Super Pixel Tech by TCL CSOT could finally end the smartphone display compromises

TCL CSOT is changing the display panel game with its launch of Super Pixel at the MWC 2026. Introducing with bold aim, the new super pixel promises enhanced clarity, efficiency as well as refresh rate that will give smooth performance while maintaining…

One of this rugged phone’s cameras is a pop-out action cam
One of this rugged phone’s cameras is a pop-out action cam

What if your smartphone’s camera wasn’t locked to the back of the device? Honor’s Robot Phone, which we got to see in action at MWC 2026, features a camera attached to a stabilized gimbal arm that can pop-up and look around. But it’s still permanently tethered to the phone. The RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro, a […]

Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles

A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is pushing $40 smartphones to bring up to 20 million people online, but rising component costs threaten the plan.

The Trump phone was a no-show at the world’s biggest mobile show
The Trump phone was a no-show at the world’s biggest mobile show

Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This time, we tried, and failed, to find it at the world’s biggest mobile trade show. This week Barcelona was taken over by the tech industry as Mobile World Congress […]

This phone starts fires on purpose
This phone starts fires on purpose

Until now, most mobile phone companies have worked to ensure their phones won’t start fires. (Occasional Samsung devices excepted, of course.) But this week at Mobile World Congress, we found a company that dared to go in a different direction. Oukitel’s WP63 rugged smartphone includes a built-in fire starter, and this is what it looks […]

Meet your new phone away from phone
Meet your new phone away from phone

Unihertz’s booth at MWC was a little out of the way, but those who did find it all seemed to want to pick up the Titan Elite 2. Sure, the cosmic orange color attracted attention, and the QWERTY keyboard reminded one showgoer of his old BlackBerry. But once I picked it up, I could see […]

TCL shows off display with a blinding brightness that’s 5x higher than iPhone 17 Pro

TCL’s latest prototype mobile display reaches an astonishing 15,000-nit brightness, far surpassing current flagship smartphone screens.
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Honor’s Robot Phone is a bad robot, an interesting camera, and maybe your friend
Honor’s Robot Phone is a bad robot, an interesting camera, and maybe your friend

After over four months of teasing, I’ve finally been able to see Honor’s Robot Phone in action. And after all that, it looks pretty legit – just so long as you weren’t actually expecting a robot. The Robot Phone could more accurately be called the Gimbal Phone, though I suspect the company’s marketing department would […]

The 6G, modular, robot phones of the future
The 6G, modular, robot phones of the future

Year after year, we mostly know what to expect from our smartphone upgrades. Galaxy, iPhone, Pixel, or whatever else, everything seems to get slightly better (and occasionally more expensive) without many surprises in store. That’s not to say there are no new ideas left in smartphones, though. You just have to know where to look. […]

Xiaomi, unlike Google and Samsung, thinks camera hardware comes first
Xiaomi, unlike Google and Samsung, thinks camera hardware comes first

When it launched the 17 and 17 Ultra in Europe on Saturday, Xiaomi bucked an industry trend: it didn’t really talk about AI all that much. And it really didn’t talk about AI when it showed off the two phones’ cameras, including a special edition 17 Ultra co-created with Leica. According to Angus Ng, the […]