How we test: Smartphones

How we test: Smartphones Smartphones are the category that has defined modern technology as we know it, the device we couldn’t imagine life without. With so many new models hitting the market each week, you might be wondering how we decide which ones make the cut. Well here’s how we test smartphones. We test phones under the following main categories: Make it our own Like any product we’re testing, we simply use thephoneas much as we can once it arrives for testing....

June 4, 2020 · 4 min · 761 words · Daniel Watson

Huawei climbs to second in global smartwatch shipments for Q1 2020

Huawei climbs to second in global smartwatch shipments for Q1 2020 Huawei shipped 2.6 million smartwatch units in Q1 2020, seeing the company rise to second in the market behind Apple. According to analyst houseIDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker reportHuawei registered a 118.5% year-on-year growth, the only company to clock over 100%. It puts Huawei ahead of Samsung, Garmin and Huami. The report collects shipment data for the whole wearables category, which includes other product types earwear/hearables (wireless headphones), wristband (activity trackers), watches and others....

June 4, 2020 · 2 min · 378 words · Dr. Dorothy Hill

Motorola Edge review

Motorola Edge review Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Though it looks the same as the premium Edge Plus, the Motorola Edge lacks the power of its bigger sibling – and many similarly-priced rivals too. But what you won’t get at such a cheap price is the stunning 6.7in OLED Endless Edge display. There’s also a good, but not great, suite of cameras available and a decent 4500mAh battery that’ll boast a full day of charge....

June 4, 2020 · 13 min · 2618 words · Angela Torres

New iPad Pro could launch in H1 2021 with 5G

New iPad Pro could launch in H1 2021 with 5G A noted tech leaker claims that Apple’s 2021 update to its iPad Pro will include 5G enabled by Qualcomm’sSnapdragon X55 modem.9to5Maccommented that @L0vetodream has recently correctly foreseen the launches of the last iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard as well as the 2020 iPhone SE. The two tweets below confirm other accounts’ claims of Apple’s A14X chip with a release in H1 2021 (January – June) and the use of the X55 modem:...

June 4, 2020 · 2 min · 317 words · Amanda Johnson

Panasonic joins the true wireless earbud crowd with two sub-£200 pairs

Panasonic joins the true wireless earbud crowd with two sub-£200 pairs Panasonic has launched its first two pairs of true wireless earbuds into an already crowded marketplace. The £169 RZ-S500W have a sleek design and noise cancellation while the cheaper £109 RZ-S300W are slimmer still but omit noise cancelling. The pricing here does well to undercut competing products such as Sony’s £219WF-1000XM3. Panasonic says the noise cancelling in the RZ-S500W combines ambient sound captured both inside and outside of the buds to create a hybrid cancellation superior to competing products....

June 4, 2020 · 2 min · 385 words · Robert Burke
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