Phones Show Chat 893 Show Notes

Monday 24th May - Juicy Sausages!

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey

Feedback and Contributions

Malcolm Bryant on App Usage Stats - how to install the App

Malcolm Bryant on the OnePlus Watch 4

Gareth Williams on the TCL NxtPaper 60 Ultra

Ian Furlong’s TCL NxtPaper 70 Pro Review at Coolsmartphone

News/Discussion

Volla Phone Plinius

Sony is shutting down their Music Pro App for Xperia

Soundcore is Dead - Long Live Anker Audio-Visual

OnePlus merger with RealMe

Joe’s Throws

Motorola Razr Fold - Garry Clark’s Unboxing at Average Dad

Motorola Signature - Ted’s Text Review - Joe’s Unboxing Video - Joe’s Video Review

Moto Pen Ultra - Moto Buds Loop - Moto Watch Fit (Ted’s Review)

Ted’s Spread

Motorola Edge 70 - Ted’s Review

Photo of the Week from PSC Photos

Oriental Sausages (with Egyptian spices), Ahmed Bebars, Samsung Galaxy A24

Wells Next the Sea, Ian Bundey, Honor Magic8 Pro

Phones Show Chat 892 Show Notes

Monday 27th April 2026 - Ultra Stargazing

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey with David Burns

Guest’s Gala

Honor Magic8 Pro Air

Apple iPhone Air

Oppo Find N6

Honor Magic V5

Oppo Find X9 Ultra

Contributions

Garry Clark on Motorola Razr Fold

Paul Grainger on Unihertz Titan 2

XtremeSkins

The App Wrap

SafeinCloud

Stellarium

News/Discussion

Sidephone

Bigme unveils the HiBreak Dual smartphone with a weird rear display

Oppo Find X9 Ultra

Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro

Joe’s Throws & Ted’s Spread

Honor Magic8 Pro

Nothing Phone (2a) Plus in 2026

Motorola Edge 70 - Ted’s Review

Photo of the Week

Ant Life, Jeremy Harpham, Oppo Find X9 Pro

Happisburgh Lighthouse, Ian Bundey, Honor Magic8 Pro

Coronation Street, Doncaster, Jon Trimmer vivo X300 Ultra

Phones Show Chat 891 Show Notes

Monday 20th April 2026 - Ted and Joe Go Live III

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey with Steve Litchfield, Gareth Willaims, Irfan Ali, Malcolm Bryant and Jeremy Harpham

Open Door Drop-In

The 3rd of our experimental Go Live shows was the most successful so far with 5 people apart from Joe and I turning up.

We chatted about all sorts of stuff, far too many to list here, so tune in for a surprise!

Back next week with a regular show!

Phones Show Chat 890 Show Notes

Monday 13th April 2026 - Unbundling Bundey!

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey with Ian Bundey

Guest’s Gala

Honor Magic V3

Honor Magic 8 Pro

Oppo Find X9 Pro

Xteink X4

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro

Ian’s Instagram

Ian’s Website

News

Huawei Pura X Max

Eyeo imaging announces the appointment of Juha Alakarhu as Technical Advisor

Joe’s Throws & Ted’s Spread

Honor Magic7 Pro

Motorola Edge 70

Motorola Signature - Ted’s Review

Motorola Pen Ultra

Photo of the Week from PSC Photos

Swadlincote Fair, Rob DeLorean-Chamb, Xiaomi 14 ultra

Cat Reflection, Ian Watson, Ian Watson, Google Pixel 10 Pro

Happy Faces, Gavin Fabiani-Laymond, Leica Leitzphone

Phones Show Chat 889 Show Notes

Monday 6th April 2026 - A Pura Moto Flow!

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey

Contributions

Jeremy Harpham on PSC Pub Meets

Keith Bartlett on the £329 Poco X8 Pro (512GB/12GB)

Jon Trimmer on the Oppo Find N6

The App Wrap

Ron Jeffries on Simplenote

News/Discussion

Motorola is working on three new Edge 70 phones

Leaked Sony Xperia 1 VIII renders hint at major redesign

First smartphone with colour e-ink and LCD screen appears

Honor 600 Pro emerges in live images

Joe’s Throws and Ted’s Spread!

