The Google Pixel Tablet 3 is dead according to leaks – long live Google foldables?
The Google Pixel Tablet 3 is dead according to leaks – long live Google foldables?
- Google might have cancelled the Pixel Tablet 3
- Pixel Tablet 2 still rumored to be releasing
- Mimics its Pixel Slate cancellation in 2019
Google’s next tablet could be its last, with a new report teasing that the Google Pixel Tablet 3 project has been recently canceled. That would mean that while we’ll hopefully still see the rumored Pixel Tablet 2 it likely won’t get a successor – and could be bad news for support and software optimization.
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Android Headlines reports that “Multiple industry sources close to the project” have confirmed that development of the Pixel Tablet 3 – codenamed Kiyomi – has been halted. This isn’t the first time Google has canned its tablets with it pulling the same stunt in 2019 when it scrapped the Pixel Slate line (via Business Insider) only to revive its tablets last year.
As with all rumors these details should be taken with a pinch of salt. There’s a chance the leak is incorrect, or that the Tablet 3 will be reborn in a new form (I have some thoughts on that below), but it reminds us that Google is no stranger to killing off its projects. If Pixel Tablets are dead then it does raise the question of how much support the Tablet 2 will get, leading us to wonder if it’ll be a solid long-term investment or not.
Giving up on tablets, or going all-in on foldables?
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I’ve been trying out the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold recently for an upcoming project, and just like I’ve found previously with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, the folding phone is basically just a pocket-sized tablet.
Sure, it’s not quite as large as a full-sized iPad or Pixel slate, but it many ways it’s big enough and it more than makes up for its size deficiencies with its portability; I don’t need a backpack or carry case for it, I just need a pocket that can fit a Google Pixel 9 Pro (which is the size it shrinks down to when folded).
With many tablets already feeling kinda like big phones, perhaps Google doesn’t see the advantage in continuing to work on a Pixel tablet, especially if it hopes its foldable will one day replace tablets altogether. Combine that with the fact its foldable has been better received than its tablet – our Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold review gave it four stars, while the Google Pixel Tablet review awarded it half a star less – and that the tablet space is dominated by one name (Apple’s iPads), and a foldable focus would make plenty of sense.
The only downside for us is that Google’s tablet-like phone isn’t affordable; sure its Tablet costs $499 / £599 / AU$899, which is already a little pricey, but at $1,799 / £1,749 / AU$2,699 the foldable is a lot less accessible. A foldable only approach would lock plenty of people out from its Pixel tablet-likes unless it introduces some kind of Pixel Fold 9a – to match its affordable Pixel a phones.
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We’ll have to wait and see what Google announces, but hopefully the Pixel Tablet 3 door closing just means a new door is opening – and if that could lead to better (and cheaper) folding phones I’m not going to complain.
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The iPhone 17 could inherit the Pixel 9’s most distinctive design feature
The iPhone 17 could inherit the Pixel 9’s most distinctive design feature
- Two leakers suggest the iPhone 17 series could have a Pixel-like design with a large camera block running across the back of the phones
- This lines up with an earlier leak, which stated that this new design would be limited to the Pro and Pro Max
- Such a move would be a big change, and one that could leave the iPhone 17 series looking too similar to Google’s Pixel phones
Apple could be planning some huge and surprising design changes for the iPhone 17 line, with the latest leak suggesting that the camera housing could be a completely different shape to that of the iPhone 16 series, and very similar to the Pixel 9’s camera layout.
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Leaker @Jukanlosreve has shared an image of what’s supposedly the iPhone 17’s frame, citing the “Chinese supply chain” as the source, while another leaker – Digital Chat Station via NotebookCheck – has shared similar imagery, also citing the supply chain.
You can see in these images that the cameras are likely to be housed in a large horizontal strip running across the back of the phone, which is very reminiscent of the Pixel 9 series’ design.
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This would make for a massive iPhone design change, so we’d take this tip with a pinch of salt, especially this far out from the iPhone 17’s launch, but the two sources above have good track records.
Lining up with an earlier leak
This leak also largely lines up with an earlier report, which stated that the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max would have an aluminum panel on the top half of their backs, housing a larger, rectangular camera island. That leak added that the bottom half would be glass, which is presumably what the larger cut-out in the image above is for.
So, if this earlier leak is right, it might just be the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max that have this design. That would make sense, as it would help differentiate these devices from the iPhone 17 and the rumored iPhone 17 Air.
Those latter two phones also probably wouldn’t need such a large camera island, as they’re unlikely to have as many lenses.
