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It’s the end of 2018, and you might hear a collective sigh from smartphone pundits . This year was celebrated almost universally by incremental increases to already great hardware . But we also got new form factors —  sliders and pop-out cameras  — in our quest to eliminate the bezel. Those designs and more will be further refined in 2019, and we’re excited to see it! Speaking of refined designs for 2019, we got our first hands-on look at a phone with a punch-hole camera. The Honor View 20 is coming in early 2019, and our reviewer David Imel got some time with the phone. What does he think of the hole? Is it better than the notch ? Plus, we have two new phones from Xiaomi , two possible new phones from Google , and two OEMs who may once again be in hot water with the White House . Oh, and Samsung’s new One UI is coming to your Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus as we speak! Here are your top stories for the week Android in 2018 is the opening act for Android in 2019 2018 may have been

It’s time for the Sunday giveaway! Like every week, we’re giving away another a brand new Android phone to one lucky  Android Authority  reader. A big congratulations to the winner of last week’s Google Pixel 3 international giveaway , Aleksander V. from Bosnia. This week we’re giving away a brand new Huawei Mate 20 Pro , courtesy of the  AA Deals Store ! The AA Deals Store is running a big discount on the XtremePro Action Cam . Capable of shooting 4K, this action camera would normally cost around $90, but right now you can get it for $69.99 (22% off). What’s more, if you order before January 3 and use the promo code  NEWYEAR2019 at checkout, you’ll get to take another 19% off the already-discounted price, bringing your grand total to just $56.70! Get this deal now! The Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are two of the most-anticipated phones of the year, and for good reason. The Mate 10 Pro won  Android Authority’s Best of Android 2017 award , and the Mate 20 Pro came very cl

2018 is almost at an end and it’s undoubtedly been an excellent year for smartphones . We’re already quickly gearing up for 2019’s early high profile releases, and — leaks aside — we’re pretty confident that our veteran industry status gives us a pretty good idea about what to expect. Here are ten of the Android Authority staff’s best and most out-there predictions for what 2019 will hold. Gaming phones become more competitive If you hadn’t noticed, mobile gaming is a big thing, especially in China. So big in fact that we now have a number of dedicated gaming smartphones on the market, including the Razer Phone 2 , Asus ROG Phone , and Xiaomi Black Shark . See also Best of Android 2018: the best gaming smartphone 2017's Razer Phone revitalized the concept of a gaming smartphone, delivering that slick 120Hz display and the gaming brand's aesthetics. We've seen plenty of pretenders to the throne in 2018, but there can only be … Cutting-edge processor specs a

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It seems like our smartphones and other mobile gadgets never have enough storage. That’s why when Amazon cuts the price on microSD cards, we get interested.  For today’s deal of the day, Amazon is taking 31 percent ($110) off of the 512GB microSD card. At just $239.99, this is a sale worth considering.  Grab this deal! With an additional 512GB of storage, PNY claims you can store over 100,000 18MP photos, over 80 hours of HD video, and much more. Basically, with this card installed, you shouldn’t have to worry about your phone, camera, drone, or anything else running out of space anytime soon.  The biggest drawback with microSD cards this size is that some older devices don’t allow for more 256GB of additional storage. A quick Google search should tell you if your phone, camera, or whatever will accept the card.  Editor's Pick Best 128 GB microSD cards If you plan to download a lot of music, take a fair amount of pictures, and save TV shows and movies on your smartphon

2018 has been a rollercoaster for a lot of tech companies this year. In addition to the usual screwups that are destined to happen from time to time, we saw failed product launches, problems with the government, and so much more. While most of the prominent blunders of the last year happened in front of all of us, some affected our daily lives. So with this in mind, we asked you what you thought the biggest mistake of 2018 was. Here are the results based on almost 2,000 votes. What was the biggest blunder of 2018? Results Unsurprisingly, Facebook’s less than favorable response to its user’s privacy concerns was seen as the biggest blunder of 2018. After the  Cambridge Analytica scandal  came to light, everyone asked how Mark Zuckerberg allowed it to happen. If there was one benefit to this issue, it is the fact that people and nations alike are demanding Facebook and others protect user’s data. The results might currently consist of a mixed bag of confusion, at least soluti