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HOW TO DECIDE

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FINE YOUNG CAM MOBILES

Is a phone truly deserving of flagship status if it can’t take a stellar snap? Good thing these hero handsets are all masters of photography, then – and hardly skimp on other specs…

XIAOMI 15 ULTRA

Phone cameras can’t get better than this… can they? here’s more than

GOOGLE PIXEL 9 PRO

Pro-level features in a smaller package? That’s rare in Android land…

ONEPLUS 13

This smartened-up hero phone is the polar opposite of teenage rebellion

OPPO FIND N5

Meet the new blueprint for book-style foldable phones

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With modest hardware changes, can software steal the spotlight?

HONOR MAGIC7 PRO

This phone’s generative zoom could leave you questioning reality

APPLE iPHONE 16 PRO

The biggest reason to go Max this year is batter y life

HUAWEI MATE XT

Why just have one fold when you can have two (at twice the price)?

ASUS ROG PHONE 9 PRO

Gaming-grade hardware in a (slightly) more mainstream shell

NUBIA Z70 ULTRA

Up for something different? Like bleeding-edge specs without the usual big bill?

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TECH TITANS DJI

The brand’s greatest hits for sky-high video and gnarly stills

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OSMO 2015 DJI’s first handheld gimbal offered a

TIPS+TRICKS STARGAZING

Fancy yourself as the next Brian Cox, but haven’t got beyond pointing at random bits of the night sky? Craig Grannell can help you unleash your inner astronomer…

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STELLARIUM There’s a no-nonsense feel to Stellarium, but

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Torque king in the Air

Apple’s speedy M4 chip has made its way into the entry-level MacBook… and there are other improvements too, as well as a lower starting price

Wide the lightning

This 65in model is as small as it gets in LG’s latest Mini LED range. Is it capable of making a big impact on your living room?

Marathon shoes

Running to thrive, or just to survive? Whatever your goal, here are three options to conquer your next 26-and-a-bit miles of pain…

In between yays

Apple’s new middle-child tablet has a whiff of the Pro, yet with some of the more simple ways of the cheaper 11th-gen iPad. So does that make it the one to get?

Shrewdy can’t fail

Who needs a flagship phone anyway? If you’re canny these days you can find solid specs, sharp design and smart features for less cash…

Make it TV on your shelf

Hi-fi meets home cinema with these powered bookshelf speakers. Will their expansive stereo soundstage be enough to unseat your soundbar?

Copper cabana

Are these wired open-back cans your ideal introduction to the joys of hi-fi at home?

Pro with the flow

Could this smooth 11.2-incher be a Goldilocks tab for those not ready to pay top dollar for Apple’s oversized slate?

Raise your Glass?

After a less than overwhelming start, Dan Grabham spends a fortnight finding out if the second version of Sky’s streaming TV can fix the foibles of the first

Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Taking the Assassin’s Creed franchise to feudal Japan has long been close to the top of many fans’ wish lists. Yet Shadows arrives with more baggage than it ought to…

Monster Hunter Wilds

Capcom’s long-running action RPG series evolves to an ambitious new apex –and it’s one that also happens to be the most easily accessible instalment yet for first-time hunters

PREMIUM PHONES

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FOLDABLE PHONES, BUDGET PHONES

1 Honor Magic V3 £1300 /

IN-EAR HEADPHONES

1 Sony WF-1000XM5 £219 / go.stuff.tv/WFXM5

OVER-EAR HEADPHONES

1 Sony WH-1000XM5 £269 / go.stuff.tv/WHXM5 Nobody

SMARTWATCHES, FITNESS TECH

NEW 1 OnePlus Watch 3 £269

LAPTOPS

UPDATE 1 Apple MacBook Air 13in (M3)

TVs

1 Samsung QE65S95D £1749 / go.stuff.tv/SamsungS95D

SOUNDBARS, STREAMERS

1 Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Max £2199

TABLETS, CONSOLES

1 Apple iPad Pro (M4) from £999

GAMES

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SPEAKERS

1 Sonos Move 2 £449 / go.stuff.tv/SonosMove2

E-BIKES, ELECTRIC CARS

1 Honbike Uni4 £1275 / go.stuff.tv/HonbikeUni4

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TOP TENS VR HEADSETS, DRONES & ACTION CAMS 95

1 Meta Quest 3S from £290

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1 Fujifilm X-T50 £1149 / go.stuff.tv/XT50

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