Richard Priday
Richard is a writer based in London, covering news, reviews, how-tos and buying guides for mobile devices like smartphones, tablets and laptops, as well as other topics like gaming and audio.
He has an impractically large collection of devices, gathered over his five years in tech journalism. Using this broad stock of gadgets, he can compare and contrast a new product's features with similar devices', and figure out if something's a new class leader, or if a different gadget can do what it does better.
While he enjoys writing about the latest iPhones and Samsung Galaxys, he's also an advocate of buying cheaper, refurbished and second-hand devices. He hopes that he can help gadget buyers to cut through the hype around new products, and upgrade to something that suits their needs and budget every time, whether it's brand new or pre-owned.
Richard has an M.A. in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield's world-renowned Department of Journalism Studies, and has also written for WIRED U.K., The Register and Creative Bloq. Aside from mobile devices, he also has a great appreciation for specialty coffee, and is never seen in the office without his Aeropress close at hand.
Latest articles by Richard Priday
Millions of Samsung phones at risk of hacking — update these devices right now
By Richard Priday published
A vulnerability with chipsets used in several Samsung devices from 2019 onwards has been discovered, so update ASAP if you have one of them.
Can’t find Apple Intelligence after downloading iOS 18.1? Here’s how to find it if you’re outside the U.S.
By Richard Priday last updated
You can get Apple Intelligence on your iPhone 15 Pro outside the U.S. by switching your region with the iOS 18.1 beta installed.
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro colors: Here's your options
By Richard Priday last updated
Here's a guide to all the colors you can pick for your new iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro
OnePlus Open 2 may add the one big feature the original was missing — and get an even larger battery
By Richard Priday published
OnePlus's next Open foldable could embrace wireless charging — a much missed feature on the otherwise-excellent debut model.
I tried all new Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.1 — here’s the best (and worst)
By Richard Priday published
Apple Intelligence just arrived for regular iPhone users, but since I've been using these features since the beta version, allow me to give you a tour.
Writing Tools is one of Apple Intelligence's most useful features — here's what it can do
By Richard Priday last updated
Apple Intelligence adds Writing Tools to your iPhone, iPad and Mac, helping you tweak text that you're reading or writing. This guide will show you what all the tools do, and where to find them.
I just tried Visual Intelligence on the iPhone 16 — this is actually upgrade worthy
By Richard Priday last updated
iOS 18.2 beta allows iPhone 16 models to try out Visual Intelligence for the first time,a llowing you to search all kinds of things using only your camera.
OxygenOS 15 hands-on: Watch out Samsung and Google — OnePlus just caught up
By Richard Priday published
In advance of the open beta going live, here are our first impressions of how OnePlus' new Android skin handles AI, and what its other new features bring to its phones.
Qualcomm’s Arm license is getting cancelled and it could have a huge impact on the laptops and phones we buy
By Richard Priday last updated
Qualcomm could be about to lose its license to use Arm designs for its chips — and the consequences could be huge.
Google Chrome could soon get a brilliant upgrade for billions — this is overdue
By Richard Priday last updated
Evidence of Google adding an Identity Check feature to Chrome has been discovered, indicating you'll need biometric security to take certain actions away from home.
I tried every Photographic Style on the iPhone 16 Pro Max — this is a game-changer
By Richard Priday published
The new Photographic Styles offered on the iPhone 16 series add a huge amount of freedom to photos with amazing ease, so let me show you the results of my experiments.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra colors just leaked — here's the options
By Richard Priday last updated
The Galaxy S25 Ultra's colors could be a choice of four familiar and fresh hues, but the expected Samsung-exclusive colors are still unknown.
iPad mini 7 charging probably won't be any better than iPad mini 6's — here's how we know
By Richard Priday published
Certification for the iPad mini 7 reveals no upgrade to its supported charging speeds, which likely means the time to refill the tablet won't be any different from the iPad mini 6.
iPad mini 7 uses the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro — but with one key downgrade
By Richard Priday published
The A17 Pro chip in the iPad mini 7 isn't what we thought it was, as it's lacking a GPU core compared to the original version of this chip from the iPhone 15 Pro.
YouTube announces huge upgrade for billions — here’s all the new features coming to your phone and TV
By Richard Priday published
Google's dropping a huge number of YouTube upgrades, such as a dedicated sleep timer, playlists you can edit with your friends, new designs for all app versions and a more customizable miniplayer.
Xiaomi Mix Flip review: Brilliant but limited
By Richard Priday published
The Xiaomi Mix Flip is sort of unremarkable (for a folding phone anyway), but what it lacks in surprises it makes up for by beating the competition on display quality and power.
October Pixel Drop just arrived — here's all the new features for Pixel phones, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Buds and Pixel Watch
By Richard Priday published
The latest Pixel Drop brings new features to all your favorite Google gadgets
Samsung Galaxy phones could replace the Settings app with AI — what we know
By Richard Priday published
A report out of Korea suggests Samsung is working on new ways for AI to take care of setting up your Settings without your involvement.
Samsung Galaxy S25 vs. iPhone 16: Which phone could win?
By Richard Priday published
What we know so far about the Galaxy S25, compared to what the iPhone 16 offers.
OnePlus 13 could get a massive price hike according to disappointing new leak
By Richard Priday published
A 10% raise would be shocking and sad
I love iOS 18's iPhone Mirroring feature — but I've found one big problem
By Richard Priday published
iOS 18's iPhone Mirroring locks off one of the most useful features for MacBook users — and it's an annoying problem
Android just added three new anti-theft features — here's what they all do
By Richard Priday published
Google is adding three new features to Android phones that will hopefully protect your device in case of theft.
OnePlus Open 2 may launch early next year — but without this big upgrade
By Richard Priday published
OnePlus' next foldable could launch between January and March 2025, but the company's apparently given up on adding an extra camera to the back of the phone.
Dimensity 9400 mobile chip revealed — triple-foldable support, advanced AI features and more
By Richard Priday published
MediaTek has announced its latest flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9400. Features include support for cutting edge foldable and AI tech, plus power and efficiency improvements.
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