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
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Download Phones Show Chat episode 524 ("Google-ifying the iPhone, Pixel price craziness", 10/11/2019) manually (Size: 47MB, 65 minutes duration).
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Phones Show
Chat 524 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Drop-In Guest Mark Hilton
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Peakago
Mini PC
Lee Burnett & Wayne Kelly on Pixel 4
One
More Update for OG Pixels
iPhone
11 Pro Deep Fusion Test
Google Recorder App will
roll out to older Pixels - Fully
Functioning APK
Mark Hilton Audio Drop-In, in praise of Samsung
Device Week
iPhone
11 Pro
Add
Blank Icons on iOS
Noreve
iPhone 11 Pro Leather Case
Pixel
4XL vs. iPhone 11 Pro Video Stabilisation Test
Pixel
3a
Pixel
4 - Ted's
Initial Thoughts
Xiaomi
Mi A3
NexDock
2
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is J B Walsh. Do get involved before the
next draw by joining the
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 378 (Lg V50 ThinQ
5G Dual Screen Review) and 379 (NOT the Pixel 4XL Review!)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week:
Autumn in Richmond Park by Chad Dixon using a Samsung Galaxy
Note9
Download Phones Show Chat episode 523 ("Dual screen, dual hosts!", 02/11/2019) manually (Size: 49MB, 67 minutes duration).
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Phones Show
Chat 523 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted
Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Malcolm Bryant on Disabling
OEM System Bloat
Jason Snowden on Authorising Payments and Samsung
Michael Warner on Xiaomi Mi CC9/Note 10 - More
and More
Tim Evans on New
AirPods
Rob Vanderkam on Cameras under Glass
Troy Dyall on Moto
G8 Plus - G8
Plus vs G7 Plus
Anthony Daniels on Pixel Shortcomings
Device Week
iPhone
11 Pro
Pixel
4 & 4XL - Camera
vs iPhone 11
LG
V50 ThinQ 5G - Ted's
Review
Add
Blank Icons on iOS
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Carlos Anzola. Do get involved before
the next draw by joining the
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 377 (Samsung
Galaxy Note 10 Plus) and 378 (Lg V50 ThinQ 5G Review) and 379
(NOT a Pixel 4 XL review)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week:
'Ladybird' by Chad Dixon taken with a Galaxy Note 9 &
'Yes, Hooman?' by Ian Furlong using a Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Plus
Download Phones Show Chat episode 522 ("Xerxes Hodivala, From iPhone to Android and Back!", 26/10/2019) manually (Size: 49MB, 67 minutes duration).
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Phones Show
Chat 522 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Xerxes
Hodivala
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Julian Lambert on Realme
Tim Evans on Pixel 4
What
the 'Made by Google' Keynote Didn't Say
Banks
Remove Support for Galaxy S10 Phones
Nubia
Z20
Device Week
iPhone
11 Pro
Pixel
4 & 4XL
Pixel
3 XL
Pixel
2XL - Phones
Show 353
LG
V50 ThinQ 5G
NextDock
2
YouTube
Dolby Atmos Demo
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Kevin Tett. Do get involved before
the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 377 (Samsung
Galaxy Note 10 Plus) and 378 (Lg V50 ThinQ 5G Review)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Month:
Evening
Sun by David de Nieuwe using a Pixel
Download Phones Show Chat episode 521 ("Tim Evans, Pixellated in New York", 20/10/2019) manually (Size: 49MB, 70 minutes duration).
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Phones Show
Chat 521 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Tim
Evans
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Samsung Galaxy Fingerprint Fiasco
Chris Kelly on iOS Home Screen Layout
Carlos E Anzola on iOS and KaiOS
Malcolm Bryant on Choetech
Wireless Charger
Realme
X2 Pro
Device Week
iPhone
11 Pro
Pixel
4 & 4XL
Pixel
3 XL
Pixel
2XL - Phones
Show 353
LG
V50 ThinQ 5G
NextDock
2
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Mark Finlay. Do get involved before
the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 376 (Microsoft
Surface Duo, Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro) and 377 (Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Plus)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week:
Lobsters by Philip Tomlinson using an iPhone 11 Pro Max
Download Phones Show Chat episode 520 ("Andy Large, The Missing Form Factor",13/10/2019) manually (Size: 40MB, 70 minutes duration).
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Phones Show Chat 520 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Andy
Large
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show
Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Project
Gem from Essential
Black
Shark 2 Pro UK Release
Black
Shark 2 vs Black Shark 2 Pro
OnePlus
7T Pro
Ahmed Bebars on Nokia Corner-Swipe Launcher
Device Week
iPhone
11 Pro
Pixel
3 XL
Samsung
Galaxy Note 10+
Pixel
2XL - Phones
Show
353
Samsung
Galaxy Fold
LG
G7 - Ted's
Review
Pocket
Casts
ProtonVPN
QCY
TWE Headphones
MyTube!
Veho
ZB-6 Headphones
Marshall
Major II Bluetooth Headphones
KeePassium
- Sync
with Google Drive
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Michael Reardon. Do get involved before
the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 376 (Microsoft
Surface Duo, Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro) and 377 (Samsung Galaxy Note 10
Plus)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week:
Rod Bostock with (nice) Nice Beach taken with an iPhone XR
Download Phones Show Chat episode 519 ("Podcasting in the Rain!",06/10/2019) manually (Size: 35MB, 59 minutes duration).
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Phones Show
Chat 519 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted
Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones Show Chat - PSC Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Keith Bartlett on his Photo of the Month (Grass Snake)
Babul Mohanty on ads in Google Feed Cards
Microsoft Launches a Surface Phone After All
Tim Evans on iOS 13.2 Developer Beta
Dark Mode continues to roll!
