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Katharine Byrne
When Katharine's not glued to her Wii U and 3DS, she's usually found darting between tiny smartphones and huge pieces of home cinema equipment.She’s tested everything from laptops and monitors to motherboards and projectors, but she currently specialises in smartphones, games and AV.
- best buyOnePlus 2 review: The £249 flagship killer Now invite-free and cheaper than ever, the OnePlus 2 is yet another fantastic flagship smartphone that's great value for money£249Christopher Minasians
- recommendedMotorola Moto E 2nd Gen review: Great value and performance The camera isn't great, but the new Moto E is still great value, with a bigger, better screen, faster internals and a longer-lasting battery£109Christopher Minasians
- Microsoft Lumia 650 review: Great design, terrible chipset Superb build quality and a fantastic OLED display are catastrophically hamstrung by the Lumia 650's terrible processor£160Christopher Minasians
- Samsung Galaxy Core Prime review It's surprisingly quick for a budget phone, but its poor screen and mediocre camera can't keep up with the competition£99Christopher Minasians
- Huawei P9 Plus review: Too much money for too little The Huawei P9 Plus has its charms, but there are much better phones in the UK at this price£550Katharine Byrne
- best buyOnePlus 3 review: Still a flagship killer? The OnePlus 3 shows those flagship smartphones how it's done, but what about the shinier OnePlus 3T?£309Nathan Spendelow
- Samsung Galaxy Note 5 review A beautiful screen and excellent performance, but the Note 5 is trickier to hold than its curved edge sibling£440Christopher Minasians
- HTC Desire 530 review Beautifully designed with a great, customisable UI, but the Desire 530 is very slow and its camera is pretty poor£120Christopher Minasians
- Honor 7 review: Wait for the Honor 6X With the Honor 6X coming soon, the Honor 7 is let down by battery life issues and worrying build quality£250Nathan Spendelow
- recommendedSony Xperia Z5 review The Xperia Z5 is expensive, but it has the best LCD display around, superb performance and a top-class design£549Katharine Byrne
- best buyDishonored 2 review: The best stealth game of 2016 A delight from start to finish, Dishonored 2 is the perfect sequel to Arkane's exquisite stealth-action game£39Katharine Byrne
- recommendedPanasonic TX-50DX802B review: A superb 4K HDR TV Superb picture quality and a stunning design, the DX802 is a brilliant 4K HDR TV that also comes with Freetime and Freeview Play built-in£1049Katharine Byrne
- best buyPhilips Brilliance 258B6QUEB/00 review A flexible USB Type-C monitor with plenty of ports, the Philips 258B6QUEB is a great all-rounder for home and office users£299Katharine Byrne
- Nintendo Classic Mini NES review: Sold out retro goodness The Nintendo Classic Mini NES is a great collector's item in a cute retro package, if you can find one£50Katharine Byrne
- best buyPokémon Sun and Moon review: Dawn of a new era The best Pokémon games to date, Sun and Moon are a triumph for 3DS£32Katharine Byrne