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
iPhone 15 Pro has a hidden 60Hz mode — here’s how much more battery life you get
By Richard Priday published
Testing of the iPhone 15 Pro's 60Hz display option shows sacrificing display smoothness gives you a little battery back, especially when playing games.
The Google Pixel 7a is at its cheapest ever price for Black Friday in the U.K. — and it even comes with a free charger
By Richard Priday published
Google's latest Pixel A-series phone is one of our top cheap phones and comes with a nice discount and a free charger whether you buy it by itself, or go for the bundle with included Pixel Buds.
Android 14 release date and all the new features
By Jordan Palmer, Richard Priday last updated
Check out the features coming to your Android phone sometime soon in this guide to Android 14, the latest update from Google.
Android 14 beta now lets you easily screen record a single app — here’s how
By Richard Priday published
A new Android 14 beta has appeared, and one of its biggest upgrades is screen recording a single app, which we'll show you how to do here.
You can now record spatial videos on your iPhone 15 Pro — here’s how
By Richard Priday published
This is how you can record Apple Vision Pro-ready spatial video on your iPhone 15 Pro right now, ready for when you buy or get to try Apple's new headset.
iPhone 14 users are getting an extra year of satellite features for free — but not iPhone 15 owners
By Richard Priday published
Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite service will now work for free on iPhone 14 models until at least 2025, giving them the same cut-off date as the newer iPhone 15s.
Samsung Galaxy S24 design revealed thanks to dummy images
By Richard Priday published
Alleged dummies of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series reveal important changes to the S24 Ultra's design, but lots of similarities too.
Android is getting an answer to iPhone 14's Emergency SOS via satellite, thanks to Qualcomm
By Richard Priday last updated
Qualcomm Snapdragon Satellite is Android's answer to iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite, except it's aimed at general messaging uses as well.
Android's answer to iPhone Emergency SOS via satellite is being shut down
By Richard Priday published
Chip maker Qualcomm has announced its Snapdragon Satellite emergency and SMS comms feature will be wound down in December, seemingly after Android phone makers failed to implement the feature.
iPhone 16 Pro prototype ditches the Dynamic Island for a punch-hole — but don't expect it this year
By Richard Priday published
A prototype iPhone 16 Pro apparently features a punch-hole selfie camera cutout instead of a Dynamic Island, but we're unlikely to see it appear on the final model.
Audio Magic Eraser is one of the Pixel 8's best features — what it does and how it works
By Richard Priday published
With a Google Pixel 8, you can remove unwanted sounds from your videos with the new Audio Magic Eraser. This guide will show you how to use it and what it can do.
iPhone SE 4 could be like iPhone 14 — but with three key changes
By Richard Priday published
Apple is reportedly reworking the iPhone 14 from last year to make the iPhone SE 4, using the same body and display but changing out the charging port, rear camera block and mute slider.
Samsung’s next foldable could cost just $500 — how will it be this cheap?
By Richard Priday published
The rumored $500 price for Samsung's budget foldable sounds too good to be true. We're both excited and concerned.
Google Pixel 8 Magic Editor is amazing — here's how to use it
By Richard Priday published
Our guide to Magic Editor will show you how to make impressive edits with just a few taps on your Google Pixel 8.
The OnePlus Open is at its lowest price yet with this early Black Friday deal — save $200/£300
By Richard Priday published
The OnePlus Open is discounted for OnePlus members in an early Black Friday offer, both in the U.S. and the U.K.
Forget Galaxy Z Fold 6 — next year we could finally get a cheaper Samsung foldable
By Richard Priday published
Analysts believe Samsung's got a cheaper foldable in the works for next year, although how cheap it'll actually be is a big question.
iPad Pro 2024 could ditch the 12.9-inch model for an even larger one
By Richard Priday published
Next year's iPad Pro update could bring an end to the 12.9-inch mini-LED model in favor of a 13-inch OLED one.
I tried the Google Pixel 8 Pro’s AI photo editing — here’s what I like and what I don’t
By Richard Priday published
After putting the Pixel 8 Pro's AI editing abilities through their paces, it's become clear that features like Magic Editor and Best Take at their best when you keep things simple
Google Pixel Watch 3 may ditch all the buttons — what we know
By Richard Priday published
A future Pixel Watch could adopt a buttonless design going by a Google patent that shows how a user could operate a smartwatch via swipes and squeezes on the casing.
Apple Music now lets you pause your listening history easily — here's how
By Richard Priday published
You can now pause your Apple Music listening history on demand with a Focus mode setting, which we'll show you here.
Samsung Galaxy S24's chipset could be both faster and slower than rivals — here's how
By Richard Priday published
Samsung's rumored to have tuned its own version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip for the Galaxy S24, and as a result it could have higher peak performance, but lower typical performance.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 may finally offer this long-awaited feature
By Richard Priday published
A patent for a foldable phone with a built-in stylus has us hopeful that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 or its successor will finally offer an S Pen as standard.
One UI 6: All the new features coming to your Samsung Galaxy phone
By Richard Priday published
Samsung's One UI 6 update is slowly becoming available for Galaxy phone and tablet users, so we've gone through all the features to find the biggest changes to show you.