Category: Feature

Huawei Mate 10 Pro: Photo Hot Picks

Published date January 22, 2018

My open gallery for the Mate 10 has been a huge success, and here are some of my top picks.

How the Huawei Mate 10 Pro captures Christmas (and you can now get £100 off too!)

Published date December 21, 2017

Seasons greetings! Christmas is always a fun time, but with the Mate 10 Pro I was able to capture some of the best scenes of London.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro: Camera Images

Published date October 17, 2017

Having had the new Huawei Mate 10 Pro for less than 24 hours, I am yet to fully explore the camera – but here are some of the first photos taken on my trip home following the Munich launch event. What do you think? You can see all of these… [Click for more]

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Hands-on: First impressions of Huawei’s brand new flagship

Published date October 16, 2017

I’ve seen the future, and it’s not a smartphone! At least that’s the marketing that Huawei will be using to sell the brand new Mate 10 handsets announced today. In fact, it could very well be the smartest phone to date. The Mate 10 Pro accompanies a Mate 10, a… [Click for more]

uSwitch reports more people appreciating the freedom of SIM-only contracts

Published date September 25, 2017

Visitors to this site, my social media followers and anyone on the various forums I contribute to will know I’ve been an advocate of more affordable phones for some time, along with the many benefits that going down the SIM-only route can bring. Quite recently Simon Rockman contributed a guest… [Click for more]

Sort it out Three: Using data abroad feels nothing like at home! [Updated June 18th 2017]

Published date June 18, 2017

First of all, let me say that I really like Three for everything it has done to shake up the market over the years. And when Feel at Home launched, I was one of the many customers who could save a packet when travelling abroad. But as someone fortunate enough travel… [Click for more]

Is your new flagship phone really as good as it could be?

Published date April 21, 2017

For a good few years now, I’ve spent much of my time writing about more affordable phones that offer exceptional value for money and without many compromises. But there’s always a recognition that if you’re happy to shell out top dollar, you’ll likely get the absolute best of the best. At least you’d expect so…. [Click for more]

Honor 8 Pro Review: Camera Photo and Video (4K) Samples

Published date April 5, 2017

Having had the Honor 8 Pro for a while, I’ve had a chance to take a fair few pictures. Choosing the best ones wasn’t easy, so I’ve posted a sizeable gallery here instead. You can also see a short edited video of the 4K video the phone can now record. It’s… [Click for more]

YRoam makes data roaming simple, fast, and free of commitment – even in the UK

Published date March 31, 2017

Without a doubt, data roaming will be easier in Europe from June this year, but venture beyond the EU (that we’re trying to leave anyway) and things can be rather complicated. And by complicated, I mean expensive. Let’s face it, in most cases data roaming totally sucks. Even on tariffs that already include roaming in Europe,… [Click for more]

Sandbox: Relax and enjoy cutting-edge tech without the pushy sales staff

Published date March 25, 2017

Earlier this week, I went along to a recently opened store off Brick Lane that has a very simple premise: to demonstrate cutting-edge tech to the public. The difference is that this store isn’t actually selling anything. Joking aside about Shoreditch hipsters perhaps not being entirely representative of the general… [Click for more]

Post MWC: A look at the cool stuff and a heap of gimmicks

Published date March 4, 2017

So as MWC 2017 ended, I got to summarise my three-day trip and detail some of the highlights, some of the gimmicks and some opinion. A lot of opinion as it happens. The key theme of the event was 5G, but from a consumer perspective, 5G is still a fair way off… [Click for more]

Huawei P10: More photos around Barcelona during MWC 2017 (pt 2)

Published date February 27, 2017

Spending all day at MWC didn’t give me as much time as I would have hoped to go out and take photos with the Huawei P10, but come late afternoon I got a chance, as the sun was starting to set for the night. Here are those results, including some… [Click for more]

Huawei P10: Night photos around Barcelona and first impressions (pt 1)

Published date February 26, 2017

Ahead of the official start of Mobile World Congress, a number of manufacturers couldn’t wait to spill the beans about their new products. In the case of Huawei, it decided to talk up the P10 (and P10 Plus) weeks in advance (with daily videos on its YouTube channel), as well… [Click for more]

Affordable Phone Round-Up: Get great performance without breaking the bank

Published date February 20, 2017

One week from now, everyone in the mobile biz will be heading off to Barcelona to see a huge number of new phone releases for 2017, but the majority of them are going to be flagships. And that means expensive. The mix of a weak pound and manufacturers now trying… [Click for more]

Guest Editorial: How 4G improved in 2016 and will turn the corner in 2017

Published date January 25, 2017

I’ve written lots about mobile networks over the years, especially 4G, but my knowledge of the inner workings can’t hold a candle to some. So that’s why I thought it worth asking an expert. Peter Clarke is a resident poster on the Digital Spy mobile forums, giving highly technical and extremely precise… [Click for more]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Normal service will resume in 2017

Published date December 28, 2016

Just a short post to say that my site hasn’t closed down, but I’ve been busy on other projects and will be back in the new year with new posts, reviews and a competition. Until then, have fun, relax, and enjoy some photos I took on the Google Pixel XL and… [Click for more]

London by Night: A visual feast, thanks to the awesome performing Google Pixel XL

Published date November 21, 2016

The Pixel XL hasn’t just got a good camera, it has a great camera. The camera app itself might be pretty basic, but with just a simple tweak you can get the best low-light photos I think I’ve ever had on a phone. Yes of course there’s noise, but come… [Click for more]

Huawei Mate 9 Camera Test part 2: Alton Towers & Warwick Castle

Published date November 7, 2016

Following my earlier gallery with camera samples from the Huawei Mate 9 and Pixel XL, I thought I’d post more photos taken on a weekend away to Alton Towers and Warwick Castle – as well as some more casual photos out and about. You will also see photos taken with the hybrid… [Click for more]