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The OnePlus 16 is official, with a mammoth 9,000mAh battery. The power plant supports 100W wired and 50W wireless charging. Elsewhere on the phone, there's the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (still can't cope with this name), a 6.78-inch LTPO OLED display that can go up to 185Hz in select games, and a triple camera, consisting of a 200MP wide-angle, a 50MP 3x telephoto, and a 50MP ultrawide. The OnePlus 16 is available in China, and it's exclusive to China. Sadly, it isn't getting a global version. Still, that doesn't matter as much when you sell 70 thousand units in the first...

We've got a new iPhone in town, but the age-old question remains: do I get the new iPhone, or is last year's model just as good? With the Apple iPhone 18 Pro now released, the Apple iPhone 17 Pro stock is running low as Apple has discontinued the model. However, if you act fast, you might find one that will feel just like the new iPhone, but at a lower price. After all, the upgrades this year are quite modest. Looking beyond the specs, the iPhone 18 Pro does promise some improvements in certain aspects, so let's take a closer look and try to find the nuances. Table of Contents: ...

The OnePlus 15 was the last global flagship from the company. Since it launched, OnePlus left the global market to focus only on India and China. Well, mostly on China – this week, the company announced the OnePlus 16 for the Chinese market. As for India, there is conflicting information on whether or not the 16 will be available. One tipster claims that the company will launch the cheaper OnePlus 16R and that it “might” launch the full-fat 16 flagship too. So, this might be an exercise in futility, but what do you think about the OnePlus 16? Would you buy one if you had the chance? Before...

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days soaked up almost all of the discounts last week, so there wasn’t much left over for the weekend. This week, however, we are seeing a return to form. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 starts at €1,405. This is for a 12/256GB unit and, unfortunately, the 512GB upgrade is still quite expensive at €425 more. Still, a nearly €600 discount on the base model is nothing to sneeze at. But is the new wide foldable form factor better than the book-style format? Our Galaxy Z Fold8 vs. Z Fold8 Ultra article goes into the pros and cons of each design. ...

Honor is preparing to launch the Win2 series that consists of the Win2 itself, the Win2 RT and the Win2 Turbo. The Win2 series shapes up to be an interesting tech showcase since it's defined by an active cooling fan and massive batteries - the standard Win2 is said to offer a 10,100 mAh battery, while the Win2 RT will run on an even bigger 12,070 mAh battery. Honor Win2 series teaser posters But while we are waiting for the release next week, Honor continues to tease its handsets. However, the latest teaser actually comes from Visionox, a display panel manufacturer. According to a...

A source close to Nokia Power User claims that Samsung is planning a complete overhaul of One UI and a major shift in overall philosophy. In fact, the Korean tech giant is looking into various ways to innovate in the space and potentially change the way Galaxy users interact with the software. The claims are partially corroborated by renowned Samsung tipster Ice Universe. My independent source has confirmed: One UI 10 will bring about significant changes, unprecedented in nature.— Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) October 17, 2026 The last time Samsung introduced a major overhaul of its...

Honor is launching the Win2 in China on October 21, and not long ago it was purportedly spotted in the Geekbench online database, confirming the fact that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC. Now a prototype device with the same BRM-AN00 model number has also run AnTuTu v12, managing to score 5,702,964, as the image below attests. The phone has a 1,502,737 CPU score, a 2,072,221 GPU score, a 755,729 memory score, and a 1,372,277 UX score. The result card also reveals a 185Hz refresh rate for its screen, as well as the use of LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1...