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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 678 wrings more speed from mid-range phones July 14, 2025 Qualcomm isn’t focusing all its attention on top-tier chips like theSnapdragon 888— it’s giving more affordable devices a boost as well. The company hasunveileda Snapdragon 678 system-on-chip that promises better performance for mid-range Android phones. As the name implies, the Snapdragon 678 it’s a subtle upgrade to Qualcomm’searlier 675....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi wants to produce a mini phone, but there’s one major hurdle July 30, 2025 There aren’t many options if you wanta smaller smartphone, with Apple’s iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone SE 2020, and the Google Pixel 5 being three of the more prominent recent examples. Instead, we’ve seen loads of brands opt to produce large phones with screen sizes way above six inches....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Chromebook Pro delayed, Android apps for Chrome to blame? June 05, 2025 Googleannounced plans to release Android apps for Chrome OS at Google I/O last year, but until now they’ve been in beta. The apps were expected to roll out fully along with the introduction of the newChromebook Profrom Samsung in April, though that’s still not here yet either....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung continues to dominate global NAND flash memory market August 12, 2025 As you may know, the NAND flash memory chip was originally introduced by none other than Toshiba, but since its birth, the industry’s landscape has transformed dramatically: namely, Samsung has emerged as the market leader, and according to the latest data, it looks as though that trend is going to continue for the time being....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung could finally catch up to rivals, offer faster charging on Galaxy S22 July 01, 2025 TheSamsung Galaxy S22 seriesis only expected in early 2022, but that hasn’t stopped a stream of rumors and apparent leaks from surfacing online. The latest leak points to Samsung’s 2022 flagships gaining long-overdue fast charging capabilities. Regular Twitter tipster FrontTronclaimedthat 65W charging is being tested for all three Galaxy S22 models....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy J1 2016 model quietly goes on sale June 19, 2025 Not every new smartphone if lucky enough to have a big launch party thrown for it, those things are expensive after all. Perhaps hoping to save itself a few much needed pennies,Samsunghas just quietly launched a 2016 revision to its entry levelGalaxy J1smartphone. Just like its predecessor, the budget nature of the smartphone presents some internal hardware compromises, although the Galaxy J1 will have you covered for essential messaging and web browsing tasks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 codename hints at further S Pen improvements August 01, 2025 Samsung only unveiled theSamsung Galaxy Note 9last month, but we already have the first leak about theSamsung Galaxy Note 10. According to the Korean economic publicationThe Bell, Samsung has begun developing the phone and has given it the codename “Da Vinci.” Read Next:7 things you can do with the Galaxy Note 9’s Bluetooth S Pen...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus already has a (brief) hands-on video, confirms specs June 10, 2025 Apparently, someone has gotten their hands on a leaked prototype or possibly even retail version of the upcomingSamsung Galaxy S20 Plus. Over the past few days, we’ve seen a few leaks related to the device all stemming from one source viaXDA Developers. Today, that source has uploaded a 15-seconds-long hands-on video which shows the Galaxy S20 Plus in full....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S22 series production plan hints at Ultra high hopes August 02, 2025 We’re just a few hours away from theSamsung Galaxy S22series debut. Thanks to leaks, there’s seemingly very little we don’t know about the flagships. However, a new report has shed some light on how successful Samsung believes the product line could be. Per Korean outletThe Elec, Samsung reportedly aims to produce enough components initially for around 30 million Galaxy S22 series devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will lock to carrier upon SIM insertion July 26, 2025 Today a leaked image of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge setup guide revealed that Samsung’s 2016 flagships will lock to a carrier once a SIM card is inserted. Historically, most Samsung devices sold through carriers were nevertheless unlocked due to the hassle involved in custom-ordering carrier specific devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Six-pack of tablets and the iPad Pro: the tablet market is polarizing August 01, 2025 It’s no secret that tablets aren’t selling quite as well as they once did. Compared with last year, the worldwide tablet market declined 7% in the last quarter, and 3.9% the quarter before that, according toIDC. It looks as though tablets may have peeked around the end of 2013....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Snapdragon 835 promises superior photo and video: here’s how July 25, 2025 Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 system-on-a-chip (SoC) is expected to appear in a number of premium phones this year, includinga new HTCflagshipand theSamsung Galaxy S8. Ahead of its arrival, Qualcomm has outlined some of the photo and video benefits that the chip will offer. Optical and digital Zoom Smartphone digital zooms are generally thought to be pretty bad....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint says majority of Note 7 users opting for another Samsung device August 09, 2025 I’ve seen a lot of articles reporting 40 percent of consumers have indicated that they would not be buying another Samsung device after the Note 7 fiasco. That figure comes fromBranding Brand’s survey, and asI’ve pointed out in my previous article, the statistics are questionable for various reasons....