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The next-gen flagship Oppo phone, Oppo Find X8 (PKB110), was spotted on the Geekbench website today and several details of the phone were exposed. The Find X8  model in the test was revealed to carry a premium Dimensity 9400 processor with a prim core clocking at 3.63GHz and 16GB of RAM and run Android 15. Geekbench results also reveal the Oppo Find X8 managed to get 2874 points in a single-core test and 8969 points in a multi-core test. This phone will launch soon in China alongside its siblings Oppo Find X8 Pro and Oppo Find X8 Pro Satellite Connectivity version.

 The poster image of the iQOO Z9 Turbo+ revealing several key phone details has been making rounds on the internet. The iQOO Z9 Turbo+ will feature a bigger 6400mAh battery and make use of the premium chipset from MediaTek, Dimensity 9300+, making it one of the fewer upper midrange phones with this chipset.  iQOO Z9 Turbo+ While details about other specs are a mystery, several tipsters are claiming that it will borrow features from its closest sibling iQOO Z9 Turbo, which came out earlier. So we should expect the upcoming iQOO Z9 Turbo+ to pack a 6.78-inch OLED with 1.5K resolution. The panel will run at a 144Hz refresh rate. The hole-punch cutout in the front panel will be for a 16MP selfie snapper and for the rear camera system, iQOO has used a 50MP wide camera and an 8MP ultrawide camera. The iQOO Z9 Turbo+ will be another 80W fast-charging phone by iQOO/Vivo, joining a family of iQOO Z9 Turbo, Vivo Y100 4G, Vivo S19, Vivo S19 Pro and Vivo Y100 5G, just to name a few. It will boot A

Tecno revealed its book-style foldable Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 yesterday alongside Phantom V Flip 2. The Phantom V Fold 2 serves as a sequel to the Phantom V Fold 5G that debuted in 2023. Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 The Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 is offered in a sole storage configuration,12GB+512GB, which will set you back around $1,099 (~Rs 92,200).  Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 This horizontal foldable is available in two flavours namely Karst Green and Ripping Blue. The foldable will be available in Africa on September 23 and later will be released in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 Specifications When kept folded, you can use this as a normal phone that offers a 6.42-inch AMOLED LTPO screen with 2550 x 1080p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and 2160Hz PWM dimming. The internal screen is a 7.85-inch foldable AMOLED LTPO display with 2296 x 2000p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 360Hz PWM dimming. Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 The Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 sports a

Finally the  2023 Tecno Phantom V Flip foldable has got its successor. Yesterday, the phone maker unveiled the Tecno Phantom V Flip 2 in the global market. The foldable will be available in Africa on September 23,2024 and will later be released in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Tecno Phantom V Flip 2 Regarding pricing, this Tecno's midrange flip-style foldable will set you back $699 (~Rs 58,650) for the model offering 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There are many colour options for this foldable, you are only limited to two choices as of the moment: Travertine Green and Moondust Green. Just as with other phone makers, Tecno could release more colour choices for this device as well. Tecno Phantom V Flip 2 Specifications Starting with the displays, this clamshell phone is armed with a massive 6.9-inch foldable OLED screen running at FHD+ (2640 x 1080 pixels) and 120Hz refresh rate. The PWM dimming of the screen is 2160Hz. When kept closed, you still have an ext

We believe we have just been left with two months before we witness the newer generation of flagship Oppo phones. Today as the Oppo Find X8 series models passed China's 3C for certification of approval it was revealed that all models will come equipped with 80W fast-charging technology. Oppo has been using 80W and 100W wired charging technologies for models of the Find X series for a long time, and it looks like the company will use the same tech for all models. But it should be understood that since the introduction of these two ultra-fast charging technologies, Oppo's flagship Find X series models that share the same fast wired charging technology are the Oppo Find X5 and X5 Pro which debuted in 2022 with 80W fast charging. Also, it has been disclosed that Oppo has planned to bring back the Pro model into the Find X series family, so there will be an Oppo Find X8 Pro this time around.  Not only that, the Oppo Find X8 Pro model will be available in two versions, the standard P

 Besides Infinix's XPad , there is another budget-friendly tablet that was announced today in India. Realme has revealed the Realme Pad 2 Lite as its latest offering in the lower-end tablet segment. There are two variants of the Realme Pad 2 Lite, 4GB+128GB and 8+128GB, which are priced at Rs 14,999 and Rs 16,999, respectively. There are also two colour options available for this machine: Nebula Purple and Space Grey. And it should be noted that as of now the sale date is yet to be confirmed but it has been confirmed that this tablet will be sold via retail stores, Flipkart, and the Realme website. Realme Pad 2 Lite Specifications Realme Pad 2 Lite comes equipped with a 10.95-inch IPS LCD panel with 2K resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and 450nits of brightness. This slate packs in MediaTek Helio G99 chipset,8300mAh battery and supports up to 15W fast wired charging. It offers 4GB / 8GB of  RAM  and 128 GB / 256GB of storage. There is an extra 8GB of virtual RAM to handle multiple app

