Asus exits phone making, more Galaxy S26 news, Week 4 in review

"This week, Asus confirmed that it won't be making any more smartphones. The company will instead focus its energy on R&D on commercial PCs and physical AI (i.e., robotics and smart glasses). The company will continue to support existing smartphones, however. Per Ice Universe, Samsung will unveil the S26 series on February 25. Pre-orders will begin on February 26 and end on March 4. Then a pre-sale period from March 5 to March 10, and then general sales from March 11."

"We also got TENAA-backed specs for the Galaxy A57. It has a 6.6-inch screen, a processor running at up to 2.9GHz, and an Exynos 1680 SoC. The report details the cameras - 50MP main, and 12MP and 5MP secondary cameras, alongside a 12MP selfie. The iQOO 15 Ultra is coming with the biggest physical fan on a phone and is obviously a potent performer; it topped AnTuTu with a 4.5 million score."

Asus will cease producing new smartphones and will reallocate resources to R&D for commercial PCs and physical AI, including robotics and smart glasses, while continuing support for existing phones. Samsung plans a Galaxy S26 series launch on February 25 with staged pre-order, pre-sale, and general sale windows in late February and March. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected in more than four colors. OnePlus officially denied shutdown rumors and remains active. Honor launched the Magic8 Pro Air with a 6.3-inch display, 5,500mAh battery, and a multi-50MP camera array. TENAA-listed Galaxy A57 details and the high-performing, heavily-cooled iQOO 15 Ultra also emerged. iPhone 18 Pro models will adopt LTPO+ OLEDs allowing the Face ID IR camera to be hidden under the display for smaller pill notches.

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