Samsung Galaxy S24+ in for review

We finally managed to get our hands on the new Galaxy S24+ and have brought it straight in for review. Samsung packages just a USB-C cable with its Galaxy phones but some retailers will offer Samsung's new, rather tiny 25W adapter. Not everyone offers this deal, but Samsung does give you a free upgrade from 256GB to 512GB during the pre-order period, as well as trade-in bonuses and discounts on Samsung services. Unboxing the Galaxy S24+ The Galaxy S24+ feels like a completely new device - something we couldn't have imagined saying a few weeks ago. For one, it's fully matte on...

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Netflix co-CEO says it's not worth launching an app for the Apple Vision Pro yet

Pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro started off last week and a few days ago analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple has sold between 160,000 and 180,000 units. However, the proud new owners of Apple’s spatial computer won’t be using them to watch Netflix. Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters was interviewed by Stratechery and was there is no Netflix app on the Vision Pro. Long story short, it’s not worth it – there aren’t enough potential subscribers that own the headset relative to the amount of effort it would take to port the streaming app to the platform. That is not to say that there will...

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Google Pixel 9 leaks in renders showing three rear cameras, flat sides

Mere hours ago some CAD-based renders of the upcoming Google Pixel 9 Pro were outed, and now it's time for its smaller and more affordable sibling to get the exact same treatment. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Google Pixel 9. Right off the bat, one thing clearly stands out. Unlike the Pixel 8, the Pixel 9 has three cameras on the rear, one of which obviously has a periscope zoom lens. This is a huge update for the 'vanilla' Pixel line, and one that brings it much more in tune with the Pro, spec-wise. Moving on, the other obvious thing is that Google has also been infested by the...

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Here's the official list of Motorola smartphones getting Android 14

Some companies, like Samsung, have almost finished their rollouts of Android 14 for dozens of devices already. Others, not so much. Today we're talking about Motorola. The brand has published information about which devices it will update to the latest version of the OS across its website. It's not an easily accessible list, mind you - you have to search for a particular device and only then, on each device's page, will you get any indication of whether you should expect Android 14 to come your way. Thankfully, the folks over at YTECHB have gone through all of the devices and...

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Samsung Galaxy S24 pre-orders start in the US, Galaxy A25 and A15 5G too

This week’s Unpacked event brought Samsung’s latest flagships – the Galaxy S24 trio. You can check out our hands-on review for an introduction to the new features and hardware upgrades. And if you’re curious what all those AI features are all about, watch these videos. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is a rethink on how the long telephoto lens should work – instead of a fixed 10x lens, Samsung went for 5x magnification and a high resolution 50MP sensor that offers high quality zoom between 5x and 10x. And more, it enables 8K video recording and 4K @ 120fps from the tele camera. ...

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Samsung Galaxy A15 in for review

This is the new Samsung Galaxy A15 - the LTE variant, mind you, not the 5G-enabled one, and it steps in to replace the Galaxy A14. The Galaxy A15 brings a 90Hz Super AMOLED display - a big step up from the 60Hz PLS LCD on the 4G Galaxy A14. The other key change is the move to a much more efficient 6nm MediaTek Helio G99 with as much as 8GB of RAM. Samsung kept the camera system mostly intact, ditto the 5,000mAh battery, but you do get faster charging at 25W. The Galaxy A15 ships with a USB cable. We have the Blue Black model - it's a dark blue as you'd guess, and it mostly...

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Apple's 12.9-inch iPad Air appears in schematics, revealing design

After skipping the iPad Air upgrade last year, Apple is seemingly gearing up to launch a larger 12.9-inch iPad Air to match size of the current biggest iPad Pro. That's a big size bump from the available 10.9-inch iPad Air. 12.9-inch iPad Air CAD renders 91mobiles unearthed a bunch of schematics showing the rough design of the upcoming iPad Air, which will likely be unveiled sometime this spring. The images show a familiar overall design language but the rear camera along with the LED flash are reminiscent of a distant iPhone X/XS design. Unfortunately, aside from the...

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Apple Vision Pro pre-orders are live, you won't believe what's in the box

Today Apple has started taking pre-orders for its first "spatial computer", the Vision Pro headset. It will become available, as previously announced, on February 2. With the pre-order page come more details about the headset, but let's start with pricing. It's $3,499 with 256GB of storage, $3,699 with 512GB, or $3,899 with 1TB. You can get all versions with one-year financing through Apple Card monthly installments. AppleCare+ for the Vision Pro is $499, and gives you unlimited repairs for accidental damage protection, an "Express Replacement Service", and 24/7 priority access to...

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Samsung Galaxy AI is coming to these older devices

Yesterday, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra - all three models bursting at the seams with AI. Galaxy AI, in fact. They will be running Android 14 of course, with One UI 6.1 on top - unlike any other Samsung device so far (they're all on One UI 6 tops). So, if you have an older Samsung, you may be wondering whether your device will at some point get some of those AI features. Good news: the answer is yes. "Many" of them, according to Samsung itself. The models that will, at least initially, get these AI features, are the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+,...

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Tecno's foldable, the Phantom V2 Fold, pops up on Geekbench, revealing key specs

Tecno's second-generation foldable, the Phantom V2 Fold, is expected to arrive in Q1 this year and its likely debut is during this year's MWC 2024 in Barcelona. Ahead of the announcement, the handset stopped by Geekbench, revealing some of its specs. If you are familiar with Geekbench's listings, you probably know the bits they reveal. For instance, the sheet suggests the upcoming Phantom V2 Fold will run on the MediaTek Dimenisity 9000+ chip. That's the same chip inside the original Phantom V Fold. The unit tested has 12GB of RAM and runs on Android 14, but those likely aren't...

