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RCS fixed read receipts, typing indicators, and media quality across platforms, but cross-platform messages still lack end-to-end encryption that same-platform chats have.
Under-display camera technology has spent five years as a niche gimmick with visibly worse selfies. A new generation of pixel and shielding designs is closing that gap, and foldables are the proving ground.
Sensor resolution stopped predicting photo quality years ago. In 2026, the phones with the best cameras are winning on processing, not pixel count — and that changes what buyers should actually look for.
Qualcomm's latest NPU runs inference at 220 tokens per second, up from 70 a generation ago. That leap -- not a bigger cloud model -- is what's actually changing how AI features work on your phone in 2026.
Honor's Magic V6 passed independent SGS testing at 500,000 fold cycles. Samsung and Google made real engineering leaps too. Here's what's actually different in the hinges shipping in 2026, and which durability claims are worth trusting.
The GSMA standard for end-to-end encrypted RCS is now rolling out on both Google Messages and Apple Messages, closing a security gap that has existed since Apple added RCS support in 2024.
The EU's mandatory repairability index gives Motorola a B+ and Apple a D-. With the Right to Repair Directive enforceable from July 31, 2026, the grades come with real legal teeth.
Text messages from a satellite to an unmodified smartphone stopped being a demo and became a shipping product. Voice and data are next. Here's what's live today, what's coming, and what it means for carriers and dead zones.
All US iPhones now ship without a physical SIM tray. Samsung is following suit. The eSIM transition is not just a hardware swap — it changes how carriers compete, how travelers connect, and who controls your phone number.
The EU's Digital Markets Act forced Apple to allow third-party app stores and sideloading on iOS. Two years in, the market looks nothing like what regulators promised and everything like what Apple predicted. Here's what actually changed, what didn't, and what it means for developers.
5G and improved server infrastructure have made mobile cloud gaming genuinely usable in 2026. We compare Xbox Cloud Gaming, NVIDIA GeForce Now, and PlayStation streaming with real latency data, controller recommendations, and a practical setup guide.
Android 16 ships Material 3 Expressive, a sweeping redesign that rebuilds motion physics, adaptive color, and dynamic theming from the ground up — offering developers new APIs and users a fundamentally different visual experience.