Fantastic non-smartphone products from smartphone OEMs

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fantastic non-smartphone products from smartphone OEMs July 13, 2025 LG – Appliances LG’s appliance game is fairly strong. They have anestimated 10% of the market sharefor washers and dryers (fourth overall) and a total of15.4% of the entire appliance market in 2017, second only to Samsung while barely edging out Whirlpool. LG sells refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves, and all kinds of other stuff and most of those products are fairly decent....

June 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1344 words · Lisa Palmer

Geekbench 4 released, brings new tests and Material Design

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Geekbench 4 released, brings new tests and Material Design July 23, 2025 Geekbench is one of the most popular benchmark tests around for mobile devices, and since it is a cross-platform test, Geekbench’s data base of results is quite impressive. Some may also know Geekbench as the home of many a leak, with many upcoming smartphones showing up on the data base, leading to a lot of speculation, and offering some key information on the specifications and performance of these unreleased devices....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Daniel Smith

Google Glass sensors list unearthed, augmented reality apps very possible in the future

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Glass sensors list unearthed, augmented reality apps very possible in the future July 02, 2025 TheGoogle Glasssensors list has been unearthed by developer Lance Nanek, and, judging from it, it appears that AR apps will be a very definite probability sometime in the future. Nanek says that he has managed to get a hold of the Google Glass sensors list (which isn’t mentioned inthe official specs) by pushing an Android app to the device using debug mode and then listing sensors....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Noah Watkins

Hands-on: Lenovo's new Tab 4 Android tablets

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hands-on: Lenovo’s new Tab 4 Android tablets August 06, 2025 Here atMWC 2017in Barcelona, Lenovo has just introduced their Tab 4 series of Android tablets. Apart from including the standard 8-inch and 10-inch iterations of the Tab 4, the company has also unveiled premium “Plus” editions of the tablets that bring more power, quality, and features to the table. What does the Lenovo Tab 4 series have to offer?...

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 671 words · Brian Peterson

Here's what Samsung may have in store for its first rollable phone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s what Samsung may have in store for its first rollable phone July 29, 2025 We’ve been hearing about Samsung’s rollable phone for a while now. However, we didn’t really have much to go on beyonda patentthat briefly described the device andtrademark filingsfor the names Z Roll and Z Slide. Now, new information unearthed byLetsGoDigitalgives us a much better sense of what Samsung might have in store for its first rollable phone....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Phillip Pace

Here's your first good look at Samsung's gigantic battery smartphone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s your first good look at Samsung’s gigantic battery smartphone July 03, 2025 Samsung’sbattery-centric Galaxy M12phone might just exist as more than rumors and an empty case. OnLeaks andVoicehave posted what they say are accurate design renders for the M12, indicating just what will house that claimed 7,000mAh battery. The leak appears to corroborate reports that it’s a no-frills design with a plastic unibody back, a flat 6....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Mike Taylor

How to battle in Pokemon Go

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. How to battle in Pokemon Go June 07, 2025 Initiating a battle in Pokemon Go First, let’s quickly go over how to get into combat in Pokemon Go. For right now, there is only one way and that is through Gyms. Niantic has said that battling other trainers is possibly coming in another update later on, but for now it’s not possible....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Dr. Anna Smith

HTC One (M7) owners, no Lollipop 5.1 for you!

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC One (M7) owners, no Lollipop 5.1 for you! June 28, 2025 It wasn’t too long ago that HTChad a reputation for being pretty horrid when it came to updating their Android devices, but this all changed starting with the HTCOne M7. Upon release of said device, HTCpromised two years of update support and they’ve kept that promise. Unfortunately, a new Tweet from Mo Versi indicates that the M7’s days of updates are over....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Sherri Dodson

HUAWEI announces the Kirin 970

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI announces the Kirin 970 - new flagship SoC with AI capabilities August 22, 2025 Today HUAWEI has officially unveiled the Kirin 970, the OEM’s new flagship SoC that has built-in AI computing capabilities. While it is normal to fixate on things like the CPU configuration and the GPU setup, HUAWEI is very keen to promote the Kirin 970 as a mobile AI computing platform....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Gregory Cruz

LG delivered big profit in 2018, despite major mobile losses

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG delivered big profit in 2018, despite major mobile losses June 09, 2025 LGat large has enjoyed a pretty successful year, according to its 2018 financial results. The Korean companyreportedrevenue of 61.3 trillion won (~$54.4 billion) for the year, along with a full year profit of 2.7 trillion won (~$2.4 billion). The company’s 2018 profit exceeds its 2017 figure which, at the time, was LG’s highest annual profit since 2009....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Glenda Horn

LG G4 reportedly under-performing in South Korea

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G4 reportedly under-performing in South Korea July 05, 2025 The rather impressiveLG G4has had three months on the market in South Korea in which to win over consumers, but the smartphone does not appear to be living up to its sales expectations. The latest report from Korea states that just over 240,000 units have sold in the country since launch....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Whitney Richards

LG G5

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG G5 - UX Feature Focus July 22, 2025 Last year we saw Samsung make some pretty bold moves starting with the Galaxy S6, not only when it came to its design language, but also in terms of software. Long criticized for being one of the more bloated OEM skins on the market, TouchWiz received a much needed slimdown in 2015....

June 25, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Justin Walsh

LG hopes to revive phone sales by handing off work on cheaper models

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG hopes to revive phone sales by handing off work on cheaper models July 07, 2025 LG has a new strategy in its ongoing efforts to turn around itsmoney-losing phone business: have other companies shoulder more of the work.Reutersreports that LG has reorganized its mobile division to outsource more of its budget and mid-range phones. Your entry-level handset may have an LG badge on it, but others will have designed and manufactured it....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Kristin Johnson