Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Quick look: Android Go on the Alcatel 1X (Updated) July 30, 2025 Update, February 25:Alcatel informed us that some of the Alcatel 1X units that we were shown during the pre-briefing were reference devices running non-approved and incomplete software. We will revisit the Alcatel 1X tomorrow and hopefully we can bring you some good news about its performance. Stay tuned....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: HTCwill release fewer phones, focus on R&D in 2018 June 13, 2025 According to a new report,HTCwill reduce the number of phones it produces in 2018. The company will allegedly focus on research and development efforts for future devices instead. It will also devote more resources to marketing the limited number of phones that it releases next year....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Samsung to begin Lollipop rollout in US in January July 27, 2025 With OEM skins, Android updates are something of a mixed bag, especially among top-tier products: the question isn’t really one of if, but insteadwhen. Motorola, for example, has shuttered its Motoblur skin entirely, and getsupdates out the doorquickly. Samsung on the other hand, still requires some down-time before it can begin the roll-out....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumor: More information about the alleged HUAWEI-made Nexus tablet emerges July 14, 2025 While the anticipation forGoogle’s upcoming smartphonescontinues to grow, prolific leakster Evan Blass caught everyone by surprise by suggesting that wemay also have a new Google tablet to look forward to. The leak didn’t offer a whole lot of information, except for the fact that the device would be made by HUAWEI, and come with 4 GB of RAM....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A50 review: A clean and optimized user experience August 22, 2025 Samsung Galaxy A50 What we like What we don’t like Our scores Last year if you told me Samsung would soon make some of the best mid-range smartphones, I would have laughed you off. Samsung’s mid-range J and A-series phones were utterly incompetent, with designs straight out of 2015....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 pre-orders reportedly start February 21, free Gear VR included Jul 15, 2025 At the beginning of FebruarySamsung confirmed what we’d all expected for quite a while: February 21st will be the day that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is officially announced. But when exactly can we expect to be able to place orders for Samsung’s latest and greatest?...
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung loses ground to Chinese brands in the tablet market June 30, 2025 Newly compiled data from industry researcherStrategy Analyticsshows that big names brands in the tablet market, such asSamsungand Apple, have seen their market shares take a plunge this year, while low cost “white box” Chinese products are gaining momentum. Samsung has been the hardest hit in the past twelve months, having seen its share of the tablet market shrink by 5....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung, Sony, and Apple accused of child labor violations July 23, 2025 First world problem:Someone out there is devastated by the fact that they are still stuck on a contract for the Galaxy S6 and won’t be able to upgrade to the upcoming GS7 right away.Third world problem:An underpaid worker has just toiled for over 24 hours in or around a dangerous mine, under intense conditions, so that way someone else can enjoy a brand new mobile device....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Should OEMs put proper priority on smaller smartphones? June 28, 2025 It’s hard to believe, but just a few years ago smartphones used to be much smaller, both in specs and stature. While we will be looking at the spec situation later this week, today we’re going to address the latter issue. At the time of their release, both the original Galaxy Note and Dell Streak were inconceivably large....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus hands on June 03, 2025 Sony took the wraps off of a slew of new smartphone offerings here atIFA 2017, and while the flagshipXperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compactdefinitely stole the limelight, the new addition to their mid-range line is definitely deserving of some attention as well. We go hands on and take a quick look at the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus!...
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint will refund you if you’re not happy with its service in the first 30 days June 03, 2025 Sprint hopes that a new 30-day no-questions-asked refund window will convince you to try its network, and, who knows, maybe fall in love and stay for good. For a limited time, the carrier is offering to refund you all the costs you incurred if you deactivate your Sprint line within 30 days....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile Essentials plan is cheap, but not worth it for one line August 17, 2025 T-Mobilebrought back the concept of unlimited data plans whenit introduced the T-Mobile Oneplan in 2016. It eventually added a premium tier plan calledT-Mobile One Plus, and now it’s offering a lower-tier plan:T-Mobile Essentials. The plan will cost $60 for one line, $30 for the second line, and $15 for each of the next lines (up to six lines total)....
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile intros three streaming TV services and an Android TV dongle July 06, 2025 T-Mobile is finally offering streaming TV services devoted to cord cutters, and there’s even some hardware in the bargain. The carrier hasintroducedthree TVision branded offerings alongside along-rumoredAndroid TV dongle, the TVision Hub. The first streaming service, TVision Live, is T-Mobile’s closest substitute for a typical cable TV package....
