Huawei has introduced its latest flagship phone lineup, the Pura 90 series, alongside a new foldable model called the Pura X Max. The announcement was made during a launch event in Guangzhou, and it shows that the company is continuing to push hard in both the premium smartphone space and the foldable segment.

Samsung is continuing its push to bring advanced AI features to more users, and this time, it's not limiting the experience to its newest flagship devices. After rolling out an upgraded, AI-powered version of Bixby through the One UI 8.5 beta, the company is now preparing to extend several Galaxy S26 features to older models. If recent leaks are accurate, millions of Galaxy users could soon get access to tools that were initially expected to remain exclusive.

Carl Pei is once again pushing a big idea about where smartphones are headed, and this time it is a direct challenge to the app-based model people have used for years. Speaking at SXSW in Austin, the Nothing CEO said he believes apps will eventually fade away, replaced by AI agents that understand what users want and handle tasks for them in a much more direct way. In his view, the current smartphone experience still looks too much like the old PDA era: lock screen, home screen, app icons, app store, and a long chain of taps just to get simple things done.

Cross-platform sharing is one of those "why is this still annoying in 2026?" problems. Sending a bunch of photos from an Android phone to an iPhone (or a Mac) often turns into a small project involving apps, links, and patience.

Samsung's Galaxy S-series has been leaning into AI for a while now, but the Galaxy S26 era feels like a clear shift in attitude: less "here's a clever tool you can open," and more "the phone should notice what you're trying to do, then shorten the path to getting it done."