Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 is an excellent choice for those looking to try a foldable smartphone form factor. Right now, it is particularly a great time to snag the flip device as it falls to a record-low price of $930 at Amazon ahead of the October Prime Day sale.
Which smartphone has the best camera? That’s exactly what we wanted to find out in our camera blind test and went on a photo tour with four of the newest flagship smartphones, namely the iPhone 16 Pro, the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Following that, you were able to vote for a week over 14 scenes as to which of the four smartphones took the best photos. The highlight of the camera blind test? You don’t know which smartphone captured each photo.
The Xiaomi Mix Flip is Xiaomi’s first foldable clamshell smartphone to hit the market. It’s also the only credible competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 (review). In this review, I will let you know whether Xiaomi’s breakthrough star stepping on Samsung’s turf is a success or not.
Following the initial rollout of One UI 6.1.1 on the Galaxy S24 series in early September and a subsequent release on the Galaxy S23 and last year’s foldables and tablets, the update is starting to hit older devices, particularly the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3. But instead of bringing fresh Galaxy AI features, the software for these dated models comes with non-Galaxy AI upgrades. Here’s what is included in this update.
Motorola is growing its ThinkPhone family with the introduction of the ThinkPhone 25. While the original ThinkPhone is something that you can’t buy normally, the new ThinkPhone 25 will be available for everyone looking for an extra tough and extra secure Android smartphone. And it will be cheaper and more compact.
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With the month of October rolling in, plenty of bargains are already popping out ahead of the next Prime Day. Over at Best Buy, you can now scoop up the Apple AirTag in a 4-pack set for $79 from the usual $99. This is a $19 (20 percent) reduction, breaking down each AirTag to $19, which is a worthy deal and cheaper than buying individually.
Samsung has followed Google’s pledge to provide users with up to 7 years of smartphone software updates. In addition to its flagship models, the company has extended this commitment to the new budget flagship phone, the Galaxy S24 FE, which is expected to receive OS upgrades until Android 21.
Samsung was one of the first major manufacturers to roll out generative AI features. And since launching Galaxy AI this year, all features remain accessible to users, which is unlike Google which has kept some Gemini features available under a paid subscription. However, it appears that this benefit for Galaxy users won’t run free forever, too.
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Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo surprised the Android world with an unexpected move: Vivo is the first major manufacturer to update one of its phones to the stable Android 15. This means that Vivo beat Android’s own company Google and industry giants Samsung and Oppo/OnePlus.
The Pixel phone family got bigger in 2024! Instead of the usual two-model launch like in previous years, Google dropped four new smartphone models at its “Made by Google” event. Confused by the naming choices and three different “Pro” versions? Check our comparison to see all their differences.