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Huawei’s iPhone Air rival, Mate 70 Air is now up for pre-order in China
How to Look for Good Battery Backup Smartphones
Joel Joseph
November 05, 2025
GIZMOCHINA DAILY
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Huawei has officially unveiled its ultra-thin Mate 70 Air, now up for pre-order in China. At just 6.6mm thick, it rivals the iPhone Air but packs a larger battery and better cameras in a sleek, premium frame.
Meanwhile, Motorola debuts the Moto g57 series with Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chips, SanDisk launches the world’s smallest 1TB USB-C drive, and early reports suggest the Galaxy S26 lineup could see a price hike next year.
Here’s what you’ll discover in today’s tech roundup:
Huawei Mate 70 Air launches as an ultra-thin iPhone Air rival
Moto g57 & g57 Power debut with Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 and 7,000mAh battery
SanDisk introduces world’s smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive
Galaxy S26 series may arrive with higher prices than before
How to find smartphones with great battery backup in 2025
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Read on for all the details!
Huawei officially took the wraps off its new ultra-thin smartphone, the Huawei Mate 70 Air, in China yesterday. It goes on pre-booking today from 10:08 AM CST.
The Mate 70 Air is the company’s direct rival to the iPhone Air. At 6.6mm thick, it’s not quite as slim as the iPhone Air, which measures just 5.6mm. However, Huawei offers a more complete package with the Mate 70 Air, including a bigger battery and better cameras.
Read on to find out.
 Motorola has launched the moto g57 and moto g57 Power, two new mid-range 5G smartphones in its G series lineup. These are the first phones powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 Mobile Platform. Both phones feature a 6.72-inch Full HD+ LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1050 nits peak brightness, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. The display has a punch-hole cutout for the 8MP front camera. |  SanDisk has launched a new USB-C flash drive that it claims is the world’s smallest 1TB model. The new SanDisk Extreme Fit USB-C Flash Drive is now available in select markets and is priced at $119.99 for the 1TB version. The flash drive features a plug-and-stay design and targets users looking to expand storage on devices like the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and USB-C iPad models. It measures 18.50 x 15.70 x 13.60 mm and weighs just 3 grams, allowing it to stay connected to a laptop or tablet. |
 Anticipation around the Galaxy S26 series is rapidly building. The company is expected to unveil the lineup in February at an event in San Francisco, but early excitement is now mixed with growing concerns over something consumers rarely welcome: higher prices. According to a new report from South Korea, a price increase for the Galaxy S26 series may be “inevitable”. While Samsung managed to maintain the base prices of all three Galaxy S25 models across most markets, the economic conditions concerning smartphone manufacturing have changed recently. |  Smartphone battery life in 2025 isn’t just about how many milliamp-hours you can cram into a device anymore. Sure, battery capacity still matters, but the game has changed pretty dramatically. Thanks to newer battery technologies like silicon-carbon, several Chinese phone makers have basically said “forget the 5,000mAh limit” and pushed way past it. The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max now packs a massive 7,500mAh battery, while phones like the iQOO 15, OnePlus 15, and various Realme GT models are hovering around the 7000mAh, making larger battery phones readily available. |
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