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Nokia 8 hands on review

Nokia 8 hands-on review

The wait is over for the newly reinvigorated Nokia to release a flagship phone. Check out our Nokia 8 hands-on review.
Astell & Kern AK70 Mk II review

Astell & Kern AK70 MK II hands-on review

Why buy a dedicated music player when your smartphone will do? Our Astell & Kern AK70 MK II hands-on review reveals the beauty of quality portable sound.
Huawei Honor 9 review

Huawei Honor 9 review

Read our Honor 9 review to learn how Honor built a stunning, highly capable smartphone, that you don’t have to pay a fortune for.
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Huawei Mate 9 review

The Galaxy Note 7 is dead, but it doesn’t matter any more, because the Huawei Mate 9 is here to take its place in the world of big-screen smartphones. Here’s our full review.
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Emporio Armani Connected smartwatch review

In our Emporio Armani Connected review, we find out if this Android Wear smartwatch’s looks are enough to overcome the slight lack of high-tech appeal.
Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 review

Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 hands-on review

It costs nearly twice as much as the regular version, so is the Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 worth the extra money?
Ifi iDSD Nano Black Label hands-on review

Ifi iDSD Nano Black Label hands-on review

In our Ifi iDSD Nano Black Label hands-on review we examine whether $200 is enough to buy a great, audio-enhancing digital-to-analog converter for your smartphone.
KEF Porsche Design Space One Wireless hands-on review

KEF Porsche Design Space One Wireless hands-on review

In our KEF Porsche Design Space One Wireless hands-on review, we find out if these headphones can manage the difficult juggling act of effective noise cancelation and high quality audio.
Cotodama Lyric review

Cotodama Lyric hands-on review

In our Cotodama Lyric Speaker Hands-on review, we get transfixed by a truly unique speaker system that’s part music visualizer, part karaoke machine, and part art installation. It’s unlike anything we’ve experienced before.
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OnePlus 5T review

In our OnePlus 5T review, we see how OnePlus improves on the winning OnePlus 5 formula with its new, updated OnePlus 5T model.
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Honor 7X review

In our Honor 7X review, we find out if this $200 Android smartphone is really the bargain it first appears to be.
Kate Spade Scallop review

Kate Spade Scallop hands-on review

In our Kate Spade Scallop hands-on review, we look at how the company has tied its first Android Wear smartwatch into its quirky, fun range.
Vivo fingerprint sensor review

Vivo Fingerprint Sensor hands-on review

Vivo and Synaptics have beat Apple and Samsung in perfecting an in-display fingerprint sensor. Here’s our Vivo fingerprint sensor hands-on review.
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Blocks Core hands-on review

In our Blocks Core hands-on review, we look at what could be a transformative wearable device that solves the modular puzzle.
Boox Max 2 Review

Boox Max 2 and Boox Note Pro hands-on review

Our Boox Max 2 and Boox Note Pro hands-on review explains why you should pay attention to these two new tablets from an established industry name.
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Honor View 10 review

In our Honor View 10 review, we take a look at the new smartphone that’s shaping up to be one of the bargains of 2018.
Honor 9 Lite review full angle

Honor 9 Lite hands-on review

Honor has started 2018 with another strong smartphone announcement. It’s the Honor 9 Lite, and it’s a mid-range, very reasonably-priced phone with four camera lenses, and a beautiful design. Here’s our Honor 9 Lite hands-on review.
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Asus Zenfone 4 review

You probably best associate Asus with computers, but it also has an extensive range of smartphones, and one of the most reasonably priced is the ZenFone 4. Here’s our review.
LG V30s Hands on

LG V30S ThinQ hands-on review

LG has launched the LG V30S ThinQ, a revised version of the LG V30 with new artificial intelligence features, and a slight technical specification bump. We've tried it out.
STK X2 review

STK X2 hands-on review

British phone brand STK has launched the STK X2, a mid-range phone at a decent price, that contains all the right features to make it desirable to smartphone newcomers.
Planet Computers Gemini

Planet Computers Gemini hands-on review

Tech with a nostalgic spin is in, and the Planet Computers Gemini wants to bring the PDA kicking and screaming into 2018. Retaining the classic miniature computer design, it has Android and up-to-date specs; but can it cut it in the modern smartphone world?
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Vivo Apex hands-on review

The Vivo Apex is a glimpse of the technology Vivo is working to potentially integrate into a future device, including a larger on-screen fingerprint sensor and a fun pop-up selfie camera.
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Sequent Supercharger hands-on review

