In Hardwired, AC Senior Editor Harish Jonnalagadda delves into all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and routers.
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The Galaxy Z Flip 7 has the upgrades I actually want
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My favorite phones of 2025 aren't powered by Qualcomm
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Xiaomi made an in-house flagship chipset to rival Qualcomm and MediaTek
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