Everything I've tested.

Loved it as stylish with an awesome camera, but it is China-only.

Wins most improved phone: strong specs at around $700, though camera processing needs work.

Densely specced for an upper mid-range price, but lacks water resistance and wireless charging, and the invisible selfie camera performs te…

Gaming phone of the year, with top performance, huge battery life and a great accessory ecosystem.

Best budget phone: prioritises the right hardware, with a good chipset, flagship-feeling screen and a respectable 108MP camera.

A tier below, but really good and arguably much better value for money.

Best compact phone of 2023, with long battery life, a headphone jack, microSD and a physical camera button.

Wins best battery award by matching the Xperia 5 V's battery life at $400, though the naming is poor.

Like the S23 with a bigger battery, but the nearly two-year-old Exynos 2200 chip makes $600 hard to justify.

He thinks it is the most futuristic shoe around because it folds in half so you never need to use your hands.

Not useful for most people but a great working science lesson; 8/10.

Cool as a piece of art with obvious limits such as 1080p and a picture-versus-transparency paradox; 7/10.

A mind-blowing holographic display with a ChatGPT demo; he gave it 10/10 for taste of the future.

Lovely reflections from the glass, but cheap LEDs, a remote and a dead rotation motor; 4/10.

Cool that it follows you, but the weak obstacle sensors mean he wouldn't trust it with valuables; 5/10.

The self-rotating lead really works, but he only gave it 6/10.

Looks futuristic but is heavy and dysfunctional with non-existent support, making it an expensive prop.

An astonishingly agile and powerful robot he rated 9/10.

Premium-feeling and good fit, but one earbud failed to connect and the bottle-opener case is daft; 3/10.

The glowing algae looks impressive when shaken, but is impractical; 6/10.

Looks cool with nice lighting but sounds like a $50 speaker; 5/10.

Seamless real-time translation that earns a spot in his travel bag, despite a paywalled offline app and cheap build; 8/10.

A pricey but surprisingly versatile phone strap that works as a mount; 7/10.

The first product in its category that delivers on its promise, with surprisingly good photos; 9/10.