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Here’s how much more Xiaomi is currently paying for memory and storage

10:01 pm | April 4, 2026

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We keep hearing about the RAM/chip crisis that's triggered by heavy global investments in AI data centers, which are eating up supply and making prices go up by insane amounts in the process, but what exact amounts are involved for smartphone makers? How much more are they paying? That's what Xiaomi President Lu Weibing has revealed on Weibo today. According to him, for a package of 12GB of RAM plus 512GB of storage, the company is now paying CNY 1,500 ($217) more than in the first quarter of last year (January to March). Redmi K90 Pro Max That's not $217 per RAM/storage package,...

The Dreame Miracle Pro finally gives my scalp and hair the attention they deserve

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Dreame Miracle Pro: two-minute review

The Dreame Miracle Pro is a premium dryer that does a lot more than just dry your hair. Alongside six modes — Cool, Scalp, Essence, Comfort, Quick Dry, AI Smart — it comes with a built-in essence mister, a ring of red and near-infrared light therapy around the barrel, and a distance sensor that automatically adjusts heat and airflow depending on how close the dryer is to your head.

All of these features are designed to protect your scalp, improve the health of your hair, and add a level of customization that's rare on rival models. As a result, it's one of the most feature-packed hair dryers on the market, at any price.

During my tests, the main drying performance was strong. Using Comfort mode on high speed, my mid-length, fine hair went from wet to dry in around under five minutes with a smooth, frizz-free finish. Quick Dry mode got there faster, but the result wasn't quite as polished. Not bad, just not as smooth as on Comfort mode. The essence mister – activated in Essence mode for the final minute or two of a drying session – left my hair noticeably softer and smelling great. It's one of those features that sounds gimmicky until you've used it and seen how great it is.

The distance-sensing heat adjustment works well for rough drying but responds slower than I'd like and the constant change in sound as it switches between each speed just ends up being irritating. For more precise and less annoying styling one of the fixed modes tends to give more predictable results. The red and near-infrared light therapy ring is harder to evaluate in the short term, because any real benefit to scalp health takes months to show up, but it's a nice addition. It's also worth noting that fitting an attachment blocks most of the light, so getting the full benefit requires using the dryer without a nozzle.

At $399.99 / £399, the Miracle Pro sits at the same price point as the best hair dryers on the market. If you want a dryer that treats hair health as seriously as drying speed, it makes a compelling case. Keep reading to learn more in my Dreame Miracle Pro review.

Dreame Miracle Pro: price & availability

List price: $399.99 / £399
Availability: US / UK
Launch: 2025

The Dreame Miracle Pro is available directly from Dreame and from Best Buy in the US. In the UK, it's stocked at Dreame's own site and Boots.

At $399.99 / £399 (about AU$560), the Miracle Pro sits towards the top end of the price scale. That's approaching the same price bracket as the $549.99 / £399.99 / AU$749 Dyson Supersonic Nural which, for a brand that has historically positioned itself as a more accessible alternative to its luxury rival, is a notable shift.

The Miracle Pro's drying performance is strong, but strong drying alone doesn't justify $400. What you're really paying for is the smart heat regulation, a built-in essence mister and the red light ring. There isn't another dryer on the market that offers this combination of features, making it stand out.

Dreame Miracle Pro attachments shown inside the tan leather storage case — The Miracle Pro comes in a faux-leather storage case complete with a diffuser (pictured right), two styling nozzles (bottom left and bottom centre), an anti-frizz attachment (top center) and Dreame Boca Essence (top left) (Image credit: Future)

The essence capsule ships with one 30ml bottle of Dreame's own Boca formula, and replacing the essence will be an ongoing cost. It's not currently possible to buy the Boca essence on its own but the cartridge is refillable so you can spend as much or as little as you want on an alternative essence.

Four attachments are included in the box — a styling nozzle, smoothing nozzle, anti-frizz nozzle and diffuser. This is generous (albeit an expectation at this price) and compares well to the Nural, which ships with five attachments. The Miracle Pro also comes in a velvet-lined gift box, which adds to the premium feel.

At this price, the most obvious comparison is the Dyson Supersonic Nural, which is the benchmark for premium hair dryers and the closest rival in terms of smart heat technology. The L'Oreal AirLight Pro, at $475, is also worth considering if light-based technology appeals — it uses infrared rather than red light therapy, with the focus on faster drying rather than scalp health, and comes with an app for precise heat and airflow controls. In the UK, the GHD Speed at £299 is a strong alternative if pure drying performance is the priority — its halo airflow tech keeps the barrel cool to the touch and delivers super fast results, though it doesn't attempt any of the Miracle Pro's more advanced, smart features.

Whether it's good value for money or not is that it's complicated. If the scalp light and essence mist appeal to you, and you'd use them consistently, you will be able to justify the price. If you're only really after the fastest, most powerful dryer, you can spend less on the likes of the GHD Speed to get there.

Value score: 3.5 / 5

Dreame Miracle Pro: specs

Model:	Dreame Miracle Pro
Wattage:	1,600W
Weight (without cord, approx):	0.9lbs / 420g
Size (H x W x L, approx):	10.4 x 3.4 x 3.2in / 26.3 x 8.6 x 8.2cm
Airflow settings:	2
Temperature settings:	6
Extra modes:	Auto-pause (gravity sensor), attachment recognition
Noise level:	64dB average
Cord length:	9.2ft / 2.8m

Dreame Miracle Pro review: design

Faux-leather handle and matte gold finish
Six modes, illuminated display, four magnetic attachments
Red light and essence mister built into the barrel

Dreame Miracle Pro laid out with all included attachments and Boca essence bottle on a quartz surface — For the price, you get the Miracle Pro dryer, four attachments — a styling nozzle, smoothing nozzle, anti-frizz nozzle and diffuser — and a bottle of Boca essence (pictured) (Image credit: Future)

There was a time when a tall, rather than wide, hair dryer was rare, but the ubiquity of Dyson's Supersonic shape has not only made the design more common, it also makes all rivals look high-end by association.

The Miracle Pro has the same barrel-over-handle shape as most has added a couple of features to make it look noticeably different. The handle is covered in textured faux leather, the barrel and attachments come in a matte gold, and the whole thing arrives in a velvet-lined box.

It's a bold look that won't suit everyone but it does feel genuinely premium. In testing, the leather grip felt solid and comfortable — even if it left my hand feeling clammy after long periods — but it's unclear yet how well it will hold up to daily use over many months.

Front view of the Dreame Miracle Pro barrel showing the circular opening and the built-in essence cartridge — The front barrel (pictured) has a built-in slot for the essence cartridge. When Essence mode is enable, the airflow diffuses the essence gently onto the hair (Image credit: Future)

At 0.9lb / 420g, it's light for a dryer with this much going on inside, and it's well balanced. Most of the weight sits in the handle, which makes it easy to move around your head without your wrist getting tired. The filter sits at the bottom of the handle and is a feature I generally dislike in hair dryers because it's easy to block with your hand mid-drying. However, Dreame has made the handle long enough on the Miracle Pro to prevent this happening, and without throwing the balance out of sync in the process.

The barrel is on the smaller side, which is useful for getting close to the roots and working around the hairline. Yet this is a slightly moot point because the built-in AI Smart mode uses a distance sensor to automatically adjust the heat and airflow depending on how close the dryer is to your head anyway.

Close-up of Dreame Miracle Pro handle showing control buttons, including power slider and AI mode button — The controls include a sliding switch on the handle to turn the Miracle Pro on and off and flip between the two speed settings – High (72 m/s) and Low (50 m/s) (Image credit: Future)

The controls are simple enough. A sliding switch on the handle turns the Miracle Pro on and off and flips between the two speed settings — High (72 m/s) and Low (50 m/s.)

While two speeds are fewer than most rivals — the Dyson Supersonic Nural offers three, for example — it's the default on Dreame dryers and has never proved a problem for my mid-length, thin hair. Thicker or natural hair styles may need more options but, on the Pro particularly, the range of modes and the way AI Smart mode adjusts airflow in real time means you're unlikely to feel the gap.

A single button on the handle cycles through the Pro's six modes — Smart, Essence, Cool, Comfort, Quick Dry, or Scalp.

Top view of the Dreame Miracle Pro rear display showing Scalp mode — A single button on the handle cycles through the Pro's six modes – Smart, Essence, Cool, Comfort, Quick Dry, or Scalp (pictured) – and the selected mode appears on the display on the rear of the dryer (Image credit: Future)

The six modes cover a good range.

Cool: 86 F / 30 C
Scalp: 100 F / 38 C
Essence: 122 F / 50 C
Comfort: 140 F / 60 C
Quick Dry: 176 F / 80 C
AI Smart: Adjusts in real time based on distance from scalp

Cool runs at 86 F / 30 C and is mainly for finishing. Scalp mode sits at 100 F / 38 C and is intended for anyone with a sensitive scalp. Essence mode runs at 122 F / 50 C, which is warm enough to activate the mist, but not so hot it defeats the point.

