The Gadgeteer is attending Snapdragon Summit 2026. Here is what to expect from Qualcomm’s next phone chip, XR plans, audio, wearables, PCs, and AI devices.
We’re going to Snapdragon Summit 2026: what to expect Read More
For years, the smartest advice about foldable phones has been to wait. Wait for the crease to fade, wait for the battery to stop dying by dinner, wait for the price to start making sense. Waiting quietly became the whole personality of shopping for one. Price: From €1,699.90 (About $1,945) Where to Buy: Honor That
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Smartphones didn’t get quieter in 2026. They got better cameras, more AI prompts, more always-on widgets, and more reasons to pull your thumb back to the screen. Dumb phones solve a different problem: they make your phone boring enough that you stop treating it like a slot machine. That sounds simple until you try to
Best Dumb Phones 2026: How to Pick the Right One Read More
Smartphones keep getting louder, and a growing group of people want the opposite. A minimalist phone strips out the apps, feeds, and endless notifications that pull you back in every few minutes, leaving calls, texts, and a few genuinely useful tools. We’ve sorted through what’s actually shipping in mid-2026, from premium e-ink slabs to cheap
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From the Pixel 10 to the Pixel Buds Pro 2, Google’s full Made by Google ecosystem is on sale together for the first time since launch. The Pixel 10 lineup, the new wired Nest Doorbell, the refreshed Pixel Watch, Fitbit’s kid-friendly Ace LTE, and Google’s audio flagship are all sitting at Prime Day 2026 prices
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Amazon Prime Day 2026 kicks off June 23 and runs through June 26, and several flagship smartphone discounts are already live ahead of the four-day window. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is back at $1,099 (save $200), Google’s Pixel 10 series is up to $300 off, Motorola’s Razr Ultra (2025) drops to $999 (save $300),
Best Prime Day 2026 Smartphone Deals to Grab Before June 26 Read More
The next few months might be the most important stretch for wearables and foldables in years. Apple, Garmin, and Samsung are all lining up major releases between July and October 2026, and if you’re thinking about buying a smartwatch or a foldable phone right now, the timing genuinely matters. Some of the most anticipated upgrades
Don’t Buy a Smartwatch or Foldable Right Now: Here’s What’s Coming This Fall Read More
Sony’s quietly launching the Xperia 1 VIII across Europe this week at €1,499, and the spec sheet reads like a love letter to everything other flagship makers have abandoned. While Apple’s chasing thinness, Samsung’s chasing AI demos, and Google’s chasing whatever Pixel Studio wants to be this quarter, Sony’s making a phone for people who
5 Things Sony Kept on the Xperia 1 VIII That Rivals Dropped Read More
We’ve been trained to believe that a category isn’t real until Apple shows up. Folding phones have existed for years, they’ve gotten thinner, more durable, and good, yet plenty of people are still sitting on their hands waiting for Cupertino to bless the idea. That instinct feels safe. It also has a cost, and the
Apple’s Foldable Isn’t Here Yet, But These Are Read More
July 22, 2026 in London is the date on every Samsung calendar, and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the device the show will turn on. The bigger story is a 4:3 inner display on a rumored ‘Wide’ variant that would break from the tall, narrow design every Galaxy Z Fold has shipped with since
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Vivo and MediaTek spent nearly two years co-developing a custom chip for foldable phones, and the first device shipping it is now official. Vivo has confirmed that the upcoming X Fold 6 will run MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 Super Edition, marking the first time a Vivo X Fold skips Qualcomm entirely. Vivo product manager Han Boxiao
Vivo Just Put MediaTek in Its Next Foldable, Not Qualcomm Read More
The HUAWEI nova Y74 pairs two things you rarely see together on a budget phone: a 6620 mAh silicon-carbon battery sized for two-day endurance, and a programmable X Button on the side that turns frequent actions into a single press. Add a 6.67-inch 90 Hz display, a 50 MP main camera, and 40 W wired
Huawei Nova Y74 Brings Two-Day Battery Life to Budget Phones in 2026 Read More
The iPhone 17 has been on the market less than a year, but the supply chain has already moved on. Over the past two weeks, a steady drip of leaks has sketched out Apple’s 2026 lineup in unusual detail, and the picture is messier than any single-year roadmap we’ve seen in a while. Under-display Face
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If you’ve been holding out for Samsung’s next book-style foldable, the wait now has a countdown. Multiple reports point to Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked July 2026 event landing in London on July 22, where the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is expected to debut as the headline samsung foldable 2026 launch. Below, we round up the latest
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Price Leaks, And It’s Not What You’d Expect Read More
Samsung hasn’t even finished shipping the Galaxy S26 line, and the rumor mill is already pivoting to 2027. Multiple industry trackers now have active Galaxy S27 watch pages pinning the next flagship to an early-2027 unveiling, alongside the first scattered chatter about an Exynos 2700, a move to Qi2.2 magnetic wireless charging, and, most newsworthy,
Samsung Galaxy S27 is Already Leaking, Here’s What Early 2027 Might Bring Read More
The Pixel 11 is not expected until August, but Google may have accidentally previewed one of its standout features during the I/O 2026 keynote. A brief on-stage moment appeared to show Pixel Glow, two weeks after a massive leak outlined Tensor G6, new Samsung OLED panels, and that same RGB strip. Here is what observers
Google May Have Just Shown Off the Pixel 11’s Pixel Glow Read More
The Galaxy S26 has been on shelves since March, but Samsung is doing something it usually doesn’t this early in a flagship cycle: cutting the price on last year’s Fan Edition. Through May 31, the Galaxy S25 FE is up to $100 off direct from Samsung, while the new S26 series sits at full retail
Galaxy S25 FE vs. Galaxy S26: 5 Tradeoffs That Decide Your Buy in 2026 Read More
Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone is finally shaping up into a real product. Leaks and supply-chain reports now point to a September 2026 launch alongside the iPhone 18 line, with a book-style design and a price tag that starts north of $2,000. If the rumors hold, mass production won’t kick off until August, a one- to
The iPhone Fold Is Real and It’ll Cost More Than $2,000 Read More
Why E Ink phones are having a moment in 2026 More people are trading glossy OLED slabs for phones with E Ink displays that reflect light like paper instead of blasting it at your face. The payoff can be less eye strain, better outdoor readability, and multi-day battery life. The catch? Most E-Ink phones still
5 E-ink Phones Worth Buying When OLED Hurts Your Eyes Read More
The best new gadgets of May 2026 don’t share a category, just a release date. There’s a pet air purifier that catches fur before it ever reaches the HEPA filter, the first Garmin built around wellness over training, a Snapdragon X2 Elite Copilot+ laptop that clears a full workday on battery, and a $599 launch
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