Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Samsung’s new folding phones, the Galaxy Ring, Google boosts Galaxy AI, Pixel 9 names confirmed, Nothing’s latest phone, OnePlus Nord’ 4’s metal, and Microsoft drops Android in China. Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Android in the last seven days. You can also read my weekly digest of Apple news here on Forbes .

Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 Launched The big smartphone news this week was Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked and the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 foldable phones. THe phones both come with Samsung’s exclusive uprated Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, a suite of Galaxy AI-powered tools, and new cooling systems to achieve the best performance: "Both the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Flip6 are equipped with the Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, the most advanced Snapdragon mobile processor yet, combining best-in-class CPU, GPU, and NPU performance. The processor is optimized for AI processing and offers enhanced graphics along with improved overall performance.

The upgraded cooling system maximizes performance with a larger vapor chamber on Galaxy Z Fold6 and, for the first time ever, a vapor chamber on Galaxy Z Flip. ( Samsung Press ). Galaxy Z Flip6 and Galaxy Buds3 Ewan Spence MORE FOR YOU Gmail Users Offered Free Top Tier Security Upgrade—Say Goodbye To 2FA Biden Vs.