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

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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

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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

Swiss watch companies suing watch face developers and websites

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“Thousands of watch faces available thanks to apps in the Play Store like Facer. Many of those faces are replicas of actual luxury watches, giving you the feeling of owning one without dropping thousands of dollars on one. But now companies like Rolex are trying to stop these replica faces from being available.

According to TorrentFreak, IWC, Panerai, Omega, Fossil, Armani, Michael Kors, Tissot, Certina, Swatch, Flik Flak and Mondaine are sending cease and desist notices to any site or individual who offers such replicas.”

So do you blame the Swiss watch companies? I don’t. If they own the copyright and trademarks then it’s fair game. It may not be popular though.

Source Talkandroid

Just how important is Apple Pay – mega according to Chase Bank

Tech News,

“Following this past weekend’s promotion that saw Chase customers being offered free early downloads of David Guetta’s upcoming album just for adding their cards to Apple Pay, the bank has launched a new national campaign touting Apple Pay. The new campaign begins today with a 30-second ad featuring Fun front man Jack Antonoff’s side project Bleachers using Apple Pay at several locations around Los Angeles as they prepare for a rooftop concert.”

So a major bank is offering trendy incentives to just get Apple Pay setup. Clearly Chase Bank foresees the pound signs. Or I should say dollars.

Source Macrumours

HTC One M8 – 11 Part Review

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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

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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

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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/

LG G3 – Huge 31 Part Review

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Below are all the review posts written about the LG G3. Happy reading.

Part 1 – Review Part 1 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/lg-g3-review-part-1/

Part 2 – Camera Samples – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/lg-g3-sample-photos/

Part 3 – LG G3 Premium Hard Case – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/lg-g3-premium-hard-case-in-tan-review/

Part 4 – Review Part 2 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/lg-g3-review-part-2/

Part 5 – LG G3 Firmware update – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/lg-g3-first-firmware-update-now-coming-ota-full-change-log/

Part 6 – Review Part 3 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/lg-g3-review-part-3/

Part 7 – Review Part 4 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/lg-g3-review-part-4/

Part 8 – Game for the LG G3 QuickCircle case – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/lg-announces-a-game-for-the-lg-g3-quickcircle-case/

Part 9 – Review Part 5 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/lg-g3-review-part-5/

Part 10 – More Photo Samples – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/some-more-photos-from-the-lg-g3/

Part 11 – Action Shots – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/lg-g3-high-speed-camera-action-shots/

Part 12 – LG G3 vs Sony DSLR macro shootout – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/lg-g3-vs-sony-dslr-macro-shoutout-which-photo-came-from-which-device/

Part 13 – LG G3 Health – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/lg-g3-review-lg-health/

Part 14 – LG QuickCircle case – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/lg-quickcircle-cover-case-for-the-lg-g3-review/

Part 15 – LG WCD-100 – Qi Wireless Charger review – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/lg-wcd-100-review-lgs-g3-qi-wireless-charger/

Part 16 – Review one month later – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/11/lg-g3-review-one-month-later/

Part 17 – Fonts – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/lg-g3-fonts/

Part 18 – LG Official Slim Guard case – review – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/lg-slim-guard-case-for-the-lg-g3-review-2/

Part 19 – Stranded on Dartmoor in severe weather- LG G3 or iPhone 5S – Which works, which failed? https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/youre-stranded-in-the-middle-of-a-moor-in-bad-weather-which-phone-will-save-your-life-iphone-5s-or-lg-g3/

Part 20 – Fav Camera shot of the week – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/lg-g3-camera-my-favourite-shot-of-the-week/

Part 21 – Camera shot of the week – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/lg-g3-camera-shot-of-the-week/

Part 22 – Hello Genie and Voice Commands – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/lg-g3-review-hello-genie-and-google-voice-commands/

Part 23 – Review 9 weeks later – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/lg-g3-review-highlights-9-weeks-later/

Part 24 – How good can the LG G3 get – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/can-the-lg-g3-get-any-better-yes-it-can/

Part 25 – LG G3 battles against 6 Plus – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/its-iphone-6-pre-order-day-will-i-be-ordering-one/

Part 26 – Thoughts vs 6 Plus – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/more-thoughts-on-the-new-iphone-6-compared-to-the-lg-g3/

Part 27 – Changing home screens – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/lg-g3-my-new-home-screen/

Part 28 – Home screen look of the week – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/20/lg-g3-home-screen-of-the-week/

Part 29 – LG G3 vs other Flagship Phones – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/smartphone-flagship-decisions-views-on-lg-g3-iphone-6-plus-and-samsung-note-4/

Part 30 – iOS 8 on the LG G3 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/this-is-ios-8-and-the-iphone-6-on-the-lg-g3-whats-your-verdict/

Part 31 – LG G3 vs iPhone 6 Plus camera – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/iphone-6-plus-versus-lg-g3-camera-comparison/

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