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HarmonyOS Next gets closer to prime time, video shows off the new UI design language

HarmonyOS Next is getting closer to release – Huawei just posted an introduction video that highlights some of the changes to the UI design language. It’s trying to break away from the drab flat design and add back dimensionality with concepts like “Spatial,” “Vivid Color” and “Immersive.” This version of HarmonyOS is dubbed “Star River” edition, although some online translation services render the name as “Galaxy” edition. We’ll stick with “Star River” to avoid confusion. HarmonyOS Next will drop Android support in China, so local developers are busy porting over their apps to...

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Moto G Play (2024) is now official with $149 price tag, 50 MP main camera

Today Motorola has officially taken the wraps off the Moto G Play (2024). This phone will become available in the US at Amazon, Best Buy, and Motorola's online store on February 8 for just $149.99. Subsequently, you'll also find it at Consumer Cellular, Verizon, Xfinity Mobile, Visible, Cricket, AT&T, UScellular, Cox Mobile, Straight Talk, Walmart Family Mobile, Total by Verizon, and Simple Mobile. In Canada, it arrives earlier, namely on January 26, at "select carriers and national retailers" but unfortunately Motorola hasn't announced a price for Canada, only saying it varies by...

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Oppo Find X7 Ultra and Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro are official, Week 2 in review

Welcome to the end of the second week of 2024. The Poco X6 and X6 Pro arrived with 6.67-inch AMOLED displays with 1,220 x 2,712px resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and up to 1,800 nits of peak brightness. They also share the same 16MP front-facing camera housed inside a punch-hole cutout and in-display fingerprint scanners - a first for Poco smartphones. Poco X6 Pro boots Xiaomi HyperOS based on Android 14 while X6 will launch with MIIUI 14, but is promised to get updated to HyperOS soon. Poco promises 3 Android updates a 4 years of security patches for both X6 models. Poco X6 Pro features...

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Oppo Find X7 Ultra in for review

The Oppo Find X7 Ultra unveiled a few days ago has landed at our office for review. But before we put this 2024 Oppo flagship through our review gauntlet, let's take a quick look at what it offers. The Oppo Find X7 Ultra comes in Tailored Black, Ocean Blue, and Sepia Brown colors, and it's the blue version we received for review. Its retail box includes a protective case, charging cable, 100W power adapter, a SIM ejector tool, and the usual paperwork. The Oppo Find X7 Ultra is built around a 120Hz 1,440p 6.82" LTPO AMOLED screen protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The display has a...

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Weekly poll: can the Asus ROG Phone 8 find a place in your pocket?

The new Asus ROG Phone 8 is very much still a gaming phone, but this time around Asus designed it with everyday usability in mind. It’s smaller and lighter than before and has a proper IP68 dust and water resistance rating (vs. IP54 on last year’s model). Bigger changes include a 32MP 3x telephoto camera and improved stabilization for the main cam (Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 3.0). There is now wireless charging too (15W), though the battery capacity was reduced slightly (at 5,500mAh it’s not small by any means). As a gaming phone, it will make use of the new variable refresh rate...

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Amazon US has great deals on the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and Google Pixel 8

The Google Pixel 8 has the best software support out of any Android, barring relatively rare devices like the Fairphone. It will receive updates for 7 years and Google will ensure that there are spare parts available for that long too. And Google actually adds cool new features with its regular Pixel Feature Drops. You can grab the small model for $550 or get double the storage for $50 more. If that’s too much, the Pixel 7a is also on sale, but we wanted to look at another phone first. Google Pixel 8 $150 off ...

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Ordering Apple Vision Pro may require an Apple device with Face ID

Apple recently announced that it will start taking pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro in the US on January 19 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with the first units expected to ship on February 2. As with all hot new Cupertino products, we definitely expect some hurdles in acquiring one early. That is probably even more applicable to the Apple Vision Pro since analysts have predicted hardware shortages and very limited initial availability for the product. We now have a bit more idea as to what the initial pre-order process for the Apple Vision Pro will look like, and apparently, it will...

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OnePlus 12 price in India leaks

The OnePlus 12's global debut will take place on January 23, following its initial introduction in China last year. Since it's been official in China for a few months, we basically know almost everything about it. Almost, since of course we were missing pricing information for markets outside of China. Today through a premature Amazon listing the mystery is no longer a mystery. The OnePlus 12 is apparently set to be priced at INR 69,999 in India, with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. OnePlus 12 price was live on Amazon India for a short while & I managed to grab this screenshot.For the...

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Leaked Sony DualSense V2 controller has more than twice the battery life

A DualSense V2 controller from Sony just popped up on Best Buy's official Canadian branch with product images and specs. And although the images reveal zero change in the design, the specs show a massive improvement in battery life. Sony DualSense V2 controller As per the specs listed, the DualSense V2 has 12 hours of autonomy, compared to the 5-hour battery life on the current generation DualSense controllers. The rest of the feature set remains unchanged - built-in mic, haptic triggers, headphone jack, touchpad, the whole lot. The controller's price is listed as CAD 90,...

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Honor Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design is official with sporty look

Honor announced its partnership with Porsche Design last month and today we see the first product to come out of it. The special Honor Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design is a sportier take on the feather-light high-end foldable. The Honor Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design shares the hardware of the Magic V2 but it only comes in the top trim with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The exterior is vastly different, though. The Porsche Design V2 comes in the iconic Porsche Agate Grey and the body incorporates Porsche's signature "Flyline" - the way the company cars' roofline is sloping downward to the...

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