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POCO resurrects Tony Stark with the X7 Pro – Iron Man Edition

“I am Iron Man.”

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Chinese smartphones love variety. Even if you don’t love their most popular offerings, you can still find a different model that more suitably fits your preferences. If your tastes consist of a superhero aesthetic, the new POCO X7 series is right for you.

Today, POCO has unveiled the new X7 series. While the main series has two variants, a more limited edition has gathered everyone and proclaimed that it is, indeed, Iron Man.

Despite the events of Avengers: Endgame, Iron Man is back with a limited edition version of the POCO X7 Pro. It’s POCO’s first superhero-themed collaboration for the global market.

The version replaces the original design with a matte rear emblazoned with striking Iron Man motifs. The piece de resistance is a circular arc reactor design punctuated by a glossy version of the hero’s helmet. Inside, it also has a custom theme to reflect Iron Man’s classic red visuals.

Built with more than just a box of scraps

In terms of hardware, the POCO X7 Pro – Iron Man Edition features the same specs as its non-superhero variant. The smartphone features the Dimensity 8400 Ultra, complemented by LiquidCool Technology 4.0 and a 3D IceLoop System. It comes a 6.67-inch CrystalRes 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED display, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. It has a huge 6000mAh battery compatible with 90W HyperCharge.

For its cameras, the phone’s rear comes with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX882 main sensor with f/1.5 aperture and an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera. In front, it has a 20-megapixel selfie shooter.

 

As with other smartphones today, the POCO X7 Pro comes with a deluge of AI-powered features bundled under GenAI. AI Erase Pro can automatically erase distracting elements in a photo, while AI Image Expansion generally improves image composition. AI Film helps users create short videos. Finally, AI Notes, AI Recorder, and AI Interpreter introduces tools to help productivity.

The package comes with the special edition smartphone, a minimal case to continue showing off the visuals, an Iron Man-themed SIM ejector tool laid inside a special card, and a red USB cable.

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Samsung teases what’s next for Galaxy foldables

Foldable future teased

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Samsung has begun building anticipation for its next generation of Galaxy foldables with a series of teaser videos set to premiere on its official global social media channels.

Rather than showing the devices themselves, the teaser campaign transforms familiar everyday objects into visual hints. Pizza slices, chocolate bars, and other items appear in proportions that longtime Galaxy fans may recognize, subtly pointing toward the company’s foldable lineup.

 

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According to Samsung, the campaign reflects its ongoing vision for foldables—one shaped by years of engineering innovation and consumer insights. The company says its goal is to make foldable devices feel more useful, natural, and intuitive in everyday life.

The teaser also suggests Samsung is looking beyond simply launching another device. Instead, it hints at expanding the Galaxy foldable portfolio with more choices and new ways for users to experience the Galaxy ecosystem.

Samsung has yet to reveal additional details, but the latest teasers mark the beginning of its next foldable campaign ahead of an expected Galaxy Unpacked event later this month.

Stay tuned to GadgetMatch for more updates as Samsung unveils what’s next for Galaxy foldables.

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Samsung might be working on a rollable phone

It might be called the Galaxy Z Slide.

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For Apple, the next holy grail is a foldable iPhone. However, for Samsung who’s already had an iron grip on the foldable market for years now, the next evolution might be a rollable phone.

According to several Korean sources, Samsung’s next project is a rollable phone. Samsung Display is currently discussing the technology with the company’s smartphone arm for a potential consumer-ready product.

As is normal with new technologies, it might take a while for a rollable phone to enter the market. Samsung is reportedly planning a 2028 release for the device.

As for the name, the brand might settle for the Galaxy Z Slide. With how Samsung names its devices, “Slide” makes sense.

Now, a rollable phone has been a dream for a few other brands. For example, LG, before they gave up on the smartphone market, dished out a concept for a rollable display in the TV and the smartphone space. Sony, Motorola, OPPO, and TECNO have also experimented with the technology.

With its resources, Samsung stands to be at the forefront of the rollable market, just as it did with the foldable phone. But, as always, take the rumors with a grain of salt. There’s still quite a bit of time before 2028 arrives. The brand can easily change its mind.

SEE ALSO: Samsung brings the Galaxy Z series into Spider-Man: Brand New Day

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Android is finally getting a foldable gaming mode

It’s coming in the next few months.

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On today’s episode of “We Can’t Believe It Took Them This Long to Add This,” Android is finally introducing a native foldable gaming mode for smartphone with two screens.

Foldable smartphones have been around for a while now. Despite the popularity of the form factor today, they are, ironically, not the best ways to play games. Though they usually have the performance, their designs are hardly conducive to long play sessions. They don’t feel like handheld consoles; they are more like thick slabs without built-in buttons.

Over the weekend, Mishaal Rahman, now working with Google, has unveiled a new foldable gaming mode, which natively turns one of a foldable’s screens into a gamepad.

It’s a complete gamepad, too. The feature adds a D-pad, two thumbsticks, A-B-X-Y action buttons, L1-L3, R1-R3, and Start. Users can manually adjust the layout, the size of the buttons, haptics, and dark mode. The only drawbacks are that the gamepad is currently locked to 50 percent of the screen (or one of the displays) and that you can’t adjust the transparency.

This is a much needed feature. Most mobile games today offer only single-screen gamepads overlapping the whole screen. Some, of course, can utilize the second screen but not natively. Though developers will still need to adapt to the feature, having a native gamepad is a huge boon for regular mobile gamers.

The foldable gaming mode is expected to roll out starting with Android 17 in the coming months.

SEE ALSO: These are the best Android 17 features (if you hate AI)

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