Saturday, October 3, 2026

Honor Magic9 series is official, Motorola's wide foldable coming, Week 40 in review

Honor unveiled its Magic9 flagship series in China, consisting of the Magic9, Magic9 Super Edition, and the range-topping Magic9 Pro Max. The regular Magic9 pairs a compact 6.37-inch 120Hz OLED with a huge 8,000mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and dual 200MP main and periscope cameras. The Magic9 Super Edition goes even further on battery capacity with an enormous 11,000mAh cell and adds a 30,000rpm active cooling fan. The Magic9 Pro Max is the camera-focused flagship, powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. It features a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED, an 8,800mAh battery...



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Google's Pixel 10a gets $100 more expensive

It's definitely price hike season for smartphones these days. Following Samsung raising its smartphone prices just yesterday, today Google is going the same route for its cheapest Pixel. [#InlinePriceWidget,14474,1#] So, the Pixel 10a, previously priced at $499, is now $599. Google hasn't announced the move officially, but the new price is live in its online store for the US. Judging by how component prices keep increasing, these may very well not be the last price hikes we see for these devices. Right now, Google hasn't touched the Pixel 11 family's pricing, but we wouldn't be...



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Samsung Galaxy S25 series receiving One UI 9 stable update in the US

Samsung released the Android 17-based One UI 9 stable update for the Galaxy S25 series a few days ago, but the rollout was limited to South Korea. Well, the rollout has now expanded to the US. [#InlinePriceWidget,13322,1#] The One UI 9 stable update for the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra rolling out in the US has a firmware version ending with DZIF, while the firmware version for the Galaxy S25 FE ends with CZIF. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra The update requires a download of around 4GB, but it's smaller for those who were enrolled in the One UI 9 beta...



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Friday, October 2, 2026

Samsung Display to start mass AMOLED production for the Galaxy S27 series

Earlier today we reported on the fact that Samsung has apparently started mass producing the Exynos 2700 chipset which will be used in its upcoming Galaxy S27 series. But that's not all. According to a separate report from Korea, Samsung Display is preparing to start mass production of the AMOLED panels for the Galaxy S27 family this month. As rumored countless times before, there will be four members in this lineup: the 6.27-inch Galaxy S27, the 6.66-inch Galaxy S27+, the 6.47-inch Galaxy S27 Pro, and the 6.89-inch Galaxy S27 Ultra. Samsung Galaxy S26+ The addition of the Pro...



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iPhone 18 Pro Max connectivity issue on AT&T isn't fixed by iOS 27.0.1 apparently

Earlier this week, Apple released iOS 27.0.1, following the initial iOS 27 launch earlier in September. The update fixes an issue that caused the newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max to reboot after a failed Face ID authentication. Or at least that's what Apple has said about it. [#InlinePriceWidget,14934,1#] [#InlinePriceWidget,14716,1#] However, AT&T is now apparently sending its customers an automated text message urging them to update to iOS 27.0.1 immediately, because it also fixes an issue that leaves an iPhone 18 Pro Max connected to the carrier's network unable...



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Samsung Googlebook appears on Geekbench with a Snapdragon X Elite chipset

Not satisfied with having one laptop platform, Google introduced Googlebooks – Android-powered laptops. The official page for the platform lists laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Now it appears that Samsung will be joining the party soon with a Googlebook of its own. We don’t know what it will be called as Geekbench 7.1.0 only lists its model number – Samsung XE940XSA. Samsung has a “Galaxy Chromebook” for Google’s other laptop platform, so... Galaxy Googlebook? That sounds weird. Samsung Googlebook (XE940XSA) result on Geekbench 7.1.0 Anyway, the chipset is listed...



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Samsung starts mass producing Exynos 2700 chip, Galaxy S27 Ultra decision still up in the air

Samsung has begun mass production of the Exynos 2700 chipset, according to Korean publication The Elec. The company has reportedly set the production target “more than 10% higher” than the Exynos 2600 target to account for the new addition to the S-series family – the Galaxy S27 Pro. The Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro – along with the vanilla and plus models – will use the Exynos 2700 in Korea and Europe. These models will switch to a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip for the US and China. As for the Galaxy S27 Ultra, that one is still up in the air. Samsung System LSI, which designs the Exynos...



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