Mariyan Slavov

1 week ago | phonearena.com | Mariyan Slavov

These tariffs went into effect on April 5, with China being hit the hardest with a 54% reciprocal tax on imports (later bumped up to 145%). This made people rush to Apple stores to buy iPhones before any potential price hike, but Samsung and Galaxy phones were also in danger. The Korean company manufactures most of its phones in Vietnam, and that country is now subject to a 46% tariff.

1 week ago | phonearena.com | Mariyan Slavov

IntroIn the blue corner we have the freshly launched Samsung Galaxy A56—the top contender in the midrange weight category, if we're to stick to the boxing analogies. The phone comes with a lot of bells and whistles—a great Super AMOLED 120 Hz screen, flexible cameras, a hefty battery, and Samsung's Awesome Intelligence. And all this for just $499. In the red corner, ready to spring, we have the Can an Android midrange phone compete with the latest affordable iPhone?

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You might have thought that the first tri-folding phone that Huawei showed back in September and then launched globally is just a gimmick, but it turns out this may not be the case. This super-expensive device retails for 3,500 euros, but still, according to a rumor from China, Huawei has already sold 400,000 units of the Mate XT. In comparison, Samsung has sold about 2 million Galaxy Z Fold 6 phones since the launch of the foldable.

2 weeks ago | phonearena.com | Mariyan Slavov

If you've been wondering what smartphone camp the US teen population is in, wonder no more. A recent study done by the American investment bank Piper Sandler shows that almost every teen in the US owns an iPhone, and every fourth will be upgrading to the iPhone 17 this fall. The study was done among 6,455 teens living in the US with an average age of 16.2 years and an average income of $65,995 for the household the kids are living in.

2 weeks ago | phonearena.com | Mariyan Slavov

If you go for the base 128GB version, this one comes in Peony or Porcelain, and the other two colors, Obsidian and Iris, are reserved for the 256GB variant. Of course, Google might expand the options and spread all four colors on both memory configurations, but for now, the situation is as stated above. The Pixel 9a is one of the most anticipated devices of 2025, featuring top-notch specs and the same affordable price tag as previous Pixels from the A-series.