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This year has been quite unpredictable for the smartphone market, and the ride appears to be far from over. After forecasting a 2.6% annual growth in February and then decreasing it to just 0.6% in May, IDC has once again adjusted its prediction. The culprit – better growth of iOS than anyone has expected.In the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone …

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the iPhone route meant living in Apple’s walled garden. And while there are absolutely benefits to that kind of approach, …

In the ‘90s, the term “smartphone” emerged to denote devices with “advanced computing” features that allowed you to do more than just make calls. But if we’re being honest, applying that label to pocket-sized gadgets that ran cut-down versions of desktop PC apps with half-baked UIs was kind of overselling it. More recently though, we’ve seen handsets like those from …

A groundbreaking biosensor powered by protein design and smartphone cameras could transform how we measure the body’s stress hormone, cortisol, bringing lab-level precision to point-of-care testing. Credit: Shutterstock A protein-based biosensor measures cortisol with high accuracy. Smartphone compatibility makes stress testing more accessible. Cortisol plays a key role in regulating essential body functions such as blood pressure and metabolism, and …

TOKYO – Nearly 70 percent of popular Japanese smartphone games have introduced external payment systems for items and services to avoid hefty commission fees from U.S. tech giants Google LLC and Apple Inc., a Kyodo News tally showed. The move comes ahead of a new Japanese law tightening regulations on Google and Apple, which dominate smartphone platforms, set to take …

Primary: Light Hunter 800, 50 MP, 1/1.55-inch, OIS, 13.2 EV dynamic range Telephoto: 50 MP, f/2.2, 2.5x optical zoom Ultra-wide: 8 MP, f/2.2, 112° FoV Front-facing: 32 MP, 1080p/60 FPS video The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus comes in one of four colour options, which loosely translate as Azure Blue, Cedar White, Midnight is Dark, and The Mist is Purple. …

Since it was in June, Trump Mobile has committed to an increasingly-surreal smoke-and-mirrors approach to its promised T1 smartphone. Despite the initial claims that the phone would be made in the United States, it seemed that it was accurate. The “Made in USA” claims were from the Trump Mobile website at a later date. spotted the latest bizarre wrinkle to …

Google didn’t need to make its own smartphone. Even though the company spent several years having other manufacturers build phones it could slap its “Nexus” branding on, selling hardware is not core to Google’s business. Things like advertising and Search still handily dwarf the inroads the company’s made as a smartphone manufacturer, and that will likely remain true for the …

The rising demand for the best foldable phones is great for Samsung and not so great for Apple. Now, a new report shows Samsung is eating into Apple’s market lead in the U.S. after the iPhone maker saw a rare double-digit dip last quarter. In the second quarter of 2025, Apple’s market share in the U.S. fell from 56% to …

Why you can trust Android Central Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. TCL may not be the most exciting name in mobile, but that doesn’t mean the company is sitting on its hands. Last year, the company introduced its new …