Oct 1, 2015
Reviewing the Moto X Style after the launch of the two new Nexuses from Google proved somewhat surreal, since the Motorola devices of the last couple of years have also been Nexus in all but
Sep 13, 2015
Thanks to a barrage of great phones over the last one year, Xiaomi has solidified its position in the Indian smartphone market as a respectable player. The company has some solid devices in the low-
Aug 31, 2015
Yep, I had to get that Spinal Tap reference in right up top, in the title. In the movie, Nigel Tufnel proudly showed off his Marshall amplifier with modified volume controls, that all went up
Aug 27, 2015
Now, this is being posted on launch day, so you might think the word 'review' is a little misleading - but I did get to play with the Honor 7 for a full day, under NDA,
Aug 25, 2015
Motorola have a history in recent years of producing solid, dependable smartphones that don’t really push the boat out in any one direction. They’re usually robust, waterproof-ish, with bigg-ish batteries, decent-
Aug 14, 2015
In 2013, Motorola tried scripting a comeback with its new flagship handset -- the Moto X. The device packed in many unique features and ran a version of Android that was close to stock, which is
Jul 13, 2015
Very different in many ways from previous review hardware here on Android Beat, the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro hails, of course, from China, but is shipped globally if requested. In fact, it's customised to
May 25, 2015
Arguably, 2014 is the year when Samsung’s smartphones changed direction, with the Galaxy Note 4 pointing the way, though it’s the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, the latter here in its
May 22, 2015
I've been around the smartphone world since the very beginning (2002, with the Nokia 7650) and have seen cameras improving dramatically year on year. And the LG G4 and Samsung Galaxy S6 (here in
May 13, 2015
Think back four years to the original Galaxy Note - a 5.3” screen in a relatively huge body - thankfully things have slimmed down a lot since then, yet the LG G4 fits a 5.5”
May 3, 2015
Outside of China, Huawei (pronounced WAH-WAY) has little to almost no presence. The company is mainly known for selling broadband modems, 3G/4G dongles and supplying other network equipments in the European and American
Apr 15, 2015
Last year, Motorola launched the impressive Moto G -- a mid-range handset that offered better UI performance than some high-end flagship handsets. The company then followed it up with the $99 Moto E -- a
Apr 4, 2015
HTC’s mission with the One M9 was clear. Take everything that critics said was wrong with the One (M7) - camera, usability and storage, and with the One M(8) - camera (again) and usability (again),
Feb 28, 2015
India is one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world, and Micromax -- a relatively unknown brand outside of Asia -- is the number one smartphone vendor in the country. The company is known for
Feb 18, 2015
If there’s any trend to boxed smartphones over the last year or two, it’s that many ship without any headphones/headset in the box. Now, partly this is to save the
Jan 16, 2015
Whoa there! We're not talking a spec-biased rundown of the six most highly specified Android phones at the moment - just watch the front page of Android Beat to see the usual candidates and
Jan 1, 2015
You wouldn't have thought that such a simple thing as displaying your Calendar could be so hard - yet this naturally personal view of each of our lives is utterly subjective - some people respond better
Dec 27, 2014
Cast your mind back to 2011 and Google teasing and then unveiling something extraordinary: the Galaxy Nexus, made by Samsung, and with an enormous 4.7" display. It seemed outrageous at the time, totally out
