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Following in the footsteps of the OnePlus 13, OnePlus 12, and OnePlus Open, today the OnePlus 11 from 2023 is receiving the update to OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16.

vivo launched the X300 and X300 Pro in October, and now according to a new rumor out of China, it's busy working on the X300s. This model will allegedly arrive in the first quarter of 2026, so sometime between January and March. It will pack a 7,000 mAh battery, which would be a significant leap compared to the X300's 6,040 mAh cell.

MyLidl app uses confusing terminology, making it a challenge to find anything. Photo illustration by the author. When we talk about the fundamental principles of accessibility, it's typically applied to websites, and of course, to building design. My recent experience with grocery shopping post-pandemic has got me thinking about the ways in which those principles are being violated in the day-to-day routine of feeding ourselves.

Let's kick off a busy week's recap with the Poco F8 Pro and F8 Ultra announcement. Both have Bose-tuned speaker systems, the Ultra adding a dedicated subwoofer on the back. The F8 Pro has a 6,210mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Elite (last year's top SoC), and a triple camera with a 60mm f/2.2 telephoto. The F8 Ultra has the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 6,500mAh battery, and a 115mm f/3.0 telephoto with close-focusing.

Tablets Samsung didn't release a Plus model for the 2025 generation, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ is still a viable option with its Dimensity 9300+ chipset. It has a larger 12.4" display but is otherwise more of the same. The Redmi Pad 2 is another 11" slate, this one with a 90Hz IPS LCD. It uses the Helio G100 Ultra chipset.

After using the vivo X300 Pro as my only camera on a recent trip to the Andalusia region in Spain, I walked away convinced that vivo has created one of this year's strongest cameraphone contenders. While it may not introduce dramatic hardware leaps over its predecessors, the cumulative refinement across hardware, software, and accessories has resulted in a remarkably capable and versatile device.

Google recently launched the Gemini 3 Pro AI model, as well as Nano Banana Pro which is based on it. From the get-go, free Gemini users got access to up to five prompts per day, which was the same limit enforced before for Gemini 2.5 Pro. Additionally, free users could also use Nano Banana Pro with three images per day.

With the Poco F7 series earlier this year, Xiaomi introduced an Ultra model that sits above the Poco F7 Pro. So even though the Pro isn't the top offering from Poco, the F8 Pro still packs a punch, especially with the upgraded hardware. The Poco F8 Pro is now equipped with the previous-best chipset from Qualcomm - the Snapdragon 8 Elite. That makes it a compelling performer in its own respective price class.

The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, the company's first tri-fold smartphone, is rumored to debut in Korea next month. The phone is expected to carry a heavy price tag, but a new report suggests the phone could be cheaper than previously rumored. According to Korean reporter yeux1122, the Galaxy Z TriFold will be priced around 3.6 million won ($2,447) in its home country. While this is still expensive, it is cheaper than the previously rumored price tag.

Honor has begun seeding its Android 16-based MagicOS 10 update for the Magic V5, and the update has now reached our review unit. It weighs around 3.6 GB and comes with a long list of new features. Honor Magic V5 MagicOS 10 update changelog These include Honor's latest Turbo X performance engine, optimized system animations, and camera improvements. The update also brings a refreshed Control Centre, updated parallel apps and new lock screen customization options.

Smartphone maker Infinix is teaming up with Italian design house Pininfarina for its upcoming flagship, according to a source familiar with the company's roadmap. Pininfarina, the iconic design house behind legendary automobiles from Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and more, brings a rich automotive heritage to the table. It would mark the studio's first-ever collaboration with a smartphone brand.

Almost a month after its unveiling, Nothing today launched the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite in India. The smartphone comes in white, black, and blue colors in the country with two memory options - 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB, priced at INR20,999 and INR22,999, respectively. Phone (3a) Lite Blue is here. Designed for India to light up your everyday. Available from 5 Dec, 12 PM.

With this year's Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Samsung brings the model much closer to the S25 Series. Size- and design-wise, it's identical to the Galaxy S25+, while it shares the full-fledged Exynos 2400 SoC with last year's Galaxy S24+. Compared to the S25+, the Galaxy S25 FE is around 30% cheaper in Europe and almost 50% cheaper in the US (when you account for storage and you shop from third-party retailers).

According to a Fubon Research analyst, who bases the estimate on supply chain data and Apple's margin requirements, the iPhone Fold is expected to cost around $2,399. In comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 starts at $1,999, so it's not surprising that Apple's foldable iPhone will be priced higher. Fubon Research believes the iPhone Fold's material costs for the display panel, hinge, and lightweight components are the reason behind the higher price tag.

