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Buyer’s Guide: smartphones

With Apple’s new iPhone range out, we break down what you need to know about the top smartphones on the market

Adventures in Technophobia

Adventures in technophobia – the Nokia G42 5G reviewed

Self-repair is the new buzzword in phone tech, and it’s a kind of DIY that even the most technically challenged can handle

Smartphone sales drop by 9.5% worldwide

A total of 265.9 million units were shipped in Q2 of 2023

Tech: Samsung aims to cut the price of its foldables range

The world’s largest smartphone maker is in talks with supply partners to drive down the cost of manufacturing foldables without compromising key specs

Samsung reports worst decline in sales in over a decade

The electronics giant is expected to have a slight recovery in the fourth quarter of this year

Connected Magazine

When did smartphones stop being so smart?

It used to be essential to buy the latest handsets but increasingly, entry-level and mid-range handsets seem to meet the majority of users’ needs

Connected Magazine

Buyer’s Guide: Smartphones to beat them all

The second look of the year at smartphones features a couple of interesting new additions in the entry level and mid-market pool of smartphones

Connected Magazine

Apple boldly goes where no VR creator has gone before

The tech giant is expected to unveil a mixed reality headset that has been in development for around eight years. But is its hotly anticipated new device a ‘solution in search of a problem’?

The Gadget Guru

Review: It may be small, but Google’s Pixel 7A smartphone delivers big

Google's new mid market smartphone is small in size but offers tremendous value

The Gadget Guru

Review: Nokia’s G22 empowers the DIY fan in users

The smartphone maker has delivered a useful handset that is designed for self-repair

Buyer’s Guide: Get smart

Samsung and Oppo have both started 2023 with a bang as Emmet Ryan breaks down the best smartphones on the market

Buyer’s Guide to smartphones

With Apple, Google, and Oppo all launching devices in recent months, Emmet Ryan takes you through the best and most interesting smartphones on the market today

More Irish consumers ready to move to 5G

5G accounted for 8 per cent of all mobile subscriptions locally at the end of the first quarter of 2022

The Gadget Guru

Emmet Ryan: Google proves its staying power with superb 7 Pro

The Pixel 7 Pro, which comes with a much improved battery and some enticing additions to its camera offering, is a contender for gadget of the year

The Gadget Guru

Emmet Ryan: Oppo powers ahead with a gamer-friendly phone

The Reno8 Pro is threatening to spoil the party of Google’s Pixel 7 before the latter has a chance to even hit the market in a few weeks

Adventures in Technophobia: Google’s latest Pixel might be the smartest and best value yet

Great camera, responsive design and intuitive features – there is a lot to recommend in Google’s latest Pixel 6a smartphone

Get smart: The buyer’s guide to the best mobile phones on the market

From Apple to Xiaomi, this month’s buyer’s guide takes you through what the best smartphones on the market have to offer

Don’t panic: Why digital distraction isn’t the problem you think it is

Radio, TV, rock ’n’ roll, video nasties and social media: all have been the subject of tech-themed moral panics in the past hundred years. And they all share one other thing – there was and is no evidence they’re damaging society

Irish co-founded smartphone subscription firm Raylo raises €7.6m

The announcement brings the total raised by the company to date to over €40 million

The Gadget Guru

The Oppo Find X5 phone almost has it all but falls short on the zoom factor – and don’t get it wet

The Oppo Find X5 phone, Corsair HS65 Surround gaming headset and CoreCap cycling computer are reviewed this week