Tag: First Impressions

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]

Honor Play: An affordable gaming phone that’s also a great smartphone for anyone

Published date August 25, 2018

Honor has been building phones for almost everyone, but did it have one especially for gamers? Well, it does now! The Honor Play is Honor’s latest offering that aims to offer avid mobile gamers the best mobile experience, and I’ve had one for just over a week to try out…. [Click for more]

Hands-on with the Honor 9 Lite

Published date February 6, 2018

A short hands-on with the Honor 9 Lite, and some first impressions of the new ‘affordable premium’ phone.

Honor 8 Review: Camera samples & Accessories

Published date September 5, 2016

It’s still a little over a week before you can get your hands on the new Honor 8, but until then you can see some photos taken with the phone, plus a look at some of the accessories for the phone. Photo gallery It’s early days, but here are some photos from… [Click for more]

Hands-on with the Honor 8, coming to UK on Three and SIM-free

Published date August 24, 2016

I wanted to use a headline proclaiming the new Honor 8 as a budget version of the Huawei P9. However, to do so without explaining properly would be doing the Honor 8 a massive disservice. The Honor 8 may be a repackaged Huawei P9, with a glass back replacing metal, a slightly slower CPU, plus the Leica… [Click for more]

Huawei P9: First impressions, benchmarking results and camera samples

Published date April 6, 2016

After the launch of the Huawei P9 today, I came away with a review unit to put to the test. I’ll be doing exactly that in the coming days, but couldn’t really wait to get something up here for you to read. The Kirin 955 powered smartphone sold in the… [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]

Lumia 930 first impressions: The one to finally make you switch?

Published date July 24, 2014

It’s a rather sad time at the moment. Firstly, knowing that the Nokia logo will soon disappear from Lumia handsets, and secondly, even worse for the many people recently told they’ll be losing their jobs. But the new flagship Lumia 930, as well as the recently announced budget Lumia 530, the… [Click for more]

HTC One (M8) camera images (Part two, the model village)

Published date March 30, 2014

Here are some more photos taken on a bright and sunny day, and again showing that the camera on the HTC One (M8) can be pretty good most of the time.

HTC One (M8) camera images (Part one, at the zoo)

Published date March 29, 2014

The first test of the camera on the HTC One (M8).

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact: First impressions including viewing angle test

Published date January 27, 2014

It’s here! The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact – a smaller screened version of the current flagship Z1 that should mean you no longer have to accept second best if you want something a little more pocket friendly.