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Siri x Gemini

Siri's biggest upgrade in years comes with help from Gemini

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 8 June 26

Hold on, Apple

Apple reveals WWDC 26 in the shadow of Google I/O

By Nickolas Diaz Published 18 May 26

Leadership change

Apple's Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO later this year — here's the Apple veteran next up

By Brady Snyder Published 20 April 26

How To

4 Android phones you should buy instead of the iPhone 17e

By Brady Snyder Published 21 March 26

iPhone vs. Galaxy

iPhone 17e vs. Samsung Galaxy S25 FE: Simplicity or versatility?

By Brady Snyder Published 19 March 26

Apple vs Google

iPhone 17e vs. Google Pixel 10a: Two affordable flagships, one tough decision

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 12 March 26

Just as good

Need to buy an iPhone in 2026? Here's why you should get the iPhone 17

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 18 February 26

Choices, choices

With the iPhone 17 selling this well, I don't think Apple cares about low iPhone Air demand

By Brady Snyder Published 29 January 26

Hardwired

The iPhone Air is the coolest phone I used in 2025

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 9 October 25

Bye for now, ASUS

I'm going to miss new ASUS phones in 2026 for this one reason

By Brady Snyder Published 6 January 26

Finally!

Asus ROG Phone 9 and Zenfone 12 Ultra users can now upgrade to Android 16

By Brady Snyder Published 16 November 25

Game on

ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro review: Ultimate bragging rights

By Harish Jonnalagadda Last updated 9 June 25

Contradictions

ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra review: I really like this phone, but you shouldn't buy it

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 6 February 25

Zen-aesthetic

ASUS reveals the Zenfone 12 Ultra with a spotless design and a powerful flagship chip

By Nickolas Diaz Published 6 February 25

A little cheaper

The budget ASUS ROG Phone 9 FE is finally here with a 2023 chip and gaming AI

By Nickolas Diaz Published 5 February 25

For the hopeful

The ASUS ROG Phone 9 'FE' is rumored to have a launch on the horizon

By Nickolas Diaz Published 20 January 25

Ultimate Zen

ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra review: Identity crisis

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 14 March 24

Asus ROG adds a new ultra-fast Wi-Fi 6E gaming router to its lineup

By Samuel Contreras Published 4 January 22

Minty savings!

The best Mint Mobile deals of July 2026 — 50% off wireless, Galaxy S26 deals

By Patrick Farmer Published 10 July 26

Travel in comfort

These 6 prepaid SIM cards for US tourists will take your 2026 travels to the next level

By Rajat Sharma Last updated 7 July 26

Making a change

T-Mobile is finally letting go of 2G in August, so anyone with it will need to transition

By Nickolas Diaz Published 3 July 26

Join the party

The best T-Mobile deals of July 2026: Motorola Razr deals, free phones, and more

By Patrick Farmer Last updated 2 July 26

Paid perks

T-Mobile caps off a month of freebies with a $60 jersey nobody asked for

By Jay Bonggolto Published 2 July 26

Deals

The best Verizon deals of July 2026 — so many free phones

By Patrick Farmer Published 2 July 26

Mint 4-ever

Mint Mobile is calling this new deal its 'best offer ever' — so what's the catch?

By Patrick Farmer Published 1 July 26

Price increase

T-Mobile is killing off old plans and forcing loyal customers onto pricier ones

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 29 June 26

Lots of choices

Best cell phone plans 2026

By Rajat Sharma Last updated 22 June 26

It's not just you

If your Google Fi says your SIM isn't active, here's what's going on

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 1 April 26

Lots of choices!

The best Google Fi Wireless alternatives in 2026

By Samuel Contreras Last updated 9 February 26

Save with Fi!

Google Fi Wireless plans, deals, and prices: everything you need to know

By Samuel Contreras Last updated 10 November 25

AI power-up

Google Fi is using AI to make your phone service less annoying

By Jay Bonggolto Published 22 October 25

Sharing is caring!

Which MVNOs allow tethering?

By Samuel Contreras Last updated 12 May 25

Tenth anniversary

Google Fi celebrates 10 years with a new affordable plan to take on T-Mobile

By Vishnu Sarangapurkar Published 23 April 25

Ask Jerry

Ask Jerry: Will my phone work outside of the US?

By Jerry Hildenbrand Published 18 February 25

Pixel 8a spotted

The Pixel 8a may have just appeared in a Google Fi Wireless ad

By Vishnu Sarangapurkar Published 6 April 24

Two Great Options!

