I'm a phones expert, and these are my 5 tech resolutions for 2026 – from taking better photos to playing more Fortnite

How can 2026 be around the corner already? It feels like just a moment ago that we were welcoming the new year with rumors of the then-upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 and reactions to the recently released OnePlus 13.

And though mobile hardware has continued to evolve as the year has pushed on, with silicon carbon batteries getting a better foothold and the best camera phones getting closer than ever to point-and-shoot quality, sometimes our usage habits are slower to adapt.

As I write this, I realize that the way I actually use my phone hasn’t changed all that much in the past 12 months. Don’t get me wrong, I still love putting all the best phones to the test and diving into the settings for our in-depth phone reviews, but in my own time, I’ve been keeping things pretty simple ...