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Huawei Nova 2i review: Huawei's best flagship features have been successfully smuggled into the mid-tier
Huawei Y5 (2017): Full, in depth review
OnePlus 5: Full, in-depth review
A value-driven flagship with few trade-offs
Nokia 8: Full, in-depth review
More than just nostalgia
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OnePlus 5: Unboxed
Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus has finally come to Australia. Our review unit of their flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone arrived in the office earlier today and we couldn't wait to open it up and see how it fared.
OPPO A57: unboxing, hands on review and detail shots
Oppo makes phones that are both great value and great on their own. Recently we've been impressed with the very pretty Oppo R9s and the larger, does-it-all Oppo R9s Plus. The latter competes with the best, flagship phones on the market but costs much less money.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+: Hands on review, slideshow and gallery
The hype around Samsung's Galaxy S8 has been off the charts - something that normally makes us wary. However, having spent some time with the device today our hopes are heightened.
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017: unboxing, hands on review and detail shots
Samsung delayed the launch of its flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 Android smartphone, but it has launched it's mid-range Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 model. We were keen to have a look and see if it was worth bothering with.
News about smartphones
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Samsung introduces two new Galaxy S9 colors
Samsung has expanded its lineup of Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones by adding two new color variants into the mix.
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ZTE's Android days may soon be over
A proposed supply ban could mean that the Chinese smartphone maker may not be able to use Android software in its devices.
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Telstra Launches the Tough Max 2 Smartphone Designed for Those That Need Extra Durability
The Telstra Tough Max 2 is the tough new smartphone designed for tradies, construction workers, miners, farmers, outdoor adventure enthusiasts or anyone seeking extra protection and durability in a smartphone.
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OPPO Smartphone Takes Top Spot for Overall Customer Satisfaction
Smartphone makes, OPPO has been awarded this year’s Canstar Blue Award for “Most Satisfied Customers - Smartphones”, capping off a year of tremendous growth for the brand, both in Australia and overseas.
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Qualcomm adds security, battery life features to phone chips
Qualcomm has revealed new security and battery life features on its latest Snapdragon 845 mobile phone processor, a chip that customarily powers high-end Android-based phones from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and others.
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Tutorials about smartphones
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How to change the voice on your Android phone
Changing the voice used for navigation on an Android phone from robotic to something more natural is easy, but buried in the menus.
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How to jailbreak your iPhone
Jailbreaking--the process that enables you to install unauthorized-by-Apple third-party apps and additional features on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad--has been in a largely dormant state since the release of iOS 6. But it's back again.
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Bugs & Fixes: iPhone fails to pair to Bluetooth device
Last September, a new thread in Apple Support Communities briefly noted that a user was unable to get his iPhone 5 to pair with other Bluetooth devices. As it turned out, he was not alone. Cut to the present: this thread is now 29 pages long, with se...
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iPhone speaker not working? How to fix glitch in iOS 6.1
The iOS 6.1 update fixes some bugs, but also introduces brand new ones, like potentially crippling your iPhone’s built-in speaker.
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Control your TV with your smartphone, tablet
Using your smartphone or tablet to control your Tivo box is easy and offers a lot of flexibility in recording shows and channel surfing.
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Features about smartphones
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Five 2017 flagship smartphones that are now less than $900
Here are five solid smartphones released in 2017 that have already seen their price-tags slashed.
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Editors' Choice Awards 2017, Part Two - Mobile
These days, smartphones aren’t just a device you use for one or two things. Nowadays, they’re the devices you use for pretty much everything. So it only makes sense that we mull over our choice of smartphone so much. Here are the best smartphones 201...
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5 Best Australian Smartphone Deals
Which smartphones are on sale at big discounts?
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5 Best Australian smartphone deals
Which phones are on sale at big discounts
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Best phone of the year 2016
We’ve reviewed many phones this year. Usually the later models are better than the older ones, but which ones had the most impact and which ones stood the test of time. Here are the contenders for our Phone of the Year 2016 award.
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