Overengineered

Does exactly what it promises but aiming while moving is hard, so he rated it 5 out of 10 and called it silly.

Very robust survival pods, though a niche product he doesn't expect many people to buy.

Prefers the ceramic white model to the black one but thinks the Ultra phones play it too safe with colour.

Calls it the most ridiculous phone he has seen, impressed by its dual batteries, rear screen and clip-on cooler that vents onto the process…

Loved the rocket box and slick design, with only minor gripes about heavy software customisation and an impractical LED ring.

Thinks the phone with a launching drone camera is a really dumb idea that solves a problem that doesn't exist.

It does turn eggs into cubes, though the point of it is questionable.

Technically the most impressive camera phone he has used, but too niche and too expensive for most people.

An extraordinary gaming phone with top speakers, battery and performance, held back by an average camera, and good value at the base price…

A kilogram-of-gold S21 Ultra with no working cameras and a huge price, which he finds laughable and pointless.

Impressive privacy hardware and fast software, but expensive, short on apps and unlikely to challenge Android.

A strange folding triple wireless charger that becomes a cube with clock, alarm, speaker and light.

An odd, ugly iPod-style music phone with a great spin wheel, which shows Samsung copying rivals before it found its own way.

A surprisingly capable smart wallet with GPS, alarm, thief camera and battery, held back by thickness, price and a poor Android app.

Bought to prove that different is not always good, a badly designed speaker that makes you use a remote instead of your phone.

An umbrella with a battery, USB port, solar panels and a fan, which he calls possibly the world's most advanced.

A battery-powered case with Nokia 3310 quality games that splits people into those who see the point and those who do not.