Galaxy S25 Ultra and SD 8 Gen 4 leaked, SD 7s Gen 3 becomes official, week 34 in review

This week things have cooled off a bit in terms of announcements and that has made room for a lot of rumors to fill our news section.

Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy S25 Ultra with a larger 6.86-inch screen and narrower bezels, rumored to measure 2.3mm compared to 3.35mm on the S24 Ultra. The upcoming Samsung flagship is expected to feature slightly rounded corners that will make it easier to handle.

New leaks revealed the color options for the iPhone 16 Pro series. It seems that Apple has opted for white, black, gray and gold, all of which will carry the Titanium prefix.

Leaked slides on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset shed more light on what we can expect. The flagship chip will be built on a 3nm node with eight cores and Oryon CPU cores. The CPU will be supported by an Adreno 8-series GPU with performance and efficiency improvements, as well as a new NPU and a “Low-Power AI” (LPAI) subsystem.

All colors will be called Titanium.

There will be two versions, SM8750 and SM8750P. The “P” probably stands for “Performance”.

Xiaomi's Redmi Note 14 Pro appeared in a certification list with 90W fast charging capability. Samsung's Galaxy A16 5G will offer a 5,000mAh battery cell, according to a list from China's 3C agency.

The specific model is not 100% confirmed, but very likely.

The number will certainly not surprise anyone.

Away from the rumor mill, Tecno announced its budget phone Spark Go 1 with a Unisoc T615 chipset, a 90Hz LCD and a 5,000mAh battery.

Tecno’s latest entry-level device comes with Android 14 Go.

It offers 20% better CPU performance and a 40% faster GPU than the 7s Gen 2.

Qualcomm has also made its Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 official, which appears to be the successor to last year's 7s Gen 2. The new chip promises 20% better CPU performance, 40% faster GPU, 30% better AI performance, and 12% power savings compared to its predecessor. The new chip is expected to debut in a Xiaomi phone as early as next month.

We also received some samples showing off the new Zoom Enhance feature on Google's Pixel 9 series and Pixel 8 Pro. Samsung has added music recognition to the Circle to Search functionality.

They were shared by Google's Peyman Milanfar, who has been working on this feature. Zoom Enhance was originally announced in October 2023.

Or on your phone itself. And you can also hum or sing a song and it will be recognized as well.