{"id":102007,"date":"2025-10-28T08:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/102007\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:54:09","slug":"the-highs-and-lows-of-2025-smartphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/102007\/","title":{"rendered":"The highs and lows of 2025 smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sideload-podcast-wider-copy-1.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to The Sideload episode 10, a\u00a09to5Google\u00a0podcast. This week, Will is joined by Steve Radochia, mobile author at Android Police and the creator behind his YouTube channel, StevealiciousTech. Together, Steve and Will break down the trends that defined 2025\u2019s smartphones, from ultra-thin hardware to the state of foldables and, of course, the big debate surrounding Tensor G5. It\u2019s an incredibly nerdy conversation, and one die-hard smartphone fans won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Timestamps<\/p>\n<p>00:00:00 \u2013 Intro<\/p>\n<p>00:04:03 \u2013 Ultra-thin smartphones<\/p>\n<p>00:18:30 \u2013 The state of foldables<\/p>\n<p>00:36:21 \u2013 Is the noise surrounding Google Tensor getting too loud?<\/p>\n<p>00:53:21 \u2013 Bonus rapid round<\/p>\n<p>01:05:45 \u2013 Wrap-up<\/p>\n<p>Hosts<\/p>\n<p>Listen to more 9to5 Podcasts<\/p>\n<p>Feedback?<\/p>\n<p>Drop us a line at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/10\/27\/the-sideload-010-the-highs-and-lows-of-2025-smartphones\/mailto:gtips@9to5g.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">gtips@9to5g.com<\/a>, leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/10\/27\/the-sideload-010-the-highs-and-lows-of-2025-smartphones\/mailto:will@9to5mac.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">producer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5google.com\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43RjEnY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-692991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761008829_980_imazing-banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to The Sideload episode 10, a\u00a09to5Google\u00a0podcast. 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