Preslav Kateliev

2 weeks ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev

This story is sponsored by Ubigi. PhoneArena's opinions in this article have not been affected in any way!When planning a trip abroad, mobile data connectivity is often overlooked or left last in the list of planning. Oftentimes, we end up just paying for roaming with our carrier plan, and if it’s not included with your contract, it could end up being a costly option.

3 weeks ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev |Preslav's approach

This story is sponsored by Back Market. PhoneArena's opinions in this article have not been affected in any way!Smartphones have gone a long way over the past 20 years. It used to be that the hardware was rapidly developing, and each year there was some major improvement — be it with the camera, the performance, battery life, or just a radical new design that you had to have. Nowadays, things have cooled down a little.

3 weeks ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev |Preslav's approach

Samsung Galaxy A26 vs Galaxy A36 IntroSamsung's midrange Galaxy A series enjoys a pretty good reputation in the midrange market. They are not as costly as the big Galaxy S series, but come with AMOLED screens built with Samsung's expertise, even offering 120 Hz refresh rates. And the A26 starts at $299, showing that this is perfectly possible nowadays, unlike other manufacturers who make $700 phones with 60 Hz panels. OK then, which corners are cut?

3 weeks ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev |Preslav's approach

Now, in 2025, a lot of us tech fans are kind of tired of hearing about it. Smartphones have full AI suites, capable of generating badly-looking images, summarize our notifications in incoherent ways, compose our text messages and emails to make us look even more lazy and jaded than we are, and not to mention all the apps in the app stores that claim they now “have AI”. To this day, in most smartphones, I find two features useful.

3 weeks ago | phonearena.com | Preslav Kateliev |Preslav's approach

One UI 7 and Android 15 for its recent flagships — anything from the Galaxy S21 to Galaxy S24 series, FE models included. Yes, the Galaxy S25 launched with it, but it’s been months now and owners of the super-premium Galaxy S24 Ultra, or the Galaxy Z Fold 6 haven’t gotten a taste of the new Samsung software.