Mobile phone comparisons, phone vs phone
Stylus Comparison: Samsung, HTC, Wacom, Maroo, Mediadevil, Proporta and Stabilo.
Nokia camera comparison: Nokia N8 VS Nokia Lumia 800 VS Nokia Lumia 710
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime vs Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Video: T-Mobile Vivacity Vs HTC Explorer
15 hours ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
If you're looking to buy your first smartphone or simply want to get a phone that is great value for money, then you may want to consider the T-Mobile Vivacity and the HTC Explorer. Both handsets run Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, bringing Gmail and access to the Android Market for apps, for under £130, with the T-Mobile Vivacity priced at £99.99 and the HTC Explorer for £129.99. So which is best the T-Mobie Vivacity or HTC Explorer? Lets find out.
Best of the budget?
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime vs Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
2 weeks ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
Touchscreen tablets are all the rage now. In 2010 there was just Apple’s iPad which ran the same OS as the iPhone and ushered in a new generation of high-def, tablet optimised apps and games. This was followed by Samsung’s first Galaxy Tab, a 7-inch slate that ran on Android 2.2 Froyo before anyone had even heard about Honeycomb. Now, tablets are everywhere. We’ve seen tablets priced into the hundreds of pounds coming with dizzying, high-end hardware and huge 10.1-inch screens...
Tab Battle
Nokia camera comparison: Nokia N8 VS Nokia Lumia 800 VS Nokia Lumia 710
2 weeks ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
Ever since the Nokia N8 was released with its incredible industry leading 12-megapixel camera way back in 2009, we’re yet to find a cameraphone that can in its entirety stands up to the Nokia N8's power as a compact camera replacement. Boasting great picture quality and a Xenon flash, not even Nokia’s own follow ups, the Nokia Lumia 800 or Nokia 710 hold a candle to the 2009 release, which won cameraphone of the year at the 2011 Recombu Awards. Now that the N8 has just been...
Photo Finnish
Stylus Comparison: Samsung, HTC, Wacom, Maroo, Mediadevil, Proporta and Stabilo.
2 weeks ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
Against all odds, it looks like the humble stylus is making its way back to the into the mobile computing world and we've got seven in our roundup competing for the title of Stylus Supreme. With 5 generic styli, we'll be looking at the Stabilo SMARTball, Wacom Bamboo Stylus, Maroo Te Kao, Mediadevil Magic Wand and Proporta Quillit. We'll also be looking at two device specific styli as well, the HTC Flyer battery powered prodder and the Samsung Galaxy Note's S-Pen. Long gone are the scratchy...
We got stylus, yes we do.
Android camera phone face-off part 2
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
Las Vegas, January 2012, home to sun, CES and six cameras in one tech-writer’s bulging pockets - oh yes, it’s time for another Recombu camera comparison to find the best camera phone on the market now. Here we're pitting the Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and HTC Sensation XL against one another in Las Vegas lighting. Since our low-light camera comparison in December, we decided to mix things up for the sunshine shooting. Firstly, we’ve...
Las Vegas Through a Lens
HTC Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy Mini vs T-Mobile Vivacity vs Orange San Francisco 2
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
If you’re in the market for an inexpensive touchscreen phone on pay-as-you-go, there’s plenty of choice right now. We’ve picked four phones that we think represent the best value for money and have compared them against one another. We’re focusing mainly on each phone’s physical build and design, interface and how easy the phones are to use, their cameras and overall performance (call quality, battery life etc) and how each compares. So while the T-Mobile Vivacity...
Bargain Basement Battle
BlackBerry Bold 9790 Vs BlackBerry Bold 9900 review
4 weeks ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has just launched in the UK. It’s the second recent addition to the Bold range and the successor to the Bold 9780. However considering that handset landed in 2010, the 9790 has more in common with the top of the range BlackBerry Bold 9900, including a processor boost, QWERTY and touchscreen. But which BlackBerry Bold should you buy? We’re putting these phones head to head to Boldly find out what's the winner. Otherwise check out our individual reviews for...
Who's the Boldest?
