This year, the base iPad does have a slightly larger 10.2-inch display and an extra gig of RAM compared to last year. But the big advantages here really come down to the fact that it does support the Apple Pencil, but also does support the Smart Keyboard.
Now, this is obscenely overpriced, I will definitely say, but a keyboard on an iPad does go a long way in making it much more of a laptop replacement. And that combined with the various different advantages of iPadOS this year means that this little guy for less than $500, even if you wanna grab some of the accessories, can honestly do a lot of laptop-y kind of tasks for most people.
And even if you don't want to use it as a laptop replacement, if you just want an iPad or sorry, if you just want a phone to watch video and kinda do basic task on, this is totally fine. Like, real talk. This base iPad, two thumbs up from me. I absolutely love it.
Speaking of things I love, it's the OnePlus 7T. I feel like I've talked a lot about this phone this year, but for good reason. I absolutely love a phone that has so few compromises. Especially considering the price. First of all, for me is absolutely the performance. This is one of the fastest, most smooth, fluid experiences on a phone that you can buy right now.
So it's backed up with solid specs. So it's got the Snapdragon 855+, eight gigs of RAM, but the real kicker here is the 90Hz display, and the optimization that OnePlus has done to really make sure that everything absolutely flies in this guy. It really keeps me coming back, as there are a lot of other phones that are out, a lot of other phones I get to play with, but the OnePlus 7T, there's something about just the way they've designed this thing.
It absolutely flies. I do prefer the 7T over the Pro, mostly because I like this form factor. It's a little bit narrower and it also has the flat glass, which just personally I prefer. But beyond that they are very similar devices. Now that does mean that there are some downsides.
So while the cameras are fine, and considering the price, it's not really something I can complain about, but it is not quite in the same league of something like the iPhone or the Pixel or the Galaxy, and on top of that, there are also a couple of sort of minor issues. So it doesn't have any official water resistance, so I don't know how much I would trust it, but it does have some water sealing.
But the bigger thing is, there's no wireless charging. Now that's something I actually really like. It's just so convenient, and while it does have solid battery life, and an incredibly fast Warp charger, it's something I would like to see in the next generation.
With all that being said, these are some fairly minor compromises for what is otherwise an absolutely excellent device. Now if you're on the iOS side of the fence, the iPhone 11 is incredibly easy to recommend. So especially if you're upgrading from an earlier device, there's a lot of advantages.
One of my favorite parts about the iPhone 11 is it's really kind of like the no compromises phone. I mean, okay, so it doesn't have some features from the iPhone 11 Pro. You do lose one of the cameras. The screen's not quite as nice, but beyond that, you're saving $300 or more compared to the Pro and the Pro Max.
And getting almost the exact same phone. The performance is absolutely excellent on this guy. You also get the water resistance and the wireless charging. On top of all of that, the cameras are absolutely top notch. Notch. Sorry, sorry, I need to stop doing that. Look, next year there won't be a notch, and we'll all be fine.
But no, but seriously, even though it doesn't have the telephoto camera, the wide is excellent, and the ultra-wide's still pretty solid. But when you put this whole package together with the great battery life, the really durable build, at $700 while it's certainly not a cheap phone by any means, if you're looking for a new iPhone, it is very, very easy to go with the 11.
And that, those are all of my picks for the best and coolest tech that I really like in 2019. There are a lot of other things that would get honorable mentions but, instead of doing that, I'll let you guys pick. What did I miss in this video, and what do you really like that came out this year? Let me know in the comments.
WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys this is Austin.and this is some of myfavorite tech of the year,and this video is sponsored by LG.This is the massive 77 inch C9 OLED TV,as well as the SL9Y soundbarthat we did an entire setuparound earlier this year.This is used as ourvideo reference monitorhere at the office, andit's perfect for that.Not only do we get excellent OLED quality,but we also get the perfect blacks.It supports HDR, andthe nice thing is thatwhen we watch our videos back on this,we can make sure they are just as sharp,just as crispy as we want them to be,before we upload them to you.It also runs webOS, which means thatyou've got lots of greatstreaming apps built right in.It also supports AirPlay 2,and on top of all of all of that,it actually hassurprisingly good speakers.But that is where weuse the SL10Y soundbar.Now the full 570 watts of power as wellas support for Dolby Atmos,that plus the subwoofer means thatthis properly fills the room,and you can fully control the entire setupusing the magic remoteand Google Assistant.Then there's the LG UltraGear 27GL850.Now this has tech from the TV sidein that it's a nice looking IPS display,so much would you get on the NanoCell TVs,but it actually has proper gaming cred.It has a one millisecond response timewhich is incredibly good for IPS.It has a full 144 hertz refresh rate.It's supports not onlyG-Sync, but also FreeSyncand it's a full 1440p resolution.So if you're interested,definitely be sure to check outall these things in thedescription of this video.We've actually donevideos earlier in the yearon all of them if you wannaknow more, but for now,let's get into the tech.First of all, we've gottatalk about the Switch.So it has been a big year for Nintendo.Not only have they releasedsome major new gamesand there's a ton of new stuffthat's coming out for theSwitch pretty much every week,but on top of that, there aretwo brand new Switch models.The first is subtle.It's the Red Box Switch.Now while this might not be the Switch Prothat's likely coming atsome point in the future,what this is, is a actuallyproperly upgraded versionof the standard Switch.And the only way to tell, isto buy one with the red boxor well, look for the zero oneat the end of the model number,but the red box is alittle easier to find.The real upgrade with the Red Box Switchis that this is poweredby an upgraded versionof the Tegra X1 processor.Now it doesn't mean that thisSwitch is any more powerful,but what it does meanis that you get significantlybetter battery life.So we did an entire video all about this,and in our testing, we gotnearly double the battery lifefrom the Red Box Switch,compared to the launch model.That is well, I mean, that's a big deal,especially considering that obviouslynot only is this a handheld console,but the Red Box Switchdoesn't cost any more,and in fact there are stilla lot of the old schoolnon Red Box Switches still in stores,so for the exact same price,you could very easilypick up the old Switchor the new one with better battery life.So, look for the red box.Now I probably don't need totell you all of the reasonswhy the Switch is easilythe best handheld consoleof this generation,partially because it's the onlyhandheld of this generation,but oh wait, there's one more.It's the Switch Lite.Mmm.This is actually my real pick.Now don't get me wrong,there are certainly sacrificeswith the Switch Lite,but for the way that I use the Switch,it's handheld mode 95% of the time.And in that scenario, theSwitch Lite is not perfect,but it's really good.At first you might be temptedto just write the Switch Lite off.Not only does it lose theSwitch part of the name,so this is a pure handheld,you can't plug it into a dock,there's no HDMI out, and on top of that,there are no Joy-Cons.So even though you can pairJoy-Cons that are of course,sold separately, but the actualcontrols on the Switch Liteare all one unit.But if you can look past those issues,there's so much to like here.First of all, it's a slightlysmaller and lighter console,which means that it feels, to me,more comfortable for handheld play,and while yeah you don'thave the removable Joy-Cons,that's actually an advantageas far as handheld play for me,because it is actually built in.It's one sold unit.A thicc boi, some wouldn't say.But it's a tank, so.It's an absolute unit.So no, you don't haveto get the Switch Lite.The Red Box Switch doeshave better battery life,the ability to do all the Switch-y things,but as far as I'm concerned,the Switch Lite is absolutelybecome my console of choiceand because it's so tiny,it just lives in my bag all the time.Like I absolutely love this thing.And at $200, not a lotto go complain about.Speaking of gaming,something that's a little bitunder the radar this yearis the Xbox One Elite Series 2 Controller.Now, I will admit, at $180 thisis shall we say, expensive,but in a recent comparisonwe did with thisand a bunch of other procustomizable controllers,this actually was not even closeto being the most expensive one here,and as far as the customizability goes,as far as the extra features,it's more expensive but youget a lot for your money here.Of course, it's built on agreat controller already,the Xbox One, but they'veadded a ton of customizationand tweaks.So all of the sticks can be replaced,you have a few different options,and even the sticksthemselves can be adjustedbased on how much tension you want,and then you can evenfurther go into the softwareand adjust the curves and stuff.You have swappable D-Pads.You have adjustable triggersas well as back paddles.I mean, there's a lot going for this guy.And on top of all of that,they finally rectifiedone of the biggest issuesI've had with the Xbox controllerssince, oh I don't know,the DualShock 3 came out,in that it has a rechargeable battery.But to top it off, it has notonly USB-C, but it even comes,if I can find it here, withthis dope carrying case,which not only comes withall of your accessories,you can actually take out the little brickand just literally justwirelessly charge it.So you can just attach it like(calm music)There you go.Okay.