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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Other recent programmes
Download Phones Show Chat episode 559 ("No NFC? No Google Pay for YOU!", 20/05/2020) manually (Size: 26MB, 40 minutes duration).
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download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show
Chat 559 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Andrew Manning Feedback on PSC558
Google
Play Music and YouTube Music Transfer - Check
Yours
Daniel Bemis is Happy with iPhone
Pixel
4a - New
Low Price Leaked
Device Week
Sony
Xperia 5
iPhone
11 Pro
Pixel
3
Unihertz
Titan
Surface
Duo Specs
OPPO
Find X2 Pro
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Marcus Brown!
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube
Channel to watch Phones Show 394 (May 2020 Top
5 Phones, iPhone SE (2020) Review) and 395 (The Unihertz Titan
Review)
Photo of the Mid-Week!
Wet Leaf by Richard Mills using a Pixel 4 XL. Edited in
Snapseed
Download Phones Show Chat episode 558 ("Andrew Manning, A Four-Fold Approach", 17/05/2020) manually (Size: 36MB, 57 minutes duration).
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download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show
Chat 558 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Andrew
Manning
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Andy Moon on the Huawei P40 Pro and Google Mobile Services
Keith Bartlett on Imaging
Neil Gilroy on iPhone vs Android Performance
Google
Play Music to YouTube Music
Adrian Gavin on Xiaomi Mi 9 Android 10 Vodafone Chaos
Device Week
Sony
Xperia 5
iPhone
11 Pro
iPhone
SE 2020
Pixel
3
Samsung
Galaxy Note9
LG
G8
Xiaomi
Mi Max 3
Cambridge
Audio Melomania 1
JBL
TUNE 115BTs
Dali
Katch
Moto
G8 Power - Ted's
Review
OPPO
Find X2 Pro
Unihertz
Titan
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is David Addington!
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 393 (OnePlus 8
Pro) and 394 (May 2020 Top 5 Phones, iPhone SE (2020) Review)
Photo of the Week
Beautiful Beast by Chris Bates using a OnePlus 8 Pro in
Super Macro Mode (crop/Snapseed)
Download Phones Show Chat episode 557 ("Thousands and thousands... of mAh", 13/05/2020) manually (Size: 20MB, 41 minutes duration).
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Phones Show
Chat 557 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Sethu Pillai on Voice Authentication for Banking Apps in
Australia
Julian Lambert, Neil Holding, Xerxes Hodivala and Keith F on
Android Security and Updates
Harry Myhre on Notification LED and Wide Phones
Stu Miller on AoD
Notify - Always
on AMOLED
Oppo
Admits Fast Charging Battery Damage
Moto
G8 Power Lite
Simon Nobs on Verbal Audio Control
May 2020 Top 5 Phones
Steve
1. iPhone SE (2020)
4. Pixel 4a
5. Moto G8 Plus
Ted
1. Pixel 3
5. iPhone SE (2020)
Device Week
Sony
Xperia 5
iPhone
11 Pro
iPhone
SE 2020
Pixel
3
Sony
Xperia 5 Style Cover View
Sony Xperia 5 vs Pixel 3 Images (see below)
Dark Gmail finally arrived on my
iPhone 11 Pro 8-)
High
Resolution iOS Amplifier
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Jason Snowden! 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 393 (OnePlus 8
Pro) and 394 (May 2020 Top 5 Phones, iPhone SE (2020) Review)
Download Phones Show Chat episode 556 ("Mike Warner, Back from the Dead", 10/05/2020) manually (Size: 32MB, 60 minutes duration).
