This week in Android - Pixel Buds review, Pixel 4 XL giveaway, and Surface event - Android

With the Google Pixel 4A expected to launch in a few days, we’re already contemplating what the Pixel 5 might look like. Stay tuned to the site this week, we expect lots of news from Google, as this week would have been Google I/O 2020. We’re eager to see what the Pixel 4A offers, then we might adjust our expectations for the Google Pixel 5.

Are you phone shopping? We think we can help, as there is something for everyone in our lists of the best Android phones on the market today, the best 2019 flagships that are still worth buying, and a maybe this list of the best small Android phones. It’s curious to see what “small” means these days.

Here are the top 10 Android stories of the week

• You asked for it – OnePlus teases exciting new features coming to Oxygen OS
• See what they did there? – Not all 120Hz smartphone displays are made equally — here’s why
• Safer and easier – These are the coolest new features coming to MIUI 12
• Four or more models? – Apple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro: Everything we know so far
• Is that the best Google can do? – Google Pixel Buds (2020) review: Android’s AirPods
• To kill a killer – These 6 flagship killers are the best alternatives to the OnePlus 8 series
• Certification is one thing, performance another – Huawei to launch P30 Pro New Edition to get around Google restrictions
• Just hide it – I won’t be buying a new smartphone until in-display selfie cameras are a thing
• Below the surface – Microsoft’s next-gen Surface products are here
• Get back on the road – The most common Fitbit problems and how to fix them
• Apps and more apps in our Android Apps Weekly – Forza Street, How We Feel and more apps hit the market this week.

From around the network

• Best mini drones – Drone Rush
• Is vinyl better than streaming? – SoundGuys
• Our AirPods 3 wishlist – SoundGuys

Deals of the week:

• • Our pick for device deal of the week: BOGO Motorola Razr!
  • Our AA TechDeals deal of the week: Learn a new language today

Google Pixel 4 XL international giveaway – Go big to celebrate the new A-phone

This week, we’re giving away a brand new Google Pixel 4 XL smartphone. Enter this week’s Sunday giveaway for your chance to win!

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