For those willing to pay the premium, it delivers an exceptional flagship experience with remarkably few compromises.
For those willing to pay the premium, it delivers an exceptional flagship experience with remarkably few compromises.
The Galaxy Z Fold8 is one of those devices whose appeal hinges largely on whether its unusual proportions speak to you.
[T]he Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max is an intriguing smartphone, but it's also one with a very specific target audience.
Honor Magic V6 arrives just in time to push the limits of the foldables with a tougher build, a stronger hinge, cutting-edge screens, top-notch performance, and the largest battery inside a foldable yet.
Aside from that, the Xiaomi 17T Pro is basically a refreshed Xiaomi 15T Pro, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The X300 Ultra definitely takes after its X200 Ultra predecessor and refines things further, or at least switches things around, particularly when it comes to the camera department.
On paper, the Find X9 Ultra does sound like it could be one of the best, if not the best cameraphone on the market.
Nevertheless, the Pixel 10a still comes through as a solid phone with a higher-than-usual price tag, which might make sense to people with older Pixel models.
Vivo's camera-centric, not quite flagship V line of devices has become a staple. It offers a solid and well-rounded experience, with a clear emphasis on camera performance, all inside a slick package that hits all of the basics, all without breaking the bank (usually).
All these details may sound a bit nerdy, but they highlight a broader point - Samsung doesn’t appear particularly eager to push major advancements with this device despite the S Ultra being positioned as its ultimate smartphone.
On paper, all other aspects of the globally-released Xiaomi 17 Ultra are the same - it's an impressive powerhouse of a phone as the Chinese model - Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, flat and bright 6.9-inch LPTO OLED display, and potent and versatile camera hardware.
The Reno15 Pro (mini) looks like the perfect compact smartphone, doesn't it? Well, we were hoping for an LTPO OLED panel, but even as is, we really have no complaints at specs-sheet level.
The new handset gets a complete design overhaul, upgraded hardware (in most cases) and keeps the familiar formula to undercut the mass flagship phones without making too many compromises along the way.
Let me be clear: the Vivo X300 Pro itself is an excellent phone. The camera is fantastic, performance is great, and I have no complaints about the device itself.
The Oppo Find X9 Pro has just gone global and is bringing some impressive hardware.
After a couple of years of stagnation, Samsung is back on track. This year's Galaxy Z Fold7 offers real upgrades and improvements in key areas that were lacking in the previous generations.
It's a great cameraphone, a powerful flagship, a compact handset with a huge battery. A rare blend of qualities, that's for sure.
[T]he vanilla model is missing a telephoto camera, compared to its Pro sibling, its camera setup still looks quite promising on paper.
In keeping with tradition, the Pixel 9a offers the core Pixel experience, including a computational camera and various tools, AI and otherwise, on a budget.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra brings a lot of incremental updates, but none of them can be considered big compared to the Galaxy S24 Ultra. It appears that Samsung is relying more on the software and AI functions to sell the new models, as opposed to hardware and camera updates.
Let the Ultra-fication of the Pros continue - the vivo X200 Pro is getting the superb telephoto camera of the X100 Ultra, an upgrade in battery tech (and capacity), plus the mandatory new chipset.
The upgrades aren't massive, but a few steps in the right direction can go a long way.
The new Xiaomi 14T duo has finally been unveiled and we are in for a treat with the new generation of Leica-boosted photography, flagship-grade performance, Dolby Vision OLEDs, and much more.
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold isn't just a full-fledged member of the Pixel 9 family this year, but it's also a big improvement over its predecessor.
