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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Meizu MX5 review June 04, 2025 What we like What we don’t like Our scores A big focus by smartphone manufacturers this year has been on offering consumers quality devices that don’t break the bank, and we’ve seen some fantastic new additions to this segment from the like ofAsus,Alcatel OneTouch, and a slew of Chinese OEMs. The fact that high-end doesn’t necessarily have to mean expensive was really brought into the spotlight just this week however, with theZTE Axon Phone, OnePlus 2....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Miami cops enter false data into Waze as revenge for revealing locations June 30, 2025 Wazeis a pretty handy tool for drivers, allowing users to share information about traffic accidents, road closures, and even cops lurking behind billboards with speed cameras. It is the latter which caused a bit ofa stir a few weeks ago, when Sheriff Mike Brown of Bedford County, speaking at the National Sheriffs’ Association meeting, called for the police reporting feature to be removed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola Droid Turbo 2 hands-on and first look June 22, 2025 If you happen to be aVerizoncustomer and are in the market for a brand new Android smartphone,Motorolahas just announced two new options that may be worth your while. TheDroid Turbo 2andDroid Maxx 2are the much-anticipated sequels to Motorola’s most recent Verizon-exclusive devices, with each smartphone bringing something unique to the table....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro leak reveals curved waterfall display July 25, 2025 Render leaks of HUAWEI’s upcomingMate 30 Prosurfaced online last week, teasing a new waterfall display. Today, an alleged real-life image of the device surfaced onWeibo, reiterating last week’s rumors. The screen will have nearly 90-degree curved sides. This makes the Mate 30 Pro among the first devices to feature such a dramatically curved display....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nextbit Robin in Ember now available for $299, video upload coming to Smart Storage June 24, 2025 A few weeks agoNextbit started teasinga new fiery red color option for its cloud-friendlyRobinsmartphone, and today the company is making it available for purchase. The Nextbit Robin in Ember is now availableonly at Nextbit.comfor $299. The new color will only be available in a limited quantity, so once it’s gone, it’s gone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nintendo doesn’t actually make Pokémon GO: investors freak out, shares plummet August 16, 2025 You have probably read the stories about Nintendo’s market cap doubling in the wake of the global phenomenon that isPokémon GO. The Nintendo Corporation enjoyed such great success it outstripped Sony’s 40 billion dollar valuation and posted thehighest single-day trading recordin Tokyo in a century....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 6 proves to be a tough cookie in JerryRigEverything durability test July 21, 2025 TheJerryRigEverythingYouTube Channel has put theOnePlus 6through its series of durability tests. The channel, known (among other things) for scratching, burning and generally hurting any poor, poor smartphone that comes across its path, posted its OnePlus 6 video late yesterday. The good news for fans is the OnePlus 6 holds up comparatively well during the procedures....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Oxygen OS 11 is now (almost) fixed on the OnePlus 7 and 7T July 11, 2025 The Android 11-based Oxygen OS 11 update for the OnePlus 7 and 7T series of phones has been adisaster, to say the least. Months after its release, OnePlus failed to fix some nasty bugs causing sluggish performance, battery drain, overheating, and other problems. This week, the company finally started rolling out some much-needed fixes for the phones in the form of the Oxygen OS 11....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Paying money for online compliments is new craze in China July 20, 2025 We all are becoming increasingly aware of how much bigotry, racism, sexism, and all-out hatred there is online these days. According toCNBC, there’s a new craze in China which either intentionally or inadvertently counteracts that trend. On Chinese social networking and chat sites such as WeChat, QQ, Zhihu, and others, there are groups in which you’re able to pay a small fee and then receive compliments from people in the group for a pre-determined amount of time....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokemon Go footage leaked from SXSW July 31, 2025 The hype surroundingPokemon Gowill see it being either one of the biggest mobile games of all time or one of the biggest gaming disappointments of all time, largely depending on how microtransactions are handled. Although we didn’t get any more information regarding that crucial little detail this week, we did get a peek at actual Pokemon Go footage in which some lunatic captures a Ivysaur with a Masterball....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. President of Mobile Communications describes his plans for Samsung in 2016 June 25, 2025 Today in theSamsung Newsroom, Mobile Communications President Dongjin Koh sat down to discuss what he sees happening for Samsung over the course of 2016 and beyond. Although Koh is new to the position as of December of last year, he originally joined the company all the way back in 1984....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4 will offer 5 hours of battery life in just 5 minutes August 14, 2025 Along with today’s officialannouncement of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835processor, the company is also introducingQuick Charge 4. The new version of its fast-charging battery technology will be used first with smartphones that have the Snapdragon 835 chip inside. Qualcomm claims it will allow owners to get 5 hours of battery life with just 5 minutes of charging....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Galaxy S8 launching globally April 21; LG G6 on March 10 August 22, 2025 According to Korea’sET News, both LG and Samsung have settled on the global launch dates for theGalaxy S8andLG G6. LG will reportedly start selling the G6 worldwide on March 10, with pre-sales between March 2-9, and the Galaxy S8 will go on sale in all markets on April 21 with no further details on pre-order times....