As 2025 comes to a close, it’s fair to say this past year has been a big one in the Android world. OnePlus and other brands pushed the needle forward with silicon-carbon batteries, Samsung went all-out with its foldable ambitions, and Google basically perfected its Pixel formula. In short, there were a lot of wins.
But for everything that went right with Android in 2025, it’s all overshadowed by Apple and the iPhone — specifically, the iPhone 17.