Podcasts · Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

The Phone of the Year is...

12 Dec 2025 · 1 h 55 min · Episode 326

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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Verge - Google Project Aura

Verge - Pebble Index smart ring

Adweek - Google Gemini Ads

Video of Tesla robot

MKBHD - Smartphone awards

MKBHD - Xiaomi SU7 review

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Links in the notes 7

• https://www.theverge.com/tech/839392/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses
• https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/840352/pebble-index-smart-ring-launch-price
• https://www.adweek.com/media/google-gemini-ads-2026/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1pfzxt0/tesla_optimus/
• https://youtu.be/sfyL4BswUeE
• https://youtu.be/Mb6H7trzMfI
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