Android Circuit: Galaxy Z Fold8 Update, Pixel 11’s Glow-Up, OnePlus Leaves The Stage

Taking a look back at this week’s Android headlines: new Galaxy Z Fold8 display, Google confirms Pixel 11 Glow, Redmii Note 17 battery upgrade, OnePlus leaves the stage, and more…

Samsung’s redesigned Z Fold 8 with a wide display just leaked
Samsung’s redesigned Z Fold 8 with a wide display just leaked

Leaker Evan Blass shared images of Samsung’s redesigned Galaxy Z Fold 8 just days before the July 22nd launch event where Samsung is expected to officially announce the phone. The leaked images show a shorter, wider foldable matching earlier leaks of the Z Fold 8. They also reveal some of its specs, including a Qualcomm […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 leaks a week before launch event
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 leaks a week before launch event

Samsung’s next flip phone might be tough to tell apart from last year’s Galaxy Z Flip 7. As 9to5Google points out, leaked images and specs for the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 shared by WinFuture are nearly identical to Samsung’s current flip phone. According to the leak, Samsung is not planning to upgrade the Z […]

OnePlus never had a chance in the US
OnePlus never had a chance in the US

Twelve years after the launch of the OnePlus One, OnePlus announced today that it has exited the United States. It’s bittersweet, as the brand has been on a comeback tour of sorts with its excellent OnePlus 15 and widely praised (though still too expensive) OnePlus Open. The writing has been on the wall for a […]

OnePlus officially gives up on the US and Europe
OnePlus officially gives up on the US and Europe

OnePlus has confirmed what industry observers have long expected: it’s quitting the US and European markets, and will no longer launch new products in either region. Parent company Oppo promises that it will honor existing support and warranty agreements, with devices transitioning to its ColorOS for future updates. “Software updates and after-sale support will be […]

Samsung shows off ‘brand new shape’ for Z Fold 8 in Spider-Man teaser
Samsung shows off ‘brand new shape’ for Z Fold 8 in Spider-Man teaser

Samsung gave a sneak peek of the “brand new shape” for its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The video includes a few shots of Spidey taking a foldable phone off a 3D printer and opening it book-style, but each shot is heavily obscured by lens flares. […]

OnePlus exits the US and Europe. The memory crisis and Apple’s lawsuit made staying untenable.
OnePlus exits the US and Europe. The memory crisis and Apple’s lawsuit made staying untenable.

OnePlus, the Android brand that built a cult following with aggressively priced smartphones, will begin to cease operations in the US and Europe as early as this week, Bloomberg reported. The shutdown is part of a broader restructuring at parent compan…

Apple is in talks with the startup shrinking a 27B AI model onto an iPhone
Apple is in talks with the startup shrinking a 27B AI model onto an iPhone

Apple is in early talks with PrismML, a startup that shrinks large AI models to run directly on a phone. The company’s on-device AI pitch could help Apple keep more of Siri’s work off the cloud. PrismML chief executive Babak Hassibi told CNBC that Appl…

The Motorola Edge 70 Max is all about power
The Motorola Edge 70 Max is all about power

Motorola has launched the Edge 70 Max, its latest flagship phone that’s designed for power intensive tasks like streaming video and mobile gaming. Alongside having a huge battery and rapid wired charging support, the Motorola Edge 70 Max is the first Android phone to support full 25W wireless Qi2 charging since Google launched the Pixel […]

Samsung’s new foldable display is harder to crease and damage
Samsung’s new foldable display is harder to crease and damage

Samsung has unveiled a new flexible display technology for foldable phones that’s designed to be slimmer, more durable, and less prone to creasing. The Flex Titanium tech is the culmination of everything that the company has learned over seven generations of foldables, according to Samsung, and will debut with the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 […]