Motorola sets Signature 27 for Nov 5, still hides the price
Motorola locked a November 5 event for the Signature 27. Confirmed hardware includes Qualcomm's Extreme chip and a 200MP periscope. The US teaser still has no price.
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Honor's 10,100mAh Win 2 still has no public battery test
Honor put a 10,100mAh gaming phone on sale in China with two fans and a new Snapdragon. The endurance figures in the launch coverage are still Honor's.
BenchRedmi Note 17 Pro's web run trails last year's smaller phone
Notebookcheck's global Redmi Note 17 Pro lasted 29.2 hours on Wi-Fi, behind the smaller-battery Note 15 Pro. GSMArena's Active Use Score rose by about two hours. The main camera got smaller.
BenchApple's October iPhone 18 Pro parts cut has two explanations
Nikkei says Apple cut October component orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max by at least 15 percent after a $100 price rise. TrendForce had expected Apple to absorb the memory-cost jump instead.
Market DeskSnapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Benchmarks: The 85% Claim Meets the Charts
Reference-phone tests of Qualcomm's 2nm flagship show a big graphics jump, a small multi-core gain, slower heat build-up and a GPU gap to Apple's A20 Pro.
BenchThe 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 DeskHuawei folded the Mate XT 2 inward. The privacy screen still costs extra
The third Huawei tri-fold finally hides its 10.2-inch OLED, adds a Samsung-style privacy panel as a paid SKU, and starts near $3,000 in China with no Google apps.
MobileTech DeskXiaomi's 18 Fold finally gives two apps a screen each
Xiaomi's first wide foldable pairs a paper-ratio inner display with its own XRing O3 chip, but the launch leaves durability and global availability unanswered.
MobileTech DeskPOCO kept last year's chip, then spent the F9 Ultra budget where you can feel it
The F9 Ultra skips Qualcomm's next flagship chip but adds a huge battery, sharper camera ambitions and a higher price. Reviewers show why the trade makes sense, with caveats.
MobileTech DeskReport says Samsung ordered Exynos boards for the Galaxy S27 Ultra
MoneyToday reports that Samsung ordered an Exynos 2700 mainboard after Snapdragon development was nearly complete. It preserves an option, not a confirmed launch plan.
MobileTech DeskGrapheneOS may skip Pixel 11 after Google dropped memory tagging
After a week of porting, GrapheneOS stopped work on Pixel 11 because ARM memory tagging is missing in software, firmware and, it says, almost certainly hardware.
MobileTech DeskMotorola raised the Razr Plus price and reused its chip for a third year
The $1,099 Razr Plus 2026 runs everyday apps well, but three generations of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 leave buyers paying more for performance they could already buy.
MobileTech DeskVivo's X Fold6 makes a strong case for tall foldables, with an import catch
Vivo's X Fold6 combines a 7,000mAh battery, a 200MP main camera and unusually capable multitasking, but today's China-market import lacks eSIM and 6GHz Wi-Fi.
MobileTech DeskThe Poco F8 Pro at £449 makes last year's fastest chip the smarter buy
Poco's discounted F8 Pro cannot sustain its peak Snapdragon 8 Elite speed, but independent tests show it still delivers rare gaming performance for £449.
MobileTech DeskTensor G6 is faster. It is still a generation behind Snapdragon
Pixel 11 tests put Tensor G6 about 18 percent ahead of last year's chip and roughly 40 percent behind Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Google sold the TPU. Games noticed the GPU.
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.
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