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 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 …
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 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 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 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 November 2012, and Google has just disrupted the UK mobile market with a technical masterclass in value. The Nexus 4, manufactured by LG, has arrived with a price tag that seems like a clerical error: £239 for a flagship-spec device. It is a stunning 139g slab of glass, featuring a …
It is March 2020, and Samsung has skipped a decade of naming to land on the Galaxy S20. This is a 163g technical powerhouse that has prioritised two things above all else: high-refresh-rate displays and 5G connectivity. Finished in a sleek, glass-and-metal chassis with a much smaller camera ‘hole-punch,’ it feels like …
It is April 2020, and Apple has just released the ultimate ‘pandemic-era’ smartphone. The iPhone SE (2nd Generation) is a technical masterclass in recycling, taking the beloved 4.7-inch chassis of the iPhone 8 and stuffing it with the world-beating brain of the iPhone 11 Pro. At 148g, it is a compact, nostalgic, …
Welcome to October 2020, and the edges are flat once again. The iPhone 12 is a total technical redesign that draws inspiration from the legendary iPhone 4 while pushing the brand into the 5G era. At 162g, it is thinner, smaller, and lighter than the iPhone 11, yet it features a larger-feeling …
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