Forget charging and forget replacing batteries, because the Sequent Supercharger hybrid smartwatch uses a true automatic movement to power its extensive smart features, including GPS and a heart rate sensor. It’s a revolution, and we’ve tried it out.
Hublot Big Bang Referee review

Hublot Big Bang Referee hands-on review

Hublot’s first smartwatch is the Big Bang Referee, a tie-up with FIFA, and is as ostentatious and expensive as you’d expect from the famous brand. We’ve got up close with one of the first examples.
Smart Baraka review

Smart Baraka hands-on review

You want to wear a fitness tracker, but not one that only looks good with gym-wear? This is the Smart Baraka, made by Italian men’s jewelry-maker Baraka, which will look equally at home in the office as it will in the gym.
Mondaine Smart Helvetica review

Mondaine Smart Helvetica hands-on review

Swiss watch maker Mondaine is ready to release a new smartwatch, the beautiful Helvetica Smart. The classy style hides sensible smart features, backed up by a strong app, making a very desirable overall package. We out it on, and didn’t want to take it off.
A.B. Art Touch X Review

A.B. Art Touch X hands-on review

Attracted by minimalist watches, but want to have some connected features too? The A.B. Art Touch X may fit the bill, with its understated design and hybrid smartwatch capabilities. We’ve worn it, and this is what it’s like.
Brainwavz B400 review

Brainwavz B400 hands-on review

Can you really buy a pair of high-performance, balanced armature headphones for less than $200? The Brainwavz B400s really deliver, and cost considerably less than you’d expect.

Huawei P20 Pro review

The Huawei P20 Pro proves three isn’t always a crowd with its innovative triple-lens camera system, that turns out to be something way more than a gimmick. It’s also just one aspect of this brilliant new smartphone, that takes the fight for Android phone supremacy right to Samsung and Google’s door.
Mobvoi Ticwatch E Review

Mobvoi Ticwatch E review

At just $160, Mobvoi’s Ticwatch E is one of the cheapest full touchscreen smartwatches you can buy, and it hasn’t skimped on the feature list, offering both a heart-rate sensor and GPS. This elevates it beyond watches that cost twice as much. We’ve worn one to see if the low price means corners have been cut elsewhere.
Lenovo Mirage Camera

Lenovo Mirage Camera hands-on review

Lenovo has launched its first camera, and it has two lenses to take 180-degree wide-angle pictures, ideal for viewing with its new virtual reality headset.
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Honor 10 review

Erupting in a kaleidoscope of color, the glass-bodied Honor 10 costs way less than you’d expect, and still has the excellent camera we’ve come to expect from the company. We’ve had it in our hands to see if it can live up to those initially very strong impressions. Here’s our Honor 10 review.
OnePlus Bullets

OnePlus Bullets Wireless headphones hands-on review

OnePlus is known for making smartphones, not headphones; but it has released a set of wireless in-ear ‘phones called Bullets Wireless, which adhere to its principles of delivering low-cost, high quality products. Are these $70 headphones worth buying, or should OnePlus stick to smartphones? We find out in our hands-on review.
Huawei MediaPad M5 Pro Full Review

Huawei MediaPad M5 Pro review

Huawei’s newest big-screen tablet is a terrible temptation. Its screen is so gorgeous, and the clever design completely lends itself to a device to binge-watch your favorite show. However, when you’ve finished, what else can it do? Does a high-end tablet still have a place in the world now our phones are so capable? We find out.
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Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS review

When Porsche Design was tasked with beautifying the P20 Pro, it came up with this, the Mate RS. It’s very pretty, and does everything the P20 Pro does; but comes with some superfluous tech you really don’t want. Oh, and a massive price tag. Is it worth the extra? Here’s our Porsche Design Mate RS review.
Casio GPW-B1000 Rangeman

Casio GPR-B1000 Rangeman hands-on review

Casio’s latest Master of G series watch is the GPR-B1000 Rangeman, which has built-in GPS and solar charging, plus smart features and mapping through an app on your phone. It’s also the best looking version yet, and we’ve tried it out.
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Nokia 7 Plus review

The best decision Nokia could have made was to adopt Android One as its operating system this year, and the Nokia 7 Plus is a high-spec, low-cost phone which showcases the difference a great operating system can make. We’ve been using the phone to find out if the rest is worth your time.
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OnePlus 6 review

OnePlus releases new phones with worrying regularity. How can it possibly maintain such a pace, and continue to deliver polished and desirable phones? The OnePlus 6 arrives just a short while after the OnePlus 5T, and we’ve tried it out to see if it’s as good as we’ve come to expect.