It is late 2012, and Samsung has just doubled down on the ‘Phablet’ experiment with the Galaxy Note II (N7100). If the original Note was a curious prototype, the Note II is a polished, high-performance workstation that has converted the UK tech press from skeptics to believers. It is a 183g behemoth …
It is late 2012, and Nokia has just released a handset that feels like it was milled from a solid block of the future. The Lumia 920 is the flagship for Windows Phone 8, and it is a technical heavyweight in every sense of the word. At 185g, it is noticeably ‘chunky,’ …
It is March 2013, and HTC has just released a phone that is being hailed as the most beautiful Android device ever made. The HTC One (retroactively known as the M7) has ditched the plastic-and-glass norms for a ‘Zero-Gap’ unibody aluminium chassis that takes 200 minutes of CNC machining to produce. In …
It is April 2013, and Samsung has just unveiled the ‘Life Companion.’ The Galaxy S4 has arrived in the UK to a level of fanfare that feels more like a stadium concert than a product launch. After the astronomical success of the S III, Samsung hasn’t tried to reinvent the wheel; instead, …
It is September 2013, and Apple has just released the ‘S’ that stands for ‘Sensors.’ While it looks virtually identical to the iPhone 5, the iPhone 5s is a technical revolution masquerading as a minor update. It’s finished in a new ‘Space Grey’ and a surprisingly classy ‘Champagne’ gold that has instantly …
Welcome to September 2013, where Apple has just proven that ‘plastic’ doesn’t have to mean ‘cheap.’ The iPhone 5c is the vibrant, colourful alternative to the serious 5s, aimed squarely at the younger UK market. It features a seamless, hard-coated polycarbonate unibody with a reinforced steel frame that also acts as the …
It is November 2013, and Motorola (now a Google company) has just done the unthinkable: they have released a budget phone that doesn’t feel like a compromise. The Moto G has arrived in the UK for a staggering £135, and it is single-handedly rewriting the rules for what an entry-level smartphone can …
Welcome to the spring of 2013, where Nokia has just achieved a minor miracle in the UK budget market. The Lumia 520 is a colorful, pocketable entry into the Windows Phone 8 world that has become an overnight sensation. It is a compact, 124g handset with a removable polycarbonate back available in …
It is September 2013, and Sony has just unleashed the ‘Honami’, the Xperia Z1. This is the device that finally unites Sony’s disparate technical empires of Bravia, Walkman, and Cyber-shot into a single, water-resistant glass slab. In the UK, it has arrived as the sophisticated, waterproof alternative to the plastic-heavy competition. It …
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