Xiaomi Pocophone F1 now officially launched on Amazon UK for £329.99
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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 now officially launched on Amazon UK for £329.99

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is the cheapest Snapdragon 845 phone on the market, offering flagship performance for mid-range prices. Unfortunately for the past few months, there has been no official UK stock with all the options being via grey imports either from Amazon or Gearbest and the like. This all changes today and Xiaomi officially launch in the UK. The…

What are the best Android Gaming Phones for 2018?
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What are the best Android Gaming Phones for 2018?

While Razer was not the first company to release an Android gaming phone, they have fuelled a new trend towards gaming orientated smartphones. With the mobile market stagnating manufactures are keen to find new ways to increase demand in a saturated market. The sales numbers of the original Razer phone last year are unknown, but…

Huawei EMUI 9 Android Pie Release Date for P20 Pro, Mate10, Honor 10 etc
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Huawei EMUI 9 Android Pie Release Date for P20 Pro, Mate10, Honor 10 etc

I have found Huawei to be one of the better companies for rolling out software updates, though admittedly with the increase in the number of Android One phones they are not quite as quick as other companies such as Nokia or OnePlus. Huawei has been running a beta program for these devices for a while now and…

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Priced at 279 Euros / £245 in Europe – possible UK launch
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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Priced at 279 Euros / £245 in Europe – possible UK launch

With Xiaomi launching in the UK next week a lot of people are wondering what phones will be available in the UK market. The launch will start with Three allowing consumers to buy Xiaomi products both instore and online this will then be followed by the launch of a Mi Store in the Westfield Shopping Center in…

Huawei Mate 20 Pro Review – A class leading device worth every penny
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro Review – A class leading device worth every penny

**Updated on 03/11/2018** Last week Huawei launched the Mate 20 series, and since then I have been using this as my daily driver. Rather than do multiple posts I am doing one main review which I will update as and when changes need to be made. Specification The Mate 20 series has landed with multiple…

Xiaomi UK sales to begin on 8th of November. UK store opens in Westfield London shopping centre on the 10th
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Xiaomi UK sales to begin on 8th of November. UK store opens in Westfield London shopping centre on the 10th

Xiaomi is finally entering the UK market officially. Mobile operator Three has confirmed that Xiaomi devices will be sold online and in its 327 high-street stores from Friday 9 November. For the first time in the UK you will be able to buy a Xiaomi phone on a contract, rather than having to find the budget for…

ZTE Nubia X: An unusual dual display phone with no notch or selfie camera
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ZTE Nubia X: An unusual dual display phone with no notch or selfie camera

It has been interesting to see how the notch has become ubiquitous among many brands, especially when Apple received so much criticism when they introduced the notch in the first place. On the flip side of this, other companies have approached the problem of increasing the screen to body ratio a different way. Vivo Nex started…

Nubia Red Devil gaming phone 2 lands on November 6 with 10GB RAM
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Nubia Red Devil gaming phone 2 lands on November 6 with 10GB RAM

So the trend of smartphones appears to be moving towards gaming phones this year. We have seen numerous devices released with the Razer 2, Asus ROG phone, Mate 20X, and Xioami Black Shark. Another player in the Chinese market is Nubia, and they will be releasing a gaming phone of their own next week. The Nubia…

OnePlus 6T Announced – £499, 3,700mAh battery and in-screen fingerprint reader
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OnePlus 6T Announced – £499, 3,700mAh battery and in-screen fingerprint reader

OnePlus 6T has already leaked extensively over the past couple of months, so we know just about everything there is to know about it. However, the phone is now official and we can finally confirm all the leaks. The new phone now has a slightly larger screen at 6.4-inches, while the 6 has a 6.28-inch display….

MediaTek announces Helio P70 – How does it stack up against Snapdragon and Kirin?
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MediaTek announces Helio P70 – How does it stack up against Snapdragon and Kirin?

MediaTek is the third player in the mobile system on chip world, they typically are used for budget phones and a lot of Chinese phones, they also have a strong market share with streaming devices like the Fire Stick and processors in TVs such as the Sony AF8. Their flagship SoC in the Helio P60 which…

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is a gaming phone with 10GB of RAM & dual liquid cooling pipes
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Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is a gaming phone with 10GB of RAM & dual liquid cooling pipes

The trend towards dedicated gaming smartphones is in full swing now, in recent weeks we have seen the launch of the Asus ROG phone, Razer 2, Honor Play, Mate 20X and it has recently been reported that Samsung is working on a gaming phone. The original Xiaomi Black Shark was launched earlier in the year, and it…

Elephone U2 Pro – another pop up camera phone with in-display fingerprint
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Elephone U2 Pro – another pop up camera phone with in-display fingerprint

Elephone is one of the many budget brands from China that are hoping to copy the success of Huawei and Xiaomi. Like many other similar brands, they focussed on the low to mid-end of the market, offering premium looks but with MediaTek SoCs which are a lot more affordable the Qualcomm, but also less powerful. However, there…