Harish Jonnalagadda is Android Central's Senior Editor overseeing the mobile category. He started his tech journey at a very young age by tweaking Windows XP installations, and that hobby ignited an enthusiasm that led him into the world of PC modding. After picking up a Bachelor's degree in computer science, he decided to pursue his passion by covering PC hardware at VR-Zone, where he reviewed motherboards, video cards, and DRAM modules.
While he used iPhones initially, switching to the Nexus 4 served as the catalyst to explore Android's burgeoning ecosystem, and he pivoted to writing about mobile tech, joining Android Central's newsroom back in 2014. As a Senior Editor, he oversees the site's coverage of Chinese phone brands, enthusiast audio products, networking hardware, and storage servers, leveraging his engineering background and extensive experience testing mobile hardware to evaluate the latest phones and accessories.
In over a decade of covering Android, he has used pretty much every single major phone released globally, giving him an unrivaled view into Google's mobile platform. His specialty is Chinese brands; he's charted the growth of all the major Chinese manufacturers from their inception, and he uses that knowledge to share unique insights. When not testing the latest gadgets, he can be found reading sci-fi novels on his e-reader, and occasionally yelling at the TV in frustration as Arsenal squander yet another title run.
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Early access The latest version of Android is here in beta, and here's how you can get started before everyone else — installing Android 17 is about as easy as it gets.

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How To TeamGroup's X2 Max looks like any other flash drive. But what you don't realize is that it has a custom 1TB external SSD.

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The next wave SoundPEATS knows how to make great earbuds, and with the Air5 Pro+, they're taking things to a whole new level.

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Cover it up I got dozens of cases to use with my iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air. After nearly six months, I'm highlighting the cases I actually used.

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How To With the V70 Elite, Vivo just delivered its best mid-ranger yet. With a brand-new design, much better internals, and great cameras, the V70 Elite is one of the best mid-range phones of 2026.

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How To The Icemag 3 is Sharge's Qi 2.2 power bank, and it has active cooling, giving it a distinct edge over other 10,000mAh power banks I used.

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Just as good Want to buy a new iPhone in 2026? I used the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and the iPhone Air, and I suggest getting the iPhone 17 if you don't need the best cameras.

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Sigh The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ is a decent phone, but Xiaomi's continued fumbles with the software make it a dealbreaker.

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Nothing like it Nothing just inaugurated its store in Bengaluru, India, and I went down to the city to see what it's all about, and talk to Carl Pei and Akis Evangelidis about the brand's retail strategy.

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Just the best There's no shortage of open earbuds available today, but if you want the best, you'll need to buy Huawei's FreeClip 2.

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Just look at it GameSir's G7 Pro is a great controller in its own right, and with the WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Edition, the brand is taking things to new heights.

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How To Google's Now Playing feature is exclusive to Pixels, and it does a great job identifying music around you. The best part? It does all of it locally on your Pixel.

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Reolink's TrackFlex Floodlight WiFi has everything I need in a 360-degree security camera, and the best part is that it has local recording.

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How To The OnePlus 15 has a terrific OLED panel, and with Adaptive Tone, you get a consistent color balance in any usage situation.

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Flexible charge This $29 charger has plenty of smarts, but it's the 180-degree foldable plug that makes it my go-to choice while traveling.

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Hardwired Antigravity is a sub-brand of Insta360, and it just rolled out a 360-degree 8K drone that's unlike anything else available today.

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Game on Audeze's custom planar drivers make a clear difference on the Maxwell 2, but the high-end gaming headset isn't without issues.

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Level up Status Audio's Pro X may just be the earbuds you've been waiting for. They're extremely comfortable, sound great, and have all the extras you need.

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Don't hide it away Huawei made a Wi-Fi 7 mesh router that looks like a piece of art — meet the Wi-Fi Mesh X3 Pro.

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Targeted Apple does enough with Creator Studio to justify switching over from Adobe, even though the utilities aren't available on Android.

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Faster than Alonso With the GT 8 Pro Dream Edition, Realme has delivered what is possibly the best F1-branded phone yet.

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Flash storage TerraMaster has a new all-flash NAS called the F4 SSD, and it is pretty great.

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Decision time Deciding between the Magic 8 Pro and Magic 8 Lite? While both phones are technically in the same series, the Magic 8 Pro is the definite winner — by a lot.
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