Tag: tech

Sacrifice Boulevard – Fan Edition or Flagship?

When choosing a budget or mid-range phone over a flagship, it’s often Sacrifice Boulevard when you look at the specs sheet. Because in order to make it a budget or mid-range product, it’ll cut corners – those ‘sacrifices‘ – in order to also cut the price. My ownership of the base Galaxy S21 ‘flagship’ is…

Chris JK

4th Jan 2022

My Next Phone

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My Next Phone, 2021: Part 31 – Final Verdict

This is it. This is the result of a 9 month search for My Next Phone. I’ve made my decision, and I’m currently typing this blog on my new phone. But which phone did I go for? The Galaxy S21, or Moto G30? Well, drum roll please… I went for the Samsung Galaxy S21. Why…

Chris JK

3rd May 2021

My Next Phone

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My Next Phone, 2021: Part 30 – the final four becomes the final two

Moto G30 vs Galaxy S21 Here we are, then. The Final Four becomes the Final Two. I’ve said goodbye to the Pixel 4a and Pixel 5, and now I’m left with just the Motorola Moto G30 and Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. This isn’t going to be an easy choice, but it’s the one I’ve been…

Chris JK

26th Apr 2021

My Next Phone

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My Next Phone, 2021: Part 19 – is the iPhone 12 mini an option?

Apple released the iPhone 12 series in September 2020, and it’s given me food for thought. While I’m not really a fan of iPhones, I did buy an iPhone 6s in 2019, and overall the experience has been okay. I still prefer Android as a platform, but I must say, I’m very impressed with the…

Chris JK

31st Jan 2021

My Next Phone

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LG V50, Moto Razr V4, and TCL phone that folds into a watch – more foldable phones!

As a follow-up to my previous post, which I admit was a long one, LG have announced the LG V50 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It’s their attempt at a foldable phone, which features the 2nd screen as a detachable accessory. With a gap between its screens, it’s not the most elegant of the…

Chris JK

25th Feb 2019

Technology & Gadgets

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Galaxy Fold vs Mate X: folding phones, or unfolding tablets?

As every tech journalist across the globe jumps on the hype wagon that we’ve finally got mainstream, flagship foldable phones – and while everyone else gulps at the whopping price tags – the only thing I noticed this week, was that Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold isn’t a foldable phone at all. And that Huawei’s Mate…

Chris JK

24th Feb 2019

Technology & Gadgets

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My HTC Desire Eye as a 2nd device

What happens to your old phone when you get a new phone? Do you sell it, or keep it? I kept mine, and it’s done really well so far. Performance Apart from app permissions – a persistent notification bug which resets after each reboot, and which it still suffers from – my HTC Desire Eye…

Chris JK

30th Oct 2018

My Next Phone

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Android Skins v2 (2018/19) – MNP: Revisited

You’ll remember that I’ve already analysed the main Android skins, but this time around I thought I’d take a look at some of the newer companies. While HMD’s Nokia phones are part of the Android One program, and so come with stock Android, I wanted to write a newer blog post to observe developments since…

Chris JK

28th Oct 2018

My Next Phone

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My Opinion: Micro SD cards in smartphones (MNP: Revisited)

‘Do you still use a Micro SD Card with your smartphone?‘ It was the above, linked article, written by Joe Maring, Android Authority, on 8 Feb 2018 – itself a response to the many comments on the AA forums – that got me thinking about expandable storage. To answer the question in the title, yes,…

Chris JK

27th Oct 2018

My Next Phone

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