Value king

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

Best speaker you could get for around $30 and he would pick it over the flame speaker.

Fiddly to set up, but comfy and secure, and the best product of the whole video.

A $4 shower head with filter that delivers very strong water pressure and was an easy treasure.

Impressive detail on the back showing the robot's inner parts and a great theme, though the games icon is a gun.

Best mid-range phone of 2024, with better screen, battery, charging and zoom than the S24 FE at a lower price.

Budget phone that punches well above its price, with a brilliant 200MP main camera, strong display and build, held back by sluggish softwar…

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

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

Feels like a flagship at less than half the price, held back only by a soft ultrawide and no zoom.

As good as pricier massage guns at a quarter of the price with 13 hours of battery, but bulkier than a Theragun Mini.

A $9 magnetic motion light with double the range of rivals; he would buy one for every bedroom.

A lovingly detailed Harry Potter phone with lots of Easter eggs and great value at $500, though the software theming is a bit half-hearted.

A weighty, balanced-sounding speaker for under $20, rated 8 out of 10, with sound from only one side.

An impressive sub-$80 Android TV projector with fast auto keystone correction, a strong 9.

Very generous package for the price, with a clever LED leather back, earning 8 out of 10.

Well thought out emoji-key mechanical keyboard that feels neither high-end nor cheap; eight out of ten for $80.

Mid-range phone of the year: no real weak link, great photos and a price that drops fast.

A surprisingly capable budget phone that feels like a flagship on the surface, only losing out for power users on performance, camera and b…

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

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

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

He thinks these are a big deal for the price, with adaptive noise cancellation, very long battery life and fast charging at just 99.

Not bad for the price, though the exposed circuit board and remote control are unimpressive.