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Last updated: May 26, 2026, 5:38 AM ET

Phones & Tablets

Chinese manufacturers dominated the device launch cycle this week. Honor unveiled both the Pad 20 with a 12.1-inch IPS LCD and the Honor 600e powered by the Dimensity 7100 with a 6,520mAh battery, while also confirming the Honor 600 and 600 Pro had already debuted in China with larger batteries. Oppo kept pace with the Reno16 Pro and Reno16, each packing a 200MP rear camera, alongside the Pad 6 featuring a 12.1-inch LCD with 3,000x2,120 resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, and a 10,420mAh battery. vivo rolled out the Y600 Turbo with a 9,020mAh cell and teased the S60 ahead of its May 29 unveiling, while Infinix closed the week with the Hot, which sports a 6.78-inch display and 6,000mAh battery. Xiaomi's 17T and 17T Pro appeared in premature retailer listings ahead of their May 28 launch, and Oppo's A6c entered the Indian market. Samsung's S26 FE surfaced in third-party cases with an Exynos 2500 SoC and 8GB of RAM, while the Galaxy A26 received the One UI 8.5 update rolling out across Samsung's midrange lineup. The sheer volume of launches reflects a crowded mid-tier market where battery capacity and camera resolution have become the primary differentiators.

Foldables & Accessories

Samsung foldable rumors gained momentum with reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup may include an "Ultra" variant, adding a new tier to what is already one of the most expensive phone categories. Motorola's Razr Fold received a practical boost as reviewers detailed six distinct use cases for the optional Pen Ultra stylus began offering the Razr (2026) for free with a new contract plus a $100 gift card just days after its May 21 launch. On the audio side, Sennheiser introduced the Momentum 5 headphones with Dolby Atmos support and improved active noise cancellation, and Torras released World Cup-themed cases for fans eyeing Portugal's tournament run.

PCs, Wearables & Smart Home

Asus debuted the VM441QA AiO, the first all-in-one PC to run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chipset, in a sleek all-white design aimed at the Indian market. Google's Fitbit Air faced early delivery headaches as pre-ordered units struggled to pair with Android phones, raising questions about the device's readiness for the broader consumer market. In smart home news, Google rolled out an upgraded automation-building feature in the Home app that lets users construct more complex routines without third-party integrations.

Gaming & Crypto

Epic Games offered a first look at Unreal Engine 6 using a Rocket League tech demo, though no release date has been set. Meanwhile, Star Citizen crossed the $1 billion funding mark after nine years in early access, with the single-player spin-off Squadron 42 described as "in the closing stages" but similarly without a launch timeline. In crypto, Tether announced plans to launch GELT, a stablecoin pegged to Georgia's local currency, targeting the Georgian Lari.

Semiconductors

Huawei disclosed that it aims to produce 1.4nm chips by 2031 and presented a new scaling law for semiconductors during a keynote at the International Symposium of Circuits and Systems in Shanghai, signaling ambitions to leapfrog current fabrication limits despite ongoing export restrictions.