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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Confirmed: Xiaomi won’t bring Redmi Note 7 Pro to rest of world July 24, 2025 TheRedmi Note 7andRedmi Note 7 Proare two of the best value smartphones anywhere in the world right now. Xiaomi’s Pro model, in particular, offers some impressive specifications for ~$200. Unfortunately, Xiaomi has confirmed that the Pro model won’t be leaving China and India. The news first came via a company spokesperson in Thailand (h/t:r/Android)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. eSIM: Pros and cons of the new way to connect June 16, 2025 SIM cardshave been in our cellphones for more than 25 years. The only thing that’s really changed over the decades is the size of the card itself. SIM cards have made it somewhat cumbersome to connect to a service provider, given the need to have them physically present, plus they’re easily damaged and lost....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Fitbit OS 2.0 rolling out to the Fitbit Ionic: Here’s what’s new June 16, 2025 One of the best things about the upcomingFitbit Versasmartwatch is its vastly improved software. Now that software ismaking its wayto theFitbit Ionic. The biggest new feature in Fitbit OS 2.0 is called Fitbit Today — a much more intuitive and informative dashboard that displays all your health and fitness data....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Four apps win Material Design awards, including Lyft and Anchor June 09, 2025 Each year,Googlegives out awards to various Android apps which it feels exemplify the Google design language known asMaterial Design. The 2018 winners of this prestigious acknowledgment werejust announced. There are four winners this year, with each app earning its award within four distinct categories: expression, innovation, experience, and adaptation....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Home officially announced, takes aim at Amazon Echo June 19, 2025 Following a number ofrumors and early reports, Google has now officially announced Google Home during its Google I/O 2016 keynote. Google Home is essentially the Mountain View giant’s answer toAmazon’s Echo, allowing users to communicate with Google Now and Google Search without ever needing to reach for the phone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google reavels CryEngine support for Android + powerful new tools for game devs July 31, 2025 Whenever you think of games with stunning graphics, theCrysisseries still makes the list. Those games seriously pushed the limits of PC hardware, to show the kinds of incredible graphics and performance that could be accomplished. In fact, many people will still use games from that series as a kind of unofficialbenchmark testwhen seeing what their new rig is capable of....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google says tablets are the future, apparently was asleep the past seven years July 12, 2025 Apple launched the originaliPadin 2010. At the time, it was lambasted as being a ridiculous idea. A giant smartphone? What would be the point in that? Apple laughed all the way to the bank, though, as the iPad is now the world’s most popular tablet computer — and only growing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Google Wallet gets updated, adds transaction search June 26, 2025 TraditionallyGoogletends to roll out most of its app updates on so-called Update Wednesdays, but there’s certainly no rule saying it has to be that way. With this in mind, Google has brought us version 9.0 of theGoogle Walletapp. Jumping a whole letter number, you’d probably expect the changes here to be pretty massive, but that’s really not the case....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Have To Concede: HTC’s 10 is definitely the One but is that enough? June 07, 2025 It’s probably safe to say that HTC’s past couple of years have not been kind to what was once the industry’s darling. Despite making a big splash in 2013 with theOne M7,the competition from companies like Samsung have dramatically intensified now that plastic has been put out to pasture for flagship fairings....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Here’s how LG and Samsung might make foldable phones more durable August 16, 2025 Foldable phones have become more reliable over time — just look at the differences between theoriginal Galaxy Fold designand theGalaxy Z Flip. There’s still room for improvement, however, and both LG and Samsung are exploring ways to improve the durability in folding phones’ screens. ETNewshas learned that both companies have applied for patents on ways to reduce the amount of stress on foldable displays when they’re bent....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HONOR 7X redefines what you should expect from a budget phone July 07, 2025 Sponsored by HONOR. Not long ago, the term ‘budget phone’ was a bit of a dirty word. After all, most phones that fit into this category weren’t just cheap in price, but also performance, quality, and design. Thankfully affordable phones have seen somewhat of a renaissance, and brands like HONOR have been a large part of this change....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HTC’s “Halfbeak” smartwatch appears again in new photos August 06, 2025 The HTCsmartwatch codenamed “Halfbeak” has broken cover once again. The device has been rumored forever and finally materialized in October last year, when we were treated to thefirst leaked images of the HTCwearable. Now, a new suite of images has cropped up on Weibo that seem to indicate there’s more to the story than a forgotten prototype....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI HONOR 6 Plus review July 29, 2025 We’ve seen the competition heating up recently with Chinese smartphone manufacturers like HUAWEI, Xiaomi, Meizu and Lenovo all doing their best to deliver the gold. HUAWEI, in particular, has been making great strides thanks to their high-end offerings at low-budget price points. The company has been on a roll recently with their highly-regardedAscend Mate 7, which is currently one of the best selling smartphones in the East....