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When I first got my hands on the iPhone Air, I was instantly head over heels for its rail-thin construction — but my admiration faded the more I used it. While its refined design clearly deserves praise, the compromises I soon found with it quickly became impossible to ignore. In fact, I’ve previously argued that…

I’ve been using Pixel devices for years, and I’ve always appreciated the way Google approaches smartphones. Pixels always deliver a mix of clean software, clever camera tricks and the confidence that they don’t need to outdo Apple and Samsung when it comes to raw performance.

Android is constantly evolving, and you don’t need to wait for major new releases to get new features. Indeed, following on from the launch of Android 17 in June, Google has now announced five new improvements coming to Android.

Apple is clearly late to the foldable game, but with its “surprise and shine” event a little over a week away, the buzz around the iPhone Ultra is kicking into high gear. While the prospect of Apple’s first foldable device hitting the market is genuinely exciting, there’s one thing I can’t shake: its rumored price.

Samsung may be preparing to put its own processor back inside the Galaxy S Ultra after a five-year absence. A report from Korean publication MoneyToday claims the company is developing an Exynos 2700 version of the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which would be the first Ultra model to use Exynos since the Galaxy S22 Ultra launched…

Vodafone has today announced SuperMobile, a “completely new category of mobile connectivity” that will meet the demands of generative AI products like the Meta Glasses.

Choosing whether or not to upgrade from the excellent iPhone 17 Pro to the forthcoming iPhone 18 Pro may give some Apple fans pause for thought this year. Why? Because Apple is heavily expected to debut the brand-new iPhone Ultra at its ‘Surprise and shine’ event next week.

• iPhone Ultra preview interview has all the details you need to know • Unboxing video gives us our best look at iPhone 18 Pro Max and Ultra • New iPhone pre-order date may be Saturday, September 12 • “Surprise and shine” event officially set for Wednesday, September 9

Apple will debut the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max next week, and a new leak from a regular tipster names three new colors for the new phones.

If you’re in the market for a new phone, you’ll find far more variety in size, shape, price, and capabilities from Android devices than you will from Apple’s iPhones. PCMag can help you narrow down the options if you aren’t quite sure where to start. We’ve been writing about phones for more than three decades,…