Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The HONOR View10 includes powerful new AI features August 18, 2025 Sponsored by HONOR Looking for a high-end handset without paying top dollar for the experience? That might sound like a tall order, but it’s exactly what you get with the newHONOR View10,which is now up for pre-order priced at just $499. The View10 runs on the powerful Kirin 970 SoC, with its Mali-G72 GPU and all-new AI-specific chip, the Neural Processing Unit (NPU)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Oukitel K10000 Pro brings back the huge 10,000 mAh battery phone in an updated design Aug 11, 2025 Back in December 2015, China-based Oukitel announced the K10000,with a massive 10,000 mAh batterythat the company claimed would last up to 15 days on one charge. Today, it revealed plans to launch yet another phone with that same huge battery, the Oukitel K10000 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These 16 UK cities will be the first to get 5G thanks to EE July 27, 2025 U.K. mobile networkEEhas confirmed that 16 U.K. cities will be able to enjoy blisteringly fast5Gdata speeds by the end of 2019. The BT Group-owned company will initially flip the 5G switch in six cities — London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, and Birmingham — followed by a further 10 later in the year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Top Kickstarters of the month - April 2016 July 03, 2025 Kickstarter continues to be a great platform for creators, inventors, and developers to showcase their unique ideas and products, find supporters and create a community, and if things work out, have their dreams come true. On the other side, from the consumer point of view, it’s a fantastic way to be at the forefront of the cutting edge, and help great products see the light of day with their financial backing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vivo’s solution to bezel-less phones is truly exciting August 13, 2025 Lately it seems most companies differentiate their phones through design, without ever changing the core functionality of the device. After checking outVivo’s APEX concept phone, I know I’m not alone in saying the technology it displayed was exciting for anyone wondering what’s next— even if we’re unlikely to ever see this particular phone on the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Here’s how long your phone should ideally take to charge June 29, 2025 Plenty of smartphone brands offer fast-charging capabilities in 2021, with the likes of OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, and ASUS all offering 50W or higher charge speeds on some phones. Wattage isonly part of the equationas Google’sPixel 6 seriesand Samsung’s flagships show, as it all ultimately boils down to charging times....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What to expect after my blind date with the HUAWEI P40 June 13, 2025 Last week, I had one of the strangest experiences in all my years as a technology journalist. I went hands-on with the upcomingHUAWEI P40in London, but a little too literally. I didn’t see the phone, but was allowed to touch it hidden away in a box....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Withings Steel HR review July 02, 2025 Withings Steel HR What we like What we don’t like Our scores In the fitness tracking world,Withingshas been making headlines as of late; not just for its health and fitness products, but also because it has a new parent company. Withings wasacquired by Nokiaback in June 2016, and the two companies just recentlyannouncedthat the name ‘Withings’ as we know it will cease to exist, and all products made by the Withings team will now featureNokiabranding....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Pad 4, Redmi 6 Pro to launch on June 25: here’s what we know July 02, 2025 MIUI Forum Xiaomilaunched theRedmi 6 and Redmi 6Alast week, but the company’sMIUI Forumreveals two more devices are coming on June 25: the Redmi 6 Pro and Mi Pad 4 tablet. A teaser image in the forum post suggests the Redmi 6 Pro will have a 19:9 display, energy-efficient Snapdragon 625 processor, and a 4,000mAh battery (compared to the Redmi 6/6A’s 3,000mAh battery)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Yahoo Messenger will be put to rest on July 17 August 15, 2025 Oathannounced today thatit would shut down Yahoo Messenger– both the web portal and smartphone app – in a little over a month on July 17. If there’s one market that’s oversaturated in the smartphone app world, it’s message apps. With the heavyweight dominance ofWhatsApp,Facebook Messenger, and privacy-focused apps likeTelegram, there isn’t much room for other players....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon 9 Pro has slightly different specs in new TENAA listing August 10, 2025 AtIFA 2018in Berlin last week, we got our first look at theZTE Axon 9 Pro, the follow-up to theZTE Axon 7. Along with the phone’s reveal (check outour hands-on with the device here), we saw the official spec sheet of the upcoming flagship smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE launches Axon 7 Android 8.0 Oreo beta program in the US (Updated) August 07, 2025 “At ZTE, we listen to our consumers, and one of their requests was to get Android O on the Axon 7, and we are excited to make it happen,” said Jeff Yee, ZTE’s vice president of product marketing and strategy. He goes on to reference the feedback from the Z-Community forums, while the press release notes that the switch to near-stock Android was heavily influenced by consumer requests....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. “Turn right at the Arby’s” – Google testing landmark directions in Maps June 27, 2025 Google Mapshas offered turn-by-turn directions within the Android app for almost a decade now. In that time, the directions have remained fairly consistent: “Turn right onto Main Street,” and “Keep left at the traffic circle,” for example. Now it seems that Google is testing a new way to deliver those instructions by using visual landmarks in the area....