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OnePlus Watch 2 Review: Battery Life is Wild, Fitness Tracking Surprisingly Great

Kellen March 19, 2024 14

The story of the original OnePlus Watch is not one to remember. OnePlus launched that device as some sort of fitness or wellness tracker, but it was bug-filled, weirdly sold, and didn't run Wear OS. So to be honest, when we heard that OnePlus was considering a...

OnePlus 12 Review: Great Job, OnePlus

Kellen February 8, 2024 28

The smartphone space in the US feels smaller than ever. Apple dominates in overall sales, while Samsung has maintained its grasp on the Android crowd. Google is still here too, stealing all of the headlines, even if they aren't pushing numbers anywhere near...

Google Pixel Watch 2 Review: Still Beautiful, Solid Improvements

Kellen November 10, 2023 21

The original Pixel Watch finally showed up in 2022 after years of rumors and speculation about a potential launch. When we did get one on the wrist and learned all of its specs and features, I think it was pretty obvious that we were getting a first-generation...

OnePlus Open Review: What’s Up, Samsung?

Kellen October 21, 2023 27

OnePlus has entered the foldable arena with the OnePlus Open, a $1,700 device that's sold direct to you with a specs sheet and custom software experience you might not expect from a 1st-gen product. That's actually a big part of the story of this first OnePlus...

Pixel 8 Pro Review: Best-in-Class Camera, Display, Software

Kellen October 18, 2023 29

Google has made it more clear than ever for 2023 that they sell a single "Pro" phone, another non-Pro phone that is still good and only a step below being a flagship, and then a budget phone in their ongoing A-series line of devices. While they have had Pro...

Pixel 8 Review: Definitely Not a Small Pixel 8 Pro

Tim October 17, 2023 37

Google has made it abundantly clear, both in hardware and software, that Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are not the same. Years ago, Google would release a Pixel device, plus an XL model to go along with it. For the most part, they were very similar experiences. Heck...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Review: I Wanted to Like the Big Cover Screen

Kellen August 17, 2023 28

After reviewing the Galaxy Z Flip 4 last year, I spent a good chunk of time with it on a personal level, with my reviewer hat off. I genuinely enjoyed using that phone for an extended period of time and even watched as my wife adopted one as her own. But that...

Nothing Phone (2) Review: A New Choice has Arrived

Kellen July 13, 2023 35

If you saw something in the original Nothing Phone (1) that caught your eye, living in the US kept it out of reach. Nothing's initial launch skipped this market to test the smartphone waters elsewhere without the heavy investment it requires to push something...