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Google's Pixel 3a is an unbelievably good lower priced phone
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Google's Pixel 3a is an unbelievably good lower priced phone

The less-expensive Pixels are not as powerful and come in plastic rather than glass, but the camera, display and software are all nearly identical.

  • by Tim Biggs

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Samsung confirms no shipping date yet for Galaxy Fold in email to customers
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Samsung confirms no shipping date yet for Galaxy Fold in email to customers

Samsung has sent an apologetic email to customers waiting for the highly-anticipated Galaxy Fold device.

  • by Ju-min Park
Google unveils less expensive Pixel phones, big screen Nest Hub at I/O
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Google unveils less expensive Pixel phones, big screen Nest Hub at I/O

Google's Pixel 3a smartphone launches today, and the web giant showed off new smart screens with built-in cameras to recognise people from across the room.

  • by Adam Turner and Tim Biggs
Moto G7 Plus continues the streak of excellent mid-range Motorolas
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Moto G7 Plus continues the streak of excellent mid-range Motorolas

At $500, the G7 Plus offers some perks you usually only get with high-end devices, such as very fast charging and optical image stabilisation.

  • by Tim Biggs
Putting down your phone may help you live longer. Seriously.
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Putting down your phone may help you live longer. Seriously.

By chronically raising levels of cortisol, the body's main stress hormone, our phones may be threatening our health and shortening our lives.

  • by Catherine Price
Galaxy Fold teardown reveals flexible phone's weaknesses
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Galaxy Fold teardown reveals flexible phone's weaknesses

iFixit finds Samsung's foldable phone 'alarmingly fragile' following its thorough examination.

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Why Samsung had to delay the Galaxy Fold
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Why Samsung had to delay the Galaxy Fold

Keeping the phones off the street a bit longer is much better than potentially having to ask people to give them back.

  • by Tim Biggs
Samsung delays Galaxy Fold phone launch after screen breaking issues
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Samsung delays Galaxy Fold phone launch after screen breaking issues

Samsung will delay the launch of its first foldable smartphone from the planned April 26 debut after reports of screen failures among some review units.

  • by Sam Kim and Mark Gurman
Nokia 8.1 straddles the line between mid-range and high-end smartphone
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Nokia 8.1 straddles the line between mid-range and high-end smartphone

The $699 device looks, feels and performs great, with the benefit of one of the purest Android experiences you can get.

  • by Tim Biggs
Samsung's folding phone breaking after just days, reviewers say
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Samsung's folding phone breaking after just days, reviewers say

Malfunctioning hinges, blank screens and a vital piece of screen that can easily come off mar early impressions of Galaxy Fold.

  • by Angela Moon
P30 Pro v Galaxy S10+: which phone is king of the cameras?
Huawei

P30 Pro v Galaxy S10+: which phone is king of the cameras?

With 5x optical zoom and superb low light performance, Huawei's P30 Pro is generating a lot of buzz. But how does it stack up to Samsung's greatest?

  • by Krishan Sharma