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PHONES iPhone 18 Pro Review: The Variable Aperture Camera Actually Changes How You Shoot
Apple's first variable aperture camera and a much bigger battery make the iPhone 18 Pro the most meaningful Pro update in years, even with a $300 jump on the 1TB model.
PHONES Poco F9 Ultra Review Roundup: A 200MP Camera and a Battery That Just Won't Quit
The Poco F9 Ultra launched at 999 euros with a 200MP main camera, a 5x periscope telephoto, and an 8,050mAh battery that outlasted the Galaxy S26 Ultra by over 10 hours in independent testing. It is the closest thing to a no-compromise flagship at half the price.
PHONES Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 22: Three Foldables, One Wild Wide Model
Samsung's July 22 Unpacked in London brings three foldables at once: the Z Fold 8 Ultra with a 200MP camera, a brand-new Z Fold 8 Wide with a 4:3 landscape screen, and the Z Flip 8. After a week with pre-production hardware chatter, here's what actually matters for your daily driver.
PHONES vivo X500e Leak Points to a 7,500mAh Battery and Periscope Camera
A new vivo X500e leak claims the phone will pair MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 with a 7,500mAh battery, a 6.59-inch display, and a periscope telephoto camera. If accurate, this is another sign that Chinese flagships are making battery life a headline feature, not an afterthought.
PHONES Nothing Phone 3: Ten Months with the Glyph Matrix and What the Reviews Missed
Ten months after launch, the Nothing Phone 3's 486-LED Glyph Matrix has grown from gimmick to genuinely useful, but the camera and chipset story is more complicated than the spec sheet suggests.
PHONES OPPO Find X9 Ultra Goes Global: Three Telephotos, Two 200MP Sensors, 10x Optical Zoom
OPPO's Find X9 Ultra is going global after its April 21 China debut, and India lands a confirmed May 2026 release. The headline: three real telephoto lenses, two of them 200MP, and a 50MP periscope that pulls 10x optical zoom, all behind Hasselblad calibration.
PHONES Vivo X300 Ultra Review: Two 200MP Cameras and the World's Best Mobile Photography
Vivo's X300 Ultra just landed globally with a camera setup nobody else has dared to ship: a 200MP main sensor AND a 200MP periscope telephoto. Early reviews call it the best camera phone of 2026. But at €1,999, it had better be.
PHONES Redmi K90 Max Lands Today With an 8,550mAh Battery and an Actual Fan
Redmi's new K90 Max launches in China today with a silicon-carbon battery almost double the size of an iPhone's, a Dimensity 9500 with a dedicated graphics chip, and a literal cooling fan built into the chassis. The specs are wild, the question is whether you'd actually enjoy using it.
PHONES Oppo Find X9 Ultra Launches Globally on April 21: 10x Optical Zoom Changes Everything
Oppo's Find X9 Ultra arrives globally on April 21 with a quad-camera Hasselblad system featuring the world's first 10x optical zoom periscope, Snapdragon 8 Elite, and a 6.78-inch 1440p display.