Acer’s new 5G phone comes with a microSD slot, a headphone jack, and a display on the back
Some phones look like slabs, some look like jewelry, and the Acer Sospiro A70 looks dressed for a wedding. A black glass camera module runs…
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Tilta’s modular iPhone case lets you swap a card holder for a kickstand
Phone cases have become accessories with accessories, from folding stands to little wallets stuck on the back. Useful as those extras can be, you might…
This Wi-Fi landline for kids looks like the best gadget of 2002
You cannot slam a smartphone. Trust me, I’ve tried, and all you get is a sad little tap on a red icon and a mild…
Apple’s iPhone 18 is getting a ‘cheaper’ A20 chip to keep the overall phone affordable
Apple has a long habit of handing last year’s brain to this year’s regular iPhone. The iPhone 15 shipped with the A16 chip while the…
The Selfie Camera on Your Phone Has Always Been in the Wrong Place
Most budget phones have one screen you stare at and a back you think about. The Honor X5d s makes that back worth a second…
More Freedom Without the Scroll: A Phone Kids Actually Want Outside
A kid wants to bike to a friend’s house. A parent wants to know they can call if plans change. Neither of them particularly wants…
An S-Pen for the iPhone Duo? Yes please!
I’ll give Apple its props by saying that it’s genuinely remarkable they built Apple Pencil compatibility into the iPhone Duo. Yes, it’s a welcome move…
Would you pay $14,000 for an iPhone Duo without any cameras?
Imagine sitting at a table with friends and whipping your phone out. Your friends see it’s a foldable… then as you unfold it, the animation…
Redmi Note 17 5G Review: Built Around a Battery, Not a Benchmark
Phone prices went up this year, and not because phones got dramatically better. Memory and storage cost more, so every brand had to decide what…
Honor Magic9 crams dual 200MP cameras into a 6.37-inch phone
Honor apparently looked at a movie camera from 1937 and thought, yeah, let’s build for that. The Magic9’s camera module borrows its arrangement from ARRI’s…
5 Things Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 Does Better Than Apple’s iPhone Duo
Apple’s first foldable was always going to be a spectacle, and the iPhone Duo delivered. Titanium frame, a hinge built from over 100 components, a…
4 ESR Accessories Worth Getting for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro
Apple’s iPhone Duo folds into a shape phones haven’t really had before, and that changes what a case, a charger, or a screen protector needs…
The motorola signature 27 Signs Its Camera With Bang & Olufsen
A smartphone’s camera bump usually exists to hold lenses and nothing else, a necessary bulge nobody asks to admire. The motorola signature 27 turns that…
Vivo’s X500 Series Arrives With a Pro Max Built for Creators
Vivo has unveiled the X500 series in Shanghai, introducing the X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max as the first phones built around its new…
Poco F9 Ultra Review: Great Sound, Grown-Up Design
The Poco F8 Ultra felt like a turning point for Poco. Up to that point, the brand had always been easy to understand. You bought…
MAKERphone 2.0 Assembles Like LEGO, Calls Like a Real 4G Phone
Most phones arrive finished, sealed behind glass before you open the box. MAKERphone 2.0 flips that script. It ships as loose parts that only become…