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On the other hand, if the finished phone is as Pixel-like as these images suggest, Apple could be accused of copying Google, which doesn’t seem like a situation it would want to be in. So, we’ll be interested to see whether this design actually emerges when the iPhone 17 lands next year, likely in September.
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Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy S25 can beat the Google Pixel 9
Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy S25 can beat the Google Pixel 9
The Samsung Galaxy S25 family is almost here – we expect to hear official news of the Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra at Galaxy Unpacked on January 22.
With this new flagship lineup supposedly waiting in the wings, it’s hard not to imagine how Samsung’s latest smartphones will match up against their contemporaries.
Though people will always pit the best Samsung phones against the best iPhones, perhaps an even more interesting rivalry has emerged between Samsung’s Galaxy flagships and the best Pixel phones. As the two leaders of the Android world, Samsung and Google are both close collaborators and close competitors, as Samsung relies on Google’s Android operating system, and Google no doubt enjoys the influx of users for its various built-in apps that Samsung provides.
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Samsung and Google stratify their smartphone lineups differently, but it’s likely that the Galaxy S25 will most closely resemble the Google Pixel 9. We’ll be able to give a more detailed appraisal of how these phones compare once the S25 is out and we’ve had a chance to test it for ourselves, but until then, here are my thoughts on how these two Android flagships might stack up.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 9: specs
First, let’s take a look at the rumored specs of the Galaxy S25 versus the confirmed specs of the Google Pixel 9.
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Header Cell – Column 0 Samsung Galaxy S25 specs (rumored)Google Pixel 9 specsDisplay:6.2-inch AMOLED6.3-inch OLEDResolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels1080 x 2424 pixelsRefresh rate:120Hz120HzChipset:Snapdragon 8 EliteGoogle Tensor G4Rear cameras: 50MP wide, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto (3x zoom)50MP wide, 48MP ultra-wideFront camera: 12MP10.5MPRAM:12GB12GBStorage:128GB, 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GBBattery:4,000mAh4,700mAh
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Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 9: how can Samsung best Google’s flagship?
With the Galaxy S25, Samsung will be able to score a few points against the Pixel 9 simply by carrying over a few great features from the S24.
First of all, Samsung equips its current S24 flagships with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy chipset, a class-leading chipset that offers plenty of performance power. The S25 is expected to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is potentially the most powerful mobile chipset ever created. It’s unlikely that the Google Tensor G4 chipset found in the Google Pixel 9 will even come close in either benchmarks or real-world performance.
It’s possible that this could give the S25 an edge when it comes to AI processing, too. Though Google develops Gemini, the AI assistant that now comes bundled with Android as standard, a more powerful hardware platform may enable the Galaxy S25 to take better advantage of these tools than the Pixel 9 – in fact, AI slowdown was one of the main concerns raised in our Google Pixel 9 review. With the S25 tipped to match the Pixel 9’s 12GB of RAM, it’ll be a game of processing power and optimization to determine which ends up the faster phone.
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The Galaxy S24 already boasts a telephoto camera(Image credit: Future | Roland Moore-Colyer)
The Google Pixel 9 offers a wide and ultra-wide camera, but no telephoto(Image credit: Peter Hoffmann)
Samsung can utilize some momentum in the camera department, too. Of the ‘big three’ phone makers – that’s Samsung, Google, and Apple – Samsung is the only one to equip its baseline flagship phone with a telephoto camera. This naturally makes a serious difference to zoomed images, and gives users a way to take more natural-looking portraits. The Pixel 9 lacks a dedicated zoom lens but sports the same fantastic main camera as the Pixel 9 Pro, with truly excellent low-light photography and post-processing. Still, as our Samsung Galaxy S24 review notes, Samsung’s camera system is the most versatile on the market, and most rumors suggest the S25 is likely to continue the trend by bundling in the exact same triple-camera setup.
We probably won’t see such a noticeable rift in other areas. Display-wise, the two phones could look very similar, with the S25 rumored to sport a 6.2-inch 1080 x 2340 120Hz display, while the Pixel 9 comes equipped with a 6.3-inch 1080 x 2424 120Hz display – near enough identical, aspect ratio and color accuracy aside.
We don’t expect a revolution in design from the S25 series, either, which leaves us with little to discuss about these two rounded slab phones. As for the battery, the Pixel 9 wins on paper with its 4,700mAh cell, compared to the 4,000mAh battery we expect to see the S25 launch with, but this could be offset by software optimization and the efficiency of the S25’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
The Google Pixel 9 offers the smoothest Android-based software experience (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
One area where Google has a solid chance of besting the S25 is in the software department. Samsung’s One UI is notoriously more finicky and less polished than other implementations of Android, and while we’ve heard numerous credible hardware rumors about the upcoming S25 series, word of One UI 7 has seemed harder to come by (a One UI 7 beta is currently live, but it doesn’t appear groundbreaking).
