Author:Lucas N.
MacBook Neo and M5 MacBook Thermal Testing
While we’ve had many MacBooks around for the testing of the MacBook Neo, MacBook Air M5, and MacBook Pro M5 Pro, we’ve done some exploration of surface temperature measurement.
Author:Lucas N.
Author:Lucas N.
Testing Brazilian Power Supplies
Presenting partial test results from power supplies included in a LinusTechTips video.
Author:Lucas N.
iPhone 17e Performance and Power Test Results
This is a companion article to the iPhone 17e ShortCircuit video and included are results from our expedited testing over the last few days following the release of the iPhone 17e, comparing against its predecessor, the iPhone 16e, and the next level up, the iPhone 17.
Author:Lucas N.
Phone Battery Life Meta Analysis
Smartphone battery testing is one of the most valuable but contentious tests that we conduct. Here we explore some of our results collected from projects in the past year.
Author:Lucas N.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Privacy Display
Privacy Display mode on the new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra turns off half the pixels to dim regions of the display and protect your privacy. However, Maximum Privacy Display mode turns some pixels back on, making the screen even more difficult to read from extreme angles.
Author:Lucas N.
Evolve Benchmark Exploration
Mobile gaming benchmarks tell us more than if it's a good "do you have any games on your phone" device. This article takes a look at Evolve, which is a game rendering benchmark that may allow us to more comprehensively measure phone performance.
Author:Lucas N.
USB-C Cable Voltage Drop
This is a continuation(and escalation) of our previous article on USB-C cable voltage drop, now with improved testing and more cables.
Investigative
LTT TrueSpec Cable Voltage Drop Testing
With the release of the LTT TrueSpec cables, the 40 Gbps data transfer is neat, but I figure it is interesting to look at the power delivery characteristics of the cables. This is a test of the cables we had around with some equipment that most people don't have access to.
Author:Lucas N.
$40 ANKER Nano Charger (45W) Testing and Exploration
The new $39.99 USD Anker Nano 45W(A121D) charger claiming iPhone detection, charge percentage display, and "Care Mode" seems to offer up only gimmicks, but that is only true for most of the features.
Mobile
Which Devices Benefit from 50 W Chargers?
What does a higher charging wattage mean, is it better, and how does it actually help?
Investigative
Will Your Phone Let You Quickly Top up the Battery?
Conducting some limited testing to find out if an iPhone will quick charge the last 10% of battery percentage if plugged in to quickly reach full charge. The answer is that the iPhone doesn't care.
Investigative
40W Dynamic Power Adapter & iPhone 17 Charging
Exploring Apple's new 40W Dynamic Power Adapter and how it interacts with the lastest iPhone 17 lineup.