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Vivo has already released a bunch of vivo X300 phones and it's seemingly going for a sixth release under the X300 series and it's called X300e. We first heard about the vivo X300e back in February thanks to a leaked IMEI number in the GSMA database. And now, the well-known Digital Chat Station tipster from Weibo revealed most of the handset's hardware. vivo X300 FE The vivo X300e is said to offer a 6.59-inch OLED screen with flat design, while a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset is tasked to run the show, same as the vivo X300 FE. The camera system is expected to cover all bases with a...

We invited our colleagues from Versus to do a blind video test with one of the top-tier flagships of 2026 - the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, the Pixel 10 Pro XL and the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Will from our video team and Olive from Versus sit down and go through a series of blind video tests in an attempt to guess which video belongs to which phone and also share their opinions on which phone takes the best videos. This video blind test is an extensive one, though. The three phones go head-to-head in various scenarios like indoor and outdoor daylight scenes, portrait videos, zooming,...

Samsung released the Android 16-based One UI 8.5 stable update for the Galaxy A26 in May, and now we learn the Korean brand has started working on Android 17-based One UI 9 for this smartphone. That's not the only Galaxy device Samsung has started developing One UI 9 for, though. You can check the table below for the new list of Galaxy devices being tested with One UI 9. Model Firmware Region Samsung Galaxy A26 A266MUBU9DZF1 - Samsung Galaxy A36 A366BXXUADZG1 Europe Samsung Galaxy A37 ...

Google has lost its final appeal to the European Commission's €4.1 billion fine from 2018. The appeal was Google's last chance and was presented at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe's highest court. The record-breaking fine sat at €4.34 (later reduced to €4.1) was imposed on Google by the European Union's executive arm, the European Commission, back in 2018. The EC found that Google was abusing Android's mobile dominance and giving its own apps an unfair advantage by requiring phone makers to pre-install Google Search, Chrome, and the Play Store. The EU sees it as Google's...

iQOO has quietly expanded its Z11 series in China with the launch of the new iQOO Z11i. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon chipset and packs a 6,500mAh battery. It features a 6.74-inch LCD display that offers a refresh rate of 120Hz and an HD+ resolution. The panel is claimed to reach up to 1,200 nits in high-brightness mode. The iQOO Z11i comes with a 6,500mAh battery and supports 15W wired charging. The handset runs Android 16-based OriginOS 6 out-of-the-box. It is powered by a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, which is paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of...

Motorola has recently released a new Android app called Global Connect, in partnership with Gigs. It's available in the Google Play Store in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, and Chile for now, but is scheduled to expand to several European markets later this year. The app also comes pre-installed on a lot of compatible Motorola devices. It offers eSIM data plans across the world, with various options available for different prices, with different data allowances included. To start you off, you get 1GB of complimentary data which can be used in 160 countries. Motorola Global...

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduced the Privacy Display feature – it allows parts (or all) of the screen to be switched to a restricted viewing angle mode temporarily. This allows you to read notifications and see other private info but prevents others nearby from taking a peek. As with so many Ultra features, there was a possibility that this would remain exclusive to the Ultra for the foreseeable future. Apparently not – The Elec reports that all four Galaxy S27 models will have the Privacy Display feature. We had already heard that about the Galaxy S27 Pro, the new addition for...