Exclusive: Meizu's first international phones are here - Note 21 and Note 21 Pro

Earlier this year, Meizu announced it was going all in on AI and that would transform its smartphone ambitions. Well, the Chinese smartphone maker has now announced its latest smartphones with the Note 21 and Note 21 Pro. Both phones are going international this time and will be joined by the Meizu 21 which was announced in China earlier this year

Meizu Note 21 (left) and Meizu Note 21 Pro (right)

Meizu Note 21 features a 6.74-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate and an 8MP front-facing camera. Note 21 Pro gets a slightly larger 6.78-inch IPS LCD with FHD+...


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Apple iPhone 16 series pre-orders are now open

The Apple iPhone 16 series, unveiled earlier this week, is up for pre-orders in over 58 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Turkey, the UAE, the U.K., and the U.S.

Apple iPhone 16 • Apple iPhone 16 Plus • Apple iPhone 16 Pro • Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

The iPhone 16 lineup includes the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. All four models can be pre-booked from Apple's official website, with sales beginning September 20. You can check the base price of all four models in key...


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Xiaomi 14T and 14T Pro leak in official-looking renders showing all colors

Xiaomi is announcing the 14T and 14T Pro on September 26, the company confirmed today. And mere hours later, a full set of leaked renders has emerged for both devices.

These show the Xiaomi 14T in four colors, and the 14T Pro in three. As you can see from the renders, the Leica branding is still present and very prominently applied to the camera housing on the back.

Xiaomi 14T leaked renders

The camera island itself is a rectangularly shaped one in the top left of the rear. Both handsets have three cameras, while the fourth 'ring' is for the LED flash array. Neither seems...


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AirPods Pro 2 just became the best value hearing aids on the market

On Monday at its grand launch event, Apple announced a new Hearing Aid mode coming to the AirPods Pro 2 as a software update. This feature has now been authorized by the FDA, paving the way for its rollout.

This will make the AirPods Pro 2 among the cheapest hearing aids on the market, dedicated or not - and they're also very good earbuds for playing music and listening to other media on top of that.

Apple's Hearing Aid function will either use a hearing test that is performed on the spot using your AirPods Pro 2 and your iPhone, or an audiogram from a hearing health...


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Plot twist - Samsung Galaxy S24 FE won't be as expensive as previously reported

A couple of days ago a report claimed the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 FE would be €100 more expensive than its predecessor in Europe. Today we have a new rumor from another source, saying that while there will be a price hike compared to the S23 FE, it won't be as huge.

So, instead of €799 for the 8/128GB version, we're now down to €749. That's still €50 more than what the 8/128GB S23 FE launched at, but perhaps a smaller price increase is more palatable?

The 8/256GB iteration of the S24 FE now also has a rumored price, and it's €809. The phone's four colorways are also named in...


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Infinix could launch the thinnest smartphone in half a decade

Infinix recently launched the Hot 50 5G with a 7.8 mm thin body, but we could see an even thinner device soon. According to hands-on images at Passionategeekz.com, the phone could be 6 mm thin and have 2.5D curved sides.

If the information is true, this will be the thinnest non-foldable smartphone since the Tecno Camon 11 series, introduced back in 2018.

The unnamed Infinix phone

The unnamed Infinix device is placed next to an iPhone, where we can definitely see how incredibly thin it is, even if the photo is not the best quality or size.

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Samsung Galaxy M05 is official: Helio G85, Android 14 and 5,000mAh battery

Samsung took the wraps off its Galaxy M05 – the latest entry-level member in the M-series. Looks alone will tell you this is a rebadged Galaxy A05 and the specs confirm the similarities.

Samsung Galaxy M05 in Mint Green

Like the A05, Galaxy M05 brings a 6.7-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. The waterdrop notch cutout houses an 8MP front-facing camera.

There’s a 50MP main cam on the back alongside a 2MP depth sensor and LED flash. Samsung went ahead and used the same MediaTek Helio G85 chipset here paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage which can be...


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Samsung Galaxy M55s leaked renders show a unique design

The Samsung Galaxy M55s first surfaced in July when it received its Wi-Fi Alliance certification, and then last month it ran Geekbench revealing its Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset.

