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!

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MKBHD - Smartphone awards

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We're back with a super long episode this week! First, Marques unboxes a special birthday present before we get into the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold videos that dropped this week. Then it's all about all of the new features that are coming to Android and Pixel phones. After that, we go over YouTube Recap and Spotify Rewind before closing it out with trivia. Enjoy!

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SuperSaf - Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold video

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Google - Android Feature drop

Verge - DJI Osmo 4 Pocket launch update

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This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk give a few Black Friday shopping tips before digging right into Android finally getting AirDrop! After that, they spoke about the new Nano Banana image generator from Google, court documents that don't paint Meta in a good light (shocker), and a potential DJI ban! After that, it's all about the hot takes. Enjoy!

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Tech YouTuber Michael Fisher aka Mr. Mobile takes over Waveform to interview Marques about everything from whether AI creators will take their jobs to why Marques doesn't use foldable phones.

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While Marques is out enjoying the Ultimate Frisbee on a beach somewhere, Andrew and David sit down to talk about everything from the new Steam devices to Google Gemini 3. After that, things go off the rails quickly as everyone discusses the pros and cons of local storage vs cloud storage. Enjoy!

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In this episode, Marques, Andrew, and David start off talking about the newest Apple Pocket accessory that was released before getting into the OnePlus 15. After that, they talk about Marques getting interviewed by LeBron James, the new Spotify Wrapped weekly feature, and GTA 6 getting delayed (again). Then they wrap it all up with a game of HYPEathetically speaking. Enjoy!

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Apple iPhone Pocket: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/

MKBHD - OnePlus 15 video: https://youtu.be/2MdQWo9fHZs?si=QxIvodONzlBC9oU2

LeBron James x Marques: https://youtu.be/htRERdGz4bI?si=mYJmXIMzt3EnwaTC

Verge - iPhone Air 2 delayed: https://www.theverge.com/news/817908/apple-iphone-air-second-generation-delayed

Rockstar Games - GTA 6 delayed: https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026

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In this episode, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about everything from the upcoming Samsung tri-fold to Affinity taking on Adobe. After that, Adam talks about the newest product from Teenage Engineering before everyone gets into the newest thin Motorola phone. It all wraps up with a new game where Andrew pits Marques and David against Adam and Ellis. It's a fun one!

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9to5Google - Nothing article: https://9to5google.com/2025/11/02/nothing-phone-3a-lite-past-promises/

Interview with Teenage Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHk4HQDgaM&t=4

Teenage Engineering EP-40: https://teenage.engineering/products/ep-40

Verge - Motorola Edge 70 phone: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/813377/motorola-edge-70-review

Kotaku - SouljaBoy scandal: https://kotaku.com/souljaboy-is-selling-someone-elses-retro-handhelds-for-as-much-as-a-switch-2-he-does-not-have-permission-2000640828

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In this Halloween special edition of Waveform the crew celebrates spooky season! First, Marques, Andrew, and David debate the struggling iPhone Air before talking about how the new Neo robot is too good to be true. Then David explains Adobe’s latest AI-powered creative tools and gets way too excited about the Boox Palma 2 Pro e-reader. It wraps up with a chaotic blind Halloween candy ranking that ended up being the most cursed candy list ever. Enjoy! 🎃

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Fortune - iPhone Air sales: https://fortune.com/2025/10/22/apple-iphone-air-demand-weak-production-cuts-vs-17-pro/

@avstorm on X - YouTube animations: https://x.com/avstorm/status/1983066476144886019

WSJ - Neo robot video with Joanna Stern: https://youtu.be/f3c4mQty_so?si=wiD04Y6fCOyPaHFa MKBHD - New Robot video: https://youtu.be/j31dmodZ-5c?si=qHMqhrDOYkSCEFto

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It was a headlines in a hat week because there was just so much to talk about! First, we get into the new Galaxy XR headset from Samsung and Google before talking about why some iPhones 17 Pro are turning pink. We also talked about the new Liquid Glass beta, the ChatGPT Atlas browser, and the AWS outage before getting into trivia. Enjoy!

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9to5Mac - Pink iPhone: https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/21/viral-rose-gold-iphone-17-pro-discoloration/

OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/

Apple TV x F1: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/

Verge - Color e-ink photo frame: https://www.theverge.com/tech/803173/aura-e-ink-digital-photo-frame

Verge - Liquid Glass Beta: https://www.theverge.com/news/802963/apple-liquid-glass-ios-26-1-beta-tint-option

Verge - SpaceX launches 10,000th satellite: https://www.theverge.com/news/802509/starlink-launches-10000th-internet-satellite

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It was a jam-packed week of news this week. Marques, Andrew, and David start it off talking about the new YouTube collab feature before discussing the Xiaomi 17 Pro. After that, they talk about the new Apple M5 products, Netflix and Spotify teaming up for podcast distribution, and of course the end of Windows 10 (kind of?). Then they wrap it up with the Pixel 10 Pro Fold exploding in the newest JerryRigEverything video and an Honor concept phone. Enjoy!

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Becca Farsace - One year on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CQhT2bZk-5w?si=DSDonmKOrjxidR-v

MKBHD - Xiaomi 17 Pro: https://youtu.be/eou_g_cYCew?si=oOmjK0kJ_DuVwjrL

JerryRigEverything - Pixel 10 Pro Fold video: https://youtu.be/8uS90jakOuw?si=mhBeKBu_gD0O9IAf

Honor concept phone: https://www.theverge.com/news/799944/honor-robot-phone-tease-announcement

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A few weeks ago Marques got a chance to sit down with Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri and ask him about everything from how creators make money on the platform to how the company views AI creators. Enjoy!
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