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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi could be working on waterfall displays that are actually useful June 24, 2025 At a time when brands like Samsung aremoving awayfrom curved displays towards a more flattened out design, Xiaomi might be going in the opposite direction. A newXiaomipatent discovered byLetsGoDigitaldescribes the user interface of a phone with awaterfall display. Patent documentation reportedly shows that this mysterious Xiaomi phone will feature excessively rounded edges on both sides, possibly even more than what we’ve seen on theHUAWEI P40 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi has shipped 100 million smartphones in India July 26, 2025 Xiaomi, one of the fastest-growing smartphone players in India, has announced that it has crossed 100 million shipments in the region. Even more impressive is the fact that the company managed to achieve this within the first five years of operations in India. Predictably, theRedmi Noteand entry-level A series have been responsible for driving maximum volumes....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now buy 5G Samsung phones from Google Fi July 23, 2025 Google Fiisexpandingits device portfolio to include 5G smartphones from Samsung. You could already use Google Fi on unlocked Samsung Galaxy phones, but now you can buy a 5G Samsung phone directly from the MVNO. The new Samsung phones you can buy from Google Fi include the following:...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Your next Android phone might be able to recognize the objects around you June 21, 2025 Googlehas just acquired a French startup company called Moodstocks that focuses on object recognition software for smartphones. The tech uses deep learning and AI – similar to Google’s object-recognition software – to identify images and objects. The key difference is it processes almost everything locally; Google’s efforts to this point have had servers doing a lot of the heavy lifting....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Zepp Z review: Gorgeous, feature-rich, and way overpriced June 24, 2025 Amazfit Zepp Z What we like What we don’t like It was only a few months ago that we posted our review of the first Zepp-branded smartwatch—theZepp E Circle. Now we’re back with the Zepp Z review: a second, more premium watch from the fledgling Amazfit sister brand....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE Axon 7 vs OnePlus 3 August 23, 2025 What we like What we don’t like Since its inception,OnePlushas been the primary force in shaping the affordable flagship, at least in international markets. TheOnePlus Onewas one of the best in its class upon launch, and althoughits successorfelt a bit flat, OnePlus’ budget smartphone, theOnePlus X, seemed like a step back in the right direction....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Amazon unveils the Echo Dot and Tap, two new Alexa-enabled devices August 10, 2025 TheAmazon Echois a pretty great piece of hardware, but many folks out there aren’t willing to spend almost $200 to get one. That’s whyAmazontoday unveiled the Amazon Echo Dot and Amazon Tap, two new Alexa-enabled devices. The Echo Dot (pictured above) is pretty much a cheaper, smaller version of the standard Echo....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Nanodegree offers a crash course in development July 17, 2025 Google has today unveiled a new Android Nanodegree, which aims to explain the entire lifecycle of Android app development in a course lasting six to nine months. Launched in partnership with online education specialist, Udacity, the Android Nanodegree was built by Google to offer training for would-be developers to reach the standards that Google expects from its developers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Apple, Google will need to allow alternative payment options in one key market June 12, 2025 South Korea’s parliament has passed a bill that will force Apple and Google to accept alternative payment services on their respective app stores. The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party pushed for the law in the first place....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ARM shares some details of upcoming Egil video processor June 26, 2025 Although we often concentrate on the CPUs and GPUs that are found at the heart of our smartphones and tablets, we should never forget that a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) incorporates several other important components including a video processor. One of the biggest types of traffic on the Internet is video....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Best for 4G: Galaxy S6 v HUAWEI P8 v LG G4 June 03, 2025 I often get asked which handset has the best network performance and reliability and usually the answer is Samsung, as for many years now the company has had by far the fastestLTEspeeds on mobile devices. With the change in build from plastic to metal and glass on theGalaxy S6however, the company was faced with having to redesign its network antennae, so is the performance as good as past Samsung devices?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Bloomberg: AT&T considering dropping the Galaxy Note 7 completely August 09, 2025 Samsung’s Note 7 headache could get a lot stronger. Bloombergreportsthat AT&T is considering stopping sales of the Note 7entirely. The report, which quotes a person familiar with the situation, was published on Friday evening. AT&T may have already taken the decision, according toBloomberg, which estimates that the carrier is Samsung’s third largest client....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. BLU G91 Pro announced: Two steps forward, two steps back? June 11, 2025 US smartphone brand BLU launched theG90 Prolast year, being marketed as a budget-focused gaming smartphone. Sure, it didn’t have a high refresh rate screen or flagship silicon, but it still delivered a respectable amount of power and a huge battery. Now, BLU has gone back to the drawing board for the BLU G91 Pro, and it looks like we’ve got a few upgrades as well as a couple of downgrades....