Apple’s Foldable iPhone Ultra Could Launch Tomorrow, but Arrive Later

The iPhone 18 Pro could be upstaged by Apple’s first foldable this year, though the iPhone Ultra might be hard to get at launch.

Motorola Spiffs Up the Razr With Swarovski Meteorite Finish, Adds Watch Ultra and Edge 70 Plus

Motorola’s given the Razr a touch of the old razzle-dazzle for IFA, and bulked out its mobile portfolio.

Get ready for a really busy month of smartphones
Get ready for a really busy month of smartphones

We’re not even half a day into September, and two new smartphones have already launched: the Poco F9 Pro and F9 Ultra. We’re expecting more this week, as the IFA trade show kicks off in Berlin, before we get new iPhones a week after that. And that’s only the beginning of what promises to be […]

Apple Might Add a Pencil to Its First Foldable, but Don’t Expect It at Launch

Steve Jobs said in 2007 that “nobody wants a stylus” for the iPhone. That could change.

The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is at its best when there’s friction
The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is at its best when there’s friction

What do you want from a flip phone when it’s closed? A simple interface, perhaps notifications and a widget or two, for handling the basics? Or a fully fledged Android experience shrunk down for the Flip form factor? For years, Samsung has insisted on the former, even as some fans – and Razr rival Motorola […]

25% of US Adults Are Eyeing the iPhone Ultra, but Not the $2,000 Price Tag

Regardless of what Apple releases next week, some US adults are rethinking their upgrade plans.

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era
Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

The foldable phone market is in the middle of a huge transformation, but no one told Google. Last year, Samsung transformed its Galaxy Z Fold 7 with a dramatically thinner design. This year, it made its phones thinner and lighter again, almost eliminated the crease, and introduced a new passport-sized form factor that feels like […]

Shoppers Outside the US May Have to Wait Longer for the Folding iPhone, Report Suggests

A variety of issues could slow down the rollout of the anticipated new Apple device.

Samsung’s $1,900 Z Fold 8 is still vulnerable to pocket lint
Samsung’s $1,900 Z Fold 8 is still vulnerable to pocket lint

iFixit has provisionally given Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 a repairability score of 4 out of 10, which largely hinged on… well, the hinge. In its teardown of the device, iFixit found that because it carries an IP48 ingress rating – meaning it isn’t protected against particles under 1 millimeter – dust and sand could […]

How the Pixel 11 Pro Fold compares to the Galaxy Z Fold 8
How the Pixel 11 Pro Fold compares to the Galaxy Z Fold 8

Google wasn’t first to make a foldable Android phone, but the company’s Pixel Fold series is now an established player with unique traits compared to its competitors. For one, it popularized the passport-style design years ago, being more wide than tall – something that Samsung tried for the first time this year with its Z […]