Smartphones

Evolution rather than revolution. Galaxy S9+ is probably still worth the €1,000 asking price when compared to the iPhone X

'Huawei Creatives', the annual smartphone photography competition hits its fourth birthday - Irish Instagrammers have a chance of winning a trip to ANYWHERE on earth and a premium device from Huawei's upcoming P30 series.

Huawei set their sights on Samsung's just announced Galaxy Fold - Huawei's Mate X looks a better but more expensive product.

A surplus of power, an impressive battery life, incomparable video capture all in a sleek, new Sony design is quite the package

The body, UI, camera quality, and premium performance are all something to write home about. Despite some issues, this writer found Pixel 3 XL worth the minor workarounds.

Huawei have set high standards for themselves in the last few years. Their P20 Pro hauled handset of the year awards last year and...

Huawei's 'other' flagship is a better prospect than P20 Pro - Mate 20 Pro is superior in most areas; beating the previous camera champion, increasing stamina and running Pie 9.0 from day one.

Nokia impress with their upcoming offerings. The 8110 is solid and snappy. Nokia 6 and 7plus carry a unique and attractive physical design that should help them stand out. At €249 and €399 respectively, they are a pair to be reckoned with.

An excellent Leica-lensed camera setup in an attractive, if delicate case. P20 Pro is another impressive handset from Huawei but it comes with some issues that will bother quite a few Android die-hards, namely the lack of 3.5mm audio socket and microSD slot.

Vodafone are offering a free public trial of their 'Fix & Go' two-hour repair service this Friday between 12pm and 3pm at two of their busiest stores. Fix & Go promises to fix any handset sold in this country for a transparent, easily discernible fee in a couple of hours.