The Samsung Galaxy Plus model is in a somewhat awkward position each year: not as feature-packed as the Ultra model but not as cheap as the vanilla model. This seems to be the case in sales too, as initial domestic sales of the Galaxy S21 series showed that the S21 Plus was the least popular model out of the three S21 phones. Part of the reason is that the Plus model hasn’t always completely justified its higher price tag over the base Galaxy flagship, even though it tends to be a great phone on its own merits.

At the beginning of 2021, we saw the first phones land with the then-latest Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, the Snapdragon 888. Later, Qualcomm launched a “Plus” version of that chipset, with slightly faster speeds. That, of course, begets the question: when comparing the Snapdragon 888 vs 88 Plus, just how much faster is the newer model? Unsurprisingly, the Snapdragon 888 vs 888 Plus bout ends with the newer model winning. However, it only wins by about 3.

TL;DR The free-to-play game Star Wars: Rivals is being shut down by Disney. The game — which didn’t even get a stable release — is already gone from the Google Play Store. Disney will not be issuing refunds for any in-app purchases made within Star Wars: Rivals. But it seems that one game didn’t quite make the cut, and that’s Disney’s Star Wars: Rivals — a free-to-play action shooter game that didn’t even make it to a stable release before getting the axe (or, in this case, lightsaber).

Update: March 29, 2021 – T-Mobile has announced that it will be shutting down its TVision services after April 29. In its place, current TVision Live and Vibe customers can sign up for $10 a month off YouTube TV and/or the Philo internet TV services for as long as they’re a T-Mobile subscriber. Also, TVision Live subscribers will get one month of YouTube TV for free and three months of YouTube Premium for free.

Robert Triggs / Android Authority First, a little housekeeping. We installed all the latest software patches before heading out for our shootout. Camera apps were left in their out-of-the-box settings, so using Apple’s Standard color profile for example, and there’s no post-editing on any of these images. All we’ve done is resize them to save on bandwidth in this article. Given that most of these phones have been on the market for many months now, this is likely as good as these cameras are ever going to look.

Joe Hindy / Android Authority NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are all the rage right now. It’s kind of like a spin on the modern art scene. You buy and collect original pieces of digital artwork. You can then sell them later if you want to. It’s a bit like collecting baseball cards. Some are very expensive and others really aren’t. However, there is always the thrill of owning an original piece of work.

TL;DR The Redmi 9 Activ has launched in India. This is simply the Redmi 9 with more RAM in the top-end model. We heard murmurings of a Redmi 9 Activ earlier this month, suggesting that the Xiaomi sub-brand was working on another model in its Redmi 9 series. Now, Redmi has made it official by launching the phone in India today. Those expecting a more durable version of the Redmi 9 will be disappointed though, as this isn’t like Samsung launching Active phones that are more durable than their typical devices.

David Imel / Android Authority Earlier this year, Samsung confirmed some bad news for fans of its ultra-premium flagships: there would not be a Samsung Galaxy Note phone in 2021. Of course, the company didn’t make any commitments beyond that, which left hope that the Note line could make a return in 2022. However, last week we got our first look at the likely design of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Asus ROG Phone 5The ROG Phone 5 takes the already great formula established by its predecessor and modernizes it for 2021. It has a fast and fluid screen, a surprisingly great main camera, brilliant performance, best-in-class audio, and a flexible software experience. For those reasons, the ROG Phone 5 is the best gaming smartphone you can buy right now. Table of contents The Asus ROG Phone 3 was a fantastic device that we dubbed “the powerhouse for everyone.

Grab your clean Turtle School Gi and start charging your Ki! It’s time to jump into the crazy world of martial arts, power levels, and space monkeys with Dragon Ball Legends. Bandai Namco’s new card-based battle game is now available worldwide via the Google Play Store and is free to download for all budding Super Saiyans with Android phones and tablets (and on iOS devices via the App Store).