Dominic Preston

Realme’s GT line takes its name from the world of motorsports, so it should come as no surprise that speed is of the essence in the new GT Neo 3. From the racing stripes across the back to the inclusion of the fastest wired charging in any phone right now – a frankly ridiculous 150W … Read moreRealme GT Neo 3 Review: Need for Speed

Vivo’s flagship phones have slowly earned a reputation for excellent camera performance, culminating in last year’s X70 Pro+ being widely named one of – if not the – best camera phones on the market. With no X80 Pro+, it falls on the X80 Pro to take up the mantle. And indeed, its camera system is … Read moreThe Best Camera Gets (Slightly) Better

It’s been a year and a half since Huawei sold Honor, launching the former subsidiary as an independent organisation. Although Honor has achieved plenty in that time, it’s taken until now for it to globally launch what it considers to be a true flagship phone: the Magic 4 Pro. First unveiled at the Mobile World … Read moreHonor Magic 4 Pro Review: A Rough-Cut Diamond

After years of success in China, and slow but steady progress in Europe and the rest of Asia, chipset manufacturer MediaTek has clearly set its sights on the US smartphone market with its first ever mmWave 5G chipset: the Dimensity 1050. While MediaTek already offers several 5G chipsets to smartphone manufacturers, all so far have … Read moreMediaTek Aims for the US with mmWave-Enabled Dimensity 1050

Qualcomm has unveiled two new chipsets to power high-end mobile phones, including its new top-tier offering: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The 8+ Gen 1 is one of Qualcomm’s typical mid-cycle refreshes, in this case upgrading on last December’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The core of the chip remains unchanged, but the CPU’s prime core … Read moreQualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 & 7 Gen 1

The iPhone SE is a funny old phone. With a design and display that you could generously call “aged”, but the latest Apple processor and 5G connectivity, this is a very old-fashioned phone in some respects but a supremely modern device in others. The same inconsistencies were there to be found in the (almost identical) … Read moreiPhone SE 2022 Review: Cheap Isn’t Always Cheerful

Just weeks after unveiling the Magic 4 flagships at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a resurgent Honor has confirmed plans to bring another phone to the global market: the Honor X8. The X8 is a very different beast to the Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro (not to mention the recently revealed Magic 4 Ultimate, … Read moreHonor X8 Is the Company’s First Cheap Phone to Go Global

With four phones in the iPhone line-up, the 13 Pro has a tough job to do: it has to prove itself not only against stiff Android competition but also against the iPhone 13 itself, to justify why someone should pay extra for ‘Pro’ features in a phone that’s otherwise essentially identical. That’s a test that … Read moreiPhone 13 Pro Review: This Year’s Best iPhone

When Apple unveiled the updated iPhone SE last week, reactions were…mixed. While some praised Apple’s efforts to pack the latest A15 Bionic processor and 5G connectivity into its cheapest phone, others (myself included) singled out the outdated design and clunky display as cause for concern. Fortunately, Samsung is here to show Apple how it’s done. … Read moreGalaxy A53 Beats iPhone SE at its Own Game

Forget the name: the Xiaomi 12 Pro is really the direct successor to last year’s Xiaomi Mi 11. A re-shuffle in Xiaomi’s flagship line-up has introduced the smaller Xiaomi 12, now giving the Chinese company a pair of high-end phones in different sizes to directly rival Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and S22+ – with a 12 … Read moreXiaomi 12 Pro Review: Hit Hardware, So-So Software

The new iPhone SE is here. Or is it? To be honest, it looks quite a lot like the last one, released in 2020, which really looked a lot like the iPhone 8, which came out in 2017. Although, if I’m being honest, that didn’t look so different from the iPhone 6, which launched way … Read moreFans Deserve Better than the iPhone SE’s Dated Design

The first iPhone SE was a colossal success for Apple, and the only strange thing about it is that Apple took four years to release a successor. Fortunately, there’s not been so long to wait for SE 3, with a new iPhone SE here just two years later. Apple unveiled the affordable iPhone at a … Read moreiPhone SE 3 (2022) Release Date, Price & Specs

OnePlus has been on a roll recently with its affordable mid-range options, which have consistently delivered solid specs for the price even as the lustre of its flagships has arguably begun to wane. I’m pleased to report that the Nord CE 2 is no exception. Yes, eagle-eyed industry watchers may note that this is probably … Read moreOnePlus Nord CE 2 Review: Affordable All-Rounder

Mobile World Congress is back, and while it’s not exactly bigger than ever, the returned trade show is still one of the most important moments in the mobile industry calendar. This year still saw plenty of major launches, with the likes of Realme, Honor, and Poco all taking the opportunity to launch new phones, while … Read moreTech Advisor’s Best of MWC 2022 Awards