by Mike Andrici, 5 months ago

If you haven’t realized by now that the best gifts for the 2012 holiday season are Android smartphones, this article aims to change the way you treat your friends and family. Unfortunately for those of…

by Mike Andrici, 5 months ago

As 2012 nears its final days, it’s exciting to look back over the past 12 months from an Android fan perspective and then try to pick out the representative Android smartphone of the year that…

by Mike Andrici, 5 months ago

When it comes to Android smartphone comparisons, this particular matchup is definitely one of the strangest you’ll encounter. In one corner we have the best-selling Android smartphone of all time (particularly noteworthy given the impressive…

by Mike Andrici, 5 months ago

Disclaimer: This my personal letter to Smartphone Santa, so please keep in mind that certain sections of my request are subject to personal preference. However, I remain confident that a vast majority of our readers…

by Mike Andrici, 5 months ago

Voice over LTE (often referred to as VoLTE), widely regarded as an evolutionary step in voice calling, has already been launched in the United States on a limited number of carriers and smartphones. However, according…

by Mike Andrici, 5 months ago

Back when Google unveiled the Nexus 7, plenty have argued that by aggressively pricing a mid-range tablet, the search engine giant had strangled every other Android tablet manufacturer out there. After all, Android OEMs have…

by Mike Andrici, 5 months ago

Ever since Apple introduced the original iPad back in 2010, the Android camp has been constantly attempting to imitate its success. However, despite the enthusiasm with which Android manufacturers have announced tablet devices of their…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

As any smartphone aficionado already knows, one of the most important aspects of choosing an Android smartphone is its display. But while the technology behind the displays varies from one display manufacturer to the other,…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

The following affirmation is probably less true in most emerging markets around the world, but as far as the US is concerned, gone are the days of public payphones! And you don’t have to take…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

If the comments section is any indication, many of our readers seem to believe that Apple vs Samsung topics are a bit cliche nowadays. However, the fact remains that these two companies make some excellent…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

In a time when the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 prepares to set foot on American soil via the major carriers, HTC and Verizon have finally announced the HTC Droid DNA, a device that the tech…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

In an ecosystem that has been criticized for a lack of creativity, ASUS stands out as the most “unique” Android manufacturer (much like HTC was in the beginnings of Android). The Taiwanese manufacturer packs in…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

Despite the fact that the original Samsung Galaxy Note was not the first Android device to carry a large display (the Dell Streak carried 5 inch display of its own and was released back in…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

Probably a bit envious on Samsung for the latter’s capabilities to do draw in loads of hype and customers around the Galaxy Note line, HTC has finally announced an Android phablet of its own: the…

by Mike Andrici, 6 months ago

The rumors were true: Google has officially announced the LG Optimus G-based Google Nexus 4, a smartphone that represents the new standard for high-end Android smartphones. But although we kinda knew that this would happen…