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Smartphones are the most personal devices we own, keeping us connected at all times and acting as the heart of our tech lives. We may not spend much time actually speaking on them these days, but we use a phone for virtually everything else.
Smartphones today typically fall into one of two categories: iPhone or Android. iPhones are the most popular smartphones overall and offer entry into the much coveted Apple exosystem, where they can be paired with Apple Watches, iPads, and MacBooks for greater inter-device connectivity.
Android phones, meanwhile, are more numerous combined and often offer higher specs than iPhones on measures such as charging speed and camera quality, while offering integration with a wider variety of devices including Chromebooks and Windows laptops. They also tend to be cheaper.
Our industry-leading phones coverage serves up news, reviews, features and tutorials covering all kinds of devices, from the best smartphones overall to more budget offerings and all points in-between.
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T-Mobile just brought back its best iPhone 17 deal ever — you don't even need to trade-in to get the device included with a new line now
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If you've been excluded from a discounted iPhone 17 at T-Mobile due to trade-in eligibility, now's your chance to score a deal.
This affordable new super-slim adapter adds aptX Lossless and LDAC Bluetooth to iPhones
The Acoustune ATX001 plugs into your iPhone, iPad or any other device via USB-C, and upgrades your music with certain audio codecs.
The best camera phone 2026
Updated After a lot of photo snapping, we've ranked the best camera phones you can get right now
I took over 500 photos on the ‘telephoto master’ Xiaomi 17T Pro — here are my favorite zoom shots
The Xiaomi 17T Pro has launched with a Leica-tuned 5x telephoto camera, and I went to Vienna to put this zoom lens to the test.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra camera upgrades: how to decide if the improvements are worth it for you
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The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has numerous camera upgrades, from wider apertures to better stabilisation and beyond.
Xiaomi 17T Pro review: small but meaningful improvements
The Xiaomi 17T Pro isn't a game-changing update, but it's still one of the best phones in its class.
New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide dummy unit shows off its 'insane thinness'
This could be what the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide is going to look like, though that probably won't be its name.
Forget the newest iPhones — this iPhone 16e deal at Straight Talk can save you up to $330 on the underrated device
Straight Talk’s latest iPhone 16e offer pairs a nice discount on the phone with a super-cheap unlimited plan — here's how.
Boost Mobile has just debuted a deal that gets you an unlimited data plan for just $10/mo over three months — is there a cheaper plan than this?
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Looking for a cheap unlimited plan? You won't find one cheaper than Boost Mobile's current $10/mo promotion on its entry-level plan.