(clears throat)Like this.Eh, look at that.Now it's time to switchgears, and switch gears hard,as this is the latest iPad.And while it might not lookexciting, it actually is well,it's probably my favoriteiPad, no, scratch that.This is my favorite Appledevice that could buy right now.Considering that this is routinelyon sale for $300 or less,it's hard to argue withthe value proposition.I mean, straight up,I can't really recommend any other tablet.I mean, maybe like aFire HD 7 for a few bucksfor like a kids tablet or something,but the nice thing about this iPadis that you can actually get(clears throat)sorryreal work done on it.Now this year,the base iPad does have asightly larger 10.2 inch displayas well as an extra gig ofRAM compared to last year,but the big advantages herereally come down to the factthat of course, it doessupport the Apple Pencil,but also does support the Smart Keyboard.Now, this is obscenelyoverpriced, I will definitely say,but a keyboard on aniPad does go a long wayin making it much moreof a laptop replacement.And that combined with thevarious different advantagesof iPadOS this yearmean that this little guyfor less than $500,even if you wanna grabsome of the accessoriescan honestly do a lot oflaptop-y kind of tasksfor most people.And even if you don't wannause it as a laptop replacement,if you just want a laptop, or sorry,if you just want aniPad to just watch videoand kinda do basic taskson, this is totally fine.Like, real talk.This base iPad, two thumbs up from me.I absolutely love it.Speaking of things Ilove, it's the OnePlus 7T.I feel like I've talked a lotabout this phone this year,but for good reason.I absolutely love a phonewhich has so few compromises.Especially considering the price.First of all for me isabsolutely the performance.This is one of the fastest,most smooth, fluid experienceson a phone that you can buy right now.So it's backed up with solid specs.So it's got the Snapdragon855+, eight gigs of RAM,but the real kicker hereis the 90 hertz display,and the optimization that OnePlus has doneto really make sure thateverything absolutely fliesin this guy.It really keeps me coming back,as there are a lot ofother phones that are out,a lot of other phones I get to play with,but the OnePlus 7T,there's something about just the waythat they've designed this thing.It absolutely flies.I do prefer the 7T over the Pro,mostly because I like this form factor.It's a little bit narrower andit also has the flat glass,which just personally I prefer.But beyond that they arevery similar devices.Now that does mean thatthere are some downsides.So while the cameras are fine,and considering the priceit's not really somethingI can complain about,but it is not quite in the same leagueof something like the iPhoneor the Pixel or the Galaxy,and on top of that,there are also a coupleof sort of minor issues,so it doesn't have anyofficial water resistance,so I don't know how much I would trust it,but it does have some water sealing,but the bigger thing is,there's no wireless charging.Now that's something Iactually really like.It's just so convenient,and while it does have solid battery life,and an incredibly fast Warp charger,it's something I would liketo see in the next generation.With all that being said,these are some fairly minor compromisesfor what is otherwise anabsolutely excellent device.Now if you're on theiOS side of the fence,the iPhone 11 is incrediblyeasy to recommend.So especially if you'reupgrading from an earlier device,there's a lot of advantages.One of my favorite partsabout the iPhone 11is it's really kind of likethe no compromises phone.I mean, okay, so itdoesn't have some featuresfrom the iPhone 11 Pro.You do lose one of the cameras.The screen's not quiteas nice, but beyond that,you're saving $300 ormore compared to the Proand the Pro Max.And getting almost the exact same phone.The performance is absolutelyexcellent on this guy.You also get the water resistanceand the wireless charging.On top of all of that, thecameras are absolutely top notch.Notch.Sorry, sorry, I need to stop doing that.Look, next year there won't be a notch,and we'll all be fine.But no, but seriously,even though it doesn'thave the telephoto camera,the wide is excellentand the ultra wide's still pretty solid.But when you put thiswhole package togetherwith the great battery life,the really durable build,at $700 while it's certainlynot a cheap phone by any means,if you're looking for a new iPhone,it is very, very easy to go with the 11.And with that, those are all of my picksfor the best and coolest techthat I really like in 2019.There are a lot of other thingsthat would get honorable mentionsbut, instead of doing that,I'll let you guys pick.What did I miss in this videoand what do you really likethat came out this year?Let me know in the comments.I'm sure you will,regardless of whether Iask you to or not, but.(quiet music)
