This New Ultra Phone Has a Rear Speaker, a Take on HiLight, and that iPhone 18 Color

This new Ultra phone has a rear speaker, a take on HiLight, and that iPhone 18 color

The RAM crisis has inflated phone prices and resulted in downgrades, but these new Android phones still pack plenty of bells and whistles.

I forgot phones could still surprise me until I tried one with a subwoofer

The POCO F9 Ultra pairs flagship hardware with a dedicated Bose-tuned subwoofer, and one noisy party convinced me smartphone speakers can still be genuinely interesting.

Even with a price hike, the Poco F9 Ultra is still an alternative Android I can recommend

It was once known primarily as a wallet-friendly Xiaomi smartphone sub-brand, but Poco’s 2025 gamble to get in on the flagship game seems to have paid off: after two Ultra-badged heroes in the space of twelve months while it finessed the formula, the firm has found its groove with the F9 Ultra. This year’s effort builds on everything that made the Poco F8 Ultra such a strong alternative to top-tier handsets costing north of four figures, with an…