Cell Phones

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…

By Desire Athow BlackBerry didn’t take any chances with the Leap, in terms of attempting to recapture the hip and cool audience of young professionals – and it might just work. This smartphone looks a lot like the Z10 externally, but internally, they’re practically twins. On the outside, the Leap feels sturdy and solid, with…

By Desire Athow BlackBerry didn’t take any chances with the Leap, in terms of attempting to recapture the hip and cool audience of young professionals – and it might just work. This smartphone looks a lot like the Z10 externally, but internally, they’re practically twins. On the outside, the Leap feels sturdy and solid, with…

By James Peckham LG unveiled four new mid-range phones for its 2015 selection a couple of weeks before MWC, promising the handsets would be on show there. The company made good on its promises and we’ve managed to get a hands-on look with the Magna, Leon, Spirit and the Joy. LG’s Joy has the lowest…

By James Peckham LG unveiled four new mid-range phones for its 2015 selection a couple of weeks before MWC, promising the handsets would be on show there. The company made good on its promises and we’ve managed to get a hands-on look with the Magna, Leon, Spirit and the Joy. LG’s Joy has the lowest…

By Patrick Goss Getting a decently priced smartphone right is a thorny problem. All too often manufacturers aim for Apple-inspired design and a premium feel despite cheaper components and materials, but fall well short. On paper, we had high hopes for the ZTE Blade S6 but, unfortunately, it is no exception, despite laudable specs for…

By Patrick Goss Getting a decently priced smartphone right is a thorny problem. All too often manufacturers aim for Apple-inspired design and a premium feel despite cheaper components and materials, but fall well short. On paper, I had high hopes for the ZTE Blade S6 but, unfortunately, it is no exception, despite laudable specs for…

By Matt Hanson The LG Leon is part of the new spread of mid-range smartphones that the Korean company has announced, and I got to try it out at MWC 2015. Not only is the LG Leon a mid-range handset, but it sits firmly in the middle of the new collection of handsets, so you…

By John McCann Smartphone manufacturers have been pushing the boundaries of the ‘phablet’ for a while, and the Huawei MediaPad X2 feels like a step too far. At first glance the MediaPad X2 looks like a tablet. Its 7-inch, full HD display seems to confirm that fact, but actually, according to Huawei this is a…

By John McCann This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we’ll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info. Smartphone manufacturers have been pushing the boundaries of the ‘phablet’ for a while,…

By Matt Hanson This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we’ll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info. The LG Leon is part of the new spread of mid-range smartphones that…

By Matt Hanson It looks like Ubuntu phones are a lot like buses; you wait ages for one to turn up, then two come along (almost) at once. After the launch of the low end, and rather unglamorous, BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, Canonical was at MWC 2015 promoting its second Ubuntu phone; the Meizu…

By James Peckham Microsoft unveiled a new version of its operating system last year breaking the mould and skipping ahead right to the number 10. Windows 10’s main aim was to connect its ecosystem of devices using the same apps across desktop, tablet, smartphones and even its own Xbox One. All Microsoft devices from here…

By Matt Hanson This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we’ll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info. Microsoft used its presentation at MWC 2015 to announce the launch of the…

By James Peckham This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we’ll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info. Microsoft took to MWC 2015 to announce its next addition to the mid-range…