Indian Realme C100i's box outed along with its specs and launch date‎

The Realme C100i launched in some markets back in May, and now it's finally headed to India, where it will be launched on August 27. The Indian model has a different design for its camera bump as you can see from the image below, which shows its retail box. The C100i has a 6.75-inch HD+ LCD screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and 900-nit peak brightness, the Unisoc T7250 chipset at the helm, an 8MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera, and a 6,500 mAh battery with support for 15W charging. It's IP64 rated for dust and splash resistance, and will run Android 16 from day one. It will feature...

Galaxy S27 Ultra tipped to be nearly the same size as S26 Ultra‎

Yesterday, a leaked CAD render revealed a redesigned rear camera layout on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra. Now, the same source has shared more details about the phone’s design. According to tipster Ice Universe, the Galaxy S27 Ultra will retain the overall design of the Galaxy S26 Ultra, with the main change being the rear camera layout. The upcoming flagship is also tipped to have almost identical dimensions to its predecessor and will retain the S Pen slot on the bottom-left side. The speaker grille will also remain on the bottom-left, the tipster claims. However, the...

Samsung Galaxy A57's One UI 9 beta is now imminent‎

Back in June, Samsung started internal testing of the One UI 9 update for the Galaxy A57 released in April. Since then, we've been patiently waiting for the first public beta to arrive, and now it's closer than ever. According to a tipster over on X, Samsung has created a One UI Beta Program section for the Galaxy A57 on its Community forum. This is one of the final steps before the first public beta is released, so it's probably only a few days away now. Samsung Galaxy A57 Of course, that is if Samsung doesn't delay the release for whatever reason. Either way, if you were...

Samsung led the Southeast Asia smartphone market in Q2, was the only brand growing‎

According to a new report from Counterpoint Research (CR), the Southeast Asia (SEA) smartphone market declined by 15% in the second quarter of this year (April to June), compared to the same period last year. Obviously, rising costs for smartphones are to blame. Samsung led the market with a 24% share and was the only brand to actually grow its shipments YoY, by 6%. It was followed by Xiaomi with 18% of the pie, Oppo with 17%, Transsion (the parent company of Infinix and Tecno) with 15%, and Apple with 9%. Samsung's share rose from 19% in 2025, Xiaomi's was flat, Oppo's fell from...

Sony Xperia 10 VIII review‎

Sony Xperia 10 VIII is official with microSD slot, but few upgrades‎

Sony just announced its latest midranger – the Xperia 10 VIII (Mark 8), and it’s easily one of the most underwhelming updates in recent memory. Very little has changed compared to the outgoing Xperia 10 VII, yet Sony is now charging €599/£549 for what is essentially last year’s phone with a new coat of paint. Xperia 10 VIII gets the same 6.1-inch LTPS OLED screen as its predecessor. It’s a FHD+ panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. Sony claims that it boosted brightness by 50%, but there’s no mention of the exact max brightness figure. The top and bottom bezels house familiar front-firing...

Motorola's 2027 flagships will officially support GrapheneOS‎

GrapheneOS, the modified version of Android that is devoid of Google while still running normal Android apps and adding stronger security at the same time, is now working on supporting upcoming Motorola devices. These will ship with Motorola's normal Android skin, but you will be able to switch to GrapheneOS later if you want to, thanks to cooperation between GrapheneOS and Motorola. This will apply to 2027 flagship Motorola devices, starting with a regular non-folding device, according to GrapheneOS developers who hinted at it being the successor to the Signature. The next-gen Razr Fold...