We asked, you told us: Yes, you do care about DxOMark rankings

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. We asked, you told us: Yes, you do care about DxOMark rankings Jun 29, 2025 This week’s poll focused on the smartphone camera and the most prominent independent ranking system: theDxOMark rating,and ranking leaderboard. We wanted to know how much the ranking given by DxOMark affects the success of a phone by judging how much you care about the number....

June 21, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Mr. Michael Wiley

What new form factor could break the mold?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. What new form factor could break the mold? August 01, 2025 Let’s face it: the landscape of smartphone design has gotten pretty boring. About the only questions left in today’s smartphone design are “will there be glass on both sides?” and “how far will the camera bump stick out?” Exciting stuff, I know. One could say smartphone design has peaked....

June 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1031 words · Kenneth Maldonado

Which HONOR smartphone do you think offers the best bang for your buck? [Poll]

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Which HONOR smartphone do you think offers the best bang for your buck? [Poll] July 19, 2025 HONOR is perhaps most well known for its lineup of low-cost, high-end smartphones, and that’s not changing any time soon. At CES 2018,HONOR announcedthat it would bring theHONOR 7X, one of thebest inexpensive Android phonesout there, to the United States for just $199....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Julie Roberts

Xiaomi expands in India in-store and online

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi expands in India in-store and online July 21, 2025 Xiaomi has announced plans to considerably expand its reach in India through new partnerships with retail outlets and the country’s leading e-commerce websites. Xiaomi products can already be bought through an exclusive partnership with Flipkart but following on from one million sales in five months, it’s looking to capitalise on the interest....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Mitchell Kelley

Xiaomi Mi Note 10 review: A photographer's Swiss Army knife

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 review: A photographer’s Swiss Army knife June 18, 2025 Xiaomi Xiaomi Mi Note 10 What we like What we don’t like Xiaomi is a company that aims to offer extremely high-value products at wildly competitive prices. From its phones to its suitcases, Xiaomi pushes the boundaries of price-to-performance ratios by pledging to amaximum of 5% profit margin on hardware....

June 21, 2025 · 13 min · 2600 words · Kenneth Washington

Xiaomi Redmi 4A and OPPO F3 launched today in India

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Redmi 4A and OPPO F3 launched today in India August 23, 2025 India has seen the launch of two high-profile smartphones today from competing manufacturers with theXiaomiRedmi 4A and theOppoF3. Beginning with the Redmi 4A (pictured above), this will go on sale viaAmazon IndiaandMi.comsoon priced at Rs. 5,999 (~$93). It features a 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC @1....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Crystal Roberts

Xperia Z3+ comes with free £275 Hi-Res Audio bundle in the UK

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xperia Z3+ comes with free £275 Hi-Res Audio bundle in the UK August 06, 2025 Sonyhas kicked off its launch campaign for its newXperia Z3+ smartphoneby offering customers a free Hi-Res Audio bundle worth £275 with purchases of its new flagship smartphone. The bundle includes the premium MDR-10RC headphones, 6 Hi-Res Audio albums through Xperia Lounge and a 3 month subscription toTIDAL, the Jay-Z backed music streaming service that claims to pay the highest royalties to artists and musicians....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Jason Stokes

You can now find and listen to podcasts right from Google Search

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now find and listen to podcasts right from Google Search July 22, 2025 Google has made it clear that it is goingall-in on podcastsnot only as an entertainment medium but also as a source for information. As part of that ambition, the companyannounced todaythat you may now find — and listen to — podcasts episodes right in your Google Search results....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Andrew Morris

YouTube now allows offline video playback in 125 countries

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. YouTube now allows offline video playback in 125 countries June 03, 2025 The ability to download videos to watch offline is a feature that YouTube first introduced in 2014 to users in India and has been slowly spreading to other areas. However, the latest update seems to be by far the largest as it sees 125 countries get access to the download button....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Taylor Hernandez

ZTE launches Kickstarter campaign for crowd-sourced Project CSX "Hawkeye" phone

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE launches Kickstarter campaign for crowd-sourced Project CSX “Hawkeye” phone August 16, 2025 ZTEis taking the unusual step of launching one of its new Android smartphones via a Kickstarter fund raising campaign. The phone in question was previously announced as Project CSX, and now has an official name: Hawkeye. The company launched the campaign as part of itsCES 2017announcements....

June 21, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Monica Reeves

(Update 2: two new photos!) Moto 360 (2nd gen) spotted in the wild

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update 2: two new photos!) Moto 360 (2nd gen) spotted in the wild August 02, 2025 Update:Two more pictures,if you weren’t already convinced the Moto 360 (2nd gen) was incoming. [aa_image src=“https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/moto-360-2-Copy.jpg” alt=“moto-360-2 - Copy” width=“853” height=“640” class=“alignnone size-full wp-image-637429”] [aa_image src=“https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/moto-360-1-Copy.jpg” alt=“moto-360-1 - Copy” width=“1162” height=“872” class=“alignnone size-full wp-image-637430”] According to the user, the bezels seem a bit thicker than last year’s device, which should probably be taken with a grain of salt since this isn’t a finished version of the watch we’re seeing here....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Gregory Hampton

(Update: Bloomberg confirmation) Report: Samsung will unveil the Note 7 this summer, bypassing 6 entirely

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Bloomberg confirmation) Report: Samsung will unveil the Note 7 this summer, bypassing 6 entirely August 14, 2025 Update, June 7:Bloombergis putting its weight behind the Note 7 theory. A person familiar with the matter told the publication that Samsung “may also name the next version of its Note device as the ‘Note 7,’ skipping a number, to bring it in line with its flagship Galaxy S smartphone range....

June 20, 2025 · 4 min · 704 words · Stacey Smith

4GB RAM ASUS Zenfone 2 heading to India via FlipKart, release date set for April 23

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 4GB RAM ASUS Zenfone 2 heading to India via FlipKart, release date set for April 23 June 01, 2025 TheASUS Zenfone 2is heading to India this month, a product page has appeared on the popular e-commerce retailer FlipKart. Importantly, it’s the top of the range model that will be going on sale, featuring a Full HD 1080p display, the faster Intel Atom Z3580 processor and 4GB of RAM....

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Amber Schwartz