Joe’s YouTube Short of the Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Unboxing

Lenovo Tab Plus

Honor Magic7 Pro

Motorola Edge 60 Neo - Ted’s Review - Now with Android 16

Moto Buds Loop - Moto Watch Fit - Ted’s Review

Moto Rokr 300 - Moto Sound Flow App

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra vs Motorola Razr 50

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra vs Motorola Razr 50 Ultra

Motorola Signature - Ted’s Review

Motorola Pen Ultra

Huawei Pura X

Honor Magic8 Lite - Joe’s YouTube Screen On Time Video

OnePlus Watch 2

Photo of the Week from PSC Photos

Undercarriage, Adrian Gavin, Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

Perranporth, Andrew Martin, Xiaomi Leitzphone

Phones Show Chat 888 Show Notes

Monday 30th March 2026 - Three Fat Ladies!

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey with Steve Nutt

Guest’s Gala

Sony Xperia 1 Mk VI

Google Pixel 10 Pro

Xperia Accessibility Initiatives

Braille Screen Input on Android Demo

Steve Nutt responds to Ed Hause’s first experience with audio on modern(ish) Xperia Phones

Malcolm Bryant on the mainstream LLMs and Accessibility

What Google/Apple could improve

Audiflo

Sony Clip

Pixel Buds Pro 2

plaud.ai

Contributions

Luke Van Eede on Motorola Signature in Australia

Paul Grainger on the Unihertz Titan 2 (not Elite)

Ian Furlong’s review of the Moto Razr 60 Ultra

Steve Litchfield on Under the Bonnet Updates

Anthony Daniels on EU Cell Size Limits

Mark Surry and WiFi Connectivity/Router

The App Wrap

Notification Reader by Malcolm Bryant

Malcolm’s Apps on Play Store

FreEpoc

Joe’s Throws & Ted’s Spread

Motorola Edge 60 Neo - Ted’s Review - Now with Android 16

Motorola Signature - Ted’s Review

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra

Honor Magic8 Lite - Joe’s YouTube Screen On Time Video

OnePlus Watch 2 - Gemma’s Comparison

Photo of the Week from PSC Photos

Hiker, Gavin Fabiani-Laymond, Leica Leitzphone

Phones Show Chat 887 Show Notes

Monday 23rd March 2026 - Ted & Joe Go Live II

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey with Mark Surry

Guest’s Gala

iPhone Air

Motorola Edge 70

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

News/Discussion

TCL is upgrading its easy-on-the-eyes glare-free NxtPaper display tech with AMOLED

OnePlus 15T compact phone

Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max launch

Oppo Find N6 goes official with 'crease-less' display, but limited 'global' launch plans

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold to be imminently discontinued

Joe’s Throws and Ted’s Spread

Motorola Edge 60 Neo - Ted’s Review - Arrival of Android 16

Moto Buds Loop - Moto Watch Fit - Ted’s Review

Motorola Signature - Ted’s Review

Motorola Signature vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

Honor Magic8 - Joe’s YouTube Screen On Time Video

OnePlus Watch 2

Photo of the Month Winner for February from PSC Photos

Cairo Subway, Ahmed Bebars, Samsung Galaxy A24

Phones Show Chat 886 Show Notes

Monday 16th March 2026 - Apple’s Reign in Spain!

Ted Salmon and Joe Hickey with Pip Tomlinson

Feedback and Discussion

Steve Litchfield’s Audio Plug-In on MagSafe

Magsafe wallets are a really, really bad idea

Garry Clark’s Written Review of the Motorola Signature

Guest’s Gala

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Folding Phones - iPhone Fold Said to Come in Three Storage Options

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Oppo A5

Barcelona and the MWC Chaos!

EE Rant

The App Wrap

Flighty for iOS

News/Discussion

Titan 2 Elite: New global launch details - More

Google Play - Play before your Pay

The iFrog Square Phone Rotates Open to a QWERTY or Game Boy Setup

Joe’s Throws and Ted’s Spread

Motorola Edge 60 Neo - Ted’s Review

Moto Buds Loop - Moto Watch Fit - Ted’s Review

Motorola Signature - Ted’s Review

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra

Honor Magic8 Lite - Ian Furlong’s CoolSmartPhone Review - Joe’s YouTube Screen On Time Video

OnePlus Watch 2

Photo of the Week from PSC Photos

Albert Chloss, David Hewitt, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7

The Co-Op, Paul Garner, Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Marrakech, Charlie Winston, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra