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

You can already save up to $200 on the Pixel 10a at Best Buy — here's how to get yours
By Tom Pritchard published
$100 off and a $100 Gift Card means you're saving the equivalent of $200 off this brand new phone.

Samsung Galaxy’s new ‘Inactivity Restart’ locks out thieves and keeps you safe — here’s how it works
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung has just added a new feature that automatically restarts your phone and secures your data if you don't use it for at least 3 days.

This hidden Android feature makes sure you never miss another notification
By Tom Pritchard published
Android has a bunch of cool hidden features, and this one will help you stay up to date on all your notifications, even if you lose them by accident.

Lego Smart Brick teardown just revealed all the secrets of Lego's latest innovation — and there's a lot of them
By Tom Pritchard published
Lego's Smart bricks may seem controversial, but the tech inside them is absolutely fascinating — as this teardown reveals.

Samsung could let users build their own Galaxy phone apps with AI — here's why that matters
By Tom Pritchard published
Samsung is exploring the opportunity to bring vibe coding and AI-generated apps to Galaxy phones — and that could be a huge deal.

Apple's 'HomePad' smart display could offer an ingenious-sounding magnetic wall mount
By Tom Pritchard published
A leaker claims that at least one prototype of Apple's rumored smart display features a magnetic mounting system, which sounds pretty cool if you ask me.

This is my favorite MagSafe accessory — and it's perfect for iPhone 17e
By Tom Pritchard published
I love PopSockets, and the MagSafe version is perfect for the upgraded iPhone 17e.

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.

Apple March event LIVE — MacBook Neo reactions, iPhone 17e and all the new products
By Darragh Murphy last updated
Apple's massive week of reveals left us with a new iPhone, iPad and several MacBooks

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.

Samsung Galaxy S26 launch live reaction — S26 Ultra and S26 hands-on reviews and best features
By John Velasco last updated
The next Galaxy Unpacked event is happening on February 25, so we'll be reporting all the latest news and developments with our live blog.
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