Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 3’s Optic AMOLED is just a SAMOLED with color and temperature modifications June 20, 2025 Technology is rife with buzzwords that seek to suggest they are more than they seem. Sony had an “Emotion Engine” with the PS2, Sega had “Blast Processing” with the Genesis, Apple has aRetina Displaywith its iPhones and iPads, and even Samsung has aSuper AMOLED....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus 9 series removed from Geekbench (Update: OnePlus gives statement) August 10, 2025 Updated, June 10, 2025 (01:55 PM ET):OnePlus contactedAndroid Authorityto give a statement on the matter described below. Here is the statement in full: So far, Geekbench has not reinstated the previously removed OnePlus 9 benchmarks. Original article, June 23, 2025 (11:16 AM ET):Yesterday,AnandTechposted some information about “weird behavior” it spotted with theOnePlus 9 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus owners can now play PUBG at a higher frame-rate June 12, 2025 We’ve seen plenty of Android manufacturers offer higher refresh rate screens on their recent phones, delivering a smoother experience when swiping through menus and in compatible games. Games need to specifically support these high refresh rates though, and now OnePlus has announced that its phones will be first to support mega-popular titlePUBGat 90fps....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Online Apple Store finally comes to India, will offer iPhone trade-in deals July 08, 2025 After years of trying to enter India’s retail sector, Apple will finally open an official online store in India. The company will launch the Apple Store Online in the country on September 23. Thewebsitewill offer Apple’s full range of products for sale starting next week, but the best part is that Indians will finally get access to iPhone trade-in deals and custom-configured Macs — something third-party Apple resellers don’t offer....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Patent reveals LG’s potential answer to the Galaxy Fold and Mate X June 27, 2025 New patent-based renders show what could becomeLG’sanswer to theGalaxy FoldandHUAWEI Mate X. Dutch publicationLetsGoDigitalhas uncovered an LG patent depicting a double-folding device equipped with a stylus.LetsGoDigitalcreated the renders based on schematics from a design patent awarded to LG in April 2019. The patent, registered with the Korean patent office, shows a device that folds twice, similar to the foldable prototype that Xiaomi teased back in January....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. POCO exec confirms POCO F2 won’t be rebranded Redmi K30 Pro June 26, 2025 ThePOCO X2was the first POCO phone since 2018’sPOCO F1, but the new phone was actually a rebranded Redmi K30 4G. So it was expected that the POCO F2 would actually be based on the recently announced Redmi K30 Pro flagship. However, POCO India general manager Chandolu Manmohan reportedly told a Zoom meeting of enthusiasts (h/t:MySmartPriceandFoneArena) that thePOCO F2would not be a rebrandedRedmi K30 Pro....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: LG X Power 2 with 4,500 mAh battery to be released in June July 02, 2025 A few days beforeMWC2017 began, LG took the wraps off theX Power 2. The smartphone was initially expected to go on sale in March, which unfortunately didn’t happen. Etnewsnow reports that LG will release the device in early June, first in South Korea....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom review August 18, 2025 The Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, and S4 Active are here, and now the glorified camera of the dynasty has entered the fray — the Galaxy S4 Zoom. So just how well does this device perform, being a smartphone and camera? Find out in our review. Subtlety named the Galaxy S4 Zoom, this is obviously a smartphone geared towards photographers....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus get price cuts in India August 22, 2025 With theGalaxy S9 and S9 Plusnowavailable in India, it makes sense for Samsung to lower the prices of their predecessors, theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plus. That is exactly whatSamsungdid in the country, though one of those price cuts might make you do a double take....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro and Gear Sport make their way to India June 22, 2025 TheSamsung Gear Fit 2 ProandGear Sporthave launched in India. The former will set you back Rs. 13,590, while the latter will retail for Rs. 22,990. The Gear Sport will be available on Amazon, whereas the Gear Fit 2 Pro will be sold by Flipkart....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung saw its profits spike in Q4 2016, even with Note 7 recall August 06, 2025 Samsung may have had to end sales and recall itsGalaxy Note 7phone during the fourth quarter of 2016, but that still didn’t stop the company from having a solid financial report for that time period. Today, the South Korean-based business reported an operating profit of 9....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Someone got paid to come up with Oath replacement name ‘Verizon Media Group’ June 20, 2025 Today, Verizon CEO K. Guru Gowrappan posteda press releaseabout the official end of its media brandOathand the start of its new brand: Verizon Media Group. Some would probably say “Verizon Media Group” is a little too on-the-nose for a brand name, but hey: no one wants to work late at marketing meetings, so they probably just settled on the first name that popped up and called it a night....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint fined $3 million for not telling customers about their poor-credit fee June 12, 2025 Poor credit can certainly make life hard when it comes time to buy a home, get a credit card or loan, or even rent a new place to live, it can even affect folks looking to get a postpaid phone plan. One of the carriers known for approving even those with lower credit scores in the US isSprint, but now they are coming under fire from theFTCfor how they handle these customers....