The Realme GT 7 Pro will launch on November 4. Ahead of the date, the brand has been aggressively teasing several details of the phone, including its Camera Control-like button and display. Now, the company is back with more revealing information about its design.

In the clip shared by Realme, the Realme GT 7 Pro boasts an orange body, which will be called the Mars Design. The variant is inspired by the color of the planet, and the brand notes that it was achieved through multi-layered hot-forging AG technology to achieve that distinct design.

The color of the back panel is not the only highlight of the clip, as the Realme GT 7 Pro’s camera island design has also been revealed. Unlike the Realme GT 5 Pro’s huge circular camera island, the Realme GT 7 Pro gets a square module, which is now placed in the upper left corner. The main module is placed on a metal-like island with HyperImage+ printing and a color that matches the orange back panel.

Prior to this, Realme shared some vital details about the GT 7 Pro’s screen, which is a Samsung Eco² OLED Plus display. The company revealed that it is a depolarized 8T LTPO panel and that the model is the first to employ a 120% DCI-P3 color gamut. Realme also underscored that the Realme GT 7 Pro has excellent visibility, noting that it has more than 2,000nits peak brightness and over 6,000nits local peak brightness. Conversely, the phone also offers hardware-level full-brightness DC dimming. Another highlight of the display is its low power consumption despite its high visibility under bright conditions. According to Realme, the GT 7 Pro’s display has a 52% lower consumption compared to its predecessor.

• Here are the other things we know about the Realme GT 7 Pro:

• Snapdragon 8 Elite
• up to 16GB RAM
• up to 1TB storage
• 50MP Sony Lytia LYT-600 periscope camera with 3x optical zoom 
• 6500mAh battery
• 120W fast charging
• Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
• IP68/IP69 rating
• Camera Control-like button for instant Camera access

The phones are both armed with the Dimensity 9400 chip, making them the first devices to offer the new SoC in the market. The processor, nonetheless, is not the only highlight of the series. Both will also boot with the recently announced AI-armed ColorOS 15, while the Pro model gets the earlier rumored Quick Button camera button and a satellite version with a 16GB/1TB configuration. 

The phones’ camera department is also impressive, thanks to their components. To start, the vanilla model houses a 50MP Sony LYT-700 (1/1.56″, 24mm) main camera with OIS, a 50MP ISOCELL JN5 (15mm equivalent) ultrawide with AF, and anIMX882 (73mm) periscope with 3x zoom and OIS.

While the Pro version also has the 50MP telephoto and ultrawide of its vanilla sibling, it comes with better specs through the addition of a second 50MP IMX858 (1/2.51″, f/4.3) periscope lens with 6x optical zoom and OIS. It also has a bigger 50MP 1/1.4″ LYT-808 unit compared to the Find X8. Other camera highlights of the series include the HyperTone technology, Hasselblad Portrait Mode, and a new LivePhoto option.

The standard model is available in Starfield Black, Floating Light White, Chasing Wind Blue, and Bubble Pink color options, while the Find X8 Pro comes in Hoshino Black, Cloud White, and Sky Blue options. Configurations for the Find X8 include 12GB/256GB, 16GB/256GB, 12GB/512GB, 16GB/512GB, and 16GB/1TB. Meanwhile, the Find X8 Pro comes in 12GB/256GB, 12GB/512GB, 16GB/512GB, 16GB/1TB, and another 16GB/1TB option with satellite communication feature support.

Here are more details about the Oppo Find X8 and Oppo Find X8 Pro:

Oppo Find X8

• Dimensity 9400
• LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 4.0 storage
• 6.59” flat 120Hz AMOLED with 2760 × 1256px resolution, up to 1600nits of brightness, and under-screen optical fingerprint sensor 
• Rear Camera: 50MP wide with AF and two-axis OIS + 50MP ultrawide with AF + 50MP Hasselblad portrait with AF and two-axis OIS (3x optical zoom and up to 120x digital zoom)
• Selfie: 32MP
• 5630mAh battery
• 80W wired + 50W wireless charging
• Wi-Fi 7 and NFC support

