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OnePlus 5: Full, in-depth review

A value-driven flagship with few trade-offs

Oppo A77 smartphone: Full in-depth review

One of the best cheap Android phones we've seen

Boost Dex phone: Full in-depth review

How usable is the sub-$100 Alcatel Pixi 4 Android smartphone?

Huawei GR5 phone: Full, in-depth review

Dual-camera high-impact photos in a fast, low-end Android smartphone (aka Honor 6X and Mate 9 Lite)

Blackberry KEYone phone: Full, in-depth review

So Blackberry just made one of the best Android smartphones ever

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OPPO A57: unboxing, hands on review and detail shots

Oppo makes phones that are both great value and great on their own. Recently we've been impressed with the very pretty Oppo R9s and the larger, does-it-all Oppo R9s Plus. The latter competes with the best, flagship phones on the market but costs much less money.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+: Hands on review, slideshow and gallery

The hype around Samsung's Galaxy S8 has been off the charts - something that normally makes us wary. However, having spent some time with the device today our hopes are heightened.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2017: unboxing, hands on review and detail shots

Samsung delayed the launch of its flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 Android smartphone, but it has launched it's mid-range Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 model. We were keen to have a look and see if it was worth bothering with.

LG G6: unboxing, hands on review and detail shots

All of the phone manufacturers are launching their new, best phones. This is LG's new flagship. What does it look like and is it any good?

News about Android

Microsoft tasks Defender anti-malware with securing corporate Android and iOS phones

While malware writers have attacked PCs because of their popularity and large attack surfaces, Android and iOS phones aren’t immune.

News Feb 21
Microsoft shocks the world with the Surface Duo, a foldable dual-screen Android phone

Microsoft’s Surface Duo is a dual-screen smartphone, the company’s first foray into mobile since the long, agonising death of Windows Phone.

News Oct 03
Huawei Australia respond to Android license crisis

Following on from yesterday's seismic announcement that Google would be revoking Huawei's Android license, the company's Australian division has issued a statement.

News May 21
Samsung launches new Galaxy A smartphones in Australia

Samsung have launched four new Galaxy A smartphones in Australia today, offering features from their flagship S series at a fraction of the price.

News May 08
Galaxy Watch users report app outage

In another piece of bad news for Samsung this week, the Galaxy Wearable app for Android devices is currently broken, with many users reporting sign-in problems.

News Apr 23

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Tutorials about Android

VR video on your Android phone: How to watch it, where to find it

Watch immersive VR and 360-degree clips using a cheap Cardboard viewer.

Tutorials Apr 06
How to change the voice on your Android phone

Changing the voice used for navigation on an Android phone from robotic to something more natural is easy, but buried in the menus.

Tutorials May 14
How to convert videos for a phone or tablet, for free

If you've got a library of downloaded videos and want to watch them on your smartphone or tablet, you might find out they're the wrong file type. Some tablets and phones can only play specific file types, and only a few devices support high definitio...

Tutorials Jul 22
Overclock your smartphone, if you dare

WARNING: Overclocking is not for the faint of heart. Do not attempt to hack your phone unless you understand and accept the risks of turning it into a useless "brick."

Tutorials Jan 05
Root Google Android the easy way

Google's Android operating system is riding a wave of popularity that has rapidly eclipsed Apple's iOS, and by the end of 2010 it's expected to overtake RIM's BlackBerry as the world's leading smartphone platform. However, despite the relative openne...

Tutorials Sep 15

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Features about Android

The easiest way to transfer data from an Android phone to a computer or tablet

To transfer data between an Android smartphone or tablet and a computer, you used to have to connect them via a USB cable. These days, plenty of Cloud services are available, which allow you to keep data from a phone or tablet in sync with a computer...

Features Oct 30
Top 10 Apple and Android smartphones you can buy for under $300

If our round-up of the best Apple and Android smartphones you can find for under $400 and $500 wasn’t good enough for you, here’s our latest list of the top 10 best Android and Apple phones you can find for under $300.

Features Sep 11
Best Android and Apple Phones under $500

Only have $500 to spend on your next smartphones? Don't sweat. In 2019, you've got a ton of great options.

Features Jan 22
Best Google Pixel 4 Telstra Plans

Here are the best Telstra plans you can find for Google's latest flagship.

Features Oct 16
We Put Samsung Galaxy Note 9's DeX Mode To The Test: Here's What We Learned

Is the Samsung’s DeX any closer to achieving its goal of offering users the ability to realise the one-device-to-rule-them-all dream of mobile convergence than it was a year ago? Is it the future of computing or another dead-end?

Features Nov 20

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