OPINION : This hebdomad ’s been a meddlesome one over at Trusted Towers with our squad of expert reader giving their unequivocal verdict on the heatedly hyped Nothing Phone and big name brands bring out a host of new devices – includinga loud 480Hz laptop from Alienware .
But for us there has been one very clear winner and one very clean-cut loser in the humans of tech . Here ’s who they are .
Winner: Mid-range phone buyers
For years we ’ve told buyer that you do n’t have to drop flagship money to get a enough speech sound and this week that fact was once again proven with not one , but two awesome £ 400/$400 handsets earning advocate badges from our revaluation squad .
First we had the heatedly anticipatedNothing sound 1 , a twist that ’s been generate hoopla since former OnePlus bigwig Carl Pei first teased it many moons ago . While we found it was n’t quite as “ revolutionary ” as hoped , as mid - range phone go it ’s pretty awesome . The handset has an atypical design have a transparent back and customs LED lights that extend users incoming apprisal alerts . The expression cue reviewer Max Parker of the Greco-Roman Nintendo Gameboy , which also had a similar chassis choice .
The alone purpose and solid internals , which let it put up reasonable carrying out , decent battery life and competitive camera quality earned a 4/5 recommended score and badge .
Two 24-hour interval later we published our Google Pixel 6a limited review . be the same as the Nothing Phone 1 and featuring many of the same perk as the full fatPixel 6the phone also earned a 4/5 recommended score and badge . Key highlights include the use of Google ’s AI focussedTensor chip , a wonderfully stocky design and all the benefits of unskinned Android .
The dynamic duo made phone buyers on a budget this weeks ’ clear winner .
Loser: Xiaomi fans
Sadly , while Pixel and Nothing lover had a lot to keep , the opposite was true for Xiaomi followers . This week , after weeks of jot , Xiaomi confirmed its next telephone , the 12S Ultra , will not be launching in the US or UK . This is a real shame for a couple of cause . Based on our experience reviewing Xiaomi phones over the past few years , the 12S Ultra ’s absence will be feel by many flagship fans .
Xiaomi ’s effectively taken Huawei ’s place recently as one of the best value phone makers , with its handsets earning a repute as substantial performer with humbled prices than you ’d expect for the hardware you get . This was recently demonstrated when we retrospect theXiaomi 12 professional .
Then there ’s the fact that the Ultra ’s really quite a neat - take care phone with it featuring a custom Leica - branded camera with a vast 1 - in simulacrum sensor , as well as the latestSnapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1processor .
