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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo Switch Lite: Which one should you buy? July 26, 2025 If you have dreams of capturing Pokemon or exploring Hyrule with Link, you’re ready for the Switch. Right now, Nintendo offers two different models, so how do you choose the right one? Well, there are key differences between the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite, so let’s break it down for you....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. OPPO R7s review July 14, 2025 What we like What we don’t like Our scores OPPO may not be particularly well-known outside of its home market, but that is something that is slowly changing, with the Chinese OEM having some fantastic devices on offer these days. With their latest smartphone release, OPPO is looking to bolster their mid-range portfolio with yet another variant of the OPPOR7, with the new addition to the series falling in between the original and the largeR7 Plus, at least in terms of size....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm reveals “large customer’s flagship” won’t use Snapdragon 810, all signs point to Samsung June 20, 2025 A week ago, to the date,we first caught wind of a report from Bloomberg claiming that Samsung would be relying on its own Exynos processors for the Galaxy S6, with the biggest reason being that Samsung had reportedly ran into overheating issues while testing out the Snapdragon 810....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Qualcomm’s new platform brings wider Wi-Fi 6 and 6E support to mesh routers August 14, 2025 Between the rapid proliferation of connected-home peripherals, higher data use acrossstreaming servicesand faster internet speeds, a single router just doesn’t cut it for most users. Mesh routershave stepped in to fill the gap through their promise of increased coverage and more bandwidth for a higher number of devices....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Exynos 7904 targets India with triple camera, 4K recording support July 02, 2025 Ahead of the launch of theGalaxy M series, Samsung hasintroducedits new Exynos 7904 chipset. The company claims that the system-on-chip has been designed with the Indian audience in mind and as such, has features liketriple-camerasupport as well as superior processing power. The CPU ships in anocta-coreconfiguration where it combines two Cortex-A73 cores with six Cortex-A53 cores....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung Galaxy S9 unseats iPhone X as the best smartphone display, says DisplayMate August 19, 2025 TheGalaxy S9 and S9 Plusare barely a week old, but the plaudits are already coming in thick and fast. Now,DisplayMatehas chimed in on the praise by proclaiming that the Galaxy S9’s display is worthy of its “highest ever A+” grade. TheDisplayMateteam even go as far as calling the device’s AMOLED panel the “most innovative and high performance smartphone display” it has ever tested, out-matching thereigningiPhone Xon multiple fronts and becoming the only display to receive an “All Green” rating in all categories....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Samsung to release monthly security updates to its Android devices in wake of Stagefright exploit August 23, 2025 A number of mobile devicesonAT&TandSprinthave already begun receiving security patches for theStagefrightexploit in Android. Most of the devices that are already receiving updates are fromSamsung, and that’s not a coincidence. The Korean tech company has justannounceda new Android security update process that “fast tracks” security patches over the air when certain vulnerabilities are uncovered....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Spacebar in Gboard now says ‘Google’ and people hate it (Update: Reverting) August 10, 2025 Update, August 15, 2025 (04:15 PM ET):It appears either the update described below was a mistake or Google has quickly realized that people hate it because it’s already starting to revert back to the way it used to be. Users are now reporting that the Google-branded spacebar is no longer there and the Google search function has returned....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The Fossil Sport arrives with GPS, HR, and Qualcomm’s new smartwatch chip for $255 August 02, 2025 While there’s still a noticeable lack of smartphone manufacturersworking with Wear OS, Fossil is still churning outWear OS watchesleft and right. The company’s latest smartwatch, theFossil Sport, is perhaps its most exciting launch in some time — that’s because it’s powered by Qualcomm’s newSnapdragon Wear 3100 chipset....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. The newest Sprint unlimited plan includes free Amazon Prime, Hulu, and TIDAL July 13, 2025 Sprintmade a surprise late Friday announcement, revealing that it has launched a new unlimited plan. This oneis called Unlimited Premium, and it has a few features that might make it very attractive for many customers, even with its high price tag of $90 a month (with auto-pay) for one line....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Where to buy the best phones of 2017 (Update: KEYone Black Edition on sale in Canada) August 21, 2025 We’ve now crowned the winner of ourbest Android phone of 2017award, and you’re able to view all the results at the previous link. After testing the handsets in various categories, the best phone honor went to the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro, while you guys voted for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 as your favorite of the past 12 months....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. Xiaomi launches Mi Exchange program in India to make its phones even cheaper July 07, 2025 Xiaomi has detailed a new trade-in program for the Indian market designed to make its handsetseven more affordablefor consumers. Buyers can take advantage of the Mi Exchange program at any of the company’s 11 Mi Home stores across the region. Trade-in schemes have already proven to be popular in India, with manufacturers likeSamsungandOnePlusand retailers like Flipkart already running similar programs....

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission.Learn more. You can now pretend you’re working thanks to email scheduling in Gmail August 12, 2025 Believe it or not, butGmailwas first announced 15 years ago on July 30, 2025. It was pretty revolutionary for the time thanks to its massive 1GB storage limit for each user. Now, Google has marked the 15th anniversary of its email service by announcing thatemail schedulingis coming to the platform....