Realme has dropped its latest P series midrange smartphone dubbed Realme P2 Pro 5G. The handset has been launched today in India with a couple of colour options including Eagle Grey and Parrot Green. According to the company, the Early bird sale will begin from 6pm to 8pm on September 17,2024 and there are three storage variants of the device you could choose from including 8+128GB,12+256GB and 12GB+512GB. Realme P2 Pro 5G Specifications The Realme P2 Pro 5G sports a 6.7-inch AMOLED FHD+ (2412 x 1080p) with the smoothest 120Hz refresh rate, 2000 nits local max brightness, and 2160Hz PWM dimming. The Gorilla Glass 7i covers the display. It runs Android 14-based Realme UI 5 and will support both Android 15 and 16 when they roll out. A 3-year security support for the phones has also been confirmed. This mid-tier phone comes with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, a 5200mAh battery with 80W fast charging support and a 32MP front-facing camera.LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 3.1 storage are supported. The

 Today, the Infinix XPad tablet was launched in India. It is a lower-end tablet offering WiFi and 4G connectivity options. Jumping into specifications, the Infinix XPad has an 11-inch IPS LCD screen with 1920 x 1200p resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and 440 nits brightness. It rocks a MediaTek Helio G99 processor coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and still offers room for storage expansion (microSD card slot). The Infinix XPad sports a 7,000mAh battery with 18W charging support and two 8MP cameras, one on the front and the other with LED flash at the back. It runs Android 14-based XOS 14 and offers a wide range of connectivity options including Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C, a 3.5mm jack, and a single SIM. This tablet is equipped with dual speakers with DTS Audio processing. Lastly, its dimensions are 257.07 x 168.62 x 7.6mm and weighs 496 grams. Infinix XPad Price in India The 4GB+128GB (Wi-Fi + 4G) model of Infinix XPad will set you back around Rs 10,999 and the top ti

According to Mukul Sharma, Honor is gearing up to make an announcement of the new model of the Honor 200 series soon. While other details are kept under wraps, the tipster shared a poster image hinting at the possibility of it being available in three colour choices. Also, the tipster added that the next Honor 200 series phone will cost less than 25,000 INR. The Honor 200 Lite already arrived in other markets so we expect the specs to be almost the same as the Indian variant. It is likely to be powered by a 6.7" FHD+ 120Hz OLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 6080 processor and 4500mAh battery with 35W fast charging. Cameras at the back will be a 108MP wide snapper, a 5MP ultrawide camera and a 2MP depth camera. For your selfies, you will rely on a high-resolution 50MP camera. The Honor 200 Lite will ship with MagicOS 8.0-based Android 14. Its weight and depth will be around 166g and 6.78mm, respectively. Source: Mukul Sharma

OnePlus 13 with model ID OnePlus PJZ110 has appeared on Geekbench with next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor, 16GB RAM and Android 15. The Geekbench 6 CPU Benchmark results reveal that OnePlus 13 got 3,236 points in a single-core score test and 10,049 points in a multi-core test. It has been revealed that the global semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm has also used a 2+6 dual cluster CPU design for its premium Snapdragon 8 series chipset, which will power this OnePlus device and tons of high-end phones from Q4 2025 to Q1/Q2 2025. The first cluster features 2 high-performance cores running at up 4.32GHz and the second cluster consists of 6 mid-cores operating at up to 3.53GHz. Apparently, OnePlus will be announced in China in early Q4 2024 alongside OnePlus 13R. It is also expected to be among the first phones to feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. Via: DCS

 The new generation of iPhones was launched yesterday globally. As it has been in recent years four models of th iPhone 16 series family were revealed starting with the baseline iPhone 16 model to iPhone 16 Plus to iPhone 16 Pro to the most expensive model iPhone 16 Pro Max. Compared to the the last generation ( iPhone 15 series ), the iPhone 16 series comes with more powerful processors offering next-level performance and battery efficiency.  Speaking of design, the base models of the iPhone 16 lineup looks a bit different from their predecesssor as they feature vertical camera layout,not exactly like the iPhone X, but more like two camera rings in a pill-shaped camera module. For the Pro models the Cupertino-based tech giant went for the narrowest bezels making the iPhone 16 Pro Max looks almost like a bezelless phone. And also the base iPhone 16s, iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, gained action button which were exclusive to Pro models of iPhone 15 series yesteryear. Moreover, this time

