Preslav Kateliev

3 days ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev

Fourth time's the charm? Sony's promises of true optics deliver old pain points. The Sony Xperia 1 VII launches today, but the phone has already gone through its review cycle. We have the full Sony Xperia 1 VII review here, and while I generally like the phone, there are some places where it just doesn’t compete. It’s an absurd thing, but in 2025, Sony phone cameras are just not up to par with the competition.

4 days ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev

Roaming fees: the cockroach of modern travelWith vacation season shifting into full gear, millions of travelers are preparing to hit international runways, only to get hit with something far less glamorous — bloated phone bills. But before you angrily switch to airplane mode for the next two weeks, there’s a simpler fix that’s been quietly gaining momentum: Nomad eSIM. Roaming charges have long been the unwanted souvenir of every overseas trip.

1 week ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev

Sony Xperia 1 VII IntroAnother year rolls by, another new Xperia comes out to try its hand in the high-end smartphone market. The Sony Xperia 1 VII continues the valued tradition of Xperia phones — high-end camera specs, slim body, and no hardware element omitted. The good old headphone jack is still here, the microSD card slot is not a thing of the past, and the true zoom camera is even zoomier.

1 week ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev

The Pixel 10 will come with triple cameras and a 3 nm chip? That may be true flagship material! IntroTwo years might not sound like a lot in the smartphone world, but trust me—when it comes to Pixels, it’s enough time for Google to start asking you, “Ready to upgrade yet?” With the Pixel 10 around the corner, the question is sharper than ever: Is it finally time to ditch that Pixel 8?

1 week ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev

The upcoming Pixel 10 may have some solid upgrades for the base-line Google phones! IntroGoogle’s Pixel 10 is just around the corner, and it looks like it might be the first “base model” Pixel that actually feels like a proper flagship, not just a slimmed-down version of its Pro sibling. And naturally, the first question we ask is: how far will it evolve beyond the Pixel 9? Because, let’s be honest — Pixel 9 was good, even great in some ways.