As 140 F / 60 C, Comfort is the most practical everyday setting, and Quick Dry goes up to 176 F / 80 C for when you need speed. AI Smart mode works across all of these, using a distance sensor to adjust the heat and airflow depending on how close the dryer is to your head, and every time you switch the dryer on, it starts in AI Smart mode by default.

A small screen on the rear of the barrel shows which mode you're in and this is much easier to read than the tiny color-coded LED ring on the Dreame Gleam, for instance.

The same sensor used by the AI Smart mode also feeds into the auto-pause feature, which recognizes when you've put the dryer down and dials back the heat and airflow automatically. It's a sensible safety feature, to avoid items on your desk being blown around every time you place it down, but I found it really irritating. The constant changes in noise as you pick it up and put it down was not an enjoyable sensory experience.

Dreame Miracle Pro with red light ring around the barrel — Around the front of the barrel is a ring of red lights (pictured) that Dreame calls "dual red light therapy" and is designed to stimulate scalp circulation and boost hair health over time (Image credit: Future)

Around the front of the barrel is a ring of red lights that cover two wavelengths at 633nm and 1064nm. Dreame calls it "dual red light therapy," although the 1064nm wavelength is technically near-infrared.

The idea is that red light/infrared light stimulates scalp circulation during drying to support hair strength over time. It's visible in use but not distracting, and worth knowing that fitting an attachment blocks most of it so if scalp health is the main draw, you'll want to spend some time using the dryer without a nozzle attached.

Speaking of nozzles, Pro ships with four magnetic attachments by default:

Styling nozzle: Directed airflow for sectioning and precise blow-drying
Smoothing nozzle: Concentrated airflow for a smooth finish
Anti-frizz nozzle: Neutralizes static and smooths frizzy hair
Diffuser: Distributes airflow evenly for curls and volume

Each one clicks on and off easily, and the dryer recognizes which one is attached, automatically recalling your last-used settings for that specific nozzle.

It's a small touch but it means you're not manually resetting your preferences every time you switch between drying and diffusing, for example. The filter at the base of the handle is magnetic too, so it pulls off easily for cleaning.

Design score: 5 out of 5

Dreame Miracle Pro review: performance

Fast drying, smooth results
Essence mister is a genuine highlight
Red light benefits hard to assess short-term

The Miracle Pro is a strong everyday dryer. Using it most mornings on my long, fine hair, I found the Comfort mode on High speed to be the best setting for a regular wash-day routine. My hair went from wet to dry in just under five minutes, with a smooth, frizz-free finish that I'd normally need a separate serum to achieve.

Quick Dry mode gets there faster, in under three minutes, but the result is noticeably less polished. Scalp mode is the gentlest option and while it adds time to the overall dry, the finish is noticeably softer.

Essence mode – which activates the built-in mister – is the feature I didn't expect to care about and ended up using every time. It runs at a moderate heat and is designed to be used for the last couple of minutes of your routine, rather than the full session.

Switching into it at the end left my hair noticeably softer, smooth and smelling great. It's a small thing that adds up over time and was a genuine highlight for me.

Close-up of the amber essence cartridge shown between fingers with the Miracle Pro hair dryer behind it — The essence cartridge (pictured) is small and simple, designed to slot conspicuously into the barrel (Image credit: Future)

AI Smart mode is the headline feature, and it largely delivers. The dryer adjusts heat and airflow as you move it closer to and further from your head, which takes some getting used to. There's a slight lag between changing your distance and feeling the adjustment, which the Dyson Supersonic Nural handles more quickly, and you'll notice the airflow change before you notice the temperature shift.

In practice, this works well for rough drying where you're moving quickly and not thinking too hard about distance. For precision styling, I tended to switch to a fixed mode where the output was more predictable. Plus, like with the constant changes in noise with the auto-pause feature, the fluctuations soon became irritating.

Dreame Miracle Pro with essence cartridge inside the front barrel — You remove the cartridge by pressing the front until it clicks and pops out (pictured) (Image credit: Future)

The red light therapy ring is harder to evaluate over a relatively short period. Dreame's claims – improved scalp circulation and stronger hair over time – are plausible, but any real difference would take months to show up. What I can say is that using the dryer without an attachment, which is required for the red light to reach the scalp unobstructed, feels slightly counterintuitive mid-routine.

Noise-wise, the Miracle Pro is genuinely quiet for its power output. Dreame claims 56.6 dB but it's not clear if that's just the lowest reading – on Cool – or an average. In my tests, the average readings for each of the modes were:

Cool: 58 dB
Scalp: 60 dB
Essence: 62 dB
Comfort (low speed): 63 dB
Comfort (high speed): 68 dB
Quick Dry (low speed): 65 dB
Quick Dry (high speed): 72 dB

Performance score: 4 out of 5

How I tested the Dreame Miracle Pro

I used the Dreame Miracle Pro as my main hair dryer for four weeks, replacing my usual dryer for daily morning use on my mid-length hair.

I worked through each of the six modes, both speed settings and the attachments systematically in the first week, then settled into more natural everyday use to get a realistic sense of how it performs over time.

I timed dry sessions across the different modes and speeds, and tracked decibels using the DecibelX app. I also compared the results to other dryers I've tested at similar and higher price points.

Read more about how we test

First reviewed March 2026

Samsung Galaxy A37 in for review

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The Samsung Galaxy A37 shares a lot of its core specs with the A57, but is €100/$100 cheaper, which isn't insignificant. Like its more expensive peer, the Galaxy A37 ships with a USB-C cable and SIM tool - no case, and no charger. What the Galaxy A37 is giving up to be cheaper than the Galaxy A57 may not matter all that much to you. The Galaxy A57 has a faster Exynos 1680 SoC, 8/12GB of RAM vs 6/8/12GB of RAM, and a nicer 12MP selfie shooter. And while the A57 gets you a metal frame and a slightly thinner and lighter body, the Galaxy A37 makes do with plastic. Samsung...

I tested Huion’s 24-inch 4K Kamvas Pro 24 — and its crisp, vibrant display and huge working area have totally changed my mind about massive-screened drawing tablets

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Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 review: one-minute review

The Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 is a large-scale drawing tablet that — as the name implies — is designed firmly with the experienced artist in mind. However, I’d argue that if you’re an enthusiastic amateur who's looking to create art on a much larger scale, then it’s attractively priced enough to be worth considering, too.

It’s safe to say that the Kamvas Pro 24 is a bit of a beast — I’m tempted to call it "big" but the word "hulking" keeps coming to mind. At its size, you’re unlikely to be moving it around much, but its huge 4K 24-inch screen does deliver a huge art board to sketch on, even if its 185ppi pixel density doesn’t quite hit the microscopic precision of some of the smaller-screened tablets I’ve tested. Meanwhile, its built-in legs allow you to prop it up at an ergonomic angle, although I’d love it if it had a few discrete height settings.

Performance is impressive, too. Thanks to its expansive color gamut, the Huion Kamvas Pro shows off any artwork with the same level of vibrancy seen on many of the best drawing tablets. Not only does it avoid any trace of parallax or jitter, it’s capable of extreme tilt angles, plus its pressure sensitivity appears super accurate, even if I’d argue its 16K pressure levels don’t offer any palpable improvement over 8K. In addition, its driver software allows you to tweak a significant range of options, from pressure curves to assigning shortcuts to those concentric dials on its remote.

Huion’s styluses are also decent, although I wouldn’t say they stand out over and above their nearest rivals. I found both the Slim Pen PW600S and chunkier Pen PW600 comfortable to use over long drawing sessions, although neither displayed the same pitch-perfect balance as those offered by the XP-Pen. They do offer eraser shortcuts on their tips, though — as a perennial bumbler, the ability to quickly nix my mistakes is one of my must-have features.

Looking at the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 as a complete package then, it's easy to recommend. What you lose in portability compared to smaller options, you gain in that epic sketching space. It’s capable of impressive precision and its color gamut means every hue positively glows on its screen. Moreover, its $1,399 / £1,299 / AU$1,999 price is competitive, coming in cheaper than rival Xencelabs' slate, although marginally more expensive than its nearest XP-Pen equivalent. All told, I think you’re unlikely to be disappointed with this purchase.

A hand adjusting one of the twin dials of the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3's Keydial Remote. — (Image credit: Future)

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 review: price and availability

Launched on October 17, 2025
List price of $1,399 / £1,299 / AU$1,999

Having launched on October 17, 2025, the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 is available now, for $1,399 / £1,299 / AU$1,999. To put that in a wider context, that’s cheaper than the Xencelabs Pen Display 24 — reduced from a list price of $1,899 / £1,850 (around $2,725) to $1,749 / £1,699 (around AU$2,725), but more than the XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 (Gen2) 4K, which has dropped down from a list price of $1,299.99 / £1,199 / AU$1,899.99 to $1,039.99 / £1,079 / AU$1,424.99. As such, the Huion slate sits firmly in the middle of the pack of the largest tablets for price.

