5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Samsung Galaxy S26

by dbadmin | Feb 28, 2026 | Features, Google Pixel 10, Nothing Phone 3, OnePlus 13R, Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Samsung Galaxy S26

The Galaxy S26 — Samsung’s base model in the latest Galaxy S lineup — is an interesting smartphone. It has a slightly larger display and a bigger battery than the S25, plus a new starting base storage of 256GB. Not bad! However, with a $100 price increase, the value...

The Nothing Phone 4a fixes my two biggest problems with the Nothing Phone 3

by dbadmin | Feb 24, 2026 | Features, Nothing, Nothing Phone 3, Nothing Phone 4a

I finished my review of last year’s Nothing Phone 3 in a weird place. As much as I like Nothing OS and much of what Nothing did with its trio of cameras, I struggled to get behind the revamped design and felt like the Glyph Matrix was dead on arrival. And yes, Nothing...

I tried Nothing’s AI app builder — and ended up with a screaming tea timer

by dbadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Features, Nothing, Nothing OS, Nothing Phone 3

I’ve always thought it would be fun to make an app — you know, build something actually useful, either for myself or for the wider world. But when you’re starting from absolutely nothing, the barrier to entry can seem pretty high. I don’t know the first thing about...

Nothing’s Essential Space gets more useful by recognizing the connections between all your stuff

by dbadmin | Jan 21, 2026 | AI, News, Nothing, Nothing Phone 3, Nothing Phone 3a

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing’s Essential Space feature can now identify related captures and link them together. A “Related Captures” category will appear below the capture you’re currently looking at. This update is rolling out for the...

5 Android phones you should buy instead of the OnePlus 15R

by dbadmin | Dec 19, 2025 | Features, Google Pixel 10, Nothing Phone 3, OnePlus, OnePlus 13, OnePlus 13R, OnePlus 15R, Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

I recently reviewed the OnePlus 15R and, spoiler alert, I came away very disappointed in the phone. OnePlus’s R series has typically provided great options in the mid-tier/value flagship space, but the 15R breaks that trend. It removes OnePlus’s iconic alert slider...

Nothing reportedly halts Nothing OS 4.0 rollout for ‘urgent fix’ (Update: Statement)

by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2025 | News, Nothing, Nothing Phone 2, Nothing Phone 3, Nothing Phone 3a

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing has reportedly paused the rollout of its Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 update after initially releasing it for multiple models. According to a Phone 3 user, Nothing support confirmed the update was pulled to...