While many budget Android phones offer good value, others are outright duds. Here are some poorly rated Androids that users ...

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Like its predecessors, the third-gen ...

It's halfway through the year, so Paul is ranking the best smartphones of 2025 so far. Whether it's the all-powerful Galaxy S25 Ultra, the smartest AI-packed Pixel 9 Pro, or the best value pick like ...

It’s clear from the existence and execution of “Black Phone 2” that Universal and Blumhouse never expected 2021’s “The Black Phone” to be a hit. If there was an inkling this might have been more than ...

In the last few years, the base iPhone has been pushed to the sidelines as Apple reserved the flashiest upgrades for the Pro models. This time, against the redesigned Pro and new Air, the gap appeared ...

Not that long ago, while talking horror movies with an Asian film critic, I mentioned that ghost stories (especially the Japanese kind, where spirits haunt the living until some unresolved injustice ...

Google’s latest folding phone isn’t afraid of a little sand. Ask me how I know. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a senior reviewer ...

When the first foldable phones came along, they seemed like a cool evolution of the traditional smartphone form factor and, if they got smaller and cheaper, like something people might actually want.

Google’s Pixel smartphones have been added to the Department of Defense’s Approved Products List, certifying them for use by federal agencies. This marks a major milestone for Google, signaling that ...

Prices on household items have ticked up, and now more than ever Americans are looking to get the most value for their money. With consumers averaging 4.5 hours a day on their smartphones, you don't ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...