Oppo Find X8 Pro

• Dimensity 9400
• LPDDR5X (standard Pro); LPDDR5X 10667Mbps Edition (Find X8 Pro Satellite Communication Edition)
• UFS 4.0 storage
• 6.78” micro-curved 120Hz AMOLED with 2780 × 1264px resolution, up to 1600nits brightness, and under-screen optical fingerprint sensor
• Rear Camera: 50MP wide with AF and two-axis OIS anti-shake +  50MP ultrawide with AF + 50MP Hasselblad portrait with AF and two-axis OIS anti-shake + 50MP telephoto with AF and two-axis OIS anti-shake (6x optical zoom and up to 120x digital zoom)
• Selfie: 32MP
• 5910mAh battery
• 80W wired + 50W wireless charging
• Wi-Fi 7, NFC, and satellite feature (Find X8 Pro Satellite Communication Edition)

The Xiaomi 15 series will arrive on October 29. The lineup includes the vanilla Xiaomi 15 and the Xiaomi 15 Pro, which will be the first to show off the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. However, there’s a huge downside to this, as the lineup itself will have a price increase.

The company CEO announced the news in a post on Weibo, noting that the reason behind the move was the component cost (and R&D investments), which affirmed the hardware improvements in the series. The executive also recalled his past statements suggesting the upcoming Xiaomi 15 price increase. 

According to the well-known tipster Digital Chat Station, the Xiaomi 15 series will start with the 12GB/256GB configuration for the vanilla model this year. Past reports said that it would be priced at CN¥4599. To recall, the Xiaomi 14’s base 8GB/256GB configuration debuted for CN¥3999.

Past reports revealed that the standard model will also come in 16GB/1TB, which will be priced at CN¥5,499. Meanwhile, the Pro version is also reportedly coming in the same configurations. The lower option could cost CN¥5,499, while the 16GB/1TB would reportedly sell between CN¥6,299 and CN¥6,499.

Here are more details about the Xiaomi 15 series:

Xiaomi 15

• Snapdragon 8 Elite
• From 12GB to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
• From 256GB to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
• 12GB/256GB (CN¥4,599) and 16GB/1TB (CN¥5,499)
• 6.36″ 1.5K 120Hz display with 1,400 nits of brightness
• Rear Camera System: 50MP OmniVision OV50H (1/1.31″) main + 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN1 (1/2.76″) ultrawide + 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN1 (1/2.76″) telephoto with 3x zoom
• Selfie Camera: 32MP
• 4,800 to 4,900mAh battery
• 100W wired and 50W wireless charging
• IP68 rating

Xiaomi 15 Pro

• Snapdragon 8 Elite
• From 12GB to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
• From 256GB to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
• 12GB/256GB (CN¥5,299 to CN¥5,499) and 16GB/1TB (CN¥6,299 to CN¥6,499)
• 6.73″ 2K 120Hz display with 1,400 nits of brightness
• Rear Camera System: 50MP OmniVision OV50N (1/1.3″) main +  50MP Samsung JN1 ultrawide + 50MP periscope telephoto (1/1.95″) with 3x optical zoom 
• Selfie Camera: 32MP
• 5,400mAh battery
• 120W wired and 80W wireless charging
• IP68 rating

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The OnePlus 13 will arrive on October 31. The company shared the colors (White-Dawn, Blue Moment, and Obsidian Secret color options, which will feature silk glass, soft BabySkin texture, and Ebony Wood Grain Glass finish designs, respectively) and the official design of the phone days ago. Like its predecessor, the OnePlus 13 will still have a huge circular camera island on the back, albeit it no longer has a hinge that attaches it to the side frames.

While the OnePlus 13 looks significantly similar to the OnePlus 12, the company revealed that it possesses better cameras on the back. According to OnePlus, the OnePlus 13 will have three 50MP cameras, led by a Sony LYT-808 main unit. There will also be a 50MP dual-prism telephoto with 3x zoom and 50MP ultrawide lenses, which hopefully will complement each other and produce more stunning photos during actual use.

OnePlus claims that the OnePlus 13 can shoot photos quickly at 1/10,000sec without blurs, noting that the system is capable of handling dynamic scenes. To prove this and the power of the phone’s Hasselblad Master Images technology, the company provided some photo samples. 

The OnePlus 13 was used from simple portraits to action-based scenes, and impressively, all photos show vibrant colors and clear details that are free of blurs.

