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New Smartphones and AI Laptops Lead This Week’s Tech Launches

This week brought several new phones and laptops.

Samsung released the Galaxy S26 FE with a fast screen, a large battery and AI tools.

Realme introduced a phone with an especially large 8,000mAh battery.

Acer launched a lightweight laptop designed to offer AI features at a lower price than premium models.

ASUS announced several gaming laptops built for speed, cooling and durability.

Fire-Boltt’s boltt brand entered the smartphone market with two affordable phones.

Many of these devices focus on longer battery life and better performance.

The main technology trend is that companies are competing with AI, battery capacity and speed.

Key facts

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, 120Hz refresh rate, 4,900mAh battery and 45W wired charging.
Galaxy S26 FE cameras: 50MP main camera with OIS, 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and 12MP ultra-wide camera.
Realme P4s 5G: 8,000mAh battery, 80W fast charging, 1.5K 144Hz AMOLED display and Dimensity 7400 Ultra chipset.
Acer Swift Neo AI: Intel Core Ultra 5 or Ultra 7 H-series processors, up to 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage; prices start at ₹67,999.
ASUS TUF Gaming lineup: The TUF Gaming 16 starts at ₹1,79,990, while the Made-in-India TUF Gaming A15 starts at ₹1,24,990.
boltt smartphones: The Ace 5G and Evo 4G have 6.79-inch 120Hz displays and 6,000mAh batteries; the Ace 5G also has a 64MP camera.

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