Deals: Realme GT 7 and 7T launch, Xperia 1 VII on pre-order, Galaxy S25 Edge arrives

A number of new releases are clamoring on your consideration – some include strong reductions, others not a lot. Right here’s a better have a look at the brand new choices.

The Realme GT 7 is supplied with a Dimensity 9400e – regardless of the identify, that is nearer to the 9300 than it’s to the 9400. As we notice in our evaluation, the chip is quick, however sustained efficiency is a matter. Nonetheless, you get a number of {hardware} for the worth.

This features a 6.78” LTPO OLED (120Hz, 1264p+, HDR10+, Dolby Imaginative and prescient, 6,000 nits peak brightness) and a 7,000mAh battery with 120W charging and battery bypass. Battery life is kind of superior!

The triple digicam on the again features a 50MP primary, a 50MP 2x telephoto and an unremarkable 8MP ultra-wide. The cellphone is rated IP69. It comes with Android 15 out of the field and can obtain 4 OS updates and two additional years of safety patches.

The Realme GT 7T is €100 much less, however you quit fairly a bit. Not the IP69 ranking and never the 7,000mAh battery both (full with 120W charging and battery bypass).

That mentioned, the 6.8” show is a non-LTPO panel (it nonetheless reaches 6,000 nits peak, although). Additionally, the chipset is knocked right down to a Dimensity 8400 Max – fairly quick, however doesn’t problem flagship chips the way in which that the 9400e does. The 50MP 2x digicam is gone too.

Their predecessors are nonetheless round – the Realme GT 6 will get you that LTPO panel that the 7T doesn’t and the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 holds up decently towards the Dimensity 8400. This mannequin additionally has a 50MP primary, 50MP 2x tele and 8MP ultra-wide. The battery is smaller – not that 5,500mAh is small (charging is identical at 120W). And the water resistance is just IP64.

Then there’s the even cheaper Realme GT 6T. The 6.78” LTPO panel (identical because the GT) is good and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 will get near the 8s Gen 3. Nonetheless, we’d quite spend €50 additional and get the upper efficiency chip and the tele digicam (which is lacking from the 6T).

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge launched this week, which signifies that the free storage improve promo is over. You may get a €50 low cost on the 512GB mannequin if you’re a Prime Scholar member, but it surely’s not the identical.

The Sony Xperia 1 VII launches subsequent week. The cellphone brings some notable upgrades, however some issues (just like the telephoto digicam) nonetheless want work. The longer software program assist window is good – 4 OS updates and a couple of additional years of safety patches. Nonetheless, Holy Moly, Batman, what was Sony considering with that value? Sure, you get a free pair of Sony WH-1000XM5, that are fairly nice over-ear headphones, however the brand new XM6 are even higher.

The Honor 400 and 400 Professional launched final week. The Professional mannequin is powered by final 12 months’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and boasts a 200MP digicam (1/1.4”, OIS) along with a 50MP 3x telephoto and 12MP ultra-wide. The cellphone is rated IP69 and has a 6.7” 120Hz OLED show. The battery for Europe is just 5,300mAh (“solely” as a result of different areas get 6,000mAh) and it helps quick wired (100W) and wi-fi (50W) charging.

The vanilla Honor 400 drops right down to a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and an IP65 ranking. It additionally has a barely smaller 6.55” 120Hz OLED show, however the battery has the identical capability (5,300mAh for Europe) besides now with 66W wired-only charging.

The Nothing Cellphone (3a) is likely one of the few telephones in its value vary that has a telephoto digicam – 50MP 2x (50mm) is on the brief aspect, but it surely does a advantageous job. There’s additionally a 50MP primary (1/1.57”, OIS) and an 8MP ultra-wide. The cellphone is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and a 5,000mAh battery with 50W charging. Its IP64 ranking is on the low aspect for water resistance. Nothing is planning to ship solely 3 OS updates, however the cellphone will proceed receiving safety patches for a complete of 6 years.

A few month in the past, Sony raised the prices of the PlayStation 5 in Europe and several other different areas. Then Microsoft and Nintendo introduced value hikes for his or her consoles too. Now Sony has lower the PS5 value again down. So, you possibly can have a PS5 (Slim) for €450.

You can even decide up an extra controller – the fundamental DualSense or the DualSense Edge. The Edge has additional controls (paddles on the again), remappable buttons and replaceable analog sticks.