But what does that spend net you? In addition to the tablet itself, you get the Huion Keydial Remote, all the cabling you could require (including HDMI and USB-C / USB connections), both the Pen PW600 and Slim Pen PW600S styluses, and a pen box. There’s no case or bag included, while its stand is built in. Unusually, though, it also includes a G1 Colorimeter for calibration, which is a nice touch for professional artists and designers.

A close-up of the rear of the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3, showing its HDMI port, DisplayPort, power port and USB-C port. — (Image credit: Future)

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 review: specs

Dimensions	23.2 x 14.3 x 0.9 inches / 589.2 x 364 x 22.7mm
Active drawing area	20.70 x 11.65 inches / 525.89 x 295.81mm
Weight	14.04 lbs / 6.37kg
Display resolution	3840 x 2160 pixels
Pressure levels	16,384
Compatibility	Windows 10 or later; macOS 10.12 or later; Android 6.0 or later; Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)

The Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 featuring a half-complete sketch of a nautilus shell with bright orange and peach hues, as well as the Keydial Remote, stylus case and styluses. — (Image credit: Future / Josh Russell)

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 review: Design

Huge 24-inch 4K screen
Good range of accessories
Lower 185ppi pixel density than some smaller slates

The first thing you’re likely to notice about the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 is its size. As the name suggests, its screen is a colossal 24 inches — very few drawing tablets exceed this size, apart from Wacom’s colossal Cintiq Pro 27. And while I’ve previously stated that I prefer 16-inch models for the flexibility and portability of their size, the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 has gone a long way towards convincing me that I might have been wrong.

Having such an enormous canvas provides the freedom to hone fine details while still being able to see them in the context of the wider piece. However, since it offers a 4K resolution, the Kamvas Pro 24's pixel density of 185ppi is actually lower than some drawing tablets — it falls shy of the Xencelabs Pen Display 16’s 275ppi, for example. That’s the price you pay for all that extra screen estate, though.

And while we're back to its size, I have to say that I didn’t notice the Huion’s extra bulk as much as I’d thought I would. Part of this is because it requires a more permanent workstation setup than some of its immediate rivals. Although I loved using Xencelab’s drawing tablet while kicking back on the couch, it was abundantly clear from the off that trying to do the same with the Huion model might lead to crush syndrome. Once set up as a workstation, though, the Kavas Pro 24 feels like the beating heart of your sketching setup.

This is definitely helped by the Kamvas Pro 24’s ergonomic design. Rather than needing a separate stand, its built-in feet will see it prop up at a comfortable angle of 20 degrees — although I can’t help but think that a couple of different height settings, so users could select the perfect angle for themselves, would have been better. Case in point: although it has a nice thick inch-wide bezel upon which to rest your wrist while you sketch, I didn’t often use it as the angle didn’t always feel the most natural for me.

The rear of the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3, showing its HDMI and DisplayPort, as well as its power cable and USB-C cable. — (Image credit: Future)

Elsewhere, the rest of the sketching experience feels pretty great. The screen is made of Huion’s lightly etched Canvas Glass 3.0, and while on a personal level I'd prefer a bit more bite like some paper-like displays exhibit, it’s neither too slippery nor prone to catching as some other drawing tablets out there. And when you’re using the felt nibs, in particular, there’s definitely some tactile feedback as it glides across the screen.

Speaking of, not only does the Huion come with two styluses, one streamlined and one pro, its bundle is crammed with accessories. In addition to a wallet that includes 11 spare nibs, it also comes with all of the cabling you could need — USB-C-to-USB-C or HDMI cable — and, remarkably, the Huion G1 Colorimeter for calibrating the tablet. There’s no case included, although I suppose that’s understandable since this isn't really a very luggable device.

Given this is the kind of tablet that will be permanently stationed on a desk, I didn’t find the cable setup at all onerous. Most of the time, you’ll need just a USB-C hookup for your laptop and a power cable. Plugging in an HDMI cable for screen recording or using the shortcut remote wired will add to this — but, for the most part, your cable flow will be a basic two-lane road rather than a massive interchange.

Design score: 4.5 / 5

A hand paints with an orange oil brush on a sketch of a nautilus shell on the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3. — (Image credit: Future / Josh Russell)

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 review: performance

Bold, accurate color
Zero parallax or jitter
16K pressure levels offer little benefit over 8K

So how does the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 perform? Honestly, pretty smoothly. Drawing on it felt natural. Shaping arcs with a flick of my wrist was incredibly fluid, making the spiraling nautilus shell I was sketching far easier to shape, without having to spend time tidying up and correcting mistakes — my own personal achilles heel when drawing freehand.

But it isn't only with line drawings that the device excels. Once I moved on to coloring in my sketch with orange and peach inks, it became clear that the Huion also offers impressive color performance. Its color gamut includes 99% sRGB, 99% AdobeRGB, 98% DCI-P3 and 98% Display P3 coverage, narrowly edging out tablets such as the Xencelabs Pen Display 16, and meaning it’s capable of rendering your artwork in sumptuous, vibrant hues.

Obviously, basic issues such as parallax or jitter would be a deal-breaker given the Huion's cost, but I’m pleased to report it suffered neither: the brush always seemed to sit precisely below the stylus nib, while any lines drawn were impressively stable, even at high speeds. There was a bit of lag on occasion when I was laying down a lot of ink at speed — but, to be honest, I blame my aged MacBook Pro here rather than the tablet itself.

While carrying out these line tests, it quickly became clear that the packaged stylus is capable of some extreme drawing angles. According to Huion, this tops out at 60 degrees, but I wasn’t actually able to find an angle at which it stops recording an input. Basically, as soon as I could tilt the stylus enough for the nib to touch the screen, it was able to record the result, which means you’ll be able to sketch no matter the slant at which you’re holding the pen.

A hand paints with an orange oil brush on a sketch of a nautilus shell on the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3, while another adjusts one of the twin dials of the Keydial Remote. — (Image credit: Future / Josh Russell)

On paper, the stylus’s pressure sensitivity sounds similarly superlative, as it’s capable of 16K pressure levels. However, in practice, you’re unlikely to feel the benefit of this over the 8K what other tablets offer — it’s too granular for the human hand to detect. This was largely borne out in my tests. The curves I was capable of drawing didn’t show any smoother gradation of pressure, and while testing sensitivity out in the Huion driver software, I found it hard to maintain a specific pressure level consistently enough for the difference to be beneficial even if it were detectable.

Naturally, the driver software also allows you to customize the pressure sensitivity to more accurately imitate the responsiveness of different mediums. Not only can you choose from five preset pressure curves, but you can also create your own to tailor how quickly the stylus responds. This allowed me to replicate everything from a rock-hard H pencil to a nice, fluid marker.

You can also use the driver software to customize the shortcuts on Huion’s fantastic Keydial Remote. Not only do its keys offer an array of handy shortcuts — whether that’s a keyboard key combo, text input, mouse clicks or tool specific functions — but it also features two concentric dials. Being able to set canvas zoom or brush size to one dial and canvas rotation or brush rotation to the other delivered a really fluid way to interact with the canvas, without having to switch up the tools I was using.

The shortcut buttons on both styluses are more standard: the Pen PW600 has three and the Slim Pen PW600S has two. The options on offer are incredibly helpful, particularly if you’re willing to look up a few of your drawing software’s keyboard shortcut combos. For example, I set them to control Photoshop brush pickup and clean settings, allowing me to quickly alter the mix of pigment on my brush at the tap of a button.

Performance score: 5 / 5

A close-up of the Huion stylus case, featuring the Pen PW600 and the Slim Pen PW600S. — (Image credit: Future)

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 review: stylus

Comfortable and responsive
Not quite as well balanced as the XP-Pen model
Include eraser shortcuts

As I’ve mentioned above, the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 comes with two styluses — one chunky and pro, the other slim and refined — but whichever you use, you’ll find it pleasingly ergonomic. Both feel comfortable and natural in use, even across long sketching sessions for hours at a time. As is an issue with most styluses, I did occasionally knock their shortcut buttons accidentally; but that’s easy to avoid, if you’re careful with your grip.

Really my only criticism of Huion’s styluses is that they don't quite measure up to XP-Pen’s X3 Pro Slim Stylus and X3 Pro Roller Stylus. When I tested the XP-Pen Artist Pro 19 Gen 2, I raved about the exquisite balance of its styluses — since the fulcrum sits right on top of your fingers, it's easy to keep them in perfect equilibrium as you pivot and rotate them. By comparison, the balance of Huion’s styluses sits much further back.

Having said that, Huion’s styluses trump XP-Pen’s in a more practical manner: their inclusion of an eraser. And while I found these had a tendency to mark the screen on the Huion Kamvas Pro 19, my frantic rubbing out doesn’t seem to have defaced the Kamvas Pro 24’s display so far.

Stylus score: 4 / 5

Should I buy the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3?

Attributes	Notes	Rating
Value	Decent value, sitting in the middle of the pack of the mid-range drawing displays. Comes with almost every accessory you could need, plus a colorimeter.	4 / 5
Design	A huge 24-inch beast whose 4K screen deliver a whole load of sketching space. Some more height settings for its legs would be nice, though.	4.5 / 5
Performance	Very responsive sketching, without parallax or jitter. Vibrant colors, huge tilt angles and (slightly OTT) 16 pressure levels. Fantastic shortcut remote.	5 / 5
Stylus	Super comfortable to use. Not quite as ergonomically well balanced as XP-Pen’s devices, but the Huion's styluses come with erasers.	4 / 5

Buy it if…

You want a huge amount of drawing space
At 24 inches, the display here is huge, giving you a massive artboard to sketch on. While you can get bigger — the 27-inch XP-Pen Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2), for example — you’ll have to spend a fair amount more.

You’re after an awesome shortcut remote
With its concentric twin dials, the Huion Keydial Remote offers even more ways to flexibly interact with the canvas. It’s the best I’ve tested to date.

Don’t buy it if…

You want to take it elsewhere
This drawing tablet offers up both vast proportions and top performance — but portable it certainly isn't. At 6.37kg, it won't be accompanying you on your commute.

You’re after the biggest bargain
The Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 is great value, but you can get smaller slates for less. And even if you must have a screen this expansive, the XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K costs less money.

Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 review: also consider

	Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3	Xencelabs Pen Display 24	XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K
Dimensions	23.2 x 14.3 x 0.9 inches / 589.2 x 364 x 22.7mm	24.4 x 15.3 x 1.4 inches / 619.8 x 388.6 x 3 5.6mm	25.1 x 16 x 1.7 inches / 638 x 408 x 44mm
Active drawing area	20.70 x 11.65 inches / 525.89 x 295.81mm	20.75 x 11.7 inches / 527.1 x 297.2mm	16.1 x 9.1 inches / 409 x 230mm
Weight	14.04lbs / 6.37kg	14.55lbs / 6kg	16.1 lbs / 7.3kg
Display resolution	3840 x 2160 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels
Pressure levels	16,384	8,192	16,384
Compatibility	Windows 10 or later; macOS 10.12 or later; Android 6.0 or later; Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)	PC: Windows 7 or later Mac: OS X 10.11 or later (latest update) Linux: Ubuntu 14.04 or above, Debian 9.5, CentOS 7.0 or above, RedHat 7.0 or above	Windows 7 or later; macOS 10.13 or later; Android USB3.1 DP1.2; Chrome OS 88 or later; Linux

Xencelabs Pen Display 24
The Xencelabs Pen Display 24 offers a gorgeous 4K display, showing off bold, vibrant colors. However, it’s the drawing experience that will really stick with you, feeling precise while offering just enough bite to its textured glass to deliver a realistic drawing experience. It’s also comfortable and super ergonomic to use, thanks to its decent wrist-rest. Read our full Xencelabs Pen Display 24 review.

XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K
The XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K boasts many of the same strengths as the Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3, including a huge 24-inch 4K display, broad color gamut. and built-in stand. But perhaps the most compelling factor is that price — at its reduced price of $1,039.99 / £1,079 / AU$1,424.99, it’s considerably cheaper than the Huion, making it a super-tempting option. Read our full XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K review.

A hand draws a line on a sketch of a nautilus shell on the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3. — (Image credit: Future / Josh Russell)

How I tested the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3

Tested it over the course of several weeks
Used it for line drawing, blending colors and touching up images
Tried out all of the core accessories and driver software

I used the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 Gen 3 for several weeks, for doing line sketches, blending oil paint brushes, and touching up images in Photoshop. In addition, I also carried out a range of line tests to gauge the accuracy of the styluses and how they responded to pressure.

In terms of specifics, I put all of the tablet’s accessories through their paces while creating artwork, including both styluses and the Keydial Remote. To test the driver software, I tweaked pressure curves and programmed various shortcuts for the styluses and remote to see how well they functioned in a real-world environment.

I have been testing gadgets, including a range of mid-market drawing slates, at TechRadar for several years now. I’ve been creating art as an amateur for several decades, both digitally and using acrylic and canvas, which gives me the first-hand experience required to be able to assess what artists look for in drawing tablets such as these.

First reviewed: March 2026
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I’ve spent a month with the Rokid AI Glasses Style: they’re excellent smart glasses let down by an ugly design

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Rokid AI Glasses Style: two-minute review

At first glance the Rokid AI Glasses Style should be nothing but a slam dunk.

Officially starting at $379 (around £285) but discounted to $299 (around £225) at Rokid’s own store, these glasses are cheaper (assuming you get the lower price) than Meta’s Ray-Bans, while boasting specs on-par or ahead of its rival.

These AI glasses run ChatGPT 5 for insightful answers to your questions (provided you have an internet connection), a solid 12MP camera for first-person shots, real-time translation over 12 languages — including English, Japanese, German, French, Korean and Chinese — and a promised 12-hour long battery life. In our tests they lasted a fair few hours, but regular calls, taking photos and video, AI use and music will drain the battery more quickly (my experience was closer to around five to six hours of charge per session).

The only slight let down was audio. It’s fine but you won’t get a song’s true flavor through these as notes are lost — especially in the bass department. That said, this is true of other smart glasses of this kind, though I do feel some brands have a slight edge (i.e. Meta).

However, the initial price isn’t what it seems.

For a start, it doesn’t include a charging case — that’s an extra $99 fee, unlike its rival, which includes the charging case for free and it’s a real game changer. Additionally, while it’s not uncommon for premium lenses to incur an added charge, especially prescription lenses, the price of Rokid’s glasses doesn’t even include basic clear lenses.

They’ll set you back an additional $59, shaded cost $89, polarized are $109, and my recommended option photochromic transition lenses (more on that below) also cost $109 — and that’s also not included the added cost of any coatings you might want to add to reduce blue light or reflections.

Plus, while I’m being negative, I’ll mention that Rokid’s frames also look and feel cheap. You could confuse them for the 3D specs you get given before a movie. As much a fashion accessory as a useful gadget, the design of smart glasses is crucial — something rivals like Meta has realized with Ray-Ban and Oakley designs, and Google with its Warby Parker and Gentle Monster collaborations.

All that’s to say that while Rokid’s AI Glasses Style make a strong opening impression, the feeling you’re being nickel and dimed, coupled with the lackluster look, left me disappointed.

Rokid AI Glasses Style review: price and availability

You can pick up the Rokid AI Glasses in the US (they also ship to Canada, the UK, and EU) from Rokid's own store for $379 (around £285), though they’re seemingly always on sale for $299 (around £225). This price doesn't tell you the full story however.

The Rokid AI Glasses Style glasses — (Image credit: Future / Hamish Hector)

Firstly, lenses cost extra, and I'm not just talking about prescription lenses. Clear lenses are $59, shaded lenses are $89, while polarized options will set you back $109, and photochromic lenses that can swap between clear and shaded are $109 too.

My advice with smart glasses is always pay more for photochromic lenses. That way you can use the glasses in clear, sunny, and cloudy weather — as well as indoors. You don’t want your smart specs to only be usable sometimes.

There's additional costs for various additional coatings like anti-glare, and then you'll also need to pay more for a charging case if you want one — it sets you back $99.

Rokid is one of those brands that seems to run frequent deals, which keeps these specs from getting too out of hand financially, but what initially seem to be budget-friendly specs can still quickly spiral into the mid-range or beyond territory. At which point some of their deficiencies — especially in the design category — feel less than excusable.

Value: 3/5

Rokid AI Glasses Style review: design

At a distance, Rokid AI Glasses Style follow the Wayfarer style that many smart specs adopt — not simply Meta’s Ray-Bans. But, ironically when you consider their name, upon closer inspection they miss the mark style-wise, while their core rival oozes cool.

The black plastic frame and flat lenses adopted by Rokid’s specs remind me of movie theatre 3D glasses, not a premium fashion accessory you’d be proud to be caught wearing in public.

I also don’t love that there isn’t a physical power off switch on the glasses’ frame. When I, say, go to the bathroom while wearing my smart glasses, knowing I have physically toggled them off puts my mind at ease that I am indeed conducting my business in private. Without this switch, I have to trust the Rokid glasses aren’t watching — and while I know Rokid will say the specs aren't spying, I still feel uncomfortable.

Rokid’s specs also get a knock points-wise when it comes to the lack of charging case. Unless you pay extra that is.

This case is super handy for recharging your smart specs on the go. On a day out, there are plenty of easy opportunities to recharge your frames with a case — say when you pause for a coffee or lunch — to make them feel like genuinely all-day companions. You could find a socket and use the USB-C charging cable, but that’s significantly less convenient.

Speaking of battery life, while Rokid promises 12 hours of use per charge, my experience using them for regularly calling people, taking photos, asking the AI questions, and playing music saw them last for around half that — about five to six hours.

That’s still not bad in fairness. And as I’ve noted with smart glasses in the past, at least when they do run out of charge, you still have a handy pair of shades.

Before talking about lenses, I will give one definitely positive design comment: the nose pads help to improve the comfort and secure fit of these specs. I wish my Ray-Bans had something similar — I have a large pair and in the summer when my face is covered in a mixture of sweat and sun cream, I constantly have to readjust where they sit on my face. With these Rokid glasses, I could leave them in place for a whole day.

