Tom Pritchard
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
Apple could bring Touch ID back to iPhone — but not in the way you’d expect
By Tom Pritchard published
The latest Apple patent to appear features a smart case with fancy new buttons — and it could see Touch ID return to iPhones.
iPhone 16 — 7 biggest rumors you need to know
By Tom Pritchard published
The iPhone 16 is coming very soon, and here are the 7 biggest rumors you should know about ahead of its September launch.
iPhone SE 4 vs iPhone SE 3: Biggest changes we expect
By Tom Pritchard last updated
Here's how the iPhone SE 4 vs iPhone SE 3 could shape up, based on the latest rumors.
iPhone 16 may have just appeared on video — but I have my doubts
By Tom Pritchard published
The iPhone 16 launch event is less than 2 weeks away, but the phone might have appeared on video already. Or did it?
AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3 just tipped to arrive at Apple’s Glowtime event — what we know
By Tom Pritchard published
Apple's Glowtime event could be pretty packed, with two sets of AirPods now tipped to appear at the launch event.
Forget iPhone 16 Pro — the iPhone 17 Pro Max just got tipped for a big RAM boost
By Tom Pritchard published
The iPhone 16 Pro Max may stick with 8GB of RAM this year, but iPhone 17 Pro Max could finally boost that to 12GB.
Android 15's latest beta finally sees lockscreen widgets return — but there’s a pretty big catch
By Tom Pritchard published
Android 15's QPR beta 1 is here, and it finally has evidence that lockscreen widgets are making a comeback — but you won't be able to use them yet.
Google Meet is getting a very handy automatic picture-in-picture mode — what you need to know
By Tom Pritchard published
Google Meet's adding an automatic picture-in-picture mode on desktop, letting you stay productive without missing all the action.
Forget Siri — Apple could release robots with their very own AI 'personality'
By Tom Pritchard last updated
Apple's reported push into robotics could see it launch a brand new AI 'personality' for users to interact with.
It sounds like the Windows 11 Control Panel isn’t going anywhere anytime soon
By Tom Pritchard published
Windows will lose the Control Panel eventually, but it seems that it won't be happening anytime soon.
The Pixel 9 looks oddly like an iPhone — and I couldn’t be happier
By Tom Pritchard published
The Google Pixel 9 looks like it took some design cues from Apple's iPhone — and I'm so glad that this has happened.
The Pixel 9 just broke Google's battery life curse — here's the results
By Tom Pritchard published
Pixels are notorious for having poor battery life, but the Pixel 9 series might have broken that curse by offering competitive levels of power efficiency.
It’s shockingly easy to make offensive AI images with the Pixel 9 — and that’s a problem
By Tom Pritchard published
Pixel 9 comes with an AI image generator built in, but Pixel Studio makes it far too easy to produce offensive AI images.
Lego Mario Kart sets are arriving at the start of next year — what you need to know
By Tom Pritchard published
Lego Mario Kart sets are finally coming, and they'll arrive on January 1.
Google Pixel 9 review: Great cameras, longer battery life
By Tom Pritchard published
Google finally fixes one of its biggest failings with the Pixel 9
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Slim might be the first foldable with titanium
By Tom Pritchard published
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 Slim could bring titanium to foldables, but you may not be able to notice it.
Google Pixel 9 performance looks disappointing after Tensor G4 benchmark results leak
By Tom Pritchard last updated
Tensor chipsets are not know for their performance, but the Pixel 9 series' G4 chip may end up suffering from some serious throttling.
Google confirms it won't repair your Pixel Watch 3, only replace — and that's such a waste
By Tom Pritchard published
The Pixel Watch 3 is the third Pixel smartwatch that is marked "replacement only", which means any damage you inflict can't actually be repaired.
Google Pixel 9’s Call Notes could come with this major flaw — what we know
By Tom Pritchard published
Pixel 9's Call Notes might not be willing to play nice with your contacts list — which is a very annoying issue.
Google Photos is giving you better control over who shows up in your Memories — here’s how it works
By Tom Pritchard published
Google Photo's Memories feature could reopen some old wounds, but there's a new feature to give you more control over who shows up.
Google’s cheating Pixel 9 buyers by keeping this a Pro-exclusive perk
By Tom Pritchard published
Google's giving free Gemini Advanced to Pixel 9 Pro buyers for a year. But Pixel 9 buyers deserve something, too.
Google Pixel is no longer the cheap flagship alternative — and this proves it
By Tom Pritchard published
Google raised the price on the Pixel 9, following last year's Pixel 8 price hike. That means the age of Google as the cheaper option to more expensive flagship phones is really over.
Google Pixel 9 could get better reception and battery life — all thanks to this hardware upgrade
By Tom Pritchard published
The Google Pixel 9 upgraded the modem to the Exynos 5400, and that should improve reception and battery life.
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