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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Hugo Barra to leave Xiaomi and return to Silicon Valley August 03, 2025 After working as the Vice President of Product Management for Android atGooglefor five years, Hugo Barra decided it was time for a new challenge. So in 2013, he packed his bags and moved to Beijing to joinXiaomi. He took on the role of the Vice President of International at the company, which he is now apparently leaving behind....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. India’s Micromax reveals global ambitions, aims to enter Chinese market June 15, 2025 TodayMicromax, India’s second largest seller of smartphones in that country behind Samsung, announced that they are making plans to begin selling smartphones in China during 2017 and that they were considering going public by 2018. The company has ambitions to become the fifth largest smartphone maker in the world by 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Leak: Redmi K50 series could offer next-generation Snapdragon power July 11, 2025 Redmi general manager Lu Weibing sent tongues wagging last month after he asked social media users what they’d like to see from “future K50 products.” A prominent leaker subsequently dished out a few purported upgrades as well. Now, Weibo leaker Bald Panda hasclaimedthat the Redmi K50 series will offer a Snapdragon 895 processor, 67W wired charging, and a center-mounted punch-hole cutout....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG rollable smartphone: Everything we know so far (Updated Feb. 22) July 22, 2025 Update: July 22, 2025 (7:10 AM ET):A new report stemming from Korea has plunged the LG rollable project’s launch in doubt. Read on for more! Original article:LG made a big splash in 2020 when it officially unveiled theWingsmartphone. The phone looks like a normal device upfront, but slide the main screen to the side and you’ve got a smaller screen underneath....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. LG Watch W7 review: Too hands-on June 12, 2025 LG Watch W7 What we like What we don’t like LG’s Watch W7 enters a crowded field of Wear OS-basedsmartwatchesmade by both tech andfashion companies. With so many wearables from which to choose, standing out is harder and harder to do. LG devised a plan for the W7 in order to give it a distinct appeal: The watch features moving hands....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Magic Leap will release its software development platform “soon” July 05, 2025 Magic Leap, the Google-backed augmented reality company, is getting one step closer to bringing developers and filmmakers on board with its secretive platform. Yesterday at MIT Technology Review’sEmTech Digital conference, Magic Leap’s chief creative officer Graeme Devine announced that the startup has built a software development kit, and that it supports both the Unity and Unreal game engines....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Motorola One and Moto X4 get Android Pie in the U.S. July 06, 2025 The internationalMotorola OnevariantreceiveditsAndroid 9 Pieupdate a few weeks ago. Now, device owners in the U.S. can get their hands on Google’s latest Android update this week. Better yet, Android 9 Pie is also rolling out to theMoto X4in the U.S. this week. Oddly enough, Motorola’sU.S. software updates pagestill states that the devices “will be upgraded to the Android 9 (Pie) release....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New Galaxy S22 Ultra leak gives away pretty much everything July 11, 2025 We expectSamsungto launch the next iterations of its flagship Galaxy S series in the coming weeks. As usual, we have already seen plenty of leaked details related to the upcoming smartphones. Today, though, we’re seeing an enormous leak of info fromMySmartPriceand frequent tipsterIshan Agarwal. See also:Everything we know about the Samsung Galaxy S22 series...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nexus 6 review: Google goes all-in August 14, 2025 Amid the multitude of flagship smartphones available today, one line that Android purists fervently track is the Nexus. Speculation that the entire series was going to be abandoned in favor of the rumor Silver program turned out to be unfounded. Instead, we got a new, larger, more powerful Nexus smartphone, that’s understandably one of the most eagerly anticipated devices of the year....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 1 review: Best low-end phone ever? August 20, 2025 Nokia Nokia 1 What we like What we don’t like Our scores By this point, it is safe to declare Nokia’s comeback a success. While there are no guarantees in this business, if Nokia sticks to its plan, it will keep gaining market share. One part of that plan is to offeran Android phone for every price range....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 7.3 with Snapdragon 690, 48MP quad cameras leaked in renders August 22, 2025 Nokia’s 2020 flagship phone might be delayed, but that hasn’t stopped the Finnish smartphone maker from launching other mainstream phones. TheNokia 8.3with the Snapdragon 765G chipset just went official in the US after a half-year delay. Now, we hear the Nokia 7.3 is also in the pipeline....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 8 Sirocco review: A premium indulgence July 18, 2025 HMD Global Nokia 8 Sirocco What we like What we don’t like Our scores While theNokia 7 Plusturned out to be the impressive mainstream, mid-range smartphone, the company’s 2018 flagship smartphone is just as interesting. A throwback to the original Nokia 8800 Sirocco, the Nokia 8 Sirocco is beautiful and unconventional....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 5 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus: quick look July 19, 2025 TheOnePlus 5has just been announced and now is the time to see how it stacks up against other flagships on the market. In this post, we’ll compare the latest from OnePlus with the latest big-screened smartphone from Apple, the iPhone 7 Plus. We’ll take a closer look at the design of the two devices, specs, price, and more....