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This week we reviewed the HTCU11 Plus and SKAGEN Falster, and took and early look at benchmark scores for the Snapdragon 845. Here's the news of the week!
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February 18, 2018

This week we reviewed the HTC U11 Plus, SKAGEN Falster, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. We also took and early look at benchmark scores for the Snapdragon 845, talked about changes that will arrive with Android P, and much more. Here’s the news of the week!

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HTC U11 Plus review: what the Pixel 2 XL could’ve been The HTCU11 Plus started out as the prototype for the Pixel 2 XL. Find out if it has what it takes to stand on its own in our HTCU11 Plus review.


SKAGEN Falster review: the prettiest Android Wear watch comes with some caveats The SKAGEN Falster trades in a robust feature set for dashing looks. Find out whether or not you should buy it in our full SKAGEN Falster review.


Benchmark session: how fast is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845? We took an early look at Qualcomm’s latest chipset to answer this question, running a series of benchmarks to find out how it compares to last year’s flagship processors.


The complexity of ethics and AI AI ethics ranges all the way from how we should use AI, to biases and creator accountability, right through to the very nature of how we should value and treat all types of intelligence.


HONOR View 10 vs OnePlus 5T: flagship killer dethroned? If you’ve got $500 or so burning a hole in your pocket, where should you drop it? Find out in our HONOR View 10 vs OnePlus 5T comparison.


Android P to be designed with iPhone X ‘notch’ in mind Anonymous sources indicate that Android P is designed with the expectation that future Android devices will look like the iPhone X.


HTC smartphone president Chialin Chang resigns The news arrives only days after HTC posted a 27% year-on-year decline in revenues.


2018: the year OEMs perfect the mid-tier? How can the mid-tier turn into a truly compelling force?


Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 review The Redmi Note 5 is a progressive update to the Redmi Note 4 and Xiaomi chooses to go with ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ approach.


A day with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm brought us through a variety of different lab scenarios where it showed off the power of the Snapdragon 845 far beyond mobile.


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