Reviews 20 September 2025 - 15 October 2025

Vivo X300 Ultra Sale Begins May 14 As India’s Premium Camera-Phone Fight Gets Costly
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Vivo X300 Ultra Sale Begins May 14 As India’s Premium Camera-Phone Fight Gets Costly

Vivo is bringing its X300 Ultra and X300 FE to Indian stores on May 14, just days after their local debut. The X300 Ultra carries a price tag of INR 1,59,999, while the X300 FE comes in at INR 79,999, according to the company. Both models put the focus on cameras in the premium Android segment. Timing’s a factor here. India’s smartphone shipments slipped 5% year on year to 30.9 million units in the first quarter, according to Omdia, with soft demand and wary stocking from dealers running into higher component prices. Vivo remained the front-runner at 20% market share, a position that lets it push upscale, while smaller brands find themselves squeezed.
May 11, 2026
Xiaomi’s 7,500 mAh Battery Shocker: iPhone 17 Pro Max Nearly Matches Xiaomi 17 Pro Max in Test
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Xiaomi’s 7,500 mAh Battery Shocker: iPhone 17 Pro Max Nearly Matches Xiaomi 17 Pro Max in Test

Consumers expected Xiaomi’s new 7,500 mAh battery beast to blow past Apple’s latest Pro Max – but a real-world drain test delivered a surprise. YouTuber TechDroider put the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max through a rigorous battery torture test alongside the iPhone 17 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, last year’s Xiaomi 15 Pro, and OnePlus 13gizmochina.comnotebookcheck.net. Each device looped through power-hungry tasks until deathnotebookcheck.net. The outcome: Xiaomi’s 17 Pro Max lasted 13 hours 36 minutes, while the iPhone 17 Pro Max hit 13 hours 31 minutesnotebookcheck.net. Incredibly, Apple’s phone died only about 5 minutes earlier despite its battery being drastically smaller. This negligible gap has stunned many tech watchers. “The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max doesn’t
October 15, 2025
DJI Mini 5 Pro vs Mini 4 Pro: Huge Upgrades in a Tiny Drone (But There’s a Catch)
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DJI Mini 5 Pro vs Mini 4 Pro: Huge Upgrades in a Tiny Drone (But There’s a Catch)

Drone enthusiasts have eagerly awaited this face-off: DJI Mini 5 Pro vs. DJI Mini 4 Pro. The Mini series has revolutionized consumer drones by packing advanced features into palm-sized quadcopters that skirt under the 250g regulatory cutoff. The Mini 4 Pro set a new benchmark for what sub-250g drones can do – photographer James Abbott called it “a superb sub-250g drone… the new benchmark for what sub-250g drones can deliver”ts2.tech. It introduced omnidirectional obstacle sensing and improved camera modes, but was seen as a mild evolution of the Mini 3 Pro. Now DJI has upped the ante with the Mini 5 Pro, officially unveiled in September 2025imaging-resource.com. It arrives with bold claims of pro-grade imaging and flight tech without tipping
October 14, 2025
Mobile Mayhem: Pixel 10 Shines, Samsung Teases Tri-Fold, iPhone Demand Soars – Oct 6–7, 2025
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Mobile Mayhem: Pixel 10 Shines, Samsung Teases Tri-Fold, iPhone Demand Soars – Oct 6–7, 2025

Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup, released last month, is off to a robust start in the market. Analysts at Morgan Stanley say demand is “modestly stronger” than expected for the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max macrumors.com. The only weak spot so far is the new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, which has seen “relative weakness” in sales macrumors.com. In response to the brisk sales, Apple’s supply chain is reportedly preparing to ramp up production to over 90 million units in the second half of 2025 macrumors.com. Apple’s stock has already priced in the strong iPhone performance, but analysts note they would need to see even more upside to push the share price higher macrumors.com. Apple moved quickly to address
October 7, 2025
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra – The Ultimate 2026 Flagship Showdown
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Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra – The Ultimate 2026 Flagship Showdown

Image: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and 17 Pro introduce a flat-frame design with a secondary rear display for notifications and selfies techradar.com techradar.com. The mini screen is integrated beside the camera lenses. Xiaomi’s 17 Pro Max adopts a bold design that merges trends from competitors with its own twist. It features flat aluminum sides and a flat display, much like recent iPhones, giving it a modern, slab-like aesthetic wired.com. In fact, Xiaomi openly switched its naming and styling to evoke Apple’s Pro Max vibe wired.com. The back, however, is pure innovation: Xiaomi has embedded a 2.8–2.9 inch Dynamic Back Display into the camera plateau wired.com techradar.com. This secondary OLED screen is nestled alongside two big camera lenses in a rectangular
October 2, 2025
Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 17 Frenzy, Huawei’s Comeback & Other Mobile Bombshells (Sept 19–20, 2025)
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Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 17 Frenzy, Huawei’s Comeback & Other Mobile Bombshells (Sept 19–20, 2025)

Key Facts: Apple’s latest iPhone 17 lineup officially hit store shelves on Friday, Sept 19 – and the rollout lived up to the hype. Hundreds of shoppers lined up at Apple Stores from Beijing to New York on launch day, signaling robust initial demand reuters.com. In China, roughly 300 people swarmed Apple’s flagship Beijing store that morning to pick up their pre-ordered devices, with many eyeing the top-end Pro Max model reuters.com. “I really like the 17 series’ redesign... The Air model looks good too, but the Pro Max gives longer battery life,” said one eager buyer in Beijing reuters.com, referring to Apple’s new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air variant and the battery gains on the Pro Max.
September 20, 2025
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