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Honor announces its first flip phone is coming

In a statement HONOR’s CEO, George Zhao, shared the news confirming that the brand is in the final stages of these new devices.  “This year we are preparing for the flip phone launch — now that we are internally in the final stage.” Both products are set to …

#MWC24 – Honor Magic6 Pro – Unboxing

So the glitz and glamour of a Live launch event have now finished. We have had some time to give the devices a look over on the stand in all the glory. Now however is the time to get up close and personal with the new Honor Magic6 …

#MWC24 – Honor Magic6 Pro launched

So we are on the ground at the Honor “Discover the Magic” Event and we have just been treated to the keynote from the Honor team and George Zhao. It was full of all the Glitz and Glamour that we have come to expect from big MWC launches. …

#MWC 24 Honor Discover the Magic Event

Hi, we are now onsite here in the fantastic city of Barcelona and I am getting myself ready for the first event of the day which will be to attend the Honor “Discover the Magic” launch. Whilst I will be in the audience and soaking up all the …

We are heading to MWC 2024!!

It has been a long time since I have been able to use the title above for an article but we have arranged for me to attend Mobile World Congress in the beautiful city of Barcelona! I am currently sitting in Stanstead Airport overlooking the runway awaiting to …

Magic V2 Review – Part 2

Well in a first for us at Coolsmartphone towers both me and Gary were given a Honor Magic V2 for review at the same time, we can’t thank Honor enough for this. In Gary’s, review he concentrated on hardware and the phone in general and I took my …

Honor Magic V2- Review

We have waited for 6 months for this review some of us patiently, some of us not so patiently (me). It is time to put the Honor Magic V2 through its paces. This phone is Honor’s 3rd in the V series but it is the second one to …

Honor Magic V2 5G- Unboxing

So the day has come when I can share the unboxing of the new to the UK market, Honor Magic V2 5G. I have a little spoiler for you though, I am impressed by this foldable’s hardware very impressed! So let’s get into the video for you then. …

HONOR Magic V2: The World’s Thinnest Inward Foldable Smartphone on-sale today in the UK.

HONOR, has today announced the availability of the HONOR Magic V2– the thinnest inward-folding smartphone in the world, in Europe, including the UK. The launch event, held today at the Porsche Experience Center in Leipzig, saw over 400 media representatives and partners in attendance, showcasing HONOR’s commitment to innovation and design excellence. The attendees got an exclusive sneak …

Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe – Review

The HiRise 3 Deluxe is a multi-charger that seamlessly complements the design of Apple products. Encased in sleek black aluminium, the HiRise 3 Deluxe multi-charger boasts an elegant vegan leather base and MagSafe charger. With its premium construction and refined aesthetic, the HiRise 3 Deluxe multi-charger effortlessly blends …

Honor Magic Vs 5G – Review.

This is a big launch for Honor as this is the first non-Samsung horizontal folding phone that has been launched in the UK. It is also aiming to be undercutting the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the recently announced Pixel Fold. if you caught the recent article …

Honor Magic Vs 5G – Release date and pricing announced

The Honor Magic Vs 5G has finally been given it a release date here in the UK and it is also more importantly maybe has been given a price.     There are two prices to be aware of here a pre-order price and then the full RRP. …

HONOR Launches HONOR X7a, Setting The Bar for Powerful Yet Slim Smartphones

All-day battery life, powerful camera, large storage and an expansive display – for those who strive to maximize their day. February 2023 – Global technology brand HONOR today announced the launch of the HONOR X7a. Featuring a long-lasting 5330mAh battery, a 50MP Ultra-clear Quad Camera system, 128GB storage, …

OnePlus 11 and Buds Pro 2 Preview

If you are fan of the OnePlus brand you will no doubt have seen that they have announced the new OnePlus 11 for the Chinese market with a full Global launch coming on the 7th of Feb. At Coolsmartphone I have always had a bit of a passion …

HONOR Launches HONOR X6.

Packed with a long-lasting battery, the HONOR X6 also has an impressive triple camera system and large expandable storage at an affordable price point.   HONOR, has announced the launch of the HONOR X6, the latest addition to HONOR’s reliable X Series line up. Boasting an array of …

Honor 70 – Review

Do you want a phone with a great screen great processor high capacity storage and decent memory? Do you want this phone to have a cracking camera with more video modes than you can shake a stick at as well? How nice, would it be if you get …

Honor 70 – Unboxing

So now that the hype has worn down from Thursday night’s unveiling at the Honor 70 launch event have had a bit of time to decompress and get my thoughts together. Most importantly I have also had the chance to do the unboxing of the phone with the …

Honor Magic 4 Pro – Review

I was a great fan of the previous generation flagships that came out of the great behemoth that was Huawei of old when it still had a smaller scale sibling of Honor under its wing. Those days are gone and the likes of the Huawei P30 Pro got …

Honor Magic 4 Pro – Unboxing

The day has arrived when I can unbox the newest Honor flagship the Honor Magic 4 Pro. I am unfortunately a bit late to the party and the pre-order window for this phone will be coming to an end very soon (26/05/2022), but if you are still looking …

Honor Magic Pro 4 – Launched in the UK!!

