Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Patent suggests future Xiaomi foldable phones may bend in a Z shape July 11, 2025 Xiaomi‘s design department can’t be faulted for lack of ambition, and its latest patent filing is a good example of this. The patent, spotted byLetsGoDigital, suggests that Xiaomi could be developing a foldable that would fold in a Z shape. As a result, the foldable in question looks nothing like theGalaxy Z Fold 2or theHUAWEI Mate XS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pre-order LG’s Google Assistant-powered smart display and speaker June 15, 2025 B&H Photois taking pre-orders for LG’s upcoming Google Assistant-powered smart display and smart speaker. When LG announced its all-new ThinQsmart speakerandsmart displayback at CES 2018, the company left a lot of questions unanswered – namely, their prices. Fortunately, it seems as thoughB&H Photohas some answers for us. The New York-based electronics equipment store is taking pre-orders for LG’s upcoming Google Assistant-powered devices, meaning we now know how much they’ll cost....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Recent Gmail leak supposedly shows several incoming Inbox features July 23, 2025 With Inbox set toshut down in March, some of its features were spotted in aGmailleak released onReddit. According to the Reddit user, they received the screenshot from a Google engineer that has an internal build of Gmail. The screenshot shows a toggle for pinned emails at the top, either an archive-all or clear-all button next to the pinned emails toggle, and a reminder above what looks to be an email bundle....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Samsung and HUAWEI agree to settle their smartphone patent disputes August 21, 2025 SamsungandHuaweihave reportedly agreed to finally bury the hatchet and settle their years-long dispute over smartphone patents. The Guangdong High People’s Court in southern China mediated the settlement, according toNikkei. The terms of the alleged settlement have not been made public, but it’s believed that they include some sort of cross-licensing patent deal....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung starts Galaxy Note 20 reservations with a $50 instant credit July 19, 2025 Samsung’sAugust 5 Unpacked eventis still weeks away, but that isn’t stopping the company from inviting you to put money down for aGalaxy Note 20. The reservation process asks you to provide basic contact information and to choose your preferred carrier (or an unlocked model), although you’re allowed to change networks when you place the final order....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung wants to launch 600MP camera sensors (wait, what?) July 15, 2025 Samsunghas been at the forefront of the modern megapixel wars in the smartphone industry, introducing 48MP, 64MP, and even 108MP camera sensors. The company is aiming even higher though, as it’s nowannounced(h/t:SamMobile) that it’s hoping to bring 600MP camera sensors “for all.” Samsung reckons that our eyes apparently match a resolution of 500MP, so it stands to reason that it wants to exceed this resolution with a 600MP camera sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony teases new phone to launch on August 3rd July 09, 2025 Sony has just released a teaser hinting that a new smartphone will be heading our way on August 3rd. Playing to one of Sony’s strengths, it seems that the phone will feature some new high-end camera technology, which is capable of capturing split-second photos. We are quite possibly looking at the first Sony smartphone to make use of the company’s high-endExmor RS IMX230image sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The most influential smartphones of all time August 21, 2025 The speed and scale of the smartphone revolution has been nothing short of incredible. The dream of equipping every human on the planet with a direct conduit to our collective knowledge in the shape of the Internet is being realized. It’s a tool for communication, for accessing information, for entertainment, for navigation, and for recording our own lives and experiences to share....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus leak in a stunning Lilac Purple color (Update: Coral Blue, too!) June 09, 2025 Update (02/07/18):Evan Blass is back again, this time with an image of the Galaxy S9 Plus in Blue Coral. Original article (02/05/18):Slated to debut right before Barcelona’sMobile World Congress, theSamsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plushave leaked in a stunning purple hue....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Sims is coming to Android again, but this time it could be the real deal (Update: Out now) June 30, 2025 The Sims Mobilesoft launched almost a year ago and the general reception so far seems to be quite positive – based on Play Store user reviews – although it does seem like you’ll need to be quite tolerant of pay-or-wait mechanics to enjoy it fully....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These are the accessories for the Galaxy S8 July 25, 2025 If you’re thinking about picking up one of Samsung’sGalaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plushandsets, then you may want to check out some of the accessories that Samsung plans to sell alongside them. Samsung has a catalogue of the familiar case varieties alongside a couple of new items and some upgrades to its power accessories....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This concept phone has a detachable camera with voice control (Updated) July 05, 2025 Update: June 27, 2025 (7:54 AM ET):vivo has clarified details surrounding its IFEA concept phone with a detachable front camera. The company confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat the camera module can indeed be used on its own, separately from the host smartphone. “The user can take out the camera module and control it remotely, which enables innovative shooting angles and application scenarios,” the brand explained to us....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Video: Pixel teaser hints at key selling points like camera, storage and battery June 19, 2025 The new Pixels… They’re coming, folks! Google just officially confirmed that the new Pixels will be launched on October 4. We suspected it (that massive billboard that Google put up definitely helped), but now we have official word in the form of the video teaser above and asign-up pagethat tells us to stay tuned for more on October 4....