The walls are coming down, but which side of the fence is better? We pit Apple and Google against each other across 14 essential categories to see who truly rules the smartphone space.

Your phone choice is similar to the PC options available between the macOS and Windows operating systems. Like the Mac, Apple's ecosystem has just one hardware vendor, albeit a top-tier one. Like ...

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Google I/O 2025 will be livestreaming next week, and software developers from Google are expected to unveil Android 16, which is slated to come out before the summer. The upcoming Android software ...

Google expands Android 17 beta to Pixel, Samsung, OnePlus, Vivo, iQOO, Oppo, Realme and more. The update brings Live Threat ...

Google's feature-packed mobile OS contains many useful tools just underneath the surface. Ahead of Google I/O, we’ve rounded ...

Google’s Android platform is the dominant global mobile operating system for good reason. Here are the top Android phones we've tested, along with how to find the right one for you.

Explore android vs ios customization in this smartphone comparison, breaking down key mobile OS differences to show what users can and cannot control on each platform. Pixabay, Fauno Android and iOS ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Nothing has officially begun teasing the launch of Nothing OS 4.0, its first Android 16-based update. We're now expecting a ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, ...

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminium OS." (Or, depending on who you ask, Aluminum OS.) As far as we ...