IDC: Global smartphone shipments decline by 4% as Samsung leads all makers in Q1

The International Data Corporation (IDC) released its preliminary worldwide smartphone shipments report for Q1,2026 and the numbers show declining demand. A total of 289.7 million devices were shipped in the first three months of 2026, representing a 4.1% decline compared to the same period last year. This turn of events marks the first quarter of negative growth since 2023, largely driven by “acute memory supply constraints” affecting both shipments and demand. IDC analysts also highlighted the rising bill‑of‑materials costs, which have forced certain makers like Samsung to resort to...

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RedMagic 11s Pro is coming, certification reveals

RedMagic launched the 11 Pro back in November, and now it's working on a refresh of that model. According to a new certification by NBTC in Thailand, this will be called RedMagic 11s Pro. It has the model number NX809J. Interestingly, that's the model number of the China-only RedMagic 11 Pro+, but globally the 11 Pro incorporated that version's specs, so it's unclear what's going on here. We are of course hoping that this is not just a renaming and the 11s Pro will bring something new to the table compared to the 11 Pro. That said, unfortunately this certification doesn't reveal any...

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RedMagic 11s Pro is coming, certification reveals

RedMagic launched the 11 Pro back in November, and now it's working on a refresh of that model. According to a new certification by NBTC in Thailand, this will be called RedMagic 11s Pro. It has the model number NX809J. Interestingly, that's the model number of the China-only RedMagic 11 Pro+, but globally the 11 Pro incorporated that version's specs, so it's unclear what's going on here. We are of course hoping that this is not just a renaming and the 11s Pro will bring something new to the table compared to the 11 Pro. That said, unfortunately this certification doesn't reveal any...

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Even more details about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 leak

Qualcomm is expected to unveil two top of the line chipsets this September, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. Today, some more details about the former have been outed in China by the prolific leaker who goes by Digital Chat Station on Weibo. According to him, the non-Pro Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (model number SM8950) will be built on a new TSMC 2nm process, and will feature a new Oryon CPU with two Prime cores, three High Performance cores, and three Performance cores. While DCS doesn't outright say it, the fact that these are new Oryon cores...

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This is the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra

OnePlus China President Li Jie has revealed the rear design of the upcoming Ace 6 Ultra today. The device will join the Ace 6 that launched in October and the Ace 6T which was announced in December. We assume the Ultra is coming very soon, but the company hasn't made its unveiling date official yet. The Ace 6 Ultra will have a 165Hz refresh rate on its screen, which was jointly developed by OnePlus with BOE. The colorway you see in these images is being referred to as Ace Awakening, and it is made with a new 3D stereoscopic lithography process, "etching light into the phone" (machine...

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This is the OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra

OnePlus China President Li Jie has revealed the rear design of the upcoming Ace 6 Ultra today. The device will join the Ace 6 that launched in October and the Ace 6T which was announced in December. We assume the Ultra is coming very soon, but the company hasn't made its unveiling date official yet. The Ace 6 Ultra will have a 165Hz refresh rate on its screen, which was jointly developed by OnePlus with BOE. The colorway you see in these images is being referred to as Ace Awakening, and it is made with a new 3D stereoscopic lithography process, "etching light into the phone" (machine...

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Amazon buys Apple's satellite connectivity partner

Today Amazon has announced that it's acquiring Globalstar, which is the company that enables Apple's satellite connectivity features. Basically, Globalstar provides the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation that iPhones and Apple Watches connect to when they're outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage, and Apple uses up most of Globalstar's network capacity. Amazon wants to use Globalstar's satellites to add direct-to-device services to future generations of its LEO network. Globalstar's satellites will expand the Amazon Leo (Amazon Leo is Amazon's LEO satellite company, hence the...

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