News & Reviews
Launches, prices and announcements from phone and tablet makers worldwide. Each article lists the sources its facts were checked against.
Qualcomm’s next flagship chip is due 22-24 September
Snapdragon Summit in Maui sets the calendar for the Chinese flagship launches that follow it; Qualcomm has not yet named the chip.
POCO X8 Power brings a 10,000mAh battery to India
POCO's new India pair went on sale through Flipkart on 11 September. The X8 Power carries a 10,000mAh cell with 100W charging; the standard X8 has 9,000mAh and…
Apple iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max on sale 18 September
Apple's 2nm A20 Pro flagships add a variable-aperture 48MP main camera; pre-orders opened 12 September and retail begins 18 September, from USD 1,199.
Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, costs USD 1,999
A 7.6-inch inner screen, a 5.4-inch cover screen and the A20 Pro chip; pre-orders open 16 October and sales start 23 October in more than 70 countries.
realme confirms Harry Potter edition of 16 Pro for India
Announced on 8 September with Warner Bros. Discovery, the special edition keeps the 16 Pro's hardware: Dimensity 7300 Max, a 144Hz AMOLED and a 7,000mAh battery. No India…
Xiaomi 18 Fold is the first phone on Xiaomi’s Xring O3
Launched in China on 7 September from CNY 10,999, with a 7.58-inch folding screen, a 200MP Leica-tuned main camera and HyperOS 4.
Huawei Mate XT 2 folds inward and offers a privacy screen
The second-generation tri-fold went on open sale in China on 12 September, from CNY 19,999 up to CNY 29,999 for a 2TB collector's edition.
TCL puts its paper-like screen tech on AMOLED in the P80
Announced at IFA in Berlin, the P80 Ultra and P80 Pro are TCL's first NXTPAPER phones to use an AMOLED panel. European prices start at 349 euros for…
Motorola edge 70 plus pairs a 200MP camera with EUR 599.99
Shown at IFA on 3 September with a 6,500mAh battery and a 144Hz screen, listed at GBP 529.99 on Motorola's UK store.
Huawei prices nova 16s pair for Europe from 599 euros
Shown in Munich on 2 September, the nova 16s and 16s Pro both carry 7,000mAh batteries, 100W charging and 50MP periscope cameras, and run EMUI 16 without Google…
POCO F9 Pro and F9 Ultra go global with 185Hz screens
Xiaomi's POCO sub-brand put two Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 phones on sale worldwide on 1 September, starting at $699, both with 200MP main cameras and a separate…
POCO F9 Ultra brings a 185Hz screen and 8,050mAh battery
On sale worldwide from 1 September at USD 799, three weeks after the same hardware reached China as the Redmi K100 Pro Max at CNY 4,499.
Galaxy S26 FE starts at USD 699.99 with One UI 9
Samsung's Fan Edition leads the S26 family onto Android 17, with an Exynos 2500 chip, a 4,900mAh battery and seven years of OS upgrades.