Vivo V17 Pro If you want an affordable, versatile camera phone you could do a lot worse than the Vivo V17 Pro. But there are far better phones out there that cost less. Largely overshadowed globally by its more trendy BBK stablemates Oppo and OnePlus, Vivo’s strategy of releasing affordable phones with quirky, cutting edge features has proven to be a winner, particularly in India. While the brand’s most ambitious projects are saved for the Nex series, the brand’s creativity also trickles down to its mid-range phones, including its latest V-series phone — the Vivo V17 Pro.

Free voice call apps, which use data to place calls, can offer a cheaper way to keep in contact with friends abroad and come to the rescue when you’ve used up your monthly minute quota. However, with multi-gigabyte data plans still often coming at a premium price, the busiest chatters out there could soon eat into their monthly allowance using voice over data calls. To shed some light on the issue, we’ve gone back over our list of 10 free call apps to investigate just how much data these apps end up consuming.

Xiaomi Mi Max 2The Mi Max 2 is a unique device that sits on the intersection of a large smartphone and a portable tablet, and excels at that offering an incredible battery life. Table of contents Phablets, or smartphones with display sizes larger than 6 inches, can cause quite a divide in opinion. The large form factor is a complete deterrent for most people, yet there is a niche audience for these big smartphones – young people who watch a lot of videos or are gaming enthusiasts, or professionals who enjoy the large real estate while emailing or working on documents and spreadsheets.

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Mi Band 6 TL;DR The Xiaomi Mi Band 6 is up for pre-order in the United States. Amazon and Walmart both have the tracker available at slightly different prices and with slightly different availability dates. Our review for the Mi Band 6 was very positive. When it comes to basic fitness trackers, few products can match the quality and value of Xiaomi’s Mi Band line.

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority With Ted Lasso’s second season breaking Apple TV Plus records, Severance enjoying major buzz, and CODA and The Tragedy of Macbeth landing Oscar nods, it’s worth asking: has Apple TV Plus finally made it to the streaming big leagues?HBO Max and Disney Plus have possibly been the biggest streaming launches since the days of Netflix and Amazon Prime dominating the game, virtually alone at the top.

Allwinner has announced a new 64-bit System-on-a-Chip (Soc) especially designed for tablets. The Allwinner A64 is a quad-core 64-bit processor with built-in support for H.264 and H.265 at 4K resolutions. For the CPU this new SoC uses four Cortex-A53 cores. The Cortex-A53 is ARM’s most energy efficient 64-bit core. There are unfortunately no details yet about the clock speed, however we do know that the chips will only cost $5 each, when bought in high quantities.

David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR Apple ousted Samsung and Xiaomi to become the top-selling phone brand in Q4 2020. It was the first time Apple had claimed the lead since 2016. The iPhone 12 and Huawei’s decline helped Apple pull ahead. Android no longer has the top spot among smartphone brands. Gartner analysts have estimated that Apple overtook Samsung to become the top-selling phone maker in the fourth quarter of 2020, claiming 20.

Apple iPadApple didn't do a whole lot to improve its baseline tablet year over year, but then it didn't really have to. No other $300 tablet delivers the same level of performance and appeal as the iPad. The faster processor and better user-facing camera only sweeten the deal. Table of contents Apple gave its entry-level iPad a modest update this year. The changes clearly reflect the increased time we’ve spent with our devices while dealing with the global pandemic.

BlackBerry made a triumphant return into the smartphone space with the BlackBerry KEYone, a phone that brought the modern Android experience with the classic BlackBerry physical keyboard. The new BlackBerry Motion looks to continue that momentum by bumping up the specs in a few key areas and losing the physical keyboard. Although the keyboard is one of the best and most iconic features of a BlackBerry, it certainly doesn’t appeal to everyone.

Samsung has launched a promotion on the Gear S3 Classic and Gear S3 Frontier smartwatches on its official store (via Phone Arena). For what we expect is a limited time, buyers will receive a $75 gift card with purchases of either watch. The eCertificate, which will be delivered by email, provides $75 off products on Samsung.com. To access the offer, simply add a Gear S3 Frontier or Classic to your cart and the coupon should appear in your basket at the checkout.