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vivo recently began teasing the T5x 5G in India and has now confirmed the phone’s launch date along with a few key specifications. The phone is set to succeed the vivo T4x, which debuted in March last year. The vivo T5x 5G will be unveiled in India on March 17 and will be available for purchase via the official vivo India website, offline stores, and Flipkart. In a teaser video posted on X, vivo revealed that the T5x 5G will be priced under INR 23,000 ($250) in the country. The handset will also pack a 7,200mAh battery, which vivo claims is the biggest in the segment. Ready to...

Poco C85x is the latest entry in the Poco C-series, and it brings a massive 6,300 mAh battery alongside a compelling starting price of INR 10,999 in India. The device is built around a 6.9-inch HD+ 120Hz IPS LCD with a notch cutout for the 8MP selfie camera. You also get a single 32MP main cam around the back alongside an unspecified auxiliary lens. Poco C85x The C85X is equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 6300 just like the regular Poco C85 and paired with 4GB RAM alongside 64/128GB storage, which is expandable via the onboard microSDXC card slot. Poco C85x's key...

The Xiaomi Pad 8 was initially scheduled to launch in India alongside the Xiaomi 17 series on March 11, but the company moved the launch up by a day. The tablet is now available for purchase in India and is identical to the version sold in China. In India, the Xiaomi Pad 8 is priced at INR 33,999 ($370) for the 8GB/128GB variant, while the 12GB/256GB model costs INR 36,999 ($400). The tablet will be offered in Graphite Gray and Titanium Blue color options, with sales set to begin on March 17. There’s also a Nano Texture display variant of the tablet, which is priced at INR 38,999...

Realme has introduced a new budget phone called the Note 80 in select Southeast Asian markets. The phone is powered by a Unisoc chipset and features a single rear camera and an LCD display. The Realme Note 80 sports a 6.74-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The panel supports up to 563 nits of peak brightness in high brightness mode and offers a 180Hz touch sampling rate. It is powered by a Unisoc T7250 chipset that features a Mali G57 GPU. The SoC is coupled with up to 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of EMMC 5.1 internal storage. The phone also supports a...

One of the more under-the-radar changes with the Galaxy S26 Ultra coming from the S25 Ultra is the switch from a titanium frame to an aluminum one, which naturally raises some durability questions. Luckily, PBKreviews delivered his signature drop test video to showcase how Samsung’s latest top-tier flagship fares. Apart from the different frame material, the S26 Ultra features more rounded corners, and its camera island is more exposed than last year’s model. The new phone reuses the same Corning Gorilla Armor 2 protection across its displays and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on its back,...

vivo has confirmed that it will soon unveil the X300s in China. The company has also revealed some key specifications of the handset, which recent leaks had referred to as the X300 Max. The upcoming ‘s’ variant is likely to go official alongside the vivo X300 Ultra. The confirmation comes from vivo’s Product Manager Han Boxiao, who shared the details on Weibo. The vivo X300s will be a larger and improved version of the standard X300. It will feature a flat 6.78-inch AMOLED display using a BOE Q10+ panel. The screen will support a 144Hz refresh rate, 1.5K resolution, and Circular...

Apple is expected to launch new MacBook Pro models later this year featuring a touchscreen OLED display and M6-series chips. The upcoming lineup was initially expected to replace the recently launched M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models. However, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that may not be the case. Gurman suggests that the upcoming MacBook could instead carry an Ultra moniker and sit above the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBooks. While Gurman is unsure whether Apple will adopt the Ultra branding or stick with the traditional Pro name, the upcoming laptop is expected to come with...