15A WHOPPING
1IN SENSOR
SHOULD MEAN
PICTURES ARE
A STEP ABOVE
OTHER PHONES
CAMERA
COLLABS
OOnePlus 9
Hasselblads were used during
the Apollo moon landings; here
on Earth, the OnePlus 9 and 9
Pro have snappers developed
with the Swedish manufacturer.
from £629 / oneplus.com
OHuawei P40 Pro+
A number of Huawei’s phones
come with cameras developed
by Leica, but the P40 Pro+ wins
the prize for sheer quantity with
five of them on the back.
£800 / consumer.huawei.com
OVivo X60 Pro
Carl Zeiss has made lenses for
Nokia and Sony phones in the
past, but the latest to get help
from the German optics expert
is newcomer Vivo.
£750 / vivo.com
Here’s Realme saying something
REALME GT 5G
Just days after the OnePlus Nord CE (reviewed on p67) was announced,
Realme’s GT 5G spread its proverbial peacock feathers with the bold
tagline of ‘flagship killer’. With a top-ranking Snapdragon 888, 65W
fast charging, a 6.43in 120Hz AMOLED and a Sony 64MP triple camera,
the specs suggest it’s a force to be reckoned with. Compared to its
predecessor, performance is claimed to be up by 20% and power
consumption down by 50%. The 4500mAh battery fully charges in 35
minutes and it’s packing Dolby Atmos speakers and a headphone port.
Realme hasn’t stopped there, with a Watch 2 (£50), Watch 2 Pro (£70)
and, um, TechLife Robot Vacuum (€379) also announced.
€449 / realme.comGreen green class of ’phones
THE HOUSE OF MARLEY
POSITIVE VIBRATION XL ANCThe House of Marley has pulled off something pretty remarkable with its
new ANC headphones, because noise-cancellers costing this little are
usually made from cheap plastic, adding to piles of e-waste. But these
are engineered with FSC-certified wood and recyclable aluminium
earcups, while the headband uses the company’s Rewind fabric weaved
from reclaimed organic cotton, reclaimed hemp and recycled polyester.
These eco-friendly foldable puppies don’t scrimp on specs either: you
get 40mm drivers with a ‘monitor mode’ to let a little noise in when
needed. Battery life comes in at 26hrs with ANC on, or 32hrs with it off.
£150 / thehouseofmarley.co.uk