Tom Bedford

The FiiO FW3 miss a few features that are commonplace in earbuds, and even among similarly cheap rivals.

The Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 offer some of the best noise cancellation I’ve ever heard… but struggle elsewhere.

The Audio-Technica ATH-TWX7 provide a musical, enveloping, warm sound and great features, but you have to recharge them a tiring amount.

The Samsung Galaxy A35 gives penny-pinchers an opportunity to enjoy some of the features of the premium Galaxy S24 mobiles.

The Mechen M3 MP3 Player is an all-in-one entertainment machine that only supports a very limited number of file formats.

The HiFi Walker H2 is an MP3 player that reaches above its price in its support for audio formats, but falls flat when it comes to basically everything else

The Motorola Edge 40 Neo undercuts its non-Neo sibling and has more advanced features, but it has its share of issues too.

The Majority MP3 is a cheap and cheery music player that’s easily portable, easy to use and, most importantly, eminently affordable.

The Oppo Reno 10 is one of the best cheap phones on the market right now, but it falls short in two major ways.

The Moto G34 is one of the cheapest 5G phones around, and it manages to exceed expectations in some key areas.

The JLab JBuds Lux ANC are the brand's first 'luxury' over-ear headphones, which offer lots of bass but a few aches too.

The Earfun Wave Pro are fantastic headphones for their low price, with some fantastic extra features that exceed the price.

The Vivo X100 Pro is an impressive flagship phone from the Chinese company, with a price that may put off buyers.

The JLab Epic Lab Edition has one neat feature, but that’s not enough to make up for the high price, struggling ANC and low-quality sound.

The Moto G84 continues Motorola’s legacy as an impressive low-cost phone with a few surprisingly strong areas.

The Edifier W820NB Plus offer plenty of features and won’t break the bank, though you get what you pay for when it comes to music quality.

The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023) brings some improvements on its predecessor, but new Fire slates threaten to make it redundant.

The Earfun Air 2 offers ear-pleasing sound at a low price, with some impressive extra features too.

Amazon’s updated Kindle Oasis hasn’t changed much from its previous incarnations, and it’s still a premium ereader for the discerning bookworm.

The AK UW100MKII are truly promising true wireless earbuds that are let down by some surprisingly basic issues.

The Majority Oakington is a handy all-in-one audio system that’s pleasing to the wallet and ear, though does have a few small issues.

The Earfun Free Pro 3 are great value, affordable earbuds — they’re not perfect, but you can't complain too much at this price point.

The Oppo A78 is one of the strongest budget phones out there, as long as you can look past two distinct weak points.