How to install Android 4.1 Jelly Bean apps on any device with custom recovery

Jelly Bean here, Jelly Bean there. We have been hearing people rave about the latest Android version for the past days and have wondered what this latest version have in store. If you have an Android device running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and you are still waiting for official or custom Jelly Bean releases, we have something that will quench your curiosity about the latest Android version. Do take note, what we are about to share with you is not a custom ROM.

Huawei Ascend P7 specs, features

Today at a press event in Paris, Huawei introduced its latest and greatest flagship Android device, the Ascend P7. Huawei remains relatively little known outside Asia, despite a vigorous marketing campaign and the string of attractive Android devices the Chinese giant put out over the past two years. Still, the company is among the world’s biggest phone makers, and, wherever you happen to live in the world, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to buy a Huawei device.

Huawei P20 Pro vs Lumia 1020

Consensus has long held that, when it comes to photography, more megapixels is not always better. Quality over quantity, as they say. Yet in 2018, an industry-leading smartphone shooter boasts a 40 megapixel camera — the Huawei P20 Pro. A long-running fan favorite, regarded as one of the best phone cameras ever built also houses a 41 megapixel sensor — the Nokia Lumia 1020. Today we’re pitting the Huawei P20 Pro vs Lumia 1020 to see just how far smartphone photography has come since 2013.

Jaybird X4 or Jaybird Tarah, which is better?

No, the Jaybird X4 isn’t worth paying $30 over the Tarah – at least for most of you. The key difference between the Jaybird X4 vs the Jaybird Tarah is battery life with the latter clocking in at a listed eight hours of playback and the former affording six. Both provide more than enough battery life to power through a week’s worth of workouts for most of us. Plus, both wireless earbuds can fast charge, requiring just 10 minutes of charge for one hour of playback.

Mi Smart Speaker review: The best affordable smart speaker

Xiaomi Mi Smart SpeakerThe Mi Smart Speaker delivers everything you could want from a smart speaker at a price that is almost too good to be true. The consumer-friendly sound signature puts emphasis on vocals and pipes out clear sounding music. Meanwhile, Google Assistant ensures that the speaker can be the center of your smart home ecosystem. You can't do much better at the price. The smart speaker market is for the most part dominated by Google and Amazon’s offerings.

Most of you think the Oppo Find N is hot stuff

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Oppo announced the Find N foldable phone last week, showing a book-style foldable that’s significantly smaller than the Galaxy Z Fold 3. It really seems to address one of the main bugbears of Fold-style devices (that they’re simply too bulky). What did you think of Oppo’s first commercial foldable phone though? We posted our poll last week, and here’s how you answered it. Oppo Find N: Hot or not?

OPPO R-series: Meet the world’s most popular smartphone series

We frequently dive into smartphone lines and the design principles that brought them to their current manifestation. We’ve watched with intrigue as both the Galaxy line and the iPhone have quibbled over startlingly similar territory. We’ve seen OnePlus grow from plucky startup to genuine contender. We witnessed the Moto line fly like Icarus sunward, only to be swallowed by a Lenovo ocean. So when we set off to find the most influential smartphone line, some of us were admittedly surprised.

Red Magic Mars review: A new challenger approaches

Nubia Red Magic MarsThis phone represents excellent value given its performance and specs and is probably the best budget phone for gamers. For everyone else, that aesthetic is likely to be divisive. Table of contents For the longest time, I’ve wondered why gaming on Android hasn’t taken off in a bigger way. While there are lots of great Android games, the Play Store mainly caters to the casual audience. Whenever I want a serious gaming session, I find myself reaching for my Nintendo Switch.

Samsung Galaxy Book Go laptops go official with Qualcomm chipsets

TL;DR Samsung has announced the Galaxy Book Go series. The laptop line features Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets and runs on Windows 10. It’s now available to purchase starting at $349. Samsung in April announced the Galaxy Book Pro series, its more serious laptop line with Intel CPUs and AMOLED screens. Now, the company has unveiled the Galaxy Book Go series powered by Qualcomm hardware. The Galaxy Book Go comes in two flavors, one limited to LTE support, the other packing 5G.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 vs Galaxy S10 Plus: Which should you buy?

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is here, along with its larger sibling, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus. Many Note fans usually grab the most recent device whenever it lands without giving the matter much thought. After all, the Note family is the best-of-the-best when it comes to Samsung smartphones. Or is it? With Samsung launching two Note devices for the first time, the company needed to downgrade some of the specs and features of the standard Samsung Galaxy Note 10 to better emphasize the superiority of the Galaxy Note 10 Plus.