Every year, Android Authority looks to award the best smartphone released. But if you ask 50 different reviewers what the best phone of the year is, you’ll get 30 different ideas. But if you look at just the objective numbers, only one stands above the rest.  It’s a very narrow field, but there is one clear winner, and we’re looking to crown that winner. Chris Thomas, executive editor of SoundGuys, and chief product tester joins us to discuss our various categories, how they were tested, which phone won those categories, and finally, which phone won over all. Recorded December 21, 2019 Topics  Best of Android Awards 2019: The best phone of 2019 is…  Best of Android Awards 2019: Our Editors' Choice pick is…  Readers' Choice: What’s the best smartphone of 2019? The Android Authority podcast is: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Jonathan Feist - @JFeist1 / @DroneRushcom Joe Hindy - @ThatJoeHindy Special Guest appearance by: Chris Thomas - @CThomasTech Produced by Adam Doud Check out the other podcasts in our network! The DGiT Daily podcast The SoundGuys Podcast

Best of Android 2019: And the winner is...

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This is the last episode of the second season of the Android Authority podcast. That sucks. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have tech to talk about. Adam, Joe, and Jonathan gather for one last time to talk about Motorola’s upcoming flagship, and care for your RAZR. LG is keeping the headphone jack flame a’burnin. And finally, we look back on some other operating systems that have come and gone over the years. RIP webOS, RIP Windows Phone, RIP #AAPodcast Podcast Pick: Real Graphene Power Bank 10,000 mAh Visit http://www.andauth.co/PodcastPicks Affiliate disclosure: We may receive compensation in connection with your purchase of products via links on this page. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made on this podcast. Recorded January 30, 2020 Topics  Huawei rep allegedly says company won't use Google apps even if it can  Graphene batteries: What are they and why are they a big deal?  Motorola says 'bumps and lumps are normal' on Razr screen  Motorola tipped to unveil new flagship smartphone at MWC 2020  LG headphone jacks are sticking around, but need your financial support  Android alternatives that tried and failed over the last decade The Android Authority podcast is: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Jonathan Feist - @JFeist1 / @DroneRushcom Joe Hindy - @ThatJoeHindy Produced by Adam Doud Check out the other podcasts in our network!The DGiT Daily podcast The SoundGuys Podcast

Fin Part Deux

We have a ton of housecleaning to take care of right off the bat including the Moto RAZR, Whatsapp’s dark mode, MWC 2020 and more. Plus, we take a look at LG’s implementation of Android 10 on the LG V50 with dual screen. Speaking of dual screens, Microsoft has some thoughts on how to implement dual screens. Google is experimenting with ways to help you use your phone less, and one of our editors wants you to update apps less often. What’s up with that? Podcast Pick: LG G8x Visit http://www.andauth.co/PodcastPicks Affiliate disclosure: We may receive compensation in connection with your purchase of products via links on this page. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made on this podcast. Recorded January 23, 2020 Topics  Motorola Razr preorders start on January 26 at Verizon  Many 2020 Chromebooks will see 8 years of updates  WhatsApp dark mode is finally here (for some users) MWC 2020: What to expect  Who is BBK, the world's second largest phone manufacturer? Juan Carlos Bagnell - LG V50 on Android 10: New OS, New UX, AND A DESKTOP MODE!  Microsoft outlines dual screen possibilities with Surface Duo  These Google experimental apps help you develop healthy phone habits  Shadowgun War Games is mobile games' version of Overwatch  Why you might want to disable automatic app updates on the Play Store The Android Authority podcast is: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Jonathan Feist - @JFeist1 / @DroneRushcom Joe Hindy - @ThatJoeHindy Produced by Adam Doud Special appearance by:Juan Carlos Bagnell - @Somegadgetguy www.somegadgetguy.com Check out the other podcasts in our network! The DGiT Daily podcast The SoundGuys Podcast

