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
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.
Google Pixel 9 doesn’t have Qi2 — but the Google Store still has magnetic accessories on sale
By Tom Pritchard published
Google Pixel 9 doesn't have Qi2, but Google will still happily sell you magnetic cases and accessories.
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is the only one that can take advantage of Google’s 45W charger — don’t waste your money
By Tom Pritchard published
Google's Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro can't charger higher than 27W, so that new 45W charging brick is a waste of money.
Google just explained why the Pixel 9 doesn’t have Qi2 wireless charging — and it makes no sense
By Tom Pritchard published
The Qi2 bandwagon won't begin with Google Pixel 9. And Google's reasoning makes absolutely no sense.
Google Pixel 8 Pro just got a feature that was announced last October — just in time for Pixel 9 launch
By Tom Pritchard published
Pixel 8 Pro is finally getting Zoom Enhance, 10 months after it was first announced for the phone.
Pixel 9 phones won’t be released running Android 15 — what the heck is happening?
By Tom Pritchard published
Google's Pixel 9 lineup was unveiled this week but the new flagship phones will be shipping with last year's Android 14 on board.
Google Pixel 9 Pro vs Google Pixel 8 Pro — all the biggest upgrades
By Tom Pritchard last updated
Here's everything you need to know about the Google Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro XL — and how they compare to last year's Pixel 8 Pro.
Apple won't launch Vision Pro 2 anytime soon — but a cheaper headset could still arrive next year
By Tom Pritchard published
Apple Vision Pro may not be selling well right now, but future versions could be on the — including a cheaper model.
I could never afford the Pixel 9 Pro Fold — and these leaked specs make me glad I can’t
By Tom Pritchard published
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is probably going to be absurdly expensive, and leaked specs don't make it sound like it's worth it.
Android 15 desktop mode just reappeared — this could be a huge upgrade for Android tablets
By Tom Pritchard published
Android 15's desktop mode is apparently still coming, and it could work on tablets without an external display.
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