Phones

What you need to know

• Honor launched the Magic 9 Pro Max after briefly featuring the phone at the Venice Film Festival.
• The device features a 6.8-inch OLED display, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, and an 8,800mAh battery with 100W wired charging.
• Its ARRI partnership continues with the phone, offering two 200MP lenses, a 50MP ultra-wide lens, and strong ARRI Image Science, Cinema Mode, and Live Video.
• The device starts a

I'm one of those people who believes that we don't need a new generation of smartphones every year (can we take 2027 off please?), but this trend does come in handy when you're on the hunt for Motorola Razr Ultra deals.

What you need to know

• Samsung has finally published the official One UI 9 changelog for the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra.
• One UI 9 brings the Galaxy Z Fold 8's My FanCam feature to Samsung's Galaxy S26 series for the first time.
• The update makes the Quick Panel more customizable and adds improved Now Nudge and call screen information.
• Samsung is also adding AI privacy alerts, a new location indicator, and upgrades to Bi

I always enjoy using limited-edition phones (who doesn't?), and I liked what Realme did last year with the 15 Pro Game of Thrones Limited Edition. The brand is following that up with another fantasy-related collaboration, this time launching the Harry Potter Edition of the 16 Pro.

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Qualcomm and MediaTek have unveiled their flagship chipsets, and we should see these coming to 2027 devices soon.