We’ve called Motorola the ‘King of the Middle Class’ so many times, it’s getting embarrassing. It’s time to find a new way to phrase it. Because of course we’re counting on Chinese-owned Motorola to keep launching affordable, high-quality smartphones. Like the so-called Edge series, of which this year alone we’ve tested two phones – the …
Although the form factor is virtually identical to an iPhone 13, or iPhone 12 for that matter, the iPhone 14 has received enough upgrades that it can be called a new model. But not much more than that, either. At the same time, the price has gone up – by so much that it can …
The Google Pixel 7 Pro is one of the phones we’ve been most eager to get our hands on, as it’s the company’s top model and an official reference phone for Android 13. But now the wait is over. At a global launch the other day, which was live-streamed to local events in numerous capital …
After a few years of struggles, Samsung finally hit the mark last year with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 foldable smartphone. Whether you’re a fan of the concept or not, you have to tip your hat to the Korean electronics giant for making the foldable format work. The foldable hybrid of a smartphone and a …
In keeping with tradition, Sony is also launching a compact version of their latest flagship phone, the Sony Xperia 1 IV. And just like last year, the compact Sony Xperia 5 IV is very similar to its big brother, but downgraded on a few points so that the price is also easier to swallow. However, …
Asus has tried its hand at mobile manufacturing in recent years. They have built a number of smartphones, all of which have been very different. Not only among themselves, but also different from the average mobile phone. The Asus Zenfone 9, which has just been launched, also stands out from the norm in several ways. …
Asus is not among the major mobile phone manufacturers. But when it comes to specialised gaming phones, they’ve found a niche where they can compete. The Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro is the company’s fifth(!) gaming smartphone. It looks like any other mobile phone in 2022: a large black glass screen with rounded edges. The …
Sony is unlikely to challenge Apple or Samsung as the preferred mobile brand. Smartphones are by far the biggest product category in the electronics market (most of us carry a mobile phone in our pocket), and Sony is well positioned to attract consumers in droves with its gigantic ecosystem of content, products and technologies. That …
Xiaomi has had success with its entry-level Redmi phones, and the Redmi Note 11 Pro looks like a winner. In fact, it looks more like a premium phone. The AMOLED screen is big and fast (6.7 inches and 120 Hz), and the phone is encased in a solid titanium grey metal frame. The edge of …
Slowly but surely, Motorola is carving out a place for itself among the mobile manufacturers to be taken seriously. Also when it comes to the absolute top models. Last year’s Motorola Edge 20 Pro was certainly a good phone, combining a sharp price with impressive performance. Still, Motorola didn’t come close to the absolute Android …
We can try to put it more or less nicely, but the truth is that we are all environmental pigs. You’re a pig. I’m a pig. Sorry! Especially when it comes to mobile phones, we surround ourselves with electronics that are a fatal environmental burden. That’s why Dutch company Fairphone is undeniably on to something …
Apple has upgraded iPhone SE from 2020 with the new, fast A15 Bionic processor, which is also found in the latest iPhone 13 models, making the new iPhone SE the fastest smartphone in the mid-range. No other phone gives users this much performance for the money. Plus, the little iPhone finally gets 5G. But not …
Well, what can I say? OnePlus has launched a new phone at the cheap end of the mid-range, and it’s quite nice. Don’t get me wrong. I have been and still am excited about the entire Nord series that OnePlus introduced in the middle of the 2020 corona year, but in my review of the …
Last year, Samsung launched the first so-called Fan Edition of the popular but rather expensive Galaxy S series of smartphones. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE had come into the world on the principle of chopping a heel and cutting a toe. In other words, the specifications had been reduced here and there, but the most popular …
Heavy processing is one of the reasons you can get very good image quality from the tiny cameras on the back of mobile phones. But as we often see in our tests, there are limits to how much advanced image processing can correct. Very small image sensors have incredibly small pixels, and although records are …