WELCOME

Hello, and welcome to this smartphone special issue

HOT STUFF

ALL THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH

TAKE ON MI

Redmi Note 12 Pro+

STREAM

Don’t watch any of this! Go outside and smell the spring flowers! Dance naked in the rain! Cuddle a horse! Tsk, fine, have it your way…

PANTHEONE AUDIO OBSIDIAN

THE 80W AMP POWERS A WOOFER AND A

FIRST PLAY C-SMASH VRS PSVR2

We know the PlayStation VR2 is an amazing

SUNSHINE COOPER PLAN

Mini Cooper SE Convertible

HAMMERHEAD’S PRODUCT CHIEF ON THE KAROO 2 AND BEING A WOMAN IN BIKE TECH

Jessica Braun My love of cycling was a

Happy days are Era gain

The next generation of high-end Sonos magic has landed, and it introduces spatial audio support too. But is this chunky speaker worth the chunky price?

The alternative: Sonos Era 100

Does this cheaper new speaker spoil the 300’s party?

Elden bling

It promises unbeatable performance and a jaw-dropping display but costs, er, five grand. Can MSI’s Titan GT77 possibly be worth it?

The spinner techs it all

This Sonos-approved turntable plays vinyl wirelessly. But can it please both LP geeks and convenience-craving streamers?

Buddy folly

They’re part slick smartwatch, part tiny true wireless in-ears. But are the Huawei Watch Buds really good enough at either job?

Follow that gleam

Improved brightness, B&W sound and Ambilight make this a tempting OLED… and a real challenge for Philips’ rivals

Tablets get ready to rumble

Why confine yourself to a clunky laptop for gaming sessions when a light and versatile slate wants to come out and play?

Nothing compares to 2

The oh-so-hip brand has launched a new pair of wireless in-ears – but has it learned the right lessons from its first attempt?

Bike computers

3 OF THE BEST

Fool for a pretty case

The charging caddy with a touchscreen certainly stands out, but will it blind Tom Morgan-Freelander to the shortcomings of JBL’s new in-ears? Nah, course not…

Resident Evil 4

Can the remade Resi live up to an original that didn’t just subvert its survival horror roots, but laid the foundations for all over-the-shoulder third-person action games that followed?

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Team Ninja swaps feudal Japan for third-century China, but keeps the hardcore combat for a more accessible take on the

The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

Scream if you want to die faster: this schlocky gun-wielding rollercoaster uses the unique features of the PSVR2 hardware to crank up the scares

COOLER BAGS

No one likes a tepid tinny – so, with picnic weather on the way, picks out the best ways to keep your cans ice-cold

SHINERS IN YOUR HAND

Got the cash to splash on a sparkly stunner or a flashy foldable? Maybe you’d rather stick to a bargain blower? This year’s phone crop has something for everyone, and we’ve rounded up the best…

MUSEUMS OF MODERN SMART

Enjoy some hearty helpings of culture without leaving your home, courtesy of these six apps that give you virtual takes on art and artefacts

SIDELOADING

The EU wants Apple to let us install apps from outside of the official channels… digs into why that’s good, and how you can already sideload on iOS and Android today

KINDLE SCRIBE

FIRST ADD THESE… ONE REMARKABLE MARKER PLUS If

Apple iMac

G reat. Now I’m having flashbacks to when

SMARTPHONES

1 HOT BUY ● Prices quoted are for

IN-EARS

1 HOTBUY Sony WF-1000XM4 £199 / go.stuff.tv/WFXM4

OVER-EARS

1 HOTBUY Sony WH-1000XM5 £320 / go.stuff.tv/WHXM5

SMARTWATCHES

1 HOTBARGAINBUY Apple Watch SE (2022) from £259

FITNESS TECH

1 HOT BUY New JLab JBuds £70 /

LAPTOPS

1 HOT BUY ● TIPS & TRICKS

TVs

1 HOTBUY ● TIPS & TRICKS ● Google

SOUNDBARS

1 HOTBUY Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max £2199 /

STREAMERS

1 HOTBUY Sky Stream from £26/m + setup

TABLETS

1 HOT BUY Apple iPad Air from £669

CONSOLES

1 HOT BUY Sony PlayStation 5 £480 /

GAMES

1 HOTBUY ● TIPS & TRICKS ● Sprinting

SPEAKERS

1 HOTBUY ● TIPS & TRICKS ● You

E-BIKES

1 HOTBUY VanMoof S3 £2248 / go.stuff.tv/VanMoofS3

ELECTRIC CARS

1 HOT BUY Kia EV6 from £45,245 /

SMART HOME

1 HOTBUY ● TIPS & TRICKS ● The

VR HEADSETS

1 HOTBUY Meta Quest 2 £399 / go.stuff.tv/Quest2

DRONES & ACTION CAMS

1 HOTBUY GoPro Hero11 Black £350 / go.stuff.tv/Hero11

CAMERAS

1 HOT BUY ● System camera prices quoted

BUDGET BUYS

1 HOT BUY ● TIPS & TRICKS ●