Google’s Pixel Launcher is as close to ‘stock’ Android as you can get these days and presents an altogether simpler experience with a few neat features, like a dedicated screenshots app. The S25 is likely to be a much more powerful phone hardware-wise, but just how much of the user experience this accounts for will be up to each individual user.
Personally, I’m torn; the hardware power of the S25 is likely to be impressive, but the extent to which the average user can actually make use of this power remains to be seen.
The S25 is expected to launch at a starting price of $799 / £799 / AU$1,399, the same as the Google Pixel 9 (except in Australia, where the Pixel is AU$50 cheaper), and phones of this price are already excellent at performing everyday tasks like messaging and web browsing. Pro users will tend towards the S25 Ultra and Pixel 9 Pro anyway, so Samsung’s success with the base S25 could rely more on user experience and leveraging processing power for AI.
In any case, with the phone’s official announcement surely just around the corner, it seems we won’t have to wait long to see for ourselves.
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I used to think AI was creepy, but these Google AI features are just sad
I used to think AI was creepy, but these Google AI features are just sad
Google AI will help you “be more productive” by writing thank-you notes, said Google’s VP of Devices and Services, Rick Osterloh, in an interview with Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal ($/£). Osterloh says putting down the pen and switching to digital thank-yous helped him write “10 times more emails than handwritten thank you notes.” In the future, AI will help us write exponentially more thank-you notes in even less time.
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Doesn’t that make you feel sad? The problem is the impersonal nature of such a feature. Google’s AI can do the things a human can do, but it isn’t the things themselves that are important – it’s doing them.
Like many people, I hate writing thank-you notes. I love receiving gifts, and I love giving thanks, but writing thank-you notes turns an occasion into a tedious follow-up chore. Still, on special occasions, I write the notes, because I have also received thank-you notes, and I know how good it feels.
The Pixel 9 Pro will be able to send thank you notes at your command (Image credit: Philip Berne/ Future)
Receiving a thank-you note is the ideal result of gift-giving, aside from the pleasure of giving, of course. When I receive a handwritten thank-you note, I don’t see words on paper. I see the time it took to write them. I see the effort of finding special stationery, digging stamps out of the junk drawer, and posting the letter in a real-world mailbox.
Writing 100 thank you notes after my wedding was grueling work – thinking of something unique and personal to say to everybody. But those aren’t strangers. They’re friends and cousins and colleagues and loved ones. You know: people, relationships, that sort of human thing.
When I receive a thank-you card after someone else’s wedding and it’s two spare lines of writing that barely acknowledges our connection – proof of life for a gift – I’m still honored and tickled. I know the effort it takes, and I appreciate when it’s taken for me.
Being human is an experience, not a result
How many times are we going to have the same conversation, Google? Stop taking the humanity out of my human life. I don’t want an AI that writes thank-you cards, because there is no humanity in it. I don’t want an AI that creates fake memories in the form of photographs. I feel sad when humans promote these AI benefits.
I have the same problem with Google’s latest camera trick. The new Add Me camera feature on the Pixel 9 worked very well in my hands-on time, and it solves a real problem. If you’re hanging out with a group of people and you want to take a group shot, the photographer is left out of the photo. Add Me can add you to group photos using AI.
As a human, I often ask other humans to take a photo of me and my group, and I have never met another human who refused. Thankfully, Google has solved this problem.
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Once it’s done, you have an Add Me photo. There you are, standing next to the group. Now, imagine how it will feel looking at that photograph in five years, or 10 years, or so long into the future that you can’t remember everybody’s name. I promise, you’ll get there sooner than you’d like.
A real group photo makes you feel a real connection to people. I remember when a group of us took a photo at the Dorney Park amusement park in Pennsylvania. I remember standing in the back, because I’m tall, and putting my arms around the shorter people in front of me. I wish I’d taken off my hat, because you can’t see my face, but I was there.
I remember being there, and that’s important. In fact, that’s the only important thing.
Even if I’ve forgotten the names of the people in the photo, I’ll still have a feeling of being there. If I use Google’s Add Me, what will I feel? The time I stood by myself while my friend used a Google Pixel 9 to add me? I won’t remember how it felt standing in the back, with my arms around people, that’s for sure, because I’ll be alone.
Here’s a photo of me and a celebrity I didn’t meet
Google’s own example for Add Me is even worse. You can take a photo of your friend with a celebrity, Google suggests, then add yourself later. On stage at the Made By Google event, Google used Add Me with Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler. One presenter stood next to Jimmy Buckets, while the other took a photo. Then, the photographer used Add Me to add himself to the pic.
Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat on stage at Made By Google 2024 (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)
We all know how this feature will really be used. I’ll see Chris Rock crossing the street in Manhattan and I’ll take a photo with Add Me. Then, I’ll add myself to the photo, making it look like Chris Rock and I were crossing the street together.
Sorry, Chris Rock, I’m only using you as an example because I really DID see you crossing the street one time, and I did NOT take a photo and try to add myself later. That would have been sad. And what would I say when I showed people that photo?
“Here’s me and Chris Rock!”
“Oh, did you meet Chris Rock?”
“No, but I took a photo and then added myself later using Google’s Add Me!” See?
Sad.
I used to call these AI features creepy, but now I’ve realized that more than anything they make me feel sad.
After I send 100 thank-you emails, written entirely by Gemini AI, will I feel satisfied? Will I feel like I’ve thanked anybody?
Then, what happens the next time I receive a thank-you… (ugh) a thank-you email? Will it have the same impact? If I think it was written by AI, could it have any impact at all?
An AI can write a note, but it will not be a thank-you. Google’s AI can add you to a group photo, but it will not make you feel like part of the group. These AI tools will not do what their makers claim they will do, because they claim to help us with our human needs, but – and I’m going to say it again – there is no humanity in AI.
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Can’t decide which iPhone 16 color to pre-order? These are the most popular shades, according to you
Can’t decide which iPhone 16 color to pre-order? These are the most popular shades, according to you
It’s iPhone 16 pre-orders day and that usually means one thing – overthinking which color you’re going to go for this year. With Apple introducing deeper tones on the iPhone 16 base models and a new Desert Titanium shade for the Pro, it’s a tricky decision – so we’ve conducted a poll to help you decide.
Over on the TechRadar WhatsApp channel (which we’d recommend following if you aren’t already), hundreds of you have revealed which color you’re planning to buy today when pre-orders start at 5am PDT / 8am ET / 1pm GMT on the Apple Store (in other words, right now).
As you can see below, there’s a clear winner for the iPhone 16, but the iPhone 16 Pro vote is much more divided. We think the results reflect a lot of the online chatter we’ve seen about the most popular shades for Apple’s new phones, but they may also be a useful guide on what soon-to-be-ubiquitous colors to avoid.
Naturally, the color of your iPhone 16 or 16 Pro may be secondary to which case you’re going to get, but if you’re buying a transparent protector then these are the hues that most TechRadar readers will be pre-ordering today…
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How much does the iPhone 16 series cost?Row 0 – Cell 0 US starting priceUK starting priceiPhone 16$799£799iPhone 16 Plus$899£899iPhone 16 Pro$999£999iPhone 16 Pro Max$1199£1199
iPhone 16 winner: Ultramarine
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There’s a clear winner in our results (below) for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus – a massive 49% of you said you’ll be pre-ordering Apple’s base phones in Ultramarine.
That’s understandable – it’s the one that also stood out to us in our hands-on iPhone 16 review. The color is technically a mix of blues, just don’t let Apple hear you call it blue.
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What’s a little more surprising from these results, given how much Apple freshened up the iPhone 16’s palette with bolder colors, is that the second most popular color is Black (with 29% of the vote). Then again, Black is a classic, understated choice that’s more in line with the neutral shades of the Pro and Pro Max.
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In third place with a surprisingly low 11% of the vote is the rather lovely Teal shade, while White (6% of the vote) and Pink (4%) battled it out for last place. Pink is a real opinion-splitter, but those who plump for it can also be sure they’ll be in select company.
iPhone 16 Pro winner: Black
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This was a close one – and given the iPhone 16 Pro’s colors are much more subdued (or some might say, underwhelming), that isn’t much of a surprise.
But the overall winner was Black Titanium, which garnered exactly 50% of the vote. This is the color we played with in our hands-on iPhone 16 Pro review, in which we noted that “its Black Titanium body felt just as solid and smooth as before”.
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In a close second was the new Desert Titanium, which won 32% of the vote. That new shade has caused some discussion online, where many have debated whether it’s more gold or copper – we think it definitely leans more towards the former, making it something of a Rose Gold successor.
Surprisingly, Natural Titanium (which we now consider to be a ‘default’ iPhone Pro color) only picked up 10% of the vote, while White Titanium came last with 8% of readers saying that they’ll be pre-ordering it today.
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I added AI to my iPhone 16 Pro Max’s Action button and now I get the hype
I added AI to my iPhone 16 Pro Max’s Action button and now I get the hype
I’ve been trying to find the best use for my iPhone’s Action button ever since I purchased the iPhone 15 Pro Max back in 2023.
