There’s a lot of magic in that A9 chip. Photo: Apple

Many of this year’s high-end Androids will come with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 820 processor. It’s up to twice as fast as the Snapdragon 810 that powered many of last year’s flagships — but it still can’t beat the iPhone 6s.

According to tests carried out on GFXBench, Apple’s A9 processor outperforms Qualcomm’s best alternative — despite slower clock speeds and fewer cores.

Awake even when you’re not? Photo: Android Authority

Putting your smartphone’s display to sleep as much as possible is the easiest way to save battery life, but LG wants you to keep it on. Leaked press materials confirm its new G5 will ship with an always-on display that will make it easy to see useful information at a glance.

Damn, the Galaxy S7 edge looks great! Photo: Evan Blass

Samsung has failed in its mission to keep the Galaxy S7 series a secret ahead of its official unveiling, and the leaks keep coming. The latest press render for the Galaxy S7 edge confirms it will be even prettier than its predecessor.

The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge… coming soon!

Samsung’s catalog of official accessories is going to get even bigger for the Galaxy S7 series, according to a new leak. In addition to existing favorites like the S View Cover and Clearview Case, Samsung will also introduce a keyboard case, battery pack, and more.

Gmail is safer than ever. Photo: Jay Wennington/Unsplash

It’s Safer Internet Day 2016, and Google just announced two big changes for Gmail that will make it even more secure. Starting this week, the company will make it easier to identify unencrypted and unauthenticated emails to make life even harder for scammers.