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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI HONOR 7 vs HONOR 6 Plus July 09, 2025 The mid-range is fast taking the spotlight from the flagship, and HUAWEI’s HONOR sub-brand is just one of the players aiming to offer premium specs at an affordable price. In the case of the HONOR 7, the company has taken last year’s flagship Ascend Mate 7 and combined it with the HONOR 6 Plus to create an affordable yet premium-feeling smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI is building out its app store in case US ban holds June 16, 2025 HUAWEI appears to be preparing for the U.S. government’s ban to goback in place come mid-August. According to a report fromXDA-Developers, HUAWEI is reaching out to Play Store developers and inviting them to bring their apps to the company’sAppGallery. To incentivize developers, HUAWEI is promoting the fact that it has shipped over 350 million phones over the last year, all with direct access to AppGallery....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. HUAWEI P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus: All the camera features you could want June 11, 2025 Samsungtook a more reserved approach with theGalaxy S9+, bringing only a handful of notable tweaks to its 2018 flagship from theS8 lineup.Huawei, on the other hand, has just launched a new phone that looks almost completely different from its predecessor. How does the best from Samsung compare with the best from HUAWEI?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. If the Nord CE is the future of OnePlus, the future looks bleak June 23, 2025 There’s a new Nord out. Called the OnePlus Nord Core Edition, the phone launched to dubious claims of bringing the quintessential OnePlus experience to a whole new audience. However, the less-than-stellar spec sheet and lack of finesse mean that the phone is, simply put, forgettable....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Instagram now lets you swap accounts in-app June 03, 2025 Previously, those who wanted to run twoInstagramaccounts were in a bit of a pickle. If, for instance you had a personal account that you liked to use to showcase your lunch, but you also had a business account for keeping in touch with your customers and expanding your brand, you basically had to log all the way out and log all the way back in every time you wanted to swap between them....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. iPhone 7 vs the Android competition August 13, 2025 The last month or so has been an exciting time for Android enthusiasts, what with the launch of theGalaxy Note 7,LG V20and others, and now it’s Apple turn to release its latest flagships, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The two new smartphones don’t mark a major departure from Apple’s long running design philosophy, but they are packing in some new features that might please fans old and new....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. January security patch provides fixes for 50 vulnerabilities July 31, 2025 If you own a Nexus or Pixel device you now have the January 5 security patch waiting for you. The security update provides fixes for 50 bugs including 10 marked as critical (with only six of those affecting Google devices), the worst of which involves a Mediaserver remote code execution vulnerability through multiple methods including email, web browsing and MMS....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Lawmakers pushing to make owning an unregistered prepaid phone illegal August 09, 2025 There’s a new bill in the works called the Pre-Paid Mobile Device Security Gap Act of 2016, and if it passes, anyone who purchases aprepaid cell phonewill be forced to register their identity with their device. The proposed law is being pushed forward by Jackie Speier, a Democratic representative from California....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leaked image of HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro leaves little to the imagination July 25, 2025 A new image of the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro has leaked, giving us the best look at the upcoming device so far. It wasposted online by Evan Blassand shows off the front as well as the back of the phablet. As expected, the Mate 10 will feature a bezel-less design just like like theSamsung Galaxy Note 8and theLG V30....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Mad Catz launching Samsung-specific game controllers July 18, 2025 Back in the day, Mad Catz was synonymous with that bulky, knock-off N64 controller that was only ever put to use when your friend who you didn’t really like came over to play. In the intervening time, Mad Catz has established themselves as a much more reputable controller designer. Now they’re looking to bring their game controllers to Samsung Mobile....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Microsoft won’t buy TikTok; Oracle will become be the app’s ‘partner’ (Updated) August 21, 2025 Update: June 07, 2025:Oracle has confirmed in avery brief press statementthat the company plans to become TikTok’s “trusted technology provider”. However, the deal must still be approved by the U.S. government.CNBCquotes U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin saying that the deal will be reviewed later this week....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. MIUI beta lets you twirl your phone around to launch apps August 09, 2025 TheLG G8 ThinQuses its front-facing3D ToFcamera for some interesting functionality, allowing you to control and unlock the phone by waving your finger in front of the screen. But why use your finger when you can wave the actual phone around? That seems to be Xiaomi’s thinking with the latest MIUI China beta....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus 6P - second opinion June 20, 2025 Google decided to take their smartphone line in a new direction this year, by introducing not one, but two, new Nexus devices for consumers to choose between. A very smart move was the introduction of theNexus 5X, giving folks who prefer smaller screens a Nexus option. The spiritual successor of the very popularNexus 5retained all that was great about the original, while of course, being updated to keep up with the times....