Phone news this week: Find X10 Pro Max price, iPhone Duo sales
OPPO’s Find X10 series went global with UK and EU prices, iPhone Duo reached Apple Stores, and HONOR and POCO launched new phones in Asia.
The Find X10 Pro Max price is finally official outside China: OPPO took its new flagships global with UK and European pricing. The same week, the iPhone Duo reached Apple Store shelves, HONOR launched three gaming phones in China, and POCO quietly opened pre-orders for a compact X8s in Vietnam.
This week in 30 seconds
- OPPO launched the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max globally on October 21, with the Pro Max at £1,499 / €1,799.
- European Find X10 models get a 7,150mAh battery instead of the 8,000mAh cell sold in China.
- The iPhone Duo went on sale in Apple Stores on October 23, but Apple warned stock will be limited.
- HONOR launched the Win2, Win RT2 and Win Turbo 2 gaming phones in China, all with 10,000mAh-plus batteries.
- The POCO X8s, a 6.35-inch phone with a 6,330mAh battery, opened for pre-orders in Vietnam.
OPPO Find X10 Pro Max price and European launch
OPPO launched the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max globally at an event in Mallorca on October 21, a month after their debut in China. In the UK, the Pro Max comes in a single 12GB + 512GB version for £1,499, and it costs €1,799 in Europe. The Find X10 starts at £1,099 with 256GB of storage and costs £1,250 with 512GB.
The biggest change for European buyers is the battery. Both phones ship with a 7,150mAh cell in Europe instead of the 8,000mAh battery used in China, while charging stays at 80W wired and 50W wireless. The Pro Max runs on the Dimensity 9600 Pro and has three 200MP rear cameras, including a 3x periscope. The Find X10 uses the Dimensity 9600M and pairs a 200MP main camera with a 200MP 2.8x periscope. In India, the series launched on October 22.
Availability: UK and Europe — orders are open now, with sales rolling out in late October; India from October 29. Not sold in the US.
iPhone Duo arrives in Apple Stores
A week after pre-orders opened, the iPhone Duo went on sale in Apple Stores on October 23. Apple’s first foldable iPhone starts at $1,999 with 256GB of storage.
Apple said walk-in stock would be limited in most countries, and online delivery estimates in the US have slipped to January 2027, according to MacRumors.
Availability: US, UK, Europe and more than 70 countries in total now; 28 more countries on October 30.
HONOR Win2, Win RT2 and Win Turbo 2 launch in China
HONOR launched three gaming phones in China on October 21. The flagship Win2 runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and has a 6.89-inch 2K display at 185Hz, two cooling fans and a 10,100mAh battery with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging. It is rated IP68, IP69 and IP69K and starts at CNY 5,499.
The Win RT2 uses the older Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 but has an even bigger 12,070mAh battery, starting at CNY 4,199. The Win Turbo 2 is the cheapest of the three: it has a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and starts at CNY 3,199, with sales from October 28.
Availability: China only. HONOR has not announced a global launch.
POCO X8s: a compact phone with a 6,330mAh battery
POCO opened pre-orders for the X8s in Vietnam through Xiaomi’s official store on Shopee, with deliveries scheduled for November 6–9. The phone has a 6.35-inch 1.5K AMOLED display at 120Hz, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and a 6,330mAh battery with 100W charging, yet it is only 8.06mm thick and weighs 187 g.
On the back, there is a 50MP main camera with OIS and an 8MP ultra-wide, and the phone is rated IP68. Prices start at VND 11,500,000 for 8GB + 256GB, and the 12GB + 512GB version costs VND 14,000,000. The phone has also passed certification in Europe, but POCO has not announced a European launch yet.
Availability: Vietnam (pre-orders now, deliveries from November 6). Europe and the US: not announced.
Find X10 vs Find X10 Pro Max
Here is how the two European models compare, using the specs and prices OPPO confirmed for the global launch.
| Find X10 | Find X10 Pro Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | Dimensity 9600M | Dimensity 9600 Pro |
| Display | 6.59-inch OLED | 6.78-inch OLED |
| Rear cameras | 200MP main, 50MP ultra-wide, 200MP 2.8x periscope | Three 200MP cameras, incl. 3x periscope |
| Battery (Europe) | 7,150mAh | 7,150mAh |
| Charging | 80W wired, 50W wireless | 80W wired, 50W wireless |
| UK price | from £1,099 (12GB + 256GB) | £1,499 (12GB + 512GB) |
See every spec side by side in our Find X10 vs Find X10 Pro Max comparison.
What’s coming next
- October 27: European launch of the vivo X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max, with pre-orders opening the same day and sales from November 5.
- October 28: Huawei launches the Pura 90 Plus in China.
- October 29: OnePlus launches the Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro in China.
- October 30: The iPhone Duo goes on sale in 28 more countries.
- November 3: Global launch of the REDMAGIC 12 Pro, including the US.
All of these come after this roundup’s reporting week, so we will cover them in next week’s roundup. You can follow every announced and rumored phone on our upcoming phones page.
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