We love smartphones of all shapes and sizes here at Android Authority. Expensive or budget, big or small, foldable or… well, not foldable. There are countless great phones out there that cater to different tastes and needs, but it takes something special for a phone to become one of our daily drivers.
Many of our team will hop between three, four, or even five or more phones every year as we put the very best the industry can offer through their paces, but for a variety of reasons, many of us always come back to one phone of choice again and again.
Update, February 3: Benson Leung followed up on his Type C horror story with a more detailed explanation of what happened. Let it forever be a warning to those tempted by off-brand accessories.
Original post, January 2: What’s the worst that can happen if you get a bad cable? You might be thinking about crummy data transfer speeds or your battery charging at a crawl. That’s about what we thought before today, but product reviewer Benson Leung had a far worse experience than this.
A body without a soul is like a house without the necessary supplies for everyday living. One of the important tasks of household owners is maintaining and monitoring the supplies inside the house. We don’t want sour milk at breakfast or an empty fridge when your tummy starts grumbling. That is why many people flock to the grocery stores and supply themselves for the days to come.
Smart shoppers bring paper-and-pen lists while buying the groceries.
Google Pixel CThe Pixel C is a fantastic tablet, and apart from one of the most beautifully-designed and well-built tablets currently available, it is a lot of fun to use when it comes to media-consumption and gaming. That said, it unfortunately isn't yet the productivity machine it is meant to be. Table of contents
Along with the new Nexus smartphones, Google announced the latest addition to their tablet portfolio in late September.
One of the more complicated concepts to get your head around as a new programmer is classes and objects. Once you know how to use classes in Python though, you will be ready to build significantly more powerful and complex code.
Also read: What is object oriented programming?
Read on to learn how to use classes in Python, and when you should!
Introducing classes in Python For those that are unfamiliar with the concept of classes and who want to learn more about how they work, keep reading.
Hardware specs for the new OnePlus One smartphone have been slowly trickling out for the past few weeks, and this time we’re privy to the details of the handset’s main camera.
The OnePlus One will come with a Sony Exmor IMX214 image sensor. The reason for this particular choice is because, after some real-world testing, OnePlus feels that Sony offers the best wide-aperture sensors on the market right now. OnePlus went through virtually every camera module manufacturer on the market and tested out their latest sensors, before concluding that Sony would be the best choice for its smartphone.
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Oppo has announced its Hyper Boost performance suite for Android. The suite promises to improve system, application, and gaming performance on Oppo phones. We’ve seen several companies tout system performance enhancements in the past 12 months, such as Huawei‘s GPU Turbo, and Xiaomi‘s AI-enabled system management in MIUI 10. Now, Oppo has stepped up to the plate with its Hyper Boost initiative.
According to the Chinese brand, Hyper Boost is a “full-scenario, system-level performance boost engine,” capable of allocating system resources according to a number of scenarios.
Despite offering some fantastic smartphones, LG failed to make a noticeable impact last year. The company is hoping for a better 2018 with the LG G7 ThinQ, yet another excellent smartphone, with a super-bright display, a great look, and unique camera and audio experiences. LG certainly got a lot right here.
However, as is the case with any device, the LG G7 has a few problems users have to deal with.
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Samsung Electronics and Nike have partnered up to introduce the Nike+ Running App for the Samsung Gear S, the curved AMOLED display smartwatch that Samsung announced just yesterday. The app offers up all the functionality that Nike FuelBand and other fitness tracker wearers have become accustomed to, and a few new tricks of its own.
Importantly for joggers out there, the app runs independently of any connected handset, meaning that you won’t have to run around with your phone in your pocket.
While OLED may be seen by many as the future of mobile and large panel displays, LCD manufacturers have recently come along with a number of innovations breathing new life into the panel type, including Quantum Dot and fast refresh rate technology. Today, Panasonic has unveiled its latest LCD IPS display that boasts a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. That’s up to 600 times more contrast than some of the company’s conventional LCD panels, which offer around 1800:1 ratios, and rivals OLED specifications.