Reviews

The presumptive heir to the best Android crown is here: the Samsung Galaxy S8. A few years ago, the race to be the world’s favourite Android phone designer was wide-open. HTC would win it one…

OUR VERDICT Between the screen that bounces with each touch and a housing that feels hollow, the price tag doesn’t match the build quality of the LG gram 13 despite its incredible battery lif…

OUR EARLY VERDICT The new HP Pavilion 17 gets a thinner metal frame with slimmer bezels, but some elements of this entry-level laptop feel trapped in the early aughts. FOR Slimmer body with thinner…

PRICE WHEN REVIEWED £80, US$100 MOOV HR SWEAT REVIEW Moov’s HR Sweat is a coin-sized heartrate monitor that fits in a headband, thereby tracking your activity and keeping sweat out of y…

OUR EARLY VERDICT The Gear S3 Frontier looks to be Samsung’s best active wearable yet, but also its biggest. The size may be divisive, but no one will question this smartwatch’s style a…

One-part 360-degree Bluetooth speaker, one-part voice assistant, Amazon’s Echo brings voice control into your home Amazon Echo review Digital voice assistants aren’t actually very usefu…

In a world where most smartphones look broadly similar, the LG G6 immediately stands out from the crowd, if only due to its distinctive shape. In a market that’s largely adopted the 16:9 wide…

The Xbox One is a stunning piece of tech, but don’t write off the 360: it’s a great cheap console. Here’s our Xbox One vs Xbox 360 comparison review. PRICE WHEN REVIEWED £42…

Google Home is the future, but in the present. The home of tomorrow is quickly becoming the home of today and thanks to devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home, disembodied voices can help you fil…

PROS Super cheap Attractive design Slim and light Good keyboard CONS Screen is fairly basic A little slow Small amount of storage KEY FEATURES 11.6in, 1366 x 768 TN display Up to 12 hours’ ba…