Pixel 2 XL

Poll: How Long Have You Owned Your Current Phone?

I often wonder if the era of frequent smartphone upgrades is behind us. It seemed like not long ago we had a handful of work-arounds to swap out barely-year-old-phones for whatever was new. Now, though, the lengthy monthly payment plans have locked folks in...
Big Android Phones

Poll: Do You Wish Phones Would Get Smaller in Size?

I've been thinking a lot about phone size again for some reason. I don't know if it's because I can't decide which phone to use at the moment, with the massive OnePlus 8 Pro, close-to-as-big Pixel 4 XL, and perfectly-sized Galaxy S20 all sitting here, or what....
OnePlus 7T

What Makes Your Phone Great?

What do you love about your phone? We all own the phones that we own for certain reasons. We bought them for the camera. We bought them for the battery life or the high refresh rate display. We wanted frequent software updates or support for years. We wanted...
Pixel 3a

What a Great Time to be a Smartphone Buyer

No matter what kind of budget you have, we are living through a wonderful time to be a smartphone buyer. And that's mostly because no matter the price point, you have an option that will make for an excellent smartphone. You'll have a phone that can take great...
Galaxy S9, Pixel 3

How Did You Decide on Your Current Phone?

It has been a couple of years since we last asked about your phone buying decisions. We've often asked if there are features you can't live without or which of the current crop of upcoming phones you've got your eye on, that sort of thing. But I'm more curious...
2018 Meh

2018 is Going to be a Smartphone Year to Forget

At the end of 2016, I wrote a forward-looking piece about how 2017 was going to be an awesome year for smartphones and Android. It was the year that Samsung was due for a big leap in smartphone design, that Google would use to make-up for the iPhone clone...