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Motorola’s latest G-series devices aim to put frugal buyers in seventh heaven

By Jonathan Morris on February 7, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Motorola has unveiled its seventh generation of G-series phones, comprising four individual models, ranging from £149 to £269 in the UK. Since the first Moto G hit the scenes back in 2013, the market for good performing, affordable, phones has rocketed – and Motorola has always been there […]

Honor launches Honor 7A and Honor 7C phones that won’t break the bank

By Jonathan Morris on April 16, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Honor has today launched not one, but two affordable handsets. The Honor 7A and 7C are each very similar, with the main differentiation being screen size and a slightly different chipset and memory specification. Overall, the basic premise is the same on both models. A glass-fronted, aluminium chassis […]

Honor reverses smartphone price creep with launch of £150 Honor 6A

By Jonathan Morris on August 1, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

It hasn’t exactly gone unnoticed that he cost of a mobile phone has been slowly creeping upwards. We can blame some of this on pre-Brexit currency devaluation, but there has also been a clear move by many phone manufacturers to take retail prices upwards. Honor is no exception, […]

Review: Vodafone Smart Prime 7

By Jonathan Morris on June 15, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Not everyone wants to spend big bucks on a smartphone, and there are now plenty of choices on how to best spend as little as possible, but still get a good all-round experience. The recently launched 4G Vodafone Smart Prime 7 is a bit of a bargain at just £75 […]

Honor launches the Honor 5X: a secure metal phone at a budget price

By Jonathan Morris on February 4, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Followers of my blog, as well as people who read my Tweets and posts on forums, will know I now write a lot about affordable phones. By that I mean smartphones that don’t compromise the user experience compared to more expensive models elsewhere. Today, I’m writing about the Honor 5X from the launch event in Munich, Germany. […]

Motorola’s best chance of success to date lies in the budget Moto G (and it’s great news for all of us)

By Jonathan Morris on November 14, 2013 • ( 7 Comments )

This week Motorola announced the Moto G, an Android smartphone at an incredibly low price. But it isn’t like any other cheap Android phone that has come before it.