The 2026 Smartphone Awards Discussion Episode

This week the news is a little slow, so we decided to take this time to get some discussion in before we have to choose the winners of the 2026 MKBHD Smartphone Awards. We debate some phones in some highly contested categories and ask you who you think should win. We also wrap it up with a discussion on MMOs.

Links:

Mark Gurman: ⁠LG Partnership Tweet (x.com/markgurman/status/2107579240421949474)

The Verge: S26 Price Increase (theverge.com/tech/1003328/samsung-s26-price-hi…)

J1mmy: New World of Warcraft Video (youtube.com/watch?v=yY_NQGz_tvI)

Bellular: What is Wow Forever Really? (youtube.com/watch?v=kPnjbDGTRog)

Runescape: RS4 Trailer (youtube.com/watch?v=I-nw2WUNxng)

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