Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S6 sprints to first place in AnTuTu’s Q1 2015 performance report August 23, 2025 Popular benchmarking platformAnTuTuhas published its Q1 2015 performance report for smartphones, listing the average scores of the top 10 handsets to pass through its test. The results are very favourable for Samsung and MediaTek, but raise more questions about Qualcomm’s latest high-endSnapdragon processor. The averaged AnTuTu results find the Galaxy S6 to be a rather nippy device, reflectingour own earlier tests....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Galaxy S8 promises better photos, especially from the front June 20, 2025 Though not much has changed in terms of Galaxy S8’s rear camera (for better or worse), the front-facing camera has been completely revamped. I’m not going to lie – when I heard that theGalaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Pluswould have the same 12-megapixel camera found on last year’sGalaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, I was rather disappointed....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Get your first look at the Samsung Galaxy J6 and its Infinity Display July 11, 2025 A few days ago,the specsof theSamsungGalaxy J4 and Galaxy J6 leaked to the internet, revealing the budget nature of the two devices. But now, viaSamMobile, we have our first hands-on look at the Galaxy J6 and its Infinity Display. Infinity Displayis the term Samsung uses to refer to phones with high screen-to-bezel ratios....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Gionee unveils M6 and M6 Plus, launching in India soon July 29, 2025 Privacy-focused smartphones, like theBlackphone, theTuring Phone, and theBlackBerry Privmay not have taken off the way many expected them to, but for those who do want some form of privacy and security with their smartphones, there is now a new option on the block. Chinese OEM Gionee has unveiled the M6 and M6 Plus at a launch yesterday, which the company claims are the world’s first fully-secure smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Goodreads Android app updated with a revamped design and enhanced navigation August 01, 2025 If you’re a fan of the popular book recommendation service Goodreads, you’ll be happy to hear that the Android app is receiving quite an update that brings a major UI redesign, improved navigation, and a few other tweaks. Once you download the update, you’ll find a few big differences to the home page....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google launches Tez, a new digital payment app for India; here’s everything you need to know June 13, 2025 Googlehas jumped into the crowded and fiercely competitive digital payments space in India, and launched a new digital payments app – Tez. Tez, which means ‘fast’ in Hindi, is a UPI-based app that can be used for online transactions, as well as paying offline at stores....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Photos updated with new album tools and description editing July 15, 2025 You’ve probably had a chance to play around with the newGoogle Photos appby now, and Google has just added in some new tweaks and features to help us keep better track of all our pictures. The latest update brings Google Photos for Android up to version 1....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google to end Android Market support for Android 2.1 Eclair and below July 06, 2025 Google has announced that it will officially end support for Android Market on devices running Android 2.1 Eclair or below at the end of this month. If you’ve been with Android from the beginning, you probably know just how far Google’s operating system has come....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google’s former camera chief isn’t a fan of high megapixel sensors June 12, 2025 Many phone manufacturers are eager to stuffmore and more megapixelsinto their cameras, but don’t expectformer Google camera chief Marc Levoyto be thrilled with the concept. Therecent Adobe hiresat down withThe Vergefor an interview to explain his stances on cameras and apps, what the future of photography might be, and why he left Google....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Heads Up! You can have Android L’s new floating notifications now June 24, 2025 There have been a few root only implementations of Google’s new heads up floating notification style, but non-rooted users can now get in on the fun. Heads Up! is the name of the app that makes it possible. Head on over to theXDA-Developers listing to snag it for free, or hit the Google Play Store to drop$0....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR planning a 5G smartphone for the second half of 2019 August 02, 2025 With parent companyHuaweigoing full-steam ahead with5G, sub-brandHonorannounced its own 5G plans during a group interview withAndroid Authorityin Paris. More specifically, HONOR president George Zhao confirmed that the company is working on a 5G smartphone. In the interview, Zhao suggested HONOR’s 5G smartphone would arrive in the “second half of the year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 and P30 Pro announced: The new cameras to beat in 2019? June 17, 2025 P is for Photography. That’s essentially HUAWEI’s sales pitch for its P series of flagship phones. Like all good pitches, it’s short, simple, and easy to communicate. More importantly, it’s easy to demonstrate: just look at the cameras on the newHUAWEI P30and HUAWEI P30 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P30 Pro new DxOMark king, dethrones HUAWEI’s 2018 flagships August 04, 2025 TheHUAWEI P30 Propacks some impressivecamera technology, with a 5x periscope zoom camera being one of the biggest improvements. It looks like these changes are enough for the device to take the number one spot onDxOMark. The camera testing company gave the HUAWEI P30 Pro a total score of 112 points, beating theMate 20 Pro(109) andP20 Pro(109)....