A phone comparison piece weighs Google's Pixel 11 lineup against Samsung's Galaxy S26 series, noting the Galaxy S26's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip outpaces the Pixel's Tensor G6 in gaming and benchmarks, and enables higher-resolution video capture. The comparison also highlights Samsung-exclusive features like DeX desktop mode, Modes and Routines automation, and stylus support on certain models, none of which Google offers equivalents for.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-08
Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for $949.99, a $450 cut from its $1,399.99 list price. The listing carries a 4.6-star rating, and the phone features a 6.9-inch display, S Pen support, a customized Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip, and storage options up to 1TB.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-11-06
Leakers Smart Pikachu and Abhishek Yadav report that OPPO's upcoming Find X10 Ultra flagship, codenamed 'xinyun,' may run on MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro chip instead of a Snapdragon processor. This would mark a shift from the Find X9 Ultra, launched earlier this year with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, though the recent Find X10 Pro Max already uses the same Dimensity 9600 Pro chip. The Find X10 Ultra is also expected to carry a 200MP main camera with LOFIC technology.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-30
Samsung officially unveiled the W27, a China-exclusive luxury version of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with a gold-toned textured frame and dark red or blue rear covers. It shares the same core specs—an 8-inch folding OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 5,000mAh battery, and 200MP main camera—but is only offered in 16GB/512GB and 16GB/1TB configurations, priced at roughly $2,852 and $3,303 respectively.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-30
OnePlus has introduced the Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro in China, both featuring 9,000mAh batteries, 100W charging, 185Hz LTPO OLED displays, active cooling, and 200MP main cameras with OIS. The two models share most core hardware, differing mainly in chipset (both use Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, with the Ace 7 Pro using the V-series variant) and secondary camera, with the Pro adding a 50MP periscope zoom lens versus the standard model's 8MP ultrawide.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-29
Amazon is selling the 512GB Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for $1,199.99, a $400 (25%) discount off its $1,599.99 list price. The listing carries a 4.6 out of 5 rating from buyers. The phone features a 6.9-inch QHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip, 12GB RAM, a 200MP main camera with multiple telephoto and ultrawide lenses, a 5,000mAh battery, and runs Android 16 with One UI 8.5 and Galaxy AI/Gemini features.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus for $774.49, a $425 markdown from its $1,199.99 list price, as part of a Prime Day promotion. The phone features a 6.7-inch QHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, 12GB RAM, up to 512GB storage, a 50MP main camera system, and a 4,900mAh battery with 45W charging. The discount requires an active Amazon Prime membership, though new users can access a free 30-day trial.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-07
Amazon has discounted the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 to $989.99, marking the lowest price since its release and saving buyers $220 off the original $1,199.99 retail price. The device features a 6.9-inch foldable display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, 12GB of RAM, and a 4,300mAh battery, along with multiple camera options and new AI features. The deal requires an Amazon Prime membership, which can be trialed for free.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-06
Android Authority tested the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, POCO F9 Ultra, POCO F9 Pro, and OnePlus 15R to compare Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the Galaxy-exclusive overclocked Elite Gen 5, the Elite Gen 5V, and the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. The chips differ mainly in CPU clock speeds and GPU compute slice counts, with the Galaxy variant hitting 4.74GHz versus 4.6GHz on the standard Elite Gen 5, and the 5V variant cut down to two GPU compute slices instead of three.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-03
Amazon has cut the price of Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra (Sky Blue, 256GB) to $953, a $347 reduction from its $1,299.99 list price, in a deal set to expire tonight. The discount is only slightly better than the Prime Day price and matches close to the lowest price recorded for the device, which currently holds a 4.6-star rating from buyers.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-07
Amazon has cut the price of Samsung's newly released Galaxy Z Fold 8 by $250, bringing it down from $1,899.99 to $1,649.99, a 13% reduction. It's the first time the retailer has discounted the foldable since launch.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-07
An Android Authority reviewer who tested every major US book-style foldable this year says Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, despite leading on specs like its Snapdragon chip and camera system, isn't the phone they'd actually choose to carry. Instead they'd pick Motorola's Razr Fold, with its 6,000mAh battery and large bright display, or Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold, even though both trail Samsung on raw performance.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-06
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