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Microsoft and Asus launched the new Xbox-branded Ally handhelds this month. The ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X are priced at $599.99 and $999.99, respectively. Now, Xbox president Sarah Bond has said that Asus largely set the guidance for pricing for the devices based on their features and other factors.

The Redmi K90 Pro Max will launch in China on October 23 alongside the vanilla K90. It will feature a 6.9-inch OLED display with DC dimming, and a circular polariser. The phone will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC paired with Xiaomi’s D2 AI display chip and a large vapour cooling chamber. Camera setup will include a 1/1.31-inch main sensor, 50-megapixel ultrawide shooter, and a periscope telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom. It will house a 7,560mAh battery and Bose-tuned stereo speakers.

iQOO has launched the iQOO Pad 5e in China alongside the iQOO 15, while also unveiling the iQOO Watch GT 2 and iQOO TWS 5. The iQOO Pad 5e features a 12.05-inch 2.8K display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, and a 10,000mAh battery. The iQOO Watch GT 2 offers a 2.07-inch AMOLED display with LTE eSIM support, while the iQOO TWS 5 earbuds provide up to 60dB noise cancellation, LDAC audio, and 48 hours of claimed total playback time.

iQOO 15 was launched in China during iQOO's October 2025 hardware launch event. The phone is powered by the latest Snapdragon chipset, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB storage. It is equipped with a 7,000mAh battery, too. This is the first iQOO flagship to support wireless charging. The handset sports a Samsung M14 AMOLED display with up to 144Hz refresh rate. It supports Bluetooth 6 and Wi-Fi 7 for connectivity, and features an in-display fingerprint scanner for unlocking it.

Realme GT 8 is confirmed to launch in Green, Navi, and White colours. It is teased to come in circular camera module seen on the GT 8 Pro. It will be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. It will sport a 2K display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The handset will have a R1 graphics chip for gaming. It will pack a 7,000mAh battery.