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This week in Android: CES 2019 is here!
August 03, 2025
TheConsumer Electronics Showkicks off our new year and we’ve got amassive list of what we plan to see. We’ll have a huge team on the ground covering all forms of electronics including smartphones, tablets, TVs, IoT, and everything in between. Will we see afoldable Samsung phone? Will we get any surprises likelast year’s vivo Nex in-screen fingerprint reader? We’ll be bringing it all.
Plus, after crunching the data from ourBest of Android awardswe found six phones that were cheating benchmark scoresin the performance category. Turns out some phones we tested really open the floodgates when they detected a benchmark app running. Fortunately, we thought of that and worked with Geekbench to catch them red-handed. And yes, we name names.
Plus,Apple had a really bad quarterwhich may indicate trouble in the industry at large, welook back on 2018 by the numbers, andlook forward with our 2019 tech predictions.
Here are your top stories for the week
10:05 –CES 2019: what to expect
We’ll have close to two dozen team members on the ground at CES. Here’s what we’re expecting to see.
42:35 –Phones we caught cheating benchmarks in 2018
We tested dozens of phones for ourBest of Android awardsand we found six of them that were less-than-honest. Want to know who?
52:30 –Apple cuts revenue estimates, blames weak iPhone sales, cheap battery replacements
Appleowns 80 percent of the $800+ smartphone market, but that’s not necessarily a good thing.
Meanwhile, here are some stories we couldn’t cover on the podcast
10 tech predictions from the staff of Android Authority
Looking ahead to 2019, we make a few predictions on what we expect to see this last year of the decade.
2018 rewind: by the numbers
We’re breaking down 2018 with some notable digits from the year that was.
Consumer AT&T 5G speedtest is similar to 4G speedtest ¯_(ツ)_/¯
AT&T is claiming 5G internet speeds. Well, not so fast… literally.
Essential in 2019: A clouded future
Essential has had quite the roller coaster ride for the past two years. Will 2019 be any better? We have reason to believe it might be.
HTC in 2019: Last chance saloon
And speaking of struggling companies in 2019, let’s talk about HTC.
How much faster is the OnePlus 6T McLaren’s Warp Charge 30?
TheOnePlus 6T McLaren Editionshipped with a warp charger, and it turns out it is super fast like its namesake.
Who wants to win a Google Pixel 3 XL?
This week, we’re giving away a brand newGoogle Pixel 3 XL.Enter this week’s Sunday giveawayfor your chance to win!
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