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Nadeem Sarwar

Nadeem Sarwar

Contributor

Nadeem is a tech journalist who started reading about cool smartphone tech out of curiosity and soon started writing professionally. Aside from keeping a track of the latest developments in the segment, he also tests out the newest gizmos, serves hot opinions about disastrous product decisions, and occasionally talks to smarter people for stories that connect tech with our lives. His work has appeared at reputed outlets like WIRED, Rest Of World, and NDTV, among others. When he's not busy furiously typing on his precious mechanical keyboard, he likes to play Doom Eternal and cooks weird delicacies.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 standing upright next to the Galaxy S24 Plus.

Samsung may have made a horrible decision with the Galaxy S24

Samsung is once again stuffing its own Exynos silicon down the throats of Galaxy S24 buyers at a time when Qualcomm is reimagining phones with generative AI.
Mobile Features
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in its launch colors.

There’s something Samsung didn’t tell you about the Galaxy S24

Samsung wowed us with some neat AI tricks on the Galaxy S24 series smartphones. What it conspicuously didn't say was that it will eventually incur a fee.
Mobile News
A person wearing the Apple Watch Series 9, showing the side of the watch.

The Apple Watch sales ban is about to start again

Apple asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for a longer pause on an import ban. The court declined, leaving Apple with a tough choice.
Mobile News
A photo of the Samsung Galaxy Ring teased at Unpacked 2024.

Samsung just teased its Oura Ring killer — the Galaxy Ring

Samsung is officially entering the smart ring arena, one where the likes of Oura have left a mark. The Galaxy ring looks sleek, but that's all we know for now.
Mobile News
Photo of the Rabbit R1.

This cute AI gadget wants to replace your smartphone

AI is everywhere these days. And now, a gadget called the Rabbit R1 wants to use AI to replace your smartphone.
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Someone holding the Lenovo Tab M11.

Is this the best cheap Android tablet of CES 2024?

Lenovo's Tab M11 is a budget Android tablet that serves a high-quality screen at an attractive price, and further sweetens the deal with stylus support.
Mobile News
Teaser for Galaxy AI by Samsung.

Don’t get too excited about the Samsung Galaxy S24’s AI features

The Samsung Galaxy S24 is coming soon, and Galaxy AI will be a big part of it. It's a tantalizing premise, but let's not get too ahead of ourselves.
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Close-up of the cameras on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

The iPhone 16 could wow us with a surprise camera upgrade

After treating the main camera on iPhones to its fair share of hardware and software upgrades, Apple will show some love to the ultrawide cameras in 2024.
Mobile News
Playing Resident Evil 4 on iPhone 15 Pro Max.

The future of iPhone gaming is in trouble

Apple is pushing console games like Resident Evil 4 on its smartphones. The ambitious bet is off to a bad start despite all the firepower at its disposal.
Mobile Features
Title screen for Resident Evil Village on iPad Pro.

I tried the future of mobile gaming. Here’s the good, bad, and scary

Bringing AAA titles like Resident Evil Village to the iPad and iPhone is an impressive feat. But as exciting as it looks, the experience isn't for everyone.
Mobile Features
Shooting Apple ProRES Log video on iPhone 15 Pro Max.

The iPhone 15 Pro has a killer camera feature you’ll never use

For creatives, the ability to record Log videos is the best iPhone camera trick the iPhone 15 Pro has to offer. For an average user, it's just too much hassle.
Mobile Features
Calling interface of Pi Digital assistant on Android.

This is Pi — one of the most amazing Android apps I used in 2023

AI chatbots are nothing new in late 2023. But the Pi app for Android takes a radically different approach to it — and it's nothing short of amazing.
Mobile Features
watchOS 10 Smart Stack widgets on the Apple Watch Ultra 2.

These two Apple Watches are now banned in the U.S.

Apple hoped the Biden Administration would use its veto power and reverse the ban on sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2. That didn't happen.
Mobile News
Rear camera view of the iPhone 16 leaked design models.

I really hope the iPhone 16 doesn’t look like this

Apple is not one for wild experiments. But leaked models for the upcoming iPhone 16 design offer a regressive peek into shameless aesthetic complacency.
Mobile News
Unlocking an iPhone with an Apple Watch.

How to unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch

Did you know you can use your Apple Watch to safely unlock your iPhone? It's true! Here's how to get it set up on your devices.
Mobile Guides
A person holding the Apple iPhone 15 Plus and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max.

iOS 17.3 will give your iPhone a much-needed security upgrade

Having your iPhone get stolen can be an enormous (and costly) headache. Thankfully, Apple has added a new feature in iOS 17.3 to address this head-on.
Mobile News
The OnePlus 12 in different colors.

