The Phones Show Chat (audio podcast)
Phones Show follow-up 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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Phones
Show Chat episode 648 ("OnePlus 9 equals 10, duh!",
18/07/2021) manually
(Size: 24MB, 62 minutes duration).
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Phones
Show Chat 648 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon
MeWe
Groups Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
and Contributions
Paul Grainger on Samsung
Galaxy A72
Android
12 Beta 3 - Summary
of Additional Features - Even
More
Sony
Holland Announce Only One OS Update for the Xperia 1iii
and 2 years' Security
Nice
Looking Shutter/Grip for iPhone in the Works
Xiaomi
Taken over from Apple as No.2 Smartphone Shipments
Freedom
Phone Doesn't Free You From Anything
Device
Week
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Motorola
Edge+
OnePlus
9 - Ted's
Review
Pixel
4a 5G - Ted's
Review
Pixel
5 - Ted's
Review
Pixel
3 - Ted's
Review
Pixel
5 vs 4a 5G vs 4a
Comparing
Sony Xperia 5ii with Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
Should
You Take 'Zoom' a Lens at a Time?
Do
Nine Months Of Updates Fix Up Sony Xperia 5 Ii Imaging?
Sony
Xperia 5ii Case Roundup
Supreet
Mobile 'Pro' Camera Tutorials for the Sony Xperia 1ii and
5ii
Live
Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each weekend. Do get
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The
Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 423 (Nokia N97:
Losing the Plot) and 424 (Replacing a Smartphone with a Laptop
OS?)
PSC
Photo of the Week
George's Day by Ian Bundey using an iPhone 12 Pro Max
Download
Phones
Show Chat episode 647 ("Rory Cellan-Jones, Always On: Hope and
Fear",11/07/2021) manually
(Size: 32MB, 65 minutes duration).
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Phones
Show Chat 647 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Rory
Cellan-Jones
MeWe
Groups Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
and Contributions
Babul Mohanty on Micro SD card, 3.5mm Jack & Capacitive
FPS
Vivo
V21 5G released in the UK
Choetech
is the latest budget electronics brand to disappear from
Amazon
A
Tribute To Nokia 8 Sirocco As It Gets Its Last Update
Pixel
6-Series to Offer 5 Years of Support
OnePlus
and OPPO Announce Extended Software Support Period
Pixel
6 Pro Leaked Specs
Google
Photos Memories Widget
Device
Week
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Motorola
Edge+ - Ready
For - NexDock
Touch
Pixel
5 on Android 12 Beta - Pixel
3 - Pixel
4a 5G
Always
On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era
by Rory
Cellan-Jones
OnePlus
9
UCMDA
Portable Monitor - Ted's
Review
Sony
Xperia 5 Mk.II
Samsung
Galaxy S20 FE
DeX,
Your Mobile Android (Continuum) Desktop, Benchmarked
The
Phone Hub
Live
Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each weekend. Do get
involved before the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you! This week's winner is David Jepson! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm
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The
Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 423 (Nokia N97:
Losing the Plot) and 424 (Replacing a Smartphone with a Laptop
OS?)
PSC
Photo of the Month Winner for June 2021
Chris Bates with Jumping Spider using a Xiaomi Mi 11
Download
Phones
Show Chat episode 646 ("Ian Barton, Drones and Phones",
04/07/2021) manually
(Size: 25MB, 66 minutes duration).
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 646 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Ian
Barton
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback and Contributions
Motorola
Edge Second Generation Drops Stereo Speakers
Rob Vanderkam on Text Swyping
OnePlus
Nord 2 Leaks
Andrew Warden on Renting
a SIM Free Phone
The Grand Bluetooth MeWe Poll
Mark Hilton on Bluetooth Issues
The
Sony Xperia 1 III Europe Launch delays
Device Week
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Motorola
Edge+ - Ready
For - NexDock
Touch
Pixel
5 on Android 12 Beta - Pixel
3 - Pixel
4a
5G
Sony
Xperia 5 ii
Your
Phone Companion
OnePlus
Nord N10 5G
Fairphone
3+
Poco
X3 NFC
How
to see photo EXIF data on the iPhone
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each weekend. Do get
involved before the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you! This week's winner is Francis Muir! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm
&
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 422 (Steve's Most
Exciting Year in Smartphone History) and 423 (Nokia N97: Losing
the Plot)
Photo of the Week
Lincoln Cathedral by Darren Hendley using an iPhone 11 (and Photos app + Snapseed).
