In this week's episode, we take a look at so-called "luxury iPhones" to see if they're legit or not. Next, we reminisce about the olden days of simple Instagram and their new toned-down app, Instagram Lite. Lastly, we discuss how insect wings are what folding phone companies should strive to be like (for real), before wrapping up the episode with a debate about the age-old question, "Why are Airpods priced so high?"Links:https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganell https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ shop.mkbhd.com Music by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFh Mark Rober Glitter Bomb: https://bit.ly/3gZv9AP Obama Interview: https://bit.ly/3oZcI1S The Daily Facebook: https://nyti.ms/3gYFz3z Caviar Space Phone: https://bit.ly/3h19hVQ Instagram Lite: https://bit.ly/3p044jI Z Fold Premium Issues: https://bit.ly/3p64LrV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we prepare to wrap up the longest year in history, 2020, we discuss several of the latest tech news stories: Apple releases their insanely expensive $500 Airpods Max, Samsung might not include a charging brick with the Galaxy S21, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins us again to talk about the potential of future iPhones being portless!Links:https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganell https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ shop.mkbhd.com Music by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFh https://twitter.com/markgurman Portless iPhone Video: https://bit.ly/2Kdk5n8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode, Andrew pitches his new Mario Kart game mode, Marques gets his hopes up regarding Apple's new M1 chip, and then we go over some Black Friday planning and "rules" to live by. Lastly, we go behind the scenes of our annual blind smartphone camera bracket.Links:https://twitter.com/wvfrmhttps://twitter.com/mkbhdhttps://twitter.com/andymanganellhttps://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/shop.mkbhd.comMusic by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFhWhy Enthusiast Brands Will Betray You: https://bit.ly/3laLtPrApple Gun Permits: https://bit.ly/39eOEDFPrice Tracker: https://camelcamelcamel.com/Tracktor Extension: https://bit.ly/3fy5eiSSlickDeals: https://slickdeals.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, we dive briefly into Bunny the talking dog and the PS5 launch, before sitting down with Apple's Bob Borchers, VP of Product Marketing, and Tim Millet, VP of Platform Architecture, to talk about the recently-announced Apple Silicon M1 chip. Next, we bring in MKBHD Visual Director, Brandon Havard, to explain the magic behind some of the recent eye-catching MKBHD intro shots.Links:https://twitter.com/wvfrmhttps://twitter.com/mkbhdhttps://twitter.com/andymanganellhttps://twitter.com/BrandonJHavard https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/shop.mkbhd.comMusic by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFhBunny the Dog: https://bit.ly/38BZCm9Brandon's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCABwqCK6XMowQDwlIz00UFw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode, we dissect LG's new concept rollable phone patent and preview Apple's upcoming Silicon event. Lastly, we hit up the Twitter mailbag to answer questions from you, our listeners, about anything we may have missed during our busy season. It's a fruitless attempt at playing catch-up with your plethora of questions. Happy Technovember!Links:https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/shop.mkbhd.com Music by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFh LG Rolling Phone: https://bit.ly/3508y2t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first thing we cover on today's episode is the fact that YOU NEED TO VOTE. Then, we move on to slightly less important things like AMD's new graphics cards and how they compete against NVIDIA's RTX series. Next up is a quick peek at how Amazon bizarrely opens your Motorola Razr Box before sending it to you, followed by a chat about the hype and marketing behind Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X and why the embargoes are a just a tad crazy. Lastly, we play a little game called "What we liked and didn't like about a bunch of the latest smartphones." Did we also mention that YOU NEED TO VOTE?Links:vote.orghttps://twitter.com/wvfrmhttps://twitter.com/mkbhdhttps://twitter.com/andymanganellihttps://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/shop.mkbhd.comMusic by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFhAMD RX Series: https://bit.ly/34HzbtcAmazon Opening Razr Boxes: https://bit.ly/3mAiANX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're in the deep, beating heart of smartphone season! With three big new phone events since our last episode, we revisit our power rankings, cover several of the new phones being released, and wrap it all up with a discussion about phone-price ranges and where the elusive sweet spot for phone-pricing actually resides! Links:https://twitter.com/wvfrmhttps://twitter.com/mkbhdhttps://twitter.com/andymanganellihttps://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/shop.mkbhd.comMusic by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFhOur Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mkbhdVergecast with Marques: https://bit.ly/2SZdmhSJon Morrison iPhone Xr Screen: https://bit.ly/2H2oEj7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our very special guests this week, Maingear Founder Wallace Santos and Marketing Director Ron Reed, join us to discuss the state of the PC gaming community, especially with the PS5 and Xbox Series X on the horizon. We cover console obsolescence, 8K & VR gaming, and the crazy performance specs on the new Nvidia RTX 30 series like the RTX 3080 and the RTX 3090.Links: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ shop.mkbhd.com Music by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFh Wallace: https://twitter.com/santos_wallace Ron: https://twitter.com/IamRonReed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay, joins us to give a behind the scenes look into the development of the Microsoft Surface Duo, all the way back to literal brain scans. We also discuss Andrew's favorite new gaming mouse, as well as LG's crazy new swiveling dual-screen phone, the LG Wing.Links:https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ shop.mkbhd.com Music by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFh Logitech G Pro Lightspeed: https://amzn.to/33HUito Andrew's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/andrewmanganelli Surface Duo Review: https://bit.ly/2E9HV0v Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, we have a special bonus episode of Waveform! We recently had an interview with Mark Zuckerberg in our series "Talking Tech" on the MKBHD channel, but we left a bit of it on the cutting room floor. Hence, we decided to upload the full and uncut version of the interview to Waveform to let you hear everything we talked about, in its entirety!Links: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ shop.mkbhd.com Music by KamrenB: https://spoti.fi/2WRJOFh Talking Tech with Mark Zuckerberg: https://bit.ly/3c2Uw22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices