The Pixel 8a’s price says midrange, but its software roadmap is basically flagship. While Samsung’s A35 and A55 win on battery and hardware polish, Google is betting everything on AI features and update longevity. The question is whether the Pixel 8a’s software can actually deliver for seven years. Tensor G3 in a $499 phone changes […]
Author: Nadia Malik
Pixel 8a display output may arrive via Android 15
Samsung has shipped over 100 million DeX-capable phones, yet Google’s own mid-range Pixel 8a only now looks set to catch up on wired display output with Android 15. That’s the headline emerging from new reports that the Pixel 8a, when running the latest Android 15 beta, can push video over USB-C to external monitors. It’s […]
Sony Xperia 1 VI leak hints at a safer flagship bet
Sony’s Xperia 1 VI might be the most boringly sensible Xperia yet. That’s the takeaway from a massive new leak of marketing images and specs ahead of its May 17 launch – and if you loved Sony’s unapologetically weird, ultra-tall 4K flagships, you probably won’t like where this is going. Sony is finally abandoning 4K […]
Pixel Launcher finally fixes a basic annoyance
Everyone says Android updates are all about AI now. They’re wrong. The most important Android 15 change for a lot of Pixel users might be something embarrassingly basic: actually seeing full app names in the Pixel Launcher. This isn’t flashy like Gemini, it’s not Tensor-exclusive magic, and it won’t sell a single Pixel 9 on […]