This Week in Phones: October 26 to November 1, 2026

The week of October 26 to November 1, 2026 brought Apple's OLED iPad mini and touchscreen MacBook Pro, the Redmi K100 launch in China, and new phones from Karbonn, OnePlus and Redmi. It also brought price increases in India and continued problems with the iPhone Duo. Here is the week day by day, with dates taken from the announcements and reports.

Date	What happened
October 26	Apple announced the OLED iPad mini with the A20 Pro chip. Preorders opened on October 28 and deliveries start on November 6. Apple responded to reports of iPhone Duo inner display cracks. iOS 27.2 was released.
October 27	Redmi launched the standard K100 in China at 7 PM local time. Apple published its Creator Studio update.
October 28	Apple announced the touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, with preorders opening the same day.
October 29	Samsung reported record third quarter results, with operating profit of KRW 107.4 trillion. Google said Gemini can preview and edit files in the chat.
October 30	HMD announced the Nokia 2360 Flip. Google put the Fitbit Edge on shelves and published a Gmail Security Checkup guide. vivo opened sales of the Y600 in China.
October 31	Redmi K100 sales began in China. Nothing started rolling out Android 17 to four more phones. A report said Samsung Intelligent Eyewear could go on sale in mid December.
November 1	Karbonn announced the Rebel and Rebel Pro. OnePlus added the Turbo 6Vs in China. Lava said its prices will rise by up to ₹3,000 from November 15. Xiaomi confirmed the 18 Pro series goes global later this month.
November 2	Redmi quietly launched the M100 Pro in China. Tracker data put the iPhone Duo average wait at 89 days.

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What happened

October 26

Apple announced the OLED iPad mini with the A20 Pro chip. Preorders opened on October 28 and deliveries start on November 6. Apple responded to reports of iPhone Duo inner display cracks. iOS 27.2 was released.

October 27

Redmi launched the standard K100 in China at 7 PM local time. Apple published its Creator Studio update.

October 28

Apple announced the touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, with preorders opening the same day.

October 29

Samsung reported record third quarter results, with operating profit of KRW 107.4 trillion. Google said Gemini can preview and edit files in the chat.

October 30

HMD announced the Nokia 2360 Flip. Google put the Fitbit Edge on shelves and published a Gmail Security Checkup guide. vivo opened sales of the Y600 in China.

October 31

Redmi K100 sales began in China. Nothing started rolling out Android 17 to four more phones. A report said Samsung Intelligent Eyewear could go on sale in mid December.

November 1

Karbonn announced the Rebel and Rebel Pro. OnePlus added the Turbo 6Vs in China. Lava said its prices will rise by up to ₹3,000 from November 15. Xiaomi confirmed the 18 Pro series goes global later this month.

November 2

Redmi quietly launched the M100 Pro in China. Tracker data put the iPhone Duo average wait at 89 days.

The stories to follow

Memory prices: Lava's increase and the iPhone price increases make the memory cost story more concrete. Our feature on phone prices covers the background.
The iPhone Duo: The display reports and the long wait times are still the main Apple story. Our iPhone Duo display feature sets out what Apple has said.
Redmi K100: The launch is now official in China. Our launch report has the full specifications and prices.

The week's news is always moving. We will update these articles when the official dates and prices are published.

This Week in Phones: October 26 to November 1, 2026

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