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Pour one out OnePlus has made some of my favorite Android phones ever, and the company's demise spells trouble for the U.S. market, especially for people like me. Here's why.
Android Central Labs SID Display Week 2026 brought some amazing innovations with it, but one company outshone the rest with its impressive eye care solutions.
Android Central Labs How well do display smart glasses work? Even Realities G2 does things differently, including a smart ring for gesture control that even James Bond loves.
Android Central Labs The Motorola Razr Fold 2026 does what no other Motorola phone before it could, and that all starts with a class-leading camera.
Android Central Labs Google introduced a new Comfort Filters option with the latest Pixel update, and its muted colors will make a world of difference for your eyes.
Android Central Labs NXTPAPER is getting a complete overhaul in 2026, swapping out LCD for OLED, further lowering blue light output, increasing color gamut, and more.
Android Central Labs The Nothing Phone 3 and Nothing Phone 4a Pro just launched a new feature called Essential Voice, and it's going to transform how Nothing users type.
Android Central Labs Motorola has had the ultra-steady Horizon Lock video recording feature for years, but did Samsung upstage the company's efforts with its similar Galaxy S26 feature? I test them to find out.
Just in case Pitaka's latest cases include three customizable buttons that make your Samsung Galaxy S26 series phone even more advanced.
Android Central Labs The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is a deceptively fresh phone despite what a stagnant spec sheet might imply.
Shining star The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra comes with one of the most unique smartphone displays we've ever seen, but that also comes with unique problems.
Android Central Labs The Honor MagicPad 4 leads the pack with a stunning 165Hz OLED that sports 5280Hz PWM dimming, low modulation, and tons eye comfort features.
Android Central Labs I test out the new Honor Magic 8 Pro Photography Kit to see if it's worth your money, including the MagSafe case and the telephoto extender.
Android Central Labs I built my first app using Nothing's Essential Playground this week, and I couldn't believe that it only took me 20 minutes (and no coding experience).
Android Central Labs The Bigme HiBreak S Color feels like a revolution for E Ink devices, packing Android 14 and the Google Play Store into an impressively capable frame.
Android Central Labs The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra looks to be the most feature-rich display Samsung has ever delivered, but will it pay attention to the right details?
Android Central Labs The DuRoBo Krono made its debut at CES 2026, but I've been using the device for the past 6 weeks in an attempt to replace my daily e-reader. Here's how it went.
Android Central Labs The Honor Magic 8 Pro begins 2026 with a bang, sporting an OLED display with the best brightness and flicker ratings we've seen from an LTPO panel.
