Realme X2 vs Realme 5 Pro – Initial impressions of which is best. Including Antutu & Geekbench benchmarks
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Realme X2 vs Realme 5 Pro – Initial impressions of which is best. Including Antutu & Geekbench benchmarks

Next week Realme will launch in Europe officially at an event in Madrid where they will launch the Realme 5 Pro, X2 and the X2 Pro. With the Realme 5 Pro and X2, they have already launched in India so we know everything there is to know about them, and Realme has been kind enough…

EZVIZ Full HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Security Camera Review
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EZVIZ Full HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Security Camera Review

I have reviewed a few EZVIZ products in recent months, their Floodlight camera was particularly good, and the indoor camera is working well for me in my garage. The most recent product is the Full HD Outdoor Cam which is technically a wireless camera but requires a power cable, then wireless for data connectivity. For…

Acer Predator Helios 300 GTX 1660 ti Review 2019 – How does it compare vs the Acer Nitro 7?
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Acer Predator Helios 300 GTX 1660 ti Review 2019 – How does it compare vs the Acer Nitro 7?

I have covered a lot of this years Acer gaming laptops, including the ridiculous Predator Triton 900 and the fantastic Acer Nitro 7. Priced at £1,099.00 is the Acer Predator Helios 300 better than Acer Nitro 7 which is the same price. Specification CPU: 9th gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H quad-core Memory: 8GB of DDR4 RAM GPU: GeForce GTX…

Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5 could have one killer feature vs the Honor Band 5 misses – NFC
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Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5 could have one killer feature vs the Honor Band 5 misses – NFC

My review of the Honor Band 5 is due to go live on Tuesday, and currently, I think it is the best affordable fitness tracker on the market (with UK availability). It’s one competing product is the Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 4, and in the UK there is not a great deal of differences between…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus vs 855 vs Snapdragon 730 vs 730G – Antutu, Geekbench & 3Dmark Benchmark Scores
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus vs 855 vs Snapdragon 730 vs 730G – Antutu, Geekbench & 3Dmark Benchmark Scores

With October having so many phone releases, all of which will be using Qualcomm chipsets, I thought it would be a good idea to see how each one compares. Google launched the Pixel 4 on October 15th which will use the Snapdragon 855, on the same day we have Realme X2 Pro which will feature…

Sony Xperia 5 now available in the UK for £699 including WF-1000XM3 True Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
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Sony Xperia 5 now available in the UK for £699 including WF-1000XM3 True Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones

Sony announced the new Xperia 5 back at IFA this year, while the name convention sounds confusing this is essentially their compact phone of the year offering the same spec as the Xperia 1 but in a more hand-friendly format. While it is technically a 6.1-inch phone, the 21:9 CinemaWide display means it is narrower…

Google Pixel 4 & XL vs Realme X2 Pro  – Two different approaches to flagship phones
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Google Pixel 4 & XL vs Realme X2 Pro – Two different approaches to flagship phones

The Google Pixel 4 is due to be launched on the 15th of October, the following day Realme will launch their first true flagship phone the Realme X2 Pro. Over the years Google and their Pixel phones have bucked the trend of big specs, instead of optimising their software to get the best out of…

Can’t afford a Garmin Fenix 6 but want PacePro? The Forerunner 245 & 945 now have it via Beta
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Can’t afford a Garmin Fenix 6 but want PacePro? The Forerunner 245 & 945 now have it via Beta

The one big feature the Fenix 6 launched with is PacePro which allows users to set a pacing strategy that takes into account elevation. PacePro coaches you in real-time so you can slow and speed up your run as necessary.  I plan to use this for the Chester Marathon on Sunday and I hope it will…

Thermaltake wins the “2019 Good Design Award” for A500 TG Aluminium Chasis
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Thermaltake wins the “2019 Good Design Award” for A500 TG Aluminium Chasis

Thermaltake have recently been awarded the 2019 Good Design Award for the Thermaltake A500 Aluminium Chasis out of 4,772 entries. I reviewed the case this time last year and thought it was a superb case, certainly my favourite looking of the Thermaltake options so I think it deserved the award. The case itself is not…

Microsoft Surface Pro X SQ1 SoC vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx – What’s different?
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Microsoft Surface Pro X SQ1 SoC vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx – What’s different?

As part of yesterdays Surface event, where Microsoft launched their first foldable devices, the Surface Pro X was launched featuring a custom ARM-powered chipset co-engineered with Qualcomm called the SQ1. So what is the SQ1 and how does it differ from the Snapdragon 8cx which is Qualcomm’s current top of the range Windows and Arm…

Microsoft jumps on the foldable bandwagon with impressive Surface Neo tablet, and Surface Duo phone
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Microsoft jumps on the foldable bandwagon with impressive Surface Neo tablet, and Surface Duo phone

Microsoft’s last foray into the world of smartphones didn’t pan out so well, but yesterday they not only got back into the smartphone game but also jumped on the foldable bandwagon announcing two of the most interesting tech products of the year. Surface Duo Finally embracing Android, Microsoft have announced the Surface Duo, a dual-screened…

Intel i225-V 2.5Gbps Ethernet might finally make multi-gig Ethernet mainstream
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Intel i225-V 2.5Gbps Ethernet might finally make multi-gig Ethernet mainstream

10Gb Ethernet has been around for many years now, and it is only the past couple of years prices have started to drop but it is still restrictively expensive for your average user. With the launch of Wi-Fi 6, we now have the promise of multi-gigabit wireless, but it is our Ethernet that is now…