Tom is the Tom's Guide's UK Phones Editor, tackling the latest smartphone news and vocally expressing his opinions about upcoming features or changes. It's long way from his days as editor of Gizmodo UK, when pretty much everything was on the table. He’s usually found trying to squeeze another giant Lego set onto the shelf, draining very large cups of coffee, or complaining about how terrible his Smart TV is.
Latest articles by Tom Pritchard

I just realized how bad Google Maps is on CarPlay — why does it look so terrible?
By Tom Pritchard published
Google Maps on CarPlay looks really quite atrocious. But why is it so bad, when the Android Auto version is so much nicer?

RAMageddon may hit smartphones before the end of the year — and OnePlus 16 may be in trouble
By Tom Pritchard last updated
RAMageddon could affect the lower-cost Chinese flagships too, with OnePlus 16 tipped for a 20% price increase.

MacBook Neo benchmarks leak — how does it compare to iPhone?
By Tom Pritchard published
MacBook Neo is powered by the same A18 Pro chip as the iPhone 16 Pro. But how does performance differ when it's in a laptop?

Nothing Phone 4a Pro hands-on review: This could beat iPhone 17e at its own game
By Tom Pritchard published
Not yet ratedThe Nothing Phone 4a Pro has a heck of a lot to love, even if it loses some of the unique Nothing design charm in the process. Here are our first impressions.

iPhone 17e's best upgrade is MagSafe and that's actually a big problem
By Tom Pritchard published
When MagSafe is one of the biggest upgrades you can brag about, then maybe it's time to admit your latest phone isn't all that.

iPad Air M4 first benchmarks have leaked online — here's how much faster it is
By Tom Pritchard published
iPad Air M4 benchmarking results have appeared online, and it looks like there could be a notable performance boost this year.

Google's bringing a bunch more upgrades to Android and Pixel devices — including the ability to tell airlines where your luggage is
By Tom Pritchard published
Google's just announced big updates for all Android phones, and a few interetsing ones for Pixel devices.

Apple just quietly hiked the price on the new MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros — what you'll pay now
By Tom Pritchard published
MacBook Air m5 and MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max are finally here — but there's some very bad news about the prices. They're higher this time.

iPhone 17e: 5 reasons to buy and 3 to skip
By Tom Pritchard published
iPhone 17e is here, and here are our reasons on why you should buy Apple's latest cheap phone — plus some thoughts on why you might want to skip it instead

Apple believes this week's event could be as big as the iPhone launch — here's why
By Tom Pritchard published
Apple thinks this week's slate of new products coiuld cause a retail surge at the Apple Store — especially that cheap MacBook that's on the way.

GTA 6 pre-orders — PlayStation Store update could hint at new details soon
By Tom Pritchard published
GTA 6 title IDs have just landed in the PlayStation Store, and that could mean pricing and pre-order details could be on the way.

Samsung on Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Plus $100 price hike — 'we've packed [in] so much innovation'
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are more expensive this year, and it's now confirmed the RAM crisis is partially to blame.

Waze vs Google Maps: Which app has the best incident reporting?
By Tom Pritchard published
Waze popularized incident reporting, but Google Maps has since caught up. But which of these two apps does it best?

Samsung just did the impossible with the Galaxy S26 Ultra — I can't decide which of these two new features I like more
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra may not have changed many hardware specs, but the extra features that have been added are really quite exciting. Especially these two.

Formula 1 fans rejoice, Apple is adding an all-new F1 experience to Apple Maps
By Tom Pritchard published
Appe is going hard on Formula 1, and that includes bringing new track experiences to Apple Maps.

Samsung Galaxy S26 still has the same battery tech as older phones — but silicon-carbon is still in the works
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung Galaxy S26 was rumored to have the new silicon-carbon battery chemistry, but that's not the case. Samsung has revealed some details on why

Samsung Galaxy S26 just got a new tool to protect you from scam calls and texts — here's how it works
By Tom Pritchard published
Gemini AI is now going to protect Galaxy S26 users from scam calls and emails. Here's what you need to know.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs S25 Ultra: What's different?
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung's latest flagship is finally here, but how does it compare to its elder? Here's our Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra face-off

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has the world's first 'Privacy Display' — here's how it works
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra takes privacy to a whole new level with its Privacy Display. Here's how it works.

Samsung Galaxy S26 leak reveals the batteries might be worse than last year — here's how
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung may have quietly nerfed the batteries in the Galaxy S26 series, and this is really quite bad.

Google Messages tipped to get a major feature that should have been added years ago
By Tom Pritchard published
Google Messages looks like it's about to add a long-needed feature — live location sharing.

iOS 26.4 beta 2 now lets iPhones send encrypted RCS messages to Android — here's how it works
By Tom Pritchard published
The newest iOS beta has just opened up encrypted messaging between Android and iPhone. Here's what we know.

Android doesn't need its own Camera Control button when this hidden feature exists — here's how to set it up
By Tom Pritchard published
Android's power button double-tap gesture has scored me countless time-sensitive photos.
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