Ryan Haines / Android Authority Few phones achieve the same level of value as the Samsung Galaxy A53, but the plastic back and Gorilla Glass 5 screen won’t hold up to drops nearly as well as their more premium counterparts. To help you keep your device safe, we’ve tested and selected the very best Samsung Galaxy A53 cases you can buy below. Spigen Liquid Air Thin and light Textured anti-slip surface Tight-fitting case Very affordable Mil-grade certification Only comes in black The Spigen Liquid Air nearly always takes a top spot in our favorite cases, and the same is true for the best Galaxy A53 cases.

galaxy s4 tips To that end, we have collected 10 tips that can help both old-school Android fans and new users alike. You might not need or want every tip you see here, but you’ll probably find at least one of them useful. In a hurry? Prefer moving pictures? Check out the video! 1.) Speed Up TouchWiz There are two kinds of people: those who don’t want to sacrifice features for speed, and those who will do anything for a slight speed increase.

When it comes to a lost or stolen phone there are a few things you can do: use Android Device Manager to locate or remotely wipe it; install an app to take a photo of anyone trying to unlock it; or even blacklist your phone’s IMEI. But the Android Open Source Project has just added another option: allowing you to remotely brick your phone, rendering it unbootable for whoever ends up with it.

Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR Chromium OS source code hints at a Chromebook with a dedicated GPU. “Mushu” would mate an AMD Vega-based discrete chip with an Intel 10th Gen Core processor. Speculation suggests it might be a Steam-ready Chromebook meant for gaming. You probably don’t think of Chromebooks as gaming machines unless you’re a Stadia fan, but that might change before long. Chrome Unboxed has discovered Chromium OS source code hinting at a Chromebook with a dedicated GPU — the first known Google-powered laptop to pack that kind of graphics power.

TL;DR The Mi Pad 4 has been announced by Xiaomi, offering a Snapdragon 660 processor. Xiaomi’s new tablet also packs a 6,000mAh battery, which is slightly smaller than the one found in the Mi Pad 3. The new tablet is cheaper than the Mi Pad 3, but we also have a cellular version for the same price as the older device. It’s been a long time coming, but the Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 has finally been revealed by the Chinese brand, along with the Redmi 6 Pro.

Xiaomi sub-brand Huami announced the Amazfit Verge 2 smartwatch earlier today at a press event in China, reported GizChina today. The Verge 2 now offers eSIM support, something the original Verge smartwatch didn’t offer. That means you can use the Verge 2 as a standalone device to make and receive calls. According to Huami, the new smartwatch is compatible with all major carriers in China. We don’t know whether the global version retains the eSIM support.

As processors get faster and companies throw more RAM into each and every phone, the differences between all of these devices become so much smaller. Nowhere is this more obvious than with performance, as the specs list of almost all flagships in 2017 reads very similar, and usually entails the Snapdragon 835 processor (which powers 8 devices on our list), with between 4GB and 8GB of RAM. In order to quantify these decreasing differences, we’ve turned to a series of industry-recognized benchmarks to help us determine which phone has the best performance.

BlackBerry KEYoneThe BlackBerry KEYone is a smartphone that gets stuff done. The physical keyboard is just fantastic, there are tons of useful software features on board, and it's built like a rock. While the rear-facing camera and performance could use some tweaking, this is one of the most interesting and productivity-focused phones we've ever used. Table of contents BlackBerry has taken many different forms over the years, the most recent being an Android smartphone manufacturer.

Roblox is one of the most popular games around, especially with kids, and it has a solid multiplatform footing. If you’re wondering if you can play Roblox on your Chromebook, the answer is yes. There’s no native app for Chrome OS, but you can run the Android version on most new Chromebooks. Here’s how to play Roblox on a Chromebook. Read more: How to download and play Minecraft on a Chromebook

What is Commandr? Commandr is the best thing to happen to Google Now since Google Now and yes that is a statement directly from the demo video linked above. This nifty application allows you to use the Note to Self feature in Google Now to issue all sorts of commands that allow for voice control outside of the norm for Google Now. In other words, it extends the functionality with Google Now without the use of things like root access or modifications to Google Now.