Tello vs. Google Fi: Which flexible prepaid carrier is the best?

By Samuel Contreras Last updated 18 March 24

Free phone

Cheap Android phones could be in trouble — grab this free Google Pixel 10a from Verizon before it's too late

By Patrick Farmer Published 9 July 26

Rolling out

The first post-Android 17 update is rolling out for Pixels with security and bug fixes

By Nickolas Diaz Published 8 July 26

More storage more money

Pixel 11 leak reveals double the storage and a price hike you won't like

By Jay Bonggolto Published 7 July 26

Mark your calendar

Google just confirmed when the Pixel 11 is coming

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 7 July 26

What's next?

Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold: Release date, specs, pricing, and cameras

By Harish Jonnalagadda Last updated 7 July 26

Keep it simple

T-Mobile will apparently give you a FREE Google Pixel 10 with "most plans" — but what does this mean?

By Patrick Farmer Published 6 July 26

No Missed Calls

Pixel users aren't receiving calls, but the issue might be Google's phone app

By Nickolas Diaz Published 2 July 26

Pixel Perfect

Best Google Pixel phones 2026

By Andrew Myrick Last updated 29 June 26

Deals today

Time is running out on Prime Day Google Pixel deals 2026 — score up to $300 off Pixel 10, Pixel Watch, and more

By Patrick Farmer Last updated 26 June 26

Looking to stun

Rumors say Honor's alleged 'Wide' foldable competitor has a top-notch battery

By Nickolas Diaz Published 7 July 26

True magic

Honor Magic V6 review: Better in every way

By Nicholas Sutrich Published 15 June 26

Supporting software

Honor takes a stand: solidifies seven years of Android for Magic series in Malaysia launch

By Nickolas Diaz Published 11 June 26

Launch official

Honor just gave us a clearer idea of when its Robot Phone is coming

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 15 May 26

Looking to compete

Honor, Vivo might've started on 'Wide' foldables to compete with Samsung

By Nickolas Diaz Published 14 May 26

Android Magic

Honor for Android 17 Beta 3 sees developers get on board with the Magic 8 Pro

By Nickolas Diaz Published 13 May 26

Flashy distractions

Honor 600 series hits the UK with big discounts and a pop culture makeover

By Jay Bonggolto Published 6 May 26

It's magic

Honor Connect, photography updates carry the Magic 8 Pro's huge April patch

By Nickolas Diaz Published 24 April 26

Good stuff

Honor 600 Pro review: This phone is so good that it surprised me

By Nirave Gondhia Published 22 April 26

Wide is the new tall

The wide foldable is finally here, and it didn’t come from Samsung

By Jay Bonggolto Published 13 April 26

Soaring above

I used Huawei's Mate X7 to take photos of the world's tallest building, and I'm convinced that this foldable has the best cameras

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 11 December 25

Coming Back

Huawei's alleged Mate XT sequel might have some spicy upgrades up its sleeve

By Nickolas Diaz Published 6 June 25

What could it be?

Jackie Chan was spotted using a foldable on TikTok, and we've got our top suspects

By Nandika Ravi Published 5 June 25

The best

Huawei Mate XT camera review: Putting all other foldables to shame

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 5 May 25

Why not both?

Huawei's new flip phone blurs the line between foldables

By Nickolas Diaz Published 20 March 25

Leveling up

Huawei's tri-fold Mate XT is the most exciting phone I've used in a long time

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 25 February 25

Best Huawei phones 2022

By Harish Jonnalagadda Last updated 10 May 22

Huawei's 'Super Device' is greater than the sum of its parts

By Alex Dobie Published 27 February 22

Powered-up

MediaTek's Dimensity 9500s, 8500 surge with power for even more Android phones

By Nickolas Diaz Published 15 January 26

OVER 9000

MediaTek's new powerhouse chip is the unicorn you'll never get to see

By Jerry Hildenbrand Published 23 September 25

Flagship power

The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 is the Android powerhouse you'd expect

By Michael L Hicks Published 22 September 25

Chip launch confirmed

MediaTek confirms the date for its next flagship chip launch, and the timing is interesting

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 16 September 25

Early Days

Very early MediaTek Dimensity 9500 benchmark leaves us waiting for more

By Nickolas Diaz Published 16 June 25

Agentic AI

MediaTek highlights Dimensity 9400 Plus with edge-AI specs and 20% boost in Gen AI

By Nickolas Diaz Published 10 April 25

Next-gen processor

MediaTek's Kompanio Ultra will 'redefine' Chromebook Plus performance and AI

By Nickolas Diaz Published 2 April 25

MediaTek unveils Dimensity 700 for budget 5G phones and a 6nm Chromebook chipset

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 10 November 20

Hello Fold!

