Category Archives: Android

Samsung Gear S – review update

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Within the Gear S settings app, select style and then clocks. You then have an option to keep the watch screen on all the time. I missed this setting for ages. The clock face goes black and white and looks different to the coloured watch face in use. Also dependant on the coloured watch face selected also changes the black and white always on face style. So for example some coloured watch faces go all digital, or all digital with different fonts etc… or all analogue. The digital and analogue black and white styles vary. This is a clever way of keeping the time visible and saving battery too.

Android Central recently reviewed the Gear S and stated it used a micro sim. Here’s the sim tray from my Gear S. It’s clearly a nano sim.

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Sometimes I do wonder if some websites actually use the hardware properly before reviewing.  Thanks to @martinkem for spotting this.

I’m still thoroughly enjoying using this watch with my Note 4.

Updated – All the latest phones, wearables & accessories reviewed plus 23 camera phone comparison

There has been a lot of content published on Gavin’s Gadgets recently.

Below are all the direct links to all the goodness.

1) 23 Smartphone Camera comparison including Note 4, LG G3, iPhone 6 Plus and more. Click here.

2) Massive 10 to 31 part reviews of all the latest smartphones including Note 4, LG G3, BlackBerry Passport, Apple iPhone 6 Plus, HTC One M8 and 18 more covering all platforms. Click here.

3) Detailed reviews of all the hottest wearables including Samsung Gear S, Gear Fit, Gear 2 Neo, LG G Watch R and the original G Watch and not forgetting the Pebble. Click here.

4) 50 Reviews covering wireless and clip on cameras, app enabled accessories,  headphones, amps, DACS, cables and tech gloves. Click here.

5) My podcast “Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast” Click here.

WOW 23 SMARTPHONE CAMERA SHOOTOUT – NOTE 4, LG G3, IPHONE 6 PLUS, BLACKBERRY PASSPORT, SONY, NOKIA, HTC ONE M8, S5, HUAWEI, NEXUS & MORE

Not sure about which phone or brand takes the best photos, then have a look at this super sized collection of photos from all the best and latest smartphones and some budget phones as a comparison.

Samsung Note 4 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157648796796660/

Apple iPhone 6 Plus – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157647679181549/

BlackBerry Passport – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157648520943848/

LG G3 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157645618979801/

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644532639249/

HTC One M8 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643265004874/

HTC One M7 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039700054/

Samsung S5 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643875623354/

Samsung Note 3 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644034132513/

LG G Flex – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644114354349/

Samsung S4 Zoom – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039495565/

Apple iPhone 5S – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035336913/

LG Nexus 4 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039660933/

Sony Z1 Compact Z1 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644028694521/

Sony Xperia Z1 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039246935/

Sony Z Ultra – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644083052095/

Sony QX100 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035811453/

Sony QX10 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035335185/

Huawei Ascend P6 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644028833151/

Nokia Lumia 1520 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035105534/

Nokia Lumia 1020 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035516523/

Nokia Lumia 925 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157634991010769/

Nokia Lumia 620 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644083348093/

To see the sets in one indexed page click here – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/

So which phone is your winner?

Huge Reviews of the latest phones – iPhone 6 Plus, Note 4, HTC One M8, Samsung S5, BlackBerry Passport, K Zoom and LG G3

Below are links to the detailed reviews I have written covering the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung Note 4, HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, BlackBerry Passport, Samsung Galaxy K Zoom and LG G3.

Reviews of another 20 or so phones can be found here – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/review-links/

23 Smartphone Camera Shootout including all the latest phones click here.

The next phone to be reviewed will be the Samsung Note Edge.

Apple Phones

Apple iPhone 6 Plus – 24 Part Review

BlackBerry Phones

BlackBerry Passport 10 Part Mammoth review

Android Phones

Samsung Note 4 – 17 Part Review

LG G3 review – 31 Part Review

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom – 26 Part Review

Samsung Galaxy S5 – 17 Part Review

HTC One M8 – 11 Part review

Wearables – Reviews covering Samsung Gear S, Gear 2 Neo, Gear Fit, LG G Watch R, LG G Watch, Pebble and more

Samsung Gear S, LG G Watch R, LG G Watch, Samsung Gear 2 Neo, Samsung Gear Fit, Samsung Galaxy Gear and Pebble Smart Watches. I owned and reviewed them all.

Wearables

LG G Watch R – review

Samsung Gear S – 9 Part Review

LG G Watch – review – android wear

Samsung Gear Neo Impressions

Samsung Gear Fit review

Samsung Gear review

Pebble Smartwatch review

HTC One M8 – 11 Part Review

Below are all the review posts for the HTC One M8.

