Riptide GP: Renegade comes to NVIDIA SHIELD

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Riptide GP: Renegade comes to NVIDIA SHIELD August 16, 2025 Riptide GP has always been on our list of favorite Android racing games here at Android Authority. While the two previous installments in the Riptide GP series featured only a career mode and a series of tournaments, Renegade takes things to a whole new level. You now have a story to play out in the game, and you get to play both a racer as well as a fugitive....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Colleen Erickson

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, Core Prime, HTCDesire 626s and more now available from T-Mobile

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, Core Prime, HTCDesire 626s and more now available from T-Mobile Jun 30, 2025 About a week ago we told you that T-Mobile would soonbegin selling a few budget-friendly Android smartphones, and that day has finally come. Starting today, customers will be able to purchase the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy Core Prime and HTCDesire 626s, all for $0 down....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Heather Lee

Samsung Galaxy S30 Plus battery capacity leaked: How big is it? (Update)

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S30 Plus battery capacity leaked: How big is it? (Update) July 09, 2025 Update, July 09, 2025 (2:10 AM ET): More details of the Samsung Galaxy S30 series’ batteries have now surfaced via China’s 3C certification agency. Two battery models, namely EB-BG996ABY and EB-BG991ABY, have been spotted byMySmartPrice. Based on the model number, EB-BG996ABY likely belongs to the Galaxy S30 Plus and packs a rated capacity of 4,660mAh....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Roger Robles

Samsung set to build its own GPUs for low-cost phones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung set to build its own GPUs for low-cost phones August 16, 2025 Samsung is believed to be working on its first in-house graphics processing units (GPUs) for smartphones and cars. The company has listed several GPU engineer jobs onLinkedIn, as pointed out byWinFuture.de(vialiliputing), though firm details regarding the project are scarce. WinFuturesuggests that Samsung intends to first use the smartphone chips for its low-end devices, while continuing to tap Arm for flagship GPUs....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Ralph Chandler

Samsung who? Google’s recommended rugged phones are all from niche companies

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung who? Google’s recommended rugged phones are all from niche companies July 30, 2025 Earlier this year, Google launched itsAndroid Enterprise Recommendedprogram — a list of devices Google has vetted as being a good fit for enterprise customers. If a device meetsGoogle’s exhaustive criteria, it gets added to the (relatively) short list. That list currently includes most flagship devices from most of the major brands, including theGoogle Pixel 2(naturally), theBlackBerry KEY2, theSony Xperia XZ2, theHUAWEI P20 Pro, and theLG V30, among others....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Katherine Willis

Samsung's new slim image sensors could be used in future bezel-less smartphones

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung’s new slim image sensors could be used in future bezel-less smartphones July 08, 2025 Samsunghas helped a great deal to promote the current trend of smartphones with nearly bezel-free displays, thanks to the success of theGalaxy S8 and S8 Plus, and more recently theGalaxy Note 8. Today, the company announced it has developed two new camera image sensors that offer high-end hardware with a slim design, which could be used in future bezel-less smartphones....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Stefanie Melendez

Spotify rumored to be creating its own wearable device

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Spotify rumored to be creating its own wearable device July 04, 2025 It looks like the popular streaming music serviceSpotifywants to get into the hardware market. A recently posted job listing for the company confirm that it is looking to hire a “Sr Project Manager – Hardware”, with the description stating that person will lead Spotify’s efforts “to deliver hardware directly from Spotify to existing and new customers....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Marcus Krueger

T-Mobile starts selling the big-screen LG Stylo 3 Plus for $225

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. T-Mobile starts selling the big-screen LG Stylo 3 Plus for $225 June 28, 2025 If you are looking to get a smartphone similar to a headset in the Samsung Galaxy Note series, but without a premium price,T-Mobile’slatest phone might be worth a look. The LG Stylo 3 Plus combines a large 5.7-inch display with an included stylus pen for the mid-range price of $225 without a contract....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Jonathan Smith

The Google Pixel 3 XL already has an unboxing video. Seriously.

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Google Pixel 3 XL already has an unboxing video. Seriously. August 07, 2025 By the timeGoogleactually has its hardware event in October to formally launch theGoogle Pixel 3 XL, the audience will likely take the time to head to the bathroom. Why? Because anything Google announces will be old hat by that point. After a slew of Pixel 3 XL’shit the black market, anyone with $2,000 in their pocket could buy an unreleased, early version of the upcoming flagship....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Ashlee Glass

The Last Pebble: Pebble 2 review and commentary with MrMobile

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Last Pebble: Pebble 2 review and commentary with MrMobile July 30, 2025 Marking the end of an era, thePebble 2is the last of its kind, the last smartwatch from the now sold, but long-beloved company. Many Pebble fans may not even get their hands on the latest, and last smartwatch not made under theFitbitbrand. In case you missed the news, Fitbit, one of the biggest fitness tracker companies in the world,bought most of Pebble’s assetsin December....

August 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1050 words · Elizabeth Smith

The most premium Galaxy S10 model might cost €1599 in Europe

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The most premium Galaxy S10 model might cost €1599 in Europe June 28, 2025 Galaxy handsets don’t leak, they pour. Over the weekend, Evan Blass shared acase renderof all three upcoming Galaxy S10 handsets. Now,TuttoAndroidreportedly has the details on storage options, pricing, colors, and availability for the entireGalaxy S10 lineup. As expected based on previous trends, Samsung will be releasing most of its upcoming flagships with 6GB or 8GB of RAM....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Andrew Hayes

The OnePlus Nord 2 CE specs may have just leaked

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The OnePlus Nord 2 CE specs may have just leaked July 30, 2025 TheOnePlus Nord CElaunched earlier this year, essentially being a cut-down version of the great OnePlus Nord released last year. We thought the original Nord and devices like the Redmi Note 10 Pro were more attractive propositions for most, but it looks like OnePlus could be taking another stab at the Nord CE series....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · John Harper

These could be the specs of the Snapdragon chipset that'll power 2022 flagships

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. These could be the specs of the Snapdragon chipset that’ll power 2022 flagships July 16, 2025 TheSnapdragon 888is fairly new and its successor is only expected to be announced sometime in December. However, leaks have already started pouring in for Qualcomm’s next marquee chipset that’ll power flagship phones in 2022. Reliable tipsterEvan Blasshas revealed what could be the complete spec sheet of the SM8450....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Suzanne Hernandez