Mobile UX

Mobile UX

The Redmi Note 15 series got its global launch around a month ago, but the phones are yet to land in Europe. That seems likely to change very soon, though. According to Xiaomi's website, the European launch is scheduled for January 15, which is the day after tomorrow. In some markets you can grab a small discount for the devices on that website (€20 or £15), which will be available to use on a purchase made between January 15 and January 31.

The iQOO Z11 Turbo is just days away from its launch in China, and the company has been steadily teasing its key specifications. The latest teaser reveals new camera details. According to an official teaser on Weibo, the iQOO Z11 Turbo will feature a 32MP front camera with 0.8x wide-angle support. The company also confirmed that the 200MP main rear sensor will offer up to 4x lossless zoom.

Microsoft is removing its Lens scanner app from iOS and Android in the coming months. Microsoft Lens, or Office Lens as it's known to most, will no longer be supported on February 9th and the app won't be functional after March 9th. The portable scanner features of Lens are available in OneDrive instead, making a dedicated app redundant for Microsoft.

Thousands of Monzo customers have reported having difficulties accessing the bank's mobile app. Platform outage monitor Downdetector saw more than 4,000 reports from users complaining of problems on Thursday afternoon. The company has acknowledged "experiencing an issue" with its app - a web page displaying the status of Monzo services says the firm is "continuing to investigate this issue".

We have to say, the Reno15 Pro is a delight in the hands. Compact flagship-style phones don't do too well on the market, but we still love them. Ours is the Dusk Brown model, and it looks classy. There's something Audi A6 Allroad about it, minus the grey plastic mudguards. Nearly the entire phone is matte, save for the camera island, which is part of the rear glass panel, but has a clear finish.

Tecno has officially announced that it's launching the Spark Go 3 smartphone in India on January 16 at 12 PM local time. It will be sold by both Flipkart and Amazon. Tecno has already revealed that the device has an IP64 rating for dust and water resistance, and it can withstand drops from 1.2m. Tecno promises four years of lag-free performance, and the Ella AI voice assistant is on board too.

Built-in active cooling fans are all the rage in China currently, with a lot of manufacturers coming out with devices featuring one.

Oppo is expected to unveil the Find N6 in February, but according to a new rumor from "a trusted industry insider" this won't be its only foldable device launching this year. Instead, it will be joined in September by the Find N7, which will also be a book-style foldable, but with a twist. This one will be wider, just like the iPhone Fold, which is most likely being announced in September as well.

Most of the Oppo Reno15 phones already had their international debut, except for the Oppo Reno15 Pro Mini. During an official launch event in India, the company introduced the handset alongside the vanilla Reno15, the standard Reno15 Pro and the Reno 15c. The Oppo Pad 5 and the Enco Buds3 Pro+ also tagged along, and here are all the prices for the Indian market.

Multispectral imaging works by capturing light in several distinct wavelength bands, including those not visible to the human eye. This enables more detailed information capture when compared to traditional RGB sensors, which only detect red, green, and blue wavelengths. Using multispectral sensors could help future iPhones achieve better material separation and improved depth perception, with the latter resulting in more accurate portrait photos.

The Redmi Turbo 5 series contains the Redmi Turbo 5 Max, the brand has officially announced earlier this month. The Max suffix is new to this line, which previously only had vanilla and Pro models. Now the Redmi Turbo 5 Max has allegedly been pictured in the renders you can see below, which you should take with a hefty dose of salt since they look like they're AI-generated and we can't vouch for the source.

Back in 2023, Infinix unveiled the Explorer Satellite Communication Technology with support for two-way text messaging in remote areas. Now the company introduces the more advanced Infinix Satellite Communication system. In addition to two-way texts, the new system also supports high-definition voice calls. For added convenience, the system offers Speaker Mode and Bluetooth headset calling. Additionally, there's wind suppression that helps pick up your voice clearly even in windy environments.

Co-CEO of Samsung's mobile division, TM Roh, spoke to the media at the CES 2026 trade show, saying "We're facing one of the harshest pricing situations in memory" and warning that "smartphone price adjustments may be necessary". Samsung is working with other companies in its supply chain to try and deal with the situation in the long term as all kinds of electronics are affected by this - notably smartphones, but also TVs and other smart devices.

Motorola unveiled the Razr 60 FIFA World Cup 26 Edition, a limited-edition model for FIFA fans. The clamshell foldable features a soft textured rear panel with patterns associated with the FIFA World Cup. It is available in a green color option, while offering the same specs as the standard Razr 60. Users will also get custom wallpapers, a FIFA theme ringtone, and a FIFA watermark for photos.