There’s already something wrong with the OnePlus 12

It could be a quality control flub for a small batch, but early buyers of OnePlus 12 in China are unhappy with weird gaps on their new flagship phone.
Mobile News
The Tecno Phantom X2 Pro held in a person's hand.

An unexpected company just raised the bar for smartphone cameras

Tecno, which makes desirable phones on a budget, is taking a new approach to variable aperture and liquid lens tech for smartphone cameras.
Mobile News
Two pairs of AR glasses on top of an iPad and an Android tablet.

I used AR glasses with Android tablets and iPads. Only one was good

AR Glasses are still struggling to get past their gimmicky appeal, but you can still push them in meaningful ways. The experience gulf however, is vast.
Mobile Features
Splash screen of Beeper Mini app.

Apple may have already killed Android’s newest iMessage app, Beeper Mini

Beeper Mini put iMessage on Android. But merely two days after its launch, it seems Apple is pulling the strings to kill the ambitious project.
Mobile News
Someone using the camera app on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Want to make a movie on your iPhone? Experts told me their secrets

A BAFTA-winning filmmaker tells us you don't need the latest phones. The mind behind the world's first phone film festival wants you to just start.
Mobile Features
Realme GT5 Pro in ornage.

One of 2023’s most interesting Android phones just dropped

Realme's latest phone is a flagship powered by Qualcomm's best silicon. But it's the touchless hand gestures that truly set it apart from the rest.
Mobile News
A 2021 iPad Pro is attached to a keyboard on a desk.

Apple has an iPad shocker planned for early 2024

The OLED iPad Pro might arrive early in 2024. But there could be a surprise 12.9-inch iPad Air as well.
Mobile News
The Google Pixel 8 Pro laying face-down on a wood bench.

Your Google Pixel 8 Pro is about to get an incredible update

With the December feature drop, the Pixel 8 Pro gets the superpower to natively run Google's Gemini Nano AI model — and lands cool new tricks as well.
Mobile News
Launch screen of the Beeper Mini app.

This app put iMessage on my Android phone — and it blew me away

Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android. Takes away the green bubble shame. Doesn't rely on a hack. But above all, it promises an ever better messaging future.
Mobile Features
Leaked renders of Galaxy S24 series in purple.

This is your best look yet at the Samsung Galaxy S24 series

The Samsung Galaxy S24 just had another big leak — this time giving us official-looking images of all three phones.
Mobile News
Person working on iPad Pro with Xreal Air 2 connected.

This strange accessory did something amazing to my iPad

My iPad is one of my favorite mobile gadgets — and I found a way to make it even better thanks to an unusual accessory.
Mobile Features
Sunbird messages app for Android

Sunbird — the sketchy iMessage for Android app — just shut down

Sunbird, the iMessage app that powered Nothing Chats, is shutting down. And the way it happened is a bit ... odd.
Mobile News
Render of MediaTek Dimensity 8300 SoC.

MediaTek’s new smartphone chip sounds too good to be true

MediaTek's latest mid-range processor for Android phones is the Dimensity 8300, and it sounds incredible.
Mobile News
iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro on leaves.

iPhone 15 Pro vs. iPhone 14 Pro: is it really worth upgrading?

The iPhone 15 Pro is the latest Pro iPhone you can buy. But if you already have the iPhone 14 Pro, do you really need to upgrade? Let's find out.
Mobile Products
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 artwork.

Qualcomm’s newest chip will bring AI to cheaper Android phones

Qualcomm's new midrange processor, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, will make its way to Android phones that will be announced toward the end of this year.
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The back of the OnePlus 11 and OnePlus 10 Pro.

One of my favorite Samsung features is coming to OnePlus phones

With the arrival of Android 14, OnePlus phones will offer seamless connectivity with Windows machines, plus a ton of meaningful cross-device features.
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A person holding the Google Pixel 8, showing the back of the phone.

Google is finally fixing an annoying issue with its Pixel phones

Downloading and installing updates on Google Pixel phones can be a long, tedious experience. Thankfully, it looks like that's about to get a whole lot better.
Mobile News
Nothing Chats app on a. phone.

One of our favorite Android phones just got its own iMessage app

The Nothing Phone 2 is one of 2023's better Android phones — and now it has its very own iMessage app. Here's how it works.
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