It feels like Sony sensors appear in almost every second smartphone. While companies such as Apple are able to get amazing results from Sony cameras, Sony – for some reason – isn’t able to match them. The Z5 Compact can take great (albeit oversaturated and occasionally blown out) photos when…
A camera can make or break a smartphone. The HTC One M9 was a solid phone let down by an average camera, while the iPhone’s rear shooter has often been heralded as the reason to own an Apple-made handset. While Panasonic isn’t known for smartphones, it’s trying to eclipse the…
HTC today took the wraps off the heavily leaked One A9, a new midrange smartphone that abandons much of the Taiwanese manufacturer’s aesthetic lineage for a seemingly iPhone inspired design. Much like this year’s One M9, the HTC One A9 is a 5-inch smartphone with a 1080p display. HTC has…
…Motorola’s midrange offering does a more than admirable job at keeping up with phones twice its price. With one or two exceptions, the Moto X Play feels like a flagship smartphone without the flagship price tag. The Moto X Play is very much a Motorola smartphone; much like the company’s…
…a network ally in Vodafone who is really willing to support us, isn’t scared of competitive pricing, and is interested in seeing Kogan Mobile succeed in the market.” Kogan will offer two smartphone plans: 3XL, with 3GB of data, and unlimited talk and text, and 5XL, with 5GB of data,…
…dedicated workout mode. While past Samsung smartwatches have only been compatible with Samsung’s own smartphones, the Gear S2 can pair with any Android smartphone running Kit Kat or better. Samsung will support the Gear S2’s launch with eight additional watch band accessories, that will each retail for AUD$59 to AUD$89….
…one would find in Windows 10. Apps will render as if they were being run on a PC or notebook, rather than on a smartphone, and users are able to connect a USB mouse and keyboard via the dock. The pair share similar high-end specifications; screen size is the major…
All three devices boast an eight-core Snapdragon 810 processor, 32GB of expandable storage, and a minimum of 2GB of RAM (the Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium both have 3GB). Battery size varies, but Sony say all three handsets will last two days between charges. In addition, all three are…
…user’s sleep, calories burnt and distance travelled, Health is able to help a user plan a post-workout rest, for example. The Band 2 is also able to provide notifications, run guided workouts, and tie in with Cortana for users with a Windows-based smartphone. The wearable is compatible with Windows Phone,…
…OPPO R7 have made leaps and bounds over what would previously be considered an “affordable phone”. Of course, choosing an Apple smartphone does give you the benefit of instant software updates, and a longer support timeline. Devices as old as the iPhone 4s received the upgrade to iOS 9. If…
3D Touch is essentially right click for smartphones, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds. In fact, 3D Touch could easily be the most meaningful feature added to a smartphone in years. In a way, it feels like we’ve hit “peak smartphone“. Smartphone design seems to have reached its…
Shooty Skies is the latest game from Australian Crossy Road creators Matt Hall and Andy Sum, built in partnership with two other local developers, Matt Ditton and Ben Britten. As with Crossy Road, Shooty Skies is a modern take on classic genre updated for the smartphone generation. As the name…