They were comfortable to wear the entire time too.

Now, rounding the design section off: a comment on lenses. I was sent a shaded pair of Rokid AI Glasses Style to test, and in the UK Winter / early Spring these things are next to useless. It’s too dark outside to wear sunglasses, and you can’t really wear them indoors either — unless you’re in the minority of folks who wear sunglasses all-year round.

If you’re getting a pair, get completely clear or — ideally — photochromic lenses that morph between clear and shaded in harsh sunlight. That'll mean you have specs you can use in any conditions.

Design: 2.5/5

Rokid AI Glasses Style review: Performance

If the Rokid AI Glasses struggle in terms of design and price, performance is where they solidly hit the mark.

Rokid’s AI assistant is powered by ChatGPT 5, which I found meant the specs were able to provide useful, insightful info on a range of topics — they even helped me find a new restaurant to try in Brighton’s Lanes after I asked for food recommendations. As someone who regularly uses my smart glasses as a tourist, they were more than capable of being your personal guide in both familiar and unfamiliar places.

I can’t speak for the full quality of their translation abilities, though tests at trade shows have proven they have a solid grasp of Chinese, and the 12-long list of supported languages — which includes English, as well as essential European and Asian languages — does put them ahead of some key rivals (read: Meta’s specs).

The microphones pick up clear audio and AI commands even in windier conditions, making voice notes is super easy, and navigation through the Rokid App is handy when it works properly — it sometimes misheard me and wanted to send me to Nottingham train station rather than my nearest one.

All of these tools can be activated hands-free using voice commands, but you can find recordings, photos, and additional information like a route map in the Hi Rokid app.

Speaking of photos, the Rokid AI glasses’ camera is, in a word, fine. The 12MP snapper is a little better for video, but it can be handy for snapping a quick first-person shot — especially if you haven’t got the hands to take your phone out of your pocket.

The audio is also fine. The bass lacks oomph, tracks feel noticeably emptier than they would with headphones and, at medium to louder volumes, there’s noticeable sound leakage if people are near you. But for casual tunes while you explore a city, these specs will serve you fine with open-ear audio that won’t take you out of the moment you’re in.

Performance: 4.5/5

Should I buy the Rokid AI Glasses Style?

Attribute	Comment	Score
Design	Comfortable for longer stretches with a decent battery life, these shades are let down by an ugly design and lack of a physical power switch.	2.5/5
Performance	The camera and audio could be better, but the AI tools were all super handy. I could seriously see these as being an essential travel companion on my next vacation, given ChatGPT’s knowledge and the specs’ useful translation tools.	4.5/5
Value	While they initially seem relatively affordable, these smart glasses can quickly have their price rack-up, with lens and charging case costs making them mid-range rather than budget champions.	3/5

Buy them if…

You want to travel
With useful AI, a first-person camera view, and an impressive selection of languages they can translate, these specs should be a solid travel buddy.

You hate Meta
A big plus for some will be these specs aren’t tied into the Meta ecosystem like its Ray-Bans and Oakleys.

You love ChatGPT
The Rokid AI is powered by ChatGPT 5 — a very capable AI assistant that answered all of my queries well.

Don’t buy them if…

You want budget excellence
While the Rokid specs may seem quite affordable, costs can rack up quickly with additional add-ons like lenses and the charging cases.

You’re a fashion icon
Despite having style in the name, these smart glasses don’t exactly ooze it.

You want great open-ear audio
Like many other smart specs, these glasses don’t boast great open-ear audio. It’s fine, but dedicated open earbuds will be far more useful for you.

How I tested the Rokid AI Glasses Style

I used the Rokid AI Glasses Style for a month, wearing them on days it was bright enough to use sunglasses and not look too odd in late Winter / early Spring. I also did some at-home testing where I didn’t mind how silly I looked.

I made sure to try all of their features, and took them on a couple of day trips to test their abilities over longer stretches of time to judge their comfort and battery life.

I ran the Hi Rokid app from my trusty Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7.

First reviewed: April 2026

I spent months with Honor Magic 8 Pro, and it’s one of the best all-round flagships on the market

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Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Two-minute review

After its strong showing with last year’s Magic 7 Pro, Chinese smartphone maker Honor is back with another excellent flagship. The Honor Magic 8 Pro is everything you could want from a top of the line smartphone, with a stacked spec sheet that features Qualcomm’s superb Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC (the same chip that powers the likes of the more expensive Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra), backed up by 12GB of RAM and a generous 512GB of storage in all available models.

It almost goes without saying, but this is a seriously speedy phone that breezes through everyday tasks and is an absolute gaming powerhouse to boot. I’ve been using it as a daily driver for months, putting it through its paces with high-end titles like Zenless Zone Zero and the recent Tomb Raider port, which it handles effortlessly at maximum graphics settings. Whether you’re playing the latest games or watching movies and shows on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video, you can rest assured that everything is going to look stunning on the top-notch 6.7-inch OLED display. It’s incredibly bright and vibrant, topping out at 6,000 nits, with a crisp 1256 x 2808 resolution and buttery smooth 120Hz refresh rate.

I also love Honor’s new design, which refines the already strong look of the Magic 7 Pro with a larger and rounder camera module that gives the phone a more even look than before. The Magic 8 Pro comes in much better colors if you’re willing to venture outside the basic Black, too, including bright Sky Cyan and the radiant Sunrise Gold version that I tested. I’m a sucker for gold or rose gold colorways, and the shimmery back material here is an absolute stunner.

Honor Magic 8 Pro product shots — (Image credit: Future)

That said, I’m not too impressed by the addition of a dedicated, touch-sensitive AI Button on the Magic 8 Pro. This is effectively just Honor’s version of Apple’s Camera Control button, letting you zoom the camera in or out by simply sliding your finger across it. Tap it while on the home screen, and you’ll open up some of Honor’s AI tools, which are honestly a little lacking and don’t really justify a dedicated button. The AI Photos Agent is great, offering genuinely useful tools like the ability to remove passersby, upscale images, remove reflections, and so on, but the AI Settings Agent and AI Memories apps are both borderline useless.

Like other Honor devices, battery life is superb here. The battery optimization software can be a little too eager to shut down background apps that you might want to keep open, but it’s easy to add exceptions in the settings. The Magic 8 Pro unit that I used boasts a mega 7,100mAh silicon-carbon battery, which gives it more than enough juice to last a full day with moderate use. Even when you’re streaming content or playing intensive games, it’s difficult to run out of fuel in a single day. If you’re a lighter user, you should be able to achieve multiple days of runtime — especially if you enable the battery saver mode.

There is a caveat, though: buyers of the Magic 8 Pro in EU regions will get a reduced 6,270mAh silicon-carbon battery. This is a small downgrade that most aren’t going to notice, and will by no means restrict your ability to squeeze out a full day of use. Still, it’s worth bearing in mind given that competing devices like the Oppo Find X9 Pro and OnePlus 15 have batteries exceeding 7,000mAh in the same region.

Also, shoppers in the US and Australia have to contend with limited availability as Honor phones are not officially sold there. You may be able to import the Magic 8 Pro through some online retailers, but do bear in mind that this may impact network compatibility and your access to support or warranty services.

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Price and availability

£1,099.99 in the UK
Almost always on sale for £899.99
Frequently comes with great freebies
Not officially available in the US or Australia

If you’ve bought an Honor device before, you’ll know that they are always almost on sale via Honor’s official website. The Honor Magic 8 Pro is no exception, and while it has an £1,099.99 RRP, it’s easy to find for as little as £899.99 at various times throughout the year.

Considering the high specs (plus that generous 512GB of storage), the Magic 8 Pro is absolutely incredible value at that lower price, and things only get better when you factor in the various freebies Honor likes to throw in.

At the time of writing, in addition to the £200 discount, the Honor Magic 8 Pro comes with a decent budget tablet (the Honor Pad X9a) that normally goes for £149.99, plus a £49.99 power adapter and £59.99 earbuds — that’s about £260 of extra value right there. The same offer might not be available as you read this, but it’s always worth checking Honor’s official website for similar freebies before heading straight to Amazon and other third-party retailers.

As with most other Honor phones, the Magic 8 Pro is not officially sold in the US or Australia.

Value score: 5 / 5

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Specs

Here's a look at the Honor Magic 8 Pro's key specs:

	Honor Magic 8 Pro
Dimensions	161.15 x 8.4 x 75mm
Weight	219g
OS	MagicOS 10, based on Android 16
Display	6.7-inch OLED, 120Hz
Resolution	1256 x 2808
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RAM	12GB
Storage	512GB
Battery	7,100mAh (tested), 6270mAh (EU)
Rear cameras	50MP wide (f/1.6) + 50MP ultra-wide (f/2.0) + 200MP telephoto (f/2.6, 3.7x optical zoom)
Front camera	50MP (f/2.0) + 3D Depth Camera
Charging	120W wired, 80W wireless

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Design

Sleek and stylish
Follows usual Chinese phone design trends
New AI Button

Honor hasn’t rocked the design boat with its latest flagship, but rather opted to refine the already strong aesthetics of the Honor Magic 7 Pro. The biggest difference with this new model is a more rounded ‘squircle’ camera bump, which has been moved a little higher up and made ever so slightly larger to give the phone a more balanced look. It’s a very sleek and stylish design, provided you like a big camera module — a trend in most Chinese flagships.

