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Ceramic Shield 2 Changes the Screen Protector Math for iPhones
Apple says Ceramic Shield 2 is 3x more scratch resistant, but drop tests show why screen protectors are not dead yet.
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Xiaomi 18 Fold Debuts With In-House Xring O3 Chip and LPDDR6 RAM
Xiaomi ships the first smartphone with LPDDR6 memory, drops the Mix branding, and stakes its foldable future on a chip nobody has independently tested.
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iPhone 18 Pro Lands September 9 With a 2nm A20 Pro Chip and Variable Aperture Camera
Apple's September 9 event skips the standard iPhone 18 entirely, leaving only Pro models and a foldable priced at $999 or more.
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How to Pre-Order the iPhone Fold Before Supply Runs Out
Ming-Chi Kuo puts launch stock at 500,000 to 1 million units. Here's the exact prep that decides whether you get one on day one or wait until 2027.
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iPhone Fold: How the Liquid Metal Hinge and Near-Creaseless Display Actually Work
Apple's foldable iPhone reportedly hits a crease depth under 0.15mm using a liquid metal hinge and a Samsung-built OLED panel. Here's why that matters.
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Google Pixel 11 Arrives August 20 at $899 With Gemini Intelligence Baked Into Android 17
Google's Pixel 11 lands August 20 at $899 with a Tensor G6, a MediaTek modem swap, and a 12GB RAM ceiling that sits below Gemini's own stated minimum.
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The Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE Undercuts Samsung's Own $1,099 Flagship
Samsung's Flip 8 arrives at Unpacked with a cheaper FE sibling that quietly exposes how thin the flagship's value case has become.
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Nothing Phone (4b) vs Phone (4a): Which One Is Actually Worth Buying
Nothing's cheapest 2026 phone launched at £299, but the Phone (4a) sits £50 higher with a better chip, telephoto camera, and IP rating. The math is…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide Debuts a Passport Form Factor at Unpacked
Samsung's July 22 Unpacked introduces a wider, shorter Galaxy Z Fold 8 with a 4:3 inner display, a 4,800mAh battery, and a 25W charging ceiling.
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Sony Xperia 1 VIII Review: Who Should Actually Buy It in 2026
Sony's €1,499 flagship keeps the headphone jack and microSD, drops the macro telephoto, and skips North America entirely. Here's who it's built for.
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Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Sold Out, Got Discontinued, and a Sequel Is Already Coming
Samsung's $2,899 trifold sold out in a day, vanished in three months, and a thinner second-gen is already on the roadmap for 2027.
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Why Chinese Phone Makers Are Lapping Apple and Samsung on Silicon-Carbon Batteries
Honor, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Motorola are shipping 6,800-7,300mAh silicon-carbon cells while Samsung holds at 5,000mAh for a seventh year.