Tom Bedford

Nothing Ear earbuds are the Ear (3) in all but name, and they bring some welcome upgrades over the Nothing Ear (2) but a low maximum volume is a problem.

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

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

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

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

The OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite is your standard cheap Android phone with a few too many weak areas to make it a champ.

The Dreame L20 Ultra is one of the best robot vacuums, although at that price, it really should be!

The JBL Authentics 500 sounds fantastic, and it looks great on a shelf too, but there are some ease-of-use blunders which take a little getting used to.

The OpenRock Pro are top-tier sports earphones for a range of use cases, though audiophiles may not be impressed.

The Zenfone 10 tweaks some specs over its predecessor and nudges up the price, but overall it’s a very, very similar package – that is, a fine Android phone.

The Bang and Olufsen Beosound Level is a high-priced premium speaker with fantastic audio quality.

The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 is a cheap and cheery way to get room-filling audio, though it has a few rough edges.

The Victrola ME1 is an affordable and portable Bluetooth speaker that makes for a great adventure assistant despite its utilitarian ethos.