Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Budget smartphone sales plunged 20% year-on-year in Q4 2024, dragging down the overall US market despite a rise in premium phone sales. One reason appears to be that consumers in the sub-$300 segment are ...

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A growing street phone scam in New York City is defrauding victims of significant sums of money, with over $76,000 stolen last year. Criminals request a seemingly legitimate donation via transfer, after which they ...

TL;DR A purported real-world image of the Nothing Phone 3a has appeared online. The picture doesn’t show the phone’s design but reveals a triple-camera system. It also looks like we have some specs for the Nothing Phone 3a and a ...

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR President Donald Trump has announced plans to tariff foreign-made chips, including chips made in Taiwan. Taiwanese-made chips are used in everything from iPhones and Android phones to gaming consoles and PCs. This could lead ...

The internet is an incredibly absurd place. As someone who has to deal with hard facts for work, sometimes I forget just how silly and weird the internet is. However, the latest eBay trend serves as a poignant reminder that ...

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has posted more photos and a video of two iPhone SE 4 dummy models, potentially confirming its design. Despite possibly featuring a modern look and flagship chip, the budget phone will likely ...

TL;DR Nothing has posted a video detailing how it would make YouTuber MKBHD’s dream smartphone. The theoretical phone would have a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, a 6,000mAh battery, and the S24 Ultra’s rear cameras. The bill of materials totals $500, ...

The iPhone 17 series is tipped to bring some major design changes this year. However, rumored tweaks to the size of the punch hole for the Dynamic Island may not come true. A reputable analyst claimed that he does not ...

Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority Thinner phones might be one of the phone trends we can expect to see in 2025, but it might not be based on public demand. As in many other markets, smartphone manufacturers sometimes try to ...

Ryan Haines / Android Authority While there are many things we don’t know about what the 12 months ahead will bring, there are certain phone trends that show signs of continuing into 2025. We outlined these in an article a ...