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This week in Android: OnePlus 7T Pro review, a super long phone, and more!
August 14, 2025
This week saw a few big announcements, most notably theOnePlus 7T Pro. It’sincredibly similarto the OnePlus 7 Pro from earlier in the year, with the notable exception thatit won’t be available in the United States.
Essential’s controversial founder Andy Rubin alsotweeted out a new devicethis week, which despite appearances is in fact a phone and not a remote control. HTCCEO Yves Maitres mentioned that the company islooking to get back into the premium smartphone market, but it’s unlikely that HTCwill ever climb back to the heights of 2013’sHTC One M7.
One the review front, we published our reviews of theOnePlus 7T Pro,vivo V17 Pro,Motorola One Action,Samsung Galaxy M30s,Redmi 8, andHUAWEI Watch GT 2. Techtober is indeed in full swing.
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