I’ve tried using it as a dedicated Shazam button, for adding quick tasks to Things 3, and even as a super menu with multiple options like Control Center. For some reason, however, it has taken me over a year and another new iPhone to finally incorporate the Action button into my daily routine.
I’ve searched high and low for a reason to press the Action button and even though I’m TechRadar’s Senior AI Writer, I’ve also struggled to find real use for artificial intelligence in my daily life. But no more! Thanks to incorporating smart search into my routine I now get the AI hype and at the same time, I can’t imagine living without the Action button. So what changed? And why should you care?
Arc Search
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I’ve used Arc Search in the past, but it wasn’t until I paired it with my iPhone 16 Pro Max’s Action button that everything clicked. Arc Search is a mobile browser that essentially browses the web for you, compiling a summary from multiple sources and giving you search results with their sources to easily click through to host websites. It’s similar to Perplexity, which is another AI search engine that wants to take over from Google as your go-to place to look up information. What sets Arc Search apart, however, is just how easy it is to jump between regular web browsing and AI summaries, you can simply toggle between Arc’s ‘Browse for Me’ model and your default search engine, of which there are a decent amount of options to choose from ranging from Google to Perplexity.
By registering Arc Search to the Action button I’ve found it seamless to search for whatever I need to know, whenever I need to know it – almost like having an extra smart Wikipedia available to me with just the press of a button. Arc Search can quickly list the best pizzerias nearby, taking into account a variety of sites like Tripadvisor and Yelp to determine the list or it can even give you a quick rundown of NFL start times in the UK for a specific team in a matter of seconds.
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I’ve found Arc Search particularly useful for browsing sites like Reddit. As an avid Reddit user who often Googles a question and adds ‘Reddit’ to the end of a search query, Arc Search has changed everything. By doing the same with Browse for Me, I can ask things like ‘Best sports video games on GameBoy Advance Reddit’ and the AI model will search Reddit to compile information just from the threads and comments it finds. Arc Search has made browsing the web a breeze again, and I love being able to click directly into articles that it sources to get more in-depth information when I need it.
Arc Search is capable of doing all of this without the Action button, but I think a dedicated button to quickly access the AI tool is what makes it so useful. You can access it anywhere, whenever you need it, rather than opening an app from your Home Screen. That said, Arc offers a range of Widgets to quickly launch Arc Search so if you’ve got an older iPhone without an Action button you can use an alternate method.
Now the Action button has a purpose
I’ve been trying to find a reason for the Action button for over a year, but now, thanks to Arc Search, I realize AI is the answer. Whether you’re launching Arc Search, ChatGPT, or Perplexity from the iPhone’s Action button, having quick access to your AI tool of choice not only gives the Action button a purpose but also makes AI more accessible and easier to incorporate into your daily life. I’ve been using Arc Search for a week, and now I can’t imagine not having an AI quick launcher on my iPhone.
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I love Kobo’s E Ink writing tablets, but there’s one critical area where Kindle has them beat
I love Kobo’s E Pen writing tablets, but there’s one critical area where Kindle has them conquer
Having tested ereaders for about seven decades then, it’s fair to say I’ve tried most concepts from the contemporary models– Amazon Kindle, Kobo, impressive, Onyx Boox and Pocketbook. These companies produce some of the best writing tablets and e-readers, but I prefer the Kobo due to the user interface and the fact that I can borrow books from Sydney, Australia’s public libraries ( where I work ) ). I also have a Kobo Plus subscription.
My everyday electronic gadget is the Kobo Elipsa 2e right now, but I prefer the reading capabilities over the Kindle Scribe’s, and the layout is much simpler than any Onyx Boox machine I’ve ever tried. I can read in bed at night or jot down ideas at 2 a.m. without turning on the leds because it also gives me a display mild unlike the remarkable 2 doesn’t.
For one basic explanation: how the Kobo Stylus 2 feels on the screen, if you were to beg me for a endorsement for an e-paper writing pill, I’d perhaps recommend anything other than the Elipsa 2e. I dare say that all the writing pills from the Japanese-canadian product, including the Libra Colour, the Kobo Sage, and the Elipsa 2e, had become my most-recommended devices if Kobo can fix one small technology issue.
The stylus ‘ tip or nib is the hardware piece.
The Kindle Scribe ( left ) uses a softer plastic tip for its Pen compared to a hard, conical nib on the Kobo Stylus 2 ( right ) ( Image credit: Techradar / Sharmishta Sarkar )
Softly performs it
While most brands use plastic for the styli tips, the Kobo Stylus 2 has a harder point than the ones on Amazon’s Basic and Premium Pens, Onyx Boox’s Pen Plus, and remarkable’s Markers. We are yet to fully test the new 2024 Kindle Scribe, and this is especially true for the 2022 Kindle Scribe. Gliding over the various E Ink screens of the respective writing tablets is very smooth due to the softer plastic.
