June Wan/ZDNET With the weather heating up, so too are smartphone deals. And OnePlus is back, offering a new deal for the OnePlus Open at its official website. Enter the code “SPRING25” at checkout, and you shave $200 off the foldable’s price tag, bringing it down to $1,500.  Admittedly, this isn’t as good as past discounts, which introduced a $500 price drop. That’s because the savings have been moved elsewhere. On top of the $200 discount, OnePlus…

ZDNET’s key takeaways This super-thin, super-durable tool has a myriad of uses. These are priced well, with cheaper copies on the market, but you should avoid them because they’re not a patch on the originals. The only downside I’ve found is that I can’t seem to find the Mini Spudgers for sale on their own, only as part of a set. One question I get asked a lot is which of my tools is my…

The smartphone industry has evolved to offer cameras that are just as good or even better than traditional point-and-shoot cameras — at least in bright daylight. Modern smartphones, including iPhone 16 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, feature at least three camera sensors for ultrawide, main and telephoto lenses. You can zoom out, zoom in, click gorgeous portraits, all from the device that sits in your pocket. You’ll start noticing a difference in smartphone camera…

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Max Buondonno/ZDNET Amazon’s Big Spring Sale has finally ended, and while there were plenty of great phone deals over the last week on the e-commerce platform, one of the best, if not the best, offer is still available elsewhere. I’m talking about the Google Pixel 9, which sells for just $549 ($250 off) at Target. That’s the lowest price I’ve seen on the handset since Black Friday, and it beats what both Amazon and Best Buy…

Google Pixel phones are known for their clean software and AI features, and the company now has an offering in every price segment. The flagship lineup includes not two or three but four Pixel phones, including the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The Pixel 9a will soon join the lineup as the most affordable Google phone to buy. While we’re in the process of reviewing the new Pixel phone,…

You can order an iPhone 15 directly from Apple, which is an excellent option if you don’t want a carrier lock.  The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are thinner than their legacy counterparts. They come equipped with a USB-C port, 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, and the Dynamic Island camera design. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max come with Apple’s new A17 Pro CPU, a faster neural engine, and camera improvements,…