Phone Reviews (page 25)
Smartphone review: Realme C21
Realme C21 - optional copy
The Chinese company Realmi is still extremely unstable in terms of the release of low-end smartphones. In this category, the manufacturer can create both a very productive and competitive model like the C3, and frankly pass-through phones with repetitive mediocre technical characteristics. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review belongs precisely to the second group.
Smartphone review: Lenovo Legion 2 Pro
Lenovo Legion 2 Pro - game evolution
"It is not worth fixing what is not broken" - it seems that these were the words that the Chinese company Lenovo was guided by when creating the hero of today's review. The manufacturer carefully transferred all the competitive advantages of a rather successful predecessor to the novelty and made only a few touches to the overall picture in order for the gadget to leave the majority of opponents behind.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno 5k
Oppo Reno 5k - unexpected improvements
It's amazing how often force majeure factors can affect the activities of large companies. Thus, the Huawei corporation is still not recovering from sanctions by the US government, but for Oppo, sudden circumstances played into the hands. Due to the shortage of the used processors, the developer had to change the chipset, but the performance has hardly changed, and the price tag of the hero of today's review has become more pleasant.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G100
Motorola Moto G100 - conquering the global market
The Motorola company is still far from leadership positions, however, the corporation's efforts to increase the audience are visible to the naked eye. So, the firm decided to recall the recent hit of its competitor, Xiaomi PocoPhone F1, and develop a more modern and advanced version with the same emphasis on performance and affordable price. Will the hero of today's review be able to increase the popularity of his creator?
Smartphone review: Realme GT Pro
Realme GT Pro - gaming excellence?
Building a relatively inexpensive flagship smartphone has become much more difficult today, even for market leaders. Expensive 5G processors negatively affect product costs, and marketing costs are growing every year. However, even in such conditions, the Chinese company Realmi was able to prepare a real surprise for its fans in the form of the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Max
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is the best among equals
The range of smartphones of the Chinese company Xiaomi has always amazed with its diversity, but at the same time, almost every of its representatives was relevant in its value segment and easily rebuffed the most interesting and balanced opponents. The hero of today's review tries to surpass his rivals in every aspect while maintaining a completely democratic pricing policy.
Smartphone review: Vivo S9e
Vivo S9e - mysterious beauty
One of the main competitive advantages of the products of the Chinese company Vivo is the elaboration of their design. The corporation's specialists make a lot of efforts to ensure that even smartphones of the middle price segment are not inferior to the flagships of other brands in terms of appearance. But it is pleasant to note the fact that the hero of the review pleases with the exterior, technical characteristics, and even a humane price tag. How did the developer manage to achieve this combination?
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy F62
Samsung Galaxy F62 - a camera phone for games?
The Korean company Samsung perfectly analyzes the mood of consumers in the modern smartphone market. For a huge number of people, a smart phone has become a full-fledged replacement for a camera and a tool for creating content for social networks and blogs, for another part of the audience, gadgets have turned into compact handheld game consoles. The hero of today's review is trying to please both categories of users at once. But does he succeed?
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy S22
Samsung Galaxy S22 - making past mistakes
The flagships of the Korean company Samsung have always dispersed in large numbers and found the love of the audience, but the European versions of devices based on the developer's proprietary chipsets were characterized by excessive heating and mediocre connectivity. Although the manufacturer is trying to improve its processors, the effect of the modifications is still insignificant. So, the hero of today's review is unlikely to please everyone because of the problems mentioned earlier.
Smartphone review: Huawei P50 Pro+
Huawei P50 Pro+ - Shoemaker without shoes
The audience share of the smartphone market of the Chinese company Huawei is falling rapidly. Unfortunately, without Google services, the performance of a number of programs is under a big question, and the developer simply cannot create a full-fledged alternative. That is why even such beautiful and technological phones like the hero of today's review are unlikely to reach the title of bestsellers.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto E7 Power
Motorola Moto E7 Power - expensive, but not rich
Although inexpensive standalone smartphones are popular with Android users, they have become commonplace. Now it is difficult to impress the audience only with the modest price of the novelty and its large battery; other competitive advantages are also needed. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review is deprived of those, and he has many opponents at a more reasonable price tag.
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade A31
ZTE Blade A31 - faceless novelty
It is difficult to deny the efforts of the Chinese company ZTE to return to its previous leadership positions, however, the filling of the assortment still remains heterogeneous for the manufacturer. Along with models strong in terms of price and functionality, there are openly pass-through products like the hero of today's review. What exactly are the disadvantages that prevent the phone from claiming great sales?