Device Week
Motorola One Zoom - Ted’s Review
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week’s winner is Jason Mountjoy. Do get involved before the next draw by joining the Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be you! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm & tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show 375 (Apple iPhone 11 Pro Review) and 376 (Microsoft Surface Duo, Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Week: Decades Day by Nigel Parrish using Portrait Mode on his iPhone XR
Download Phones Show Chat episode 518 ("The Penny iPhone Arcade",28/09/2019) manually (Size: 35MB, 61 minutes duration).
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Phones Show
Chat 518 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Stephen
Penny
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show
Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
David Jackson on Multi-item copy/paste app for iOS Copied
Kurt Kaufman on Folio Cases and Speakers
Mark Finlay on Carrying Cards
Adrian Brain’s Humongous
Huawei Mate 20 X Review
Dark Mode for GMail
Troy Dyall on the Xiaomi
Mi Mix Alpha
Device Week
Motorola
One Zoom - Ted’s
Review
Xiaomi
Mi 9T Pro
iPhone
11 Pro
Pixel
3 XL
Choetech
Fast Wireless Charging Stand
Nokia
9 PureView Noreve Leather Cover
Razer
Phone 2
Galaxy
S9+
Moshi
DAC/Adapter
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week’s winner is Martin Hall. Do get involved before
the next draw by joining the
Virtual Pint of Beer a Month Club - It could be
you!
stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve’s YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 374 (Huawei and
Google) and 375 (Apple iPhone 11 Pro Review)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Photo of the Month Winner: Keith Bartlett for his shot of a Grass
Snake using a Nokia 9 PureView
For older Phones Show Chat episodes, see our archive.
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The Phones Show (videos)
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
Show
319 - Full review of the Apple iPhone 8 Plus - it's
arguably better than the X, I contend...
Show 318 - Thoughts
on smartphone pricing in the wake of the iPhone X launch...
Show 317 - A review
of the 'alternative' Alcatel IDOL 4 Pro and news of the LG V30
Show
316 - A review of the Nokia 6 in - indeed - an all-Nokia
show!
Show 315 - A holiday
look at the Wileyfox Swift 2 X...
Show 314 - A
Moto-catch-up and an overview of Lineage OS
Show
313 - My last big review of the spring and summer: full
review of the Honor 9.
Show 312 - Full
review of the impossibly shiny HTC U11
Show 311 - Full
review of the OnePlus 5, plus news of the Honor 9
Show
310 - News from WWDC, plus my Top 5 Phones for June 2017.
Show 309 - Full
review of the Blackberry KEYone, QWERTY in 2017, amazing!
Show 308 - Review of
the massive (in all senses) Samsung Galaxy S8+
Show
307 - News of the HTC U11 and my review of the LG G6.
Show 306 - Review of
the Huawei P10 hardware - and thoughts on what you might like to
buy instead!
Show 305 - Creating
the ultimate smartphone. Plus news of the Galaxy S8 range.
Show
304 - Moving up to the 5.5" Axon 7! And a walkthrough of
10 improvements in Emotion UI for all the top Huawei and Honor
phones
Show 303 - my review
of the Marshall London 2, err... I mean the ZTE Axon 7 mini!
Show 302 - Full
summary of MWC 2017, plus an old favourite introduces a possible
new PDA
Show
301 - My thoughts on the future of Windows on phones, plus
a look at the ultimate power bank
Show 300 - Review of
the KODAK EKTRA - plus future-looking thoughts from some
viewers!
Show 299 - Review of
the Honor 6X - with only one caveat, one of the best value
mid-rangers in the world right now?
Show
298 - News from CES, a review of the Hasselblad Moto Z
mod, and thoughts on my way forwards with Android
Show 297 - My
hands-on review of the most futuristic - and one of the most
expensive - smartphone in the world today - the Xiaomi Mi Mix
18K
Show 296 - My Top 5
Phones for Christmas 2016!
Show
295 - Enter the Ektra, hands-on review of the Wileyfox
Swift 2 Plus
Show 294 - Review of
the new Blackberry DTEK60 - secure, updated and decent screen
and speakers
Show 293 - Review of
the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and thoughts on pros and cons of buying
from China
Show
292 - Chipsets? Bah! Why you shouldn't pay too much
attention to raw specs...
Show 291 - Review of
the Google Pixel XL, the flagship for Android 7.1 and a new age
of Google (in theory)
Show 290 - Reviews of
the Moto Z and Moto Mods, plus the Wileyfox Spark X
Show
289 - Review of the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus!
Show 288 - News of
the Moto Z Play, something new with Xenon, and hands-on reviews
of the HP Elite X3 and Moto G4
Show 287 - My Top 5
Phones for August 2016, plus news of the Honor 8
Show
286 - Review of the budget Honor 5c, plus my take on news
of the Galaxy Note 7...
Show 285 - Review of
the super-rugged CAT S60, plus news from Blackberry about the
DTEK50
Show 284 - Review of
the premium mid-ranger with brutal stereo speakers, the Alcatel
Idol 4, plus news from Wileyfox...
Show
283 - Review of the (astonishing value) OnePlus 3
flagship...
Show 282 - Review of
the ultra-budget Vodafone Smart Prime 7, plus news of the
OnePlus Three and the Moto Z and MotoMods
Show 281 - Review of
the new mid-sized Sony Xperia X, plus news of the Samsung Galaxy
S7 Active
Show
280 - News of the Zenfone Max and a full review of the
modular LG G5
Archive of earlier Smartphones Shows