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Steve      Ted
                    Salmon 

Smartphone-related chat, views and reviews from myself, Ted Salmon and guests from the mobile world. Comments and questions welcome to my Twitter account @stevelitchfield.

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Download Phones Show Chat episode 793 ("Mark Ellis, iPhone landmark and Pixel mystery", 16/03/2024) manually (Size: 24MB, 68 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 793 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mark Ellis (Eight or Sixteen Podcast)

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
Google Enables Display Output on the Pixel 8 - Shane Craig Demonstrates

Device Week
Pixel Fold
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Nothing Phone (2a)
Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola - Ted's Review
Motorola Edge 30 Neo - Ted's Review (from November 2022) and Comparison with Pixel 7 (March 2023)
Normobs and PIM
Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.IV - Ted's Review
Steve's Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V YouTube Shorts...
Overview and Intro
Camera Testing
Music Galore - Speakers, jack, codecs, DSEE, Dolby
Is the telephoto missed from the Mk.V?
Battery life, IP68 despite all the gadgets
Possible caveats and issues, longevity

Bygone Beauties
Apple iPhone X (2017)

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Shallow Prickles, David Hewitt, Honor Magic v2:
Thistle

Links of Interest

PodHubUK - Steve on Twitter - Ted on Mastodon - MeWe PSC Group - PSC Photos - PSC Videos - WhateverWorks - Camera Creations - Tech Talk UK - TechAddictsUK - Chewing Gum for the Ears - Projector Room - Coffee Time - Ted's Salmagundi - Steve's Rants'n'Raves - Steve's YouTube Shorts


Phones Show Chat is also on Player FM here and Stitcher Radio here

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Download Phones Show Chat episode 792 ("Scott Brady, OS choice and Marriage", 09/03/2024) manually (Size: 22MB, 64 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 792 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Scott Brady

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
Nothing Phone 2a vs Pixel 7a
Nomad Magnetic Leather Back - MagSafe
HMD Fusion

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
Microsoft Surface Duo - Duo 2
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
OnePlus 12
Latercase
Garmin Venu 3
Pixel Fold
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra Android 14 Bluetooth Issue - Lenovo Forum Link
Anker 321, �22 - YouTube Short: Anker 321: Go, go, go!
Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.IV
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V
Steve�s Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V YouTube Shorts...
Overview and Intro
Camera Testing
Music Galore - Speakers, jack, codecs, DSEE, Dolby
Is the telephoto missed from the Mk.V?
Battery life, IP68 despite all the gadgets
Possible caveats and issues, longevity

App of the Week
Music Speed Changer
Vocal Pitch Monitor
ParkMobile
KnitCompanion

Bygone Beauties
Razer Phone - Ted's Review (July 2018)
Razer Phone 2 - Ted's Review (December 2018) - Revisited (March 2019)
Project Linda - NextBit Robin

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Jackpot, Ahmed Bebars, Samsung Galaxy A24:
Jackpot


Download Phones Show Chat episode 791 ("Joe Hickey, Insider!", 02/03/2024) manually (Size: 23MB, 69 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 791 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Joe Hickey - Nomad Tech Project

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

RIP David Gilson

All About sites contributor and multiple-guest-on-PSC David Gilson has passed away (Memorial Service Video)

Feedback and Discussion
Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Honor Magic 6 Pro

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
Pixel 8 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Meta Ray-bans

Microsoft Surface Duo - Duo 2

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

Pixel Fold

Why I hope that Google hasn't finalised the Pixel Fold 2 yet...!

Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.IV
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V
Steve's Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V YouTube Shorts...
Overview and Intro
Camera Testing
Music Galore - Speakers, jack, codecs, DSEE, Dolby
Is the telephoto missed from the Mk.V?
Battery life, IP68 despite all the gadgets
Possible caveats and issues, longevity

App of the Week
Two Dots
Too Good To Go

Bygone Beauties
Apple iPhone 4

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Rubbish! Darren Hendley with an iPhone 14 Pro:
Rubbish


Download Phones Show Chat episode 790 ("Andrew Manning, Dark Side or Light?", 25/02/2024) manually (Size: 20MB, 65 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 790 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Andrew Manning

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
The Guardian's 10 Most Influential Mobile Phones and Copilot's Version
Here's Gemini's Attempt at the same task - they got the N95 in!

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
LG V60 ThinQ
Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.IV
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V
Steve's Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V YouTube Shorts...
Overview and Intro
Camera Testing
Music Galore - Speakers, jack, codecs, DSEE, Dolby
Is the telephoto missed from the Mk.V?
Battery life, IP68 despite all the gadgets
Possible caveats and issues, longevity

App of the Week
Lock Launcher

Bygone Beauties
Nokia E90 (Feb 2007) - Specs

Photo of the Month Winner for January 2024 from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Cornish Robin, Andrew Martin, Google Pixel 8 Pro:
Robin


Download Phones Show Chat episode 789 ("Jim Fowl, And in a packed programme tonight...", 17/02/2024) manually (Size: 21MB, 67 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 789 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Jim Fowl

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback and Discussion
Tim Evans on Moto Z2 Play and Moto Mods
JB Walsh with Cailbhe Doherty on Health Data Collected via Smart Watches Podcast

