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This week in Android: Razer Phone 2 review, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 hands-on, and more!
August 16, 2025
The end of#Phonepacolypsedraws nigh! TheRazer Phone 2 came out last week,and our review is in. Is this the premium flagship gaming phone that you’ve been waiting for? Premium? Certainly. Flagship? Questionable.Gaming phone? Yes. Our full review puts the Razer Phone 2 through its paces and comes to the inevitable conclusion. What’s the final verdict? You’ll find out.
Also, we got our first look atXiaomi’s new slider, the Mi Mix 3. This refresh of theMi Mixline brings a 93.4 percent screen-to-body ratio to the table with no notch. The sliding selfie cam is manually operated but comes with a lot of bonuses as well. We have a full gallery of photos of this new device, and we can’t wait to put it through its paces. But that’s not all for the week.
Google is altering its deal with OEMs. Hopefully Google doesn’t alter it further. We found out Google is insisting on two years of updates and in the EU, Google’s services will costa princely sum.Night sight on the Pixel 3 is incredible, and speaking of the Pixel 3,things haven’t gonereal smoothly so far. Plus we find out whatwe all have in common when it comes to smartphones, and the answer probably won’t surprise you.
Here are your top stories for the week
1:50 –Razer Phone 2 review: Going against the grain
Our full review of the Razer Phone 2 is in, and it’s basically what we expected it to be.
11:30 –Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 hands-on: The bezel-less slider phone
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is Xiaomi’s latest flagship, packing a 93.4 percent screen-to-body ratio and up to 10GB of RAM.
23:50 –Here’s what the Google Pixel 3’s Night Sight camera can do
Night Sight on the Google Pixel 3 is the answer to low-light cameras, and it’s a really, really good answer.
34:45 –European OEMs will have to pay up to $40 per device to have Google apps
Google will start charging for Google Play services in the EU, and OEMs will pay a lot, as it turns out.
41:40 –Google’s contract with OEMs now says 2 years of Android updates mandatory
Want to make an Android phone? That’ll be two years of updates, please.
45:25 –Unable to shuffle between a few apps at a time on your Pixel 3? You’re not alone
The Google Pixel 3 might have some memory management issues. Suddenly 4GB of RAM doesn’t seem like a good idea.
46:25 –The Google Pixel 3 camera is great, it just doesn’t save pictures sometimes
The Pixel 3 also has a great camera, but sometimes, that shot you captured wasn’t captured after all.
Meanwhile, here are some stories we couldn’t cover on the podcast
Report: We all have different smartphone preferences, but battery life unites us
MediaTek interviewed cell phone users of all ages, and found out we all have one common desire.
‘Reinstall me!’: Apps may soon haunt you with ads after uninstalling them
Uninstall tracking tools are now available for iOS and Android, opening the door for a host of headaches.
The one thing Android OEMs can learn from iPhone XR
Know thy enemy indeed. What can we learn from the mostly successful launch of the “cheap” iPhone?
Xiaomi Black Shark Helo announced, serving up to 10GB of RAM
Xiaomi’s gaming phone sequel packs up to 10GB of RAM and a customizable light strip on the side of the phone.
Samsung drops big hint it will unveil foldable phone in November
Samsung sent out an animated invitation for its developer conference, and it sure looks interesting.
A bot version of you may have helped defraud millions from advertisers
A surprisingly simple, yet complicated scam — and you may have been involved, even if you didn’t know it.
Dual-screen nubia X might support charging over Wi-Fi, retail for over $1400
Yes, you read that right. Charging over Wi-Fi. If Google Translate hasn’t failed us that is.
Who wants to win a Sony Xperia XZ3?
This week, we’re giving away five (yes,five)Sony Xperia XZ3s.Enter this week’s Sunday giveawayfor your chance to win!
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