Micromax comes back from the dead with two new phones and a patriotic agenda

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Micromax comes back from the dead with two new phones and a patriotic agenda June 12, 2025 Micromax, the homegrown Indian smartphone company, is making yet another effort at reclaiming its lost glory. The brand once sat at the top of the Indian smartphone market but has since been wiped out by Samsung, Xiaomi, vivo, and others. Today, Micromax announced its new IN series smartphones — the IN Note 1 and IN 1b — specifically to take on Chinese smartphone players....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Mariah Beltran

More Samsung Galaxy Z Flip specs surface: Don't expect 108MP camera

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. More Samsung Galaxy Z Flip specs surface: Don’t expect 108MP camera June 12, 2025 Samsungis hard at work on a clamshell foldable phone, said to be called theGalaxy Z Flip. We’ve previously heard about the phone’s chipset and battery, but a new leak has yielded screen and camera details. Teen leaker Ishan Agarwal has claimed on Twitter that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is equipped with a 6....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Tiffany Wallace

Moto 360 with metal band arrives for $299, alongside new watchfaces and fitness apps

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto 360 with metal band arrives for $299, alongside new watchfaces and fitness apps June 12, 2025 If you’ve been holding out onMotorola‘sMoto 360until you could score a metal watch band, now is your time. Today, Motorola is making available their firstAndroid Wearsmartwatch with metal bands, directly from their website. The new watch bands come in dark or light metal, and run for $299 in 23mm variants....

July 23, 2025 · 4 min · 725 words · Christopher Davis

Moto X review (video)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Moto X review (video) July 10, 2025 After months of a constant flow of Moto X rumors, Motorola finally took the red curtains off of it, revealing a pretty slick device that doesn’t need hardware to show what it’s worth. Is it impressive? Absolutely. Does it live up to the hype? Find out in our review. At the press event on New York, Motorola said they started with the shape of the phone and built everything around that from the display to the battery....

July 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1288 words · Andrea Martin DDS

New leaks give us a good look at the Google Pixel 4 and a 'mystery' sensor

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New leaks give us a good look at the Google Pixel 4 and a ‘mystery’ sensor June 28, 2025 TheGoogle Pixel 4has leaked yet again, this time courtesy ofiGeeksBlog. The larger Pixel 4 XL has been the star of most Pixel 4 leaks lately, but this time we’re getting a detailed look at the smaller Pixel 4 in a set of CAD renders....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Lauren Rich

New LG patent shows off a foldable phone/tablet hybrid device

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. New LG patent shows off a foldable phone/tablet hybrid device July 16, 2025 Folding devices could be the next big trend, and it looks like LG is jumping on board too. The company just had a patent issued by theWorld Intellectual Property Organizationthat shows a hybrid device that can be used as a phone or a tablet. The patent describes the device as a “mobile phone with a flexible display which can be folded in half....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Dr. Ian Johnson

Nokia 5.1 Plus is latest device to get hot slice of Android Pie

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nokia 5.1 Plus is latest device to get hot slice of Android Pie June 17, 2025 HMD Global broughtAndroid Pie to the Nokia 8last week, but the firm isn’t finished just yet. The Nokia brand licensee has just announced that the update is now heading to theNokia 5.1 Plustoo. Juho Sarvikas, HMD Global’s chief product officer, confirmed the news on Twitter....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Robert Gillespie

OnePlus 9RT review: A lackluster return to value flagships

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 9RT review: A lackluster return to value flagships June 09, 2025 OnePlus 9RT What we like What we don’t like Our scores OnePlus is dead, long liveOnePlus. Ardent fans and many closely following the smartphone industry have been sounding the alarm over the company’s apparent disconnect from what customers want. If the increasingly northward-bound prices and the diversified but increasingly bland lineup weren’t a clue, the “official” merger with OPPO was, seemingly, the final nail in the coffin....

July 23, 2025 · 12 min · 2390 words · Michael Carrillo

OnePlus unveils new exchange offers for India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus unveils new exchange offers for India June 21, 2025 OnePlushas started an exchange program for prospective owners ofOnePlus One,OnePlus 2, andOnePlus Xsmartphones in India. The exchange program teams up withReGlobeto make two routes available to users, so individual device owners can elect to make their swap using whichever is more convenient for them. To qualify for the exchange program, the user has to register their old smartphone onOnePlus’s websiteor theReGlobe dedicated page....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · James Sanchez

OPPO F5 review: Great selfies come at a premium

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO F5 review: Great selfies come at a premium August 07, 2025 OPPO OPPO F5 What we like What we don’t like Our scores The OPPO F5 continues the company’s ‘Selfie Expert’ pitch with AI smarts to enhance your selfies. It also keeps up with the latest trend of tall displays with 18:9 aspect ratio, a trend that became mainstream in 2017, trickling down to even budget smartphones....

July 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1416 words · Olivia Galvan

Red Pocket buyer's guide: Plans, phones, and more

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Red Pocket buyer’s guide: Plans, phones, and more July 19, 2025 You may not find your perfect plan on America’s largest carriers, but that doesn’t mean you have to kiss their networks goodbye. More and more MVNOs are striking agreements with all of the top operators, and that means flexibility for you. Take Red Pocket, for example. It may be a small carrier, but it offers access to any ofVerizon,AT&T,T-Mobile, or Sprint’s networks all at the same price....

July 23, 2025 · 10 min · 2019 words · Jason Cortez

Red’s “holographic” Hydrogen One smartphone delayed until August

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Red’s “holographic” Hydrogen One smartphone delayed until August August 25, 2025 Red’s upcoming smartphone, theHydrogen One, has been delayed until August 2018. The “holographic” device had already been delayed to this summer from Q1 2018, but Red founder Jim Jannard confirmed yesterday it would take a little longer. Jannard made the announcement in theRed forums(viaCNET), outlining two reasons for the delay and stating that he is “quite sure it was the right decision....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Nicole Sanders

Report: Former Samsung Bixby development lead joins Google

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Former Samsung Bixby development lead joins Google July 21, 2025 Injong Rhee, a Samsung executive that played a key role in the development ofSamsung Bixby,Samsung Pay, andSamsung Knox, is joining Google. The unconfirmed report comes fromZDNet, which says that Rhee will join Google as an entrepreneur-in-residence, focusing on “IoT projects.” An entrepreneur-in-residence is a temporary and somewhat fluid roll, that typically attracts those looking to start a new business....

July 23, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Kimberly Williams