Download
Phones
Show Chat episode 645 ("More than a
smartphone?",27/06/2021) manually
(Size: 30MB, 58 minutes duration).
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PSC is helped this week by Noreve, makers of luxury leather cases and accessories - see their front pagefor '15%-20% off' offers!
Phones
Show
Chat 645 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon
MeWe
Groups
Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
and
Contributions
A Question of Phone Batteries, Bluetooth vs Wired
Frank Niethardt on Monopolies and Typing
Pip Tomlinson on Crash Detection
Android
12 Beta 2.1 rolling out with Pixel bug fixes
Device
Week
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Motorola
Edge+ - Ready
For - NexDock
Touch
Pixel
5 on Android 12 Beta - Pixel
3 - Pixel
4a
5G
Sony
Xperia 5ii
Your
Phone Companion
OnePlus
Nord N10 5G
Soundcore
Motion+
Bluetooth Speaker - Ted's
Review
Tronsmart
Mega Pro 60w 10000mah Bluetooth Speaker
Steve's
Top 10 Tips For Taking Better Phone Camera Photos
2009
To 2021: Did 'Smartphone Essentials' Verdicts Stack Up?
Surface
Go vs Surface Laptop Go
Live
Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each weekend. Do get
involved before the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you! This week's winner is Adrian Brain! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm
&
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The
Phones
Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 422 (Steve's Most
Exciting Year in Smartphone History) and 423 (Nokia N97:
Losing the Plot)
Photo of the Week
Warwick Castle by David Hewitt using a Samsung Galaxy S21
Download
Phones
Show Chat episode 644 ("Jon Bentley, From mist to blue sky!",
20/06/2021) manually
(Size: 32MB, 66 minutes duration).
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
PSC is helped this month by Noreve, makers of luxury leather cases and accessories - see their front page for '15% off' offers!
Phones Show Chat 644 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Jon
Bentley (The
Gadget
Show on YouTube) Twitter
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback and Contributions
Mark Swidler on High
Res Audio
Motorola
Defy 2021
Pixel
June Feature Drop - Material
You Overview
Steve's
Top 10 Tips For Taking Better Phone Camera Photos
Choosing
Between Android And iOS For The Future
Device Week
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Motorola
Edge+ - Ready
For - NexDock
Touch
Pixel
5 on Android 12 Beta - Pixel
3 - Pixel
4a
5G
Sony
Xperia 5ii
Your
Phone Companion
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each weekend. Do get
involved before the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you! This week's winner is Troy Dyall! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm
&
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 422 (Steve's Most
Exciting Year in Smartphone History) and 423 (Nokia N97: Losing
the Plot)
Photo of the Week
Macro Fly by Chris Bates using a Xiaomi Mi 11 (Super Macro Mode)
Download
Phones
Show Chat episode 643 ("Tim Evans, Integration and Outliers",
13/06/2021) manually
(Size: 33MB, 77 minutes duration).
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PSC is helped this month by Noreve, makers of luxury leather cases and accessories - see their front pagefor '15% off' offers!
Phones
Show
Chat 643 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Tim
Evans
MeWe
Groups
Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
and Contributions
Chris Kelly on NexDock, Dex, Ready For
Steve's
iOS 15 Summary
Pixel
June Feature Drop
Android 12 Beta 2
Understanding
lossless, high-resolution, and spatial audio -
Steve's
Comments
Device
Week
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Motorola
Edge+ - Ready
For - NexDock
Touch
Pixel
5 on Android 12 Beta - Pixel
3 - Pixel
4a
5G
Google
Pixelbook
Sony
Xperia 5ii
Your
Phone Companion
Samsung
Galaxy Fold 2
LG
Wing
Volla
Phone - Volla
OS - Ubuntu
Touch
Hisense
A7CC - Sailfish
Microsoft
Surface Duo
Live
Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each weekend. Do get
involved before the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you! This week's winner is Michael Reardon! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm
&
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The
Phones
Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 422 (Steve's Most
Exciting Year in Smartphone History) and 423 (Nokia N97:
Losing the Plot)
May
2021
Photo of the Month Winner
Tenby Harbour by Owen Lyttle using a Sony Xperia 5ii
For older Phones Show Chat episodes, see our archive.
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The Phones Show (videos)
Show
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...