On the other hand, the Kobo Stylus 2 causes a lot more friction than any other brand I’ve tested. Because it feels like you are actually writing on a sheet of plastic, it doesn’t quite resemble a pen – either fountain or ballpoint – on paper. Let me be clear, though – the overall writing experience on the Elipsa 2e, the Kobo Libra Colour, even the Sage, isn’t too bad, it’s just that the other brands do it better.
Having said that, I believe the harder nib might mean there won’t be as much wear and tear as the softer pen tips do. The Stylus 2 tip started showing signs of wear quite quickly ( within days ), but it eventually plateaued and, in the year that I’ve been using it, it hasn’t gotten any worse.
That could be because I don’t put as much pressure on my pen as I’ve seen others do when I write. Take my colleague’s experience as an example – Philip uses the remarkable 2 for notes and “burns through the plastic pen nubs]sic ] quicker than expected”. So he turned to third-party titanium alternatives which, unfortunately, ended up being a “pen-destroying mistake”. Another friend of mine nearly flattens the remarkable’s Marker Plus tip in two months. Although this may seem like a remarkable situation, I’ve seen it on Kindle Scribe Pens.
The original Kobo Stylus with 2 buttons and no eraser ( Image credit: Techradar )
The pen is mightier
Kobo is no stranger to having its digital pen redesign. The Kobo Stylus was a Aaaa battery-powered pen, which meant it was a little heavy at the time of its debut. Moreover, most people would likely have a spare Aa or Aaa battery lying around, not necessarily a Aaaa. So you had to consider the ongoing cost of replacing the nib and the battery as well.
This older pen had a button on the side rather than an eraser on the top ( or is that the’length’ on a cylindrical object? close to the point where the thumb would be. A second button was accessible close enough to serve as a highlighter as well.
The Kobo Stylus 2, which debuted with the Elipsa 2e in April 2023, marked a significant improvement over the Kobo Stylus 1. Gone is the battery, instead a Usb-c port helps keep it topped up, so it’s both lighter and a wee bit thinner in comparison. There’s an eraser at the top of the Stylus 2, so it features just one button for highlighting. I also adore the white on the eraser, which, in my opinion, adds a little something to the design aesthetic.
The one thing I’d really like to change is a softer nib for a potential Stylus 3 that provides a smoother writing experience if Kobo is still interested in innovations. Despite the fact that I sincerely hope it doesn’t require frequent replacements.
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Galaxy S25 Ultra preorders are live: here’s where to get a device for free with a trade-in
Galaxy S25 Ultra preorders are exist: how’s where to get a gadget for completely with a trade-in
After far expectation, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra preorders are suddenly available at big companies in the us, Uk and australia. As anticipated, if you’re hoping to adopt quick, there are some fantastic deals available today. I’ve compiled a list of the best merchants to check out below.
This unit was unveiled at the Samsung Unpacked winter event, just in time for a discharge time of February 7th, as with previous generations. Preorders for the Galaxy S25 Ultra started right away.
Since the unit comes in at a big establishing rate of$ 1, 299/ £1, 249 / Au$ 2, 149 for the benchmark 256gb design, I’d highly recommend lining up one of these preorder deals if you’re looking for a discount. Although the majority of the best offers are hidden behind trade-in requirements or fresh programs, a device can now be purchased for nothing in the us and for up to £800 in the Uk. Nevertheless in Australia, most shops and telcos are offering double storeroom upgrades.
New features for this model include a massive collection of expanded Ai tools, a effective fresh snapdragon, and a beefed-up 50mp ultra-wide stanza. If you want to dive in to our initial opinions on this type after trying the machine, you can read more about the device just below or head over to our hands-on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra evaluation.
Us pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S25 are available now.
- Samsung:$ 900 instant trade-in credit and up to$ 300 instant Samsung Credit
- Verizon: get up to$ 1, 000 off with a deal, plus free Samsung Watch and pill
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- Xfinity Mobile: get up to$ 1, 000 off with a trade-in, plus$ 500 with switch
Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S25 in the uk are now open.
