Articles tagged "Featured"

Xiaomi Redmi 5 sounds like a successor to the Redmi 4, but it actually comes as a vanilla version of the Redmi 5 Plus that is essentially the follow-up of the Redmi Note 4. The name game might not be strong with Xiaomi, but the device appears to...

We're completing our 2017 best camera roundup with a look at the Top 10 phones for video capture to come out this year. Unsurprisingly, some of these were already featured in the Top 10 rear cameras article from a couple of weeks ago, and...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 snatched the 2017 compact flagship crown, securing just over a third of all votes over our week-long poll. A strong crowd-favorite, the Samsung phone ran pretty much unopposed, with the closest rival being 11 percentage points...

We'd understand you if you take your selfies with the rear camera in the elevator mirror - some of us do. There are inevitably occasions when you don't have a mirror handy, though, and you still want to know what's going to eventually make it into...

Its a quixotic demand we make of our smartphones - we want the power of a super computer with the battery life of a Amazon Kindle in our pockets. Nothing promotes more debate and fills our comments section faster than the subject of battery life. No...

The Nokia 2 is here and enters the line for review. It packs modest specs in a modest package - 5-inch LCD, 1GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 212 chipset - but comes at an attractive price €99/$99. So who is it for? And what does it offer in exchange for...

“Users never asked for phones without a microSD slot” is a disappointing realization. Will manufacturers listen to consumers who feel strongly about the 3.5mm headphone jack? Several makers have already bailed but the result of our poll show that...

Looking back on the year past is what December is all about, and we've been doing a little bit of that over the last couple of weeks. We started off by going over our battery charts to pick the phones that have the best battery life and then...

How much storage is enough? Our poll shows a nearly even split between 64GB and 128GB. Of course, this doesn’t mean that there’s no more need for a microSD slot – photos, music and videos fit there just fine, they are not performance-sensitive like...

The screen is the foundation stone of a smartphone – you can’t frame a photo without it, the powerful chipset needs it to show the cool graphics, LTE connection will go unused with nowhere to display a web page. So obviously you want a great...

Huawei unveiled the Mate 10, the Mate 10 Pro and the Mate 10 Porsche Design at an event in Munich back in October, but a fourth member of the Mate family started reaching markets under the radar even earlier. It is the Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and it...

When it comes to screens, sunlight legibility is vital, according to our poll. But requirements go beyond utility, a great display needs high pixel density and accurate colors with contrast not far back. The poll also settles the color debate –...

In a world where smartphones are either Champagne/Rose Gold or Black, every different color option is appreciated. Huawei spent half of their P10 launch presentation on talking about the new colors. Samsung introduced a unique Galaxy S8 to match the...

Last week we asked you if the OnePlus 5T did enough to live up to expectations and you seem to be very positive about it. Around 70% of you voted that the OnePlus 5T is a worthy upgrade and a bargain at this price. Being among the cheapest...

Just when we feared they might be on the way out, they are right back in the big fight. Okay, that may be a bit of an overreaction, but make no mistake - HTC has a serious contender in the U11+. The HTC U11+ is everything a 2017 flagship phone...

Manufacturers have been eager to push 18:9 screens – they are different from what came before and are usually coupled with thinner bezels, making the job of the marketing departments easier. But most people seem fine with traditional 16:9 screen,...

Whether you’ve got your iPhone X, are still waiting for your pre-order or just biding your time, let us share with you some tips and tricks that will help you make better use of it. In fact, some of those are general iOS 11 tips, so they might be...

Irritated by the iPhone X notch? Do you want it gone? As part of our upcoming tips and tricks feature we looked at creating wallpapers to minimize the impact of the notch. What notch? We created a wallpaper template with a black mask...

Following Wednesday’s launch of the new Razer Phone and our hands-on review, I’ve now had the opportunity to play with the Razer Phone and I’m left wondering if this is actually a true gaming phone? What follows isn’t a full review and test, that...

Paul When it comes to smart phones, I prioritize display size and quality first. You clearly have to balance size vs pocketability, which is why I’m a huge fan of the design trend of bezelless phones. The display is still the main way for...