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Price: £829 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2JOkrO4 The Google Pixel 4 XL can lay claim to the only real smartphone breakthrough of the year: a shrunken radar chip that’s so advanced it can detect when you reach for your phone so you’ll never have to stare at a blank screen again. It’s a delightful feature that makes phones with ambient or always-on displays feel like they’re stuck in the past. Combined with Face unlock, the Pixel 4 XL’s Motion Sense technology makes me feel like the phone anticipates all my moves, and this truly saves time by limiting how often I need to tap the screen. Before you even unlock it, the Pixel 4 XL exudes futurity and sets you up for an experience unlike anything you’ll find on a Galaxy…

Google finally unveiled the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL at its Made By Google event in New York City last month, and frankly, there weren’t many surprises left after months of leaks and teases, many by Google itself. A lack of surprises doesn’t mean a lack of excitement, though, as the Pixel 4 packs enough punch to catapult it to the top tier of Android devices yet again – propelled by a new generation of impressive software tricks, as well as a camera setup that’s been both upgraded and downgraded simultaneously. Here are five things you need to know about the new Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. 1. Dual camera lenses, at last The Pixel 4 is taking a page from the iPhone 11’s design with…

Price: £49 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2PQNe8z You can’t be blamed for mistaking the £49 Nest Mini for its two-year-old predecessor, the (also £49) Google Home Mini. Indeed, the biggest difference between the two smart speakers, which look virtually identical aside from a few iterative design tweaks, might be Google’s decision (which I still find confusing, frankly) to swap out the ‘Home’ moniker for ‘Nest’, following in the footsteps of the rebranded Google Nest Hub and the recent Google Nest Hub Max. Still, there are some laudable changes here, though none that demand turning in your existing Home Mini(s) to your local recycling centre. Among the improvements: marginally better sound, a new mounting hole, an additional built-in microphone, and a machine-learning chip designed to make Google Assistant faster and smarter over…

Price: £669 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2oJQo2O The Pixel range – the closest thing to a ‘pure’ Android experience out there – has become known more than anything else for its phenomenal cameras. But in a year that’s seen ballooning megapixel counts, extreme telephoto zooms, and Pixel-rivalling night modes from almost every phone manufacturer out there, what can Google do to stay a step ahead? The answer apparently is to do the one thing Google said it never needed to do: throw in a second lens. That’s the first of several major hardware changes to the device, which also throws in radar-based motion controls, a whole new face unlock, a 90Hz display, and an upgraded on-device Google Assistant. All of which sounds great, and should be a recipe for a phenomenal…

When the Pixel 4 landed, Google made a big deal about the camera, and rightfully so. But its best feature has nothing to do with photography and it isn’t the gesture-control Motion Sense, either. It’s an app called Recorder, and now Google has confirmed that it’s coming soon to older Pixels. As first spotted by Android Police, a Google moderator responded to a forum question about the Recorder app coming to older Pixel phones, saying the company plans “to roll it out to older Pixel devices in a future software update”. The poster didn’t specify which models would be getting the app, however. The Recorder is a simple app that’s incredibly powerful. As you might expect, it will record at a tap whatever it hears. Where it gets cool, however,…

Price: £549 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2Cd6G7F Following a flurry of teasers from OnePlus itself, the company took to the stage at an event in New Delhi, India to reveal the iterative upgrade to the current line-up, the OnePlus 7T. As with previous ‘T’ iteration smartphones, the 7T has upgraded internals, but there’s much more to it this time around. Display For us, it’s not the internals but the display of the OnePlus 7T that really steals the show – and it’s not just because of that buttery smooth 90Hz refresh rate on offer, although it does help. The OnePlus 7T comes with an upgraded 6.5in Fluid AMOLED display – up from 6.41in on the OnePlus 7 – and ships with a new 20:9 aspect ratio too. It’s detailed, boasting a…

The Pixel 4 is available now, and if you buy one, you’ll be sure to get the Pixel with the best processor, camera, and features. But just because it’s the latest doesn’t mean it’s the greatest – nor that you should run out and drop nearly a £850 on one. The 4 and 4 XL bring a whole bunch of new tricks to the Pixel’s bag, but are the new parts and paraphernalia worth an upgrade or a switch? Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL Price: £669 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2oJQo2O Price: £829 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2JOkrO4 What’s better than before Specs: As always, Google has upgraded nearly every component that matters in the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. You’ll get a new processor in the Snapdragon 855, 50…

Price: £219 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2rc9WOi I was dubious about cramming a 10in smart display into the kitchen of my Brooklyn apartment, but now that it’s here, I don’t want the Google Nest Hub Max to leave. Boasting a slim and trim frame that belies it imposing-sounding name, the £219 Nest Hub Max makes for an able and willing sous chef, reading recipes and playing YouTube videos while also controlling smart home gadgets and monitoring your home. Stereo speakers deliver surprisingly robust sound, while its Ambient EQ display technology and agility at photo collages help to make the Nest Hub Max one of the best digital photo frames I’ve ever tried. Still, the Nest Hub Max has its flaws, such as the lack of a physical camera shutter or analogue…

Let’s just say no to tall phones, right now. I’m looking at you Samsung, Moto, and Essential. It’s been a rocky 12 months since Samsung first teased its folding phone, with a sneak peek at the Infinity Flex display at 2018’s developer’s conference. But that’s not slowing the company down. At 2019’s keynote in October, Samsung showed off a new display concept that flips the folding phone concept on its head. Literally. The new display folds open like a wallet, rather than a book, to reveal an ultra-wide inside screen. I’m not talking about a 16:9 phone like the Sony Xperia 1. Think more 25:9, like the candy-bar phones of old. Just, you know, with no buttons and a very tall screen. To promote the new concept, Samsung touted the…