Samsung's new Galaxy S26 Ultra is undeniably a great smartphone, but they can't keep getting away with the same thing over and over again.

Samsung delivers modest but meaningful upgrades to the Ultra's design, cameras and battery. And yes, the phone is packed with new AI features -- and most of them are actually pretty useful.

Here's how the $599 iPhone 17E matches up with the lower-cost flagship offerings from Google and Samsung. Nicole Lee Writer I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) ...

I haven't always been an iOS user. Before I finally gave into peer pressure and bought my first iPhone, I was a satisfied ...

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Samsung is teasing a new camera experience that will be announced with the Galaxy S26. The feature can restore missing parts of objects, merge multiple photos into a single result, turn a photo from ...

The fight between the iPhone and Android can often more simply be boiled down to a fight between the brands that make them. According to data from Canalys, Apple and Samsung held a market share of 49% ...

Samsung’s upcoming ultra-grade flagship, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, could get multiple meaningful camera-focused upgrades. No, I’m not talking about new hardware, but about software-based refinements aimed ...

A new rumor says that a future Samsung phone could feature a camera with a variable aperture. This development would evidently be aimed at competing with Apple, whose 2026 iPhones may feature similar ...

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