The Phone of the Year is…
This week, the crew sits down to talk smartphones. They go over each of the phones that Marques picked and offer a few hot takes along the way. On top of that they also talk about the Android XR show, a new smart ring from Pebble, and the Xiaomi SU7!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:35 Hostile bids and lambo.com
09:50 Android XR Show
17:59 Pebble Index ring
24:36 Ads in Gemini?
34:18 Framer (Sponsored)
35:52 Grammarly (Sponsored)
36:55 Best smartphones of 2025
01:32:18 LinkedIn (Sponsored)
01:33:18 Wealthfront (Sponsored)
01:34:13 T-Mobile (Sponsored)
01:35:22 Xiaomi SU7
01:45:42 Tesla robot falling over
01:47:32 Fairbuds XL
01:52:38 Trivia
01:57:10 Outro
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Links:
Verge – Google Project Aura: https://www.theverge.com/tech/839392/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses
Verge – Pebble Index smart ring: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/840352/pebble-index-smart-ring-launch-price
Adweek – Google Gemini Ads: https://www.adweek.com/media/google-gemini-ads-2026/
Video of Tesla robot: https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1pfzxt0/tesla_optimus/
MKBHD – Smartphone awards: https://youtu.be/sfyL4BswUeE
MKBHD – Xiaomi SU7 review: https://youtu.be/Mb6H7trzMfI
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LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/mkbhd
Wealthfront – www.wealthfront.com/wave
T-Mobile – www.t-mobile.com
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
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Hosts:
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