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In Hardwired, AC Senior Editor Harish Jonnalagadda delves into all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and networking gear.
There are two features I seek out in a phone more than any others: great cameras and long-lasting battery. Thankfully, most phones I used in 2025 did a great job delivering on both fronts; devices like the Vivo X200 Pro, Find X8 Pro, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, and Vivo X200 Ultra have incredible cameras that run tings around what Google and Samsung have to offer, and they last longer.
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