Part 1 – First Day – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/hello-htc-one-m8/

Part 2 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/hello-htc-one-m8-daily-blog-and-review-part-1a/

Part 3 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/htc-one-m8-day-2-review-battery-audio-directions-motions/

Part 4 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/htc-one-m8-daily-blog-day-4-review/

Part 5 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/htc-one-m8-daily-blog-day-5-review/

Part 6 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/htc-one-m8-daily-blog-review-day-6-kid-and-camera-options/

Part 7 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/htc-one-m8-daily-blog-review-day-8-ultrapixels/

Part 8 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/htc-one-m8-daily-blog-review-day-9/

Part 9 – Boomsound Analysis – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/06/htc-one-m8-daily-blog-review-boooooooomsound/

Part 10 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/htc-one-m8-daily-blog-review-another-day/

Part 11 – Camera Fight – HTC One M8 vs Samsung S5 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/the-2-hottest-phones-samsung-s5-or-htc-one-m8-camera-fight/

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Samsung Galaxy S5 – 17 Part review

Below are all the review posts covering the Samsung Galaxy S5.

Part 1 – First Impressions – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/samsung-galaxy-s5-first-impressions/

Part 2 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/samsung-galaxy-s5-day-2/

Part 3 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/samsung-note-3-day-3/

Part 4 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/samsung-galaxy-s5-day-4/

Part 5 – Godzilla Mode – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/godzilla-mode-on-the-samsung-galaxy-s5/

Part 6 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/samsung-galaxy-s5-updated-views/

Part 7 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/my-favourite-samsung-galaxy-s5-photo/

Part 8 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/hidden-gems-with-the-samsung-galaxy-s5-info/

Part 9 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/samsung-galaxy-s5-battery-life-feedback/

Part 10 – Dropbox and S5 Problem – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/a-huge-con-free-50gb-dropbox-bonus-space-on-samsung-galaxy-s5-no-chance/

Part 11 – HTC One M8 vs S5 camera – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/htc-one-m8-or-samsung-galaxy-s5-which-has-the-most-popular-camera/

Part 12 – S5 Official Wireless Charging accessories review – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/samsung-galaxy-s5-wireless-official-charging-cover-review-with-samsung-charging-pad/

Part 13 – S5 Free Gifts issues – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/samsung-galaxy-s5-free-gifts-issues-latest-update/

Part 14 – Camera lag solutions – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/samsung-galaxy-s5-camera-lag-and-tips-for-a-fast-response/

Part 15 – Wireless charging update – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/samsung-galaxy-s5-and-wireless-charging/

Part 16 – One month later review with new firmware – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/samsung-galaxy-s5-review-update-one-month-later/

Part 17 – S5 Takes on ICE Bucket Challenge – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/samsung-galaxy-s5-takes-on-the-ice-bucket-challenge-lol/

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom – Huge 26 Part Review

Below are all the review posts on the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom.
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Part 2 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/samsung-k-zoom-review-part-1/

Part 3 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/samsung-k-zoom-review-part-2/

Part 4 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/samsung-k-zoom-review-part-3/

Part 5 – Photos galore- https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-review-update-photos/

Part 6 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-review-sunday-thoughts/

Part 7 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-review-update/

Part 8 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-review-part-8-stutter-time/

Part 9 – Heat issues and review update – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/14/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-review-update-in-the-heat-full-res-photo-samples/

Part 10 . Review update https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-review-update-2/

Part 11 – One last point – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-6-weeks-later/

Part 12 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-the-final-part-part-1/

Part 13 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/why-the-samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-is-winning/

Part 14 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/11/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-software-update/

Part 15 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/11/lg-g3-g-watch-and-samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-updates/

Part 16 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/fight-lg-g3-vs-samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-camera/

Part 17 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-official-samsung-protective-case/

Part 18 – More cases – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/06/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-cases/

Part 19 – Camera samples – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-camera-samples-from-yesterday/

Part 20 – One Month later – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-one-month-later/

Part 21 – Camera samples – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-some-camera-samples/

Part 22 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/21/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-number-2-disappointment-perhaps/

Part 23 – K Zoom saga – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-number-2/

Part 24 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/17/samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-review-update-2/

Part 25 – The difference with 10x optical zoom – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/samsung-k-zoom-the-difference-10-x-optical-zoom-makes/

Part 26 – Video and specs – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/introducing-the-new-samsung-galaxy-k-zoom-video/