Patrick Holland
Managing Editor at CNET
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Writer, dream weaver, visionary + CNET Managing Editor
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1 week ago |
cnet.com | Patrick Holland
Apple's newest phone, the $599 iPhone 16E launched in February and offers a unique appeal: Get some of the iPhone 16's best features (a 48-megapixel camera, iOS 18 and an A18 chip for Apple Intelligence) for $200 less than the $799 iPhone 16. But the iPhone 16E isn't the only phone Apple will release this year. We expect the rumored iPhone 17 to debut in September, rumors are indicating that it might get a new ultra-thin design.
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1 week ago |
cnet.com | Patrick Holland
Google has proved with the Pixel 9A that you can still take good-looking snaps and pay less than $500. Images from the phone look terrific and capture a lot of detail and texture. And Google's algorithm secret sauce for capturing beautiful and natural complexions in portraits is on full display here. Apple replaced its cheapest phone with the iPhone 16E. In doing so, it tried to pull some of the affordable photographic attention away from the Pixel.
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1 week ago |
cnet.com | Andrew Lanxon |Patrick Holland
Many of the best smartphones are available on AT&T, including Google's Pixel 9 series, Apple's iPhone 16 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. AT&T also supports a great lineup of more affordable devices, like the Pixel 9A, which is 5G-enabled and can take advantage of blazing-fast data speeds. No matter what you want or how you use your phone, there's a device for you. To simplify the decision, we've rounded up our top picks from dozens of phones that we tested and reviewed.
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1 week ago |
cnet.com | Patrick Holland
Many of us have probably been in this situation: It's an evening flight and someone pulls out their phone, lighting up the cabin like a Broadway show. Eyes sting, blinking ensues, annoyance grows and an internal debate begins about whether to go full Larry David on the poor sap and their phone, which seems to glow brighter than the sun. Thankfully, those kinds of events might be in my traveling past.
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1 week ago |
cnet.com | Patrick Holland
When I reviewed the iPhone 16E I was charmed by its simplicity and frustrated by its $599 price. The phone is $200 less than the iPhone 16 but $100 more than rivals like the $499 Pixel 9A (and Google's cheap phone comes with two rear cameras). The iPhone 16E has many of the iPhone 16's best features, like an A18 chip, a 48-megapixel main camera, iOS 18, Apple Intelligence and access to Apple services like Facetime, iMessage and Emergency SOS via Satellite. What more could you want, right?
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