Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm announces Quick Charge 3 Plus with faster charging and affordability June 09, 2025 Qualcomm has announced Quick Charge 3 Plus, the next generation of the company’s widely used charging technology. The company is promising even faster charging and cheaper prices for future Android devices that support the technology. The technology will be made available for theSnapdragon 765 and 765Gfirst....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Redmi Note 8 series announced: Quad cameras, capable silicon for under $150 July 22, 2025 Update, July 23, 2025 (9:06AM ET):Xiaomi announced the Redmi Note 8 series in China earlier today, but when will we see the phones launch outside its home market? Well, Xiaomi global vice-president Manu Kumar Jain has issued a tentative Indian launch date on Twitter. Jain notes that testing and certification could take roughly eight weeks, meaning we might see the Redmi Note 8 devices in the market by the end of October or beginning of November....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Reflection, glare, and… moths? July 16, 2025 No, you don’t need to check the URL. You haven’t somehow been sent to an insect collecting site. This is still the good ol’Android Authorityyou know and love, and I’m still here to tell you about some new developments in display technology. Stick around, we’ll get to the moths in a bit....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Report: Samsung to begin mass-producing the Galaxy Note 7 in July, 5M units by release June 06, 2025 Given the rapid rate at which news of Samsung’s unannouncedGalaxy Note 7is disseminating from the leak ledger, it’s safe to say that within mere weeks, the phone itself will be spotted in a hands-on holding not unlikewhat happened last year. With anexpected launch of August 2nd, the floodgates are surely about to open, and indeed already have: just yesterday The Korea Heraldconfirmed an iris scanner....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung cuts the Galaxy Z Flip 5G’s price by $250 August 12, 2025 If you’ve wanted a foldable phone but were put off by the steep prices, the decision might now be a little easier. Samsung has permanently cut the price of the unlockedGalaxy Z Flip 5Gto$1,199.99— a $250 drop. That makes the Galaxy Z Flip 5G the lowest-priced foldable phone Samsung offers, and puts it well below the $1,999....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung explains how it wants to differentiate its app store July 07, 2025 At the GamesBeat Summit 2016 event, VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashiinterviewedvice president of emerging platforms Mihai Pohontu. Pohontu revealed the company’s looming plans for their dedicated app store, and of particular interest is their coming investment in games. Samsung has already had a modicum of success with their Samsung-exclusive line of differentiated apps, and they’re excited about the work they’ve been doing with CNN, Expedia, Lyft, and others in the Made for Samsung program....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 review (video) July 29, 2025 It seems as if Samsung is on a quest to offer a smartphone in just about every size. While many don’t like big phones like the Note 2, Samsung decided to go even further with the Galaxy Mega 5.8, the little brother of the Galaxy Mega 6.3, which is easily one of the largest smartphones on the market....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs iPhone 6s Plus August 09, 2025 For a lot of people, the only comparison worth making in the smartphone world is between the latest and greatest from Samsung and Apple, and with their respective flagship release cycles out of sync, we have a new comparison to make every six months. It’s Samsung with a new device on offer this time around, and while the latest large display iPhone is an “s” iteration, Apple introduced some key features and upgrades that aren’t usually seen with these versions....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Sony Q1 profits surge, despite making a loss on smartphones July 13, 2025 Sonyhas just released its financial results for Q1 2015, which has seen the company’s profit jump by a huge 39 percent compared with the previous year. However, Sony’s mobile division fared less well, with sales falling by 16 percent year-on-year. Starting with the good news, overall quarterly revenue reached $14....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The future of facial recognition blends AI and IR Aug 14, 2025 Facial recognition technology is quickly becoming the cornerstone of modern technological security solutions. Be it from simplyunlocking your smartphoneto registering access in and out of a secure office block. There’s no denying that simply lifting your phone to your face is much more convenient than finding the correct fingerprint alignment....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. WhatsApp’s new update brings Snapchat-like camera features July 23, 2025 It seems everyone wants to be like Snapchat,especiallyFacebook. First, it wasInstagram Stories, and then it launcheda separate app called Lifestage, and just a few days ago, we heard that it was testingMessenger Day in Poland. Well, it seems like Facebook’s efforts to Snapchat-ify itself isn’t quite over yet.We saw it in the beta version earlier this month, and now it’s official: Facebook-owned WhatsApp is getting new camera features that borrow heavily from Snapchat....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Windows 11 beta impressions: Stirred, not shaken August 25, 2025 Windows has been at the center of the PC business for so long now that it is impossible to imagine a world without it. While it has had its highs and lows, Windows 10 has been a relatively stable release. Now with Windows 11 on the horizon, the stakes aren’t too high....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Acer launches new Chromebooks, debuts MediaTek’s long-awaited Kompanio chip August 03, 2025 Acer unveiled three newChromebooksatCES 2022, refreshing its existing mid-range and premium portfolio with the latest chips from Intel and MediaTek. Notably, the most powerful model of the trio is powered by MediaTek’s Kompanio 1380 processor. While we’ve seen several Chromebooks feature MediaTek processors so far, they’ve all traded performance for a lower price point — typically targeting the sub-$400 market....