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 619 ("Zoe Kleinman, plus size debates!",
09/01/2021) manually
(Size: 30MB, 60 minutes duration).
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Phones Show Chat 619 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Zoe Kleinman (Twitter)
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
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Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Mike Schwartz on Google Maps
S21 vs S21+ vs S21 Ultra Leaked Specs
Stephen Metcalfe on Samsung vs Sony
Device Week
iPhone
12 Pro Max
Pixel 4a 5G - Battery Drain
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G - The Phones Show 413 - Ted's Review
Sony Xperia 5 II - Ted's Comparison Review
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Motorola One Zoom
Pixel 5 - Pixel 3
Microsoft Your Phone
Samsung Galaxy S10 - Ted's Review
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 double-prize winner is Mike
Robins! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show
413 (Christmas 2020 Top 5 Phones and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Review) and 414 (iPhone 12 Pro ProRAW and Recalling the Lumia
1020)
Winner of Photo of the Month for
December 2020
Community on a Lake by Enzro Greenidge using a Samsung Galaxy
Note 20 Ultra
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Show Chat episode 618 ("Smartphone baseline for 2021",
03/01/2021) manually
(Size: 27MB, 52 minutes duration).
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Phones Show Chat 618 - Show Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
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Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Pete Shepherd on Seeing AI - Soundscape - People Detection
Xiaomi Mi 11 Announced
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro Leaked News
No More NexDock Touch
No Photos in 2021 with the Nokia 8.3
Device Week
iPhone
12 Pro Max
Pixel 5 - Pixel 3
Pixel 4a 5G - Battery Drain
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G - The Phones Show 413 - Ted's Review
Sony Xperia 5 II - Ted's Comparison Review
Nokia 9 PureView
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Pixel 3a XL
iPhone SE 2016
Fairphone 3 Plus
GSMArena Phone Finder
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 double-prize winner is Jonathan
Pagel! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
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The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show
412 (NexDock Touch Review) and 413 (Christmas 2020 Top 5 Phones
and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Review)
Winner of Chris Bates' Monthly
Theme Competition for December
Chris Clayton's Frozen Fence-Post! Taken with a Samsung Galaxy
Note 20 Ultra
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Show Chat episode 617 ("Not Quite The End. Of 2020...",
27/12/2020) manually
(Size: 28MB, 55 minutes duration).
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Phones Show Chat 617 - Show
Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
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Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Motorola won't update any of its older phones
to Android 11
Tayo Olasope switched from iOS to Samsung Galaxy
S10 5G
John Husband on Tasker Videos
Turning
Off Volume and Screen Brightness
Setting Up Emergency Calls when Ring Volume is
Off
Device Week
iPhone
12 Pro Max
F(x)tec Pro 1 - LineageOS
Sailfish - Second Article - Mike Warner
Ubuntu Touch - Anbox - YouTube Video
Apple Moves the Phone Imaging Goalposts
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE - Specs - Android 11 and One UI 3 Changes
Sony Xperia 5 II - Ted's Comparison Review
Another Widget
Seeing AI
Pixel 5 - Pixel 3 - Pixel 4a 5G
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 double-prize winner is D I
Thomas! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show
412 (NexDock Touch Review) and 413 (Christmas 2020 Top 5
Phones and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Review)
Photo of the Week
Manual at Sunset by Enzro Greenidge using a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G
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Phones
Show Chat episode 616 ("Mike Warner, Four More Years (of
Android updates)!", 20/12/2020) manually
(Size: 31MB, 61 minutes duration).
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Phones Show Chat is helped out by Noreve - luxury leather tough cases for your smartphone - look out for promos and codes on their front page!Phones Show Chat 616 - Show
Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Mike Warner
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Zac Kew-Denniss on PSC615
Android 11 is rolling for the SGS20FE with OneUI3
Tom Pickert on iPhone 12 and Samsung Galaxy S10 Choice
Aty on the Realme 7 5G (UKP209 on AmazonUK)
Device Week
Pixel
5 - Pixel 4a 5G
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite vs OnePlus Nord N10 5G
Ubuntu Touch - Anbox - YouTube Video
Apple Moves the Phone Imaging Goalposts
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 double-prize winner is Julian
Lambert! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show
412 (NexDock Touch Review) and 413 (Christmas 2020 Top 5
Phones and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Review)
Photo of the Week
Sunrise Through the Rocks by Gavin
Fabiani-Laymond using an iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Phones
Show Chat episode 615 ("Fan Editions, Samsung and Google on
the ascendant?", 12/12/2020) manually
(Size: 33MB, 65 minutes duration).
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Phones
Show Chat is helped out by Noreve -
luxury leather tough cases for your smartphone - look out
for promos and codes on their front page!
Phones Show Chat 615 - Show
Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted Salmon
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
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Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Robert Macrowan on Xiaomi and Google Discover Correction
Chad Dixon on Samsung Galaxy S20 FE (4G, Exynos)
Expensive AirPods Max
Stewart Bowie on Android 11 Bugs in Samsung Galaxy S20
Train Beacon AR for Android and iOS
Steve Heinrich on Branch Education
Zac Kew-Denniss on Samsung Upgrading their Fingerprint Sensor for the S21
Steve’s Christmas 2020 Top 5
Device Week
Pixel
5 - Pixel 4a 5G
iPhone 12 Pro Max
Sony Xperia 5 II - Ted's Comparison with OG
Pixel Feature Drop (December 2020) - Ted's Blog Post
Sony Xperia 5 II - Ted's Comparison Review
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 double-prize winner is John
Tanzer! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show
412 (NexDock Touch Review) and 413 (Christmas 2020 Top 5
Phones and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Review)
Photo of the Week
Silhouette by Mark Mochan using a Pixel 4 XL
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Phones
Show Chat episode 614 ("The curious case of the ever-growing
smartphone", 06/12/2020) manually
(Size: 34MB, 67 minutes duration).
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Phones Show Chat is helped out by Noreve - luxury leather tough cases for your smartphone - look out for promos and codes on their front page! Case reviews coming soon...
Phones Show Chat 614 - Show
Notes
Steve
Litchfield and Ted Salmon with Zac Kew-Denniss
MeWe Groups Join Links
PSC
- PSC
Photos - PSC Classifieds - Steve - Ted
Feedback
Apple Podcasts PSC Reviews
Keith Bartlett on Nokia 9 PureView
Jason Snowden on Samsung Mobile
Repairs
Device Week
Pixel
5 - Pixel 4a 5G
iPhone 12 Pro Max
NexDock Touch Review - Gallery
Motorola One Zoom - 279GBP AmazonUK
Sony Xperia 5 II - Ted's Comparison with OG
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro vs Huawei P30 Pro
Camera Head to Head: Lumia 950 XL vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
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 double-prize winner is Ian
Mackay! stevelitchfield.com/paypal.htm &
tinyurl.com/pspromo
The Phones Show
Tune into Steve's YouTube Channel to watch Phones Show
411 (iPhone 12 Pro Max Review) and 412 (NexDock Touch Review)
Photo of the Week
Dog Portrait taken by Mark Whittam
using an iPhone 12 Pro Max in Portrait Mode:
For older Phones Show Chat episodes, see our archive.
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The Phones Show (videos)
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