Welcome to your weekly recap. Xiaomi has dibs on its first Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 phone, followed by OnePlus and iQOO. So when Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 launches in October, expect the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro to be the first phones to feature the chip, followed by the OnePlus 13 and iQOO 13.
We bring you an exclusive first look at the upcoming vivo X100s. The phone is 7.89mm thin and has a smooth, flat display and flat sides, and will come with a titanium option in May.
Here's HMD's Pulse trio. All three new phones fall in the €100-200 price range, with a focus on durability. HMD says the Pulse range is built to “Gen 1 repairability” and you can pick up self-repair kits from iFixit. Repairs include changing the battery but also changing the screen.
All three use the same chipset – Unisoc T606. The Pulse retails for €140/£100 and features a 6.65-inch LCD, 720p+, 13MP main camera and a 5,000mAh battery. The Pulse+ bumps the price up to €160/£130, has the same screen, battery and processor, but brings a 50MP main camera. The Pulse Pro is less expensive at €180, has a 50MP camera, screen and chipset, but does contain a 50MP selfie camera.
A new leak sheds some light on what we can expect later this year.
The Vivo X100s looks stylish with a 7.89mm thin profile, flat display and flat sides.
In 5 minutes you should be able to replace the battery at home with simple tools. iFixit sells repair kits that allow you to replace the display.
After years of lagging behind Chinese phones, Samsung may finally be charging fast. The company's upcoming charger has been detailed – the EP-T5020 has two USB-C ports with 25W and 50W high speed and a rumored MSRP of 70 euros – ouch.
The brand premium on this is insane.
Samsung has named the Galaxy M55 for the Chinese market.
Audiophile brand Moondrop has teased its first phone, the MIAD 01. They say it can be used as a Hi-Fi player and has both 3.5mm and 4.4mm interfaces.
Also, we took a look at the new Huawei Pura 70 Ultra on video and took a look at its 1-inch portable camera.
The smart band acts as a smart watch.
Features dedicated 4.4mm and 3.5mm headphone jacks.
The phone offers excellent endurance.
The phone was announced last week and has already been revealed to us.
Feature phones aren't dead yet and they do an adequate job of what phones are supposed to do – make calls.