Honor 300 Ultra official, Galaxy S25 EU versions reach the FCC, Week 49 in review

2024-12-08

The European Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra passed through the FCC, bearing the model numbers SM-S931B/DS, SM-S936B/DS, and SM-S938B/DS. They"ve been testing with a 25W charger but the Ultra might support up to 45W, like the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Honor unveiled its 300 series with the Honor 300, 300 Pro, and the 300 Ultra. Like the Pro, the Honor 300 Ultra has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, but it also gets a 50MP periscope lens (IMX858) offering 3.8x optical zoom and f/3.0 aperture. The periscope module is joined by a 50MP main lens (IMX906) with OIS and a 12MP ultrawide. There"s a 6.78-inch 120Hz OLED and a 5,300mAh battery with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging. The Honor 300 Ultr starts at CNY 4,199 ($577) and is on sale in China.

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra will have the same 6.73-inch display as its predecessor, along with a 1-inch type main camera with f/1.63 aperture - no mention of a variable aperture this year. Next, a 50 MP short-distance zoom telephoto (probably 2x), and a 200 MP probably 4.3x periscope telephoto. Rumor has it the cell capacity will be between 5,450 mAh and 5,800 mAh.

AnTuTu"s November 2024 top 10 charts is dominated by Qualcomm"s Snapdragon 8 Elite or MediaTek"s Dimensity 9400. Between them, Qualcomm"s new flagship SoC takes the cake in two separate ways: it powers the phone that"s No.1 in the chart, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, and it"s inside six of the top ten devices, whereas the Dimensity 9400 is only in four of them.

Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra European versions stop by the FCC

They should become official next month.

It"s Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Dimensity 9400 in AnTuTu"s November chart, here"s the winner

There are no other chips in the top ten.

Honor 300 Ultra is here with a 50MP periscope and SD 8 Gen 3

The new top dog in Honor"s number series also features an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner and up to 1TB storage.

Xiaomi 15 Ultra details leak, battery size won"t impress

The cameras just take too much space.

Samsung"s 2025 foldables are getting new larger screens. The information comes from Ross Young, a consultant within the display supply chain industry. He says the Galaxy Z Fold7 will get the Galaxy Fold Special Edition panels – an 8" foldable screen and a 6.5" panel on the cover. The clamshell Galaxy Z Flip7 is also up for increase across the board – a 6.85" foldable (up from 6.7") and a 4" cover (up from 3.4") display.

The Red Magic 10 Pro is now global. It has the Chinese Pro+ model"s 7,050mAh battery. Early bird orders for the phone will begin on December 12, with open sales starting on December 18. The starting price is $649/€649 for the 12/256GB model.

Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro are the most popular newly launched Android flagships

They far outsell the rest.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 to get Fold SE"s displays, Flip7 panels will also grow

The clamshell phone will have a 6.85" foldable screen and a 4" cover panel.

Red Magic 10 Pro now available internationally, starts from $649

The 24 GB + 1 TB option is also going global in a first for the gaming brand.

Samsung announced the One UI 7 Beta, giving us a glimpse at the design and new features. The OnePlus 13 is coming to the global market in January of next year.