The best Motorola Razr Fold deals of July 2026 — the future of book-style foldables has arrived

By Patrick Farmer Last updated 7 July 26

It's here

The best Motorola Razr (2026) deals of July 2026 — free phones, gift cards, and more

By Patrick Farmer Last updated 7 July 26

Magnets built in

Motorola's next phone could beat Samsung to a charging feature only Apple and Google have

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 30 June 26

Razr+FIFA

I went to a FIFA World Cup match with the Motorola Razr. Here are the 5 best camera features I used to capture the moment, and how you can get a serious discount on a powerful Razr flagship

By Derrek Lee Published 25 June 26

Sporty savings

The Razr 2025 FIFA edition has 5 hidden Easter eggs for World Cup fans — and it's $150 OFF for Prime Day

By Brady Snyder Published 24 June 26

Hello Moto!

Best Motorola phones 2026

By Derrek Lee Last updated 17 June 26

Editor's Desk

8 ways I optimize my 2026 Motorola Razr camera to help me take better photos

By Derrek Lee Published 13 June 26

Hello Moto squad

Which Motorola Razr 2026 color should you buy?

By Namerah Saud Fatmi Last updated 13 June 26

B&W

Which Motorola Razr Fold color should you buy?

By Namerah Saud Fatmi Last updated 13 June 26

Budget phone playing flagship

The Nothing Phone 4b is a flashy budget phone with flagship software promises

By Jay Bonggolto Published 7 July 26

The Phone 1

The end for the Phone 1: Nothing's final update hits the phone that started it all

By Nickolas Diaz Published 3 July 26

Prime Buds

TGIF! Nothing CMF earbuds are as low as $19.99 (no kidding!) right now, but that deal ends today

By Nicholas Sutrich Published 26 June 26

Take a look

Nothing's Phone 4b design reveal parades a 'unibody' aesthetic, and I'm here for it

By Nickolas Diaz Published 25 June 26

*insert Shakespeare line here*

Nothing casually made a new phone: Phone 4b sketch teaser precedes a July reveal

By Nickolas Diaz Published 23 June 26

Nothing but deals

Switching from iPhone just got easier as the Nothing Phone 4a Pro just hit its lowest price ever with this Best Buy deal

By Nicholas Sutrich Published 23 June 26

A lot in store

Nothing's Community Review program, 'b' product teaser could mean more than we think

By Nickolas Diaz Published 20 June 26

Not this time

RAM ruins a Pro: Nothing says no CMF Phone 3 Pro to avoid ridiculous pricing

By Nickolas Diaz Published 19 June 26

The anti-Apple playbook

Nothing’s Carl Pei says he's going to steal Apple’s customers “one bored iPhone user at a time”

By Jay Bonggolto Published 18 June 26

A complete unboxing experience

OnePlus N6 leak shows generous box contents as launch draws near

By Jay Bonggolto Published 26 June 26

All screen

The OnePlus 16 might be the closest we've come to a bezel-free phone

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 17 June 26

OnePlus x iPhone

The OnePlus 15 is picking up one of Android's most useful sharing upgrades

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 9 June 26

Returning to budget roots

OnePlus looks ready to dive deeper into the budget phone battle

By Jay Bonggolto Published 9 June 26

Earlier than expected

Thought OnePlus was struggling? The OnePlus 16 could be closer than anyone expected

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 4 June 26

Android tablet done right

I used the OnePlus Pad 4 for three weeks — Here are 5 things I learned

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 21 May 26

damage control

Your OnePlus update is on hold, and honestly, you should be glad

By Jay Bonggolto Published 17 May 26

Straight savings

The OnePlus 15R is a battery life beast, and it just scored a record-smashing discount at Amazon

By Patrick Farmer Published 13 May 26

Still fresh, still cool

OxygenOS 16.1 unlocks a smarter, more secure and personal OnePlus 15

By Nickolas Diaz Published 13 May 26

Oppo going wide

Leak says OPPO has a 'Wide' foldable in the works, too, but you might have to wait

By Nickolas Diaz Published 13 June 26

Finally expanding

AirDrop sharing appears to be expanding beyond Pixel and Galaxy phones

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 28 April 26

Sort it out

I finally got a handle on my expenses thanks to this AI feature on the Find X9 Ultra

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 24 April 26

OPPO Find X9 Ultra review: This world-class camera is also a phone

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 21 April 26

OPPO Find X9 Ultra hands-on: Is this the best camera phone of 2026?

