who has grown up with smartphones. Over the years I’ve used everything from cheap Androids to eye-wateringly pricey iPhones, witnessed the near extinction of the 3.5mm headphone port first-hand, and ...

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources ...

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources ...

Best dumb phone for music lovers The Nokia 5710 Xpress Audio (buy now) has a unique design with built-in wireless earbuds and dedicated music controls. Perfect for those who want a simple phone but ...

so prepare yourself to delete a bunch of apps when you first set up the phone. It also doesn’t offer wireless charging, but a lot of much more expensive phones don’t either, so it doesn’t massively ...

Cellular signal boosters use big antennas to improve coverage in your home or car. These are the top signal boosters for apartments, houses, and vehicles. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile analysts.

It features a 5,000mAh battery, as large as most other phones of its size, but what is new that it actually takes design seriously with a prettier look and it now adds wireless charging too. It is ...

For wired charging, we measure the time it takes to charge the phone from 1% to 100% using its included charger or a standard one that can make use of its maximum charging speeds. The results are ...

There are more and more phones featuring wireless charging these days. In fact, it would be a surprise not to see it on a premium flagship device in 2023. While wired charging is still much faster ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

if you’re just using the phone for calls and messages along with the odd photo, it can easily last about two or three days without a top-up, and, from our testing, it can last at least four hours of ...

Having a great camera phone is essential for taking amazing photos wherever you are, whenever you’d like. After all, not everyone can carry around a big DSLR at all times. I love a good camera phone ...