We have a lot of exciting new phones due for launch in October, including the Pixel 3, Mate 20 Pro, a Samsung Galaxy, the OnePlus 6T and also the Microsoft surface event which may feature a phone. Razer is also joining the party with their cleverly named Razer Phone 2. There are no official specifications yet but…
A lot of Apple fans mock Android manufacturers for copying the notch design, but this trend isn’t exclusive to Apple. Vivo NEX came up with a beautiful and innovative solution to the notch with their pop up camera, it is likely that this design then inspired the OPPO Find X slide out camera design, and now we are seeing…
I previously compared the three flagship system on chips from Huawei, Qualcomm and Samsung against each other and at the time, on paper, the Kirin 970 was fractionally behind the other 2 SoCs, which was due to the Kirin 970 being announced 6 months prior. Now the tables have turned and the HiSilicon Kirin 980 is the newest chip…
During IFA this year we have seen a surprising number of phone releases with the two notable ones being the Huawei Mate 20 lite and Honor Play. While they are technically owned by the same company there seems to be a growing divide between the two brands and both of these phones make for an interesting comparison as…
Similar to last years IFA Huawei have announced their new flagship system on chip that will be available on the new Mate 20 phones that should launch a month from now. The Kirin 980 brings some impressive improvements from the previous 970, and during our briefing, some exciting comparisons were made between the Kirin 980…
Huawei has decided to release the Lite version of their new Mate 20 phone before the main phones this year teasing us about the possible design and specification of the new flagship. The new wallet-friendly phone comes with many high-end features with its dual front camera system being particularly appealing to the selfie generation. The…
I have high hopes that Casio will release a Wear OS based smartwatch that will eat at the market share of the multi-sports watch industry dominated by Garmin. The announcement of the WSD-F30 PRO TREK isn’t quite that watch but it is a step in the right direction and based on the specification something was would still…
IFA starts next week and we will likely see some amazing new consumer technology. There are several big events being held with Sony and Samsung having something scheduled on 30th August and Huawei on the 31st. The Huawei event will almost certainly be the announcement of the new Kirin 980 SoC which will be the processor behind…
Wireless charging hasn’t quite taken off as I would have expected when it was first launched. The Samsung Galaxy series has been the most notable phones supporting QI charging in recent years. The latest iPhone has introduced wireless charging, and this will likely drive the implementation of it among Android manufacturers, similar to how the…
I have been looking for a decent pair of active noise cancelling headphones for a while, the Bose QuietComfort 35 is the immediate choice, but I don’t travel enough to justify the £320+ price tag. Looking for cheaper options, I found favourable reviews for the Plantronics Backbeat Pro 2 which costs £229 on ao.com for…
I have been writing a lot about Xiaomi recently, not because they are the most innovative company on the market but because the Chinese super brand churns out some amazingly specced cheap phones. Sadly, these phones are rarely available from major UK suppliers, and you must instead rely on buying them from grey importers such…
Alcatel launched a slew of new phones at MWC this year, all in the affordable price bracket, and I have been slowly reviewing the range since. The top model for this year’s models is the Alcatel 5 which is priced at £179.99 on Amazon, though now technically the top model is the Alcatel 5v. Specification…