In trying to name off all the operating systems for mobile devices, it feels a bit like Christmas. It seems as though we’re naming reindeer rather than platforms. As we consider each of them, and then the mobile OS landscape in its entirety, we’re left to wonder if we need all this? More importantly, does this damage or threaten Android in any way? Some old OSs are dying out, and some new ones are scrambling to fill their place.

Great battery life is one of the leading selling points of the Galaxy Note series. The Galaxy Note 2 is among the few devices you don’t have to charge every night (power users need not apply) — will the Galaxy Note 3, with its slightly larger 3200 mAh battery, outdo its predecessor? Korean website Playwares did some interesting tests, revealing that, when it comes to battery life, the Note 3 (SM-900, Exynos 5420) is a bit inconsistent, depending on how you utilize it.

Garmin vívosportThe Garmin vívosport is a great fitness tracker and an obvious alternative to the Fitbit competition. It's slim, light, has a GPS and a heart rate monitor, and features plenty of improvements over its predecessors. The strength training features aren’t completely hammered out yet. It’s not the prettiest tracker on the market, either. But for $200, you probably won’t find a more feature-packed fitness tracker out there. Table of contents

The Samsung Galaxy Watch might not use Wear OS, but it’s still a highly capable smartwatch. And if you’ve been thinking about getting one, you might want to check out this deal on a Galaxy Watch 46mm model. Samsung’s smartwatch is currently on sale via eBay for just $215 — a noteworthy discount compared to the $349 retail price. It’s worth noting that this is listed as an open box deal, and the seller notes that the packaging might be “slightly distressed.

David Imel / Android Authority It’s time for the Sunday giveaway! Like every week, we’re giving away a brand new Android phone to one lucky Android Authority reader. This week we’re giving away a brand new Google Pixel 4a, courtesy of the Android Authority Newsletter! Get caught up on the week’s top stories, reviews, and features by signing up for the Android Authority Weekly Newsletter. Every Sunday, you’ll receive an email alert with a roundup of the best content from the previous week.

There have been several reports about the arrival of the HTC Droid Incredible 4G to Verizon for quite some time now. But as of today, there’s still no official announcement about its release date. However, we did heard that the pricing for the handset might go as high as $299.99. We now have some good news trickling in. While we’ll have to wait some more to learn the official release date of the phone, the HTC Droid Incredible 4G might not cost a hefty $299.

It’s peak chip announcement season, it seems, and Oppo has just unveiled its first piece of custom silicon at its Inno Day 2021 — named MariSilicon X. This is not a fully-fledged SoC like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Google Tensor, but rather a custom image signal processor, or imaging NPU, imbued with Oppo’s machine learning smarts. According to Oppo, algorithms are leading the way for mobile photography innovations yet SoC machine learning number-crunching capabilities are currently the bottleneck to better images.

These new colors are only available in limited quantities of the 256GB Note 10 variants on Samsung’s website. Unfortunately, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus and Note 10 Plus 5G will not be available in these limited edition colors. Customers who enrolled in early access to Samsung’s upcoming pre-Black Friday deals can purchase these new Galaxy Note 10 color variants right now. If devices don’t sell out, everyone else is free to order them starting tomorrow, November 21 at 12:01 AM EST.

Call of Duty: Mobile is the latest mobile-focused entry in the all-conquering series, and it’s finally available on the Play Store! Here’s everything we know about CoD Mobile so far! What is Call of Duty: Mobile? Call of Duty: Mobile is a multiplayer shooter just like the rest of the franchise. The difference is that this mobile game is free-to-play. So far, the game seems nigh-on identical to Call of Duty: Legends of War, a Tencent-developed game that soft-launched in alpha late last year.

Riot Games TL;DR Riot Games has confirmed that a Valorant mobile game is in the works. The developer notes that Valorant Mobile will cater specifically to the needs of mobile players. There’s no confirmed launch date at present. Riot Games’ tactical team shooter Valorant made its debut on PC a little over a year ago, attracting players from FPS and team-based games. Now, the developer has announced plans to bring the title to mobile.