The phone feels lovely in the hands, with the hefty aluminum frame giving a good impression of durability. The back is plastic, but it’s impressively high-quality and reinforced in such a way that I didn’t even notice it wasn’t actually glass until I checked the device's spec sheet.

I’m very clumsy with my phones and generally use them without a case, which is a recipe for quite a few nasty drops. Embarrassingly, in my time with the Magic 8 Pro, I’ve dropped it from arm height directly on concrete a couple of times, and it’s emerged unscathed, bar a few small nicks on the Honor NanoCrystal Shield screen and a tiny dent in one corner. This is an impressive showing, and I have no doubts that it could take a much more intense beating with similarly strong results.

In addition to the volume rocker and power button, the right side of the Honor Magic 8 Pro now boasts a new AI Button. Unlike the other buttons, it’s flush against the side of the phone and is touch-sensitive. You customize what the button does in the phone’s settings menu, and I’ve found it’s most useful when used to open the camera, though given the existing camera shortcut on the lock screen, it’s not really something that I use a lot.

The Magic 8 Pro is available in three colors: Sunrise Gold, Sky Cyan, and Black. My personal favorite is comfortably Sunrise Gold, which happens to be the one sent to me for testing. It’s got a lovely shimmery look to it, with a subtle gold color that looks luxurious but, importantly, not overly garish.

Design score: 4 / 5

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Display

Impressive brightness
Strong resolution and refresh rate
Features Magic Capsule

The Honor Magic 8 Pro has a formidable 6.7-inch 1256 x 2808 OLED panel with HDR support that's capable of reaching a blinding 6,000 nits brightness. Cranked up to the max (which is 1,800 nits in non-HDR content), it remains fully visible in even the harshest sunlight.

The 120Hz refresh rate is silky smooth and ensures that scrolling social media and system menus looks and feels great.

Some might not appreciate the rounded corners or subtle curve along the edge of the phone’s display, but I find that it's lovely under the fingers.

At the top of the screen, you'll find a small island with the front camera and 3D depth camera. You can use this for 3D face recognition, though I was perfectly happy just sticking to the Magic 8 Pro’s impressively snappy under-screen fingerprint reader.

This island is also home to the Magic Capsule, Honor’s take on Apple’s Dynamic Island concept. It provides an easy way to see your current song, any active timers, whether you have a voice recording running, and similar system app functions.

The whole screen is covered by Honor's NanoCrystal Shield coating, which seems to hold up quite well. You're still going to end up with scratches if you accidentally stick the phone in a pocket next to your keys, but otherwise, you shouldn't expect to pick up many blemishes in general use. I also appreciate the fact that the phone comes fitted with a plastic screen protector right out of the box, too.

Display score: 4 / 5

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Cameras

Great camera performance
Especially good in challenging environments
Aggressive image processing

The Honor Magic 8 Pro’s camera array is headlined by a 200MP telephoto shooter with 3.7x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom. It performs excellently on the whole, though photography purists will inevitably spot that images do tend to suffer from rather aggressive processing that sometimes leaves edges looking a little too smooth or even slightly smudged if you like to zoom in on captured photos.

Still, the results are always bright and cheerful with strong colors and loads of detail. The optical zoom is speedy and effective, and you can get some surprisingly good results from the 100x digital zoom, though you should expect lots of visible AI processing. 4K 120fps video capture is also supported on the Magic 8 Pro, which makes it feel decidedly flagship.

This telephoto shooter is joined by a 50MP ‘Ultra Night’ wide lens, which really comes into its own in challenging lighting conditions. Whether it’s at a bustling club or an eclectic show, the Magic 8 Pro manages to capture details impressively clearly. It deals with motion extremely well, too, helping you effortlessly achieve great shots.

The weakest part of the camera setup is easily the 50MP ultra-wide, which is decent but nothing special in this market segment.

You also get plenty of cool modes to play around with, including Harcourt-inspired portraits and an absolutely incredible Stage mode that really takes the camera performance to another level at concert events.

Cameras score: 4 / 5

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Camera samples

Honor Magic 8 Pro camera samples — Future

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 delivers lightning-fast performance
Flawless in daily use and gaming
Some audio settings tweaks needed

What is there really to say about the performance of a phone outfitted with Snapdragon’s latest top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset? You can easily achieve a rock solid 60fps in demanding titles like Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, even with the graphics cranked all the way up to the maximum settings. The phone stays impressively cool under heavy load, too, and doesn’t suffer from too much battery drain.

For daily use, the performance of the Magic 8 Pro is simply flawless, whether you’re scrolling through social media apps, online shopping, or browsing the internet. The 12GB of RAM (plus a rather superfluous additional 12GB of ‘Honor RAM Turbo’) is more than enough to multitask effectively and ensures that you will rarely struggle to flick between multiple apps.

The base 512GB capacity is excellent too, and should be plenty for most users. I download a helluva lot of high-fidelity music and high-end games, and have barely scraped past the 250GB mark in months of use.

The speakers on the Magic 8 Pro are also surprisingly good. No, they’re intended to replace your standalone JBL speaker, but music that you blast is perfectly pleasant and has an impressive level of bass. Just make sure to enable the premium bass mode in settings and disable 3D surround sound, as the latter leaves music sounding tinny and weird.

Also, make sure to turn off both Honor Sound Spatial Audio and Honor Sound Stereo Studio under Headphone Sound Effects settings, otherwise your sound with headphones is going to feel noticeably off.

Performance score: 5 / 5

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Software

MagicOS 10 is easy to use
Seven years of support promised
AI features are hit-and-miss

As a former Apple user, I've always championed Honor's MagicOS 10 for its attractive design and ease of use. Yes, the brand is rather shameless in its copying of the Silicon Valley giant’s latest software innovations (just seen MagicOS 10’s very Liquid Glass-inspired transparent new look), but it's hard to argue with the results.

Menus are well laid out and look pretty, and there are plenty of customization options to play around with. All of the system apps look great and are brimming with functionality too, with the well-organized Notes app and transcribing Voice Recorder regular favorites when I'm working at tech events.

In the EU and some other markets, Honor has also promised seven years of software support. This is an excellent commitment and puts Honor up there with market leaders like Samsung.

I do have to admit that I expected a lot more from the phone's AI features, given the brand's focus on them in marketing. There are a few good inclusions here, like some effective AI photo editing tools and the ability to generate summaries or graphs in Notes, but some of the software feels half-baked.

The AI Settings Agent is a prime example of this. On paper, it's a chatbot that can adjust your phone settings by turning off Bluetooth, enabling your hotspot, and so on when asked by voice or text. A cool idea, but in practice, it's slow, buggy, and can't parse complex commands at all. Then there's the AI Memories app, which is simply baffling. It's just a bog average screenshot tool with the word “AI” slapped on it for no apparent reason.

There's also no getting around the fact that buyers outside of China are missing out on the YoYo Agent, Honor's agentic AI assistant. Instead, you get Gemini built-in which is much less exciting.

Software score: 4 / 5

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Battery

7,100mAh silicon-carbon, or 6,270mAh in the EU
Easily powers through multiple days of use
100W wired charging, 80W wireless charging

Honor has always delivered phones with superb battery life, and the Honor Magic 8 Pro is no exception. As I mentioned previously, the model I tested sports a 7,100mAh silicon-carbon battery, though buyers in the EU will have a slightly smaller 6,270mAh model.

It comfortably lasts a full day of use and then some, and I’m a particularly frequent phone user who’s always checking social media and blasting music through my headphones.

With minimal use, you could easily squeeze multiple days out of a single charge, especially if you turn on the battery saver mode. The phone supports blazing-fast 100W wired charging, plus staggering 80W wireless charging, provided you use Honor’s own peripherals.

In terms of the competition, the Magic 8 Pro is comparable to the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, though it offers faster wired charging than both of those phones. The OnePlus 15, meanwhile, remains the overall battery life champion — but the Honor runs it close.

Battery score: 4.5 / 5

Should you buy the Honor Magic 8 Pro?

Honor Magic 8 Pro scorecard
Attributes	Notes	Rating
Value	The Honor Magic 8 Pro is killer value, with its top-of-the-line specs and generous starting storage capacity, especially if you can find it with freebies thrown in.	5 / 5
Design	Although Honor doesn’t rip up the design rule book, the Magic 8 Pro is still a lovely-looking phone that comes in some great color options.	4 / 5
Display	A great display that’s bright, smooth, and offers a high resolution. The slight curve on its edges and rounded bezels might be divisive, though.	4 / 5
Performance	Qualcomm’s fastest chip is paired with a healthy 12GB of RAM. What else is there to say?	5 / 5
Software	Brilliant, easy-to-use software with a wealth of features and an excellent support commitment. Some of the AI tools are a bit underwhelming, though.	4 / 5
Cameras	Simply put, the Honor Magic 7 Pro is the longest-lasting Android flagship around. It charges extremely quickly, too.	4 / 5
Battery	A phone that can power through multiple days with standard use. It’s a shame that some buyers get a slightly smaller battery than others, though.	4.5 / 5

Buy it if...

