Doro 8030 – A phone that aims for simplicity As recently as 2012, only half of us in the UK owned a smartphone. Today, according to a survey by Deloitte, it’s 85 per cent. Among 55-75s, the number has shot up from 29 to 71 per cent (see page 8). Just because you’re older, that’s no … Read more
Moto Mods are here to stay. The Motorola Moto Z2 Force is a powerful phone in its own right, but its true potential is unleashed when you snap a Moto Mod accessory onto the back, which can add functionality ranging from extended battery life to 360-degree image and video capture. That said, buying multiple Mods can … Read more
SUPER SNAPS! Dual cameras feature for the first time in a Galaxy phone, giving it a major upgrade in the photography department. You’ll be able to shoot wide and far, with stunning results FRINGE BENEFIT As with the S8, the Note 8 features the Infinity Edge display, giving you that incredible edge-to-edge look Well, T3, what … Read more
Vodafone N8 Review – We test Vodafone’s latest budget Android smartphone, which has a fingerprint reader and the latest version of Android The is the of our Vodafone Smart N8 is the follow up to one of our favorite budget smartphones of last year, the Smart Prime 7. On paper, the N8 looks like a significant … Read more
G6 Is LG’s Best Phone to Date, but Is It Enough? The LG G6 fits in your hand. That’s an LG G6 impressive feat for a smartphone with a 5.7-inch display. In addition, the G6 includes many of the features we liked about LG’s previous flagships, such as dual rear camera sensors, while adding new elements … Read more
David Court thinks Samsung’s latest phone is brilliant, if you can ignore a few foibles and the eye-watering price Samsung has always been the Android phone manufacturer to watch, taking Apple on at the most expensive end of the scale and offering the pinnacle of smartphone technology. The S8 is beautiful and fast, has a … Read more
Searching for a better phone? Google may have the answer Google has produced some excellent and affordable phones under the Nexus brand. Now, it’s extending the Pixel range – which previously included a very expensive tablet and a very expensive laptop – to a pair of very expensive smartphones. Is that a good move? We … Read more
WHILE THE PIXEL 2 shares important features with the Pixel 2 XL (SoC, IP67 rating and camera), it has enough differences to set it apart from its big brother, which is why we’re looking at here. The most obvious difference is its smaller size (146x70x7.8mm, 143g) and smaller display (5in). As the Pixel 2 uses … Read more
IF SUB smartphones are on your agenda, Huawei’s P9 Lite is worth a look, but we’ve been more taken with the 2017 remake of the P8 Lite – it has a slightly better processor (a Kirin 655 to the P9 Lite’s 650) and, while it originally came with a higher price, we’ve actually found the … Read more
BY DAVID AVERBACH When Apple announced the iPhone X, many had sticker shock over the price tag. Not only is this the most expensive iPhone that Apple has ever created, but it’s also one of six different iPhones the company now sells. Building such a large (some would argue fragmented) product line is one of … Read more
4/5 VERDICT A great smartphone with a 4K screen, but there are better devices for less YOU HAVE TO hand it to Sony – no matter what the competition has come up with in recent years, it has stuck to its design guns. While Samsung has added curved edges to its phones, and HTC has … Read more
FINDING AN AFFORDABLE iPhone is practically impossible if you stick to the main series of handsets. Even the iPhone 6, which is now two generations old (having been replaced by the iPhone 6s and, most recently, the iPhone 7), goes for about SIM-free. And that’s if you can actually find it new, among the far … Read more