Many of the key components needed to get Samsung‘s next big thing(s) done are just about ready to enter mass production, according to a fresh Korean media report translated here, which means that a lot of the recently rumored Galaxy S26 Pro, S26 Edge, and S26 Ultra characteristics have been finalized and are no longer subject to change or any …
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Christian de Looper/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The first-party advantage is real. The most obvious example of why first-party products are worth considering is the AirPods lineup, led by the new AirPods Pro 3. These headphones offer way more features when connected to an Apple device than when connected to other devices. But Apple isn’t the …
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Soon after the iPhone 17 Pro hit the shelves, numerous images and videos popped up on the internet showing scratches on the phone’s rear shell. There was widespread speculation that the scratches were due to the aluminum material underneath, which is leading to scuff marks. Apple, it seems, has a rather low-cost solution to avoid the ugly problem. The surprising …
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This year Apple finally finished the holy trinity and upgraded the weakest part about the iPhone camera system, the telephoto camera. iPhones are famous for their cameras, but if you’ve followed the last few years of Pro models, you know the telephoto has been the weakest link. It was soft with not that much detail, and for some reason Apple …
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The latest “gate” scandal to hit Apple, a company that has been though a plethora of such issues, is #scratchgate. There was the #antennagate problem that hit the iPhone 4 in 2010 after Apple moved the antenna on that model. That led to the late Steve Jobs admonishing iPhone users for holding their iPhone 4 units incorrectly. Next was #bendgate …
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CMF by Nothing today launched CMF Headphone Pro, a pair of over-ear headphones that cost $99, pack flagship-tier features, and have a clever physical control setup that includes a slider to tune bass levels on the fly. Following up Nothing Headphone (1) which launched earlier this year, CMF Headphone Pro is the first pair of headphones (not earbuds) from the …
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You won’t have to wait too long before the Android diehards will be holding aloft their top-of-the-line Android phones and comparing them to Apple’s latest iPhone 17 Pro. Already, OnePlus promises we’ll have the OnePlus 15 (yes, we’re skipping over the 14) in hand soon enough. Overseas, Xiaomi has a wild-as-hell smartphone, the 17 Pro, with a screen on the …
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Summary of the official Oppo Find X9 camera specs A summary of all the camera specs for the two new Hasselblad flagships mentioned in teasers so far can be found on Weibo, integrated below in machine translation. The highlights in bullet points: 4th-generation True Chroma sensor (Danxia Color Lens) Sony LYT-828 main camera Hasselblad 8K Ultra Clear Photos (photos captured …
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Telemacro differences The video also highlights telemacro performance. On the iPhone 17 Pro, the required distance to the subject is about 100 cm or 39 inches, which makes true macro shots practically impossible. On the Xiaomi 17 Pro, this distance is only 20 cm or 7.9 inches, while 30 cm or 11.8 inches suffice for the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. …
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Now that the iPhone 17 Pro has arrived, it’s time to compare it to some of the biggest rival flagships of the year. In this case, we’re looking at the Google Pixel 10 Pro — arguably the most “iPhone-like” of all Android handsets in a lot of ways. Particularly when it comes to the speed at which they receive new …
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