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
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Phones Show Chat 459 -
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Other recent programmes
Download Phones Show Chat episode 458 ("Rob Vanderkam, The Two Year Flagship",05/08/2018) manually (Size: 43MB, 70 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Alternate download link for anyone having cellular download problems.
Phones Show Chat 458 - Show
Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Rob Vanderkam
Feedback
Put Stuff in the Right Place!
Adrian B Asus Zenfone 5 vs. Nokia 7 Plus fight!
Zac Kew-Denniss reports that OnePlus will push Android P to 3 and 3T
Tony Cowell on Year-Old
Bargain Handsets
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Nokia 7 Plus - stunning battery life - Nokia 7 Plus vs Pixel XL
Pixel XL
Fitbit
Versa - Steve’s Initial Write-Up
Xperia XZ3 to have 48MP Camera
Steve’s XIIVIO Mini-Hub Review - AmazonUK
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week the
winner is... Maarten Korenromp. 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 343 (Nokia
7 Plus) and 344 (Steve’s Summer Top 5 Phones)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Picture of the Week Winner: Praia taken on a Nokia 8 by David de Nieuwe
Download Phones Show Chat episode 457 ("Steve Nutt, Talkback Notifications",28/07/2018) manually (Size: 37MB, 59 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Phones
Show Chat 457 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Steve Nutt
Feedback
Put Stuff in the Right Place!
Andy Sharp on Weather Apps in the Heatwave
Sony Xperia XZ3 to have 48MP Camera
Archive.org
and X-Rated PSC!
Tom Pickert on FM Transmitters and Audio
Leon Buxton on USB-C
Audio Charger 3.5mm Adapter
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Nokia 7 Plus - stunning battery life - Nokia 7 Plus vs Pixel XL
Android
P DP4 and Accessibility
Ted’s Top 5 Phones
Sony Xperia XA2 Revisited - Classy Lockscreen
Live
Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week the
winner is... Mike
Cook. 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 342 (Asus
Zenfone 5) and 343 (Nokia 7 Plus)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Picture
of the Month Winner: Armada Window
by Sean Paull using an iPhone 7 Plus (as we check out Steve Nutt
attempting to ‘see’ the picture using Eye-D Pro App).
Download Phones Show Chat episode 456 ("James Reed, X4? Job done!",21/07/2018) manually (Size: 38MB, 61 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Phones
Show Chat 456 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with James
Reed
Feedback
Mike
Robins on DIY SIM Card Tray Mod
Alan Kennedy on Nokia 8 and W10M
Is that a Pistol in Your Pocket?
Ted’s
Quest - Camera Apps
Pixel Camera for the Nokia 7 Plus
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Nokia 8 - Disproportionate Battery Drain
Nokia 7 Plus
Moto X4
DTEK50
Honor 10 - Ted’s Review
USB-C Dongle Works Fine with Windows Phones
No Future for USB-C Headphones
Live
Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week the
winner is... Al
Al-Khadi. 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 341
(BlackBerry KEY2) and 342 (Asus Zenfone 5)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Picture
of the Week Winner: Hole in the Wall by Matt Burkinshaw using a
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Download Phones Show Chat episode 455 ("Mike Robins, On a Budget!",15/07/2018) manually (Size: 41MB, 57 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Phones Show Chat 454 -
Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mike Robins
Feedback
BBC4’s The Rise and Fall of Nokia
Gavin Fabiani-Laymond on the Sony Xperia XZ2
Sony announce the Xperia XA2 Plus - Ted’s XA2 Review
Allen Cross reports BlackBerry/TCL’s Invitation-only KEYone Oreo Beta Test
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Nokia 8 - Up to date with July Security
Asus Zenfone 5 - Ted’s Review
Nokia 7 Plus
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Ted's Nokia 6.1 Review
Moto Z in 2018
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week the
winner is... James Reed. 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 341
(BlackBerry KEY2) and 342 (Asus Zenfone 5)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Picture of the Week Winner: Untitled by Ángeles Andrade using a Xiaomi Redmi
4A and SnapSeed. This is one of a series of really
interesting artwork submissions to the Flickr Group - rest
of his portfolio.
Download Phones Show Chat episode 454 ("Zac Kew-Dennis, Treble KEY Plus",08/07/2018) manually (Size: 53MB, 73 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Phones
Show Chat 454 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Zac
Kew-Dennis
Feedback
Glynn Stone curses Video Unboxings!
Android P Beta DP4 - Droid
Life
Colin Bowen on Wileyfox Swift Range and Oreo
Dave
Proudlock on Oreo for Moto Z2 Play/Moto Z
Richard
S has joined Ted in the Sirocco Club!
PSC G+ Community Category Phone Reviews by Members - tinyurl.com/pscphonereviews
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
BlackBerry KEY2 - Ted’s Review
Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco
Ted’s Asus Zenfone 5 Review
Nokia 7 Plus - ARCore inclusion - Google’s Measure App
Alcatel IDOL 4 Pro
OnePlus onto Project Treble
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week the
winner is... Richard
Oldroyd. 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 340 (Planet
Computers’ Gemini) and 341 (BlackBerry KEY2)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Picture
of the Week Winner:
Robin V shoots Ottawa Rowing Club with a Pixel XL
Download Phones Show Chat episode 453 ("Tim Evans, all KEYed up",30/06/2018) manually (Size: 42MB, 63 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Phones Show
Chat 453 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Tim Evans
Feedback
Aidan Bell and Tayo Olasope feedback on Gemini
Malcolm Bryant on Lite Fantastic
Kurt
Kaufman on Alcatel 1X
Sony
are Playing with the Big Boys!
PSC Photos vs Phones Show Chat’s Photos from Phones Category
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
BlackBerry KEY2 - Sunlight Screenshot
Planet Computers Gemini
Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco
iOS Beta (D2)
Ted’s Asus Zenfone 5 Review
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week the
winner is... Daniel
Stott. 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 340 (Planet
Computers’ Gemini) and 341 (BlackBerry KEY2)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Picture of the
Month Winner: Window to the Other Side by ehmjay1628 on Flickr
using an LG G3 and SnapSeed
Download Phones Show Chat episode 452 ("Julie Wills, Touch Typing",23/06/2018) manually (Size: 50MB, 76 minutes duration).
Phones Show Chat is helped out by IMax Repairs - phone, tablet and general tech repairs and servicing.
Phones
Show Chat 452 - Show Notes
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Julie
Wills
Feedback
Google Podcasts
Pocket Casts Beta
John Doe on Oppo Find X
Google
Opens up Messages for Web
YouTube Premium now available in the UK
Zac Kew-Denniss on 8.1 rolling out for Moto X4
Device Week
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
BlackBerry KEY2 - Sunlight Screenshot
Planet Computers Gemini - Crystallusion
Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco
Live Draw
We make a draw for smartphone accessories each week and this week the
winner is... Mike
Robins. 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 339
(OnePlus 6) and 340 (Planet Computers’ Gemini)
PSC Photos & Flickr Group
Picture
of the Week Winner: Morning Sun by Frank Niethardt using an LG G4
For older Phones Show Chat episodes, see our archive.
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The Phones Show (videos)
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