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Smartphones News 19 September 2025 - 27 September 2025

Xiaomi 17 vs iPhone 17: A Dual‑Screen, $630 Flagship Takes on Apple’s Latest

Xiaomi 17 vs iPhone 17: A Dual‑Screen, $630 Flagship Takes on Apple’s Latest

Xiaomi 17 Series: Built to Take on Apple Xiaomi’s latest flagships were conceived from the start as iPhone-killers. The company even skipped naming a “Mi 14/15/16” and jumped straight to Xiaomi 17 to align with Apple’s iPhone 17 generation wired.com. According to Xiaomi’s president Lu Weibing, this was a deliberate strategy to achieve parity with Apple’s numbering and avoid any perception of being behind ground.news. As tech writer Simon Hill notes, the new Xiaomi 17 Pro Max “sounds and looks very familiar to a certain iPhone, but with a twist” wired.com. That twist is immediately visible: a second screen on the back of
27 September 2025
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OnePlus 15 Leak Bombshell: Radical Design, Monster Battery & Next-Gen Power

OnePlus 15 Surprise: Early Launch, Beastly Specs & Why There’s No OnePlus 14

OnePlus 15 Revealed Early – A Break from Tradition OnePlus usually waits until the new year to unveil its mainline flagships globally, but the OnePlus 15 is breaking that tradition. The company offered an early sneak peek in late September 2025 at a Qualcomm event in China, confirming the phone’s name and key specs well ahead of a formal launch theverge.com. OnePlus itself has hinted that the device will debut ahead of schedule this cycle, with an official teaser promising more information “in the coming weeks” 9to5google.com. This suggests a launch event in October or November 2025, at least for
27 September 2025
Tesla Phone 2025? Fresh Fact‑Checks, Starlink’s Mega Spectrum Deal — and Why There’s Still No ‘Model Pi’

Tesla Phone 2025? Fresh Fact‑Checks, Starlink’s Mega Spectrum Deal — and Why There’s Still No ‘Model Pi’

Key facts (updated September 26, 2025) The in‑depth report What actually happened today (Sept. 26, 2025) Fresh “Tesla Phone” posts ricocheted across social feeds—again—claiming a $789 Pi Phone with free Starlink. Reputable outlets countered quickly: Yahoo’s fact‑check labeled the claim false and noted there are no credible media reports of a Tesla phone. This follows a year of similar debunks. Yahoo News At the same time, real Musk‑adjacent telecom news kept the rumor cycle spinning. SpaceX’s $17B EchoStar spectrum deal earlier this month is designed to expand Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell, prompting a wave of coverage and hot takes that inevitably get conflated with a nonexistent Tesla handset. “With exclusive spectrum, SpaceX will develop next‑generation
26 September 2025
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Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Shocks the Flagship Scene: $840 ‘Battery Monster’ Adds a Second Rear Screen to Take on iPhone 17 Pro Max (Sept 26 Update)

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Shocks the Flagship Scene: $840 ‘Battery Monster’ Adds a Second Rear Screen to Take on iPhone 17 Pro Max (Sept 26 Update)

What’s new and why it matters A second screen that actually does things. Xiaomi embeds a 2.5×1.8‑inch “Dynamic Back Display” into the rear camera plateau. It shows customizable clocks/animations, notifications and playback controls, serves as a rear camera selfie viewfinder, pins QR codes or boarding passes, and even runs simple games when you snap on Xiaomi’s Retro Handheld Console Case (¥299/~$40). As Wired’s Simon Hill put it after hands‑on time: “We don’t need a second screen, but I’m already using it more than I expected to.” WIRED Battery first—and battery tech matters. The Pro Max’s 7,500 mAh cell (and the Pro’s
26 September 2025
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Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: The $630 “iPhone 17 Killer” with a Second Screen and Monster Battery

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: The $630 “iPhone 17 Killer” with a Second Screen and Monster Battery

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max: Specs, Launch Buzz, and How It Stacks Up Against the Competition A Flagship Built to Challenge Apple (and Samsung) Xiaomi’s 17 Pro Max is not just another Android phone – it’s a declaration of war in the flagship arena. Unveiled in Beijing just weeks after Apple’s iPhone 17 launch, Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun made constant side-by-side comparisons to Apple’s latest devices, driving home where Xiaomi believes it has the upper hand theverge.com theverge.com. In an unprecedented move, Xiaomi actually skipped the “16” generation entirely, jumping from last year’s Xiaomi 15 series straight to “17” so that consumers wouldn’t
26 September 2025
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Oppo Find X9 Series Breaks Boundaries: 7,500 mAh Battery, Hasselblad Cameras & AI Buttons – A Flagship to Rival iPhone 16 and Galaxy S24

Oppo Find X9 Series Breaks Boundaries: 7,500 mAh Battery, Hasselblad Cameras & AI Buttons – A Flagship to Rival iPhone 16 and Galaxy S24

The Oppo Find X9 Series at a Glance Oppo’s Find X9 series is shaping up to be one of 2025’s most formidable smartphone lineups. It represents a major leap for Oppo, packing innovations in almost every department – from an unprecedented battery size to a new chipset partnership and advanced camera tech. “Oppo is gearing up to introduce its first flagship phones powered by the Dimensity 9500,” notes Notebookcheck, highlighting that this chip will do battle with the latest from Qualcomm and Apple notebookcheck.net. The decision to use MediaTek’s flagship SoC indicates Oppo’s confidence in its performance parity with the
23 September 2025
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OnePlus 15 Leak Bombshell: Radical Design, Monster Battery & Next-Gen Power

