Andrew Lanxon

Awesome phone photography: How to take great

The iPhone 11 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Google Pixel 4 pack some of the best phone cameras you can buy, capturing shots that give many dSLRs a run for their money. Even better, since your phone is always with you, you’re ready to shoot whenever an opportunity appears. Even more affordable phones like …

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Can the iPhone 11 Pro replace a professional video camera?

The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro come with awesome cameras on the back, and their pictures have already impressed us in our camera tests in San Francisco and Scotland. I’ve even gone so far as to call the iPhone 11 Pro a DSLR replacement in some shots. But what about for video?  To find out if it can hold …

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Wait, the Honor 9X phone is running Android despite the Huawei ban? No, it’s not a loophole

Honor is a sub-brand of Chinese firm Huawei, meaning it’s banned from using Google services (including Android) just like its parent company. Why, then, has the new Honor 9X arrived in Europe running Android 9? Honor hasn’t found a cheeky loophole, it’s actually that the phone was in development (and indeed on sale in China) before the ban was fully …

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OnePlus 7T Pro: No US release, but an improved camera and faster battery charge

You might be thinking, “didn’t OnePlus just launch a new phone?” And you’d be absolutely right. The company unveiled the OnePlus 7T only last month, a phone that sits below the existing 7 Pro ($290 at Amazon), released in May this year, offering toned-down specs at a more affordable price. And now we have another new one: the OnePlus 7T …

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The Galaxy Fold wants to pull my beard out almost every time I hold it up to my face

The new Samsung Galaxy Fold has just gone on sale in the UK and fixes the various screen issues that caused the company to pull the original foldable phone design before it went on sale. This redesigned model is an interesting device, and I’m a fan of the big screen experience so far. But there’s one issue that’s starting to …

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Vodafone 5G in the UK is off to a rough start, with speeds often slower than 4G

Britain’s 5G race is heating up following the launch of Vodafone’s 5G service in multiple cities across the country. The company is hot on the heels of EE, the UK’s largest carrier, which launched its own 5G service last month. To see how Vodafone’s new network compares, I headed out to test it at locations across London and Manchester. TL;DR: …

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UK’s first 5G network is fast but inconsistent, based on our tests in 5 cities

Britain is among the first countries in the world to launch a commercial 5G network. Leading the charge is EE, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, which switched on the service in six major UK cities. Armed with a OnePlus 7 Pro 5G handset, I’ve been testing the network in various 5G-enabled cities around the country and while I’ve had some …

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Huawei Mate 20 X dropped from EE’s, Vodafone’s 5G launch

Huawei’s Mate 20 X 5G was set to become the company’s first 5G phone in the UK. But on Wednesday UK carriers Vodafone and EE said they’re pulling it from their device lineups for their 5G network launches. This follows a report Sunday that Huawei’s upcoming phones will no longer get access to Google apps and services like Gmail and …

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Huawei Honor 20 Pro launches with 4 rear cameras, includes Android despite Google ban

Huawei sub-brand Honor announced its latest phone, the Honor 20 Pro, in the face of escalated hostility from the US against the brand. Despite the ban, and Samsung’s ability to gain from Huawei’s loss, the company and its Honor sub-brand have amassed a global following for their phones, posting 50% growth this month. The Honor 20 Pro and standard Honor 20 will still release …

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How to take badass car photos with your Galaxy S10 Plus

So you’ve got your hands on a new Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus ($190 at Walmart), Google Pixel 3 ($250 at Amazon) or Huawei P30 Pro ($575 at Amazon), and you’ve got the keys to the incredible Aston Martin DBS Superleggera. Of course you have, you lucky bastard. To document this wonderful event, you’re going to need to take some truly …

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