Matthew Miller

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Matthew Miller started using mobile devices in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, and opinion pieces ever since. He was a co-host, with Kevin Tofel, of the MobileTechRoundup podcast for 13 years and authored three Wiley Companion seri…es books. Matthew started using mobile devices with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned more than 200 different devices running Palm, Linux, Symbian, Newton, BlackBerry, iOS, Android, webOS, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone operating systems. His current collection includes a Google Pixel 4, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, LG V60 ThinQ, Google Pixelbook Go, Microsoft Surface Pro 6, and many more, along with plenty of wearables, accessories, and classic devices like the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 and Sony CLIE UX50. Matthew can be found on various discussion forums under the user name of "palmsolo".

Matthew is a professional naval architect by day and a mobile gadgeteer at all other times. He purchases his own devices and then sells them on Swappa to buy more. Many other devices are sent for review on a typical 30-day or long-term loan basis and then returned to the carrier or manufacturer.

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Best phone to buy in 2021

Best phone to buy in 2021

While it's easy to find a great smartphone these days, ZDNet mobile expert Matt Miller hand-picks the top 10 models worthy of your consideration -- and all support 5G.

January 7, 2021 by in 5G

Best 5G phone in 2021

Best 5G phone in 2021

Despite my skepticism, US wireless carriers were able to launch 5G networks in 2019 in three flavors. It's become standard in 2020 for mid-range and flagship phones across all major US wireless carriers and most new phones incorporate 5G technology.

October 12, 2020 by in 5G

Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Note 20 Ultra: Which is best for business use?

Galaxy S20 Ultra vs Note 20 Ultra: Which is best for business use?

Samsung just took the wraps off its latest Galaxy Note device and with the Note series focused on enterprise customers its time to check it against the Galaxy S20 Ultra that was released six months ago. It's also fair to consider whether the Note 20 Ultra offers enough over the Note 10 Plus to warrant an upgrade.

August 5, 2020 by in 5G