The framework I use for writing prompts is called Zoom-Out-Zoom-In. I start by creating a proper context for my product and explaining its target user, then zoom in on the actual screen/page design I want to generate, explaining the goal of a particular screen/page, its layout hierarchy, and the design constraints the AI should consider when generating it. Finally, I mention expectations I have about the screen that AI will generate for me.

The Punkt MC03 UX design divides your phone experience into two environments: One is a distraction-free, fully protected private environment called the Vault; the other is called the Wild Web, and it's where all the Android apps you want to install live. The Vault is the phone's main screen. Here you'll find the core built-in apps and services, all designed with safety and privacy from the ground up, with encryption, no third-party tracking, no data profiling whatsoever. Stuff like mail, messaging, calendar, contacts, or your file cloud live here. They're featured on a white-on-black home screen in Helvetica type that's meant to recall the iconic design aesthetic of Dieter Rams for Braun (an influence that permeates all of Punkt's products).

When was the last time you opened your contact app? Do you even bother with it? If you use email, chances are you also use your contact app -- perhaps without realizing it. However, not all contact apps are created equal. Some contact apps are very basic, while others are overly complicated. And then there's the sweet spot -- those apps with just the right number of features wrapped up in a well-designed GUI. Are you ready for this? Let's get connected.

Back in September, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chipsets for Windows on Arm laptops, and today it's introducing the cheaper option in the portfolio, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. This is the successor to the Snapdragon X Plus from September 2024. The Snapdragon X2 Plus uses the third generation Oryon CPU and it has an 80 TOPS NPU.

The Motoko's dual first-person-view cameras are positioned at eye level to basically see what you see, enabling real-time object and text recognition - translating street signs, tracking gym reps, summarizing documents on the fly, all of that. There are also dual far and near-field mics, working together to capture voice commands and pick up dialogue within view.

The iPhone 17e is coming soon, expected to be unveiled at some point this coming spring. A new rumor out of China today 'confirms' (as much as any rumor can) the fact that it will boast a 6.1-inch screen with a 60Hz refresh rate and the Dynamic Island feature (which also implies a hole-punch cutout replacing the iPhone 16e's notch), and a downgraded version of the Apple A19 chip that also powers the iPhone 17.

The vivo Y50s 5G and Y50e 5G are powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC. At the front, the handsets sport a 6.74-inch flat LCD panel with a refresh rate of 90Hz, HD+ resolution, and 1,000 nit peak brightness. At the back, both phones come with a single 13MP camera, which is paired with an infrared sensor and LED flash. There's also a breathing ring light housed within the camera module.

We're not exactly sure what this entails, but it could be a nod to flagship camera hardware and a larger battery capacity compared to rivals like the iPhone Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. Tipster UniverseIce also shared a schematic render for the Magic 8 Air, which shows a brushed aluminum back with a visor design for its cameras that's quite similar to the Google Pixel series. This image is just a render, so the actual device may end up with a different design.

The iQOO 15 launched in China in October and elsewhere in November, and we recently heard that it will soon be joined by the iQOO 15 Ultra, which, according to the latest rumor on the matter, will boast the biggest active cooling fan ever seen in a smartphone. Today the prolific Chinese leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo has shared when we should expect the iQOO 15 Ultra to be launching - in early February.

The Oppo A6 Pro 5G is powered by the Dimensity 6300 and a sizable 7,000mAh battery. The chipset is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128/256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. There's a microSD slot if you need more storage. The battery, meanwhile, supports 80W SuperVOOC charging (33W PPS). After 30 minutes with an 80W charger, the battery can hit 54%.

It's been 11 years since our iOS app launched. Now, the fully revamped version is almost ready for your iPhone or iPad. Here's what's new: Completely rebuilt and modernized interface, so that we can deliver new features and system integrations that we haven't been able to before, and do so quickly. Redesigned comment threads with improvements for composing and replying to comments.

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is rumored to arrive in March, and now a new rumor from a tipster over on X claims to shed some light on the camera sensors it will use. The main camera will allegedly be employing Sony's recently announced Lytia 901 sensor, a 1/1.12" type with 200MP resolution. The main camera will have a 23mm focal length.

OnePlus is launching the Turbo 6 on January 8, and ahead of that it's already revealed the phone's design, its 9,000 mAh battery capacity, and its slim 1.7mm camera island. Now, the brand has given us some live images of the phone to look at. They showcase it in two colorways: one that machine translates from Chinese as Chasing Light Silver (above), the other apparently called Wilderness Green (below).