Review — Xiaomi Mi Note Pro
In the Australian market, we can be a little blinded to the larger worldwide Android manufacturer ecosystem, especially when said devices live outside the Googleverse. Case in point, Xiaomi is one of the world's largest manufacturers of Android phones,...
Google Pixel C — Review
Android tablets have occupied an interesting space in today's technology landscape; somewhere between bargain basement junk that no one is ever actually seen buying, but they definitely buy, and moderately priced tablets that seem to be good at a...
Acer Chromebook R11 (C738T-C0CC) — Review
After the hugely popular Acer C720P, which Scott loved, Acer has released their next model, the Chromebook R11, for the Australian market.
Announced at IFA last September, the R11 offers a new range of form factors for the Chromebook,...
Huawei P8 Lite — Review
Here at Ausdroid we get to review a lot of high end phones and it’s what we all love to do. The problem is that the high end phone is not for everyone. Some people just need...
Sonos Play:5 — Review
It was only a couple of months ago that Sonos introduced the Play:5 as the newest member of their speaker family and being somewhat into music, audio equipment and generally enjoying good sound I took one for the team...
Review: Garmin Vivosmart HR
Kleenex, Hoover, Glad Wrap, Band-aid, Fitbit. All brands that are synonymous with the products they represent. It makes it hard for other brands to break into their respective fields. Fitbit’s dominance of the fitness band industry through...
Review – Dog & Bone LockSmart
We were recently invited to attend the launch for Dog and Bone's LockSmart Bluetooth padlock and came away eager to get some one on one hands-on time with the device. That wish was soon granted, and following a little...
Sonos Play:5 — First Impressions
I had a double dose of excitement this week; installation of NBN to my house and the delivery of the Sonos Play:5 unit for review. The timing of the Sonos delivery seemed to compliment the extra...
Huawei MediaPad M2 — Review
Huawei have been pushing into the Android space hard over the last 12 months, particularly focussed over the last 6 months or so with initiatives such as the Huawei branded stalls showcasing the capabilities of the manufacturer and their...
Bose Soundtouch 10 — Accessory Review
A couple of months ago now, Bose launched their new range of SoundTouch wireless audio systems, and for that two months since, I've been playing with a Bose SoundTouch 10 here in the Ausdroid office. In fact, I've taken...
Focal Sphear in-ear headphones — Review
Unless you’re really into audio you may not have heard of Focal (unless you read my review of their Spirit One S headphones) but they’re a solid brand who have a great name in overseas markets. They’re nothing like...
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser — Review
When we reviewed the original Asus Zenfone 2 we found that it was good at delivering above the expectations of someone buying a sub $300 phone, delivering far above what it promised as well. A new iteration of...
LG Nexus 5X — Review
The Nexus range of devices in 2015 were well leaked ahead of their release at the end of September, and the indications were they'd be an impressive batch of devices. While Huawei was new to the Nexus game in...
Huawei Nexus 6P — Review
Every year, the release of a Nexus phone is always of interest to the Android community. Nexus represents the vision of Android that Google sees for the next year, incorporating hardware that best shows off the latest version of...
Huawei Media Pad M2 — First Impressions
Huawei are doing some great things recently; they’ve got some strong carrier partnerships in place, they have branded stalls in major shopping centres to increase brand awareness and they’ve been doing great things in the Android Space including the...