…Motorola g51 5G – a well-priced, well-featured smartphone (review). There are minor differences in RAM, and the camera is the same as the Motorola g82 5G – exceptional value/features (smartphone review). You can’t blame Motorola for trying to fill every niche. Spoiler Alert: Another superbly priced, fully-featured smartphone that you…
…4K@100/120Hz unless connected to a PC with a decent GPU. TCL has a games dashboard Voice control – Pass+ It can support Google Assistant (dedicated mic button on the remote). Alexa and Siri (HomeKit/Airplay 2) require an external smartphone or speaker. Sound – Pass It has Standard/Movie/Music/Voice/Game/Sports/Dynamic pre-sets, and a…
…single-use batteries. This must stop – right to repair and spare parts availability is a start. Simply put, it must conform to sell a brand/model in the EU. How long does a smartphone last? Not long enough. At present, smartphone replacement tends to be between two and three years. Not…
The Cat B40 is a dumbphone, well, a feature phone that is IP68, IP69, drop-resistant, has big tradie glove-friendly alpha-numeric buttons and is perfect for rugged use. Cat came to our attention when researching Waterproof phones – fact or fiction (smartphone guide), and it is the only brand that goes…
The DV Safe Phone initiative provides smartphones and pre-paid SIM cards to victims and potential victims of domestic violence. Very often, the abuser ‘controls’ the spouse (male or female) by restricting access to a smartphone or installing surreptitious tracking Apps. A smartphone is very likely to be thrown in arguments,…
…is a massive 15% price hike due to weakening smartphone demand and supply chain issues, and Apple can charge whatever it wants. It the past the launch date usually means you can pre-order for delivery within a few weeks. But there are strong rumours that only the standard and Pro…
…Android smartphone has an embedded Google Assistant as well as Android Auto, Android TV, Android Wear and more. Google Assistant is so far ahead of Alexa by sheer force of these numbers that there is no competition. VoiceBot stated, “Amazon’s share seems to be coming from its paid Prime members…
…hear ye – Pass You can broadcast a message to one or more Google speakers. Very handy as an intercom around the home. Duo – video calls – Pass You can use it for Google Duo calls to or from any Android smartphone. The only catch is that it does…
…respond verbally via a smartphone notification or use pre-set responses. Picture quality – Pass (night) and Pass+ (day) The camera records in 960 x 1280 (1.3MP) and up to 30 frames per second (fps). Again, depending on Wi-Fi signal strength, you may find that drops to as low as 15fps…
…PlayStation or console users. How does it look – Exceed Our measurement tools are designed for TV screens – not projector screens. So the tests are more subjective than objective. And even using one of the best smartphone cameras, we cannot accurately show you what was on the screen. Dark…
…X5 Lite 256GB – $799 uber-value (smartphone review) Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, Fan Edition 128GB – $699 (smartphone review) Samsung A53 5G – 5G smartphone for $699 (smartphone review) Motorola Edge 30 – fantastic value $699 5G (smartphone review) https://youtu.be/57k2CLthY6U Google Pixel 6a Brand Google Model Pixel 6a Model Number…
The OPPO Find X5 Pro will be the first of its existing handsets to receive the Android 13/ColorOS13 upgrade. While Android 13 has an impressive list of new features, it is OPPO’s ColorOS13 that steals the show. It is the user interface over pure Android that knocks off a few…