REAL vs FAKE Tech

The real phone beat the fake on battery life and survived the drop test with far less damage.

A surprisingly faithful copy on the surface, but slow, with terrible battery life and weak build, so not worth buying.

Punchy and bassy, but not very clear, and it loses to an $80 fake that is louder and runs on a battery.

A fake that sounds as clear, is louder and bassier, has a built-in battery and brighter lighting, for a quarter of the price.

Well made, but the $120 lookalike cleaned better and the Dyson even rubbed hair further in.

A near-copy of the Dyson V8 that glides smoothly and cleans better for a third of the price.

Clearly the better doorbell, with a field of view about twice the fake's and a much smoother frame rate.

A $50 Insta360 Go copy with grainy, unstabilised footage.

Swankier remote and a good purifier, but the fake matched it for around a quarter of the price.

A convincing Dyson copy that blows harder and cleared the smoke nearly as well for a fraction of the cost.

Premium app and arrives assembled, but the Govee does more for a third of the price.

Best fake of the video: a third of the price with brighter output, a base light, a magnetic remote and a brilliant app.

Feels excellent, but he could not tell it apart from a $25 fake, so the price is hard to justify.

A $25 copy that feels the same as the real thing, with USB-C charging and replaceable batteries.

Used as the thin, light benchmark against a fake tablet; no direct opinion of the iPad itself.

A deceptive $160 tablet with a poor 720p screen and fake storage figures; he says not to buy fake tablets.

Good-sounding, nice-looking headphones, but pricey and not updated since 2020, though they beat the fake.

Sound is fine but the build is awful, with cheap plastic and cups that angle outwards and ruin the seal.