CES 2025: New Phones, Wearables and LED Concepts Arrive in Las Vegas

The $200 TCL 60 XE NxtPaper 5G was unveiled just before CES 2025 and is set for a US release later this year. When it arrives, it will include a physical button for switching between a traditional phone display and its Max Ink Mode, which allows the phone's screen to mimic an e-reader. This includes modes for black-and-white and color publications and optimizations like silencing notifications.

Alongside the new NxtPaper phone, TCL announced the K32, a 5G-capable phone priced under $100. It's set to be released in September.

While OnePlus isn't at CES, the company's $900 OnePlus 13 made its international debut Tuesday just as the Las Vegas show opened up. The phone sports the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and a triple camera system that includes a 50-megapixel wide camera, a 50-megapixel telephoto camera and a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera.

The $600 OnePlus 13R also made its international debut on Tuesday. The phone scales back from the capabilities of its $900 sibling partly by using last year's flagship Qualcomm processor and omitting wireless charging. Its triple camera system includes a 50-megapixel wide camera, a 50-megapixel telephoto and an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera.

The Halliday XR smart glasses incorporate a small screen that puts information in your field of view. A companion ring gives you some control over what you see without tapping the frames, a connected phone or other smart device.

MicroLED displays are already available in televisions, but what about smartwatches? Samsung Display is showing off a smartwatch concept that uses MicroLED display technology to show off the possibility of a watch with a very bright screen compared to current smartwatches.

This MicroLED concept is a watch with just under 4,000 nits of brightness, higher than the 3,000-nit Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the Pixel Watch 3's 2,000-nit display.

Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics -- a separate entity from Samsung Display -- sent out invites to a Jan. 25 Galaxy Unpacked event. This event will likely be for the rumored Samsung Galaxy S25 phone series, which regularly debuts just after CES.

The Circular Ring Gen 2, announced just before CES 2025, is touting the ability to detect atrial fibrillation. This feature is just starting to appear on smart rings but is already common on smartwatches. The ring will be available for $380 in February or March, following a January crowdfunding campaign.

The Amazfit Active 2 aims to cram lots of notable smartwatch features into a $100 device. This includes a 1.3-inch AMOLED display with 2,000 nits of brightness, a 10-day battery, 160 sport modes and offline maps with turn-by-turn directions. The watch is now available for preorder and starts shipping in February.