Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 now rumored to have a significantly bigger cover display

Last week we saw the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip7 in some CAD-based renders for the first time, and today the same source is back with an update. Everything else stays the same except for the cover display, which is growing substantially to basically take over the entire space on the phone's upper half, even incorporating the two cameras. This is a design we've seen from other companies already, so it's nothing new, but it's nice to see Samsung getting in on the action too. Otherwise, the Flip7 would have looked dated from day one, and that's not great. The size of the cover display...

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Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro hands-on review

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Xiaomi Modular Optical System concept hands-on

Xiaomi showcased an interesting new cameraphone concept at this year's MWC in Barcelona, Spain. Although it's reminiscent of past attempts from other manufacturers, Xiaomi's approach is fundamentally different. Sony, for example, tried using an external lens controlled by an Xperia smartphone. The main advantage of Xiaomi's concept is that it uses the smartphone's ISP, so all the post-processing is done on the device. The phone and the lens connect via Xiaomi's proprietary LaserLink and data transfer happens in nanoseconds. The transfer rate is 10 Gbps. The lens attaches to a...

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Realme interchangeable lens concept hands-on

Realme's main focus at this year's Mobile World Congress is to launch its 14 Pro series in Europe, but the company did a little side quest too. Meet the Realme interchangeable lens concept - a Realme smartphone that can mount Leica M lenses on its back! Before we go mounting lenses on, let's look at the underlying phone. This is a Realme smartphone running a two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The back is reminiscent of Xiaomi's 15 Ultra in its dual-tone Silver Chrome. The Realme has a glass-covered camera island with two cameras - a wide and ultrawide, along with a custom...

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Infinix launches Note 50, Note 50 Pro with bigger batteries

Infinix launched the Note 50 series today, starting with the first two phones in Indonesia. The Note 50 and Note 50 Pro are based on LTE-only chipsets, but adopt a new design and larger batteries compared to their predecessors. Infinix has outfitted the Note 50 and Note 50 Pro with the Helio G100 chipset from Mediatek. While it's unfortunate that there isn't a different SoC, Indonesia is lagging behind with its 5G deployment. Both phone share the same footprint and display – a 6.78" AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution. The size and resolution are the same as on the Note 40 and...

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vivo Y300i appears online ahead of launch

A new vivo phone is coming to join the quickly expanding Y300 series. The phone is called Y300i and its model number V2444A was listed on the China Telecom website with its full specs sheet, and images, revealing yet another affordable midranger. vivo Y300i The phone packs a 6.68” LCD with HD+ resolution, and we expect the panel to have up to 120 Hz refresh rate because vivo is using the same screen in numerous other devices from the Y series. The chipset is Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, and we know from the listing the phone will have three memory options – 8/256 GB, 12/256 GB, and...

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Tim Cook teases Air announcement for this week

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to X to tease another product launch. Following the iPhone 16e introduction last month, Apple is now focusing on its Air lineup. Based on previous reports this teaser should be about the upcoming 13” and 15” MacBook Air models equipped with the Apple M4 chip. This week. pic.twitter.com/uXqQaGNkSk— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 3, 2025 For reference, Apple launched its M3 MacBook Airs exactly one year ago. Apple is also expected to launch refreshed 11” and 13” iPad Airs with the M3 chip, which could very well be part of this upcoming launch. Apple is also rumored to...

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