The Mate 80 Pro Max is similar in design to the Mate 80 Pro, but it comes with a larger display, a better chipset, a quad-rear camera setup, and a bigger battery. The phone has a 6.9-inch dual-layer OLED LTPO display with a refresh rate of 120Hz and up to 8,000-nit peak brightness. It is powered by the Kirin 9030 Pro SoC, which is paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The phone runs HarmonyOS 6, which gets several UI changes and AI features.

We all knew it was only a matter of time before agentic AI hit the mobile web browser. I've tested agentic AI on the desktop and, quite honestly, I've not been all that impressed. Why? Because doing things on a desktop is really easy for me. However, doing things on a mobile device is not quite so efficient. First of all, my mobile typing skills would be laughed at by Gen Z.

It hasn't even been six months since the Realme 15 Pro launched, yet rumors about its successor, the Realme 16 Pro, are already surfacing. The alleged device has now appeared on the TENAA certification website, revealing several key specifications. The Realme smartphone, with the model number RMX5121, is expected to be the China variant of the 16 Pro. It is listed to come with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2772 × 1272 pixels.

According to him, this will be the first foldable on the market launching with Qualcomm's latest and greatest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The Find N6 will also have a version with satellite communication support in China. The phone's battery capacity won't be under 6,000 mAh, although a specific number hasn't been outed yet.

Threads is making it easier to add people into your group chats in the app, with the option to share an invite link, meaning you'll no longer need to invite people individually to join your group. To create a group chat with a link, open your Threads inbox and start a new message. Tap 'Create group chat,' then 'Create with link.' Once you name the chat, you'll see the option to copy the link.

Oppo unveiled the K13 Turbo and K13 Turbo Pro in China in July and later introduced them in India. We haven't heard from Oppo about the launch of the K15 series yet, but reliable tipster Digital Chat Station has shared key specs of an unannounced smartphone that could be the Oppo K15 Turbo Pro. According to DCS, this unannounced mid-range smartphone, featuring a "waterproof" and "theoretically dustproof" cooling fan for active cooling, is powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC.

The iPhone 15 Pro is a couple of generations old, but it still offers modern features like an LTPO display, USB-C charging, satellite connectivity and UWB. It's before the switch to high resolution telephoto and ultra-wide cameras, though, both modules are 12MP. On the plus side, the 48MP main has a large 1/1.28" sensor. You can also grab the larger iPhone 15 Pro Max - besides the larger screen (6.7" vs. 6.1")

Today, Samsung Electronics named TM Roh as head of its Device eXperience (DX) Division and appointed him as CEO. He won't be the only CEO, however - he's joining Young Hyun Jun, Vice Chairman and Head of the Device Solutions (DS) Division, as co-CEO. Roh will continue to oversee the company's mobile business as head of the Mobile eXperience (MX) business, while Vice Chairman Jun will remain head of the Memory business.

According to a new research note by analyst Jeff Pu, Apple's upcoming iPhone 17e will come with a camera upgrade. Specifically, it will get the same 18MP selfie camera as the rest of the iPhone 17 family. This was introduced with the iPhone 17 series, so it's both great and rather surprising to see Apple extending it to the cheapest model in the lineup so quickly - it's not often the company does something like this.

A prototype A57 ran Geekbench earlier today, and, as always, this has revealed the chipset that's powering it. It's the Exynos 1680, the successor to the Exynos 1580 in the Galaxy A56. The new chip is clearly still in the testing phase, so don't take the results too seriously. For what it's worth, it managed a single-core score of 1,311 and a multi-core score of 4,347 in Geekbench 6.5 for Android.

OpenAI began piloting group chats for ChatGPT users last week. The feature was available on web and mobile for logged-in users on ChatGPT's Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, but only in Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand, and South Korea. OpenAI said the rollout would be expanded to more regions based on feedback, which has been positive, and the company announced the rollout of group chats for ChatGPT users globally.

Oppo is working on a new device with the model number PLT120. This was just certified for sale in China by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The listing reveals the fact that the handset has a 6.75-inch screen with 720x1570 resolution. It has 8/12GB of RAM and 128/512GB of storage. It has a 6,830 mAh battery capacity, which, if it is the 'rated' capacity, will end up being advertised as 7,000 mAh.

In a video posted on Weibo, Huawei reveals that the Mate 80 series will introduce a new battery-saving feature called 'Outdoor Mode', which promises to extend battery life for several days. Huawei claims the new mode can deliver up to 14 days of use on a full charge.