Glossary

Short, plain-language explainers for the terms you’ll meet across the site.

• AI features in devices
• AMOLED display technology explained
• Apple A-series chips defined
• Bezel defined
• Clamshell form factor defined
• Compact form factor explained
• Compact phones explained
• Cover screen on foldable phones
• Device footprint explained
• Device silhouette defined
• Ergonomics in device design
• Flagship-grade features explained
• Flagship-grade silicon explained
• Flip-style foldable phones explained
• Flip-style foldables defined
• Foldable phones explained
• Form factor explained
• Hinge mechanism explained
• Mid-tier phones defined
• Mid-tier processors defined
• Mobile sensors explained
• Multitasking on mobile devices
• OLED display technology defined
• One-handed ergonomics explained
• Pocketable devices defined
• Screen bezels explained
• Silicon in smartphones
• Sub-six-inch displays defined
• Sub-six-inch phones explained
• Understanding peak brightness
• Understanding phone chassis
• What are OS updates?
• What does on-device mean?
• What does unlocked mean?
• What is a flagship phone?
• What is a mobile carrier?
• What is a mobile processor?
• What is a pocketable silhouette?
• What is Android?
• What is battery density?