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I am quite good at being organised for Christmas normally, but this year has been a bit hectic and I still need a few more things. Thankfully if you order today you can still get delivery before Christmas (especially if you are on Amazon Prime). If you are not on Amazon Prime, you could always…
Another day, another OPPO Reno 3 leak with more benchmark results. This time we have both models being benchmarked on the older version of Geekbench (4). It is another conflicting result, showing the cheaper Reno 3 with MediaTek Dimensity 1000L outperforming the more expensive Pro model with Snapdragon 765G. Yesterday, the Mastu Lu results indicated…
In 2020 we will have three mid-range 5G chipsets to choose from and quarrel about which is best. Qualcomm has long been the dominant chipset company for premium phones, but now Mediatek has upped their game. We have already seen the Helio G90T trade blows with, if not best, the Snaprdadron 730G. 2020 will see…
Qualcomm recently announced the new Snapdragon 765G chipset with its integrated 5G modem. Following this, we have seen a quick release of phones by some of the new big Chinese players Xiaomi (Redmi), Oppo, and Realme. Now it looks like Sony are throwing their hat into the ring with a new Sony Experia device with…
Everything gadget you buy nowadays has some sort of smart home or AI assistant functionality built into it. The problem being, there are a lot of companies doing their own thing and they are not overly keen on talking to each other. Most companies have some form of API which allows partial access, but it…
An unusually early launch announcement, according to Gizchina, Richard Yu announced to French press during at an interview that the new Huawei P40 series will launch in Paris at the end of March, similar to previous years Normally that wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy at this point, it is more stating the obvious. This year though,…
Following the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 announcement, several journalists were let loose on reference devices allowing them to benchmark the new chipset. As you would expect from a brand new chipset, it offers significant performance improvements from the previous generation. In recent years though, Qualcomm has fallen behind Apple and their Bionic chips in a wide…
This year we saw the first two devices to feature a periscope zoom which allowed 5x optical zoom, the Huawei P30 Pro and OPPO Reno 10x Zoom, both superb phones, but at a premium price point. Now vivo are trickling down this tech to a slightly more affordable price and combining it with the new…
The Axon 10 Pro 5G was one of the first phones to launch with 5G with its launch at MWC 2019. This is now being followed up with the Axon 10s Pro which as you might expect features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and its X55 5G modem. ZTE Axon 10s Pro supports 5G dual-mode network,…
With all the chipsets for 2020 now announced, it looks like 5G is quickly going to gain traction. Almost all the chipsets from the upper mid-range through to flagship will be 5G only, and companies such as Realme will only launch 5G phones (in China) moving forward. This year we saw a strong focus on…
With the last few days of Christmas shopping left, what is a great gift to buy for the gamer in your family? Consoles Nintendo Switch Lite – £199 More affordable than the full-fat Switch and uses a new upgraded processor for improved battery life and a small bump in performance. This is an amazing console…
In a surprise announcement, Microsoft has officially revealed the next-generation Xbox, the Series X. Microsoft appears to be started a new trend of announcing devices a whole year before their launch, but at least, in this case, it won’t be outdated by launch, unlike the Surface Neo and Surface Duo. The new console ditches the…