LG’s promise and Google’s experiments

Fresh off the CES Train, we have some housecleaning to do. We chat about the Escobar Fold, Google hitting a trillion dollar valuation, and in what ways iOS is better than our favorite OS (spoiler alert: not a lot of ways). Our main story is the rumored specifications of the Galaxy S20, especially the S20 Ultra, and it’s 120sorta-Hz screen. We take a deeper look at Bluetooth Audio LE and the LC3 codec along with Bluetooth SIG, and Huawei’s Google loophole is just delightful. Tech We Like: Dell Chromebook 11 3189 Visit http://www.andauth.co/PodcastPicks Affiliate disclosure: We may receive compensation in connection with your purchase of products via links on this page. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made on this podcast. Recorded January 16, 2020 Topics  Google parent Alphabet joins the $1 trillion club  Android vs. iOS: Which one is better  Royole CEO interview: Escobar Fold 1 and the future of foldable displays  Escobar Fold Reddit thread  Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus already has a (brief) hands-on video, confirms specs  Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus: First look at real-life unit  Rumored Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra specs leak  Samsung Galaxy S20 display: Making sense of the refresh rate rumors  What is Bluetooth LE Audio? What you need to know about the LC3 codec  Huawei P30 Lite New Edition is a 2019 phone in 2020 The Android Authority podcast is: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Jonathan Feist - @JFeist1 / @DroneRushcom Joe Hindy - @ThatJoeHindy Produced by Adam Doud Check out the other podcasts in our network! The DGiT Daily podcast The SoundGuys Podcast

A Samsung fanboy’s wet dream

Jonathan Feist leads David Imel, Hadlee Simons, and C. Scott Brown for a roundtable discussion of all the top showings at CES 2020. It was a great show. We’ve got a folding screen laptop from Lenovo, a gorgeous Chromebook from Samsung, new codecs and technologies for Bluetooth, and electrochromic glass. There’s so much to cover and only four of us, but we got it all on the Android Authority podcast! Recorded January 9, 2020 Topics All the announcements from CES  CES 2020 Top Picks Awards: The very best products at CES  Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold hands-on: Foldable laptops now seem promising  Insta360 debuts One R modular action and 360-degree camera  Withings ScanWatch announced with ECG to help detect AFib and sleep apnea  Samsung Galaxy Chromebook has stylus, 4K display  What is Bluetooth LE Audio? What you need to know about the LC3 codec  OnePlus Concept One hands-on: OnePlus has a new vanishing trick  What is electrochromic glass and how does it work?  Skyworth wants your TV to become a smart device hub The Android Authority podcast is: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Jonathan Feist - @JFeist1 / @DroneRushcom Joe Hindy - @ThatJoeHindy Special guest appearances by: David Imel - @DurvidImel  C. Scott Brown - @C_scottbrown Hadlee Simons - @HadleeSimons Chris Thomas - @Cthomastech Produced by Adam Doud Check out the other podcasts in our network! The DGiT Daily podcast The SoundGuys Podcast

#CES2020 was amazing!

C. Scott Brown joins Joe and Adam to talk about what he’s excited about for CES next week. Looking back on a decade of Android we revisit some of the most iconic Android phones from the 2010s. Plus we look ahead to some things we’d like to see out of phone makers in 2020.  Finally, another Wi-Fi camera security concern, this time coming from Xiaomi. All this and some more surprises along the way. Recorded January 3, 2020 Topics  Report: 12 million Huawei Mate 30 phones shipped, but where? LG in 2020: Time for a turnaround  Leaked LG G9 ThinQ renders reveal handset design CES 2020: What to expect from the Las Vegas trade show  20 things we want from phones in 2020: Raising the bar  The best Android phones of the decade: 2010-2019  From OnePlus 6T to OnePlus One: A week with a 5-year-old phone  Google Nest Hub shows Xiaomi security cam footage from other homes The Android Authority podcast is: Adam Doud - @DeadTechnology Jonathan Feist - @JFeist1 / @DroneRushcom Joe Hindy - @ThatJoeHindy Special Guest appearance by: C. Scott Brown - @C_scottbrown Produced by Adam Doud Check out the other podcasts in our network! The DGiT Daily podcast The SoundGuys Podcast

Best of Android 2019: And the winner is...

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