Sony Xperia 1 VIII is official, Xiaomi 17 Max is coming – week 20 in assessment


Sony unveiled its Xperia 1 VIII flagship with a brand new design, however the previous core specs and thought. There is a new 1/1.56-inch telephoto digicam – a 4 instances bigger sensor with 4 instances the decision in comparison with what’s within the Mark VII.

The brand new 48MP tele is locked at 2.9x (70mm). The opposite two cameras are the identical – 24mm f/1.9 and 16mm f/2.0. Add a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, simply 12GB of RAM, and a 5,000mAh battery.

The Xperia 1 VIII is on sale from €1,500/£1,400 for the bottom 12/512GB config.

Xiaomi confirmed that we’re getting a 17 Max. The cellphone will launch later this month in China. It would have a flat 6.9-inch display screen, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, and an 8,000mAh battery with 100W charging. It’s mentioned to get a triple-rear digicam setup with a 200MP 1/1.4-inch most important sensor, a 50MP periscope telephoto, and one other 50MP ultrawide digicam.

Sony Xperia 1 VIII unveiled with larger 48MP telephoto sensor, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

The tele digicam loses its steady focus skills, nevertheless.


Sony Xperia 1 VIII leaks ahead of launch

A fourth Gold shade choice is predicted to reach later.


Xiaomi 17 Max launch confirmed, design and color options teased

The handset is at the moment accessible for pre-order in China.


The Sony Xperia 1 VIII is now on pre-order in Europe with a free pair of WH-1000XM6

That is only a pre-order – the cellphone will not truly ship till June 19.


Sony Xperia 1 VIII leaks ahead of launch

A fourth Gold shade choice is predicted to reach later.


Samsung started seeding the One UI 8.5 to the Galaxy S (S23, S24, and S25), Fold, Flip (6 and seven), and Tab (S10 and S11) sequence globally. The firmware brings a number of AI.

In the meantime, Samsung introduced the One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 sequence. Based mostly on Android 17, the beta shall be up in Germany, India, Korea, Poland, the U.Okay., and the U.S beginning this week. They’ll apply to hitch the beta program through the Samsung Members app.

Samsung additionally started promoting refurbished telephones in India. Proper now, you should purchase a Licensed Re-Newed Galaxy S25 Extremely with 256GB of storage for INR 97,499, a Galaxy S25 with 256GB of storage for INR 58,749, a Galaxy A56 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for INR 31,499, a Galaxy A56 with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for INR 32,749, and a Galaxy A36 with 128GB of storage for INR 23,249. They’ve the identical 1-year guarantee as new telephones.

Samsung starts seeding stable One UI 8.5 to Galaxy S, Fold, Flip and Tab series globally

Samsung brings a number of new AI options and enhancements to its older fashions.


Samsung announces One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series

It is going to be accessible to Galaxy S26 customers in choose markets, together with Germany, India, Korea, Poland, the U.Okay. and the U.S beginning this week.


Samsung starts selling officially refurbished smartphones in India

They arrive with the identical guarantee as new gadgets.


Take a look at our complete comparability between three over-head energetic noise cancelling headphones – the Apple AirPods Max 2, the Sennheiser HDB 630, and the Sony WH-1000XM6.

Apple AirPods Max 2 vs Sennheiser HDB 630 vs Sony WH-1000XM6 comparison


This is the RedMagic 11S Pro

It is set to debut the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Main Model chipset.