Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Pixel 4 XL earns DisplayMate’s Best Smartphone Display Award July 21, 2025 Update:A previous version of this article stated that the Google Pixel 4 XL took the Best Smartphone Display Award away from the iPhone 11 Pro Max. However, the Pixel 4 XL has achieved a concurrent Best Smartphone Display Award alongside the latest iPhone and did not, in fact, take any awards away from any other smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Processes and threads - Gary explains August 04, 2025 You are probably accustomed to the idea that your smartphone can run more than one app at a time. Even if you are only used to seeing just one app in the foreground, you will have noticed that some apps tend to run in background and send you notifications when something important happens: an app has been updated, you got a new email, someone mentioned you on Twitter, and so on....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Quad-camera Motorola One Pro might actually be Motorola One Zoom (Updated) June 03, 2025 Update, July 15, 2025 (10:05 AM ET):According to new information fromWinFuture, the phone described below as the Motorola One Pro will actually be called the Motorola One Zoom. Curiously, there are more rumors mounting that the Motorola One Zoom won’t come with Android One, despite the fact that “One” is in the title of the device....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: India to overtake the US as the second largest smartphone market by 2019 July 31, 2025 China is currently the largest smartphone market in the world, followed by the US, but it looks like things will change in the future. According to a report byStatista, in two years time, India may surpass the US to become the second largest smartphone market in the world....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: iPhone XR bestselling 2018 model in US, iPhone XS worst June 16, 2025 For the first time ever,Apple didn’t release iPhone sales numbersduring its most recent quarterly earnings call. However,Consumer Intelligence Research Partners(CIRP) is estimating its own data from a survey of iPhone buyers. According to CIRP, the United States loves theiPhone XR. In fact, U.S. residents love it so much that CIRP concludes it was the best-selling iPhone of the first fiscal quarter of 2019 (roughly October 2018 through February 2019)....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra temporarily listed on Amazon June 16, 2025 If you’re looking to buy aSamsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Plus, or Galaxy S20 Ultra, you are likely waiting until Samsung unveils the devices on February 11. However, the UAE version of Amazon.com jumped the gun on that and listed the devices ahead of time...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung may be going heavier on plastic with the Galaxy S22 series June 13, 2025 Samsung may be looking to use more plastic and less glass in the construction of its Galaxy S22 series of devices. According to aSouth Korean tipster(viaITHome), Samsung will use a “brand new processing technology” to create the back cover of the Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung says Android 12-based One UI 4.0 beta is coming soon (Update: Removed) July 27, 2025 Updated, Jul 16, 2025 (09:22 AM ET):Almost as fast as word spread about it, Samsung has pulled its post promoting the One UI 4.0 beta. This is likely a case of someone on staff accidentally hitting the “Publish” button. Stay tuned, though, as there will absolutely be a beta program open in the next few weeks or months....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Telecom companies agree to deliver 5G… if net neutrality laws are weakened July 17, 2025 These companies include the likes of Nokia, Vodafone, BT, and Deutsche Telekom, and additional companies have voiced their support of the manifesto including Airbus Defence & Space, Royal Philips, and Siemens AG. If their conditions are met, these companies promise to make significant demonstrations of 5G service by 2018 with 5G arriving to major cities across the EU by 2020....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Nexus 5X and 6P can now get some Pixel 2 camera features August 15, 2025 TheNexus 6PandNexus 5Xwere released just two short years ago, but have seemingly fallen out of favor with Google. Despite packing the required hardware, the phones weren’t given the Zero Shutter Lag feature in its camera that thePixel and Pixel XLhad. Google instead decided to keep that as a Pixel-only feature frustrating Nexus owners....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These lavish rose gold Galaxy Note 20 Ultras will cost you a cool $6,000 August 06, 2025 If theSamsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultrajust isn’t expensive or flashy enough for you, Russian luxury firm Caviar has a solution. The firm often embellishes flagships with gold and other precious metals, transforming them into pieces of jewelry that also happen to run apps and place calls....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Think you’re a top-level gamer? Alienware wants you to prove it June 19, 2025 We here atAndroid Authoritylike to consider ourselves decent gamers. You might find yourself in the same boat, but it’s time to prove your worth. If you’ve ever wanted to flex your gaming muscle to win cash, glory, and more, now is your chance. Gaming PC legend Alienware is hosting its Alienware Games, and the arena is open to all US residents!...

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. This could be our first look at Lenovo’s new Legion gaming phone June 20, 2025 Earlier this week, news and renders of Lenovo’s rumoredHalo flagshipbroke cover. Now, the company’s forthcoming gaming phone is the subject of the latest leak. Per details from reliable leakerEvan Blass, the Lenovo Legion Phone 3 could make its debut soon. While it’s the sequel to theLenovo Legion Duel 2, the company has seemingly dropped the “Duel” branding, opting instead for Pro and Elite suffixes....