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Top 5 January 2026 phones for expats
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 21/01/2026
» Living in Thailand as an expatriate means staying connected — whether for work, travel, or keeping in touch with family abroad. Choosing the right mobile phone can make life easier, especially when juggling local SIM cards, international calls and the country’s tropical climate. Here are the best picks for January 2026.
Smart, fun and surprisingly simple
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 24/12/2025
» Technology in 2025 was all about making life simpler and more exciting, with gadgets that blend convenience and style.
2025 Gadgets of the Year: Smart, fun and surprisingly simple
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 11/12/2025
» Technology in 2025 is all about making life simpler and more exciting, with gadgets that blend convenience and style. From Plaud Note, a pocket-sized note-taker, to Washlets that turn bathrooms into spas, and the Nintendo Switch 2 for gaming anywhere, this year’s innovations shine. Smartphones like Vivo X300 Pro, Honor X9d 5G and the foldable Galaxy Z Fold 7 deliver power and versatility, while Oral-B iO7 and Philips PPM4311 bring comfort and care. Add smart touches like the glowing SteelSeries QcK Prism Cloth XL, Xiaomi Air Purifier, sleek M4 MacBook Air and handy PopGrip for MagSafe — proof that tech can be smart, fun and beautifully simple.
Why & how to use eSIM in Thailand?
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 12/09/2025
» eSIM has been around and available globally for more than five years. But, even in 2025, most people in Thailand still stick to traditional physical SIM card for their mobile internet connections and phone calls, even though eSIM is technically better in nearly every way.
Z Fold 7: A smooth and elegant transition from bar type phones
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 11/09/2025
» The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been out on Thai markets for about 2 months and has remained as one of the thinnest and most premium folding phones at the present. But competition has been fierce, with many Chinese phone companies releasing their top-of-the-line folding phones just lately, how is it holding up compared other folding phones in 2025?
Flip for fun
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 11/10/2023
» The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 has a cool foldable form factor, eight body colour variations to choose from, speed to match the fastest phones, a useful big front screen, and a battery that will last you the whole day and beyond.
A top contender arises
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 10/08/2022
» Huawei's MateBook X Pro is a stylish fully-loaded workstation with superb sound that is light enough to lug around all day every day.
The Note reincarnated
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 16/03/2022
» In 2021, the best versatile phone for photography and video was the Samsung S21 Ultra. The S22 Ultra builds on that foundation and gives near identical performance, and provides a variety of photo and video taking modes while adding much better low-light photo capabilities while also making photos brighter and sharper than what your eyes can physically see.
2021's best foldable
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 22/09/2021
» If you think the Galaxy Flip 3 -- which I reviewed previously -- was cool, the Galaxy Fold 3 will blow you away and turn heads with what seems to be a 7.6-inch rectangle-ish glass screen that can vertically fold in half to save space and comes with no camera notch. But it's not for everyone.
2021 Hulk phone has arrived
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 04/08/2021
» Last year, I reviewed the XCover Pro (bit.ly/3C16RAu) which was summed as being "rubberised all around, waterproof, drop-proof, and having swappable batteries". This year's iteration of the XCover, the XCover 5, has been tweaked to be smaller, lighter and cheaper but still as tough as its predecessor.