Google Pixel Fold arrives as the company's first foldable

The Pixel Tablet and Pixel 7a were joined today on stage at Google's I/O conference by the long-rumored, oft-leaked, recently teased Pixel Fold, the company's first foldable smartphone. It measures 139.7 x 79.5 x 12.1 mm when folded, and 139.7 x 158.7 x 5.8 mm when unfolded, weighing 283g. It's IPX8 rated for water resistance (not dust, though, bear that in mind). The external screen is a 5.8-inch 1080x2092 17.4:9 120 Hz OLED with Gorilla Glass Victus on top, and up to 1,200 nits HDR brightness and 1,550 nits peak brightness. The inner screen is OLED, 7.6" diagonally, has 6:5...
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Google Pixel Tablet is fully official with bundled Charging Speaker Dock

At its I/O annual developer conference today, Google took a short break from uttering the word "AI" all the time to unveil some new hardware. And just as we expected, the Pixel Tablet is now fully official. First teased last year, it's definitely been a long time coming. The Pixel Tablet has a 10.95-inch 2560x1600 LCD screen with 500 nits of typical brightness, "anti-smudge coating", and support for USI 2.0 styluses. It's powered by Google's Tensor G2 chipset, and features the Titan M2 security coprocessor. You get 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128 or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The tablet...
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Google Pixel 7a hands-on review

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Google unveils Pixel 7a with Tensor G2, 90Hz display and 64MP camera

Will this be the new fan-favorite Google phone? The Pixel 7a nearly matches the flagship Pixel 7 on specs but starts at a lower price – ₹44,000 in India, the same as the 6a was at launch last year. For comparison, the flagship model started at ₹60,000. As for the old 6a, it’s starting to feel quaint with a lower-res main camera, 60Hz display and lack of wireless charging. Google Pixel 7a colorways: Charcoal, Sea and Snow Yes, the 7a marks several firsts for the Pixel a series. For starters, its 6.1” OLED display now runs at 90Hz, the same refresh rate as the Pixel 7 (though that...
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Motorola Razr 40's images and pricing surface

As we are waiting for the Motorola Razr 40 foldable duo to launch, two interesting leaks came, revealing the vanilla Motorola Razr 40's design and EU pricing. We get plenty of official-looking renders and promo images to go through and in all color variants too. Summer Lilac, Sage Green, Vanilla Cream It seems that the standard Razr 40 will come in Vanilla Cream, Sage Green and Summer Lilac colors with a vegan leather finish. The cover display is considerably smaller than the Ultra's. Reportedly, the main screen is also smaller, but we don't have an exact size...
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Sharp Aquos R8 and R8 Pro announced in Japan

Sharp is right on cue with its latest Japan-exclusive flagship smartphone release - the Aquos R8 and R8 Pro. Aquos R8 Pro builds on last year’s Aquos R7 with the latest generation flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset from Qualcomm. Aquos R8 and R8 Pro Aquos R8 Pro gets a 6.6-inch Pro IGZO OLED screen with 1,260 x 2,730px resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate. The panel also brings 10-bit color support and Dolby Vision as well as 2,000-nits peak brightness. Aquos R8 features a 6.39-inch panel with a waterdrop notch the same core specs as the R8 Pro albeit with a 1,300 nits peak...
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New Huawei MatePad will be unveiled next week

Earlier today Huawei launched P60 Pro and Mate X3 in Europe, but the company’s summer is just getting started. On May 18 (Thursday next week) it will unveil a new MatePad model, a new smartwatch and other new gadgets at an event in China. The official post on Weibo left out the name of the new slate, but the rumor mill speculates that it will be called the Huawei MatePad Air. A few models have already been certified: Wi-Fi only (DBY2-W00) and 4G-enabled (DBY2-AL00 and DBY2Z-AL00). New MatePad tablet, Watch 4 and more is coming from Huawei next week According to Chinese...
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Poco F5 in for review

