Smartphones

Reviews

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

Oppo A77 smartphone: Full in-depth review

One of the best cheap Android phones we've seen

Boost Dex phone: Full in-depth review

How usable is the sub-$100 Alcatel Pixi 4 Android smartphone?

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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

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.

News Aug 30
OnePlus 5 Australian Launch: Everything You Need To Know

If you’re in the market for a new handset or even just a little curious about what the upstart brand OnePlus has to offer, here’s what you need to know.

News Aug 29
Samsung blames batteries from two makers for Note7 explosions

Samsung Electronics on Monday blamed batteries supplied by two manufacturers for the overheating and even explosions of some Galaxy Note7 phones, as it tried to provide a long due explanation for the issues surrounding the smartphone.

News Jan 23
Samsung recalls over 50,000 Galaxy Note 7 phones across Australia

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 users in Australia have been told to power down their phones and return them, after reports that dozens of the devices have caught fire amid battery problems.

News Sep 06
NSW government taps on Android Pay

Service NSW is the first government agency in Australia to adopt Google’s cashless Android Pay service.

News Aug 17

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Tutorials about smartphones

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.

Tutorials May 14
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.

Tutorials Feb 19
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...

Tutorials Feb 15
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.

Tutorials Feb 05
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.

Tutorials Jan 22

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Features about smartphones

5 Best Australian Smartphone Deals

Which smartphones are on sale at big discounts?

Features Mar 08
5 Best Australian smartphone deals

Which phones are on sale at big discounts

Features Feb 27
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.

Features Dec 01
Top 10 best Android and Apple smartphones for under $700

There’s some debate surrounding what a mid-range phone actually is. We find that there are cheap phones under $300, some good-value phones up to around $500, then a collection of mid-range phones up to $600. However, if you push a little harder you g...

Features Nov 23
Microsoft hides $US43bn Apple-esque business in plain sight

Microsoft has created a $43 billion business, a potential Apple-and-OEM-esque company-within-a-company, that could be used to take up the slack if some of its computer-making partners falter.

Features Oct 12