Lets face it – size matters. And when it comes to mobile phones, smaller is better. Or at least it used to be. Now it seems to be more about who can make the skinniest handset. The human race seems obsessed with making every gadget the tiniest, thinnest and lightest it can possibly be. But [...]
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Which compact phone should I buy?
Which mobile phone OS should I choose?
Just in case you’re wondering, OS stands for operating system, so a mobile OS is the software that runs your mobile phone. If you’re confused, think of how Windows controls a PC and you won’t go too far wrong. ‘Why is this so important?’ you might ask. Well, we can do much more than make [...]
Continue reading...Which unique phone should I buy?
Don’t want to be another iPhone sheep following the crowd? Not really a ‘Blackberry person’? Oh, you rebel you. You want something completely different don’t you? You want to stand out in the crowd. You want to shout from the rooftops that you are not just another number in the system. Well, fortunately for a [...]
Continue reading...Which gaming phone should I buy?
It might once have seemed bonkers that a person would choose a phone based on its gaming capabilities, but somehow in 2011, it makes perfect sense. After all, we pretty much know that all phones will deliver reliable call and messaging services – it’s just a given. So we have to look for other factors [...]
Continue reading...Which dual-core phone should I buy?
I feel the need. The need for speed. Of course, Maverick was referring to piloting fighter jets when he uttered this immortal line, but he could so easily have been referring to dual-core mobile phones. You see, what this new breed of super-handsets offer is lightning-quick speed when carrying out a variety of memory-draining tasks. [...]
Continue reading...Which QWERTY phone should I buy?
There was a time when the QWERTY phone (i.e. a handset with a physical keyboard) was reserved exclusively for slick haired business people with no time to mess around with a dial pad. But in 2011, more people than ever are recognising the merits of a proper keyboard, what with texts, emails and the social [...]
Continue reading...Which Retro Phone Should I Buy?
I don’t care about apps. I don’t need a touchscreen. What the hell is Twitter? I just need a phone that can make calls and send texts. If the above sounds suspiciously like you fear not, we’re here to guide you past the razzmatazz and lead you back towards a simpler time, when phones were [...]
Continue reading...Which Tough Phone Should I Buy?
Yes, your iPhone is lovely but can you drop it from a two-storey building without leaving a scratch? Of course, your Blackberry is impressive but can you go deep sea diving without taking it out of your pocket? No sissy boys, you can’t. What you need is a manly, no frills phone that can withstand [...]
Continue reading...Which 3D phone should I buy?
It’s at your local cinema, it’s in some rich people’s homes and now it seems, 3D is heading for your pocket with the first raft of 3D-ready mobile phones hitting the UK market. So if you reckon 3D is super-wicked-cool and not just a gimmick that will vanish just as quickly as it appeared, which [...]
Continue reading...Which Phone Should I Buy For Facebook?
Unless you’re one of those ‘I haven’t got time for Facebook’ people you’ll probably spend a good chunk of your online pastime using the definitive social network to catch up with what your friends and family have been up to. And with most of us possessing a web-ready phone, you can carry Facebook around in [...]
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