Articles by Phil Lavelle

Sony Xperia Tablet Z review

By Phil Lavelle published 12 August 13

Best in Class

Updated Sony comes out swinging with a tablet that finally shows Android power can stick it to the iPad.

'Siri, why do I hate you so much?'

By Phil Lavelle published 26 July 13

Fighting Talk Apple voice control is annoying, and the most unbearable thing is that it beats Google's alternative.

Smartphone fans are the new religious zealots

By Phil Lavelle published 19 July 13

Fighting Talk Have phone owners taken their brand loyalty into the realms of blind faith?

BlackBerry isn't working: time to call it quits

By Phil Lavelle published 12 July 13

Fighting Talk From status symbol to a state of disgrace, Blackberry has taken a tumble. Should it just give up and go home?

Why can't Nokia get one thing right?

By Phil Lavelle published 5 July 13

Fighting Talk Nokia is wasting its time making a lot of decent handsets: what it needs is one great cameraphone.

Seriously, why is a decent Android tablet so hard to find?

By Phil Lavelle published 21 June 13

Fighting Talk Sony seems to have solved a problem that nobody expected it to.

iOS 7 is the Frankenstein's monster of the smartphone world

By Phil Lavelle published 14 June 13

Fighting Talk Why won't Apple just admit that it stole the idea for iOS 7 from its own community?

Nexus 4 review

By Phil Lavelle published 28 May 13

Recommended

Updated The budget super phone from Google everyone craves - and now we've got our hands on a White Nexus 4.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 review

By Phil Lavelle published 17 April 13

Has Samsung gone mad with so many different sized tablets and phones?

Sony Xperia Z review

By Phil Lavelle published 18 March 13

Recommended

Updated Sony's Xperia Z is water resistant, dust resistant and boasts specs to make it future resistant. But will the bugs make you resistant to buying it?

HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Sony Xperia Z vs iPhone 5

By Phil Lavelle published 19 February 13

Early View HTC hopes that it's new One phone will turn you away from Apple, Samsung and Sony. So how does it stack up?

Motorola Razr i review

By Phil Lavelle published 6 February 13

Updated The Razr i is the latest smartphone from the now Google-owned firm, and this mid-range handset promises edge-to-edge action.

Highs and lows for Samsung in 2012

By Phil Lavelle published 21 December 12

In Depth How things has changed since Samsung came onto the scene years ago with the dual-screen A300. Now, they're, debatably, the market leader in tech.

HTC Windows Phone 8X review

By Phil Lavelle published 19 December 12

Updated The HTC 8X is the signature Windows Phone 8 device, but can it breathe new life into Microsoft's mobile platform?

Samsung Galaxy Note review

By Phil Lavelle published 3 October 12

Updated The phablet phenomenon continues with Samsung's flagship larger phone-tablet hybrid updated to run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

BlackBerry Curve 9320 review

By Phil Lavelle published 27 July 12

Updated Taking on the budget smartphone market is getting tough these days, but RIM's new Curve 9320 is well-placed to achieve success.

LG Optimus 4X HD review

By Phil Lavelle published 16 July 12

Updated Arriving fashionably late to the party, can LG's first quad-core phone offer anything to set it apart from the Galaxy S3 and One X?

Sony Xperia S review

By Phil Lavelle published 13 June 12

Updated We've taken a better look at the NFC capabilities of the Xperia S and played with the SmartWatch in a bit more depth - check out our findings in our in-depth review.

HTC One S review

By Phil Lavelle published 22 May 12

Recommended

Updated A top of the range cameraphone with an emphasis on pictures, music and connectivity. Is the One S the One to have?

BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

By Phil Lavelle published 18 January 12

Another day, another high-end BB7 handset

HTC Radar review

By Phil Lavelle published 2 November 11

A 5MP camera, all metal chassis, 8GB internal storage and 1GHz processor. Could the Titan's little brother be the smartphone to bring Mango to the masses?

HTC Titan review

By Phil Lavelle published 12 October 11

The latest flagship phone has a Windows Phone 7.5 Mango flavour, massive screen, 8MP HD camera and more

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray review

By Phil Lavelle published 22 September 11

What happens when you put the flagship Xperia Arc Android smartphone on a diet?

BlackBerry Torch 9810 review

By Phil Lavelle published 9 September 11

Touchscreen with a slide-out keyboard, 5MP camera and the new BB OS - sound familiar?

BlackBerry Bold 9900 review

By Phil Lavelle published 10 August 11

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 has brought a new level to RIM's range to finally offer some cutting edge tech, and in an attractive package to boot.