Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 5 review August 16, 2025 What we like What we don’t like Our scores For a budget-friendly phone, the Nokia 5 looks and feels rather premium. But for many, it’s what’s on the inside that counts, and that’s where the phone’s lower price starts to become evident. The question with any budget phone is what compromises had to be made to achieve the price – and whether those compromises are ones you’re able to live with....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 8 Sirocco hands-on: High-end Android One July 13, 2025 What we like What we don’t like Nokia just unveileda number of new devicesatMWC 2018, bringing the company back into the modern landscape with a slew of new Android devices. From the ultra-low-end reboot of theNokia 8110to the mid-tier flagshipNokia 7 Plus, the company is certainly starting its year off right....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Official: HONOR 9 to be announced on June 12 July 16, 2025 Last week, a leaked promotional poster revealed that the HONOR 9might be announced on June 12. At that point, the reveal date was not official, as the company did not confirm it. The date has now finally been confirmed, as HONOR has released another poster, which you’re able to check out below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus team talks updates, what’s new with 3T, and more in Reddit AMA August 19, 2025 OnePlusstarted out as a scrappy underdog, at least in appearance, but has certainly succeeded in making a name for itself, especially with the quite well receivedOnePlus 3and3T. To help answer any questions that fans may have had about the new handset, and how things are going at OnePlus in general, the company recently took part in a Reddit AMA....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPOStyle pre-orders begin for the R7 Plus July 11, 2025 OPPOoriginallyannounced its R7 and R7 Plus smartphonesback in May, but the company has only just begun accepting online pre-orders for the impressive OPPO R7 Plus, which is available through its authorized OPPOStyle online store. The OPPO R7 Plus may be modestly priced, but it packs in plenty of high-end options....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Optional security update for Chromebooks wipes all of your local data August 10, 2025 An optional security update forChromebookswill likely wipe your local data, but it might be smart to download it anyway. That is because the update patches the newest Infineon Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which generates and stores cryptographic keys that protect local data. The vulnerability leaves these keys open to brute-force attacks that potentially allow hackers to access your encrypted data....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. PlayStation 5 production woes mean they might be in short supply (Update) July 30, 2025 Update, July 07, 2025 (1:30 AM ET): Sony has provided a statement toBloombergstating that it has not revised its production number. Read the full statement below. Original article, June 15, 2025 (7 AM ET): Sony could face a major blow even before the next-gen console war begins....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Poll: What’s more important, camera hardware or software? June 06, 2025 Smartphone camerashave come a long way since the late 2000s, with today’s devices delivering fantastic low-light results, detailed and seamless HDR shots, and high-resolution video. This generally comes down to both hardware and software improving in big ways. Which one is more important though? Does hardware play a bigger role in getting great results from your smartphone camera?...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm to acquire NXP Semiconductors for $47 billion June 10, 2025 Qualcommand NXP have both signed a definitive agreement that will see that mobile SoC giant acquire Netherlands based NXP at a cost of $110.00 per share. This works out to a deal worth $47 billion, the largest ever semiconductor deal, surpassing the $37 billion purchase of Broadcom by Avago....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Redmi Note 9 Pro Max: Which one should you choose? June 30, 2025 The Redmi Note line has always been a pretty successful one and is largely responsible for Xiaomi’s strong grip in markets like India. Value-for-money, good specs, and impressive imaging capabilities have long remained the trademarks of the series. TheRedmi Note 9 ProandRedmi Note 9 Pro Maxstick to the same winning formula....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Rumor: Mid-range “bonito” Pixel could launch with Snapdragon 710 in 2019 (Updated) June 09, 2025 Phone Designer Update, June 4:Roland Quandtrevealedone new detail about the 2019 mid-range Pixel. The device is apparently codenamed “bonito”, which makes sense considering that Google tends to name its hardware projects after sea life. According to Wikipedia, bonitos are “a tribe of medium-sized, ray-finned predatory fish in the family Scombridae – a family it shares with the mackerel, tuna, and Spanish mackerel”....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung clarifies info on its data breach and the Find My Mobile notification July 25, 2025 Update, July 06, 2025 (03:30 PM ET):Samsung reached out toAndroid Authorityregarding the Samsung data breach as described in the article below. It turns out that the data breach and the Find My Mobile notification are two separate problems. The Find My Mobile notification — in which users randomly saw a strange notification on their phone — was not the result of a data breach....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 leaked in much clearer set of photos August 02, 2025 We have seen plenty of greatSamsung Galaxy Note 5 renders, but the fewactual photosout there leave plenty to be desired. The eminent launch of Samsung’s new over-sized smartphone(s) is coming and we have been hoping to get a clearer look at the handset. Grab a seat and stick around, for that day has finally arrived!...