Modern smartphones are way more powerful than most of us realize, and they include a whole range of sensors that tend to go unnoticed. While a lot of these sensors are used to pull off basic functions ...

The unassuming proximity sensor, a tiny component nestled within your smartphone, plays a crucial role in ensuring a seamless calling experience. It detects the proximity of your face during calls, ...

Android 15 is the latest version of Android you'll find on retail devices, but Google is already running a public test of Android 16. The second developer preview has just been released with a raft of ...

Upcoming premium chipsets will bring new main and telephoto camera sensors to flagship smartphones this autumn. This synergy promises a significant leap in mobile photography, with larger sensors and ...

A new option coming to Pixel phones in Android 16 is the ability to use the fingerprint sensor when the screen is turned off. In Android 16 DP2, Google is adding an option for “Screen-off fingerprint ...

A new leak points to two Samsung Galaxy S25 camera sensor upgrades. Allegedly, the ultrawide could get “a new version of the 1/2.76-inch JN1 sensor.” Meanwhile, the 3x telephoto could have “a new ...

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Dhruv Bhutani has covered the Android ecosystem since 2010, with a focus on smartphones, connected devices, and home networking. His reporting is informed by hands-on experience reviewing hundreds of ...