Nokia Lumia 710 vs ZTE Tania
1 month ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
Last night we got to have some hands-on time with the ZTE Tania, the first Windows Phone device from the Chinese firm that’s headed to British shelves. It’s also the first Windows Phone we’ve seen to come with drastically reduced internal storage - 4GB on paper, just over 2GB’s worth of which is available to the user. The point of all this? Price. ZTE has said that it’ll be selling the Tania for ‘£10 to £20’ on contracts, which is very cheap...
Cheap Thrills
Huawei Ascend P1 S Vs Fujitsu F-07 D: world's thinnest smartphones hands-on videos
1 month ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
CES 2012, the year that two smartphones duked it out for the title of the world’s thinnest smartphone. In the red corner is Fujitsu. Armed with their Arrows F-07D, this skinny waterproof mobile set for Japan’s DoCoMo network runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), packs a single-core 1.4GHz processor and stares at your dead in the eyes with its 4-inch WVGA AMOLED display. In the blue corner, confident, slender and bold is the Huawei Ascend P1 S. Not just rocking an AMOLED screen, but a Super...
Arrow vs Ascend
Nokia Lumia 900 Vs Nokia Lumia 800: hands-on photos and video
1 month ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
The Nokia Lumia 900 was finally confirmed earlier this week. At the launch at CES, Nokia stated the phone had been designed specifically for the North American market. Both phones run Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and have the same internals, so in operating they’ll be virtually identical, but what is the difference between the two phones? SizeEasily the most striking difference between the two phones. Dimensions of the Lumia 800 are 116.5x61.2x12.1mm. Despite being longer and slightly wider...
Style vs StyleXL
BlackBerry PlayBook vs Dell Streak 7: Which one should I buy in the January Sale madness?
1 month ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
So, the BlackBerry PlayBook and the Dell Streak 7. Both are dual-core 7-inch tablets that can now be had away for not very much money, with the 16GB PlayBook costing just £169 and the Streak 7 a very attractive £99.97. But which of the two to buy? If you’ve found yourself in possession of a bit of pocket money left over from Christmas, which should you plump for? Obviously the Dell Streak 7 has the more alluring price at nearly £70 less than the BlackBerry tab. Plus...
Epic Sales
Android camera phone face-off
1 month ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
We here at Recombu have been testing our five favourite Android phones to see which is the best snapper. Toting around an HTC Sensation XL, Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S and Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Note and S2, we snapped six pictures to give you an insight as to just how these high end happy snap cameras compare against one another during this time of early night skies, fairy lights and festive decoration. We'll also be pitting them against each other during sunlight, so make sure you check our...
Christmas through a lense
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Vs Apple iPhone 4S video review
2 months ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
We've loved the Nokia Lumia 800 and the BlackBerry Bold 9900, but ultimately the phone battle of the year wasn't between Windows Phone and BlackBerry OS, it was Apple Vs Android. Apple has three phones, all at the upper price bracket, Android has well over 100+ made by all the major consumer electronics manufacturers and starting at around £100. Towards the end of the year, Apple and Google both released flagship handsets: the Apple iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. In design...
Apple or Ice Cream?
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Apple iPhone 4S
2 months ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
Apple vs Android. It’s the biggest platform war since PC vs Mac, Blu-Ray vs HD DVD and VHS vs Betamax. Ok, so we don't have the figures to back that up (what's the yardstick for fandom anyhow?) but it's certainly the fiercest we've seen on mobiles and one that seems to have no sign of abating any time soon. In the white corner there's Apple. A manufacturer of just five handsets and two tablets, all at the top-end of the price bracket, with the older iPhone 3Gs starting...
Apple grapple
Which BlackBerry should I buy?
2 months ago | POSTED IN Comparisons
Whether you are a business person who wants secure email or a teenager who wants to keep in constant touch with friends, with BlackBerry Messenger (or BBM) and secure email, RIM’s range of smartphones offers features designed to appeal to the terminal messenger. But if you are looking to buy a BlackBerry smartphone soon, what should you go for? There are several on the market all with different features and price points. To help we've put together a short guide looking at the key...
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