The news follows an earlier unboxing clip shared by OnePlus itself, featuring the OnePlus 13 in a 24GB/1TB variant. The main highlight of the clip is the fast reaction time of the OnePlus 13, which is expected to be released with ColorOS in China and OxygenOS globally. The phone was incredibly smooth and responsive at each touch, from switching from one app to another to accessing its Fluid Cloud (a Dynamic Island-like feature in BBK phones). The demo also featured the phone quickly recognizing a word command from the user, highlighting its efficient AI assistant. In the process, it was also confirmed that the phone houses a huge 6000mAh battery and supports 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.

Several users recently reported experiencing flare issues in their Vivo X200 Pro camera. Sadly, the flares in the images appear significantly visible, affecting the entire quality of the photos.

Huang Tao responded to the complaints through a social media post, explaining why this “very extreme off-screen glare” happened. According to the VP, the issue was the arc of the lens and its f/1.57 aperture. When using the camera at specific angles and the light hits it, a flare occurs. The executive also offered an explanation on why this was not determined during the device development.

“According to our past experience, off-screen glare is a common phenomenon in optical photography, and the probability of triggering is very low, which has little impact on normal photography, so there is generally no special off-screen glare test,” the VP wrote.

The executive said that an OTA update for the phone would fix it. In addition to software optimization, Huang Tao shared that users with severe issues like this could be offered hardware-based solutions through the use of some “free” accessories.

To recall, the Vivo X200 Pro has the following camera specifications and overall details:

• Dimensity 9400
• 12GB/256GB (CN¥5,299), 16GB/512GB (CN¥5,999), 16GB/1TB (CN¥6,499), and 16GB/1TB (Satellite Version, CN¥6,799) configurations
• 6.78″ 120Hz 8T LTPO AMOLED with 2800 x 1260px resolution and up to 4500 nits peak brightness
• Rear Camera: 50MP wide (1/1.28″) with PDAF and OIS + 200MP periscope telephoto (1/1.4″) with PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom, and macro + 50MP ultrawide (1/2.76″) with AF
• Selfie Camera: 32MP
• 6000mAh
• 90W wired + 30W wireless charging
• Android 15-based OriginOS 5
• IP68/IP69
• Blue, Black, White, and Titanium colors

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Asus announced that its new ROG Phone 9 will launch on November 19. The company teased the phone’s gaming and AI capabilities. Earlier images and leaks revealed the device’s design details, and now, a new clip shows an actual Asus ROG Phone 9 unit.

As shown in the clip, the Asus ROG Phone 9 will adopt the same design as the ROG Phone 8. Its display and side frames are flat, but the back panel has slight curves on the sides. The camera island design, on the other hand, remains unchanged.

Official details about the Asus ROG Phone 9 remain scarce, but a separate leak shared that the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, Qualcomm AI Engine, and Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System. Asus’ official material has also revealed that the phone is available in white and black options.

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The news follows the official launch of the Infinix Zero Flip in India days ago. An earlier report noted that it would be in India’s ₹50K₹55K smartphone segment. The company has finally confirmed this by releasing the Infinix Zero Flip for ₹54,999. However, early birds can get a huge discount by using the brand’s special debut promo for the phone, reducing its price to ₹49,999.

The Infinix Zero Flip comes in a single 8GB/512GB configuration, but buyers can choose between its Blossom Glow and Rock Black colors on Flipkart.

Here are more details about the first foldable of Infinix:

• 195g
• 16mm (folded)/ 7.6mm (unfolded)
• MediaTek Dimensity 8020
• 8GB RAM 
• 512GB storage 
• 6.9″ foldable FHD+ 120Hz LTPO AMOLED with 1400 nits peak brightness
• 3.64″ external 120Hz AMOLED with 1056 x 1066px resolution and a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 2
• Rear Camera: 50MP with OIS + 50MP ultrawide
• Selfie: 50MP
• 4720mAh battery
• 70W charging
• Android 14-based XOS 14.5
• Rock Black and Blossom Glow colors

The launch of the vanilla Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro is just around the corner, and earlier reports noted that it could happen this week. However, Xiaomi has finally revealed that the two models will instead debut next Tuesday, October 29.

According to earlier reports, the smartphones are the first to showcase the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. It will also come with HyperOS 2.0 out of the box.

