Battery hero

Best gaming phone and battery king of 2020, with great speakers and a huge 6,000mAh battery.

Lasted a lot longer than the iPhones, which is impressive given it ran at 120Hz throughout, though it drains on standby.

Refreshingly free of gimmicks, with record-breaking battery life, and the first year he can recommend a smaller iPhone.

Solid but unremarkable on charging: Samsung kept the old 10W tech, so it finished fourth and slower than the Note 8.

Exceptional hardware with a great camera and battery, but the lack of Google apps and Huawei's chip supply problems make it hard to commit…

One of the best value watches full stop, with strong features and about a week of battery for just over $30.

His favourite phone of the year on hardware, camera and battery, held back only by the US ban on Google services.

Beastly hardware and excellent battery life for the money, but let down by ads in the software and some shady pricing and marketing, though…

Impressive upper mid-range phone with excellent battery life and surprisingly strong night photography, held back by plastic build and a si…

A big step up from the Reno3 Pro after only four months, with much faster charging, better performance and design, but no optical stabilisa…

Stacked with the fastest hardware, huge battery and 120Hz display, but the camera is a compromise and the phone is massive.

A smartwatch he has used for three and a half weeks that impresses with its dual display and 30-day LCD battery mode, despite not being a s…

Superb zoom and night photography even months later, though the US ban makes him advise waiting.

The Snapdragon version is clearly the better phone, with stronger performance, cooler running, slightly better photos and much better batte…

A 50-day battery phone so thick it was impractical, and it sold almost nothing.

One of the best displays on the market, with a camera that keeps improving through updates and good battery life.

A big step forward for Zenfone with cleaner software, huge battery and a flip camera, but the LCD panel isn't the best.

Superb camera at a reasonable price but niche, with a mid-range chip and average speaker.

The better buy than the XS if you can cope with its size, thanks to a bigger screen and 10 to 15 percent more battery life.

A bulky but very good value gaming phone with a big battery, fan cooling and strong benchmark scores.

A budget phone with a slick look whose main strength is easy two-day battery life.

Night Mode gives far better detail, dynamic range and colour in the dark than rivals, and its auto mode also has the least noise.

Not the prettiest, but has some of the most powerful camera software ever and slick Google software.

A slick, fast phone with a great camera and battery that he will keep using, despite the GlueGate screen fault, delicate build and software…