Smartphone review: Vivo APEX 2021
Vivo APEX 2021 - concept from the future
Modern flagship smartphones in their functionality began to differ little from the representatives of the middle price segment, which is why a part of the audience actually stopped paying attention to them. Major phone manufacturers are trying to bring something new to their flagships, so today we can see a number of interesting conceptual models that can only evoke positive emotions. The hero of today's review refers precisely to such devices.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro+
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro+ - the ultimate mobile assistant
The flagship line of the Chinese company Xiaomi over the past few years has significantly increased in functionality, performance, beauty and autonomy, however, the corporation's pricing policy has approached that of direct opponents in the face of Huawei, Apple and other major developers. The hero of today's review has become the most expensive smartphone from the company that has gone on mass sales, but its price is easy to explain.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Lite
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Lite - gaming, but too budgetary?
The line of smartphones for gamers from Xiaomi has always found its fans, but in fact none of its models have become a bestseller. This is due to the original solutions in functionality, unusual design, modest marketing campaign, and not the most affordable price tags for phones. The hero of today's review partially solves the last problem, pleases with a more mundane exterior, but functional flaws still remain.
Smartphone review: Lenovo K13
Lenovo K13 - is the savings worth it?
The Chinese company Lenovo is trying to regain its former popularity in Europe and the CIS, but the audience is growing at a slow pace. The brand's advertising campaign on the smartphone market is still not the most ambitious, and the phones produced do not always correspond to the price segment and the solutions of opponents. So, the hero of today's review, although he belongs to the low cost category, is far from being a leader even in it.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G30
Motorola Moto G30 - one year late
Motorola has significantly increased the number of smartphones produced in pursuit of more successful opponents. This fact cannot but rejoice the fans of the corporation, and other users get quite balanced and functional phones from a well-known brand at a reasonable price. However, it is extremely difficult to maintain all products of the assortment at the same high level, which is why rather controversial models appear like the hero of today's review. If the device had been released a little earlier, its chances of commercial success would have been significantly higher.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Z3
Vivo IQOO Z3 - envy of China
A significant number of Vivo smartphones do not go outside the native country for the corporation. To the great regret of the residents of the USA, Europe and the CIS, among these models there are real diamonds that are difficult to acquire. These include the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison GT
UMiDIGI Bison GT - playable, protected, functional
The Chinese company Umidigi is still afloat in such a fast-paced and aggressive smartphone market, even though it does not manage to reach A-brand status. There are several reasons for this state of affairs. These include modest marketing, weak software support for released products, and devices that are not always balanced in terms of price and quality. Fortunately, the hero of today's review does not belong to the latter category.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G10
Motorola Moto G10 - autonomy to replace functionality?
The audience of the smartphone market is growing every day. Billions of people now use their mobile assistants for hundreds of different operations every day. Music, web surfing, calls, instant messengers, games, photography, text editing, photos and even video have become commonplace for Android users, but all of the above requires a very capacious battery from the phones. The hero of today's review has one, but at the same time the gadget has acquired several unpleasant shortcomings, even for its low-average price category.
Smartphone review: Doogee S86
Doogee S86 - too standard
The middle price segment of IP68 smartphones is undergoing significant changes. Reducing dimensions, improving ergonomics and design, increasing functionality and even the appearance of 5G networks in a number of devices have become fashion trends. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review is rather conservative and in many ways repeats his predecessors.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G40
Motorola Moto G40 - youth bestseller
Not every fan of Android smartphones can afford to purchase an expensive flagship. But it is often young people who are deprived of the budget, having the warmest feelings for beautiful, technological and productive phones. The Motorola company decided to make a real gift to such users, presenting the magnificent hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Asus Zenfone 7 Mini
Asus Zenfone 7 Mini - original and compact
Smartphones are getting closer every year to replace many people not only with tablets, but also with laptops. The functionality, performance and autonomy of smart phones are increasing rapidly, as are their dimensions. Of course, not the entire audience likes this state of affairs. Especially for these buyers, the Taiwanese company Asus has released the hero of today's review, which will fit perfectly in any palm.
Smartphone review: Blackview BV6600
Blackview BV6600 - too average option
The Chinese company Blackview resembles a conveyor belt for creating smartphones. Sometimes there is a feeling that the developer is trying with all his might to expand the range of products provided, not always thinking about how the audience will react to this or that model. This leads to the fact that the manufacturer's products are slightly different from their opponents and are not ready to offer users something really impressive.
Smartphone review: Realme V11
Realme V11 - 5G is getting closer
The average price of a smartphone is decreasing every year. This is largely due to the technological process, because now for little money the buyer can get a mobile assistant with a beautiful design, wide functionality, and fully functional cameras. The Chinese company Realmi adds support for 5G networks to the list.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 10 Enhanced Version
Xiaomi Mi 10 Enhanced Version - selling the flagship twice
The strategy of re-releasing a smartphone with modified technical characteristics is usually characteristic of not the largest manufacturers, because such solutions seriously save money on design development, procurement of components and much more. Surprisingly, the well-known Chinese company Xiaomi suddenly decided to use this technique. So, the hero of today's review is not much different from his predecessor. Are there enough minor changes for the success of the gadget?
