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Smartphone brands continue to explore new ways to improve the camera capabilities of their phones and partner with established companies in the imaging industry. The latest partnership announced during MWC 2026 is the one between Honor and ARRI. For those unfamiliar with ARRI, it's a German-based manufacturer of motion picture film equipment founded in 1917. It produces professional motion picture cameras, lenses, lighting and post-production equipment. Over the years, the company has won 20 different scientific and technical awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...

Up until now, we were only speculating about vivo's intentions to launch its X300 Ultra globally. There were clues in the past few months in the form of international certification documents, but now we have the official confirmation from vivo itself - the X300 Ultra is indeed coming to the international market, making it the first X Ultra to step outside of China. To hype up fans abroad, vivo showcased the phone's video recording capabilities at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. After mastering the still photos, vivo is now tackling videography and video production with its X300 Ultra flagship,...

Early last month, details about a new mid-range device, the Honor 600 Lite, surfaced online. The handset is likely to be part of the upcoming Honor 600 series. While Honor hasn't made any details about the 600 Lite official, the phone has been listed online. The Honor 600 Lite offers a premium build with a metal frame, a glass rear panel, and an IP66 rating, according to the online listing. The device also appears to have a dedicated camera shutter button. Honor 600 Lite in Velvet Black As per the listing, the phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite SoC, paired with...

Oppo's Find X9 series includes two smartphones - Find X9 and Find X9 Pro. Earlier this month, Oppo said that the Find X9s would launch soon in India with the Dimensity 9500s SoC. And today, Oppo announced that the Find X9 Ultra will debut globally later this year, making it the first Ultra model in the Find X lineup to launch outside China. Oppo stated that the Find X9 Ultra's global launch underscores its long-term commitment to the global market. The Find X9 Ultra's imaging system is co-developed with Hasselblad and it "integrates the most advanced imaging system Oppo has ever developed...

The Tecno Camon 50 Ultra 5G is now official with a large 6,500mAh battery, a triple rear camera setup, and improved protection over the Pro model. It comes with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display that offers a 1.5K resolution and a refresh rate of 144Hz. The display supports HDR10 and is protected with the Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The phone features an under-display optical fingerprint scanner as well. At the back, the design and the camera module remain similar to the Camon 50 Pro model. There’s a primary 50MP wide sensor, a 50MP telephoto unit with 3x optical zoom and OIS support, and an...

As expected, vivo showcased its top-tier camera flagship – the X300 Ultra at MWC. This was not an official announcement but a sneak peek at what’s to come, and the more important bit is that the X300 Ultra is confirmed to launch outside of China, which would make it the first vivo Ultra phone to do so. It remains to be seen which countries will get the device and there’s no word on pricing for now. Vivo did not reveal the X300 Ultra’s actual design and key specs, but we did get to see its all-new teleconverter and camera rig. The verbosely named vivo ZEISS Telephoto Extender Gen2...

OnePlus is expected to unveil the successor to the OnePlus 13T in China later this month. Although the company has not announced an exact launch date, it has begun teasing the upcoming OnePlus 15T. Most recently, a company executive shared details about the phone’s rear camera system. In a post on Weibo, OnePlus China President Li Jie confirmed that the OnePlus 15T will come with an upgraded LUMA periscope lens at the back. The executive claims that the upgraded hardware enables better portrait and zoom shots. OnePlus 13T The handset will also offer a larger battery and improved...