Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 3T Midnight Black now available for purchase August 18, 2025 The OnePlus 3T was initially launched in two different colors. You were able to get your hands on either the Gunmetal or Soft Gold version of the device. About a week ago, the Chinese manufacturer announced that the popular smartphone will soon be available in another color calledMidnight Black, which is now available....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 8T vs OnePlus 8 Pro vs OnePlus 8: What’s the difference? June 11, 2025 A six-month update cycle has long been the norm for OnePlus phones. This year, however, only theOnePlus 8is getting a mid-cycle refresh in the form of theOnePlus 8T. Differences between the OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8, and the OnePlus 8T are few, but significant, and it can be hard to figure out exactly which phone is the best one for you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 9 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 11: Which should you buy? June 06, 2025 OnePlus has finally pushed itself into the same competitive space as today’s top phones. Rather than stand as a flagship killer, theOnePlus 9 Proaims to be a killer flagship. That means it not only has to go head-to-head with the best but it also has to contend with affordable flagships looking to snatch its former position....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO Reno 2 review: A great option amidst excellent competition August 20, 2025 Oppo Reno 2 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Be it charging speeds or appealing designs, OPPO has consistently upped the stakes. The originalOPPO Renowas a gorgeous piece of kit that took a very different approach with its pop-up selfie camera. The OPPOReno 2builds on that foundation and delivers a well-equipped package that oozes style....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pokémon Go updated with new features, Halloween in-game event begins Oct 26 June 19, 2025 Pokémon Gofans can now download the latest version of the augmented reality game from theGoogle Play Store. It adds a few small but interesting features and improvements to the monster catching and battling title, including some new indicators for hatching eggs. The new version number for the Android port is 0....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme 3 review - Good value, reheated (Updated with video!) August 16, 2025 Realme realme 3 What we like What we don’t like In the past, I’ve described realme phones as thePocophonesof the lower price bracket: basic devices with nothing to shout about, until you consider the price. For around $100, realme has historically offered pretty much everything you really need from a 2019 phone without serious compromises....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. realme 3i review: If a beautiful design is what you need July 23, 2025 What we like What we don’t like Our scores realme has been gunning for Xiaomi after it entered the Indian market and hasn’t taken its foot off the pedal since. realme is a little more than a year old, but has already launched nine smartphones. Joining its affordable brethren is therealme 3i, which is another device vying for a spot among the bestphones under 10,000 rupees....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Experience 9.0 ditches horribly designed Emojis July 25, 2025 While the design ofSamsung Experienceis light years ahead of the originalTouchWiz, one area of contention remained all the way up to Samsung Experience 8.5: some Emojis are so badly designed that they don’t even mean what they should anymore. Here’s an example of how the cartoon-like design of the “rolling eyes” Emoji loses all meaning when viewed through the lens of Samsung Experience:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S8 color comparison June 28, 2025 Samsung has finally taken the wraps off theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plusincluding a brand new color for the range: Orchid Gray. The hyper reflective gold and silver versions are gone, at least at launch, and there isn’t even a white version. Instead of unabashed flash, the Galaxy palette this year has taken a slightly more subdued turn, even though we’re sure we’ll see additional colors in the near future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smartphone apps are chipping away at the flagrant exploitation of prisoners July 30, 2025 Although taxes help pay for the daily needs of the millions of incarcerated individuals in the United States (making upabout one percent of the entire U.S. population, far more than inany other developed country), private corporations make billions of dollars every year off those same prisoners....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Smartphone shipments up 1% year-on-year despite Galaxy Note 7 recall June 03, 2025 Global smartphone shipments are up 1% in Q3 2016 based on the same period last year, says the research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Preliminary results suggest that vendors shipped a total of 362.9 million smartphone units in Q3 2016 compared to 359.3 million units in Q3 2015, claims IDC, with sequential shipments up 5....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The banking industry wants to legally robocall cellphones August 04, 2025 The banking industry is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow them to robocall cellphones without the customers permission. AsThe Hill notes, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) have spoken to the FCC and fear that the FCC will “gut” the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which prohibits telemarketers from robocalling a cellphone without the owner’s permission....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus now come in new red, pink colorways August 25, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy Buds Plus(our review) are easily some of thebest true wireless earbudsyou can pick up right now. Samsung only recently announced them, and they offer noticeable benefits over their predecessors. At launch, the earbuds came in either black, white, or cloud blue color variants, but Samsung is now adding two new colorways to the mix: red and pink....