Audio

Sent alongside the phone and tested with it, but not reviewed in detail.

An interesting battery-free speaker that starts playing when a wireless-charging phone is placed on it.

Extremely slim earbuds that sound good for non-ANC, but are pricey and lack AirPods' connectivity.

Fascinating translation earbuds that let two people talk across languages, with a transcript on the phone.

Adds Bluetooth to any headphone jack and can feed two pairs of earphones at once.

A quirky speaker with a magnetic dial remote, slightly above average sound for the price and some useful tricks.

Special black and red edition included in the Star Wars bundle; he prefers neckband earphones in general.

Noise cancelling is not the best out there, but battery life is a highlight at 23 hours.

Aura glow finish matching the Note 10, with a matte grey case and pearlescent end.

A tiny speaker that clips onto an empty bottle to boost bass, and sounds detailed on its own too.

He likes them: they sound good and the magnetic play/pause is a useful touch, though the magnets are not very strong.

A tiny Bluetooth clip-on mic that streams audio to your phone without cables.

Converts wired earphones and speakers to wireless, with a well-designed remote body.

Decent earphones for just over $20 with a snug fit and warm, bassy sound.

Tiny gadget that turns any object into a speaker, and he found it hugely fun and surprisingly capable.

Unusual headphones with a very different design, magnetic case, no buttons and a hybrid in-ear and over-ear fit with powerful bass.

Oppo's first fully wireless earbuds, with auto-connect and auto-pause features.

Good-sounding AirPods copies with decent noise isolation, but first-generation annoyances and connectivity issues make them poor value.

Used with an adapter to plug into the phone and address its weak built-in mic.

Heavy and barely portable, but the sound is really good and the pixel display is a fun extra.

Great-sounding, comfortable earbuds he likes but doesn't love because of fiddly touch controls.

A high-quality, heavy, LED-packed speaker that sounds better than expected for its size, though not the loudest.

He likes the neckband design, which is his current go-to, and points to fast charging, noise cancellation and premium build.

His favourite of the bunch for presentation, with a secure fit and a Kevlar cable.