Alternate
download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show
Chat 556 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Mike
Warner
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Xiaomi
Poco F2 Pro
Google
Authenticator Now Cross Device
Dark Gmail on iPhone Saga
Jon Trimmer on OnePlus 30W Wireless Charger
Aty T on Samsung
Repairs
Device Week
OnePlus
8 Pro
Sony
Xperia 5
iPhone
11 Pro
iPhone
SE 2020
Pixel
3
Xiaomi
Mi Note 10
Xiaomi
Security Issue
Mike's Huawei P30 Pro Repair
Which
Biometric System is the Most Secure
Android
Security Authentication
Dolby Atmos Baked Into Phones List - iOS
- Android
Musings on Phone 'Assistants' Voice Control of
Audio Playback
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Craig Carroll! 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 392 (Samsung
Galaxy Z Flip) and 393 (OnePlus 8 Pro)
Photo of the Week
From Dusk Till Dawn by Mark Mochan using a Google Pixel 4
XL
Download Phones Show Chat episode 555 ("QWERTY powerhouse", 06/05/2020) manually (Size: 39MB, 60 minutes duration).
Alternate
download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show
Chat 555 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Martin
Riddiford
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
Nick Ballard on iPhone 11 Pro Max Battery
Pete Warner on Nova and Android 10 Gestures
Xperia
10 vs Xperia 10 Plus vs Xperia 10 Mk.II
Device Week
OnePlus
8 Pro
Sony
Xperia 5 - Ted's
Review
iPhone
11 Pro
iPhone
SE 2020
Pixel
3
Messages
for Web
Always
on AMOLED
OnePlus
8 Pro USB-C to HDMI Adapter
Martin
Riddiford on Gemini/Cosmo/Astro-Slide
Martin
talks about the Astro Slide on YouTube
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Kah Leong Ow! 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 392 (Samsung
Galaxy Z Flip) and 393 (OnePlus 8 Pro)
Download Phones Show Chat episode 554 ("Carole Theriault, Stay Safe!", 03/05/2020) manually (Size: 42MB, 67 minutes duration).
Alternate
download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show
Chat 554 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon with Carole
Theriault (Smashing
Security)
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
PSC Goes Twice Weekly During C-19 Lockdown
Plastic
Screens and Fingerprints
Sony
Xperia L4 - GSMArena
Xperia L3 vs L4
Samsung
Galaxy M31 Coming Soon
OnePlus
Z Coming in July
Adrian Brain on Sony's Image Processing
Algorithms
Xiaomi
Allegedly Collecting Users Data
IT
and computer help in Reading and Woodley
Device Week
Samsung
Galaxy S9+
OnePlus
8 Pro
Huawei
P40 Pro
Next
Door App
Sony
Xperia 5 - Ted's
Review
iPhone
X 256GB
iPhone
11 Pro
iPhone
SE 2020
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Tayo Olasope! 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 391 (Huawei P40
Pro) and 392 (Samsung Galaxy Z Flip)
Photo of the Week
Frame
in Frame by Pete Warner using an Honor View 20
and InFrame
software
Download Phones Show Chat episode 553 ("What price a Sony?", 29/04/2020) manually (Size: 30MB, 48 minutes duration).
Alternate
download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show
Chat 553 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted
Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
Phones
Show Chat - PSC
Photos - PSC
Classifieds - Steve
- Ted
Feedback
PSC Goes Twice Weekly During C-19 Lockdown
Juan
Carlos Bagnell on AndroidCentral Podcast
John Tanzer on Sony Phones - CameraMX
Tim Evans' Revamped
Speaker Test
John Mason on iPhone Batteries
Tim Evans and Frank Niethardt on iPhone SE (2020)
Sethu M Pillai on Xperia, Cameras in Phones and Form Factors
Device Week
Samsung
Galaxy Z Flip
Samsung
Galaxy S9+
Sony
Xperia 5
iPhone
X 256GB
OnePlus
8 Pro
P40
Pro
Xiaomi
Flip Phone
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this
week's winner is Daniel Gray! 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 391 (Huawei P40
Pro) and 392 (Samsung Galaxy Z Flip)
For older Phones Show Chat episodes, see our archive.
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The Phones Show (videos)
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