Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Would a 1080p phone screen really matter that much? June 20, 2025 With large phones (or “phablets”) gaining popularity, we’re starting to see phones like theHTC J Butterflypopping up with 1080p displays. Now that we have the ability to create phones with 1080p displays, the question is: do we even need them? Of course manufacturers are going to push the improved resolution, claiming it makes photos and videos clearer and more eye-pleasing....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi has closed down the first and only Mi Store in the UK August 13, 2025 Xiaomi has confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat the first and only UK Mi Store is no longer open for business. The store, which was located in the Westfield shopping center in Sheperd’s Bush, London, officially closed on July 06, 2025. The Twitter account for the store isnow offline(thanks to reader Daniel Bertman for the tip) and the Westfield London website has beenupdated with a disclaimerthat the UK Mi Store is no longer open for trading....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now get that Lenovo nub on your desk with this keyboard August 04, 2025 Fans of theLenovo’s laptopkeyboard nub (aka the TrackPoint) can get the experience on a desktop PC thanks to the newly released $99ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II. While this isn’t the first time the company has released a keyboard with the nub attached, this one does make some pretty notable changes that make it worth a look....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You have rooted your Nook HD or HD+ tablet, now here is how to get the Google Play store installed June 15, 2025 Just a short while back we mentioned that theNook HD and HD+ had been rooted. And well, while we have yet to see anything in terms of a custom ROM, it looks like something almost as good has come available....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You told us: Most of you say you would’ve bought the canceled LG Velvet 2 Pro August 25, 2025 LG made the decision to exit the smartphone business earlier this year, resulting in the firm canceling several phones that were in development. We got a good look at one of these phones, theLG Velvet 2 Pro, earlier this month when a hands-on video surfaced online....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. ZTE’s new wallet-friendly phones are coming to Visible July 22, 2025 ZTE, the company behind devices like theAxon 10 Proand theBlade Max View, just released three new affordable Blade series handsets. TheZTE Blade 10andZTE Blade 10 Primecome in at only $179, while theZTE Blade A7 Primecomes with an even lower $99 price tag. The Blade 10 and Blade 10 Prime are essentially the same device, just available on different networks....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: LG sorta confirms) Report: LG to launch G6 Pro and G6 Plus June 13, 2025 While the statement stops short of confirming theETreport outlined below, it certainly makes it look more like a legitimate leak than a vague piece of speculation. While Hong wouldn’t comment specifically on a second variant of the LG V30, if LG is open to delivering more options by expanding its product portfolio, that also seems a lot more likely than it did when this story first broke....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: new picture) Moto X Force (Bounce) has a 5.43-inch QHD display and a Snapdragon 810 July 13, 2025 Update, September 2:@upleaks provided another piece of the Bounce puzzle. Turns out Bounce will be a new device that Motorola will market under the Moto X Force moniker. Here’s another shot of the Force/Bounce, from the same @upleaks. Original post, August 31:Despite announcing its latest flagship, theMoto X Style(aka Moto X Pure) earlier this month, it seems Motorola isn’t slowing down anytime soon....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. (Update: Smart AF trademark) The Galaxy S8 may provide better selfies thanks to autofocus implementation July 31, 2025 Update, Dec 6 –The likelihood of the Galaxy S8’s front facing camera packing auto focusing abilities has just ticked up another few percentage points. The company’s recently filed trademark for the term “Smart AF” has been uncovered at the European Union Intellectual Property Office....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. 10 of the worst-named smartphones of all time June 01, 2025 As Shakespeare so eloquently put it, “a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet,” but I’m not sure that the phrase applies so much in today’s world of fashionable technology. After all, no-one wants to reel off an embarrassing name when your buddy catches a look at your shiny new smartphone....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A find for design: Jonathan Adler Moto X Pure Limited Editions on sale for $299.99 July 07, 2025 AsMotorola’s Moto X Pure Edition (2015)gradually begins to age and give way towhatever Lenovo launches later in the year, sales are starting to spring up. The latest – and perhaps greatest – involves none other than the three Limited Edition Moto X Pure devices designed by Jonathan Adler....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. A peek inside of Samsung’s mobile device factory in Gumi, South Korea June 16, 2025 We have all heard the many horror stories about the insides of mobile device factories including talks of high suicide rates, dangerous conditions and poor wages.Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) in particularhas come under fire over the last few years for its factory conditions, though it’s far from the only facility to have ran into troubles....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Android Things 1.0 is now available for your IoT projects July 05, 2025 Ahead of Tuesday’sGoogle I/O 2018developer conference, the company has decided to launch the first non-preview version of Android Things, its operating system designed for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Android Things 1.0 is now available for developers to download. Android Things wasfirst announced in December 2016as the successor to the earlierProject Brillofor IoT products and projects....