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 13 April 26

Just look at it

OPPO's Reno 15 Pro and Reno 15 are the flagship killers you deserve in 2026

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 26 March 26

Finding OPPO

OPPO Find N6 vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: We have a clear winner

By Roydon Cerejo Published 24 March 26

Ultra worldwide

OPPO puts the Find X9 Ultra and 'global' in the same sentence, teases April debut

By Nickolas Diaz Published 23 March 26

How To

OPPO's Find N6 foldable has a unique multitasking feature that Google needs to steal immediately

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 18 March 26

On the way

Reach the Summit: Qualcomm's Snapdragon event is set for September

By Nickolas Diaz Published 1 July 26

Built for the future

Android XR's biggest hurdle may finally have a solution

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 16 June 26

Grab some chips

Qualcomm unveils a pair of chips: Snapdragon 6, 4 series to improve the features you actually use

By Nickolas Diaz Published 7 May 26

Qualcomm FY Q2 2026 earnings highlight a mobile industry under pressure from the memory shortage

By Derrek Lee Published 29 April 26

Elite, Pro, hello!

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 CPU rumors join the 'powerful' 6 Pro in this early report

By Nickolas Diaz Published 25 March 26

How To

4 ways Snapdragon Wear Elite will make your next wearable more useful

By Brady Snyder Published 3 March 26

Smarter watches ahead

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Wear Elite wants to make AI wearables actually smart

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 2 March 26

all-in-one connectivity chip

Qualcomm's Wi-Fi 8 chips are here, and they actually fix the stuff that annoys you

By Jay Bonggolto Published 2 March 26

Faster speeds

Qualcomm's X105 modem will keep you connected in elevators and parking garages

By Brady Snyder Published 2 March 26

Liquid Cooled

RedMagic's 11S Pro is a gaming beast, and it's crazy to think Liquid Cooling is in this phone

By Nickolas Diaz Published 19 May 26

fresh face

RedMagic 11 Air Trace Edition is the same great gaming phone in a louder shirt

By Jay Bonggolto Published 16 March 26

How To

These four features make the Redmagic 11 Air a beast of a gaming phone

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 25 February 26

Slimmer, not weaker

The RedMagic 11 Air is surprisingly thin, and I’m obsessed with its massive 7,000mAh battery

By Jay Bonggolto Published 29 January 26

What're we playing?

RedMagic 11 Air is a cool, crisp mobile gaming guru with the series' biggest 7,000mAh battery

By Nickolas Diaz Published 20 January 26

Cooling Reimagined

RedMagic just dropped a gaming phone with a literal water cooler inside

By Jay Bonggolto Published 21 October 25

Stylish power

Redmagic 10S Pro review: Beating ASUS at its own game

By Harish Jonnalagadda Published 13 June 25

Game Time

There may be a REDMAGIC gaming tablet on the horizon with a smaller screen

By Nickolas Diaz Published 1 May 25

sleek and powerful

RedMagic's latest gaming phone is smart and powerful without the bulk

By Jay Bonggolto Published 17 April 25

Unbelievable

Big news! Mint Mobile just got the Samsung Galaxy S26 back in stock, and it's still one of the best phone deals on the web

By Patrick Farmer Published 10 July 26

Caught in the wild

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 just broke cover in a Samsung store — and the US price has leaked too

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 10 July 26

The last flip?

The Galaxy Z Flip 8 might be the last Galaxy Z Flip phone from Samsung

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 9 July 26

A brand new shape

Samsung's new teaser with Spider-Man all but confirms the wider Galaxy Z Fold 8

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 9 July 26

No Exynos, no surprises

Samsung just confirmed the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is getting a massive silicon upgrade

By Jay Bonggolto Published 9 July 26

Last-gen power

Why wait for the Z Fold 8? Last year's Galaxy Z Fold 7 is still amazing, and it's a whopping $500 OFF with new deal

By Patrick Farmer Published 8 July 26

Unlocked phones

Amazon is discounting the entire Galaxy S26 lineup again — it's not Prime Day, but it's close

By Patrick Farmer Published 8 July 26

Open & Unpack

Enter a new era: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked confirmed for July, reservations begin

By Nickolas Diaz Published 7 July 26

Crease problem solved

Big Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 display upgrade leaked ahead of launch

By Sanuj Bhatia Published 6 July 26