Phones

A deliberately iterative phone whose camera system and many small refinements make it a surprisingly good, well-judged upgrade at an unchan…

A $6,300 luxury phone whose camera loses to a $1,000 iPhone and which is built on licensed ZTE software.

Beautifully presented and heavy, but the speakers, camera and ZTE-derived software make it poor value at $5,400.

A hand-assembled $7,940 flip phone with a noisy hinge that closely resembles the ZTE Nubia Flip 2.

A rebadged cheap Ukel phone with a clear interface and good support, but a weak display and a pricey subscription.

A surprisingly faithful copy on the surface, but slow, with terrible battery life and weak build, so not worth buying.

He finds the rear second screen impressive, especially how it lets the main cameras be used for selfies without accidental presses.

Big step up for audio and video, with great screens and a faster sensor, but not an exciting upgrade overall.

A fast, safe upgrade with good audio mixing and gaming, but camera gains over the 15 are negligible and it keeps a 60Hz screen.

Uninspired design and last year's chip make the standard iPhone 14 feel like old tech sold at full price.

Almost certainly a scam, and even if it arrives it is a cheap-feeling modified iPhone, so he says do not buy it.

A real, working rebadged Galaxy Fold at $399, but the odd company and delivery uncertainty mean he can't recommend buying it.

A solid but safe upgrade with a bigger battery and magnetic charging, held back by 128GB of storage and a chip that only keeps pace.

First foldable with IP68 protection, but bezels, thickness, chip and cameras lag behind rivals at $1,799.

An extravagant autonomous concept with a bendable 65-inch TV, seven projectors and 42 speakers that impressed him with its media quality.

A fun, distinctive flip phone that is basically a flagship S24 Plus that folds, and a sensible choice if you like the idea of a folding pho…

Essentially last year's Flip 6 with weaker parts, and the $200 saving is not enough to justify it.

A distinctive, good-value $349 phone with a great screen and clean software, though the Glyph features lack depth and the cameras are only…

Closer to the Edge in features and might be the better phone for non-techy buyers than the Ultra.

A stodgy but very comfortable small phone with decent mid-range specs and an unremarkable camera.

Fun five-camera phone with great RAW photos, but let down by an outdated chip.

An exciting phone with a clever rotating camera and a standout screen, held back by durability worries, dull colours and a missing headphon…

He liked it more than expected, especially the second screen tricks, but big foldables have absorbed its functionality so it is not needed.

Fun and Lego-like, but modular phones create e-waste and are not a good idea for any company in 2025.