Nubia Red Magic 3 joins Asus ROG Phone 2 with Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset
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Nubia Red Magic 3 joins Asus ROG Phone 2 with Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset

Last year the Asus ROG Phone differentiated itself from the other gaming phones on the market with its binned Snapdragon 845 chipset with higher 2.96GHz clocks than the standard 2.8GHz. This year things are different, Qualcomm has announced a specific Snapdragon 855+ chipset and multiple manufactures are on board to use it. The Plus model…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Vs Snapdragon 855 vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 Comparison
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Vs Snapdragon 855 vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 Comparison

Qualcomm has announced a refresh to their Snapdragon 855 SoC in the form of the Snapdragon 855+. It has been a while since Qualcomm launched a mid-life product refresh of a flagship system on a chip. The last instance was the Snapdragon 821, though last year there were some limited higher bin variants of the…

Top Features Mobile Phones For Seniors Should Have

Top Features Mobile Phones For Seniors Should Have

As people become more connected these days, senior citizens can also join the bandwagon by having phones. Everyone needs a mobile phone nowadays, and this includes the elderly population. Technology doesn’t have to leave senior citizens behind. There are phones out there that will have features tailored for senior citizens. That said, here are some…

Black Shark 2 Pro Kit Review – Gaming controller for Black Shark 2
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Black Shark 2 Pro Kit Review – Gaming controller for Black Shark 2

I have had the Black Shark 2 for a few months now, but recently the company sent out their Gamepad for me to check out. The Black Shark 2 is one of the most affordable flagship phones on the market, and I was very impressed with it during my review. At £479.00, it is an…

5G vs 4G – Is the new high-speed high price network worth it for smartphones?
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5G vs 4G – Is the new high-speed high price network worth it for smartphones?

5G is here, EE launched first, followed by Vodafone and Three is launching soon. We are no doubt going to see a strong marketing push from all the providers, pushing us to the new 5G spectrum, but is it really worth it? SIM only deals always offer the best value for money, these are just…

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 215 SoC. How does it compare vs  Snapdragon 212 & SD429
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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 215 SoC. How does it compare vs Snapdragon 212 & SD429

The flagship Snapdragon 800 series gets all the press attention and yearly upgrades but sitting at the bottom rung of the ladder is the Snapdragon 200 series, and the poor Snapdragon 212 hasn’t had an upgrade since 2005. It has finally received a bit of TLC while introducing anything particularly impressive it is a sizable…

Trump eases up on Huawei, while both Huawei and Honor commit to Android Q updates
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Trump eases up on Huawei, while both Huawei and Honor commit to Android Q updates

It is safe to say that the past couple of months have not been great for Huawei and Honor with the Trump trade ban which blocked off all American companies from trading with the Chinese company. Trump claimed that this was due to national security with him claiming their equipment could be used to spy…

Xiaomi Mi CC9 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE vs Mi 9T / Redmi K20 – Yet another upper mid-range phone from Xiaomi
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Xiaomi Mi CC9 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE vs Mi 9T / Redmi K20 – Yet another upper mid-range phone from Xiaomi

I love Xiaomi and for better or worse they sure like to release a lot of phones, then confuse us all by naming them different things between regions. To be fair, Huawei does this too, but not as bad in my opinion. The current new phone tipped to release soon is the Xiaomi Mi CC9…

Huawei HiSilicon 810 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730  vs SD710 & Kirin 710
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Huawei HiSilicon 810 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 vs SD710 & Kirin 710

A few days ago Huawei owned HiSilicon launched the new Kirin 810 chipset which will target the upper midrange market and presumably act as a tier above the current HiSilicon 710. The new chip fabricated on TSMC’s 7 nm process, features two Cortex-A76 big cores operating at up to 2.27 GHz along with six Cortex-A55…

Huawei P30 Pro – Sample images, testing the zoom, night mode and other functions
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Huawei P30 Pro – Sample images, testing the zoom, night mode and other functions

Updated on 06/04/19 with some new low light vs auto shots, some macro shots and some aperture shots. Updated on 29/06/19 – I opted to rely solely on the P30 Pro for a recent trip to Riga – replacing a camera with a premium phone goes a long way to justify the price of this…

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