The Poco F-series from Xiaomi holds a legendary place among Android flagship-killers and the Poco F5 is the latest entry in the lineup and at our office. We’ll be taking a quick look at the newly launched phone ahead of our in-depth review. We're also covering the Poco F5 Pro in a similar in-for-review article and you can check both phones out in our latest video. Our review unit dons the frosty white color which has hints of blue scattered around the back. The 64MP main and 8MP ultrawide cams are structured in glossy plastic ring cutouts which are a nice touch. The phone feature flat...
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Huawei Mate X3 review

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Huawei P60 Pro now available in Europe, the Mate X3 is coming later this month

After Huawei unveiled its P-series and foldable flagships at the end of March in China, it’s time for them come to the European market. Well, only the P60 Pro of the P-series made the trip, so it will be just it and the Mate X3 launching later this month. The Huawei P60 Pro is available in Europe and the UK starting today and comes in two configurations – 8/256GB for €1,200/£1,200 and 12/512GB for €1,400/£1,300. Huawei P60 Pro in Black and Rococo Pearl You can choose between two colorways. The Black option has a soft touch finish. The Rococo Pearl is a unique option – this...
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Samsung to bring 2x mode to Galaxy S23 series in next update

Samsung's Galaxy S23 smartphones have marvelous camera capabilities, but one feature is still missing. The company will soon enable 2x portrait zoom, the Samsung camera development team revealed in Korean community forums. Currently, the Galaxy S23 smartphones have 1x and 3x in Portrait mode - toggling between the primary camera and the 3x telephoto unit with 10MP sensor and 70mm equivalent focal length. The new feature will bring 2x zoom, which will keep using the main cam with digital zoom and some computational photography to boost the results. Once the updated mode...
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Oppo announces 2023 Inspiration Challenge on World Smile Day

Oppo announced its annual Inspiration Challenge to empower global entrepreneurs and tech professionals to bring solutions to all. The 2023 edition is based on Inspiration for People and the Planet, as the company is committing $440,000 for funding and grants. Innovation enthusiasts are invited to submit their proposals until June 30. The following two weeks will be for preliminary review and initial assessment, followed by three regional demo events. The global finalists, 15 from all over the world, will be invited by mid-August, with the final demo event and winners to be announced at...
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Poco F5 and Poco F5 Pro officially debut in UAE

The Poco F5 series is making it global debut tomorrow, but the company's UAE branch jumped the gun and uploaded the two phones on its website today. The Poco F5 and Poco F5 Pro's specs and images are thus fully revealed, and we are just missing the prices, which will be confirmed tomorrow. Poco F5 Pro The Poco F5 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and three memory combinations. It might look familiar, and that’s because it is essentially the China-only Redmi K60, but with Google Services and slighlty smaller battery. The screen is 6.67” AMOLED with WQHD+ resolution -...
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Top 10 trending phones of week 18

Having returned to the top of our trending chart the Samsung Galaxy A54 built a commanding lead this time around as the Xiaomi 13 Ultra lost some of its interest and dropped down the ranks. That allowed the Galaxy S23 Ultra to get second place, while the Redmi Note 12 Pro rounded up the rostrum. Redmi Note 12 come in fourth and Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max also benefited from the Xiaomi flagship's slip up to capture fifth. We find last week's runner-up in sixth, just ahead of the Tecno Spark 10 Pro. A couple more Samsung phones follow - Galaxy A34 and Galaxy S23, while the Realme C55...
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Week 18 in review: Sony Xperia 1 V and Pixel 7a leak, Google shows off Pixel Fold

The Sony Xperia V's design is now revealed, thanks to a billboard in Hong Kong. Not that we weren't sure what the phone would look like, but it's nice to see the triple color scheme - White, Black, and Green. The Xperia 1 V will become official on May 11. Nothing teased the Phone (2), showing us a glimpse of what appears to be the phone's back. There's a red LED video recording indicator, like the one on the Phone (1), and what looks like a switch. The phone will pack a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. There were plenty of Google Pixel 7a leaks this week. Its specs got detailed, we saw a long video...
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