Which screen is best for my smartphone – LCD or LED?
Currently there are two main screen types available for your smartphone – Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light Emitting Diode (LED). Both these options have pros and cons, but before we look at what these are, it is worthwhile understanding how each of these works, as this has an impact on its suitability. LCD Liquid […]
Best smartphones in the £150 – £200 price range
There was a time when spending £150 to £200 would get you a pretty basic and low-quality smartphone. Thankfully, those days are now long behind us. Driven by the Chinese manufacturers, initially Huawei (who have now moved up-market) but now by the likes of Xiaomi and Realme, the rest of the smartphone world has had […]
Best kosher phones for 2020
Phone technology is advancing all the time, so if you want a kosher phone that is a little more up to date but still only provides access to the basic and necessary features you want, then now is a good time to be looking at upgrading your kosher phone to a newer model. We have […]
Oppo Reno 3 Pro – has it missed its target?
Following on from last year’s Oppo Reno 2, 2020 sees the launch of the Reno 3 and the Reno 3 Pro. In this review we are going to be looking at the more expensive of these new options the 3 Pro version. Sadly, it has lost the great shark fin, pop-up selfie camera of the […]
Redmi Note 9 Pro and Pro Max – Xiaomi do it again!
Released in Mar and April 2020 respectively, the Note 9 Pro and Pro Max are Xiaomi’s latest incarnations of their Note series that started way back in 2014. Fortunately, the name is all it shares, as this latest version is streets ahead of the original and a definite upgrade on the 8. Firstly, there are […]
Realme X50 Pro 5G – flagship 5G handset for £500
The new Realme X50 Pro 5G is a cross between the X50 5G and the X2 Pro. Having looked at both these phones previously, my job’s already done for this one and I’m off home now! Like the other 2 handsets, the X50 Pro 5G has a Gorilla Glass 5 front and back and an […]
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 – 6 cameras and an enormous battery
With smartphone manufacturers getting increasingly desperate to differentiate their offerings from the competition, having the biggest, fastest, lightest etc. etc. is viewed as essential. To most users this is not important. They want a decent quality handset, with a good screen that takes clear pictures and does not cost the earth. Basically, they want a […]
Motorola One – a decent mid-range all-rounder
The One in the name of this phone refers to Android One, for which this phone is part of the program. For those not in the know, Android One is the out-of-the-box Google version of Android without the manufacturer updates most versions have. This means that any smartphone running Android One will get the important […]
Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro – tough smartphone
Released just before the flagship Galaxy S20 and the innovative Z flip, the not-so glamorous Xcover pro probably slipped under most people’s radar. That’s because this is not an exciting or technology-packed handset, but a proper smartphone designed for people who need a tough, no-nonsense phone for use a lot outside. So, let’s start by […]
LG K61 – decent mid-range phone with 5 cameras
Expected to be released in April (although with Coronavirus this is by no means certain), the LG K61 is part of a trio of new mid-rangers that LG hopes will help it recapture lost market share. I have always had a soft spot for LG smartphones, they are well made and have some quirky features, […]
