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Testing Galaxy S26 Ultra AI with no cloud, only the chip
The agentic AI era is approaching, with AI moving into smartphone chips so tasks can be handled without sending personal data to external data centres. A 72-hour test used a Galaxy S26 Ultra locked in airplane mode to gauge how well the Snapdragon 8 Elite 5th generation NPU, QMX and GPU handled daily, business-trip and weekend scenarios. Simple and multi-step AI tasks produced minimal heat, while video codec workloads raised temperatures the most.
Telecommunications & Media
Xiaomi unveils Xiaomi 17 series and Leica Leitz Phone ahead of MWC26
Xiaomi on Feb. 28 unveiled its next flagship smartphone Xiaomi 17 series and a Leica Leitz Phone at a global launch event in Barcelona ahead of the opening of MWC26. The company highlighted an evolved partnership with Leica, adopting a strategic co-development model spanning product development and user experience. Xiaomi 17 Ultra features a high-performance camera system, an APO lens configuration and a 1-inch main sensor, while the lineup uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite 5th-generation mobile platform.
Telecommunications & Media
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S26 series in February, boosting on-device AI
Samsung Electronics is set to unveil the Galaxy S26 series at its first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2026, with Engadget reporting the event is likely to be held on Feb. 25. The lineup is expected to retain the existing design but upgrade internal performance with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite 5th-generation chip, with some models possibly using Samsung’s Exynos 2600. It also plans to unveil the Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro.
