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GSM Arena
2 hours ago
- GSM Arena
iQOO 15 teaser campaign starts ahead of possible late September unveiling
Vlad, 31 July 2025 The rumors were true - iQOO's next flagship smartphone won't be called iQOO 14, but iQOO 15. Undoubtedly, tetraphobia is to blame. Today the brand has officially confirmed the name as it started the teaser campaign for the upcoming device on Weibo. If you're wondering why so early - the iQOO 13 was announced in October of last year, after all, and was only released in November - here's the plot twist. Rumor has it the iQOO 15 will be one of the first devices to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC on board. That chipset is getting official on September 23. Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo is now claiming that the iQOO 15, along with the Xiaomi 16 series, the Honor Magic8 series, and the Realme GT 8 Pro, will all scramble to launch in China before October 1. And iQOO starting to talk about the 15 today definitely seems to lend credence to this hypothesis. The brand hasn't revealed any specs yet, it just announced a competition taking place on August 1 in Shanghai, where winners will get an iQOO 15. According to past rumors, the iQOO 15 will have a 6.85-inch QHD+ Samsung-made flat LTPO OLED screen, a 50 MP periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, and support for 100W wired charging. It may also get wireless charging. vivo iQOO 13 256GB 12GB RAM ₹ 54,998 ₹ 54,998 512GB 16GB RAM ₹ 59,998 Source 1 (in Chinese) | Source 2 (in Chinese)
GSM Arena
2 hours ago
- GSM Arena
iQOO 15 teaser campaign starts ahead of possible late September unveiling
The rumors were true - iQOO's next flagship smartphone won't be called iQOO 14, but iQOO 15. Undoubtedly, tetraphobia is to blame. Today the brand has officially confirmed the name as it started the teaser campaign for the upcoming device on Weibo. If you're wondering why so early - the iQOO 13 was announced in October of last year, after all, and was only released in November - here's the plot twist. Rumor has it the iQOO 15 will be one of the first devices to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC on board. That chipset is getting official on September 23. Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo is now claiming that the iQOO 15, along with the Xiaomi 16 series, the Honor Magic8 series, and the Realme GT 8 Pro, will all scramble to launch in China before October 1. And iQOO starting to talk about the 15 today definitely seems to lend credence to this hypothesis. The brand hasn't revealed any specs yet, it just announced a competition taking place on August 1 in Shanghai, where winners will get an iQOO 15. According to past rumors, the iQOO 15 will have a 6.85-inch QHD+ Samsung-made flat LTPO OLED screen, a 50 MP periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, and support for 100W wired charging. It may also get wireless charging. vivo iQOO 13 Source 1 (in Chinese) | Source 2 (in Chinese)
Phone Arena
4 hours ago
- Phone Arena
OnePlus 15 could be amazing if it avoids this modern design mistake
The OnePlus 15 is the next phone on the conveyor belt for one of the cooler phone makers, and the ramblings of the rumor mill sound quite exciting so far, though I can see how many can label these as "controversial downgrades." Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 powerhouse has booked an appearance, and OnePlus is reportedly coming to its senses by throwing in a slightly lower-res "1.5K" screen on board to extend the battery life for a negligible increase in display sharpness, a massive 7,000 mAh Si-C battery, and IP68/69 resistance. Don't get me started on the death of the three-way switch, I'm still not over it. However, there's one word in the rumors so far that that fills me up with hope OnePlus and Oppo might have finally come to their senses and got rid of one of the slightly aggravating design features of their devices, which has been a minor gripe of mine for a long time. Recently, I ranted about curved screens and gloated about the final nail in their coffin, yet some manufacturers are still partially holding out. Sure, the enormous and completely unpractical slopes yore are all but gone (except for some Motorola phones that are yet to get the memo), but companies like OnePlus, Oppo, and Xiaomi still insist on shipping phones with what they call quad-curved glass, which slopes towards all the edges of the phone. It looks good in renders and visualizations, less so in real life, and the curves add more hassle than value. While every phone with a curved screen is different, I experienced some small but aggravating issues when I was using the OnePlus 13 flagship as a daily drvier. Finding a good screen protector for such a screen is usually a miss and not a hit. The pre-installed film is terrible, and you're kidding yourselves if you think it would provide any actual protection against real damage. Moreover, the space between the screen and your case catches lint, dust, and grime like crazy, which is a small but real issue. Finally, the curves might be all but gone, but they still catch all the glare from nearby light sources and the sun itself. While I admit it feels good when you swipe through a slightly curved crest rather than a completely flat phone, the negatives outweigh this minor boon for me. Yep, we often associate the word "copy" with a negative connotation in the smartphone world, where phone manufacturers typically get slack for doing so. However, in the case of the upcoming OnePlus 15, I give the company a free pass to "copy" all those super-premium flagships that come with completely flat screens devoid of any curves whatsoever. Indeed, Samsung has been giving uscompletely flat screens for the past two generations, completely eliminating all and any display curves on its Ultra phones. The genius of this simple move has major repercussions for the overall usability: no glare, no ghost touches, just a completely flat and fully usable screen that is a joy to use, especially with an S Pen. This rings entirely true for the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Even more relevant is parent company Oppo's latest and best flagship to date, the superb yet China-only Oppo Find X8 Ultra, which carries a completely flat screen, no curves allowed. So, OnePlus has a pretty good blueprint as to what the OnePlus 15 should strive to be. I can't say that we've achieved such a level of perfectionism on modern phones that eliminating the small curves on the screen of some phones will be the ultimate finishing touch. Still, to me it's one of the minor issues that could improve my overall experience, and I imagine many others would share that sentiment. When you switch to Total Wireless, keep your number & grab 3 mo. of 5G We may earn a commission if you make a purchase Check Out The Offer
GSM Arena
13 hours ago
- GSM Arena
Qualcomm has a new high-end chipset on the way
Qualcomm is holding its next launch event in late September, and it's expected to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 at that time. That chip has the model number SM8850, but rumors in China have been bubbling for a while regarding the SM8845 also launching this year. This won't be the Snapdragon 8s Gen 5, as it's higher-end than that, but still a step below the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. It's unclear what Qualcomm will call it, but some are assuming it will be Snapdragon 8 Plus. It's billed as pretty much on par, performance-wise, with the original Snapdragon 8 Elite from last year, as it also uses an all-big core CPU configuration with Qualcomm's custom-developed cores. Compared to the 8 Elite, it's going to be fabbed on a newer process, and will use some of the 8 Elite 2's peripherals. So, overall it should be a very slight improvement over the original 8 Elite. Prolific Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station says the SM8845 will be used by Oppo and OnePlus as well as vivo, and the phones which will be powered by it will have very large batteries, up to 8,000 mAh. It's definitely sounding like the SM8845 will become the chipset of choice for 'flagship killer' type devices, and will nicely bridge the performance gap between the 8s series and the 8 Elite lineup. Though with it being so close in parameters to the original 8 Elite, it will be interesting to see if that SoC will be discontinued or not. Source (in Chinese)
GSM Arena
18 hours ago
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy S26's replacement seemingly confirmed Comments
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to ship with Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and One UI 8.5
