Firmly grounded in the midrange category, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 from Qualcomm brings some significant increase over its predecessor.
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Expand Expanding CloseGood Pixel 10 Pro Fold cases are a rare sight, these are some of our favorites
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Expand Expanding CloseGoogle confirms ‘Ask Photos’ isn’t available in some states, and face grouping might be to blame
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Expand Expanding CloseGalaxy S25 Edge and Z Flip 7 FE hit record low prices, where they should be
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Expand Expanding CloseHonor managed to rip off Apple and Sony in strange ‘Robot Phone’ teaser video [Gallery]
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Expand Expanding CloseHonor’s Magic 8 series adds dedicated AI button, but not for Google Gemini
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Expand Expanding ClosePixel 10 Pro Fold bends and breaks in durability test, just like its predecessors
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Google has patched ‘Pixnapping’ attack in Android, further fix with December security update
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Strange and sketchy leak suggests Gemini 3.0 could launch on October 22
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Expand Expanding CloseSamsung’s wider Wear OS 6 update starts rolling out to Galaxy Watch 7
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Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search has ‘hide sponsored results’ button in new ad section design
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Expand Expanding CloseOnePlus Android 16 release gets lively, but brief tease days before launch
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Expand Expanding CloseMotorola’s ultra-thin answer to Apple and Samsung doesn’t skip a beat on battery [Gallery]
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