Articles tagged "Sunday debate"

Ro: Smartphones are getting out of hand. Literally. It almost feels like makers are shoving the new trends down our throats these days. First, it was the headphone jack. Apple started it...

It's been highly commented upon in the past how expensive our phones are becoming year on year. This year the iPhone XS Max with 512GB costs £1,449/$1,449/€1,649. Causing many to pause for thought at...

Ro: Mobile gaming is still just a marketing gimmick. The current state of gaming phones is far from what it should be and to be honest, it's not entirely the manufacturers' fault. It's...

Ro: It's all about usability and curved screens don't really do that. It all began when Samsung unveiled its first-ever smartphone with a curved screen, the Galaxy Note Edge. It was a...

Smartwatches haven't quite been getting the same kind of interest as the early days, but is that because they are dying or have they just settled in and have become a part of our lives? Chip and Paul...

Is there a case for phone cases? Paul, who's got the hump, and Yordan discuss. Paul: "Cases are like clothes" Over the years my views and uses of phone cases have evolved. Initially,...

If you are facing a choice between two evenly matched phones, where one has a superior rear camera and the other has a better selfie snapper which way would you go? Chip and Yordan...

This Sunday Ro and Yordan are debating is the fast charging standard the way to go forward or should we stick to solutions which while not as fast have wider support - like Quick Charge by Qualcomm...

We're only two months away from Apple announcing its latest A12 SuperSonic (our name) processor alongside the 2018 iPhones, which will undoubtedly have increased CPU/GPU performance. In this weeks...

With makers chasing ever increasing screen to body ratios for their flagships, there's just no room for the front-mounted fingerprint scanner of yesteryear. Where should it move though - under the...

Oppo and vivo found an innovative way to avoid having a notch on their flagships. But is that the most amazing piece of innovation lately or are these sliders just an unnecessary complication of the...

Great design often requires sacrifices. What do you look for in a modern-day smartphone: a sexy, slim profile or some more juice, regardless of a little extra heft and potentially lesser looks? Ro...

Remember when LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 arrived with an unusually tall screen? Fast forward one year later and now its the norm. Yordan & Ivan discuss if a classic 16:9 ratio display or a tall...

Flagships are cool, but smartphones these days age very fast. So would it actually make more sense to do some mid-range bargain shopping and upgrade more often? Yordan and Ro discuss. Yordan:...

As Android P introduces new iPhone X-like gestures, in this weeks Sunday Debate we deliberate which are better - hardware buttons or gestures? Paul: "Buttons still have their...

This time in our Sunday Debate we discuss what makes an optimal dual camera - a wide-angle camera or a telephoto secondary lens. Of course, we would love to have both, but those are yet to be found...

Following up on last weeks' debate we discuss whether you should favor chipsets with more sheer performance or better power efficiency. Paul: "I feel the need, the need for speed" I...

This week we discuss which phone would you pick if you had to choose between one that is faster and the other that takes better photos. And yes, we know ideally you'd have both, but each manufacturer...

Yordan: Powerful phones should come in all shapes and sizes. In 2012 Samsung introduced the Galaxy S III with a 4.8” screen that looked massive when compared with the 4.3” panel of its...

Ivan: The notch gives character. When the Apple iPhone X came out in the Fall of last year we were split on "The Notch" and the controversy hasn't stopped ever since. I'm pretty sure...