Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26 FE with Exynos 2500 and Android 17 for $699
Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy S26 FE, a new smartphone from the Fan Edition family.
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Android 17 will forcibly close apps that use a lot of RAM
Google has begun to more strictly control RAM usage in Android 17.
Xiaomi released the Pad 9 Pro Max tablet with a 144 Hz display and a 12,000 mAh battery
Xiaomi unveiled the flagship Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max tablet in China.
Samsung released the Galaxy A07s – 90 Hz display and 6 years of updates
Samsung has started sales of the new affordable smartphone Galaxy A07s.
Philips S7221 5G gets a 120 Hz display and 5700 mAh battery for $217
Philips has launched the S7221 5G smartphone in India.
Lexar Muse – the world’s thinnest external SSD for iPhone
Lexar unveiled at IFA 2026 the external SSD Muse Ultra-Slim Portable SSD, which the company calls the thinnest portable SSD in the world.
POCO X8 Power gets a 10,000 mAh battery, 100-W charging, and IP69K protection
POCO launched the X8 Power smartphone in India with a 10,000 mAh battery—the largest capacity among the brand's models.
Motorola Edge 70 Plus at €529 gets a 200-MP camera and a 144 Hz display
Motorola unveiled the Edge 70 Plus smartphone at the IFA 2026 exhibition.
Xiaomi unveiled Band 11 with up to 21 days of battery life and HyperOS 4
The Xiaomi Band 11 fitness tracker is thinner, the screen now reaches a brightness of 2000 nits, and the health monitoring system uses an updated heart rate sensor.
Xiaomi 17 Max recognized as best smartphone in AnTuTu ranking
AnTuTu published the ranking of Android smartphones with the highest owner ratings for August 2026.
Huawei unveils nova 16s and nova 16s Pro – 7000 mAh, 100 W, and 200 MP
Huawei nova 16s and nova 16s Pro are the global versions of the nova 16 and nova 16 Pro previously released in China.
Redmi Watch 6 Active released – AMOLED display and 18 days of battery life for €43
Xiaomi has launched international sales of the Redmi Watch 6 Active – the most affordable smartwatch in the current Redmi lineup.
Top 10 most powerful smartphones for August 2026
AnTuTu published a fresh ranking of the most powerful Android smartphones for August 2026.
Xiaomi has released the POCO F9 Pro and F9 Ultra smartphones
Both models feature 185 Hz AMOLED displays, 200-megapixel main cameras, Bose-tuned audio systems, and flagship Qualcomm processors.
Anbernic RG 55G1 portable device released – Snapdragon, Hall sticks, and Full HD display for $140
After several months of teasers, Anbernic has started sales of the RG 55G1 portable gaming console.
BlueFox Aura A1 presented – a 4.7-inch smartphone for $279
BlueFox has released the Aura A1 – one of the few modern Android smartphones that can truly be called compact.
Honor Pad X10 Pro Max – 13-inch tablet with a 10,100 mAh battery
Honor has unveiled the new mid-range tablet Pad X10 Pro Max, which is available immediately in three versions: standard, Soft Light, and Study.
Xiaomi has released the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G with a 9210 mAh battery – up to 3 days without recharging
Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G and Redmi Note 17 Pro Max 5G differ slightly from the Note 17 models presented on the Chinese market.
Lenovo has unveiled the Legion C700 portable console for cloud gaming
Unlike full-fledged portable Windows consoles, the Legion Cloud Gaming Handheld C700 is not designed to run demanding games independently – the main load falls on the cloud service or the user's gaming PC.
Redmi 17C 5G unveiled – 6000 mAh battery and 120Hz display for $220
The Redmi 17C 5G features a 6.9-inch display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor, a 6000 mAh battery, and 5G network support.
Lenovo has released the Legion Y700 Wuji – a compact tablet with an OLED 165 Hz display and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Legion Y700 Wuji received not only 5G network support (for the first time among compact tablets from the brand), but also a cutting-edge RGB OLED display, as well as record-breaking performance thanks to a special version of Qualcomm's flagship processor.
Sony unveiled the Xperia 10 VIII – OLED 120 Hz and Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 for €599
Sony Xperia 10 VIII – a new mid-range smartphone featuring a brighter OLED display, improved stereo speakers, and extended software support.
ASUS Pad T3201 released – a tablet with a Tandem OLED display for $595
ASUS has returned to the Android tablet category after several years of hiatus.
Smartphone sales in Europe fell by 10%
The current crisis has hit low-cost and mid-range Android smartphones the hardest.
Poco M8x unveiled – a 6.9-inch smartphone with a 7900 mAh battery
Poco unveiled the M8x in India – the third model of the current M8 series.
Headphones CMF Buds Neo are presented – ANC, Bluetooth 6.0 and 52 hours of operation for $21
CMF, the budget subbrand Nothing, has launched the Buds Neo wireless earbuds.
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE revealed before launch – last year’s Exynos 2500 and a price starting from €799
The main hardware update for the Galaxy S26 FE appears to be the processor.