Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Visible quietly adds ultra-budget ZTE phone to its available Android devices August 08, 2025 VerizonsubsidiaryVisiblejust added an ultra-budgetZTEphone to its very short list of supported Android devices. The ZTE Visible R2 starts at only $99. It was only a week ago thatthe company announced Android supporton its previously iOS-only network. With that announcement, Visible revealed it will support theSamsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plusat first with more devices to come in the future....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Vivo’s journey to the X60 series: Professional camera technology August 03, 2025 Smartphone camera technology has evolved to a point where we can comfortably rely on our devices to vividly capture the most important moments in our lives. This was not the case a few years ago. Smartphones have brought about a profound scale of accessibility that has empowered consumers’ lives across every aspect of their daily needs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Waterproof components listed for Galaxy S7 on import tracking site July 17, 2025 Thosewaterproof Galaxy S7– or at least water-resistant – rumors are starting to look increasingly solid. Import tracking site Zauba has revealed several “waterproof” components for devices with the tell-tale model numbers SM-G930 and SM-G935, those associated with theGalaxy S7andGalaxy S7 Edgerespectively. Samsung assembles its devices locally in India, so the import tracking data for a “waterproof SIM tray”, “waterproof mic” and “conductive gasket tape” certainly point to a water-resistant Galaxy S7....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: You’d easily buy the POCO F3 GT over OnePlus Nord 2 August 16, 2025 The Indian market will see two notable mid-range phones launched this week, namely theOnePlus Nord 2and thePOCO F3 GT. Both phones are looking like pretty solid buys, and are rumored to retail for Rs 31,999 (~$428) and Rs 30,000 (~$401) respectively....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why Sony deserves some credit – but not too much August 12, 2025 Going into theannouncement of the Sony Xperia XZ and X Compact, I wasn’t expecting anything too revolutionary. Sony has proven itself an OEM that moves painfully slowly – too slowly, for many – when it comes to the rest of the Android bunch. But I for one was pleasantly surprised by the XZ and X Compact....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will Motorola’s new low pricing strategy worry companies like Samsung? June 25, 2025 [quote qtext=”The price of a smartphone is $650. That’s not gonna persist.” qperson=”Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola” qsource=”” qposition=”left”] These comments are great news for consumers who could see the price of flagship smartphones fall if Motorola is successful in shaking up the market. But Rolfe Winkler of the Wall Street Journal also thinks that these fighting words from Woodside should have “executives at Samsung shaking in their boots....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Will you buy the OnePlus 5 given that it looks like this? August 06, 2025 The launch of theOnePlus 5is scheduled for June 20, but we already know a fair bit about the handset. The latest news hasconfirmed the lookof the device, and there’s a certain amount of controversy about the design. The main point being that the phone looks quite a lot like some other devices that are already on the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi could debut record-breaking wireless charging tech soon June 02, 2025 We’ve seen HUAWEI previously offer 50W wireless charging on itsMate 40 seriesof phones, while OPPO hasdemonstrated65W wireless top-up tech too. Now, it looks like Xiaomi will up the ante by offering 67W wireless charging in two upcoming commercial phones. XDAmember kacskrz dug into the MIUI 12.5 Chinese beta and discovered a snippet called “keyguard_wireless_strong_charge_67w....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi launches the ultra-affordable Redmi 3S in India June 29, 2025 Xiaomi’s ultra-affordable smartphone, theRedmi 3S, that was launched in China back in June, has now arrived in India. At a launch event streamed live on Xiaomi’s community website as well as their social media accounts, the company’s vice president (Global), Hugo Barra, showed off the different variants of the Redmi 3S and explained its features....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 11X series hits India: Undercutting Samsung and OnePlus August 21, 2025 Nearly a month after the Mi 11 line made its Chinese debut, Xiaomi today announced the availability of theMi 11 Ultraand its new Mi 11X series in India. While the Mi 11 Ultra is the same product offered in other regions, the Mi 11X and Mi 11X Pro are Indian market exclusives....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Here’s how loyal you are to Google Photos after the storage change June 09, 2025 We’re now pastGoogle Photos‘ all-importantstorage policy change. If you’re a Google Photos user, your high-quality and express-quality photos now count towards your free 15GB storage. If you go beyond that, you’ll have to buy more storage in the form of aGoogle Oneplan....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zettaly Avy - an Android smart speaker, tablet and music player all in one August 24, 2025 Last August, we told you about a company named Zettaly that was building the ‘world’s fastest portable charger’. TheirPowerX, or ThinkPower as it was known during theirKickstartercampaign, was a solid looking 10,000mAh portable charger, with rapid charging as its claim to fame....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Blade Z Max VIP Giveaway August 20, 2025 Welcome to a special edition of our giveaway series! Today ZTE is offering a stellar VIP bundle to one lucky winner that includes their latest: The Blade Z Max. There are multiple ways to enter, but let’s dive into the smartphone first, shall we? For those not in the know, the Blade Z Max is a stellar bang-for-your-buck device....