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EVERYDAYPHONES

TABLETS

Blurringtheboundariesbetweenlaptop
andtabletlikeneverbefore,theM1-powered
iPadPro 12 .9iniseverybitasfastaswe
expected–andthe“LiquidRetinaXDR”
displayissimplyphenomenal.
REVIEWIssue 32 3,p6 2

LenovoTabP11Pro
There are faster Androidtablets
tobefound,andcheaperones,but
ifyou’relookingforthecomplete
package – includinga sleekkeyboard
andfull-size stylus– nothing beats the
Tab P 11 Pro forvalueorforquality.The
11 .5inscreenisparticularlystrong.
Payinganother£30buys a version
with4Gtoo.£6 30 fromlenovo.com
REVIEWIssue 322 , p 60

AppleiPad(2020)
Whileweyearn forthinnerbezels,the
boostinpowercourtesyofApple’s
A12Bionicchipmeansthat thevanilla
iPadistheobvioustabletchoicefor
under£400.Thenegativesare the
extra £ 100 tostepupto 12 8GBand
another£130for 4G – andthat’s
before youthinkaboutaccessories.
From£329fromapple.com/uk
REVIEWIssue316,p

AppleiPadPro 12.9in(2021)
M1powerinyourpalmfrom£
fromapple.com/uk

OnePluspacksa surprisewiththisMediaTek-poweredphone,
whichstormedthroughourbenchmarks – onlythePocoF3can
beatitfortheprice. Butwitha superiorcamera,longer-lasting
baeryandstrikingdesign,thisis worththeextra£100.
REVIEWIssue3 25 ,p 68


SamsungGalaxyA52 5 G
TheGalaxyA52 5G is of themost
compellingargumentsyetfor not
buyinga flagshipphone:why bother
whenyoucanhavea 6.5in 1 20Hz
screen,a high-quality quartetof
camerasanda stylishandslimdesign?
Theonly obvioussacrificeis outright
speed.£399fromsamsung.com
REVIEWIssue 32 1,p7 1

OnePlusNord2 5G


Ultimateall-rounderfrom£
fromoneplus.com/uk


EVERYDAYMONITORS

EizoFlexScanEV
Businesses in particularwill
lovethiseasy-to-roll-out 2 4in
monitor, with itsexceptional
five-yearwarranty,USB-Cportfor
easydocking,excellent viewing
anglesanddeliciouswhites. Andit
hasthebestOSDaround.
£309fromwexphotovideo.com
REVIEWIssue 3 26 , p 83

PhilipsBrilliance346P1C


34incurveddocking,£


fromshop.bt.com


PROFESSIONALMONITORS

XiaomiPocoF 3
Ifyourbudgetstopsat £ 30 0 thenyou
shouldconsiderthepowerfulXiaomi
PocoF3.TheSnapdragon 870 chip
isundoubtedlyitsstarinclusion,but
there’s also a 1 20 HzAMOLEDscreen,
12 8GBofstorageanda surprisingly
swishdesignto addto itsappeal.
£2 99 frompcpro.link/322poco
REVIEWIssue 3 22,p6 8

PREMIUMPHONES

TheOnePlus8Tfendoffitsnewsibling,theOnePlus9,
because– fora surprisinglylow price– youenjoya baery
thatlastsfortwoorthreedaysofmodestuse,a 120Hz
wide-gamutscreen,bucketsof power viatheSnapdragon
865 processor, 5G supportanda fineset of cameras.
REVIEWIssue 3 15,p 63

SamsungGalaxyZ
Flip35G
Thefirstfoldablephonetowendits
wayontotheA Listpages, theZ Flip
livesuptoitspromisewitha high-
qualitybuildandtop-endcomponents.
It’s a premiumsmartphonewithvery
fewcompromises anda pricethat’s
aainableinsteadofunreachable.
128GB,£949fromsamsung.com/uk
REVIEWIssue 3 26,p 70

SamsungGalaxyS215G
Despite Samsung’sbamboozling
decisionstobinthemicroSDslotand
bundledcharger, theGalaxyS21isa
simplystunningflagshipsmartphone
thatboasts threephenomenal
cameras, a stylishdesign(withthe
merestwhisperofbezels)andbags
ofpace.It’s thepickoftheS21crop.
128GB,£769fromsamsung.com/uk
REVIEWIssue318,p

OnePlus 8 T

Android 11 phone, 12 8GB,£44 9
fromoneplus.com/uk

IiyamaProLite
XUB2792QSN-B
Ifyou’reona tight budget butwant a
high-quality 27in1440pscreen,thisis
a brilliant choice.There’seven USB-C
docking,anRJ-45 portandrespectable
speakers.It’s so good it begsthe
questionofwhyyou’d spendmoreon
a 27inmonitor.£300frombox.co.uk
REVIEWIssue 32 6,p8 7

AsusProArtDisplay
PA2 7 8QV
Thisisa terrificpanel in an incredibly
flexiblestand,allbackedupwith
theguaranteesthata professional
workinginthesRGBorRec.70 9
colourspacewillrequire.TheProArt
DisplayPA278QV’slow,lowprice
onlysweetenswhatis an already
sugarydeal.£324fromscan.co.uk
REVIEWIssue314,p

TheConceptDCP5271UVisanastonishingly
versatilescreenthatcanjumpbetween
pre-calibratedAdobeRGB,DCI-P3andsRGBmodesat
thepressofa buon.WithUSB-CandEthernet,it’sa
greatdockingmonitortoo.
REVIEWIssue 3 19,p 65

AcerConceptDCP5271UV

27increative,£
fromscan.co.uk

LGUltraWide38WN95C
Thehighpricebuys youa stunning
38in144Hzcurved IPSmonitorwith
3,840x 1,600pixelsthat’s equallyat
homeplayinggames as it is displaying,
say,a spreadsheet.Thisimpressive
combinationofspecsisthereason
whyit blew thecompetitionawayto
winourmostrecentmonitorLabs.
£1,340 from laptopsdirect.co.uk
REVIEWIssue313,p

No-onecanmatch Philips foritsmixof
quality,featuresandvalue, especiallywhen
itcomes to curved MVAmonitors such as
this. It’s great forcasualgamers andbusy
workersalike,withUSB-Cdockingandsup
REVIEWIssue3 26 ,p 93


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