Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ earlier this year, which means the next major flagship will be the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Samsung traditionally launches the new Note phones in late Summer/early Fall. A report from Bloomberg claims the Galaxy Note 9 will be announced at an "Unpacked" event on August 9th.
Bloomberg doesn't get...
Google has announced three new phones will be available on the Project Fi network. The Moto G6, LG G7 ThinQ, and freshly announced LG V35 ThinQ will be coming soon to Project Fi. These devices join the Pixel phones, Nexus devices, and the Moto X4 on Google's MVNO. Project Fi has been praised by consumers, but one...
The Pixel 2 XL was almost universally praised when it launched, but it had one issue that everyone seemed to notice. The LG-made OLED was consistently blasted in reviews. As time went on, Google tightened up quality control and the displays seemed to get better. Hopefully, we won't have a repeat of the situation this year...
The LG V35 ThinQ has popped up on our radar a few times in the last couple of months. Today, LG has made the device official. The previous reports were all true: it has an OLED display without a display notch and it's exclusive to AT&T. This is the third V Series phone LG has...
Hot off the heels of their announcement of the Nokia 5.1, 3.1, and 2.1, HMD Global has shared some good news regarding Android P. The company's Global Marketing Manager, Niel Broadley, confirmed that Android P will be coming to the entire Nokia portfolio. This is part of their commitment to fast and pure updates.
All devices from...
HMD Global has announced three new devices in their budget Nokia line. The Nokia 2.1, Nokia 3.1, and Nokia 5.1 are all firmly in the low-end to the mid-range category, just like their predecessors from last year.
Nokia 2.1
Nokia 2.1
OS
Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition)
Display
5.5-inch 16:9 720p (1280x720)
Chipset
Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4x1.40GHz Cortex A53
GPU
Adreno 308
RAM
1GB
Storage
8GB, MicroSD slot
Rear camera
8MP
Front...
The notch has officially made its way to Android One devices. At least that's what appears to be the case in a new leaked image of a device called "Motorola One Power." There are a lot of strange things about this phone, regardless of the display notch. This Android One device marks a return of...
Chrome OS development has really picked up in the last few months. With the Play Store on a lot of Chromebooks now, Google has been putting a lot of focus on the Android experience within Chrome OS. That means optimizing the OS for touch screens and bringing over some features from Android. We've seen a...
Dirac is a Sweden-based audio company that provides some of the tech found in Xiaomi, OPPO, Huawei, and OnePlus devices. They work with OEMs to optimize the sound quality in smartphone speakers, which are notorious for being bad. The technology can have a drastic impact on mobile devices. Check out our interview with Dirac's general...
Last time we checked in on the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T, they were receiving an OxygenOS Open Beta update with a few new features. Today, OnePlus has begun rolling out OxygenOS 5.0.3 to the OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T. This is a full stable release for all devices. The update includes Face Unlock, the latest...
Substratum is one of the most popular Android modding tools available today. There's a huge community of talented people who have created awesome themes and mods. Now that a majority of new devices are running Android Oreo, you'll be required to purchase the Andromeda add-on to use Substratum. It will be on sale for 50%...
Last week, Google announced a revamped YouTube Music service. It will have an ad-supported free tier and a paid "Premium" tier. Understandably, Google Play Music users have been wondering about how this new service will affect them. Google has been slowly sharing more information about the future of Play Music.
According to The Verge, Google confirmed that...
