Cell Phones

By Tomos Ellis Introduction and design Meizu is a rather unfamiliar name to many living in the UK, US and Australia. However, over the past few years the Chinese smartphone company has been subtlety expanding into the global market, building significant fan bases in France, Russia, Italy, Ukraine and Israel. This gradual expansion into the…

By Matt Swider Introduction and design Google Nexus 6 is a supersized version of the new Moto X that has been given a two-handed booster shot and appropriately received a post-surgery Lollipop. The results? It’s among the best phones in 2015. This phablet-sized smartphone was the first to run Android 5.0 Lollipop and, really, there’s…

By James Peckham Acer revealed a number of new phones at MWC 2015 but none of them stood out to me as much as the Acer Liquid M220. It wasn’t down to the specs though, the Liquid Jade Z surely takes the crown there. It stood out as it has taken the strange route of…

By James Peckham Acer revealed a number of new phones at MWC 2015 but none of them stood out to me as much as the Acer Liquid M220. It wasn’t down to the specs though, the Liquid Jade Z surely takes the crown there. It stood out as it has taken the strange route of…

By Matt Hanson and Jamie Carter The tech landscape is dominated by the smartphone and the tablet. These in turn are lorded-over by two competing operating systems familiar to us all, namely Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, which can never be deposed, not even by Microsoft’s millions. Right? Not so. While Apple and Google slug…

By Matt Hanson and Jamie Carter The tech landscape is dominated by the smartphone and the tablet. These in turn are lorded-over by two competing operating systems familiar to us all, namely Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, which can never be deposed, not even by Microsoft’s millions. Right? Not so. While Apple and Google slug…

By James Peckham Back at CES 2015 Acer revealed its new flagship Liquid Jade S and only two months later it has felt the need to come back with an even cheaper version called the Liquid Jade Z. I managed to get a little hands-on time with the device at MWC 2015 and here’s what…

By James Peckham Back at CES 2015 Acer revealed its new flagship Liquid Jade S and only two months later it has felt the need to come back with an even cheaper version called the Liquid Jade Z. I managed to get a little hands-on time with the device at MWC 2015 and here’s what…

By John McCann While ZTE has a big presence in Asia, it’s yet to break into other markets in the same way, but at the Chinese’s firm booth at MWC 2015 its latest handsets and edging closer to the standards expected from consumers in other territories. A good example of this is the ZTE Star…

By John McCann While ZTE has a big presence in Asia, it’s yet to break into other markets in the same way, but at the Chinese’s firm booth at MWC 2015 its latest handsets and edging closer to the standards expected from consumers in other territories. A good example of this is the ZTE Star…

By John McCann The Honor 4X will be landing in Europe sometime between April and June this year with a strong spec list and attractive price tag. It’s a tier below the Chinese firm’s Honor 6 and 6 Plus smartphones, yet the 4X still sports a large 5.5-inch display. The resolution isn’t full HD, rather…

By John McCann The Honor 4X will be landing in Europe sometime between April and June this year with a strong spec list and attractive price tag. It’s a tier below the Chinese firm’s Honor 6 and 6 Plus smartphones, yet the 4X still sports a large 5.5-inch display. The resolution isn’t full HD, rather…

By John McCann Archos has several mid-to-low range mobiles and the fear of them merging into one untidy mess clearly isn’t a concern with the arrival of the 52 Platinum. With a price tag of just £129.99 (around $200, AU$250) the 52 Platinum certainly falls comfortably into the “affordable” bracket, finding itself mixing with the…

By John McCann Archos has several mid-to-low range mobiles and the fear of them merging into one untidy mess clearly isn’t a concern with the arrival of the 52 Platinum. With a price tag of just £129.99 (around $200, AU$250) the 52 Platinum certainly falls comfortably into the “affordable” bracket, finding itself mixing with the…

By John McCann Don’t let the design of this handset fool you, while the Archos 50 Oxygen Plus may appear to be styled on Apple’s flagship smartphone this is a distinctly mid to low-end device. In fact with a SIM-free price of just £149.99 (around $230, AU$300) for the 3G model the 50 Oxygen Plus…