You told us: You have a bias towards one chipmaker when buying a phone

by dbadmin | Jul 19, 2022 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Survey Results

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority There are plenty of chipmakers in the Android smartphone space, with Qualcomm and Mediatek the two biggest third-party chip providers on the market. We’ve also got Samsung’s Exynos, Google’s Tensor (designed by Samsung), and...

You told us: Most of you place your phone screen-down in some capacity

by dbadmin | Jul 18, 2022 | News, smartphones, Survey Results

Credit: David Imel / Android Authority I’m not one to put my smartphone screen-down on a flat surface, but it turns out that a couple of colleagues indeed do this when I asked this question in the work Slack group. So I thought it would be a good idea to turn this...

You told us: Most of you have had comfort issues with wireless earbuds

by dbadmin | Jul 14, 2022 | Audio, earbuds, News, Nothing, Survey Results

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Our own Rita El-Khoury recently waxed lyrical about the Nothing Ear 1 true wireless earbuds, saying they were the most comfortable TWS earbuds she’d ever used out of the dozens she’d previously tried. We also included a poll...

You told us: This is the smallest battery size you’re willing to settle on

by dbadmin | Jul 12, 2022 | Battery, Battery Life, News, Survey Results

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A smartphone’s battery life is determined by various factors, such as the chipset, 5G connectivity, screen technology (including high refresh rate screens), and more. However, battery capacity itself is another important...

You told us: This is your phone’s latest patch and what OEMs should offer

by dbadmin | Jul 11, 2022 | Android Security, News, smartphones, Software Update, Survey Results

Security patches are arguably the most important software updates on your smartphone, patching vulnerabilities and helping to keep your phone safe from cyber-criminals and other bad actors. Different manufacturers can have different approaches to security patches...

We asked, you told us: Most of you have some level of interest in Pixel Pass

by dbadmin | Jul 8, 2022 | Google, Google Pixel, News, Survey Results

Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Google’s Pixel Pass has been available for a while now, allowing US consumers to grab a Pixel phone and various other services for one monthly fee. It does indeed save you some cash in the long run, although we felt that Google...