Tecno’s latest concept phone is lit by neon
Tecno's latest concept phone is lit by neon The Neon supposedly includes actual neon lighting in the rear. | Image: Tecno After teasing a magnetic, modular smartphone concept the other day, Tecno has followed that up with another two phone designs centered around color-changing finishes: one with E Ink, and the other incorporating neon. I’m […]
Vivo’s next phone will launch with a professional camera rig
Vivo's next phone will launch with a professional camera rig Look closely and you might spot a phone in there somewhere. | Image: Vivo Vivo rarely has a presence at MWC, but this year it bucked that trend in a big way, with the reveal of its next flagship phone, the X300 Ultra, alongside an […]
The Motorola Razr Fold is shaping up to be pure flagship
The Motorola Razr Fold is shaping up to be pure flagship It’s all starting to unfold. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Motorola has revealed a little more about its upcoming folding phone, and all signs point toward a premium option – not the budget-friendlier alternative the category could use. For starters, the Razr […]
Honor claims its Robot Phone will launch later this year
Honor claims its Robot Phone will launch later this year I saw the camera arm unfold from this demo phone, though it didn’t do much else. Honor has revealed more details of its so-called Robot Phone at MWC 2026, and finally showed a working unit in action alongside a dancing humanoid robot. Specs are still […]
The Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handset
The Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handset The HTC U24 Pro may not be gold, but its design is otherwise awfully similar to the Trump phone’s. | Image: HTC Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the […]
MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona
MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES may dominate the headlines when it comes to TVs, computer components, and AI inanity, but for all things mobile MWC has it beat. Since it’s a […]
Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains
Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all day. Even Samsung sells neat ones like these folding magnetic mirrors. But unlike Apple and Google, Samsung refuses to put the magnets inside the […]
Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26’s higher pricetag
Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26's higher pricetag The Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are “more of the same for more money,” my colleague Allison Johnson reported this week. Now, Samsung is confirming what we previously only suspected: RAMageddon is partly to blame. Samsung’s […]
How the new Galaxy S26 phones stack up against each other on paper
How the new Galaxy S26 phones stack up against each other on paper Samsung’s Galaxy S26 phones introduce a slate of new AI-powered features, including some new photography tools. | Image: Samsung Samsung has just announced its new Galaxy S26 lineup, which includes the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra. While they aren’t radical departures […]
Here’s how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year’s S25
Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25 Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S26 lineup at its recent Unpacked event in San Francisco. As expected, the new series consists of the baseline S26, which starts at $899.99, and the bigger S26 Plus, which starts at $1,099.99. At the high end, there’s also […]