Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A new patent for a double-folding Samsung smartphone has emerged. The phone consists of two hinges with three distinct sections. Samsung has previously showcased similar designs, most notably its Z-folding prototype in August 2021. Samsung currently offers two foldable phone designs. The Galaxy Z Flip series is known for its compact, vertical fold, while the Galaxy Z Fold line is famous for its book-like mechanism.

When companies as big as T-Mobile and Sprint talk about joining forces, it invariably causes some concern. Will the company be too big? Will it hurt the market? Will consumers benefit from the merger? What will it mean for the industry as a whole? The best T-Mobile deals: Get a free Samsung Galaxy S22 with trade-in Deals While no one can accurately predict the answers to those questions, we know enough to make some educated guesses.

TL;DR The Tesla Android Project brings Apple CarPlay to Teslas. The project is currently available as a public alpha. In a twist of irony, the solution requires Android to work. An enterprising individual has figured out how to add Apple CarPlay to a Tesla car, but the hack requires Android to make it work. Tesla is one of the few major automakers not to support Apple’s CarPlay. If you’re determined to have it, however, it is technically possible.

ZTE Axon 11 5GThe ZTE Axon 11 5G handles day-to-day tasks well, but is let down by a sub-par camera setup. There are better choices out there for the price. The ZTE Axon 11 5G is part of a new wave of affordable 5G-ready smartphones sweeping through the Android landscape. The aim of the game is to offer a comprehensive hardware package for day-to-day use while undercutting increasingly obscene $1,000+ flagship price tags.

Google revealed that 400 million Android handsets were sold until this year’s Google I/O event, an impressive growth since last year when the company announced 100 million Android device sales at Google I/O 2011. Also worth mentioning is the fact that daily Android device activations have reached the 1 million units / day mark, or 12 units every second, compared to 400,000 units / day last year. Maybe the most impressive numbers are related to Google Play, Google’s digital content store.

The Beats by Dre are some of the best known headphones on the market right now, thanks to intensive marketing, celebrity endorsements, and word of mouth promotion. But as anyone following the electronics industry can tell you, the most hyped product isn’t necessary the best, and paying the greatest amount of money doesn’t ensure you will receive the absolute best headphones experience. It’s always good to try out any headphones for yourself before shelling out your cash, and ideally that means forgetting for a few minutes about the brand on the box.

ZTE has been taking on the prepaid market with affordable handsets for the past few years. The company has a good track record of releasing mid-tier phones with great price tags and a healthy bang for your buck. Want another option? We have one for you! A reliable source has given us a look at an upcoming Cricket Wireless smartphone – the ZTE Blade X Max. While we don’t have any info on pricing and availability, we did get a full rundown of the specs.

Update: December 18, 2020 (0:15 AM ET): Vivo has confirmed the first device in its offerings that will launch with OriginOS. We’ve updated the hub with the latest details. Original article: November 19, 2020 (2:25 AM ET): Vivo has been teasing its OriginOS Android skin for a while now, promising a major revamp of its polarizing FunTouch software. Now, the company has finally revealed the new skin at its developer conference in China, giving us a look at how it stands out.

Replacing a battery requires a bit more work than it once did. The team at iFixit have put their screwdrivers and plastic pry tools to work on the shiny new Galaxy Note 7 and awarded the phone a rather dismal repairability score of 4/10. While this is admittedly an improvement over the Galaxy S7 – which scored just 3/10 – the Note 7 has the same easy-to-break and hard to replace curved display glass and having glass on both the front and back “makes for double the crackability”.

Google Nest Cam (indoor, wired)If you ignore the price, the Google Nest Cam (indoor, wired) is one of the best indoor security cameras around. It's small, attractive, simple to use, and has machine learning smarts unrivaled by competitors. However, you can find cameras with better specs and features for half the price of this camera. This will make it a hard sell for anyone who isn't a die-hard Google fanatic.