- Mobiles. inc. uk: from £44 per quarter, backup upgrade, plus exclusive£10 gift card
- Samsung Uk: triple store, plus up to £500 with a trade-in
- Carphone Warehouse: from £44 per quarter, plus store improve
- Currys: £100 off the Galaxy S25 line with script Galaxy100
- Sbs: up to £528 off with a trade-in, plus twice storage
- Clouds: from £48 per month, plus completely Galaxy Buds Pro
- O2: up to £480 off, plus complimentary safe-keeping improve
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Samsung Galaxy S25 preorders in Australia
- Samsung Au: Unique shades, upgraded storeroom, plus upwards to 30 % off selected Galaxy equipment
- Amazon: Obtain Au$ 200 funds towards an eligible Samsung Galaxy order
- Jb Hi-fi: Obtain a 512gb design for the price of the 256gb
- The Fine Fellas: Get a 512gb model for the price of the 256gb
- Optus: Up to Au$ 400 out when signing up for a 24 or 36 quarter plan
- Vodafone Au: Obtain a 512gb type for the cost of the 256gb alternative, plus Au$ 400 reward trade-in credit
- Telstra: Save up to Au$ 400 on a schedule, plus new customers get up to Au$ 20 per quarter off for 12 weeks
Tap to scroll horizontallysamsung Samsung S25 Ultra starting pricesheader Cell- Column 0 Us pricinguk pricingau pricing256gb$ 1, 299£1249au$ 2, 149512gb$ 1, 419£1349au$ 2, 3491tb$ 1, 659£1549au$ 2, 749
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What’s new?
- Snapdragon 8 Elite soc
- substantially improved features and Artificial integration
- 50mp ultra-wide camcorder
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra carries the lion’s share of upgrades for this generation- which, well, you would expect since this is the company’s highest-end end device for 2025 thus considerably.
Headline features include a refreshed design that’s more akin to its smaller siblings, with slightly smaller bezels, a lighter weight, and a more rounded-off profile that’s more comfortable in hand, in our opinion. The Galaxy S25 Ultra also now carries a beefed-up 50mp ultra-wide cameras and the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which brings a significant bump in performance for both gaming and AI features.
Speaking of which, it’s 2025- which can mean only one thing- the Galaxy S25 Ultra is absolutely stuffed to the brim with new Ai features. Samsung is incredibly interested in incorporating Ai into nearly every possible aspect of software, despite the fact that Ai tools have historically resembled party tricks. A much smarter assistant that can perform increasingly sophisticated tasks and a new” Personal Data” engine that will ensure the brand’s users ‘ personal information are kept safe on devices are all the things the brand is promising.
Swipe to scroll horizontallyheader Cell- Column 0 Galaxy S25galaxy S25 Plusgalaxy S25 Ultradimensions146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2mm158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3mm162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2mmweight162g190g218gosone Ui 7, based on android 15one Ui 7, based on android 15one Ui 7, based on android 15display6.2-inch Amoled, 120hz6.7-inch Amoled, 120hz6.9-inch Amoled, 120hzchipsetqualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxyqualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxyqualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxyram12gb12gb12gbstorage128gb / 256gb / 512gb256gb / 512gb256gb / 512gb / 1tbbattery4, 000mah4, 900mah5000mahrear cameras50mp main, 12mp ultra-wide, 10mp telephoto50mp main, 12mp ultra-wide, 10mp telephoto200mp main, 50mp ultra-wide, 10mp telephotofront camera12mp12mp12mpcharging25w wired, 15w wireless45w wired, 15w wireless45w wired, 15w wireless
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5 things we want from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
5 stuff we want from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
2025’s best phone might be almost around, as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is officially landing in January, and this iphone was get tough to beat.
Many of the possible Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra components and features have been revealed in spills and speculations, so we now have a good idea of what to expect. But that’s not what this article is about.
Above, we’ve listed the five stuff that we most want from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Although some of these things have been rumored, people haven’t, they was really help make this the best cellphone you can buy.
1.16gb of Ram as standard
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ( Image credit: Philip Berne / Future )
We won’t care asking for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s strong snapdragon because it is undoubtedly one. But what we hope it also has is 16gb of Ram – and in every settings, not just the leading kinds.
Computer is crucial for many items on apps, but it’s also getting more and more essential as Ai tasks use it. If the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is going to function as an Iot telephone, the better.
Our realistic expectation is for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra to have 16gb of Ram, which the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra does, at least partially, thus.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra construction, according to beginning spills, does have 16gb of Ram and 256gb of backup, while more expensive 512gb and 1tb types may have 16gb.
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That’s better than nothing, but preferably we don’t want to have to pay a premium for excess Ram, so we hope that this latter rumor is wrong, and every S25 Ultra model has 16gb, just like every Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra configuration comes with 12gb.
2. Improved software
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ( Image credit: Philip Berne / Future )
One of the biggest complaints in our Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review was that the software was “aging and terrible,” with many of its best features buried” under layers upon layers of settings and menus.”
