The iPhone 15 Pro Max has titanium and USB-C, the Pixel 8 Pro leans on AI, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra sits somewhere in between. Samsung’s current Ultra is a very good slab, but it feels like a carefully refined S23 Ultra, not a bold step forward. So if Samsung wants the Galaxy S26 Ultra […]
Author: Nadia Malik
OnePlus OxygenOS update drama: problem or progress?
If you compare how OxygenOS felt on a OnePlus One to how it feels on a OnePlus 12, you’d swear these are phones from different brands. Back then, OxygenOS was the clean, fast alternative to bloated skins from Samsung and Huawei. Today, a new OxygenOS update is sparking yet another round of “OnePlus has lost […]
Why On-Device Android AI Still Feels Half-Baked
If you’re wondering why every Android launch now screams about on-device AI, you’re not alone. Arm, the company behind the CPU cores inside Snapdragon, Tensor, Dimensity, and Exynos chips, says it’s the future of how your phone handles intelligence. But once you move past the buzzwords, the story is a lot more complicated—and honestly, kind […]
Galaxy A17’s 6-year support sounds huge, but there’s a catch
Everyone is cheering the Galaxy A17 for bringing 6 years of Android updates to a $199 phone. I’m excited too, but not for the reasons Samsung’s marketing team probably expects. Long-term software support on cheap hardware sounds like a pure win. However, when you look past the headline, the Galaxy A17 raises some real questions […]