Smartphones are the most personal devices we own, keeping us connected at all times and acting as the heart of our tech lives. We may not spend much time actually speaking on them these days, but we use a phone for virtually everything else.
Smartphones today typically fall into one of two categories: iPhone or Android. iPhones are the most popular smartphones overall and offer entry into the much coveted Apple exosystem, where they can be paired with Apple Watches, iPads, and MacBooks for greater inter-device connectivity.
Android phones, meanwhile, are more numerous combined and often offer higher specs than iPhones on measures such as charging speed and camera quality, while offering integration with a wider variety of devices including Chromebooks and Windows laptops. They also tend to be cheaper.
Our industry-leading phones coverage serves up news, reviews, features and tutorials covering all kinds of devices, from the best smartphones overall to more budget offerings and all points in-between.
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Forget fancy new features, Apple needs to rebuild iOS from the ground up.
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As slick as iOS is, it could benefit from several useful Android features.
This is the most exciting rumored iOS 26 feature of WWDC 2025, according to you
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Apple's WWDC 2025 conference kicks off on very soon on Monday June 9 – here's what to expect from Tim Cook and company.
5 camera upgrades we want from the iPhone 17 Pro series
As good as the cameras in the iPhone 16 Pro line are, there's plenty of room for improvement. These five things would make for big upgrades.
If Apple redesigns the Phone App in iOS 26, I might just hang up
Rumor has it the iPhone's Phone app might get a big update in iOS 18 (or iOS 26), but do we want it?
