Samsung is dropping the 3x telephoto from the S27 Ultra

It's mainly because Apple switched the iPhone 17 Pro series to 4x—now that 4x sits right in the middle, keeping separate 3x and 5x modules doesn't make sense anymore

Source: Ice Universe on Weibo

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Apple plans to release an under-display front camera on its smartphones in 2027

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Screen brightness test

Find X8 Pro (BOE): manual brightness - 860 nits, excitation brightness - 1757 nits

Find X9 Pro (Tianma): manual brightness - 870 nits, excitation brightness - 1990 nits

Source: 花生説

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Screen power consumption test

Find X8 Pro (BOE): 250 nits - 0.61W, 500 nits - 1.2W

Find X9 Pro (Tianma): 250 nits - 0.48W, 500 nits - 1.03W

Source: 花生説

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra

HPE (1/1.4", 200MP) periscope and new lens group

Engineering prototype with a minimum aperture of F3.0± and a maximum aperture of F2.3± within the variable focal length range

Let's analyze based on the available information

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra uses a 1/1.4" HP9 sensor at 100 mm (4.3×) with f/2.6. Since the Xiaomi 17 Ultra will use the same-sized 1/1.4" HPE sensor, we can use the 15 Ultra’s f/2.6 at 100mm as a reference—aperture scales proportionally with focal length

The ratio between f/3.0 and f/2.6 is 3 ÷ 2.6 ≈ 1.15
New focal length: 100 mm × 1.15 = 115 mm
Xiaomi 15 Ultra: f/2.6 @ 100 mm
Xiaomi 17 Ultra (long end): f/3.0 at 115 mm

The ratio between f/3.0 and f/2.3 is 3 ÷ 2.3 ≈ 1.30
Short end focal length: 115 mm ÷ 1.30 ≈ 88 mm (DCS gave approximate f-numbers, so round to 85 mm)

Thus, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra periscope should span roughly 85mm (3.7x) with f/2.3 to 115mm (5x) with f/3.0 using continuous optical zoom

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Galaxy S26 Plus first look

- 6.7” 120Hz AMOLED display
- Exynos 2600 / SD 8 Elite Gen 5
- 50MP + 12MP UW + 12MP (3x) tele
- 12MP front
- 4900mAh battery
- One UI 8.5 | Android 16

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OnePlus Ace 6T

- Genshin Impact special edition
- 6.7-inch OLED screen
- 1.5K resolution, 165Hz refresh rate
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5x Ultra RAM
- 256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0 storage
- 8,000mAh battery
- 100W wired charging
- ColorOS 16 (China) | Android 16
- Front: 32MP
- Rear: 50MP + 8MP (UW)
- Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint scanner
- X-axis linear motor
- Dual speakers
- NFC
- Colors: Fresh Black | Electric Purple | Shadow Green
- 216 grams

• This could launch as OnePlus 15R globally

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Currently, it seems that OPPO's and Vivo's imaging strategies are very similar: both are pushing 200MP 1/1.12" main cameras, and they're not considering continuous optical zoom for telephoto lenses for the time being

Also, there are reports of Samsung screens being used in the top 5 new phone iterations (Ultras)

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Exclusive: iQOO 15 to get 5 years of OS updates and 7 years of security support

Source: Smartprix

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OnePlus 15 price accidentally revealed via Reliance Digital Store listing

💰 ₹72,999 for 12/256GB

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Camera specs of Xiaomi 17, Find X9, vivo X300, and HONOR Magic8

Source: WekiHome

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OnePlus 15 launched globally

• 6.78 Inch 1.5K 165Hz display LTPO AMOLED Display
• Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
• 50MP main + 50MP UW + 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto
• 32MP front camera
• 7300mAh battery
• 120W wired/50W Wireless Charging
• OxygenOS 16
• IP68/69/69k rating
• LPDDR5X Ultra+ | UFS 4.1

💰 ₹72,999/$899/€949/£849

What do you think about the pricing?

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The central 3D Ultrasonic fingerprint module is from Goodix Technology. Xiaomi, vivo, and HONOR use Goodix's latest generation GUM5328 sensor, which offers better compatibility with different tempered glass screen protectors. OPPO still uses the previous generation GUM5228

Source: WekiHome

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Speaker rankings for the Xiaomi 17, vivo X300, Find X9, and HONOR Magic8

So, if we had to rank the individual hardware components, it would be roughly like this: HONOR, due to its open cavity design, can't be directly compared to conventional single-unit designs

Note that vivo X300’s top speaker is a multi-vendor solution based on the 1012D specification

Top speaker: Goertek 1014E > Goertek/AAC 1012D > AAC 1012H
Bottom speaker: AAC 1510 > Goertek 1115X > Goertek 1115P

Source: WekiHome

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Spotify has changed its premium plans and has offered more plans in India, Indonesia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

As a result, instead of a single premium subnoscription, we now have three premium subnoscriptions, which are called Lite, Standard and Platinum, and the Lite subnoscription only provides the possibility of streaming music up to a bit rate of 160 kbps without advertising, the standard subnoscription increases the bit rate to 320 kbps and enables offline downloading, and the Platinum subnoscription adds the possibility of listening to music with high quality Lossless, the use of artificial intelligence capabilities such as AI DJ.

💰 Pricing:
Lite: ₹139/month
Family: ₹229/month
Platinum: ₹299/month — only plan with account sharing (max 3 users).

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The new front camera sensor of the OnePlus 15 is a significant improvement

OnePlus 13 - IMX615 (1/2.74" 32MP 0.8µm) with fixed focus
OnePlus 15 - IMX709 (1/2.74" 32MP 0.8µm) with auto focus

IMX709 is technologically more advanced because it uses an RGBW pixel structure instead of the IMX615’s standard RGB Bayer pattern. Thanks to the added white pixels, the IMX709 captures 60% more light, which directly results in 35% lower noise in photos compared to the IMX615

Under the same operating conditions, the IMX709, built on a 22nm process, consumes 30% less power than it would on a 40nm process, giving it the best power-to-performance ratio of any flagship front camera sensor

For comparison, the OV50Q — the main camera of the Xiaomi 17 and HONOR Magic 8 Pro — is built on a 40nm process, whereas the IMX709, the front camera of the OnePlus 15, is built on a newer 22nm process. For comparison, the LYT-828 is also built on 22nm technology

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