Show
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
Show
419 - More QWERTY, with
my review of the Cosmo Communicator, one year on!
Show 418 - Hands-on
review and verdict of the Xiaomi Mi 11 5G
Show 417 - The
(surprising) true value in your smartphone...
Show
416 - A look at QWERTY
options for getting text typed up in a hurry...
Show 415 - Bookending
the world of 5G smartphones: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T and Samsung
Galaxy S21 Ultra
Show 414 - Apple iOS
14.3 ProRAW and a hark back to the Lumia 1020
Show
413 - My Christmas Top
5 Phones, plus my review of the new Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
Show 412 - NexDock
Touch review - a touchscreen lapdock for Samsung and Huawei
flagships...
Show 411 - Reviewing
the top of the range iPhone 12 Pro Max
Show
410 - Sony's new
compact flagship, the 'Xperia 5 ii' turns out to be something of
a winner all round...
Show 409 - It's new
iPhone time - I review the ProductRED iPhone 12...
Show 408 - Upgrading
your smartphone camera in minutes! Fairphone 3 to Fairphone 3+
Show
407 - It's Google Pixel
4a 5G versus Pixel 5... and the cheaper phone comes out on top!
Show 406 - It's... a
new Pixel, it's a cracker, and it's compared to other new
Pixels!
Show 405 - Review of
the phone of the year, the POCO X3 (NFC) - amazing value for
all!
Show
404 - What Apple did
right with the iPhone 11 Pro's imaging...
Show 403 - OnePlus
Nord review - by way of comparison!
Show 402 - The
Surface Duo - in a parallel universe!
Show
401 - The true 'budget
flagship'? Not a lot missing for under UKP250 with the Xiaomi
Redmi Note 9 Pro!
Show 400 - A look
back at 14 years of the show, plus some well-wishers!
Show 399 - Review of
the new high end Sony pro-camera contender, the Xperia 1 mk II
Show
398 - Verdict on the
new Realme X3 SuperZoom - the poor man's Huawei P series
flagship?
Show 397 - Review of
the surprisingly solid new Xiaomi sub-brand flagship, the POCO
F2 Pro
Show 396 - Reasons
why the OPPO Find X2 Pro exemplifies the best and the worst in
the smartphone flagship world!
Show
395 - Hands-on review
of the unique Unihertz Titan
Show 394 - May 2020
'Top 5 Phones' and a look at the new iPhone SE (2020)
Show 393 - Review of
the super-fast OnePlus 8 Pro
Show
392 - Verdict on the
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, the smartphone that folds in half!
Show 391 - Review of
the Huawei P40 Pro imaging flagship
Show 390 - Verdict on
the Samsung Galaxy S20 *Ultra*!
Show
389 - Review of the
brand new Samsung Galaxy S20 flagship (and S20+, by extension)
Show 388 - Musings on
smartphone screen repairability
Show 387 - Review of
the Moto G8 Plus, the budget smartphone that everyone should
consider - it does everything!
Show
386 - Review of the
eco-conscious Fairphone 3, 100% repairable!
Show 385 - Review of
the NexDock 2, a lapdock that transforms Samsung and Huawei
flagships
Show 384 - Review of
the new QWERTY powerhouse, the f(x)tec Pro1!
Show 383 - My Top 5
Phones for Christmas 2019, plus a review of the Xiaomi Mi Note
10 (Pro)
Show
382 - So I'm using an iPhone 11 Pro - "What Changed?"
Show 381 - A case
with a difference (Mous) and a review of the Nokia 7.2
Show 380 - First
impressions of the Cosmo Communicator
Show
379 - Thoughts on the Google Pixel 4 XL in the context of
the current smartphone world...
Show 378 - Review of
the LG V50 Dual Screen - folding without creases!
Show 377 - Review of the Galaxy Note 10+
Show
376 - Thoughts on the teased Surface Duo and a review of
the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
Show 375 - Review of
the Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Show 374 - Huawei and
Google - what will happen next?
Show
373 - The new OPPO Reno 10x Zoom looks great - but how
does it compare to the existing Huawei P30 Pro?
Show 372 - 'One year
on' with the Razer Phone 2
Show 371 - The Galaxy
Note 10 and the Future
Show
370 - It's the fastest phone on the planet - the OnePlus 7
Pro, reviewed here!