 After months of leaks, tips and teasers, Huawei has official taken the lid off its latest foldable device known as Huawei Mate XT.  Huawei Mate XT This new foldable is not like any other on the market right now, the Mate XT is a tri-fold foldable which means you can fold it twice making it possible to change from a normal phone into mini-tablet and into a tablet and the other way round. It should be also noted that with the announcemnt of this foldable, Huawei has also beaten Samsung, one of its rival, which is also rumoured to be working on its own tri-fold Galaxy phone for a while now. Huawei Mate XT Specifications and Features Huawei Mate XT Starting with the displays, the size of the display of the Huawei Mate XT changes from 6.4 inches to 10.2 inches. When it is fully folded, its screen size turns to a 6.4-inch OLED display with 2232 x 1008 pixels(measures 156.7 x 73.5 x 12.8mm). When you unfold or fold it once, the screen size turn to a 7.9-inch OLED display with 2232 x 2048 pix

After more than 2 months, the Lenovo-owned tech brand, Motorola has finally introduced its midrange flip type foldable phone, Motorola Razr 50,in India.  The foldable has been officially announced today with its pre-bookings set to begin on September 10 via Amazon, motorola india website, offline stores including Reliance Digital. Motorola Razr 50 Colours and Price in India The Motorola Razr 50 comes in a sole 8GB+256GB storage option which sells for Rs 64,999. There are three colours available for this vertical foldable which are Spritz Orange, Beach Sand, and Koala Grey. Motorola Razr 50 Specifications This foldable comes with a 6.9-inch inner FHD+ 120Hz LTPO OLED panel and a 3.6-inch P-OLED 90Hz outer screen with 1056 x 1056 pixels resolution and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. The Razr 50 features Dimensity 7300X coupled with  8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The foldable supports 8GB of virtual RAM. It comes with 4,200mAh battery with fast wired charging support f

 As promised, Realme Narzo 70 Turbo 5G has been launched today in a event held in India. This newer budget smartphone is offered in three configurations and is set to be sold via Realme website, Amazon, offline stores starting September 16, 2024. Getting back to its prices, for a 6GB+128GB version of Realme Narzo 70 Turbo Realme charges you around Rs 16,999 and the price goes up to Rs 20,999 for a higher variant which offers 12GB RAM and  256GB storage. The mid-trim version (8GB+128GB) of Realme Narzo 70 Turbo comes in at  Rs 17,999. Realme has released three colour choices for this phone which are  Turbo Yellow, Turbo Green, and Turbo Purple. Realme Narzo 70 Turbo Specs Jumping into specifitions of the phone, the Narzo 70 Turbo packs a 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED display with 2000nits peak brightness, Dimensity 7300 Energy chipset and a 5000mAh battery with 45W fast charging support. It comes with 6GB / 8GB / 12GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 14GB virtual RAM support. It offers 128GB / 256G

There is a high possibility that Realme company could launch its upcoming flagship phone Realme GT 7 Pro earlier this year. The company revealed the GT 5 Pro, which is a predecessor of GT 7 Pro, in China in December of 2023, but a recent Weibo post shared by Realme China President hinted at a possible a bit earlier launch for the company's 2023/2024 flagship phone. The Realme GT 7 Pro China's debut is expected to take place in November mkaing it one among of the early phones to come armed with a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. The global unveil of the phone is thought to also be schedulled for November but there is also a possibilityb of it being held in early December. Several reliable tipsters are also claiming that even though Realme will not to the first company to reveal the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 phones (since Xiaomi 15 series models followed by OnePlus 13 will arrive earlier) but globally there will be the first company to introduce a phone (or device)  running on a

The renowned tech tipster IceUniverse took to  X today to disclose the camera specification of the upcoming Samsung's highest-end flagship phone , Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. According to him, the Galaxy S25 Ultra will retain the quad rear camera system including wide, ultrawide, telephoto and periscope telephoto lenses. The tipster says that Samsung will use a new 50MP  ultrawide camera (0.7um, ISOCELL JN3 sensor) for its phone while other sensors are the same as those used for the predecessor (Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra): The primary camera will be a 200MP sensor; the telephoto camera will be a 3X 10MP IMX754 sensor; and the periscope telephoto camera will be an IMX854 50MP sensor (0.7 um). Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will premiere in Q1 2025 globally alongside Samsung Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Plus. Source: Ice Universe