The miniaturization of electronics and advances in battery technology have ushered an age in which it's possible to carry around what would once have been considered a supercomputer in our pockets. In just a couple of decades, smartphones, along with their bigger tablet brothers, have become indispensable and made it easy to stay connected to work, friends and family, wherever we may be.
Read on for news, reviews and comparisons of the latest smartphones and tablets.
We've seen flagship smartphones from Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony, Apple, and others this year, which means we've just got one more major name to go – Google. Here's what we're expecting from Google's big press event on October 4, and how it might fight back against the iPhone X.
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Apple's 2017 iPhones have been grabbing a lot of attention lately, but there are plenty of good options for those not wanting to commit to the Apple ecosystem. With LG about to launch its multimedia-focused V30, how does it stack up against the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X?
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Google is ramping up its efforts in the mobile space, with a US$1.1 billion purchase of HTC talent to play a key role in its development of smartphone hardware. The agreement sees Google bring HTC brainpower in-house to build Google products.
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With the news that Apple's latest iPhones are going to support wireless charging, the tech is back in the spotlight, but it still has its limitations. Pi promises mat-free top ups within range of the cone-shaped wireless charging station, and support for juicing up multiple devices at once.
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New Atlas compares the specs for all eight currently-available models of iPhone, from the budget iPhone SE to the bank-busting iPhone X, as well as the basic and Plus models of the iPhone 6s, 7 and 8.
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To celebrate 10 years of the iPhone, this week Apple announced the special anniversary edition, the iPhone X. Considering it comes with an eye-wateringly high price tag, let's see how it stacks up, specs-wise, with its main competitor, Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+.
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Now the dust has settled on the 2017 iPhone launch, we have a bit more information about the specs and options for the iPhone X, the iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus. Whether you're planning to pre-order or just curious, here's what you need to know about how the phones stack up against each other.
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Another year, another iPhone update purporting to "revolutionize" the smartphone game. The big new thing in this round of updates is the replacement of fingerprint access with a new facial recognition system. It's undoubtedly a high-tech addition, but is it anything more than a gimmick?
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It had long been rumoured that Apple was working on something special for the iPhone's tenth anniversary, and so it's proved: the bezel-free, face-scanning iPhone X is the new premium-level Apple flagship phone, and has been joined by the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus for 2017.
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One of the limiting factors of the existing Apple Watch has been the fact that if you want to use it for phone calls, it has to be paired with a nearby iPhone. Well, that isn't the case with the new Apple Watch Series 3. It has built-in cellular, making it a truly stand-alone device.
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