#android-16

#android-16

The Realme 16 series is all set to launch on January 6, and we finally have our first look at their design. Realme 16 Pro Master Gold and Master Grey Realme 16 Pro and 16 Pro+ are designed by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa - the same designer behind previous Realme phones, including the Realme X2 Pro Master Edition, X50 5G Master, GT Master and GT Explorer Master.

Motorola's last proper flagship smartphone was the Edge 50 Ultra which launched back in 2024. The company skipped the Edge 60 Ultra, but according to a new leak it's going to soon launch the Edge 70 Ultra. This is rumored to be powered by the recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, and the image below purportedly depicts the Edge 70 Ultra's back in two colorways.

Following in the footsteps of the OnePlus 13, OnePlus 12, and OnePlus Open, today the OnePlus 11 from 2023 is receiving the update to OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16.

A prototype A57 ran Geekbench earlier today, and, as always, this has revealed the chipset that's powering it. It's the Exynos 1680, the successor to the Exynos 1580 in the Galaxy A56. The new chip is clearly still in the testing phase, so don't take the results too seriously. For what it's worth, it managed a single-core score of 1,311 and a multi-core score of 4,347 in Geekbench 6.5 for Android.

Asus launched its Android 16 beta program for the Zenfone 12 Ultra back in August, and after almost exactly three months of testing, it's now finally ready to roll out the finalized version. It's not just rolling out to the Zenfone 12 Ultra, but also the ROG Phone 9. The new build is 36.0810.1810.43, and the download size is over 1GB.

Realme went with a swappable camera bump design, giving you a choice of not just form, but also finish and color. The camera bump can either be a rectangle or a circle and in different looks as well - like a robot. Or, technically, you can leave the phone without a camera bump, defaulting to a car-without-a-bumper-kind-of-look. Realme sent us all seven camera bumps that will be initially available, and we have all of them lined up for your viewing pleasure.

E-readers typically force a trade-off between portability and capability. Compact models fit easily in bags but often lack processing power or features beyond basic reading. Larger tablets offer more functionality but become awkward to carry daily. Most devices focus on storage capacity and screen size while ignoring the need for smarter tools that support active reading and deeper engagement with content rather than just passive consumption.

The changelog is extensive and includes Modes, which let you block notifications to help you concentrate in situations like driving, working, or sleeping. You also get a new Recommended option in display quality settings, there's a new way to set the screen's white balance, there's a new way to turn Side sense on and off, you get the ability to open the lock screen settings from the home screen, and you can now check the battery's status too.

This feature was added in 2024, but it didn't receive much attention until the release of Android 16. What is Identity Check? Let's say you're away from home (which you've designated as a trusted location -- more on that in a bit). While you're gone, someone gains access to your phone and either goes to make changes to critical security settings or attempts to access saved passwords or other sensitive information. Because the phone is away from your trusted location, when that person tries to make those changes, biometric authentication will prevent them from accessing those features or data.

Well, this is highly irregular. For the first time in many moons now, Google's giving us not one but two new full-fledged Android versions in a single year. Android 16 officially arrived into the world this summer, and it'll soon be followed by another release this fall. Keeping up with what's new and noteworthy isn't easy at a pace like this - and that's to say nothing about the ever-streaming updates to core system apps like Gemini, the Google Phone app, and other Android-associated elements.

Honor is gearing up to launch its Magic8 series later this month, and we've already seen plenty of leaks about the pair. The latest one is a Geekbench run for the global Magic8. Honor Magic8 (BKQ-N49) Geekbench run The device was spotted on Geekbench with the BKQ-N49 identifier, which is different from the BKQ-AN80 on the Chinese Magic8 from last week.

The Redmi K90 was spotted in a certification database earlier this month, and now it's seemingly been tested on Geekbench, as it has appeared in the benchmark's online database.