Yes, Google, please give me a smaller Pixel 9 Pro!

by dbadmin | Mar 27, 2024 | Features, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 9, Opinions

Opinion post byRita El Khoury I don’t like big phones, yet, for the past three years or so, I’ve been carrying the Pixel 6 Pro, 7 Pro, and 8 Pro as my daily drivers. Three big and chunky phones that make my wrists uncomfortable and force me to juggle my fingers any...

5 months later, I still hate the Pixel’s hidden brightness and shadows sliders

by dbadmin | Mar 24, 2024 | Features, Google Pixel 8, Opinions, Pixel Camera

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Opinion post byRita El Khoury It’s been a little over five months since I first got my hands on the Google Pixel 8 Pro and shot my first photo with it. At the time, I immediately noticed one infuriating change in the Google...

Do you know how terrible the early smartphone era was?

by dbadmin | Mar 24, 2024 | Features, Opinions, smartphones

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Opinion post byHadlee Simons In the grand scheme of things, we really are spoiled by today’s Android phones. Modern devices pack a host of cool features when you really think about it. Even affordable mid-range phones offer...

OnePlus Watch 2: A great smartwatch, held back by Google’s shortcomings

by dbadmin | Mar 23, 2024 | Features, OnePlus, Opinions

Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post byDhruv Bhutani Competition breeds innovation, but saying that the Android smartwatch market has stagnated would be an understatement. Between Fossil exiting the game and limited options from the likes of Mobvoi,...

No Galaxy A55 in the US is a win for the Pixel 8a, a loss for Android

by dbadmin | Mar 20, 2024 | Features, Google Pixel 8a, Opinions, Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Opinion post byRita El Khoury Earlier this week, Samsung announced two new phones in its numbers-moving A series, the Galaxy A35 5G and A55 5G. In a surprise twist, though, the company confirmed that the US would get the cheaper A35, not the A55, unlike previous years...

Google is already faltering at its seven year update promise

by dbadmin | Mar 17, 2024 | Features, Google, Opinions, Samsung, Software Update

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Seven years of updates, as seen on the Google Pixel 8 and Samsung Galaxy S24 series, should be a stand-out selling point for the latest and greatest smartphones. In theory, it is; the old days of losing the latest Android...