What is happening in phones
Phone news is mostly written for people about to buy one. This section is written for people who already own the thing: which models get the update and when, what the new version changes day to day, and when the honest answer is that for you it changes almost nothing.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6: what Qualcomm confirmed
The chip everyone is writing about has not been announced yet. Here is the line between what Qualcomm said and what leaked.
Read PhonesPixel 11 and Tensor G6: what reaches your Pixel
Google showed four phones and a new chip. Almost none of it arrives as an update on the Pixel in your pocket, and that is the part worth knowing.
Read PhonesiPhone Duo explained: what Apple added and removed
Apple’s first foldable opens to 7.6 inches. The part worth reading is the list of things Apple took out to get there.
Read PhonesiPhone 18 Pro: what actually changed
One genuinely new thing, a pile of Apple percentages, and a modem that depends on where you bought the phone.
Read PhonesHuawei Mate XT 2: what changed from the Mate XT
Huawei’s tri-fold stopped wearing its flexible panel on the outside. For a Mate XT owner that is the one change that matters — and one mode is still unconfirmed.
Read PhonesGalaxy Z Fold8 is wider and shorter: what changes
Samsung traded the tall Fold shape for a wide, short one. The phone is different, and so is everything you bought for the last one.
Read PhonesGalaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: what the Ultra badge adds
Samsung’s first Ultra foldable sits above the Z Fold8 — and if you already own a Fold, almost none of it reaches the phone in your hand.
Read PhonesGalaxy Z Flip 8: the hinge and the cover screen
Samsung changed two things worth your attention, and one of them is software your Flip 7 may get without you spending anything.
Read PhonesFoldables in 2026: what actually improved
Five makers announced folding phones in one quarter: thinner when open, about the same in your pocket, and nobody claimed the crease is gone.
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