Better late than never. Huawei Mate 30 Pro arrives in the UK via Carphone Warehouse. Testing the waters for the P40 Pro launch?
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Better late than never. Huawei Mate 30 Pro arrives in the UK via Carphone Warehouse. Testing the waters for the P40 Pro launch?

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro launched shortly after IFA 2019 back in September, but due to the prolonged disagreements between China and the US, Huawei still can’t ship their new phones with Google Apps. By all accounts, the phone has been extraordinarily successful in China and Huawei seem to be weathering the storm quite well,…

Huawei MateBook D Series updated for 2020 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U in 14 & 15-inch models from £599.99
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Huawei MateBook D Series updated for 2020 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500U in 14 & 15-inch models from £599.99

I was very impressed with the Huawei Matebook X Pro when I reviewed it back in 2018. Huawei also has a more affordable range of laptops with their D series which are powered by AMD CPUs. Like many other laptop brands, this has received its yearly update moving it from an AMD Ryzen 5 2500U…

Huawei Mobile Services gets mapping boost thanks to TomTom giving them competitive data to Google Maps
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Huawei Mobile Services gets mapping boost thanks to TomTom giving them competitive data to Google Maps

When the issues with the trade ban on Huawei started in May last year, just before the Honor 20 Pro launch, I never thought they would have lasted until 2020. Clearly I underestimated both President Trump and his bullying tactics and China’s stubbornness. So here we are in 2020, Huawei still has no access to…

Huawei P40 Pro to launch again in Paris, still no Google apps

Huawei P40 Pro to launch again in Paris, still no Google apps

An unusually early launch announcement, according to Gizchina, Richard Yu announced to French press during at an interview that the new Huawei P40 series will launch in Paris at the end of March, similar to previous years Normally that wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy at this point, it is more stating the obvious. This year though,…

Cyber Monday Deals – Netatmo, PhiGolf, Huawei Mediapad M5 & More

Cyber Monday Deals – Netatmo, PhiGolf, Huawei Mediapad M5 & More

Black Friday is over, and Cyber Monday is the last chance to grab yourself a bargain. Netatmo has numerous products discounted and I have been a fan of theirs for a while now, plus the PhiGolf WGT which I recently reviewed. Netatmo Smart Outdoor Security Camera RRP £249.99Deal of the Day: £172.49 Honestly, one of…

Black Friday Smartphone Deals – Huawei & OPPO
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Black Friday Smartphone Deals – Huawei & OPPO

Lots more Black Friday deals coming through. Huawei and OPPO have announced their official deals, but you may get better ones through individual websites/sellers, or for the timed lightning deals for example. Huawei Phones All these deals will be available from CPW, Argos, Amazon, SDG and JLP, and they all start on the 22nd. Huawei…

Huawei Nova 5T Review – Flagship specs at an affordable price with a strong sense of déjà vu
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Huawei Nova 5T Review – Flagship specs at an affordable price with a strong sense of déjà vu

Huawei’s latest launch may seem a bit peculiar, how has a company that has sanctions preventing it using Google services launched a phone using them? At a quick glance, this looks like a spectacular phone offering flagships specs at an affordable price point of just £400. In comparison to the P30 Pro, the last flagship…

Apple AirPods Pro vs AirPods 2 vs Huawei Freebuds 3 Compared  – Which to choose?
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Apple AirPods Pro vs AirPods 2 vs Huawei Freebuds 3 Compared – Which to choose?

[Update 18th November 2019] The Huawei Freebuds 3 are now on Amazon to buy. This week we have seen the launch of the Apple AirPods Pro priced at £249.00 and the first reviews of the Huawei Freebuds 3 priced at £169.99 came out. So, which is best and are the AirPods Pro worth £50 more…

Huawei P30 Pro & Mate 20 Pro receiving EMUI 10 / Android 10 stable update in Europe
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Huawei P30 Pro & Mate 20 Pro receiving EMUI 10 / Android 10 stable update in Europe

Huawei has had the EMUI 10 available on Beta for several devices for a while now, last week it was reported that the stable version was being rolled out in China including the Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro, HONOR 20, HONOR 20 Pro, HONOR V20 and HONOR Magic 2. This would be followed in late November…

Black Friday Amazon – Honor & Huawei Deals – Honor 20 Pro £399.99 – Mate 20 Pro £415
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Black Friday Amazon – Honor & Huawei Deals – Honor 20 Pro £399.99 – Mate 20 Pro £415

Lots of websites and brands are pulling the trigger early for Black Friday with each year getting earlier into November for deals. The official Amazon Black Friday event starts from 22nd November until Black Friday on the 29th November. Honor However, Honor is one of the companies pushing out their sales early. The highlight deal…

Huawei Nova 5T vs Honor 20 Compared – Is there a difference?

Huawei Nova 5T vs Honor 20 Compared – Is there a difference?

Huawei’s most recent release is the Nova 5T which landed in the office to review this week. At first glance, it is an impressive device with flagship-like specs including a Kirin 980 chipset and quad camera all for a bargain price of £399. Perhaps more impressive is that Huawei has managed to launch a phone…

EMUI 10 with Android 10 coming to Huawei P30 Pro, Mate 20 Pro & Honor 20-series this month
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EMUI 10 with Android 10 coming to Huawei P30 Pro, Mate 20 Pro & Honor 20-series this month

Huawei is expected to start the rollout of their stable EMUI 10 release this month which is based on Android 10. The rollout will start in China, so don’t expect UK phones to get the update in November, but it is a promising start. It is expected that the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro to…