Tablet News

Motorola’s anniversary teaser points to a wider Razr Fold Wide design that could offer more room for multitasking than the company’s familiar clamshell foldables. Core specifications, pricing, launch timing, and U.S. availability remain unannounced.

iQOO has confirmed key Pad Ultra specifications ahead of its September 29 China launch, including an 8.8-inch 165Hz OLED display, a 9,020mAh battery and an internal cooling fan in a 5.74mm, 298g metal body.

Apple is reportedly evaluating four designs for a lighter Vision headset, including one that would keep displays and sensors on the headset while shifting its processor and battery to an external module. The project, known internally as N224, is not expected before late 2028 or early 2029.

Apple is reportedly targeting late 2027 for its first smart glasses, starting with a camera-and-AI design without a display. By then, Meta, Samsung, and potentially Insta360 may have already established competing approaches to lightweight wearable computing.

Google is preparing to launch a Project Suncatcher test satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission to see whether its Trillium TPUs can withstand the radiation, launch forces, and thermal challenges of low Earth orbit.

Panasonic’s 12.4-inch Let’s Note SC7 pairs a sub-1kg design with an Ethernet port and a user-removable battery. A PC Watch battery test ran for 22 hours and 59 minutes, though it used a different workload than Panasonic’s official video-playback estimate.

References and images found in Apple files reportedly point to an A20 Pro chip and a long-edge front camera for the next iPad mini. An OLED display and water-resistance redesign remain unconfirmed.

iQOO has confirmed an unnamed 8.8-inch gaming tablet powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and a Q3 eSports chip. Its price, full specifications, release date, and U.S. availability have not been announced.

The REDMAGIC Astra 2 is a compact 9.06-inch gaming tablet built around a thin, flat body, customizable RGB lighting, two differently equipped USB-C ports, and IP54 dust and splash resistance.

References found in Apple code point to a refreshed iPad mini, HomePod mini 2, and fourth-generation Apple TV 4K. The compact tablet could gain an A20 Pro chip and a landscape-oriented front camera, though Apple has not confirmed the products or timing.