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy M02
Samsung Galaxy M02 - teleport to 2017
The audience of the smartphone market has become noticeably more demanding over the past couple of years. Now sophisticated users want to get decent functionality even from the cheapest phones. However, it seems that the Korean company Samsung does not really care about this fact. Judging by the hero of today's review, the corporation believes that its name alone is enough for excellent sales of not the most current novelty.
Smartphone review: Vivo S9
Vivo S9 - the flagship for selfie fans
The development of various social networks has increased the importance of the quality of front cameras in modern smartphones. However, a phone also needs an attractive design, decent performance and a reasonable price to be successful. The hero of today's review tries to combine the listed parameters and he succeeds in this task quite well.
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI A9 Max
UMiDIGI A9 Max - invisible improvements?
The Chinese company Umidigi decided to create a whole A9-line, the models of which retain the similar design and a number of competitive advantages. However, sometimes new items differ little from already released products, which calls into question the need for their release. The hero of today's review belongs precisely to this category of devices, which is upsetting.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 11 Youth Edition
Xiaomi Mi 11 Youth Edition - an alternative to flagships?
The Chinese company Xiaomi has noticeably changed its pricing policy. The corporation's flagship smartphones have become more technologically advanced, more beautiful, but at the same time much more expensive. Not all fans of the firm appreciated these changes. Especially for them, the hero of today's review was released, who tries to combine decent photographic capabilities, autonomy and a completely attractive design.
Smartphone review: Oppo A94
Oppo A94 - meaningless continuation
The Chinese company Oppo has vast experience in the production of smartphones, which is noticeably reflected in their quality and compliance with the price segment. However, not every corporation phone gets approval from the audience. Thus, the A93 model was criticized for its poor technical characteristics and photographic capabilities. Unfortunately, the successor of the device, represented by the hero of today's review, does not correct all the disadvantages of its predecessor.
Smartphone review: Motorola Edge S
Motorola Edge S - affordable pleasure
Although smartphones of the highest price segment are usually sold in less impressive circulations than their more budgetary alternatives, not all buyers are eager to give huge sums of money for the most beautiful, productive and technological product. That is why the Motorola company tried to do everything possible to release a relatively inexpensive device with all the above advantages.
Smartphone review: Vivo S8
Vivo S8 - striving for flagship peaks
The S-series of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo has always been aimed at providing stylish and attractive designs as well as impressive selfie capabilities. The hero of today's review tries not to break the established traditions, and even add new ones to them - excellent performance and impressive autonomy.
Smartphone review: Blackview A80s
Blackview A80s - inexpensive and tasteful?
The Chinese company Blackview continues to earn every last penny from the successful models of its smartphones. The A80, released a few months ago, pleased the audience with both its design and functionality for a very reasonable price. However, as time goes on, the technical specifications become obsolete. The hero of today's review offers all the best that was in its predecessor, and adds increased performance to this list of advantages. But are these changes enough for repeated success?
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade X1 5G
ZTE Blade X1 5G - Chinese American
The year 2021 for ZTE started quite modestly. While opponents announced and released many curious smartphones, the once world-famous corporation remained silent. The hero of today's review was the first novelty of the manufacturer over the last month, but only US residents can appreciate its balance in terms of technical characteristics and functionality. It seems that the citizens of Europe and the CIS countries will have to quietly envy.
Smartphone review: Oppo A55 5G
Oppo A55 5G - inexpensive and with 5G frequencies
5G smartphones are becoming more relevant and attractive to audiences. If only yesterday the highest speeds of the Internet connection seemed fantastic, today for relatively modest money you can take a device with similar functionality, as well as stylish design and good autonomy. One of these devices is the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Vivo S7t
Vivo S7t - not drastic, but logical changes
The Chinese company Vivo is known for producing not the most affordable, but extremely stylish and functional smartphones. The manufacturer supplements the most successful models with improved or, conversely, simplified versions for additional profit, because it is possible to save money on already developed housing concepts. However, the hero of today's review was rather a step away from his predecessor. But such a move by the developer is not devoid of logic.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Armor 11
Ulefone Armor 11 - reduce the scope, citizen
Over the past few months, the Chinese company Ulefon has seriously expanded and at the same time improved the range of smartphones in the mid-high price segment. The Armor line of rugged and technologically advanced phones has been replenished with the hero of today's review. The device is incredibly pleased with the ratio of price, functionality and performance, but the developer decided to save on the design of the novelty.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A82
Samsung Galaxy A82 - continuing to be original
The Korean company Samsung last year delighted its fans with the A80 smartphone with a folding camera mechanism. As a result, the photographic possibilities for selfies were great, and in other aspects the phone tried to keep up with the opponents. However, the problem with phantom clicks of the wheelbarrow and a number of less critical shortcomings still did not bring the gadget to the rank of camera phones. The hero of today's review must correct the mistakes of his predecessor while maintaining the overall design concept.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Neo 5
Vivo IQOO Neo 5 - the flagship that will not be given to us
The Chinese company Vivo has been pleasing its fans for several years with Neo-line smartphones, which are distinguished by outstanding functionality at a relatively affordable price. At the same time, the phones of the series were devoid of any serious drawbacks and were characterized by the utmost balance for the value category. Only the lack of global versions of the devices confused fans of the brand from Europe, the USA and the CIS countries. Unfortunately, rumors about the release of the hero of today's review on the world market turned out to be fiction.
