Cell Phones

By Nick Broughall Introduction and Design Australia has always been late to the party with digital entertainment. iTunes took years to launch down here, we still don’t get Amazon Instant Prime and Netflix is only just getting around to setting up shop. But in those gaps between major international tech companies expanding Down Under, there…

By James Peckham Motorola just sent us through a box of goodies the company has been teasing for a while now. We predicted it may come with the long rumoured launch of the Moto E (2015) and low and behold we were correct. The new Moto E arrived in a little presentation box with a…

By James Peckham Motorola just sent us through a box of goodies the company has been teasing for a while now. We predicted it may come with the long rumoured launch of the Moto E (2015) and low and behold we were correct. The new Moto E arrived in a little presentation box with a…

By James Peckham HTC’s Desire range has been aiming to please the mid range end of the market for a number of years now but so far it hasn’t been able to meet the grade. Following on from the all-round mediocre HTC Desire 610, the Desire 620 comes up with exactly what that phone wanted…

By James Peckham HTC’s Desire range has been aiming to please the mid range end of the market for a number of years now but so far it hasn’t been able to meet the grade. Following on from the all-round mediocre HTC Desire 610, the Desire 620 comes up with exactly what that phone wanted…

By Ben Stinson Introduction and design A few short months ago, Oppo was barely a blip on the international radar. After moving beyond the bounds of Blu-Ray players, it first garnered international attention with the Find 5 superphone. At the time it was the first smartphone to launch with a 1080p screen onboard, beating the…

By Thomas Thorn Introduction Despite the best efforts of Samsung and Apple, the world’s thinnest smartphone title goes to a relatively unknown Chinese manufacturer. Oppo’s R5 handset is a mere 4.85mm thick, that’s almost thin enough to carve your holiday turkey. I can already hear many of you ask “but who is Oppo?” Chinese mobile…

By Thomas Thorn Introduction Despite the best efforts of Samsung and Apple, the world’s thinnest smartphone title goes to a relatively unknown Chinese manufacturer. Oppo’s R5 handset is a mere 4.85mm thick, that’s almost thin enough to carve your holiday turkey. I can already hear many of you ask “but who is Oppo?” Chinese mobile…

By Juan Martinez When it comes to smartphones, all conversations should start with the HTC One M8 ($649, £549 and AU$899 off-contract) and the iPhone 6 (starting at $199 on-contract, £539 and AU$549 off-contract). Attempting to enter the arena of the big dogs, Asus’ new Zenfone 2 (starting at $200, £120, AU$210 for 2GB RAM)…

By Juan Martinez When it comes to smartphones, all conversations should start with the HTC One M8 ($649, £549 and AU$899 off-contract) and the iPhone 6 (starting at $199 on-contract, £539 and AU$549 off-contract). Attempting to enter the arena of the big dogs, Asus’ new Zenfone 2 (starting at $200, £120, AU$210 for 2GB RAM)…

By John McCann Hands on: Honor Holly review The Honor Holly is the latest smartphone to come out of the Chinese startup and it follows in the footsteps of the Honor 6, offering better-than-expected specs for the price tag. While the Honor 6 is the flagship device, the Holly falls at the opposite end of…

By Marc Chacksfield Samsung has made something of a shift in its design ethos with its Alpha and A range of smartphones. Instead of the plastic chassis of the Samsung Galaxy S5, an all-metal unibody design has been used. This design is a major hint at what to expect when the Samsung Galaxy S6 eventually…

By Marc Chacksfield Samsung has made something of a shift in its design ethos with its Alpha and A range of smartphones. Instead of the plastic chassis of the Samsung Galaxy S5, an all-metal unibody design has been used. This design is a major hint at what to expect when the Samsung Galaxy S6 eventually…

By Lily Prasuethsut and Peter Dreyer Introduction and display More and more smartwatches are cropping up every month, making it harder for new ones to stand out from the increasingly crowded space. The Asus ZenWatch was a surprise when it was first announced, considering Asus wasn’t a company expected to enter the wearables world. But…

By Lily Prasuethsut and Peter Dreyer Introduction and display More and more smartwatches are cropping up every month, making it harder for new ones to stand out from the increasingly crowded space. The Asus ZenWatch was a surprise when it was first announced, considering Asus wasn’t a company expected to enter the wearables world. But…