Today, renders showing the upcoming phone have been leaked and they portray a very unique design with (as far as we can tell) no less than three different textures on the (seemingly plastic) back. Not even the top of the line Galaxy S24 Ultra can boast something like that, so this is intriguing to say the least.

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra gets certified with satellite connectivity support

Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra has appeared in some leaked renders yesterday, and now it's been spotted in the 3C certification database. This reveals that the phone will support a maximum of 45W wired charging, which is hardly surprising.

It will also, perhaps more interestingly, support satellite connectivity in the SM-S9380 iteration that should be headed to China. It's unclear if all the various regional variations will get it too.

The Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to measure 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2mm and weigh 219g. It will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset, paired with...


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Huawei Mate XT Ultimate runs the company's top chipset

Huawei launched Mate XT Ultimate, the first tri-fold smartphone, but one key detail remained a mystery: the chipset. While the company has not officially commented on the SoC powering its devices, a hands-on from the launch event in China revealed that the tri-fold is equipped with the Kirin 9010.

We have a separate post looking at some of the details that came out from the numerous hands-ons posted on Weibo.

The chipset features an 8-core CPU consisting of 1x 2.3 GHz Taishan Big core, 3x 2.18 GHz Taishan Mid cores, and 4x 1.55 GHz Cortex-A510 cores, paired with a Maleoon 910 MP4...


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Reminder - Apple Intelligence will not be available in the EU or China any time soon

Starting next month, users of compatible iPhones will be able to enjoy the full Apple Intelligence features (in beta) as part of the expected iOS 18.1 update. Unless they live in the EU or China – the two regions where Apple will not be releasing the new AI features just yet.

First off, let's look at which devices qualify to get Apple Intellgence in the first place. Due to NPU performance and RAM requirements, only the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max from the older models are supported, but all new models (iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max) are compatible.

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Samsung lays off 10% of its workforce in India amidst a factory strike crisis

Samsung India is experiencing a turbulent period as it is losing ground to Chinese competitors. According to The Economic Times of India, the company will lay off nearly 200 people, which is about 10% of the workforce.

The announcement comes on the third day of protests at the Chennai factory, where workers demand better wages and working conditions.

The plant, located in Sriperumbudur, produces TVs, fridges and washing machines and contributes between 20% and 30% of Samsung's annual $12 billion revenue in India. The factory does not manufacture mobile devices, so this strike will...


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Oppo Find X8 leaks in more hands-on images, will have its own Dynamic Island

Oppo's Find X8 is expected to land in October, and today some leaked hands-on images purportedly show a live working prototype.

As you can see, the Find X8 in question is using a huge case that's meant to cover up the fact that it's an unreleased smartphone roaming the streets of China.

In the rightmost image we see Oppo's interpretation of Apple's Dynamic Island at work.

The Find X8 has also been rumored to 'borrow' the Camera Control from the iPhone 16 family. The Find X8 will have a 6.5" to 6.7" flat screen with 1256x2760 resolution, according to previous rumors. It will be...


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All iPhone 16 models have 8GB of RAM

Apple has never publicly revealed how much RAM its iPhones have, so we're left waiting for teardowns usually in order to confirm the specific amounts. This time around, we might not have to. A new report from MacRumors, in partnership with iSWUpdates, tells us that all four iPhone 16 models, which were announced yesterday, boast 8GB of RAM.

That means the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max have kept the same amount their predecessors had, but the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have 2GB more than the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.

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Sony announces the PlayStation 5 Pro with upgraded GPU and AI image upscaling

Sony has announced its most powerful game console yet, the PlayStation 5 Pro, which is an updated model of the PlayStation 5 that was announced back in 2020.

Like the PS4 Pro before it, the PS5 Pro is aimed entirely at improving the graphical fidelity of its games, with three key new improvements towards that goal.

The first of this is an upgraded GPU. While it's still based on the same architecture, the PS5 Pro GPU now features 67% more compute units and 28% faster memory. Sony claims that these changes provide 45% faster rendering of games compared to the PS5.

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