Xiaomi 18 is tipped to ship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 first, while Honor's Magic 9 splits chips inside one series and leaves the base model on Gen 5.
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Phones and foldables reviewed on cameras, battery, and the compromises the spec sheet hides.
1.85 million GPU points put the Adreno 850 ahead of Gen 5
Adreno 850 scores 1,854,826 GPU points in a leaked AnTuTu run for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, a 6% total gain AnTuTu cannot yet verify.
At 5.00GHz the Dimensity 9600 Pro trades heat for speed
Dimensity 9600 Pro hits 4,300 in Geekbench 6 single-core with two cores at 5.00GHz, but the clock drops under sustained load on test samples.
Pixel 11 Pro's Super Actua screen reaches 3,600 nits
Pixel 11 Pro's Super Actua screen peaks at 3,600 nits, a 5% window figure, plus a coating with over double the scratch resistance of Pixel 10 Pro.
Snap a Qi2.2 charger onto the Pixel 11 Pro for 25W speed
Pixel 11 Pro Qi2.2 25W wireless charging is real, but only a certified Qi2.2 charger hits 25W. A MagSafe puck attaches yet falls back to 15W.
A 40% thinner camera bar arrives on Google's Pixel 11
Pixel 11 camera bar is 40% thinner than the Pixel 10, and Google calls it virtually bumpless with a Made by Google case and wobble-free on desks.