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The operating system is one of the most important considerations when choosing a smartphone, because it’s the interface that you’ll interact with every day you use your device. The two biggest platforms are Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. The two other major operating systems, though slightly inferior, are Windows Mobile (recently renamed from Windows Phone)…

After further thoughts and considerations after compiling my initial list of phones, here is my final shortlist of devices: HTC: One A9S, Desire 10 Pro, Desire 10 Lifestyle Huawei: P9, Nova, P9 Lite iPhones: 6s, SE LG G5 Samsung Galaxy S7 Sony: Xperia X Compact, Xperia XA ZTE Blade v7 Lite Again, as I said…

Taking into account everything I’ve learnt so far about devices, features and accessories, here are my thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S7 The battery of my Samsung tablet has given up after only two years and charges only to 50% of its original capacity, and generally I’ve been unimpressed with the quality of Samsung’s devices.…

I was going to publish this blog a while ago, but since IFA and various product launches through the winter, I decided to hold back in case I was missing out on a great device. After a lot of thought and consideration, here is a list of the devices which I’m considering: HTC One A9S…

The Lock Screen We all do it: we secure our device with a pattern, PIN or password that we use to unlock the device. It’s one of the most simple security measures to use and set up on a mobile device. But for the people who just can’t be bothered to enter a password every…

Security has been a huge topic of consideration in the mobile phone world in recent years. In this post, I’ll explore some of the things I need to consider before deciding what device to go with. End-to-end message encryption End-to-end encryption allows a user to send an encrypted message to another person, and vice versa.…

The Galaxy S7 is strange on first use – it’s perfect. It’s weird because I’m so used to getting things that aren’t as great as they should be. I’m used to getting what I think is a brilliant device, only to find something wrong with it, and then having to find a workaround or a solution to…

Yep. I went for the S7. I actually made the decision last week, but I’ve been busy trying to get used to it and get it set up. I know this blog series, My Next Phone, was supposed to lead up to a decision around January 8th, but after some last minute negotiations with my network/carrier,…

Picking a great device is one thing, but another consideration must be the network or carrier who provides coverage for calls, texts and data. While I will explore call quality in a later post, for now I’m going to concentrate on data coverage, as that’s a top priority for me, and compare the UK phone…

Wireless connections allow us to use our phones like we use our laptops. WiFi, Bluetooth and Mobile data are commonplace in all smartphones, but there are features that aren’t. These include NFC, or Near Field Communications, which works in a similar way to Bluetooth. Even when NFC is present, it’s been implemented in different ways and…