You want a stellar all-rounder
The Honor Magic 8 Pro is one of the best all-rounders on the market. It’s got killer performance, a strong display, compelling software, great cameras, and incredible battery life.

You find it on sale with freebies
The Honor Magic 8 Pro is good value for money at full price, but discounts and freebies, including accessories and even entire tablets, take it into must-buy territory.

You want long-term support
With its seven years of promised software support, Honor is up there with market leaders like Samsung. This is a phone you can rely on for years to come.

Don't buy it if...

You don’t like parts of the design
Elements like the slightly curved screen and squircle camera module won’t be to everybody’s tastes.

Honor Magic 8 Pro review: Also consider

Not so keen on the Honor Magic 8 Pro? Stack it up against these compelling alternatives.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Samsung’s previous flagship is still a fantastic buy, and easy to find on sale. You get a similarly powerful chip, 12GB of RAM, some great cameras, and beloved software — but you do lose out on the battery and storage front.

Read our full Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review

OnePlus 15

If you’re a buyer in the EU, then you might want to go for the OnePlus 15 instead. Unlike the Honor Magic 8 Pro in the region, it has a massive 7,300mAh battery and can be configured with even more RAM.

Read our full OnePlus 15 review

	Honor Magic 8 Pro	Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra	OnePlus 15
Price:	£1099.99	$1,299 / £1,249 / AU$2,149	$899 / £899
Display:	6.7-inch OLED, 120Hz	6.9-inch AMOLED, 120Hz	6.78-inch LTPO OLED, 120Hz (165Hz for select games)
Cameras:	50MP main + 50MP ultra-wide + 200MP telephoto w/ 3.7x zoom	200MP main + 50MP ultra-wide + 10MP telephoto w/ 3x zoom + 50MP telephoto w/ 5x zoom	50MP main + 50MP ultra-wide + 50MP telephoto w/ 3.5x zoom
Processor:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Battery:	7,100mAh (tested), 6,270mAh (EU)	5,000mAh	7,300mAh

How I tested the Honor Magic 8 Pro

Tested for multiple months
Used as a daily driver
Compared to other phones

I tested the Honor Magic 8 Pro over a period of multiple months, with Honor providing the phone a few weeks before its official launch back in October 2025.

It’s been my daily driver for that entire time, used for hours every week, and thoroughly compared with my hands-on testing of other phones from Honor in addition to top Android alternatives. Throughout my testing time, I was careful to evaluate the phone’s performance in a wide range of apps, including top games, social media applications, and more.

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro: Two-minute review

The Sivga Robin SV021 Pro are some primo-looking over-ears, designed to compete quite handily in a febrile market of Middleweight Listener Headphones That Tend To Feature Some Kind Of Wood In Their Construction. True to their mission, everything about the SV021 Pro is, at the very least, good — if not great — albeit with some caveats.

I went from absolutely loving them to pretty assuredly ‘meh’-ing them, and back again, multiple times during the course of my review. Even now, I don’t quite know what to make of them. They look the part, but sometimes feel a bit flimsy; they’re extremely comfortable, but might not fit smaller heads as well as mine; they sound great with respect to mids and highs, but the bass is off-kilter to the point that a quite-good soundstage is often choked. Every action, an opposite reaction (if not equal, per se).

Through all that, and on average, they quietly and not-so-surprisingly get decently strong grades – all the way to getting a good spot at the local polytechnic, and a dependable job with a reputable multinational firm. A win by technicality. A VAR victory.

What does this mean? That I’ve probably been a bit mean about them; that they’re pretty good, both in general and for the price. I think? But among the best wired headphones on the market? I'm not sure.

The Sivga Robin SV021 Pro over-ear closed-back wired headphones with cable on a wooden surface. — (Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Price and release date

Released February 2026
$179 / £179 / approx. AUS $339

Sivga is a Chinese hi-fi brand, one which has been carving a space for itself in the wearable audio world since 2016. It sits pretty within a (relatively) new coterie of of industry-disrupting Chinese audio brands, leveraging experience and regional manufacturing capabilities to undercut a lot of the big names.

Indeed, Sivga has clearly taken aim at a handful of key operators in the headphones space, at least with its latest tranche of wood-plated objet d’audio. They seem pointed to the general space otherwise occupied by such listener-chic over-ears as the Meze Audio 99 Classics — and designed to undercut them quite handily.

The Sivga Robin SV021 Pro, are a successor set of closed-back over-ear headphones, improving on the OG SV021s with an smooth redesign and some quietly upgraded innards. They retail at $179 / £179 / AU$339 (approx.), making them some of the cheaper wood-flecked headphones available on the market, save for some tight competition from compatriot hi-fi disruptors like FiiO.

That’s a hotly contested price range for headphones more generally, but not so much for this new breed of bougie-aesthetic, headphones-as-statement home-listening accoutrements — headphones designed to be thought of differently.

So, do the Sivga Robin SV021 Pro compete?

Closeup of the Sivga Robin SV021 Pro over-ear closed-back wired headphones, on a stand. — (Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Specs

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro Specs
Type	Closed-back
Drivers	50mm dynamic
Impedance	45 ohms
Weight	289g
Connectivity	Dual 3.5mm TS output
Frequency range	20Hz - 20kHz
Extras	Hemp pouch, 3.5mm TRS to dual 3.5mm TS cable, 6.3mm TRS adapter

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Features

Fetching wood-backed ear cups
45-ohm impedance
50mm aluminum-diaphragm dynamic driver

The Sivga Robin SV021 Pro are a pair of passive, closed-back over-ear headphones and, hence, there’s not much to say on the features front. They do one thing, and one thing only: receive sound from your amplified sound source of choice.

How it does that, though, may be of note. The Robins are equipped with 50mm dynamic drivers, utilizing an aluminum composite diaphragm that gives them a sort-of trademark upper-register solidity. These are powerful performers with respect to high mids and treble, as we’re about to discover.

The frequency range remains the same as the OG SV021, at a relatively unremarkable 20Hz - 20kHz. That said, the new driver design yields a slightly higher impedance of 45 ohms. By asking for a just a little bit more juice, the Pros give a little more richness in return.

Each ear cup is separately addressed by a 3.5mm TS connector; the SV021 Pro ship with a braided dual 3.5mm TS to 3.5mm TRS cable, terminated with some very suave-looking matte-aluminum connectors. They look the part, and they certainly don’t get in the way sonically.

The bigger USP here, really, is the visual design, more on which shortly. For now, though, the SV021 Pro come in two distinct colorways — beechwood and zebrawood. The former features bright wood earcups with silvery hardware and Wes-Anderson-chic tan fabrics, while the latter pairs a streaky walnut-esque wood finished with smoky metals and executive-chic black fabrics.

Both come with the requisite cable, a 3.5mm - 6.35mm adapter, and a nice hemp pouch to keep them in. That being said, I don’t think the bag would do much to protect them from the rigors of public transport, nor do I think these headphones are particularly travel-friendly in general.

Ultimately, there’s not much to complain about. Audiophiles might be upset at the lack of potential for balanced outputs, and I might be upset at the somewhat-hamstrung frequency range on offer, but everything else points to an above-average performer at a below-average price point, as far as passive headphones go.

Features score: 4 / 5

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro over-ear wired headphones laid out on wooden surface, with carry bag. — (Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Sound quality

Tight, clear treatment of mids and highs
Immersive soundstage
Irrepressible and unfocused low-end representation

The SV021 Pros are, put simply, a mixed bag. There’s a great deal of good here, from a decently spacious soundstage to a general, non-fatiguing brightness in their representation, which lends even more to that soundstage.

In fact, it’s the Sivga SV021 Pro’s handling of high-end that sets it apart. Something like Pile’s Blood, a minimalist guitar-and-ambience ode to agnosticism, sounds as excitingly tactile, brittle and frail as it should. There’s an airy sheen here, thanks to which voices sound absolutely phenomenal.

Mitski’s latest album Nothing’s About To Happen To Me was on heavy rotation in my final few days' reviewing these headphones, both at its Hi-Res 24-bit/96kHz best on Qobuz and at its analog best on vinyl. It was an absolute joy to scrutinize through the SV021 Pro, if only for giving a little more space to Mitski’s satin-silk vocal timbre. I’ll Change For You is every bit the tear-jerking ballad it was written to be, vocal front, center and soaring. Where’s My Phone? simply has 'the juice'.

