Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors
Amazon's Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors Amazon’s head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is “not necessarily” planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denying it outright. It was previously reported that Amazon is developing an Alexa-enabled AI phone codenamed “Transformer,” more than 10 years after […]
Sony’s new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign
Sony's new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign Sony’s new flagship doesn’t look much like its predecessors. | Image: Sony / The Verge Sony’s Xperia 1 flagships have looked more or less the same since 2020, but that’s finally changing with the Xperia 1 VIII, which moves to a chunky square camera island. The phone […]
Someone out-Trumped the Trump phone
Someone out-Trumped the Trump phone These are just five of the 29 versions of the Aurora Lux that Dreame claims it will release. | Screenshot: Dreame 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 Trump phone’s whereabouts. This week, Trump Mobile […]
We just got a new reason to believe the Trump phone is real(ish)
We just got a new reason to believe the Trump phone is real(ish) 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 Trump phone’s whereabouts. This time we’ve discovered a little more evidence that the phone is on its way to a […]
The US gets the worst phones
The US gets the worst phones Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they’ve done so for years. Together with Google, they’ve shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of mobile photography, software, and processing power. But over the last few years, they’ve sat […]
The Trump phone still isn’t real
The Trump phone still isn't real 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 Trump phone’s whereabouts. We’re back to being ignored, and the phone seems no closer to an actual launch. Last week Trump Mobile overhauled its website, in the […]
Honor’s new phones look like iPhones for Android
Honor's new phones look like iPhones for Android Honor has announced the 600 and 600 Pro, which it calls “accessible flagships,” and they look… familiar. Especially in that orange. The Pro makes the iPhone comparison especially obvious thanks to its triple rear camera – it even has the same flash layout – while the 600 […]
Our new favorite budget phones
Our new favorite budget phones The iPhone 17E is the best cheap iPhone, no surprises there. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Over the last few months, every phone maker under the sun has refreshed its lineups, especially at the affordable end, with no major budget phone launches now expected until next year. That […]
The new Trump Phone design is here
The new Trump Phone design is here Still proud, still American, still gold. | Image: Trump Mobile Trump Mobile has overhauled its website, introducing a new logo, new design language, and a new version of the T1 Phone. The redesigned phone is the same one that two company executives showed me over a video call […]
Google’s Pixel 10A is a good midrange phone that’s $50 off
Google's Pixel 10A is a good midrange phone that's $50 off If it’s time for you to upgrade your phone, it’s worth considering the Pixel 10A, Google’s latest midrange phone that has some (but not all) of the new software features of the pricier $599 Pixel 10. Every color of the 128GB 10A — including […]