Easy to use, with built-in obstacle avoidance and a 3D camera, this mini-drone puts flying in the hands of the masses. A few video-related downsides fail to mar the overall experience

The first 100 per cent Google smartphone looks good, takes great photos and has the very useful Google Assistant, but the battery life could be longer

A frustrating problematic app, unresponsive controls and a mere nine minutes of battery make the Chinese co-designed Dobby drone a pain to fly, but it’s a creative alternative to the humble selfie stick

The Parrot Bebop 2 drone is great for the casual flier – easy to use and offering an immersive experience with the First Person View goggles, but the mediocre Wi-fi connectivity and lack of camera gimbal are disappointing

With foldable rotors this drone is super portable, and its gimbal-mounted camera allows for professional looking photos and video footage

Some features it does very well but other aspects of the phone – especially the slow camera – are frustrating. Is it enough to help this Chinese brand regain ground lost to other competing smartphone makers?

The latest handset to do away with a headphone jack and go modular, the Moto Z is super thin and fast, but design issues, battery life, camera performance and the high cost of add-ons work against it

With its shock resistance, tougher build quality and audiophile playback and recording, the V20 is ideally poised to overtake crisis-hit Samsung. Pity it’s not waterproof, though

Packed with more features than its predecessors and very easy on the eye, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has a more powerful display and a beautiful stylus

The eye-catching Samsung Gear IconX is an Android-only fitness wearable packed with features. If only its battery life were longer

With its impressive screen real estate and battery life, this model will appeal to users who like watching TV shows and mobile gaming; its camera is very poor

Despite its shortcomings, this handset has curves in all the right places, making it feel slimmer than it is, has a superfast UI and great battery life; the camera is nothing special, though

Short list of compatible smartphones likely to hold back sales of this ‘cute’ piece of kit

Xiaomi’s stylish Mi Band 2 keeps track of steps, heart rate and sleep analysis, has good battery life and is a no brainer for both new users and owners of this wearable’s first generation

Windows 10 hybrid has good resolution and sound and decent battery life, but is let down by its non-responsive keyboard and flimsy body

The stylish A1 has a long-lasting battery, is portable and sounds great indoors, but falls a little short outdoors

Despite Leica’s involvement this smartphone is not entirely the success you might expect, but it is competitively priced and will appeal to the casual photographer seeking something different

South Korean phone maker releases two VR accessories for its latest flagship smartphone, the G5

Despite some flaws, this mobile offers unbeatable value for money and lives up to its cheap and cheerful reputation. Its camera is as good as any and its fingerprint sensor is among the fastest

The South Korean giant’s 2016 Android flagship is a sleek and powerful handset, but the modular design is both a blessing and a curse

The Chinese phone manufacturer’s follow up to the popular Nexus 6P is more powerful, but less of an all around great phone

Taiwanese manufacturer deserves credit for trying something new, but exposure issues and poor low-light performance let this phone down. The innovative lens technology it uses is likely to make a return, though

Stylish headphones look great, produce  exquisite sound, cancel noise well and fit cosily, but their weight and relatively short battery life may be drawbacks

Microsoft hopes its latest flagship phone will compete with iPhones and the newest Samsung smartphones, but despite great specs, it falls short in many areas, not least the apps available

From a new iPad to electric unicycles and robot drones, there was no shortage of cool and innovative gadgets coming to market this year. Here’s our guide to the ten best of 2015

Huawei-built gadget promises a better all-round experience than earlier Nexus models, with improved camera and much better battery life. As a development model it's a showcase for what other tech giants will bring to market soon.

Is it a smooth user interface you’re after? Or a killer camera? How about 3D Touch? Should you go with the latest version of iOS or Android? We take a closer look at the best new smartphones on the market at the moment and see how they measure up against one another.