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Archives for October 2025

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
We have Xiaomi 17 Pro Max at home.

Frustrated that Xiaomi’s new flagships, with second screens on the back, aren’t launching in the US? Nuu Mobile says its B40 is the first US phone with a second screen, though at $299.99 this is no flagship. Its Dimensity 7050 chip is basic, and the 64-megapixel main camera is joined only by a macro.

Nuu Mobile B40 5G with a second screen on the back
Image: Nuu Mobile
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
It’s nearly trifold time.

Bloomberg reports Samsung is finally ready to show off its first trifold phone — well, nearly. It will apparently appear at the APEC summit at the end of the month to demonstrate South Korea’s technological prowess in front of a few world leaders. But will we see it first at next week’s XR headset event?

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Realme’s next phone will let you swap out the camera housing.

The GT 8 Pro launches in China next week, but we already know about its most unique new feature: interchangeable camera mounts, replaceable with just a couple of Torx screws. Realme shows off a lot of options in the teaser video, the question will be how many actually ever launch.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Samsung may have canned the S26 Edge.

That’s what both Korean site Newspim and fansite SamMobile report. Rumors had claimed Samsung would swap the Plus for the Edge in next year’s S26 trio, but low sales for the first slim phone may have changed those plans, bringing the Plus back into the lineup.

Motorola has a super-thin Air phone tooMotorola has a super-thin Air phone too
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Now Nubia makes a phone photography kit too.

Following in the footsteps of Xiaomi and Vivo, Nubia has revealed a set of camera accessories for its upcoming Z80 Ultra. It includes two detachable lenses — a telephoto and a portrait — plus a multi-part case that recreates the whole aesthetic (and a few controls) from a proper camera. The Z80 Ultra launches in China on October 22nd.

<em>This is the biggest camera kit yet for a phone.</em>
<em>The case consists of multiple parts that combine to recreate a camera.</em>
<em>I hope the red detailing doesn’t make you think of any specific camera companies Nubia hasn’t actually licensed.</em>
<em>That leather carry case for the accessories is a nice touch.</em>
<em>The full set is... expansive.</em>
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This is the biggest camera kit yet for a phone.
Image: Nubia