As part of my Xiaomi Mi 11 review, I dedicated a post to testing the battery and seeing how much temperatures rise while in use. The phone runs much hotter with quicker battery drain than last years flagship Snapdragon 865 phones, but it does offer incredible performance. As usual, the UK variant of Samsung flagship…
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra officially launches today, but many pre-orders were sent out early, including mine. The new Samsung Galaxy S21 series features the Exynos 2100 which has the potential to put Samsung back on track with their Exynos chipsets following a few years of poor performance vs its Qualcomm counterpart. So, will UK…
I impulsively bought the Amazon Echo Flex and the addon motion sensor during the Black Friday period. The Flex was £14 but the motion sensor £15, all in all, a cheap buy as far as my compulsive tech spending goes. What I hoped to achieve was a relatively affordable motion sensor for Philips Hue lights…
EPOS is best known for their range of gaming headsets and surround sound DACs which were previously branded, then co-branded with Sennheiser. Like almost every other company on the planet, they have no launched some true wireless earbuds. With EPOS being a gaming brand they offer something many TWS earphones lack. The EPOS GTW 270…
While this is not normally something I would post about, the takeaway I have from this new announcement by MediaTek is their commitment to break into the Western market with their Dimensity chipsets. Something I have been eager for them to do since the launch of the Dimensity 1000. Full Press Release: MediaTek today announced…
Announced back at CES 2020, the Yale Linus Smart Lock has only recently been made available. This adopts a different approach to the Conexis L1 smart lock, and it addresses the concerns many users had with that. The lock retains its old-fashioned cylinder allowing you to optionally use you key when leaving or entering your…
Announced on the 28th of December, the Xiaomi Mi 11 beat the Samsung Galaxy S21 to be the first phone featuring the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. The launch was limited to China, and there has been no word on the Pro model yet. Eager to try out Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset, I opted to…
With most of us working from home, many of us have been looking for ways to improve our productivity and comfort while at home. I am fortunate enough to work from home in a dedicated office with a desktop, but most of the people I know seem to be working off laptops. As good as…
This was part of the Xiaomi Mi 11 review I am finalising, but it ended up being so long it warranted its own post. My tests here are not the most thorough in the world, but they still highlight some issues that have been raised by others regarding the phone, and potentially the SD888 chipset….
Following the announcement of the MediaTek Dimensity 1200, Realme were quick to tease a new phone based on the chipset, which was later confirmed to be the Realme X9 Pro. Perhaps to get ahead of unofficial leaks, Realme have sent out the exact specification of their two new flagship devices, the X9 Pro, and then…
I have already looked at how the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 & 1100 improve on the previous generation Dimensity 1000+, and how they compare with the Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100. However, the new Dimensity chipsets may be more comparable to the just-announced Snapdragon 870. In terms of overall performance, it seems unlikely the MediaTek Dimensity…
Today, Mediatek took the wraps off its latest two flagship chipsets for 2021. I have already covered how they improved on the Dimensity 1000+, but how do they compare with the Qualcomm and Samsung chipsets you find on the likes of the Galaxy S21 and Xiaomi Mi 11. MediaTek Dimensity 1200 & 1100 vs Qualcomm…