Here are the other details we know about the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro:

Xiaomi 15

• Snapdragon 8 Elite
• From 12GB to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
• From 256GB to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
• 12GB/256GB (CN¥4,599) and 16GB/1TB (CN¥5,499)
• 6.36″ 1.5K 120Hz display with 1,400 nits of brightness
• Rear Camera System: 50MP OmniVision OV50H (1/1.31″) main + 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN1 (1/2.76″) ultrawide + 50MP Samsung ISOCELL JN1 (1/2.76″) telephoto with 3x zoom
• Selfie Camera: 32MP
• 4,800 to 4,900mAh battery
• 100W wired and 50W wireless charging
• IP68 rating

Xiaomi 15 Pro

• Snapdragon 8 Elite
• From 12GB to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
• From 256GB to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
• 12GB/256GB (CN¥5,299 to CN¥5,499) and 16GB/1TB (CN¥6,299 to CN¥6,499)
• 6.73″ 2K 120Hz display with 1,400 nits of brightness
• Rear Camera System: 50MP OmniVision OV50N (1/1.3″) main +  50MP Samsung JN1 ultrawide + 50MP periscope telephoto (1/1.95″) with 3x optical zoom 
• Selfie Camera: 32MP
• 5,400mAh battery
• 120W wired and 80W wireless charging
• IP68 rating

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The Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro are expected to arrive this month (the most recent reports claim October 29). The Xiaomi 15 Ultra, however, will debut separately, with reports saying that it will happen in the first quarter of 2025.

While the phone’s official specifications remain unavailable, various leaks have already revealed several details. Earlier this month, a Xiaomi 15 Ultra schematic appeared online, showing the phone’s huge circular camera island in the upper center of the back panel. The images also showed the Ultra model’s lens arrangement.

Now, a new leak sporting the Xiaomi 15 Ultra in renders affirms this camera arrangement. According to the image, there will be four lenses in the back: one of them is placed at the upper part, while the other three are placed next to each other at the bottom.

This is quite different from the camera lens arrangement in the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, and it is quite peculiar since the cutout setup looks uneven. Yet, as we noted in the past, such a lek should always be taken with a pinch of salt.

In related news, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra camera system reportedly features a 200MP periscope telephoto at the top and a 1″ camera below it. According to a tipster, the former is the Samsung ISOCELL HP9 sensor that is taken from the Vivo X100 Ultra, while the 200MP lens is the same unit as the one in the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, which is a 50MP Sony LYT-900 with OIS. On the other hand, the ultrawide and telephoto lenses will also be borrowed from the Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra, meaning they will still be 50MP Sony IMX858 lenses. Fans can also expect the Leica technology in the system.

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The OnePlus 13 is set to launch on October 31 in China, and OnePlus has already confirmed several significant details about the phone. Some include the design and colors (White-Dawn, Blue Moment, and Obsidian Secret color options, which will feature silk glass, soft BabySkin texture, and Ebony Wood Grain Glass finish designs, respectively) of the phone.

Now, as part of its marketing campaign to further excite fans, OnePlus has released an unboxing clip of the OnePlus 13.

The video shows the red retail box of the OnePlus 13, revealing and confirming that it comes in a 24GB/1TB variant. The phone sports a white back panel with slight curves on its sides. Its huge circular camera island on the back is positioned in the same place as that of its predecessor, but it no longer has the hinge that attaches it to the side. The side frames are flat, while the display seems to have minimal curves on its sides, affirming earlier reports that it has an equal-depth micro-curved glass cover.

The main highlight of the clip is the fast reaction time of the OnePlus 13, which is expected to be released with ColorOS in China and OxygenOS globally. The phone was incredibly smooth and responsive at each touch, from switching from one app to another to accessing its Fluid Cloud (a Dynamic Island-like feature in BBK phones). The demo also featured the phone quickly recognizing a word command from the user, highlighting its efficient AI assistant. In the process, it was also confirmed that the phone houses a huge 6000mAh battery and support for 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.

Sadly, the OnePlus 13 is expected to get a price hike. Recently, the phone’s 12GB variant was spotted in a listing priced at CN¥4699, which is CN¥400 higher than the same configuration in the OnePlus 12. The 16GB/512GB version, meanwhile, is said to arrive with a CN¥5200 or CN¥5299 price tag. To recall, this same configuration of the OnePlus 12 costs CN¥4799. According to rumors, the reason for the increase is the use of the Snapdragon 8 Elite and DisplayMate A++ display.

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