Smartphones

Motorola brings Android 17 to 50+ ... Motorola brings Android 17 to 50+ phones — but budget models face a long wait Motorola beat Samsung to stable Android 17, but the rollout is tiered: flagship owners get it first, while Moto G buyers may wait until early 2027. yesterday
Honor Robot Phone's repair bills are ... Honor Robot Phone's repair bills are almost as eye-watering as its price tag The gimbal camera alone costs $455 to replace—nearly a third of the base price. Here's the full breakdown before you consider importing one. Aug. 21, 2026, 4:46 p.m.
Fairphone 6+ earns a perfect 10/10 ... Fairphone 6+ earns a perfect 10/10 repairability score from iFixit The modular Android phone lets you swap 12 components with a single screwdriver — and it's now sold directly in the US for the first time. Aug. 20, 2026, 9:04 p.m.
Google Pixel 11 goes on sale: ... Google Pixel 11 goes on sale: more storage, higher prices, and one foldable caveat The Pixel 11 lineup is now available in 20+ countries, but the Pro Fold is blocked in five EU markets — and the base price is up $40. Aug. 20, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
Android 17 will kill memory-hogging apps ... Android 17 will kill memory-hogging apps — here's what changes Google is enforcing strict per-app RAM limits in Android 17, with a two-stage system that compresses then kills processes that go too far. Aug. 20, 2026, 6:51 p.m.
Nothing OS 5.0 gets an announcement ... Nothing OS 5.0 gets an announcement date — but not every phone makes the cut Nothing will reveal its Android 17-based OS update on August 25, and three older devices are already confirmed as left behind. Aug. 20, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: official reveal ... Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: official reveal set for August 27 Samsung confirms the Fan Edition event date, but leaked pricing and an Exynos chip raise questions about whether this "value" phone still delivers value. Aug. 20, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Xiaomi's next flagship will run its ... Xiaomi's next flagship will run its own chip — and it's almost here Xiaomi has confirmed a new in-house Xuanjie processor is coming, teased from a mystery smartphone that could arrive as soon as Q3 2026. Aug. 19, 2026, 1:23 p.m.
Fairphone (Gen. 6+): A Smartphone You ... Fairphone (Gen. 6+): A Smartphone You Can Fix Yourself and Keep for a Decade! Fairphone (Gen. 6+) offers support until 2033 and a design that can be repaired with a single screwdriver. Aug. 18, 2026, 6:25 p.m.
Redmi K100 Pro Max and K90 ... Redmi K100 Pro Max and K90 Pro Max have a secret second NFC antenna Xiaomi quietly added a top-edge NFC antenna to its latest flagships — a convenience upgrade that Samsung also slipped into the Galaxy S26 without mentioning it. Aug. 18, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
Samsung is building two more wide-screen ... Samsung is building two more wide-screen foldables for 2027 After the Galaxy Fold 8 broke preorder records, Samsung is planning a five-model Z9 lineup that includes a second wide Fold optimized for widescreen video — and a new TriFold. Aug. 17, 2026, 8:03 p.m.
Samsung Galaxy S22 gets a second ... Samsung Galaxy S22 gets a second life with official LineageOS support LineageOS 23 adds official nightly builds for the S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra just as Samsung closes the book on major updates — keeping four-year-old flagship hardware relevant for years more. Aug. 17, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
Redmi Note 17 Pro Max lands ... Redmi Note 17 Pro Max lands globally August 27 with a 9,210 mAh battery Xiaomi's biggest Redmi yet packs nearly double the battery capacity of most flagship phones — at a mid-range price of around €600. Aug. 17, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Vivo Y31T leaks with a 7200mAh ... Vivo Y31T leaks with a 7200mAh battery and dual IP ratings for under $300 Vivo's next budget phone pairs a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip with one of the biggest batteries in its class — plus rare IP66 and IP68 water resistance. Aug. 17, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
Memory crisis wipes out the $100 ... Memory crisis wipes out the $100 smartphone in America US sales of sub-$100 phones collapsed 64% in Q2 2026 as soaring memory chip costs make the cheapest handsets economically unviable. Aug. 16, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
Sub-$100 smartphones are nearly extinct — ... Sub-$100 smartphones are nearly extinct — and AI is to blame Memory prices driven up by AI datacenter demand have gutted the budget phone market. Sales of phones under $100 collapsed 64% in Q2 2026, and the new floor is $200. Aug. 15, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
Apple's foldable iPhone Ultra may launch ... Apple's foldable iPhone Ultra may launch in the US first, with months-long delays elsewhere A DRAM shortage and tough quality controls on the hinge and display mean initial stock will be extremely limited — and some markets may wait until early 2027. Aug. 14, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
Sony Xperia 1 VIII: the last ... Sony Xperia 1 VIII: the last flagship with a headphone jack and microSD slot Sony's new €1,499 flagship keeps the ports everyone else dropped — and it's selling well because of it. Aug. 14, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
Google VP confirms Tensor G6 is ... Google VP confirms Tensor G6 is still 3nm — same node as the chip it replaces A Google executive has confirmed the Tensor G6 inside the Pixel 11 uses TSMC's 3nm process, not 2nm as widely rumored — leaving it well behind Samsung and Apple on chip manufacturing. Aug. 14, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
Xiaomi's next foldable ditches the tall ... Xiaomi's next foldable ditches the tall book style for a squarer screen Leaked images show a 7.6-inch 4:3 display, an in-house XRing O3 chip, and a 6,000mAh battery — putting it on a collision course with Samsung's Z Fold 8 Wide. Aug. 13, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
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