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Programme 291 covers:
- Review
of the Google Pixel XL, the monster-priced flagship - does it live up
to the billing?
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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
Archive of earlier Smartphones Shows