Show 369 - Review of
the slender but somewhat perfect Motorola One Vision
Show 368 - Google
Camera vs Huawei's triple lens powerhouse imaging shootout...
Show
367 - Don't be tempted by shiny new hardware - newer may
not necessarily be better!
Show 366 - My review
of the Google Pixel 3a XL
Show 365 - My Top 5
Phones for May 2019
Show
364 - The ultimate zoom camera-phone meets... the ultimate
zoom camera-phone!
Show 363 - Review of
the Huawei P30 Pro with massive imaging zoom - worth a few
compromises?
Show 362 - Review of
the stunning value new Moto G7 Plus...
Show
361 - The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras, but is it any
good, and does it live up to the brand name?
Show 360 - It's iOS
vs Android in a fight to the finish!
Show 359 - thoughts
on the possibly premature introduction of in-screen fingerprint
sensors
Show
358 - Innovative form factors from the past - might one be
resurrected?
Show 357 - my verdict
on Samsung's One UI/Pie update
Show 356 - A folding
phones rant, plus my Huawei P Smart 2019 review
Show
355 - Summarising the 3.5mm vs Bluetooth debate as it
stands in 2019!
Show 354 - My Top 5
Phones selection for Christmas 2018
Show 353 - The Pixel
Perplexion - it could be that last year's Pixel is the best buy
right now?
Show
352 - Choosing which phone to shoot with, plus my review
of the new Blackberry KEY2 LE
Show 351 - The most
powerful 'compact' smartphone ever? This is the Google Pixel
3...!
Show 350 - The Huawei
Mate 20 Pro is sleek, it's futuristic, it's one of the most
powerful phones ever created. But is it the perfect
camera-centric smartphone?
Show
349 - Reviewing the Galaxy Note 9 against the Galaxy S9+,
plus Pixel 3 news
Show 348 - The LG V40
is announced, but what about the older G7, offering 95% the
functions for half the price?
Show 347 - My verdict
on the biggest iPhone ever - the XS Max...
Show
346 - Establishing the 2018 Smartphone Minimum, with a
Nokia 6.1 review
Show 345 - Be patient
- and save your money. Plus news from IFA 2018
Show 344 - My Top 5
Phones for Summer 2018!
Show
343 - Reviewing the Nokia 7 Plus - a perfectly balanced
high end mid-ranger?
Show 342 - Review of
the new Asus Zenfone 5, so close to a true flagship yet a third
the price!
Show 341 - Review of
the Blackberry KEY2, polished and slick, but one compromise too
many?
Show
340 - The Gemini Verdict!
Show 339 - The
OnePlus 6 and the Smartphone Pantheon
Show 338 - My
hands-on verdict on the Honor 10 budget flagship
Show
337 - Living with a 'compact flagship' - the Sony XZ1
Compact.
Show 336 - My
hands-on verdict on the Huawei P20 Pro flagship
Show 336 - My
hands-on verdict on the Huawei P20 Pro flagship
Show 335 - My take on
a dozen smartphone Hot Potatoes - controversial spec points!
Show
334 - Taming the Samsung Experience, plus news of the
Huawei P20 Pro.
Show 333 - My
extended verdict on the Samsung Galaxy S9, the flagship with
everything
Show 332 - My
hands-on PREVIEW of the Gemini PDA, setting this new smartphone
into context and clarifying who it's for.
Show
331 - Review of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, super premium
design and specs
Show 330 - The three
phases of PureView - camera phone domination
Show 329 - My Razer
Phone verdict, with updated speaker, camera and display
software...
Show
328 - A look at two new wheezes from Wileyfox:
ad-supported Android phones, and a secure Windows 10 Mobile
handset for businesses
Show 327 - Hands-on
review of the Nokia 8, a cheaper and more capable Pixel 2?
Show 326 - Hands-on
review of the brand new Honor 7X, the flawed mid-ranger
Show
325 - Detailed review of the OnePlus 5T, this year's true
budget flagship
Show 324 - Why
Google's making it hard to pick a flagship, and my Top 5 Phones
for Christmas 2017
Show 323 - Exclusive
(p)review of the retail Razer Phone, the gaming monster
Show
322 - Comparative review of the Apple iPhone X and Google
Pixel 2 XL
Show 321 - News of
the Huawei Mate 10 line and my initial verdict on the Google
Pixel 2
Show 320 - News of
the Google Pixel 2 and my verdict on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Archive of earlier Smartphones Shows