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Basil Kronfli

Mobile Editor

Tweaking Orange SPVs and Sony Clies in his university youth and writing for phoneArena since 2010, Basil has always been a mobile phone junkie.

Unboxing Samsung Galaxy S2’s while hanging off cliffs in his spare time, Basil joins Recombu with reckless abandon, a penchant for photography and an Android baking blog.

Latest posts

Samsung Galaxy Note VS Samsung Galaxy Note 2

40 minutes ago | POSTED IN Comparisons

Is the stylus dead? It's an age old question that many thought had been answered by Steve Jobs and the Apple iPhone, but ever since Samsung and Wacom paired to bring us the Samsung Galaxy Note...

Samsung Ativ S: Windows Phone 8, dual-core and HD Super AMOLED display

23 hours ago | POSTED IN News

We always thought the first Windows Phone 8 handset we'd see would be a Nokia, especially given the upcoming set of Nokia events next week, not to mention Microsoft's tight relationship with the...

HTC Desire X: Hands-on photos and first impressions

yesterday | POSTED IN News

HTC has officially confirmed the HTC Desire X, a mid-range Android handset that looks to be the first true successor to the original HTC Desire - the phone that skyrocketed HTC to fame in 2010. Key...

HTC Desire X Preview

yesterday | POSTED IN Reviews

The HTC Desire X is arguably the first true successor to the original HTC Desire. Bearing the same name, it improves upon the Desire and Desire S in every way, bringing the line up to speed two years on...

Sony Xperia J Preview

yesterday | POSTED IN Reviews

The Sony Xperia J promises to take on the budget phone market with its affordable price, but don't let that throw you off. Underneath that stylish chassis is a solid processor, 5-megapixel camera...

Top Ten Budget Phones

2 days ago | POSTED IN Guides

For less than £150 you can get a lot of mobile for your money. These phones may not have 4.8-inch screens, HDMI outs, or HD video recording or the latest OS, but what they do offer in abundance...

Nokia Asha 306 Review

2 days ago | POSTED IN Reviews

The Nokia Asha 306 is the second Nokia OS phone we've seen. We like where Nokia have taken their feature phone touch OS and the Asha 311 did have some really compelling features, at over £100...

Nokia Asha 311 Review

6 days ago | POSTED IN Reviews

Nokia is still a major player in mobiles thanks primarily to the sheer volume of feature phones in peoples hands around the world. These feature phone run an interface called S40, an interface designed...

Acer Liquid Glow Review

last week | POSTED IN Reviews

Acer phones haven’t historically generated too much buzz and hype amongst the Recombu readers, but things have changed and the Acer Liquid Glow in particular has fast become one of the most requested...

Google Nexus 7 videos: How to use the Google Nexus 7 camera

last week | POSTED IN Guides

The Google Nexus 7 or Nexus 7 by Asus to use its official name is a revolutionary tablet and a serious alternative to the iPad. Running Android 4.1: Jelly Bean, the tablet runs the latest version of...

Tablet Stylus Comparison

last week | POSTED IN Comparisons

Against all odds, it looks like the humble stylus is making its way back to the into the mobile computing world with devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note and Note 10.1 offering device specific S-Pens...

Huawei Honour U8860 Review

last week | POSTED IN Reviews

When we first handled the Huawei Honour U8860 we thought: zippy, affordable and functional. It enters the ring at £180 with its non-descript design and capable spec sheet, so off the bat this...

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: hands-on video and first impressions

2 weeks ago | POSTED IN News

We all know what the Samsung Galaxy Note is, which is now available. Well. We think we do. It had an enormous advertising campaign surrounding it and educating us that it was neither a phone, or a tablet...

Sony Xperia Tipo Review

2 weeks ago | POSTED IN Reviews

Cheap, compact, stylised and up to date, the Sony Xperia Tipo is off the bat a contender in the budget phone category with its £89 price tag, pocketable form factor and characteristic design. What...

What is the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1? (Hands-on video)

2 weeks ago | POSTED IN News

We all know what the Samsung Galaxy Note is. Well. We think we do. It had an enormous advertising campaign surrounding it and educating us that it was neither a phone, or a tablet, it was "a Note"...

HTC Desire C VS Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Comparisons

The low to mid range phone category is bustling with Android handsets priced between £170 and £220 and the HTC Desire C and the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 are two of the finest. The Desire C sits...

How to make your Android smartphone look like Jelly Bean

3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Guides

Odds are, unless you’ve got a Google Nexus device, you'll be running either Gingerbread, Android 2.3 or Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0 on your Android smartphone. Sadly, the fact is both of these...

ZTE Kis Review

3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Reviews

The ZTE Kis is a £50 phone exclusive to Virgin Media with £10 top-up. £50, that's about a tenth of the price of a Samsung Galaxy S3 and a quarter of the price of a Sony Xperia U...

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity Tips and Tricks

3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Guides

The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity is in our eyes the best 10.1-inch Android tablet and maybe even the best tablet device out at the moment. For little more than a 64GB new iPad 3, you can get 64GB of...

ZTE Grand X Review

4 weeks ago | POSTED IN Reviews

£200 can get you a spectacular 16GB Google Nexus 7 by Asus. £200 can also get you a pint sized yet potent Sony Xperia U or Intel’s first foray into smartphones, the Orange San Diego...