Vivo's X500 Pro Max bets the flagship on 17 stops of dynamic range and a 400mm lens
Vivo's X500 series launches in China on September 21 with a 17-stop 50MP main sensor, 4K/240fps video and a 400mm teleconverter kit for the Pro Max.
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The iPhone 18 Pro's boldest moves are mechanical: blades on the camera, memory off the die
The A20 Pro moves memory off the hot silicon and the main camera gains six mechanical aperture blades - but EU buyers get two headline features switched off.
MobileTech DeskDon't buy the Pixel 11 Pro for the light on the back
Reviewers spent weeks with Google's compact flagship. HiLight is a dud, charging is slow, and the 5x camera plus Pixel software are still the reasons to pay $1,099.
MobileTech DeskOppo put 200 megapixels on every rear camera. Photos will have to wait
The Find X10 Pro Max is official as the first phone with three 200-megapixel rear cameras. Oppo posted the spec sheet. Nobody has published a picture from it yet.
MobileTech DeskRugOne's Xsnap 7 Pro pops the camera off a half-kilo phone
RugOne opened Kickstarter for the Xsnap 7 Pro at €799. IFA hands-ons say the 39-gram action cam works over Wi-Fi 6, the magnets fight back, and it still is not a GoPro.
MobileTech DeskiPhone 18 Pro Max may get the aperture blades. The smaller Pro may not
Leakers and Mark Gurman now point the first iPhone variable-aperture camera at the Pro Max only. The stills pitch is oversold. The video job is the one that might matter on 9 September.
MobileTech DeskHonor Magic 9 Pro leaks agree on the cameras, not the launch
The dual-200MP rear-camera claim keeps tracing back to one Weibo tipster. The date, chipset name, model name and square-selfie rivals remain disputed.
MobileTech DeskGalaxy S26 FE's 256GB price puts it level with the better S26
Samsung's new Fan Edition starts at $699, but the 256GB model meets a discounted Galaxy S26 at $799 while the cheaper A57 matches much of its hardware.
MobileTech DeskMotorola spent the Razr Fold's extra grams on a 6,000mAh battery
The Razr Fold weighs 243 grams and costs $1,899. Lab tests and daily testers keep pointing at the silicon-carbon battery as the reason that extra bulk is not wasted.
MobileTech DeskSamsung's short Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the foldable reviewers keep carrying
The Fold 8 is not the successor to last year's Fold 7. After weeks of reviews, the new passport shape is the one people pocket, even with no telephoto and a $1,900 price.
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