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Your ZTE phone is likely spying on you, which ZTE says is "compliant"

2026-05-31

In a previous article, I wrote about budget phones being insanely good compared to 10 years ago. Specifically in that post, I took a look at the Optus...

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Budget phones are so scarily good now I am writing a blog post about it

2026-05-15

Update as of May 31, 2026: ZTE devices like the one shown in this article may contain spyware. I do not recommend purchasing them. See this 10 years a...

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Maybe I have been spoilt by modern flagship phones; I used a 6-year-old midranger for a day

2026-02-18

Phones have come a looooong way, even in just the past decade or so. Can you believe the first iPhone released in 2007? That's a whopping 19 years ago...

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Cheap action camera with 2014 sensor vs 2014 flagship smartphone (Camera Comparison)

2026-01-03

The Allwinner V3 action camera we looked at in the previous blog post had a Sony IMX175, a camera sensor from around 2014, so how does it hold up against a 2014 flagship smartphone?

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My experience with Google Pixel warranty

2025-04-12

Since my Pixel 8 Pro's screen suddenly stopped working a few weeks ago and I had to switch back to my old Galaxy S9 (story for another time), I've alr...

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