Vivo is rolling out its X Fold 6 foldable outside China after debuting it domestically in June. The phone keeps a traditional tall, narrow foldable shape with a 6.51-inch 20:9 cover screen and 8.02-inch inner display, but pairs it with a large 1/1.4-inch 200-megapixel main sensor, 50-megapixel telephoto and ultrawide cameras, a 6,900mAh battery, and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip. Vivo has not yet disclosed pricing or which markets will get the device.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-30
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab S12 series with two models, the 12.6-inch Tab S12 Plus and 14.6-inch Tab S12 Ultra, skipping a standard base version entirely. Both tablets run MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chip, feature 120Hz AMOLED displays with 1,600 nits brightness, IP68 ratings, and up to 23 hours of video playback, and are thinner than last year's models. The Tab S12 Plus starts at $1,199.99 and the Ultra at $1,399.99, with availability from October 7.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-30
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus and Tab S12 Ultra tablets. The Plus gets a larger, brighter 12.6-inch display, a thinner and lighter build, a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, and a bigger 10,600mAh battery, now starting at $1,199. The Ultra keeps its 14.6-inch display, 11,600mAh battery and design from last year's model, adding only a new chipset and four-channel spatial audio, priced at $1,399.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-30
Leaked marketing renders, reproduced via Gemini from watermarked Samsung materials, show the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus and Tab S12 Ultra in gray with aluminum unibody designs. The Plus reportedly has a 12.6-inch display, dual speakers and a 10,600mAh battery, while the Ultra keeps its display notch, quad speakers, dual rear cameras and an 11,600mAh battery. Both are said to use MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chip, with US prices reportedly starting at $1,200 and $1,400 respectively.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-23
Arm has introduced its CSS for Mobile 2 platform for chipmakers, featuring a redesigned GPU called the Mali G2-Ultra NX that it describes as its first AI-native graphics processor. The chip uses three AI techniques—neural super sampling, frame rate upscaling, and denoising—to boost resolution and frame rates directly within the graphics pipeline, while updated CPU clusters target AI agent workloads. The technology is expected to appear in premium Android phones starting in 2027.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-08
A Geekbench 7 listing for the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra (SM-X940) reveals it running MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chip with 12GB of RAM and Android 17 preinstalled. The device scored 2,760 in single-core and 9,291 in multi-core, notably higher than a comparable Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra result.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-01
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