Matthew Miller provides you with news, commentary and in-depth reviews of the latest in mobile phones sporting iOS, Android, and Windows.
Phones are lasting people longer and their quality is increasing, while the operating systems support solid performance for longer. You can spend $400 or less for a solid phone -- some are even priced at just over $100.
OtterBox is famous for its protective phone cases and now has a new wireless charging system designed to help you extend the use of your device in environments where you might need those cases. The OtterSpot system has the flexibility to travel while also offering the power for faster charging.
Modern smartphones are built to last for years so yearly flagship updates from Samsung, Apple, and Google are a bit wasteful and damaging to the environment. Teracube offers a revolutionary 4-year warranty service to help you keep your phone longer and the prototype phone provides solid performance.
As a cross platform smartphone user and mobile phone reviewer, I look for the device that fills my needs best whether it runs iOS or Android. While I'm a fan and regular user of the S Pen, this year the iPhone 11 Pro gets the nod.
With Samsung and Huawei soon releasing unique foldable phones of questionable reliability, LG continues to improve its dual screen approach with a new G series phone. The V50 launched with a dual screen case and the G8X adds functionality users have been looking for in this type of arrangement.
Samsung's Upgrade Program appears to be a good option when you purchase a new Samsung phone, but with all of its launch promotions and significant depreciation after a year it's not the option you should ever choose.
A couple new cases and a self-healing screen protector are now available from BodyGuardz. The cases offer fantastic texture to help you hold your phone securely with 10 feet drop protection as well.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus is an expensive smartphone, but thankfully there is a number of accessories available. Gear4 sent along three case options with integrated D30 technology to provide drop protection from 4-5 meters.
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series was just released and we expect three new iPhones and two Google Pixel phones to launch soon. Now is the time to consider selling your current one before market prices drop or plan to participate in a trade-in program.
While flagship phones are priced over $1,000 it is good to see there are still good quality affordable smartphones. The Galaxy A50 is one third the cost of the latest flagships and Xfinity Mobile offers attractive pricing on the Verizon cellular network.
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus already sets itself above other smartphones for business use, but when combined with some new Microsoft integration its tough to beat this phone for business.
The Galaxy Note 10 Plus has a high level of dust and water resistance, but it has glass front and rear panels so it is susceptible to breakage. UAG's new Monarch case provides drop protection that meets the MIL-STD 810G standard.
Apple, Samsung, LG, Google, Huawei, and others continue to launch smartphones with wireless charging technology and to help people keep these devices charged at home and on the go OtterBox just announced its new OtterSpot charging system.
Samsung released its yearly Galaxy Note series update with the Note 10 and Note 10 Plus. Expected internal updates were made, along with improvements to the S Pen capability and camera functionality, but a couple things were also thrown out.
It's very satisfying to end a call by flipping the top down on a phone while a large numeric keypad is great for aging eyes. I expected longer battery life and a bit more substantial flip hinge though.