OnePlus 15 Leak Bombshell: Radical Design, Monster Battery & Next-Gen Power

Leaked Design Reveals a Bold New Look The OnePlus 15 is generating buzz for its radical design departure from previous models. Leaked images circulating on Chinese social media (via reputable tipster Digital Chat Station) show a completely new camera layout: a square-edged camera module on the back with rounded corners, instead of the round camera hump OnePlus has used for the last few generations indiatoday.in phonearena.com. Within this module, there’s a pill-shaped cutout vertically housing two large camera lenses, and next to it are two smaller circular cut-outs – believed to be the third camera lens and the LED flash
23 September 2025
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Vivo X300’s ZEISS Lens Kit Shakes Up Smartphone Photography – A Phone That Thinks It’s a DSLR?

Vivo X300’s ZEISS Lens Kit Shakes Up Smartphone Photography – A Phone That Thinks It’s a DSLR?

Vivo X300 + ZEISS: A Smartphone Camera Dream Team Vivo’s upcoming X300 series is making waves in the mobile photography world, thanks to an unprecedented collaboration with ZEISS optics on an external lens kit. Vivo has partnered with the storied German lens manufacturer since the X60 series, co-engineering camera systems with ZEISS T✻ lens coatings and portrait modes inspired by classic ZEISS lenses. With the X300 line, this partnership goes beyond software tuning – Vivo is literally putting ZEISS glass on your phone. The entire X300 lineup (standard, Pro, and presumably Ultra) will support Vivo’s “vivo × ZEISS” 2.35× telephoto
23 September 2025
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Google Pixel 10a Leaks Reveal Surprising Downgrades – Specs, Price & Release Details

5 Premium Smartphones Under ₹40,000 Get Massive Price Cuts – Don’t Miss These Festive Deals

Amazon Great Indian Festival: Best Phones Under ₹40,000 Festive sales in India (like Amazon’s Great Indian Festival and Flipkart’s Big Billion Days) have become the prime time to score high-end smartphones at bargain prices. This year is especially competitive, with brands offering heavy discounts on older models and financing deals on new launches moneycontrol.com. If you’re looking to upgrade without splurging beyond ₹40,000, here are five standout deals you shouldn’t miss: Why are these deals so remarkable? In the ₹30-40K range, you’re getting devices that were recently near-flagship level. Many of them launched at much higher prices just a few
23 September 2025
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Space Missions, Smartphone Frenzy & Cyber Chaos: Tech’s Wild Weekend (Sept 20–21, 2025)

Space Missions, Smartphone Frenzy & Cyber Chaos: Tech’s Wild Weekend (Sept 20–21, 2025)

Key Facts Apple iPhone 17 Demand Surges in Russia Russian tech retailers rolled out Apple’s iPhone 17 in Moscow on Saturday (ahead of the official sales launch), drawing surprisingly strong consumer demand. Major reseller Restore: reported a 66% jump in pre-orders compared to the last iPhone release reuters.com reuters.com. “This year we have 66% more preorders than last year,” confirmed Lyudmila Semushina, PR director for the retail group, who noted a “huge fan base that will never exchange iPhone for anything else” despite high prices reuters.com. Shoppers in Moscow cited the upgraded cameras and features as compelling reasons to upgrade.
21 September 2025
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Tech Shockwaves: iPhone 17 Frenzy, Xbox Price Hike, Google Breakup Call & More (Sept 19–20, 2025)

Tech Shockwaves: iPhone 17 Frenzy, Xbox Price Hike, Google Breakup Call & More (Sept 19–20, 2025)

Apple’s iPhone 17 Frenzy and Record India Sales Apple’s latest iPhone 17 series officially hit stores worldwide on September 19, drawing long queues from New York to Mumbai apple.com. In India, crowds lined up outside Apple’s new flagship stores as the base iPhone 17, new “iPhone Air,” and high-end 17 Pro/Max models sold out instantly livemint.com. Pre-orders in India were about 10% higher than last year’s, and analysts say Apple is poised to surpass 5 million iPhones sold in Q3 2025, marking the 15th straight record quarter for iPhone sales in the country livemint.com livemint.com. “Apple, with its aspirational brand, is successfully riding
20 September 2025
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Apple’s 2025 Wearables Unveiled: Hypertension Alerts, AI Translation, and More

Apple Unleashes iPhone 17, Ultra‑Thin iPhone Air, Apple Watch 11 & AirPods 3 – Fans Line Up Worldwide

Global Launch Day Excitement Apple’s 2025 product lineup arrived in stores to fanfare worldwide. On launch morning, excited customers lined up at Apple Stores from London to Sydney to snag the iPhone 17 series, new Apple Watches, and AirPods Pro 3 as soon as doors opened apple.com. Apple’s retail teams greeted crowds with cheers and helped customers set up their new gadgets on the spot apple.com. In China – the world’s second-largest economy – the response was especially notable. Hundreds of people queued at Apple’s Beijing flagship to collect their pre-orders, indicating strong local interest in the iPhone 17 launch macdailynews.com. Analysts say
19 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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