPhone 16 Pro. The bill of materials is essentially an estimation of how much the parts that make up the smartphones cost - obviously these completely exclude R&D and marketing costs, it's important to keep in mind. If this report is accurate (and that's not a given because this isn't publicly available information), then it looks like Google's Pixel 9 Pro is much cheaper to make (when we look at the parts' costs) than the iPhone 16 Pro. The Pixel's BOM adds up to $406,... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/MvK26Ay

The Redmi Note 14 family made its debut in China in September, and ever since then you may have been wondering when the global launch will take place. Today we have the answer, sort of. What's clear is that the Redmi Note 14 devices are launching in India in December. This comes directly from the company. What's less clear is if that will be the global launch, or only one for the Indian market. We assume the former, but can't be sure just yet. Interestingly, this means India will have gotten two Redmi Note generations this year, as the Redmi Note 13 devices also launched in 2024.... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/x2adKOf

WhatsApp is working on a new feature which is now available in its Android beta channel: reverse image search. Basically, what this does is let you quickly search online for an image you've been sent, thus verifying its authenticity if you need to. It's a very straightforward feature. Once you tap on an image you've received, in the three-dots menu at the top right will be a new entry: Search on web. This will upload the image to Google and the search engine will then present you with identical and similar images, so you can get a better idea of how trustworthy what you've been sent... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/4VzWctL

Apple's iPadOS was deemed a "gatekeeper" platform under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) back in April. This resulted in Apple agreeing to open up iPadOS to third-party app stores in the EU in May, emulating what it had initially done with iOS. The EU granted Apple a six-month period to comply with all the DMA regulations for iPadOS, and that has expired on October 28. Thus, today the European Commission told Reuters that it is currently assessing whether iPadOS complies with the DMA following Apple's concessions. The EU antitrust watchdog said: "The Commission will now carefully... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/Y7TlJkh

The Galaxy S24 FE is now out, and it looks a lot like the Galaxy S24+ this year. And if it is as great as the Plus model, then is it worth paying extra for the flagship model, or better get the cheaper FE one? Let's find out! At around €580, the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE seems like a tempting offer right now, more so than the €780 Samsung Galaxy S24+. Then again the flagship Plus model has some nice tricks that are not available to the FE – faster charging, better zoom and selfie cameras, UWB support, among others. Let's put the two phones against each other. Table of Contents: ... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/pVRHo06

It's a great day for owners of the international version of vivo's X Fold3 Pro smartphone. The company has started rolling out the update to Android 15, with its FuntouchOS 15 skin on top. It arrives over-the-air as a 2.47GB download, so make sure you grab it over a fast enough network. After installing the update, you'll be on software version PD2337F_EX_A_15.1.8.21.W30. The changelog is vast (see screenshots below), but we'll mention that there's a new scheduling algorithm that differentiates the priority level and computing power requirements of various apps and tasks to accurately... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/07EwMvI

Last month, Apple released iOS 18.1 with the first Apple Intelligence features, but there are still many more to come - iOS 18.1 only includes a small subset of everything Apple announced back in June. The next batch of AI features will arrive with iOS 18.2 in early December, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. With that release you will get ChatGPT integration, the Image Playground app, as well as Genmoji. Genmoji The update is currently scheduled to drop the week of December 2, so very early indeed. iOS 18.2 will offer AI features in varieties of English beyond the American... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/HRdicgM

Oppo is expected to bring the Reno13 series just six months after introducing the Reno12 phones in China. According to Digital Chat Station, the midrange lineup will be introduced on November 25, and we already know it will bring increased battery capacity. Oppo launches new Reno phones every six months, so the arrival of the new lineup is not unexpected. We are likely to see a Reno13 and Reno13 Pro, and while we don't know much about the former, some specs of the latter did appear online. The new phone is said to feature a quad-curved 6.78" LTPO OLED and a 5,900 mAh battery. The... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/Wx0bJt1

Square Enix intends to release “more and more” of its games simultaneously on Xbox going forward. In a recent interview, Final Fantasy producer and industry legend Naoki Yoshida said that the Japanese studio would follow a multi-platform release strategy for more of its future titles. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/Lh78XeA

There was a series of high-profile announcements this week and even though it's going to be months before some of the phones go global everyone was paying attention. The Xiaomi 15 Pro ended up as the most popular phone in our database in week 44, just edging another Snapdragon 8 Elite newcomer - the Oneplus 13. Last week's champion, the Samsung Galaxy A55, had to settle for third, while the Galaxy S24 Ultra dropped to fourth position. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12771, 1#] The vanilla Xiaomi 15 sits in fifth ahead of the Redmi Note 13 Pro that somehow retained its sixth spot amidst... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/p46evNE

