OnePlus took its new camera to new extremes, starting with skydiving

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OnePlus took its new camera to new extremes, starting with skydiving June 03, 2025 A premium smartphone is nothing without a great camera to match. It’s easy enough to talk about the different sensors and lenses every time a new device launches. You can even show off a barrage of sample photos and videos. However, OnePlus is taking its photography game a step further to show you just how far the OnePlus 9 camera can go....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Jared Hernandez

Opinion: Slider phones might seem cool, but are a design dead end

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Opinion: Slider phones might seem cool, but are a design dead end June 09, 2025 On August 24, 2025, the first alleged image of aOnePlus 7 prototypehit the internet. you may see the imagehere, but the leak heavily implies that the OnePlus 7 could feature a new design element in the OnePlus portfolio: a sliding back. There were some slider phones released in 2018, most notably theOPPO Find Xand theXiaomi Mi Mix 3....

June 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1150 words · Tara Dudley

OPPO Reno 3 5G series launched: Next-gen connectivity for under $500

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO Reno 3 5G series launched: Next-gen connectivity for under $500 July 04, 2025 OPPO has teased theReno 3 5Gseries for a few weeks now, giving us a look at the design and quietly confirming a few specs. Now, the company has officially launched the two devices. The OPPO Reno 3 Pro 5G is the more impressive device on paper, offering a tiny punch-hole cutout (for a 32MP camera), a brand-newSnapdragon 765Gprocessor, and a 6....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · John Evans

POCO F2 Pro vs POCO F1: Worth the upgrade?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. POCO F2 Pro vs POCO F1: Worth the upgrade? August 08, 2025 In October 2018,Xiaomilaunched the POCO brand. The subsidiary had one goal: to focus on delivering the most smartphone power for the least money. The debut device — thePOCO F1(or POCOphone F1 in Western markets) — arrived to rave reviews thanks in no small part to the $299 price tag and flagshipSnapdragon 845 processor....

June 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1486 words · Nina Rangel

Poll: Are you planning to buy a phone in 2020?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Poll: Are you planning to buy a phone in 2020? August 10, 2025 The COVID-19 pandemic hasupended the smartphone market, to put it mildly. Many people are facing economic hardship, and those that aren’t are more interested in essentials like food andwork-from-home computers. There’s not as much point to buying a flashy new phone if you’re mostly staying at home, after all....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Michael Beck

PUBG Mobile gets less-intense Arcade Mode in latest update

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. PUBG Mobile gets less-intense Arcade Mode in latest update July 11, 2025 Tencent Games pushed out version 0.4.0 ofPUBG Mobile, with the update containing new modes, a new setting, and some optimizations for the popular battle royale game. First up is Arcade Mode, which lowers the number of players on the map from 100 to 28. Unlike regular PUBG Mobile matches, which include a variety of weapons, Arcade Mode picks one of six variations for players to use for the entire match: shotguns, sniper rifles, all weapons, melee, pistols, and item heaven....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Laura Kerr

Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 845 VR development kit

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 845 VR development kit August 03, 2025 GDC 2018 is in full swing this week, and a number of companies have divulged new information on games and software that they’ve been working on for months.Qualcommis one of these companies, and today announced a new Snapdragon 845 VR development kit that it says will help pave the way for more immersive standalone VR experiences....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Heather Mccall

Quarantine photography: Staying creative during coronavirus lockdown

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Quarantine photography: Staying creative during coronavirus lockdown August 17, 2025 Thecoronavirusoutbreak paused everything and put the world on lock-down. It was a photographer’s nightmare. Landscape, street, nature, and event photography were very limited, and often near impossible. This gave us a different perspective and made us realize that sometimes we need to stay creative, even when stuck at home. Quarantine photography can be great, and you can continue to thrive in your career....

June 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1223 words · Katherine Hansen

Raspberry Pi 3 review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Raspberry Pi 3 review June 27, 2025 There are several key things that have helped make the Raspberry Pi such a success. They include its feature set (like the GPIO pins), its ease of access, and its price. And it seems that this last point is a core value for the Raspberry Pi foundation. Over the last few years the foundation has either made new boards which are even cheaper (like the Pi Zero) or it has increased the performance and functionality of the boards, while retaining the same price....

June 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1572 words · Nicholas Hawkins

Redmi Note 9 Pro specs leak: Still offering a ton of bang for your buck?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 9 Pro specs leak: Still offering a ton of bang for your buck? July 27, 2025 The Redmi Note line is arguably the Xiaomi sub-brand’s most popular family of smartphones, selling millions of units around the world. The next Redmi Note generation isdue for a revealin India on March 12, and it looks like specs have just leaked....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Kayla Crawford

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs iPhone 6 Plus?

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs iPhone 6 Plus - which is the large screen king? June 05, 2025 The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is finally here, and though there are plenty of other large-screen handsets out there, we know most of you will be looking for one specific comparison. Yes, we are talking about Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus, which will definitely be the new Samsung phone’s main competitor....

June 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1229 words · Glenn Rojas

Samsung Galaxy S8 pre-order numbers in US were 30 percent over S7's record

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S8 pre-order numbers in US were 30 percent over S7’s record August 09, 2025 It would appear that consumers in the US are giving Samsung the benefit of the doubt with the launch of theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plus. A statement from the company claims that pre-orders for the phones have surpassed those of its previous sales record holder, theGalaxy S7....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Brenda Taylor

Samuel L. Jackson is now an Alexa voice, and yes, he swears a whole lot

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samuel L. Jackson is now an Alexa voice, and yes, he swears a whole lot August 10, 2025 If you’ve ever wished fora Samuel L. Jackson Alexa voice, then Santa has come a bit early for you. Starting now, you can incorporate Jackson’s voice into your Amazon Alexa-powered devices and communicate with him at any time. And yes, Jackson’s voice is available in both clean and dirty versions, so you can hear him say “motherf***er” when you ask him for something such as the time of day....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Lori Collins