Smartphone review: Realme X9
Realme X9 - not beauty alone
The Chinese company Realmi sometimes surprises with its inconsistency. The manufacturer can both produce fairly passable smartphones of low and medium price segments, and delight its fans with real bestsellers, which they just want to buy for themselves. The hero of today's review combines stunning design, almost flagship functionality and an affordable price. What is the secret to creating such an interesting device?
Smartphone review: Realme C20
Realme C20 is not the most necessary novelty
Expanding the range of products on offer is an important thing for every smartphone manufacturer, but this process must be done wisely. A sophisticated audience and a huge number of competing firms will not allow even the most talented and beloved corporation to make many mistakes, because the punishment can be severe. And if the Chinese company Realmi continues to release phones like the hero of today's review, then their path to leadership will become more difficult.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Note 10
Ulefone Note 10 - ideal for the unpretentious?
The Chinese company Ulefon is still not known among the widest circles of users, but it seems that the developer is satisfied with this state of affairs. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain the large number of not particularly impressive new products. For example, the hero of today's review is able to be a full-fledged main mobile assistant only for inexperienced buyers.
Smartphone review: Cubot C20
Cubot C20 - combination of modern and outdated
The Chinese company Kubot is gradually losing ground. If a few years ago the corporation had prerequisites for the transition to the A-brands segment, now the manufacturer is drowning in the creation of partial clones of successful phones (using a similar name and design), independent projects of the developer are also not delightful. So, the hero of today's review, although he has a number of successful finds for an inexpensive Android smartphone, is still not able to get to the title of a potential hit.
Smartphone review: ASUS ROG Phone 4
ASUS ROG Phone 4 - ahead of charts
The Taiwanese company Asus closely monitors the smartphone market, including the actions of competitors. So, in the segment of gaming phones, it is planned to release several serious products at once, claiming to be the leader. An experienced manufacturer decided not to let opponents take over the mentioned niche and noticeably accelerated the launch of a new representative of the ROG line. Did the changes in the release date affect the quality of the device?
Smartphone review: ZTE Nubia Z30
ZTE Nubia Z30 - hopes for revival
The Chinese company ZTE got lost against the background of competitors that significantly strengthened their positions. Litigation with US authorities, controversial decisions of the corporation's management negatively affected the brand's popularity outside of China. However, over the past few years, the once-popular manufacturer has mustered up the strength and budget to gradually organize its comeback. The hero of today's review should help the developer in this difficult task.
Smartphone review: Oppo A93 5G
Oppo A93 5G is a ghostly bestseller
The Chinese company Oppo, although it has vast experience in the production of high-quality smartphones, still sometimes makes mistakes in the positioning of certain models. The hero of today's review is ready to attract the attention of millions of people around the world due to its affordable price and excellent technical characteristics, but the developer decided to leave it on sale only in China.
Smartphone review: Doogee S88 Plus
Doogee S88 Plus - humble steps towards success
The desire of the Chinese company Dodge to earn every last cent from successful models of smartphones is explained both by a decrease in the production cost of a new device, and by the absence of the need for large-scale advertising campaigns. Users already know the manufacturer's previous hit in person, why not sell the brand's fans an improved version of the popular phone? In the case of the hero of today's review, the improvements made may not be enough for a sophisticated audience.
Smartphone review: Doogee X95 Pro
Doogee X95 Pro - when the main flaws are in place
The Chinese company Dodge continues to practice the release of simplified or, conversely, improved versions of its more or less successful smartphones. In some cases, the manufacturer listens to the audience's feedback on certain models and corrects their disadvantages in the updated edition. Unfortunately, this situation did not happen with the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Realme Race Pro
Realme Race Pro - application for leadership
The Chinese company Xiaomi was able to become the first corporation to introduce a smartphone based on the latest flagship processor from Qualcomm. However, the newly minted competitor of the market leader in the person of Realmi does not want to lag behind the eminent rival. The hero of today's review is trying to surpass the opponents' product both in price and in functionality. Surprisingly, the phone does it well.