TL;DR Huawei will allegedly release the Watch 2 (2018), a refreshed version of 2017’s Watch 2. The Watch 2 (2018) reportedly features the same specifications, but includes support for eSIM. We do not know if the Watch 2 (2018) is the U.S. version of the Watch 2 Pro, which launched in China last October. From time to time, iteration gets to the point where companies only make change to the inside and leave the outside alone.

TL;DR The Surface Pro X has received a chipset upgrade in the form of the SQ2 processor. Qualcomm and Microsoft’s new processor promises performance gains and improved battery life. The Surface Pro X is the first Windows on Arm device we’ve seen from Microsoft (we don’t count the Surface RT), running Windows 10 built with power-efficient Arm chips in mind. The two-in-one device packed an SQ1 chip that was billed as a partnership between Microsoft and Qualcomm, and the duo are teaming up once again for another Surface Pro X variant.

The switch to 5G technology requires new modems and other hardware, which isn’t such good news for our wallets. The first wave of 5G smartphones are already equipped with first and second-gen 5G modems, supporting new technologies like mmWave. To increase performance another step, Qualcomm has unveiled its third-generation Snapdragon X60 modem and radio front-end system for future smartphones. In a nutshell, the Snapdragon X60 introduces high-quality 5G Voice-over-NR (VoNR) capabilities and enhanced carrier aggregation across sub-6GHz and mmWave technologies for faster speeds.

Two of the most popular phones of 2012 so far - the Samsung Galaxy S3 on the left and the HTC One X on the right. There comes a time in every geek’s lives when he or she has to make a difficult decision: choose the best Android smartphone out of two VERY strong contenders. It’s a lot like choosing a life partner, except that it probably won’t last as long.

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Sony’s smartphone division is showing early signs of recovery. Per the company’s latest earnings report, smartphone revenue grew by ~25% in Q2 2021. The revenue bump was the result of an increase in smartphone unit sales. Sony‘s smartphone division is still well down on the lofty form it showed in the late 2000s. In recent years it has struggled to gain a firm, profitable foothold in the market, but it seems its current strategy and focus on higher-end devices could be paying off.

Eric Zeman / Android Authority After an endless and exhausting few months of leaks, the Google Pixel 6 series is here with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The two phones, designed by Google, take the company’s vision for Android in an entirely new direction thanks to a fresh perspective on the hardware and the software together. These are not like the Pixels of yore — especially not the Pixel 6 Pro (starting at $899).

Joe Hindy / Android Authority Mastodon is a unique social media experience. It’s a series of servers that all work together to bring you the whole experience. Each part of Mastodon is its own instance and entirely separate from other instances, but still part of the whole. It’s definitely something different. The premise is young, but there are some decent apps to get you online. Here are the best Mastodon apps for Android.

A Paramount Plus deal lets new subscribers get the service for just $1 a month for three months. The offer comes just a few weeks before its biggest show yet, Halo, drops on March 25. The special offer, which also lets users get the ad-free version for $2 a month for three months, will end on Monday, March 7. Paramount Plus is celebrating its first birthday this week with a special offer.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 was one of the most anticipated phones this year. Designed to be powerful and professional, it’s as feature-packed as ever, and certainly has a lot to offer. However, just like any other smartphone, the Galaxy S5 is not without its issues. With that in mind, we take a look at some of the most common problems that users have been experiencing with their Samsung Galaxy S5, and offer some potential solutions on how to fix them.

Almost a month has passed after the formal introduction of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The new operating system’s source code has itself been released a couple of weeks back, so it’s only natural for users to expect official Jelly Bean updates to be flowing, right? However, as recent history has sadly shown us, the road from an OS update becoming open source to it actually hitting the most popular devices around is a very bumpy one.