Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Our $1,000 phones deserve better cases June 17, 2025 For as long as phones have existed,casemakers have been trying to capitalize on that market by offering protection and personalization. You buy a newphone, you buy a new case, the two go together hand in hand. But as smartphones slowly got out of their proverbial shell; dusted off their boring white and black plastic from the early 2010s; and donned new shiny, matte, metallic, glassy, colorful, or elegant attire; cases have been stuck in the same mold....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Plex raises $50 million, wants to be a hub for your ‘entire universe of media’ June 09, 2025 For years, people have associated Plex with personal media collections. Whether it’s movies, TV shows, music, or anything at all, Plex can connect you with your owned files in a simple and easy-to-use interface. However, Plex also understands that many people are moving away from the idea of even owning media....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Razer Phone 2 specs appear in the Google Play Console, evidence of a Chroma app June 02, 2025 Razer ignited new interest in smartphone gaming when it announced theRazer Phone. Now, a year later, the company plans to keep that momentum going by releasing a slightly updated handset. While we had a pretty good idea of what would be powering the device, theRazer Phone 2’sspecs have leaked out thanks to a listing on the Google Play Console (viaXDA-Developers)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme 5 review: Great design and versatile cameras July 29, 2025 Realme realme 5 What we like What we don’t like Our scores When therealme 3launched earlier this year, we called it thePocophoneof the entry-level segment. The brand has mounted an offensive against Xiaomi and is consistently delivering hardware that doesn’t just keep up with rivals, but often outpaces them....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi 10 accidentally revealed: A big upgrade over Redmi 9? (Updated: Pricing) July 27, 2025 Update: June 25, 2025 (6:23 AM ET):Xiaomi may have accidentally spilled the beans on the Redmi 10 late last week, but one crucial bit of missing information was pricing. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait long for these details. The 4GB/64GB model will retail for $179, the 4GB/128GB variant will set you back $199, and the 6GB/128GB variant has a retail price of $219....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: HUAWEI 5G tech is by far the global leader, but Europe making gains August 10, 2025 A new report from Global Data (viaZDNet) examines 5G networking portfolios of five of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world. Of the five companies examined —Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia,Samsung, andZTE— only HUAWEI 5G radios attained a perfect 5/5 score. As far as Global Data is concerned, HUAWEI is far and away the best telco for 5G networking, with little competition as of right now....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Samsung set itself a huge shipments target for the Galaxy S8 June 28, 2025 Samsung apparently has big expectations regarding the upcoming Galaxy S8. According to a report fromThe Investor, Samsung wants to ship 60 million units of its flagship device in 2017, a big step up from the previous Galaxy S generations. Samsung shipped 45 million units of theGalaxy S6and 48 millionGalaxy S7devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung could debut sensor shift stabilization tech on its future smartphones June 02, 2025 Smartphone makers are always looking to minimize vibrations to improve camera image quality. The likes of Samsung have previously usedoptical image stabilization(OIS) to tackle this issue. Now, the Korean company is considering using another method, namely sensor-shift stabilization, according to a report byGalaxy Club. Unlike OIS, which compensates for jitters that may directly affect the camera lens, sensor-shift stabilizes theentireimage sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S9 might launch with a “DeX Pad” July 10, 2025 TheSamsung DeXflew a bit under the radar when released alongside theSamsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, but that doesn’t diminish the possibilities it presented. Now it appears that the DeX will be getting an update, asSamsung recently filed a trademarkin Europe for something called the DeX Pad....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Social apps are the worst for data, battery and performance hits, finds AVG July 27, 2025 AVG has just released its latest quarterly report into the biggest offending apps when it comes to data consumption, battery sapping and performance draining. There are a number of familiar faces in the rankings, along with a few new entries since the last report....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Spotify’s Wear OS app is getting offline playback support (Updated: Rolling out) June 21, 2025 Update: August 10, 2025 (11:52 PM ET): Spotify is now rolling out support for offline playback on its Wear OS app, the company confirmed toThe Verge. Your smartwatch will need to be on Wear OS 2.0 or a later version to enjoy offline playback. This means the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 should also be getting the feature....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile CEO John Legere to depart in May 2020 August 04, 2025 T-MobileCEO John Legere, who has led the carrier for the past seven years, announced this morninghe will leave that positionon July 27, 2025. Mike Sievert, who is currently T-Mobile’s President and Chief Operating Officer, will take over from Legere as both President and CEO on that date. Legere will remain as a board member of T-Mobile....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile-Sprint deal might hinge on Dish (Update: Google could be involved too) July 21, 2025 Update, July 01, 2025 (11:15 AM ET):According to a new report fromThe NY Post, Google could be in talks with Dish when it comes to creating the supposed fourth carrier described in the article below. According to “sources close to the situation,” Alphabet director Alan Mulally is in talks with Dish for the companies to work together in creating a new carrier in the U....