A $300 price cut on the 1TB Pixel 9 Pro this fast after launch is not a win for buyers. It’s a sign that Android phone pricing and software support are still a mess. When a brand-new $1,399 flagship gets slapped down to around $1,099 almost immediately, early adopters get burned, and everyone else gets […]
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Galaxy S24 Ultra sales vs. software: who really wins?
Everyone calls it a hardware monster, but the Galaxy S24 Ultra quietly won as a software story. Samsung’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered flagship grabbed headlines for titanium sides and a 200MP camera. However, the numbers behind its success point somewhere else. Strong sales in a flat premium Android market suggest users are buying into update […]
OnePlus 13’s first update brings Gemini AI boost
I’ve been carrying the OnePlus 13 as my main phone for the last week, and the first big Android update landed midway through testing. Normally, early updates are boring stability patches. This one is slightly different: OnePlus is pushing on-device Google Gemini AI right out of the gate, plus the usual batch of camera and […]
Galaxy A16 promises more updates than iPhone 15
Everyone loves to say Apple does software support better than anyone, but the Samsung Galaxy A16 launch in the US throws a wrench in that narrative. On paper, this $200 budget phone now has a longer OS and security update promise than the iPhone 15. That sounds like a consumer win, and in some ways […]