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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU Pure XR announced, near-flagship specs for $299 July 27, 2025 WhileBLUclearly doesn’t have the same level of brand power as giants likeSamsungor even the rising Chinese stars likeHuaweiandZTE, it does have a sizable following among those looking for affordable phones with reasonable performance. The vast majority of BLU’s offerings are on the lower end of the scale, though last year’sPure XLhelped change this perception a bit....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU Pure XR Review June 22, 2025 BLU Pure XR What we like What we don’t like Our scores Over the past couple of years there has been a surge of emerging tech companies creating mid to high-end devices, at a lower price than ever before. The competition in the market has resulted in more options and price points for purchase, and nowhere is the competition more evident than at the affordable flagship price point of $299-$399....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU vivo XL review August 03, 2025 BLU vivo XL What we like What we don’t like Our scores BLU, the Florida-based device manufacturer, boasts a robust smartphone portfolio with a common aspect all these phones share being their budget-friendly nature. Continuing to add to their lineup,BLU unveiled two more affordable smartphoneslast month atCES 2016, with the cheaper of the already low-cost phones being theBLU vivo XL....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. By the end of the year, almost half the world’s population will be online June 13, 2025 A newreporton the connected world predicts that by the end of 2016, 47 percent of the world’s population will be online. Considering the internet has only really been commercially available since the early 90s, spreading across half the world in a quarter-century is an impressive feat....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Can the Snapdragon 845 give VR a shot in the arm? July 06, 2025 Qualcomm’s newSnapdragon 845Mobile Platform is a feature-rich SoC heading to next year’s smartphones, Windows laptops, and, probably, virtual reality products. The 845 features a number of improvements specifically designed to improve performance and bring new features to mobile AR and VR. Standalone VR has been a bit of a dud....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile wireless service quietly launches August 17, 2025 If you live in a location in the US where Comcast already offers its Internet and cable TV service, you might be able to get its long-awaited wireless phone service as well. Xfinity Mobile, which wasofficially revealed in April, has quietly started taking sign-ups on its official website. It’s not yet clear if Xfinity Mobile is live across the US, or if it’s just available in a few Comcast markets....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Despite early leaks, evidence suggests no early release for the Google Pixel 4 June 28, 2025 The entire tech world was surprised yesterday whenGoogle leakedits own upcomingGoogle Pixel 4smartphone. That early leak led some to believe that the phone could launch earlier than usual for a Pixel device. However, according to leaked information fromEvan Blass, things are still on schedule and the Pixel 4 will very likely launch in October, just like the Google Pixel 3 and the Pixels before it....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Feature Focus: up close with Sony Xperia Z5’s camera July 31, 2025 As smartphone cameras become more impressive, the case for a dedicated camera becomes less and less compelling, and with its newXperia Z5, Sony says it has the best camera ever used on a mobile smartphone. As revealed inour blind camera shootouthowever, this isn’t necessarily the case but an interesting point raised was Sony’s oversampling mode: enabled by default, the 8MP oversampling mode takes the detail of the 23MP camera and combines the detail into a smaller 8MP image, which is meant to deliver an all-together more impressive image....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. First images, now messages: Google Pixel 3 content still vanishing (Update: Fix incoming) August 23, 2025 Update, November 14 at 4:41 p.m. ET:Google has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix. A spokesperson toldThe Verge, “We recently discovered a bug affecting SMS/MMS on a small number of Pixel 3s and are rolling out a fix soon.” Original article, November 14 at 8:57 a....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Flashbacks and Forecasts: Samsung in 2016 July 17, 2025 2015 was a tumultuous year for many Android manufacturers and 2016 will be make-or-break for some, as the smartphone market plateaus and competition arrives in increasingly varied forms. With that in mind, we wanted to take a look at the year that was for our favorite Android OEMs, to highlight the highs and lows and to make some predictions for the year ahead....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. France will issue repairability scores for gadgets from January July 18, 2025 We first heard about European Commission proposals for gadget repairsback in February, calling for manufacturers to make devices easier to repair and for easier battery replacements. Now, the European Parliament has voted in favor of right to repair measures. According to an excerpt ofthe motionspotted byiFixit, the parliamentary vote calls for “mandatory labelling on the durability and repairability of a product....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fraudsters steal ‘50 years of savings’ via SIM swap scam July 11, 2025 Criminals reportedly managed to steal an elderly man’s savings in South Africa via a SIM swap scam. Professor Darlene Lubbe, the daughter of the 78-year-old victim, told theWeekend Argusthat 50 years of savings were stolen as a result of the scam. “How they get access to account details, I don’t know....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy Note 20’s expanded Windows support lets you control phone apps on your PC June 26, 2025 Samsung’s integration with Windows 10 is getting tighter with the arrival of theGalaxy Note 20. The smartphone maker hasexpandedits Microsoft partnership with features that should make it considerably easier to work with content on your phone. Most significantly,Your Phonenow lets you control the Note 20’s mobile apps directly from your PC....