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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. POCO confirms ‘true successor’ to POCO F1, addresses rebranding July 31, 2025 ThePOCO F2 Prois one of the best affordable flagships in 2020, coming as a rebranded version of the China-onlyRedmi K30 Pro. Nevertheless, we thought it made all the right compromises for the price. Still, the $500 price means that the POCO F2 Pro is significantly more expensive than the ~$300POCO F1launched back in 2018....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Power efficient processors aren’t just for smartphones August 24, 2025 The smartphone market is powered by power efficient processors, enabling our handsets not only to pack in enough performance to run our favourite apps, but also operate in a low enough power profile to support high resolution displays, mobile networking, and an array of sensors all from a small phone battery to last all day....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Razer working on smartphone to target “hardcore gamers”? August 21, 2025 When computer hardware company Razeracquired Nextbitearlier this year, it promised thatNexbitwould “operate as an independent division […] focused on unique mobile design and experiences.” Those experiences may now be coming to fruition, as a report fromBloombergsuggests the company is working on a new “mobile device” targeted at “hardcore gamers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 10S launched in India to take on realme 8, Redmi Watch comes in tow August 23, 2025 Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 10S in India after previously unveiling the phone for global markets. The device expands the existingRedmi Note 10lineup in the country which includes theRedmi Note 10,Note 10 Pro, and Note 10 Pro Max. The latest smartphone slots somewhere between the Redmi Note 10 and the Pro variant....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Sony will only have a modest presence at MWC July 13, 2025 With three weeks to go untilMWC, Sony is yet to send out invitations for a press event at the show. According toXperia Blog, Sony is opting for a more muted presence this year, a sign that the Xperia Z4 won’t launch in Barcelona. For the past couple of years, Sony has iterated the Xperia Z at a furious pace....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung adds QR reader, Quick Menu button, and more to its browser July 19, 2025 Great news for those of you who use the Samsung Internet browser: the company has released an update with a bunch of useful features on board. Among them is a new extension called CloseBy, which provides you with a notification containing info about your surroundings once you approach a Physical Web beacon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) review July 02, 2025 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) What we like What we don’t like Our scores When the Galaxy A line was first introduced bySamsung more than year ago, the series brought with it the company’s first experimentation with build materials, with all these smartphone being made entirely of metal. Since then, Samsung seems to have found a more definite path in terms of design and build quality, but the Galaxy A series continues to be a way for Samsung to bring flagship characteristics to a more budget-friendly package....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite vs Note 10 Lite: Pick your poison July 29, 2025 A top-of-the line phone brings with it amazing specifications, but also an increasingly higher price tag. Sometimes all you want is great value for your money.OnePlushas been the torch bearer in this segment, offering all the essentials while skipping out on superfluous extras. The end result is a phone that gets you most of the must-have features at a significantly lower price point....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G5: Which phone impressed you the most? July 31, 2025 Samsung and LG flagship handsets have been quite similar for many years, but that’s certainly not the case this year. The newly-announcedGalaxy S7/Galaxy S7 Edgeand theLG G5couldn’t be further apart from one another when it comes to design and feature set, but that’s not a bad thing at all....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active now up for pre-order at AT&T July 06, 2025 AT&T has a couple nice promotions for customers, too. If you buy a Galaxy S8 Active,you’ll get one freeif you buy both on AT&T Next with monthly eligible wirelessandDIRECTV service. AT&T will also knock $500 off a Samsung TV if you switch to DIRECTV and buy a Galaxy S8 Active on AT&T Next....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Tab A announced in Russia June 06, 2025 Earlier todaySamsungheld a press event in Russia, where the company announced its new Galaxy Tab A, a new mid-tier tablet with a 4:3 display. The Galaxy Tab A series comes in two variants, one 8-inch and the other at 9.7-inches, both featuring a 4:3 aspect ratio and a display resolution of 1024×768 pixels....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 gets new watch faces and gestures in the latest update August 04, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy Watch 4is a heavy hitter in the world of wearables. For one, it remains the only smartwatch running the newWear OS 3, basically strong holding its place as the bestsmartwatchfor anyone without an iPhone. But even with its title already secure, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 keeps improving....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung unveils 14nm Exynos 7870 SoC for mid-range handsets August 11, 2025 Last year,Samsung’sExynos 7420 showcased what the company’s leading14nm FinFETchip manufacturing process could achieve in the high-end mobile space. This year, Samsung has announced a new 14nm processor destined for the mid-range smartphone market. Known as the Exynos 7 Octa 7870, Samsung’s latest processor features eight low power Cortex-A53 CPU cores each with a maximum clock speed of 1....