Poco partners with Bose to put a subwoofer in its latest phone
Poco partners with Bose to put a subwoofer in its latest phone Poco is at pains to admit that this “denim blue” version of the F8 Ultra includes no actual denim fabric. Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco has partnered with Bose to help its new F8 phones stand out in an increasingly crowded market. Both the […]
Qualcomm reveals its not-so-elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Qualcomm reveals its not-so-elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm still sees this as a flagship chipset, just not an “Elite” one. When Qualcomm announced its high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset in November, it mentioned that a non-Elite version was on the way, designed to power a more affordable tier of flagship phones. Now, […]
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max has the world’s brightest phone screen
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max has the world's brightest phone screen The screen uses dual-layer OLED tech to achieve the effect. Huawei has just launched its Mate 80 series in China, and the top-spec 80 Pro Max stands out for a dual-layer OLED display that Huawei says can hit an unmatched 8,000 nits of peak […]
OnePlus 15R will get a late launch next month
OnePlus 15R will get a late launch next month The phone and tablet are coming to the US, but the watch is Europe-only. This month’s OnePlus 15 arrived to much fanfare about its enormous battery life, but no sign of the cheaper 15R that was expected alongside it. Now we finally know that phone will […]
Google Call Recording launches on more Pixel phones
Google Call Recording launches on more Pixel phones Google is bringing Call Recording to its Phone app in older Pixel devices including the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Google is now widely rolling out Call Recording to Pixel 6 and newer devices that don’t support the Gemini […]
Huawei Mate 70 Air is a little thick for a thin phone
Huawei Mate 70 Air is a little thick for a thin phone It’s a thin phone, but still packs a triple rear camera. Huawei is the latest phone manufacturer to release a thin phone: the Mate 70 Air. That’s our third Air for the year — after the iPhone and ZTE’s Nubia Air — to […]
Motorola’s Edge 70 is the blueprint for future thin phones
Motorola's Edge 70 is the blueprint for future thin phones The Edge 70 is just 5.99mm thick, but its battery almost matches the S25 Ultra’s. I’ve been as much of a thin phone skeptic as anyone. Why would I give up on camera specs and battery life just to shave a couple of millimeters off […]
Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone starts at $749
Redmagic's liquid-cooled gaming phone starts at $749 Redmagic’s latest phone is as subtle looking as ever. The Redmagic 11 Pro is the first phone (outside of a OnePlus concept design, at least) to feature true liquid cooling, and it’s launching worldwide later this month — including the US, though you won’t be able to buy it […]
You wish your phone had the Oppo Find X9 Pro’s battery life
You wish your phone had the Oppo Find X9 Pro's battery life The Find X9 Pro features a large battery, but it’s still a pretty slender device. Whenever I review a phone, one of the first things I do after setting it up is charge it to full and then just… let it run, using […]
Where is the Trump phone?
Where is the Trump phone? A definitely real, existent phone. Almost exactly a month ago, I wrote an article for theverge.com pointing out that the T1 Phone 8002 (gold version) — a.k.a. the Trump phone — had missed its promised release date. Now here I am again, because the phone still hasn’t come out. In case […]