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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sorry, HUAWEI: Samsung can still make and sell phones in China June 08, 2025 Back in January, we updated you on theHuaweivs.Samsungpatent infringement lawsuit. The big news was that a Chinese court found in favor of HUAWEI in that dispute. The patent infringement had to do with Samsung using HUAWEI’s cellular technology and software patents in various Samsung devices, without paying HUAWEI the necessary licensing fees....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sprint CEO hints at an upcoming price hike, opens up on failed merger with T-Mobile July 12, 2025 Say what you will aboutSprint, but the carrier has been home to relatively aggressive deals over the years. Those deals seem to have caught up with the company, however, as Sprint CEO Marcelo Claire hinted that those days could soon be over....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Stunning sci-fi adventure Returner 77 out now on Google Play (Updated) August 03, 2025 Update (04/18):Fantastic, yes’ Returner 77 is now available to download from the Google Play Store. The stunning-looking adventure game is priced at $4.99 but after paying that you won’t have to spend any extra (no micro-transactions!) to experience the full game. You can grab the sci-fi/mystery title by hitting the button below....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Suunto’s new fitness watch is super light, boasts 100-hour battery life August 13, 2025 Update: June 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM ET:A previous version of this article stated that 3D and heat maps were available on the Suunto 5 Peak. However, these maps are only available in the Suunto app. We have corrected the error. Original article: August 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET:Suunto has made consistently reliable GPS watches for years, and one of its most popular offerings is getting a nice upgrade....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The LG G5 “Lite” just passed TENAA certifications June 10, 2025 The LG G5 is one of the most highly anticipated smartphones of 2016. With its unique modular body, it promises to bring a wholly different kind of smartphone accessory to the market in the form of “friends,” which can be used to augment various aspects of the device. However, there was somewhat of a stir when it was announced that Latin America wouldn’t be receiving the version of this device unveiled back in February at MWC....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tired of the same news stories in Google Now? You can now turn off updates from specific websites July 11, 2025 Sometimes I wonder where the heck the Search Giant grabs itsGoogle Nownews stories from. For how much the company knows us, it seems they are doing a lackluster job in this particular department. The issue is not being fixed quite yet, but at least you can make that stream of random news a bit better with time and a bit of effort....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Tough Indian market means Xiaomi may miss sales target July 06, 2025 Xiaomihas been one of the fastest growing smartphone companies for successive quarters and pitched a lofty sales target of 100 million unit this year back at the start of 2015. However, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is thought likely to miss this target by quite a margin, raising concerns about the company’s future growth prospects....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Using Street View and Geocoding in your Android app August 05, 2025 We’ve already looked at how you can use the Google Maps API toretrieve and display the user’s location, but this powerful API isn’t limited to sticking a pin in a map! In this article, we’ll be looking at some of the additional features that are included in the Google Maps API....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Where to buy the Motorola Moto Z4 (Update: Now available at Verizon!) July 19, 2025 Update: June 10, 2025 at 11:54 a.m. ET:The Moto Z4 is now available for purchase from Motorola, Amazon, Verizon, and other retailers. Check it out at the links below! Original article:Motorolaannounced the Moto Z4 on May 30. There weren’t many surprises thanks to the phone’spremature listing on Amazon, but we have new availability information....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Who will be the first manufacturer to 7nm? June 06, 2025 Last week,Samsungbegan making noise about its future generation7nm manufacturingtechnology that is expected to arrive in the coming years. Currently, Samsung and its main rivalTSMCare manufacturing 14nm and 16nm processors for smartphones, with Qualcomm’sSnapdragon 835and Samsung’sExynos 8895being the first to make use of Samsung’s latest 10nm FinFET node. New advancements in sub-10nm manufacturing will eventually lead to even more power efficient processors, and therefore better battery life and performance for our smartphones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Why is Apple still able to command such high prices for its iPhones? August 12, 2025 There was once a time when an iPhone was arguably much better than your flagship Android device, largely because Android as an OS was still very new and just getting its bearings. Times have certaintly changed and now there are more than a few Android phones that are arguably better than the new iPhones....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi 6X may arrive with beefy CPU, 20MP+12MP dual cameras (Update) August 22, 2025 Update (04/16/18 at 08:04 A.M.):Xiaomi has nowconfirmedthat the Mi 6X will indeed be unveiled on April 25 in Wuhan, China. The accompanying image (seen below) shows the back of the phone too, matching up well to the TENAA pictures. The announcement post [translated] also claims that the phone will have “dual 20MP cameras....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 camera review: The first 108MP phone camera August 04, 2025 One hundred and eight megapixels! That’s a gargantuan number for any camera, not just the sensor packed inside the Xiaomi Mi Note 10. With such a huge resolution, this camera is worthy of a thorough investigation. We’ll also take a detailed look at the smartphone’s full array of cameras....