Report: Motorola planning a launch event for June 9th

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Motorola planning a launch event for June 9th June 16, 2025 The past few weeks have seen more than theirfair share of leaks, perhaps few as enticing as aproto Moto. Despite not being confirmed yet or even officially named, a number of Motorola devices have been making the rounds, including what many are calling the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Pro....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Reginald Bond

Report: The average Android phone offered nearly 100GB storage in 2020

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: The average Android phone offered nearly 100GB storage in 2020 July 13, 2025 The averageAndroid smartphonepacked less internal storage than the average iPhone in 2020, according to a new report byCounterpoint. The average Android smartphone held 95.7GB of internal storage compared to 140.9GB for iOS devices. With these two figures combined, 2020 marks the first time the average smartphone storage figure has crossed the 100GB mark....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Michele Wilson

Right when we're talking about Android Q, here's HTCwith its Android Pie plans

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Right when we’re talking about Android Q, here’s HTCwith its Android Pie plans June 12, 2025 With the first Android Q developer preview supposedlydropping any day now, it’s easy to forgetHTCis still lagging when it comes to itsAndroid 9 Pierollout. HTCfinally provided a status update on Twitter for device owners, though they won’t like what they read. According to HTC, it’s still working on the Pie update for theHTC U11,U11 Plus, andU12 Plus....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Derek Meza

Samsung Brazil tried to pass off stock photos as Galaxy A8 samples

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Brazil tried to pass off stock photos as Galaxy A8 samples August 24, 2025 Smartphone cameras have improved in leaps and bounds over the past few years, but it seems like Samsung Brazil didn’t feel confident enough in theGalaxy A8‘s front camera setup. Twitter user @feliperas (h/t:Android Police) noticed that Samsung’s Brazilian division was using two stock photos when posting tweets about the Galaxy A8’s selfie prowess....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Natalie Thompson

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) review

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) review August 13, 2025 Samsung refreshed the Galaxy A series of smartphones late last year, and as was the case with the original line, the lineup covers a variety of smartphones across the size, specifications, and price spectrum. Starting with theGalaxy S6, Samsung certainly seems to have found its path with regards to design and build quality, wand these carriers over to the the mid-range Galaxy A line, which all feature premium metal and glass unibody constructions....

June 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1547 words · Jose Lewis

Samsung Galaxy S5 gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, by accident

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S5 gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, by accident July 23, 2025 Samsung recently announced anAndroid 6.0 Marshmallowbeta program for theGalaxy S6andGalaxy S6 Edgein South Korea and the United Kingdom. So it came as a big surprise when one lucky Galaxy S5 owner received an OTA notification for the Android 6.0.1 update. Mix Tech was quick to do a preview of theSamsung Galaxy S5runningAndroid 6....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Nicholas Anderson

Samsung has raised the bar for Android updates

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung has raised the bar for Android updates August 12, 2025 Samsung had a surprising announcement for us at theGalaxy Note 20 serieslaunch, as it confirmed alengthier commitment to updatesfor its recent smartphones, foldable devices, and tablets. More specifically, the firm says it’s now offering three years/generations of Android version upgrades instead of two. This applies to the Galaxy S10 series onwards (including the S10 Lite), the Galaxy Note 10 family onwards (including the Galaxy Note 10 Lite), the Galaxy A51 and higher, the Galaxy Tab S6 range and upwards, and all the firm’s foldables....

June 7, 2025 · 5 min · 952 words · Nancy Maxwell

Samsung makes the Galaxy A9 official: Snapdragon 652, 3GB of RAM, 4000mAh battery

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung makes the Galaxy A9 official: Snapdragon 652, 3GB of RAM, 4000mAh battery August 25, 2025 Aftergetting caught by China’s TENAAearlier today anda few big leaksfrom the beginning of December,Samsunghas finally taken the wraps off its heavily-rumoredGalaxy A9handset in China. As of right now we don’t have the entire list of specifications, though the ones we do know are pretty nice....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Donna Ramirez

Samsung posts best Q1 results ever, despite declining smartphone profitability

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung posts best Q1 results ever, despite declining smartphone profitability June 12, 2025 Samsung has released its financial report for the first quarter of the year that ended on March 31. As expected, the first three months of the year have been great for the tech giant, as it generated 50.55 trillion won or around $45 billion in revenue....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Michael Sullivan

Samsung's latest budget phone sports a 90Hz AMOLED screen (Update: India price)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s latest budget phone sports a 90Hz AMOLED screen (Update: India price) July 19, 2025 Update: June 12, 2025 (2 AM ET): The Samsung Galaxy A32 4G variant is now listed in India. The phone, packing a 90Hz AMOLED screen and 64MP rear shooter, is nowpriced at Rs. 21,999(~$299) on Samsung’s official site. Original article: August 14, 2025 (2:28 AM ET): TheSamsung Galaxy A32launched earlier this month packing smooth lines and 5G smarts....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Cindy Rodriguez

Samsung's next big hardware splash could happen on August 3

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s next big hardware splash could happen on August 3 June 10, 2025 Samsung has reportedlyhaltedthe production of theGalaxy S21 FE, but that doesn’t mean its other upcoming devices are not on schedule. Reliable leaker Max Weinbach has revealed the possible launch date for Samsung’s newsmartwatchesandfoldable phones. According to Weinbach’s not co cryptic tweet, theGalaxy Watch 4, Watch Active 4,Galaxy Z Flip 3, and Galaxy Z Fold 3could launch on August 3....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · William Collier

Sequel to World of Final Fantasy arrives by year's end for Android

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sequel to World of Final Fantasy arrives by year’s end for Android August 15, 2025 With almost 500 thousand copies sold worldwide, it appears that, inSquare Enix‘s eyes, 2016’sWorld of Final Fantasymore than merited a sequel. It’s just interesting that the sequel,World of Final Fantasy: Meli-Melo, would be exclusive to mobile and arrive by the end of 2017. For those unfamiliar with the original,World of Final Fantasylet you play as twins hoping to regain their memories as they travel to various locations and get involved in different conflicts....

June 7, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Elizabeth Moore

Showdown: Raspberry Pi 2 vs ODROID C1 vs HummingBoard vs MIPS Creator CI20 (updated)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Showdown: Raspberry Pi 2 vs ODROID C1 vs HummingBoard vs MIPS Creator CI20 (updated) June 25, 2025 The 2012 release of the original Raspberry Pi created a whole movement of hobbyists, developers, and educationalists, who used the ARM based platform to create, hack, and teach. Although the Raspberry Pi wasn’t the first Single Board Computer (SBC) on the market, it succeeded for three important reasons....

June 7, 2025 · 11 min · 2201 words · Juan Serrano