On Thursday I was able to attend our great capital of London to attend a launch event being hosted in the Tate Modern to launch Honor’s latest flagship in the UK the Honor Magic 4 Pro. A few other ancillary devices also accompanied the phone’s launch in the …

Xperia 5 iii – Hands on

This is Sony’s 3rd iteration of the Xperia 5, bringing with it some minor but subtle changes from the previous incarnation. Just for clarity, I have been using the previous Sony Xperia 5 ii as my personal phone since it was released back in November 2020, so I’m …

Honor 50 5G – Unboxing

We have a new phone in for testing and this is an important one for the company launching it. The phone is the Honor 50 5G and since Honor and Huawei are now no longer the same company this one comes with the thing that I found to …

Honor slahes the price of tech on their own store

We are big fans of Honor here at Coolsmartphone and although they have been through a rough patch in their divorce from ex-parent company Huawei they are coming out fighting. Phones wise we are awaiting their next launch with bated breath. Something is coming I can feel it …

ViewSonic supporting teachers with new campaign

Teachers are awesome, I never thought I would have reason to say that but they are. They are currently doing a fantastic job with some severe limitations. Dont get me wrong some teachers for some fancy pants private schools will have all the equipment that they could possibly …

Huawei Mate 40 Pro – Review

Can I use an Android device without Google services for my daily driver and does having an awesome camera makeup for the lack of services? These are the two real questions that I have been trying to answer over the past few weeks in my usage of the …

Qualcomm chips coming to Honor handsets?

Story so far then. Huawei and Honor were punched hard in the stomach following the addition of Huawei to a “risk list” of “foreign adversaries”. In the end it meant that both Honor and Huawei couldn’t work with US companies, so Google Play and all the expected Google …

Huawei Mate 40 Pro – First Impressions

Normally I would do an unboxing on a newly received phone, however this time around I am going to skip the unboxing as most reviewers have done that for me. What I am going to do is give you a bit of a rundown of my experience over …

Honor Kicks of the pre “Black Friday” sales

It’s that time of year again where we start to see pre-“Black Friday” deals pop up. This year Honor is going big and they are starting things early. They are dropping prices on a load of their kit, from phones to wearables. It’s not just all their old …

Honor MagicBook Pro – Review

So the time has come to try and get my head around the Honor MagicBook Pro laptop review. I have already done a long piece on the hardware which can be found in my unboxing post. That is well worth a read as it will give you an …

Honor Watch ES – Review

So its that time again where we put a device under the microscope to find out if it is any good. This time around it is the turn of the Honor Watch ES. I want to get one thing out of the way first though. Even though this …

Honor MagicBook Pro unboxing and first impressions.

So it has been a while since I reviewed a full-size laptop or even, for that matter, a small one! I typically gravitate toward the more compact and light style of laptops as I rank portability as more important than screen real estate. The last one I used …

IFA 2020- Huawei Keynote Livestream starts at 1PM. Watch here

So IFA 2020 is starting to kick things off and, although coronavirus means we are not on the ground, we are still going be there “virtually”. The first big-name event is going to be from Huawei who are holding their keynote at 1PM. You can watch right here. …

Carphone Warehouse close all standalone stores

Actually getting your hands on a phone – to touch it and check the dimensions of the thing – is going to get slightly more difficult now. In addition to the obvious coronavirus restrictions, Carphone Warehouse have announced that all standalone stores will close. This means that 2,900 …

MWC – Sony step back too

Mobile World Congress, the usually-massive mobile trade show in Barcelona, is getting quieter by the day as various exhibitors either ditch press briefings, reduce their attendance or cancel completely. This is all due to the continuing coronavirus outbreak, with more than 40,000 cases of the virus globally. LG, …

Get Gapps-exit done. Huawei says, “No going back”

The mighty Huawei and Honor have been properly stuck over the last few months. The delightful and totally sane Donald Trump has put the company into the USB security bad books, and has banned them from working with any US company. That means that upcoming Huawei and Honor …

Huawei to use TomTom maps

Following the embargo placed on Huawei, the Chinese phone company can no longer trade with US companies. It’s effectively received a closed door from Google and all its associated services. To be honest most of the Google services can be replaced – in fact most phone manufacturers have …

Huawei Freebuds 3 earphones – Review

I have always been a bit of a luddite when it comes.to earphones staying true to using the classic Apple EarPods since way back when I had the OG iPhone. I even used to solder the Earpods onto the headphone cable that came with my new phone to …

Microsoft’s anti-trust case was the reason it lost the OS race.

According to Bill Gates that is…. The Microsoft founder today stated he believed Microsoft’s antitrust issues in the early 2000s was the reason for Windows Mobile not being the OS that people use today. When asked about the impact of the Justice Department’s antitrust case. He came out …