Category: Feature

Realme 7 5G Review: The fastest 7-series phone in the family

Published date November 19, 2020

Realme has added a 5G enabled phone to the 7-series range, and it is quite the performer…

Vivo X51 5G Review: Firmly fixed on providing a top-quality photography experience

Published date November 18, 2020

Vivo is the latest mobile entrant in the UK, and with its launch came four new handsets. The X51 5G is the European variant of the Chinese X50 released earlier this year.

Realme 7 Pro Review: Competition beware, Realme is coming for your customers

Published date October 7, 2020

This year has seen a fierce battle in the mid-range as people hunt for a better deal. Realme is once showing the world it means business with the Realme 7 Pro.

Camera Group Test: OnePlus Nord, OnePlus 8, Oppo Find X2 Neo, Realme X50 5G and Sony Xperia 1 II (plus Huawei P40)

Published date September 2, 2020

Check out this huge group test, comparing the cameras on the OnePlus Nord, OnePlus 8, Oppo Find X2 Neo, Realme X50 5G, Sony Xperia 1 ii and Huawei P40.

OnePlus launches summer photo competition

Published date August 11, 2020

OnePlus is inviting its community to participate in the #ShotonOnePlus photography campaign this summer.

Realme X50 5G: First impressions after an evening stroll

Published date August 4, 2020

I’ve just taken receipt of the Realme X50 5G, a £299 5G phone competing against a large number of mid-range 5G phones going on sale at around the same time. I’ll be reviewing this in the coming weeks, along with the Oppo Find X2 Neo review still to go live,… [Click for more]

Oppo Find X2 Neo Review: Camera and Video test

Published date July 25, 2020

The Oppo Find X2 Neo is the first Snapdragon 765G 5G device I’ve had to review, and I’m very keen to see how it compares to the higher-spec Snapdragon 865 devices circulating since the start of the year.

Huawei P40 Review: Let’s talk honestly so you can decide if this phone is for you

Published date June 26, 2020

My Huawei P40 review has been a long time coming, not least because I got the phone late in the day, but also because it has been a very challenging review to write.

Realme X3 SuperZoom Review: At this price, it’s a steal

Published date June 23, 2020

The Realme X3 punches way above its weight when it comes to the camera, but it doesn’t disappoint in other departments either.

Hands-on with the Realme X3 SuperZoom, coming to UK for £470 (plus other stuff too)

Published date May 26, 2020

Realme’s latest launch is the X3 SuperZoom. As the name suggests, it boasts a premium camera experience at a very affordable pricepoint.

OnePlus 8 Camera Review

Published date April 14, 2020

I’ve had a OnePlus 8 for a while, but the current situation made it difficult to get all the photos I’d normally seek to take with a new phone. This is the camera review part of my full OnePlus 8 review. Below you’ll find a selection of photos and some… [Click for more]

Cutting through the nonsense of the crazy 5G conspiracy theories [Updated]

Published date April 8, 2020

5G has been in the news a lot these last few days, for all the wrong reasons. Here are some links to try and break through the craziest theories doing the rounds. We’ve sadly gone from crazy people posting silly links from their bedrooms, to offensive theories about a link… [Click for more]

Oppo Find X2 Pro Photo Gallery: Part One

Published date March 9, 2020

Following Oppo’s announcement of the flagship Find X2 Pro, here’s the start of a series of photo galleries to demonstrate what the camera is capable of. It’s important to note that Oppo told me the phone is not a final retail model, and although we’ve all heard the excuse that… [Click for more]

Three 5G Testing Part Three: St Albans Hospital

Published date March 4, 2020

So here’s my third attempt to find the ‘Real 5G’ on Three, and it doesn’t seem to be going so well… That said, it was the best result so far – and EE didn’t even have 5G in the same location, so maybe I’m getting closer to finding the elusive… [Click for more]

Three 5G Testing Part Two: North London

Published date March 3, 2020

So, after a disappointing start to Three’s 5G service north of London last week, I ventured into (north) London to try again. As before, I went armed with a 5G phone to try out Three’s service, plus a phone to try EE’s service in the same location. I’m quickly coming… [Click for more]

Three 5G network test on launch day: How does it compare with EE?

Published date February 27, 2020

So today is when Three finally switched on its 5G network for handset users. Three’s 5G coverage is still very sparse, but that will obviously improve over time. What I wanted to do was see how fast the service is, given Three’s entire marketing campaign is based around superfast data… [Click for more]

Huawei Mate Xs Hands-On: The true folding pro?

Published date February 24, 2020

Amongst a series of announcements from Huawei in Barcelona this morning, the Mate Xs was perhaps the most exciting. I’ll be covering the other new announcements later (there’s a new laptop and tablet, plus fast wireless routers with and without 5G) , but for now I was able to get… [Click for more]

Feature: Different Phones for Different Folks

Published date February 19, 2020

I’m in a rather fortunate position to have access to a lot of different devices, and sometimes it’s nice to change for the sake of change. There’s simply no such thing as one-size-fits-all, so I thought I’d post some personal choices and recommendations of phones I think are suited for… [Click for more]