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Our new favorite budget phones

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

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  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 […]

Huawei beats Apple and Samsung with new wide foldable

Huawei beats Apple and Samsung with new wide foldable

Huawei beats Apple and Samsung with new wide foldable The Pura X Max’s wide aspect ratio should make it a better option for watching horizontal video. | Image: Huawei Apple and Samsung have both been strongly linked with plans for foldable phones in a boxy, wide aspect ratio, but it looks like another company will […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the first time

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is 0 off for the first time

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the first time Privacy Display ensures that onlookers can’t see what’s on the screen. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge My colleague Allison Johnson loved the Privacy Display in her review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The display feature, which blocks onlookers from getting a […]

The Moto Pad is Motorola’s first US-bound tablet in over a decade

The Moto Pad is Motorola’s first US-bound tablet in over a decade

The Moto Pad is Motorola's first US-bound tablet in over a decade The Moto Pad will be available in a single bronze green color option. | Image: Motorola Motorola announced two new devices today, including one of its first tablets to be available from a US carrier since Verizon’s Xyboard tablets in 2011. The new […]

A wild, wide foldable iPhone dummy emerges amid rumors of a delay

A wild, wide foldable iPhone dummy emerges amid rumors of a delay

A wild, wide foldable iPhone dummy emerges amid rumors of a delay The two iPhone 18 Pro dummies look much like last year’s 17 Pro models. | Image: Sonny Dickson We might have our first good look at the shape of the oddly wide iPhone Fold, after leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson shared photos of […]

Oppo made the best foldable phone, again

Oppo made the best foldable phone, again

Oppo made the best foldable phone, again Closed, the Find N6 is about as thin as any regular phone. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge There are always a few reasons people give for not buying a foldable phone. Some – price, battery life, camera quality – are mostly a matter of manufacturers balancing […]

Wait, the Trump phone might actually exist

Wait, the Trump phone might actually exist

Wait, the Trump phone might actually exist The Trumpometer is just beginning to shift. | Image: The Verge / Shutterstock 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 I think I’ve found an FCC listing for […]