Realme X2 – amazing value for around £200
If you are not a brand junky wedded to just the well-known brands like Samsung and Apple, you can get a lot of smartphone for not much money. We are not talking about cheaply built phones with poor specs either, but premium build and specs high enough to meet the needs of most people and […]
Samsung Galaxy A60 – difficult to tell apart from other A class handsets
Released later than the rest of its A range siblings, the Samsung Galaxy A60 is another smartphone that sits comfortably in the crowded mid-range market. You would naturally expect it to so fit happily between the A50 and A70, but it doesn’t. Oddly enough, it is better than the A70 in some aspects and worse […]
Galaxy Z Flip – better than the Razr?
Last year saw the introduction of foldable smartphones with the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei Mate X and the Motorola Razr 2019. Now in conjunction with the launch of the new S20 series, Samsung have built on last year and brought out the Galaxy Z Flip, a clam shell-like foldable that outperforms and is cheaper the […]
Cubot X20 Pro – Premium looks and feel and great value for money
With its iPhone 11 looks, you could be forgiven for thinking that this is just another of those Apple look-a-like phones, designed to warrant a high price but with a poor spec and build quality. But you’d be heavily mistaken. The Cubot X20 Pro can be picked up for £120 – £150, which considering what […]
What to do if your Samsung Smartphone is charging slowly or not at all
There are a number of reasons why your device might be charging slowly and most can be fixed without any extra support. First, check that you are using the correct cable and plug and that you’re connected to a power socket rather than a laptop or PC. Check your charger Although most phone chargers and […]
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note Lite – last hurrah for 2019 flagships?
The recent announcement of two ‘Lite’ models for the Samsung Galaxy 10 range, is probably the last hurrah for this iteration of its flagship prior the launch of the S20. The S10 Lite is a bit of an oddity as the original S10e was supposed to be aimed at people who wanted a flagship phone […]
Samsung A51 – premium looks and good specs for this mid-range phone
Announced in Dec 2019, the Samsung A51 is an update to the older A50 – that was itself only released in Mar 2019. Like its predecessor, it has a Gorilla glass front coupled with a plastic back and frame. While this does not give the same premium feel as an all glass and metal design, […]
Realme X50 5g – the cheapest 5G smartphone?
The recently announced Realme X50 5G will in all likelihood be the cheapest 5G smartphone anywhere, as it is slated to come in at under £300. At that price it sounds like a real bargain for a 5G handset with all the others currently coming in at two or three times that price. So, what […]
New features in 2020 for Google Assistant
At CES in January, Google announced a raft of new features we can expect for the Google Assistant this year. These include: Linking non-Google smart devices – this will make it easier for you to connect non-Google made smart home devices to your account. With this update, when you add a new device you will […]
Huawei Nova 5T – a great mid-range smartphone
Bearing in mind the current problems between Huawei and the US Government, we don’t currently review Huawei smartphones here due to their lack of Google Services. However, the Huawei Nova 5T is an exception as it is one of their last phones to include Google Play – so you can get all your usual apps […]
