Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus is now a top-five high-end smartphone maker in the US June 08, 2025 According to research analyst firm IDC,OnePlushas cracked the top-five when it comes to smartphone manufacturer market share in the high-end segment of the United States. This new jump into the big leagues stems from sales data obtained in the fourth quarter of 2018. The high-end smartphone market is defined by IDC as phones costing $500 or more....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO R11s hands-on July 18, 2025 There are three big changes coming with OPPO’s new R11s compared to this summer’sR11. The first is the 6-inch, 18:9 aspect ratio display. There’s very little bezel, though the edges aren’t quite as curved as they are on theSamsung Galaxy S8. Overall, this new display looks great. If you look closely, you can see what OPPO is calling the starry night effect, where there is a slight red gradient at the top and bottom of the glass....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Poll: Do you really still want a phone with a keyboard? June 17, 2025 Virtual keyboards have taken over from physical keypads for the vast majority of smartphones around the world, but the revival of the BlackBerry brand means we can expect at least one phone with a physical keyboard in 2021. Yes, new BlackBerry licensee OnwardMobility confirmed earlier this week that it would indeed offer a keyboard-toting 5G BlackBerry phone next year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. PowerVR GPUs primer: What you need to know July 23, 2025 When it comes to smartphone graphics, most Android devices use graphics processing units (GPUs) from either Qualcomm (Adreno) or Arm (Mali), but as Yoda would say, there is another. You maybe have noticed the name PowerVR in relation to some Android processors. PowerVR is a GPU series from Imagination Technologies....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: T-Mobile may start selling the Google Pixel 3, 3 XL, 3a, and 3a XL July 31, 2025 A new rumor claims thatT-Mobilemay soon begin selling theGoogle Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones. If the report is accurate, this will break the U.S. carrier exclusive thatVerizon Wirelesshas held onto for all ofGoogle’s Pixel phonesfor the past few years....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Republic Wireless is giving you six months of free service August 16, 2025 Republic Wireless is celebrating its independence today, and it’s celebrating big: if you buy a qualifying smartphone from the carrier, it comes with six months of free service! You might not know what Republic Wireless is, and I don’t blame you: it’s been living under the shadow of its parent company, borrowing big carriers’ networks to provide service to customers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Bio-Processor enters mass production June 29, 2025 Back in NovemberSamsungunveiled its newBio-Processor, an all-in-one low power solution to cater for growing demand for health tracking products. The company has now announced that its integrated SoC has entered mass production, paving the way for the first products to land sometime in the New Year. The Bio-Processor is the industry’s first all-in-one chip designed specifically for the health wearable market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S10 may house Infinity-O display and three rear cameras June 11, 2025 Tech leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) has dropped some potentialSamsung Galaxy S10details ahead of its anticipated launch early next year. Blass posted the information regarding the yet-to-be-announced phone in a tweet earlier today. The tipster suggested the Galaxy S10 would come with three rear cameras with standard, wide-angle, and telephoto lenses, as well as an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Review! [video] June 04, 2025 So you’ve taken the smartphone world by storm by having one of the most sought after devices in recent history. With record sales, theSamsung Galaxy S3marked a new chapter in the Korean phone manufacturer’s tenure as one of the top companies in the smartphone game. After all that, what’s next?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom specs leaked, features a 20 Megapixel camera August 14, 2025 The specs for Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Zoom (SM-C115) have been revealed via benchmark siteGFXBench. We weren’t too sure about Samsung’s last camera/smartphone effort, theGalaxy S4 Zoom, we just couldn’t really see the camera keeping pace with other hobbyist equipment. Perhaps our option will change next time, as the S5 Zoom looks to be offering a decent number of improvements....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Gear Sport and Gear IconX 2018 pre-orders begin October 13 June 04, 2025 Samsung’s two latest wearable devices, theGear Sport smartwatchand the 2018 edition of itsGear IconX earbuds, finally have prices and launch dates for the US. Pre-orders for the Gear Sport begin on Friday, October 13 for the price of $299.99, while the Gear IconX 2018 earbuds also go on sale Friday for $199....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung S Health update: compare steps with friends, easier heart rate monitoring and more August 25, 2025 Health has become an important staple inSamsung‘s smartphone business model. They are one of the very few to use heart-rate sensors in their smartphones, as well as supporting Bluetooth blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors, scales and more. It all gets recorded through theS Healthapp, which continues to get better and is getting a significant update today....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Screen search button might be coming to Google Assistant July 17, 2025 Google Assistant made its debut on thePixelandPixel XLlast year and started rolling out to allNougat and Marshmallow smartphonesabout a week ago. Google wants to improve its digital assistant as much as possible, which is why it’s apparently running A/B tests on the interface. According to a thread on Reddit, some users have noticed a few small changes....