Weekly poll: if you could, would you buy a Pixel 5a 5G? 
While Android is an open source OS with many contributors, it’s not exactly wrong to think of it as “Google’s OS”. Pixel owners benefit from that first-party software support as even though some brands have really stepped up their games, it’s the Pixels that typically get the fastest and most frequent updates.
This has helped devices like the Pixel 4a 5G gain some traction in the market or at least some markets. Google is aware that it doesn’t have a global reach and it’s not even pretending otherwise – this is why the Pixel 5a 5G is launching in the US and Japan first at a starting price…
The silicon that chips are etched into is rigid and so is the glass substrate for a display – so how can you fold a phone without breaking it? To answer that we have to start at the beginning, which in our case is late 2013.
Pre-orders for Samsung’s new foldable phones have already started in the US, the UK and Europe and will kick off in India next week. Last week’s poll shows that many will be hitting that “pre-order” button, which will make the first week of sales an interesting time. There is a lot riding on the foldables, especially this year when there is no new Galaxy Note.
It may be summer break for some, but for smartphone companies, it was quite busy with new hardware flying left and right. After last week’s big events from Xiaomi, Samsung, and Honor, this week we saw another crop of new devices, although mostly in the mid-range and entry level. Here are all the smartphones unveiled in the past seven days, along with a laptop worth praising.
There’s been a number of complaints in Xiaomi’s user community about some of its recent phones and their proximity sensors. And it appears that the company has listened and has a plan to address those issues.
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