Phones
- Analysis
- Analysis
Google unveils its Pixel 9a as budget phone wars heat up
Apple released the iPhone 16e, its less expensive new smartphone, only a matter of weeks ago. It’s a different market now.
- Tim Biggs
Latest
- Review
- Technology
Much ado about Nothing: British firm’s new phone is a mid-range marvel
At $600, the Nothing Phone 3a packs a lot more style and capability than most phones - and a lot less AI bloat.
- Tim Biggs
- Review
- Apple
The latest budget iPhone cuts a few corners, but is it still worth buying?
Apple’s new phone – the iPhone 16e – doesn’t have the latest cameras, faster charging or a brighter display, but it will leave you with an extra $400 in your pocket.
- Tim Biggs
- Updated
- Apple
Apple unveils new low-cost iPhone 16e
The new device is presented as having most of the features available in the iPhone 16, but for $400 less.
- Tim Biggs
‘Get ready’: New iPhone could be revealed in days after Apple CEO’s cryptic post
The highly anticipated new low-end iPhone could be days away after the Apple chief announced a product launch for next week.
- Mark Gurman
- Opinion
- Political unrest
‘On the streets I once walked dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten’
I’m heartbroken by the violence that erupted in the vibrant city where I treated patients only last year.
- Dr Rory Marples
- Analysis
- Analysis
Apple, Samsung turn to thin phones to lure upgraders
Apple is widely tipped to reveal an iPhone 17 Air this year, even thinner than its skinniest (and most bendable) model to date: the iPhone 6.
- Tim Biggs
- Review
- Samsung
Why Samsung’s latest Ultra can claim to be the best android available right now
Phones aren’t the competent AI assistants of sci-fi just yet, but Samsung’s blend of high-end hardware and Google smarts indicates the way forward.
- Tim Biggs
Samsung taps Google AI for new S25 phones
Gemini is the new default chatbot on the Galaxy S25 phones, which otherwise are near-identical to last year.
- Tim Biggs
‘Kids will interact more’: Brazil bans smartphones at school
“We cannot allow humanism to be replaced by algorithms,” the Brazilian president said after signing the new law.
- Mauricio Savarese and Diarlei Rodrigues
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles