Gareth Beavis

Gareth Beavis

Formerly Global Editor in Chief

Gareth has been part of the consumer technology world in a career spanning three decades. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grew with the site (primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor) until becoming Global Editor in Chief in 2018. Gareth has written over 4,000 articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera. Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV.

Articles by: Gareth Beavis

Garmin Forerunner 645 Music review

By Gareth Beavis published

Garmin’s running watches have been among the best around - and now one crucial missing element has been added in.

Samsung Gear Sport review

Samsung Gear Sport review

By Gareth Beavis published

Updated Slimmer and swimmier than the Gear S3… but that’s basically it.

Moov Now review

By Gareth Beavis published

Updated While lacking in a few small areas, the Now is a discreet, powerful and brilliant fitness tracker.

Samsung Gear S3 review

By Gareth Beavis published

Updated A great smartwatch that's only let down by a lack of apps - but now offers iPhone compatibility too.

Should I buy the Samsung HW-K450 2.1 Wireless Sound Bar?

By Gareth Beavis published

A soundbar will create a cinematic experience in your own home – but is this the one for you?

iPhone 6S review

iPhone 6S review

By Gareth Beavis published

Updated The iPhone 6S is precisely the phone we expected – same chassis, big upgrades inside. But are they really enough?

Kindle Voyage review

Amazon Kindle Voyage review

By Gareth Beavis published

UPDATED A superb device that takes digital reading to the next level - but are you willing to pay the whopping price?

New iPad Pro range brings Portrait Mode to Apple's tablets

By Gareth Beavis published

If you like the idea of taking a great selfie with a massive piece of tech, Apple's now got you covered

Apple October 2018 launch: the new iPad and MacBook as it happened

By Gareth Beavis published

Tim Cook took to the stage earlier today to share details of the new iPad Pro, Mac Mini and MacBook Air.

Sonos wins big as Apple topples Samsung at T3 Awards 2018

By Gareth Beavis published

Amazon and Sonos both scooped three titles at Awards, with Apple nabbing phone of the year.

Here are the cool new watch faces on the Apple Watch 4

By Gareth Beavis published

Gallery We checked out some of the latest Watch 4 faces that will gracing wrists soon.

It's official: new iPhone 2018 launch event is scheduled for September 12

By Matt Swider, Gareth Beavis published

We're two weeks from the iPhone 9 and iPhone 11, if that's what Apple ends up calling its new phones for 2018.

Honor Magic 2 teased - no notch, a pop-up camera and voice assistant 'YoYo'

By Gareth Beavis published

IFA 2018 It looks like Honor is taking another step forward with phone design later this year.

LG launches world's first 8K OLED TV - but you probably can't afford it

By Gareth Beavis published

IFA 2018 LG's brought a world first at IFA: a super sharp TV screen with the best screen tech underneath

Nokia phones with amazing cameras could be coming soon

By Gareth Beavis published

HMD Global has acquired the rights to the iconic PureView branding

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 owners can get a free Gear VR adapter

By Gareth Beavis published

If you’ve bought a Note 9 and want some VR action, good news (if you’re in the US…)

Samsung Galaxy Note 9: a dull launch, too expensive... but that’s a good thing

By Gareth Beavis published

Analysis Power users assemble: you’re being used as a proving ground, and paying for it too.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs iPhone X

By Gareth Beavis published

Versus Thinking of getting a top flagship handset? These are two of the most powerful choices to consider.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch live blog: the Unpacked event as it happened

By Gareth Beavis, Matt Swider, Abbas Jaffar Ali published

Live Samsung's Unpacked event in New York - as it happened

The Hyperice Vyper is the most crazy, yet brilliant, bit of running tech ever

By Gareth Beavis published

Running Man of Tech If you want to run faster, it's time to get down with the vibrations

Strava Summit replaces Premium: here's what you need to know.

By Gareth Beavis published

Running Man of Tech Like the power of Strava but don't need all the options? Now you've got three different 'packs' to choose from.

Samsung Galaxy S9

Samsung confirms 'slow sales' for Galaxy S9 and a 'reasonable' price for Note 9

By Gareth Beavis published

Mobile sector posts 'sluggish' profits but offers big hints about foldable phones and its next flagship.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 with 512GB storage could be most expensive phone around

By Gareth Beavis published

It looks like the wider world will be getting more bytes than they know what to do with.

Nokia X5

Nokia X5 launched as impressively cheap iPhone X rival – 5.1 Plus incoming?

By Gareth Beavis published

Updated It's only been launched in China for now, but will the rest of the world get something new?

Football tracking tech: how to improve your game

By Gareth Beavis published

The World Cup might be over, but this is just the start for you

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