Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-07
A ₹9,999 120Hz Phone Goes on Sale in India Tonight
Ai+'s Pulse 2 FE launches tonight in India on Flipkart at ₹9,999, bringing a 120Hz 6.67-inch display and 5,000mAh battery to budget mobile gaming.
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-05
POCO F9 Pro and F9 Ultra Arrive in Indonesia With Serious Gaming Credentials
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-05
iQOO 16 Global Version Enters Indian Testing as the Gaming Flagship Prepares to Travel
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-04
DroidDeck Brings a Steam Deck-Like Experience to Snapdragon Android Handhelds
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-02
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-02
ARC X1 Reservations Open Today for India's Home-Grown Android Gaming Handheld
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-02
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-01
SteamOS Is Already Escaping Onto Snapdragon Android Handhelds
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-10-01
HONOR 600S Arrives in the Philippines With an Enormous 8,100mAh Battery
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-29
AYANEO's KONKR Pocket Block Brings the Game Boy Shape Back to Android
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-29
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-29
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-28
OnePlus 16 Targets 185FPS Gaming and an October 12 Launch
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-28
Honor MagicPad 4 Launches Into the 165Hz Android Gaming-Tablet Arms Race
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iQOO Pad Ultra Goes All-In on Gaming With an 8.8-Inch 165Hz OLED Screen
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
Razer Prio Tries to Solve Mobile Controllers' Biggest Problem by Folding in Half
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
Infinix Prices Its GT NX Controller and Cooled Dock as a Full Mobile Gaming System
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Shows Why Foldables Are Becoming Serious Emulation Machines
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-27
POCO F9 Series Tries to Graduate From Gaming Phone to Everyday Flagship
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-26
Last-Generation Android Flagship Beats Steam Deck in PS3 Emulation Test
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-26
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Drops a Gaming Feature Its Predecessor Already Had
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Hardware & Retro / 2026-09-26
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