Software like that is a major issue for any phone, but particularly ones as high-end and expensive as Samsung’s Ultra models. So the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s interface needs to undergo a significant overhaul.
We have an idea of what to expect from the phone since it is likely that it will run One Ui 7, which is currently in beta on the Samsung Galaxy S24 line. Some improvements might be made based on that beta, but it’s not likely that the interface will receive the complete overhaul it so desperately needs.
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3. Upgrades to the ultra-wide, telephoto, and front cameras
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ( Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff )
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has excellent cameras, but some of them are better than others. In particular, we’d like to see new sensors for the ultra-wide, 3x telephoto, and front-facing cameras, as they’re all rather low in megapixel counts.
Now, megapixels are far from the only factor in a good sensor, but they do have an impact. We don’t want to feel as though some of the cameras with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are compromised.
Based on leaks, it seems like we might partially get this wish, but not fully. Several sources have said that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s ultra-wide camera will be upgraded to 50mp ( from 12mp currently ), but there’s no sign that the other sensors will be replaced.
4. A return to 10x optical zoom
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ( Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-todd )
We’d like to see Samsung return its 10x zoom periscope camera in addition to adding more megapixels to some of the sensors.
This allowed the Ultra models to stand out from the majority of other Android phones for several generations, but Samsung eventually switched to a 5x optical zoom with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Samsung no longer uses this extra zoom length as a selling point because many other Android phones, including the Pixel 9 Pro Xl, as do the iphone 16 Pro and iphone 16 Pro Max, also have a 5x optical zoom.
We’d also argue that having both focal lengths is less useful than a 3x and a 10x because 5x zoom isn’t significantly different from 3x zoom. So we’d really like to see the 10x zoom make a return, but sadly no credible leaks point to this happening.
5. Speedier charging
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra ( Image credit: Philip Berne / Future )
While the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra largely had cutting-edge specs at launch, one exception to that was its charging speeds, with just 45w wired and 15w wireless charging.
Samsung has never attempted to charge devices at the fastest speeds, perhaps as a result of Apple and Google’s failures. But some brands such as Oneplus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and others do, with their flagships sometimes charging at 100w or more wired and often 50w or more wireless.
These are speeds that Samsung’s phones just can’t compete with, but with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra we’d like to see the company try. Unfortunately, despite the lack of any reported charging speed leaks, one tip suggests that the Galaxy S25 Ultra will once again charge at 45w.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Plus renders show off stylish blue shades and a MagSafe-like accessory
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Plus makes show off fashionable violet colours and a Magsafe-like adornment
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Ultra renders reveal two conceivable blue hues.
- They even show more information of a Magsafe-like charging technique
- However, it’s not clear whether this electromagnetic costing likely need a situation or continue to function without one.
While Ces 2025 is currently the most popular digital news event, some fresh Samsung Galaxy S25 leaks are still being reported, and we’ve seen renders that appear to show the Galaxy S25 Ultra and Galaxy S25 Plus in orange today.
Gizmochina shared these details, and the website claims that the blue Samsung S25 Plus will likely be called” Icy Blue” and that the blue Galaxy S25 Ultra will formally become called” Titanium Blue.” However, based on previous Samsung Galaxy S25 color leaks, it’s more likely the latter will be called’ Titanium Silver Blue ‘, and while the former may be ‘ Icy Blue’, we’ve even heard of a probable’ Navy ‘ shelter that may extremely healthy.
In any case, you you tell the difference between the two pictured shades by the fact that the azure Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus is darker than the violet Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Image 1 of 2a leaked image of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus ( Image credit: Gizmochina ) A leaked image of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra ( Image credit: Gizmochina )
These photos also show that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has very sleek rims, as has been reported, and that the designs generally match those of earlier leaking, including rounded edges on the Ultra. Yet, the cameras lens don’t have the dark-colored accompanies we’ve seen in some leaks, thus we’d get this with a pinch of salt.
The Qi2 query
You’ll also have noticed that the apps are displayed in instances, precisely visible Spigen circumstances with a Magsafe-like band on them. In a similar way to Apple’s Magsafe system, this ring would likely allow you to magnetically attach wireless chargers and other accessories to the phone.
We’re less certain about whether this feature calls for a case like this or whether the Samsung Galaxy S25 line’s native support for this system, known as Qi2 magnetic wireless charging, is required. Although the presence of a white circle on these cases might indicate that the necessary magnets are included in the case, there may not be consensus on this. However, Magsafe still functions without a case.
One of the few remaining inquiries involving the Samsung Galaxy S25 series is therefore one of the few, but we should have an answer right away because leaks suggest these phones will be revealed on January 22.
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