Category: Feature

Doing the tourist photography thing in London with the Google Nexus 6P

Published date December 15, 2015

When Huawei, the company behind Google’s flagship Nexus phone, invited me into town to take better photos of various London landmarks (and food) with a Nexus 6P and guidance from professional photographers, I naturally jumped at the chance. Going out taking photos with any phone is something I always find exciting. The action packed day started with… [Click for more]

Vodafone HQ Visit: Network management, handset testing and a look to the future

Published date November 27, 2015

It’s been a long time since I last visited Vodafone’s Newbury HQ to talk about the introduction of GSM, and how mobile data might one day become a thing. We’re talking about a time when the company worked out of multiple offices dotted around town. Now the new(ish) campus has transformed the… [Click for more]

The Google Nexus 6P might be dual SIM after all, and enabling it could be extremely easy

Published date November 15, 2015

Before Google officially announced the Nexus 6P at the end of September, I Tweeted about the possibility that it might be a dual-SIM phone, based on seeing twin IMEI stickers on prototypes – a standard feature on all recent Huawei made phones with support for two SIM cards. Two stickers on the back of… [Click for more]

Nexus 6P Camera Test: First impressions (photos and video, night and day)

Published date November 6, 2015

So I’ve had my Nexus 6P for a little over 24 hours, and I couldn’t wait to give a quick first impression of the camera – one of the main reasons I decided to take the plunge and buy one. Battery anxiety is a real problem for me these days, and it makes… [Click for more]

Three admits it slows data for roamers, so where do we go from here?

Published date November 5, 2015

Earlier this week, I brought up the subject of using data abroad not being like using data at home as a Three customer. I am so happy to have received many comments on my site, and on Twitter, from people who have the exact same experience. The common theme being that certain services simply… [Click for more]

Happy Birthday Honor: One year old today, but already all grown up

Published date October 28, 2015

This week marks the first anniversary of Honor in the UK and Europe, and a lot has been achieved within this short time. Honor was launched as a spin-off brand for Huawei, first in China and then later spreading worldwide. The aim was to reach a new audience, and attract sales from people who might see Huawei… [Click for more]

What lies ahead for the mobile industry? (Discuss…)

Published date October 22, 2015

I’ve been thinking about this for some time, and this year is perhaps the year where it’s time for me to ask the question – where will the mobile industry go from here? This isn’t just for me to give my opinion, as I’m looking for your opinions on this and… [Click for more]

Honor 7: Camera Samples from the 20-megapixel Sony IMX230 sensor

Published date September 17, 2015

At the start of the week I took delivery of the Honor 7, a £249.99 phone that can be picked up for as little as £210 if you can secure one of the £40 discount vouchers on the Honor vMall.eu store. (Tip: The next promotion starts September 21st, so if… [Click for more]

SanDisk’s 200GB memory card makes me wonder why you’d buy anything with fixed storage

Published date September 10, 2015

When Apple announced the impressive iPad Pro yesterday, and the brand new iPhone 6s and 6s plus, I was quite shocked that Apple still thinks that 16GB (iPhone) or 32GB (iPad Pro) is sufficient storage. With no way to further add storage, you could make a very costly mistake by buying… [Click for more]

Huawei Mate S Force Touch: Nothing to get too excited about just yet

Published date September 8, 2015

One of the killer features of the recently announced Huawei Mate S is its Force Touch screen, allowing pressure to be applied to do everything from acting as a set of kitchen scales to interacting with apps, like the gallery, for adjustable levels of zoom. Beyond that, it seems Huawei hasn’t… [Click for more]

Huawei brings its watches to the UK in October. You should take time to check them out

Published date September 5, 2015

On my trip to IFA as a guest of Huawei, I’ve been seeing rather a lot of their smartwatch. It’s not a brand new watch – it was announced early in 2015 – but at its recent press event, it has announced the release of the watch outside of a few select… [Click for more]

Sony Xperia Z5 range lacks optical image stabilisation, but seems to do fine without

Published date September 5, 2015

It’s odd that Sony doesn’t seem interested in using optical image stabilisation (OIS) on its smartphones. Perhaps it’s to avoid losing sales of other cameras from Sony, but whatever the reality, it just seems rather stupid to me. But, Sony has for some time offered software stabilisation and on the latest… [Click for more]

Huawei Mate S Camera Samples (Day and Night) [Updated]

Published date September 3, 2015

Earlier this year, I carried out a detailed camera test with the Huawei P8 and the Honor 6 Plus on a holiday to Disneyland Paris, and now I’ve started to do some camera tests with the brand new Huawei Mate S, featuring a 13-megapixel RGBW camera that’s (on paper at least) exactly like… [Click for more]

Head to Head: Wileyfox Swift and the Moto G – do they compare?

Published date August 26, 2015

Yesterday, a new company hit the scene and launched two new handsets – one of which almost identically matches the Moto G on specs. But it’s up to £80 cheaper, so can it really compete on the same level? The Wileyfox Swift (see my unboxing here) being cheaper than its Motorola counterpart is somewhat… [Click for more]

Mobile Network Speed Testing in London (3G and 4G Comparison, with surprising results)

Published date July 31, 2015

It’s now becoming a bit of a tradition, and yesterday saw another day of testing in and around London to see how mobile data speeds are faring, checking how 4G continues to roll out and speeds increase with new technology, but also the impact of more people taking advantage of higher… [Click for more]

Video: Can the budget Moto G & E compete against Sony and HTC?

Published date April 8, 2015

Motorola smartphones on a budget: Which is the best model for you?

Published date March 30, 2015

Having now got every single budget Motorola smartphone (bar one) since the first Moto G hit the shelves in November 2013, with the Moto E marking its debut soon after, I thought it was as good a time as any to see how each successive model compares against the last.

Honor 6 Plus Camera Image Samples

Published date March 5, 2015

These camera photos were supplied by Honor and were taken from a pre-release Honor 6 Plus handset. As such, I had no control over the subject matter and will do my own test with a final retail model as soon as I can. The Honor 6 Plus has two 8-megapixel cameras on… [Click for more]