There’s a delightful tightness to transients, tissy hi-hats and high-tuned snares alike. Reedy instruments benefit from both that air and tactility, as do soft-played pianos — all of which speaks to a slightly more even-handed frequency response than the sharp V-shaped profile of the OG SV021s. There is still some prominent V-ing going on here, though, as demonstrated by the double-edged sword that is the SV021 Pros’ handling of bass.

It’s refreshing to hear a set of headphones with a supple low midrange; it lends gravitas to crooners like Mitski, and gives a lot of welcome energy to the rockier stuff. Despite the brighter sound profile, listening to Queens of the Stone Age’s Songs for the Deaf, revealed no ‘lack’ in heft. In fact, the transient response gives a little more grit to the brighter guitars of No One Knows, and some gratifying growl to the bass.

Unfortunately, the low end is as much a problem as a presence. I’d go as far as to say that the SV021 Pro overcompensate. When injecting them with any amount of audio-volume welly, the bass builds into a bulging mess of directionless energy.

Something as delicate as Mitski’s Dead Women, a soft-sold Trojan horse of rich and unsettling bassy weight, is run a little roughshod by the Robins; subby energy quickly becomes overwhelming, choking the dynamics and ultimately feeling to cramp the soundstage with pillows. Feed the Robins a little too much in the way of sub, and you may even catch some distortion.

That said, they are capable of handling more curated instances of bass fairly well. Mitski’s I’ll Change For You has a thick-thumping kick and a woolly electric bass, which benefit greatly from that upward EQ tilt towards the lower reaches.

All told, I don’t think I’ve had a more confusing experience evaluating a set of headphones. There’s a lot to love, and to love a great deal, about the SV021 Pros’ upper register definition and even-handedness; about their transient reproduction; about how all this comes together without creating a fatiguing listening experience. And yet, there’s a big bassy elephant in the room, that loves to stand right in your peripheries making things feel awkward and a bit small, actually.

For their sins, the SV021 Pro are quite an enjoyable listen. Whether it’s the kind of balanced, sensitive listen their wood-backed home-listener aesthetic is selling, I’m not quite as sold.

Sound quality score: 4 / 5

Closeup of the Sivga Robin SV021 Pro over-ear headphones earcups. — (Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Design

Exceedingly comfortable to wear
Easy-to-like aesthetics
A bit rattly at times

As far as aesthetics go, the SV021 Pro are absolutely a winner. My review headphones were the beechwood variant, bearing bright earcups and tan fabrics in the way of a tight velour and a soft pleather – all mounted in matte aluminum hardware. The fabrics suit my tastes to the ground, and the wider look of the headphones is great (if a little school-cafeteria-furniture-y, in certain lights).

They are a little lighter in weight than they look, which I initially interpreted to be a not-so-good thing, but which actually turned out to be a Very Good Thing Indeed. Particularly so for the fact that they’re so dang comfortable to wear.

The earcup cushions are pillowy as anything, and that soft velour fabric around your head is supremely soft. The pleather that furnishes the inside and outside of each cup is surprisingly soft, too. The only reason for which I ever felt even slight discomfort wearing them was for their closed-back nature – after a while in any set of closed-backs, you can expect your ears to get a little claustro.

There’s a ratchet system attaching each earcup to the headband, by which height is set. The system is reassuringly secure, if a little bit rattly when not on your bonce. I am the recipient of a surprisingly small head, and the very lowest setting for each ear cup is about perfect for me; others with smaller heads may encounter some difficulties.

Another minor complaint comes from the placement of the output terminals on each earcup — at the bottom, facing straight down — which isn’t great in practice. There’s a great deal of sound transferred to the cups through the cord, so you’re practically guaranteed to hear the consequences of those braided cables rubbing on your shoulders whether you stand or sit.

Design score: 4.5 / 5

Closup of the pleather interior of the earcups of the Sivga Robin SV021 Pro over-ear headphones, on a wooden surface. — (Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Value

Good price for their niche
Great value, comfort-wise
Hard to recommend for active listeners

I wasn’t sure where I’d fall on the Sivga Robin SV021 Pro, and, writing this up now, I’m still not. Ultimately, they’re decent. Initially, they didn’t blow me away, but with time I found real magic in certain areas. Yet, for each parcel of magic, I found a bit of a nuisance counterargument. Broadly, they certainly don’t fall short of what they’re promising.

They strike me as a less-expensive alternative to something like the Meze Audio 99 Classics; a budget-conscious option for more-than-serviceable over-ear hi-fi, that doesn’t also do away with any sense of rarefied visual design by virtue of price. A distinguished pair of listener headphones for the entry level.

In this sense, the SV021 Pro succeed. For the money, you get a highly dependable set of headphones that look the part, are remarkably easy to wear for long stretches, and don’t give you much reason to complain while you’re wearing them — provided you don’t push them too hard. If you like the look of them and like the look of that price point, you’re probably going to like them a lot.

But. If you’re the kind of person that generally desires a little ‘more’ from passive headphones like these, in any sense of the term, you might be left wanting. Their EQ balance and low-end handling leaves a little to be desired, and, smart as the design is, there are a few missed opportunities from a quality-of-life standpoint. In particular, the transmission of vibrations through the cable, and the solidity of the ear cups as they attach to the headband.

Maybe I’ve been spoiled by other iterations of this ‘hygge’ headphone style, and maybe I’ve been a bit of a curmudgeon in the process of reviewing these, ultimately, extremely serviceable over-ears. Their comfort and quality, overall, already go some way to justifying that asking price. Everything else, for me, is just a bit of a juggle.

Value score: 3.5 / 5

Bird's eye shot of the headband of the Sivga Robin SV021 Pro over-ear headphones. — (Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Should you buy them?

Attributes	Notes	Rating
Features	Solid passive over-ears, but missing balanced outputs.	4 / 5
Sound quality	Titanium composite drivers promote high-end performance. Messy bass response much to their detriment.	4 / 5
Design	Very easy on the eye, slightly undone by rattling headband mechanism and cable sound contamination.	4.5 / 5
Value	There are better budget listening headphones out there, and better wood-backed headphones too.	3.5 / 5

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro over-ear headphones on a stand. — (Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)

Buy them if...

You like the look of them
It’s hard to fault the these headphones' visuals, and harder still to argue against the power of a good first impression. At this price, headphones don’t usually look quite this swanky!

You’re a passive listener
The EQ balance of the Sivga SV021 Pro is such that your passive listening is rewarded – with gutsy lows, supple strings and an incredible treatment of vocals. It’s a homely comfort food of a sound, for some.

Don't buy them if...

You’re an active listener
There are many shortcomings here, from sound contamination through the cable to a low-end that doesn’t really know how to act. These headphones can sound great, but don’t do great under scrutiny.

You want commuting headphones
There’s very little in the way of sound isolation to speak of here – besides which, they’re too nice to risk crunching up in a packed bag, or dropping on public transport.

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: Also consider

	Sivga Robin SV021 Pro	Meze Audio 99 Classics 2nd Generation	FiiO FT1
Type:	Over-ear, closed-back	Over-ear, closed-back	Over-ear, closed-back
Driver:	50mm dynamic	40mm dynamic	60mm dynamic
Frequency range:	20Hz - 20kHz	15Hz - 25kHz	10Hz - 40kHz
Impedance:	45 ohms	16 ohms	32 ohms
Connector:	Dual 3.5mm TS output	Dual 3.5mm TS output	Dual 3.5mm TS output
Weight:	289g	290g	340g
Extras:	Hemp pouch, 3.5mm TRS to dual 3.5mm TS cable, 6.3mm TRS adapter	Dual-TS to 3.5mm TRS cable; 3.5mm-to-6.35mm TRS adapter; USB-C DAC/AMP dongle; carry case	Dual-TS to 3.5mm TRS cable, Dual-TRS to 4.4mm TRRRS cable, soft case

Meze Audio 99 Classics 2nd Gen
The Meze are perhaps the best mid-weight wood-backed over-ears on the market right now – a niche category, sure, but no small achievement! They’re almost twice the price of the Sivga Robin SV021 Pro, but it’s a small price to pay for a better interpretation of the same essential sound character and, in my humble opinion, a much better-looking set of headphones.
Read our Meze Audio 99 Classics 2nd Gen review for more

FiiO FT1
The FiiO were the first closed-backs out of the gate from the competitor Chinese brand, in 2024. These over-ears are cheaper, balanced, come with bigger drivers and exhibit a broader frequency range – but they may be a more oppressive wear than the SV021 Pro.
See our in-depth FiiO FT1 review for more

Sivga Robin SV021 Pro review: How I tested

Tested for 4 weeks
Used at home, through a Volt 4 audio interface and Vestax mixer/amp
Predominantly tested using Qobuz and vinyl records

Much of my testing took place in my attic studio, where I listened primarily to lossless audio using the streaming service Qobuz, as well as audio from my digital library. This was through a Universal Audio Volt 4 audio interface, and also through the headphone output from a pair of Edifier MR5 monitor speakers.

I also spent a little time listening to vinyl records, played on a Vestax PDX-D3 turntable through the headphone output of a Vestax PCV-275 mixer.

First reviewed: April 2026
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