Battery hero

A really good phone with excellent battery life, big performance headroom and much better image processing, though not an exciting upgrade…

Beats the iPhone Duo on paper for weight, battery and price, but sloppy software, overheating and weaker cameras stop it being the better p…

His pick for best camera and co-smartphone of the year, thanks to the 5x zoom, 24MP shots, portrait conversion, battery and USB-C.

The best choice for anyone wanting a big screen and battery now the Plus is gone, especially in eSIM-only countries.

Conflicted over the lack of camera and battery upgrades, but he concludes it is the most complete Android phone and a great all-rounder for…

Actually deserves the Ultra name, with a 35% bigger battery and a 5,000-nit display, though the brightness is excessive for most uses.

A monolithic rugged phone with a bright camping light, projector, night vision and huge battery, earning A tier.

Exceptional rear cameras and smarter software, but weak front camera, patchy apps and no Apple ecosystem made it unworkable as his main pho…

Runner-up for the why-does-this-exist award: not bad but a disappointing spec bump with a less cool dotty screen at $800.

Came second for battery life at just under 13 hours, helped by a dual silicon carbon battery setup.

Calls it the best 360 camera on the market, with big gains in image quality, durability, battery and night footage, though not essential if…

A very strong flagship with huge battery life and excellent cameras, and a rear screen that is more useful than he expected, though not all…

Most recommendable $99 headphones, with huge battery life and satisfying physical controls, despite plastic build and only decent noise can…

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

A surprisingly polished budget smartwatch with a great screen and 7-day battery, which he thinks beats Fitbit and Xiaomi bands.

Maybe the most instantly recommendable phone he has used, with standout design, screen and battery for £200, held back by average performan…

Best Samsung flagship yet, with a standout anti-reflective screen, polished software, useful AI features and great battery life, though the…

Overall phone of the year, with a superb camera, huge efficient battery and fast software, but hard to buy in the UK and US.

The mouse he has always used, now in white, and he calls it actual perfection.

Best foldable of 2023 and the first to properly compete with Samsung, with better cameras, battery and software.

Excellent all-rounder at $799 with standout battery, screen, software and speed, held back only by an inconsistent camera.

An iterative but very polished flagship with great battery, storage and a useful S Pen, and he is switching to it as his daily phone.

He says the chip finally makes Windows laptops good, with big gains in battery life, standby and camera quality plus useful AI features.

Calls it the most unique e-reader he has seen, praising its full Android, adaptive refresh, long battery life and pocket size.