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 grown 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

10 tips for making the most of Black Friday 2019

By Gareth Beavis, Olivia Tambini published

Black Friday 2019 Black Friday might feel overwhelming, but we've got some smart tips to get the best deals in 2019

Huawei Ban

Huawei ban: the global fallout explained

By Gareth Beavis, Basil Kronfli published

Analysis Huawei's Mate 30 series smartphones don't have Google's apps or services.

Hidden iOS 13 feature in the iPhone 11 is really useful, so why has Apple taken so long to add it?

By Gareth Beavis published

A little camera feature makes all the difference from Apple.

IFA 2019

IFA 2019: everything that happened at Europe's biggest tech show

By Gareth Beavis, Gerald Lynch, Joe Osborne, Olivia Tambini published

IFA 2019 All the announcements from Sony, LG, Samsung at IFA 2019, Europe's biggest tech show.

Technogym

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 finally gets a key Apple Watch feature

By Gareth Beavis published

IFA 2019 You'll soon be able to make an easy connection between your Technogym treadmill and your Samsung watch

Samsung TV

Apple TV Plus is coming to Samsung's smart TVs

By Gareth Beavis published

IFA 2019 Samsung confirmed at IFA 2019 that Apple's new TV streaming platform is coming to its screens

Polar Ignite

Polar Ignite's new colors are the missing link for this popular cheap running watch

By Gareth Beavis published

IFA 2019 Rose gold and copper variations add improved design to an impressive-sounding watch

iPhone 11

iPhone 11 launch date might have just been leaked by Apple in iOS 13

By Gareth Beavis published

Looking inside the iOS 13 beta code has revealed some intriguing new iPhone details

iPhone 11 Pro

iPhone 11 Pro would be the competitor Samsung doesn't want for the Note 10

By Gareth Beavis published

Opinion After a minor leak about the possible name of the new iPhone, it raises the question Samsung doesn't want to answer.

I just can't stop thinking about the Galaxy Note 10's new S Pen

By Gareth Beavis published

Opinion The Note 10 launch packed in a lot of interesting upgrades, but the S Pen is the most intriguing.

iPhone sales continue to struggle... but Apple might not be too worried

By Gareth Beavis published

Apple's published its latest financials, and there are future highlights as the iPhone sales dip

OnePlus 7 Pro 5G

OnePlus 7 Pro 5G beats Samsung, Oppo and LG in speed tests

By Gareth Beavis published

According to seasoned tester Rootmetrics, the new OnePlus phone packs the most turbo-charged speeds

HUawei P30 Pro Andrioid Q Update

Huawei P30 Pro Android Q update 'confirmed' by Huawei - but is it really?

By James Peckham, Gareth Beavis published

Huawei is stating that 16 of its popular devices will get the Android Q update, including the P30

WWDC 2019 live blog

WWDC 2019 as it happened: everything announced during Apple's keynote

By Gareth Beavis, John McCann published

Updated Here's everything from Apple's WWDC 2019 keynote, including all the news on iOS 13 and macOS 10.15.

Pro Display XDR

Pro Display XDR - first look: Apple's new monitor is not for mere mortals

By Gareth Beavis published

TechRadar Pro

Apple's high-end, but expensive, monitor looks incredible

Apple Watch 2 review

Apple Watch 2 review

By Gareth Beavis last updated

Updated Apple's Watch Series 2 was killed off when the Series 3 arrived but is it now the best budget option for Apple smartwatch hunters?

iPad Pro

iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) review

By Gareth Beavis last updated

Updated Apple's iPad Pro 12.9 is a real behemoth – bigger, better and faster in every way, creating a new breed of tablet.

iPad mini 4 review

iPad Mini 4 review

By Gareth Beavis last updated

Updated It might be getting long in the tooth - but is the iPad Mini 4 still a good buy?

iPhone SE 2

The iPhone SE 2 won't turn up at WWDC 2019 - or ever

By Gareth Beavis published

WWDC 2019 An iPhone SE for 2019 will never happen - but it might have a spiritual successor.

Huawei App gallery

More details surface on Huawei's planned rival to Google's Play Store

By Gareth Beavis published

Huawei is planning its own app store to rival Google's - but it's going to be tough.

Google Huawei Android ban

Huawei ban causes trade-ins to surge as news breaks of Android block

By Gareth Beavis published

A huge rise in users trading in their phones occurred after Huawei's Android suspension was confirmed.

Google cuts Huawei's Android access to app and security updates

By Sharmishta Sarkar, Dan Gardiner, Gareth Beavis published

Updated: Google promises to continue offering updates, Huawei responds to sanctions

The new Apple TV app is here – a step towards a Netflix rival, or something else?

By Gareth Beavis published

Apple's new TV app looks much slicker, so does it include some nods to the future of streaming?

Google Pixel 3a

Does the Pixel 3a spell trouble for future Google flagship phones?

By Gareth Beavis published

The Pixel 3a precedes a bigger commitment from Google over more Pixel 'a' phones - so what next for the flagship tier?

AirPower alternative

Here's why you should always research AirPower rival charging mats

By Gareth Beavis published

A cheaper AirPower rival emerged, but it turns out it might not be all you hope.

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