Mobile Archive

Blackwater’s founder would like to sell you a privacy phone made in the USA

Dominic PrestonAug 12, 2025

Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Australia

Sean Hollister and Jess WeatherbedAug 12, 2025

Fairphone’s new cables and chargers are both faster and tougher

Dominic PrestonAug 11, 2025

Apple Watch-only.

My colleague Allison was humbled by the attempt to ditch her phone and live on her Apple Watch alone, but a few commenters have chimed in to insist it can be done:

scttcnnr1:

I’ve done this for over a year now and have loved it - my phone stays in the office, which lets me check in on anything while at work, but outside of work I have found that an LTE Apple Watch does everything I need to do without any of the distracting apps. Been a huge improvement in my life.

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Ditching my phone for an LTE smartwatch was a humbling experience

Allison JohnsonAug 10, 2025

Dominic PrestonAug 8, 2025

Check out Huawei’s extra-wide flip phone.

The Pura X arrived this week, and I’m ready to test this unique flip phone form factor, which opens to the side for a wider main display. And yes, those are Android apps on the post-Android HarmonyOS Next.

What do you want to know ahead of my hands-on?

<em>The Pura X looks like a flip phone turned on its side.</em>

<em>It runs HarmonyOS Next, which is now distinct from Android.</em>

<em>...But you can still get (some) Android apps if you know how.</em>

<em>Best bit so far is this excellent color scheme.</em>

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The Pura X looks like a flip phone turned on its side.

Image: Dominic Preston / The Verge

Sony insists Xperia phones are ‘very important’ to it

Dominic PrestonAug 8, 2025

Dominic PrestonAug 6, 2025

Forget wood, the new Razr is crystal.

A partnership with Swarovski has produced a crystal-studded take on the Motorola Razr, sold in a bundle alongside a matching set of Swarovskied Moto Buds Loop earbuds. The flip phone features 34 crystals embedded in the faux leather finish, with a larger 35th attached to the hinge. You can register now to buy the $1,000 bundle, but let’s be honest — it’s not as good as the Paris Hilton pink.