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Xperia 5 Mk.IV vs Xperia 5 Mk.V
Pixel Fold
Surface Duo
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
The forgotten iPhone? 'Plus' remains the battery champion

How to take purer photos on the iPhone Pro models. Less noise, less sharpening!
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V vs Sony Xperia 5 Mk.V

App of the Week
Feedly
Pocket

Bygone Beauties
Marshall London
- Specs

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Light at Wells by Marek Pawlowski using a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra:
Rope


Download Phones Show Chat episode 788 ("Ben Wood, Just Clip on a Stylus!", 10/02/2024) manually (Size: 23MB, 72 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 788 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Ben Wood

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Mobile Phone Museum
Going Mobile Exhibition Launched
PK Porthcurno

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Flipping Fantastic: the Z Flip5 has me convinced
Flipping Fantastic: Gripping the Flip (part 1)
Flipping Fantastic: Gripping the Flip (part 2)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Honor Magic V2
TCL 40 NxtPaper 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
XtremeSkins
Samsung Clear Gadget Case
TCL NxtWear S+ Smart XR Glasses
Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra
Android 14 but the End of Motorola's Peek Display
Xperia 5 Mk.IV vs Xperia 5 Mk.V

Ben
              Wood and relative

Bygone Beauties
Sony Ericsson P800

Photo of the Year Winner for 2023 from MeWe PSC Photos Group
Little Boat by Mark Mochan using a Pixel 7 Pro:

Little
                  boat

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Dackelblick (thanks Frank Niethardt for the title) by Dave Rich using an iPhone 13 Pro Max:

Dog


Download Phones Show Chat episode 787 ("More Duos, more Flips, and a Nexus!", 03/02/2024) manually (Size: 21MB, 63 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 787 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback & News
Glen Thorpe on Samsung Galaxy A25 5G

Device Week
Microsoft Surface Duo vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2
3D Printed DuoDock
GCam LMC Port
NoteShelf
Surface Slim Pen 1
Clock Screensaver by Georg Sieber
Renaisser Raphael 530
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Flipping Fantastic: the Z Flip5 has me convinced
Flipping Fantastic: Gripping the Flip (part 1)
Flipping Fantastic: Gripping the Flip (part 2)
iPhone 14 Plus
Sony Xperia 1 Mk.V
Google Pixel Fold: December 2023 Feature Drop (part 2)

Bygone Beauties
LG Google Nexus 5

Photo of the Week from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Saab by Marek Pawlowski using a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra:
Car


Download Phones Show Chat episode 786 ("Getting our Geek on: Fixing the iPhone and Surface Duo 2", 27/01/2024) manually (Size: 21MB, 63 minutes duration).

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Phones Show Chat 786 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon

MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted

Feedback & News
Steve's Surface Shenanigans!
Motorola Phones Getting Android 14
Shane Craig on Be Nice

Device Week
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
Flipping Fantastic: the Z Flip5 has me convinced
Fairphone 3 - FairPhone 3+ - Specs
Nova Prime Launcher and Nova Companion
AOA: Always on Display
Google's Screen Saver
Double Tap
aodNotify - dynamicSpot
Wavelet
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Clock Screenaver by Georg Sieber
Renaisser Raphael 530
Microsoft Surface Slim Pen 2
Surface Slim Pen Charger
Microsoft Surface Duo vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Nokia XR20 - Specs
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Apple Support on Music Sync Issues
Force restart iPhone - Apple Support (UK)
Samsung Smart Switch
Open MTP

Bygone Beauties
Nokia N86 8MP

Photo of the Month for December 2023 from MeWe PSC Photos Group

Furzton Lake, Jay Caracciolou, Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max:
Lake


For older Phones Show Chat episodes, see our archive.

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The Phones Show (shorts), 2022 onwards

Full YouTube Shorts video list

The Phones Show (full length videos), pre-2022

Show 436 - The End (of long videos, please watch!)...

Show 435 - My Top 5 Phones at Christmas 2021...

NexDock 360Show 434 - Review of the new NexDock 360, a lapdock with a twist...

Show 433 - Full review of the Google Pixel 6 Pro - a flagship with compromises waiting for updates...

Show 432 - Full review of the Fairphone 4 and a look at its philosophy...

Duo 2Show 431 - Review of the super-premium and innovative Surface Duo 2...

Show 430 - Full review of the Sony Xperia 5 iii

Show 429 - Full review of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

XR20Show 428 - Reviewing the super-rugged behemoth, the Nokia XR20

Show 427 - Full review of the Sony Xperia 1 iii

Show 426 - Update and video capture comparison

HardwareShow 425 - Chasing the hardware, is a smartphone's OS irrelevant?

Show 424 - Replacing a laptop with a smartphone OS?

Show 423 - 2009: the year Nokia lost the plot...

N95 8GBShow 422 - 2006/2007 - my most exciting year in smartphone history

Show 421 - Step inside my Mobile Office!

Show 420 - Hands-on review of a true budget champion, the Redmi Note 10 Pro

Archive of earlier Smartphones Shows