If you are eyeing the Galaxy S24 FE, you may be wondering what makes it different from the Galaxy S24 proper and which one is the better phone to get. While these two are very different devices size-wise, we can see how somebody might look into both for the cheapest entry into the Galaxy S24 family. Of course, there are other considerations besides price to go over since, if that is the only concern, the decision is obvious – the S24 FE is still the cheaper device of the two. That said, we'll do our best to quickly and concisely go over the main comparison points between the S24 FE... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/7kg3Kny

Last week’s poll shows that the Oppo Find X8 series has strong potential but also several hurdles to overcome in its fight with other recent flagships. Let’s start with the more popular model. That is the Oppo Find X8 Pro, of course. Unless reviews uncover issues with this phone, it’s looking like a strong contender with half of voters expressing interest. There would be more, but the phone is a bit pricey (not surprising for a just-announced flagship). Availability is an issue (for both the Pro and vanilla models). Older Find X models are not available in Europe, not in India... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/RG8qfyH

Xiaomi's Redmi K80 series is apparently inching towards a release, as it has now passed through the CQC certification authority. The documentation doesn't reveal much, but it does hint that, at least for now, there will be three devices in the lineup: the K80, K80 Pro and K80E. The Redmi K80 and K80 Pro, model numbers 24127RK2CC and 24122RKC7C, respectively, will both support 120W charging, while the Redmi K80E, model number 24117RK2CC will be capable of 90W charging. Redmi K80 series passed the CQC certification #RedmiK80Pro• Model: 24122RKC7C• 120W fast charging#redmiK80• Model :... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/AOZjvih

Most wireless earbuds have one crucial flaw—they have a tough time staying in your ears. That’s especially annoying if you’re working out, running, or simply walking about. Enter the Nothing Ear (open), which adds clever hooks that go around your ear to secure the buds in place. As their name suggests, these are Nothing’s first open-fit earbuds. They omit the in-ear silicone tips and instead place their 14.2mm drivers next to your ear canal. Nothing developed a new Sound Seal System with directional speakers to keep sound leakage at bay. You get the now signature Nothing look... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/Isqv7c4

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), Q3 2024 saw a total of 39.6 million tablets shipped worldwide, which represents a YoY growth of 20.4%. Apple maintains the top spot within the segment with a sizeable lead in front of the competition but just a modest 1.4% YoY growth. Still, 12.6 million units is nothing to scoff at. The second spot for number of units sold goes to Samsung, with 7.1 million or 18.3% YoY growth. Analysts believe this is solely due to the commercial success of the Galaxy Tab A9 series. IDC Q3 2024 tablet sales YoY Amazon and its tablet... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/E2C6D98

There are a lot of interesting potential developments involving the future Google Tensor chips. A recent massive leak regarding the Tensor G5 and G6 clams that TSMC will be taking over production of the chips from Samsung. The G5 in particular, will be codenamed “laguna”, be manufactured on TSMC’s 3nm-class N3E process and use a 1x Arm Cortex-X4 prime core, 5x Cortex-A725 performance cores and 2x Arm Cortex-A520 efficiency units, plus a dual-core Imagination Technologies (IMG) DXT-48-1536 unit clocked at 1.1 GHz. Tensor chip GeekBench leak In a rather interesting new... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/EyVo4xF

Oppo has unveiled the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro earlier this month, and the Find X8 Ultra is expected to join them in a few months' time. But now it turns out there could actually be a fourth member of the family coming alongside the Ultra. This is speculated to be a Find X8 Mini by Chinese Weibo user Digital Chat Station. If this is true, then Oppo will have a product to rival vivo's recently launched X200 Pro mini, a device that seems tailor-made to compete head-on with Apple's smaller iPhone 16 Pro. Oppo Find X8 Thus, Oppo would also join this fight, with a handset boasting a... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/QuPjqov

On the first day of each month, AnTuTu publishes two charts for the previous month, one for flagship smartphones, the other for upper-midrange devices. Today we have the charts for October, with a bonus one at the end. The flagship smartphone chart shows the first entrants using the latest top of the line chipsets from both Qualcomm and MediaTek, and the former is clearly winning. The OnePlus 13 took the AnTuTu crown in October with an average score of 2,926,644, followed by the iQOO 13 with 2,906,489. Both of these are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. The first Dimensity 9400... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/7D9pfOr

Even though the news isn't official, a renowned tipster on X revealed that Samsung will further delay the release of One UI 7 Beta. The stable release of the software is vaguely scheduled for early next year, probably coming alongside the Galaxy S25 series. The good news is that the Beta delay won't be long - just two weeks. This means that there's a very good chance Samsung will push the first One UI 7 Beta based on Android 15 by the end of this month. Which coincides with the company's SDC24 conference in Korea. The report doesn't elaborate on why Samsung might be delaying its... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/QiU31yE