Phone Reviews
Doogee V Max S phone review
Doogee V Max S - a tough choice?
The Chinese company Doogee decided to please all lovers of protected smartphones with excellent autonomy without exception. If the first new products of the current year could not boast a really attractive price tag, then the hero of today's review is noticeably cheaper than its predecessors in the series and at the same time has not become noticeably simpler in technical characteristics and other parameters.
Vivo X200s phone review
Vivo X200s - a sub-flagship worthy of purchase
The Chinese company Vivo has seriously decided to compete with the most successful smartphone manufacturers in several price segments at once. And so far, the developer has demonstrated its most notable successes in the high price category. The hero of today's review is trying to be the device that remains affordable, but at the same time does not lag behind the flagships in most technical and other characteristics. And it succeeds in this task 100%.
Vivo X200 Ultra phone review
Vivo X200 Ultra - Simply Flawless
The flagship smartphones of the Chinese company Vivo have been delighting literally every fan of mobile electronics for many years. Gamers love the fantastic performance of the devices, photographers - the excellent photo capabilities. The hero of today's review brings every competitive advantage of its predecessor to a completely different level.
Blackview BL7000 phone review
Blackview BL7000 - unremarkable defender
In pursuit of expanding the range of smartphones offered, manufacturers often switch from quality to quantity. Unfortunately, this problem has not bypassed the Chinese company Blackview. Thus, the hero of today's review turned out to be extremely average for the price segment, devoid of noticeable competitive advantages, which is why the likelihood of its commercial success is not very high.
Samsung Galaxy M56 phone review
Samsung Galaxy M56 - thin mediocrity
The M-series of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung has always had problems with positioning. Some models were released with an emphasis on increased autonomy, others - on the overall balance of technical and other characteristics. The hero of today's review emphasizes the modest thickness of the monoblock. Unfortunately, it has no other serious competitive advantages.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air - transition from the high to the mid-price segment
The Chinese company ZTE is expanding the range of gaming smartphones it offers. In addition to the annually released flagship models, the world-famous developer decided to create a gadget with a more affordable price tag. Taking last year's top device as a basis, the manufacturer slightly simplified the unit and, thus, made the hero of today's review. Are the chances of success for the new product high?
Realme GT8 Pro phone review
Realme GT8 Pro - Expected Evolution
The Chinese company Realme is feeling better every year, gradually taking away the audience from the former market leaders. And although most of the smartphones sold by the corporation belong to the lower and middle price segments, the manufacturer does not forget about the flagship models. Thus, the hero of today's review improves literally every aspect of its predecessor and is ready to compete on equal terms with the most impressive representatives of the highest cost category.
Honor Power phone review
Honor Power - an unexpected hit
The Chinese company Honor knows how to surprise its fans. So, completely unexpectedly, the manufacturer presented one of the best smartphones in the mid-price segment. Incredibly long-playing, but at the same time ergonomic and convenient device has every chance to win the hearts of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of satisfied customers.
OUKITEL WP200 Pro phone review
OUKITEL WP200 Pro - an unusual rugged smartphone
The Chinese company Oukitel is trying to make the range of phones it produces ever wider and cover the needs of a larger number of buyers. Thus, the hero of today's review will suit both lovers of mobile assistants with water protection according to IP68 standards and fans of high-tech electronics. The gadget will definitely be able to surprise the audience.
Realme GT7 phone review
Realme GT7 - leaving the shortcomings, improving the advantages
The GT series of smartphones from the Chinese company Realme has made significant progress in functionality and performance over the past few years. The phones have acquired the most technologically advanced processors, modern photo modules, and have become noticeably more interesting in appearance. However, the devices are still far from ideal. Thus, the basic models of the series did not receive telephoto lenses, moisture protection, and other flagship features that fans of the brand would like to see. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review does not improve the situation.
Motorola Razr60 Ultra phone review
Motorola Razr60 Ultra - Compact Foldable Flagship
Motorola is not as popular today as it was several decades ago, but the manufacturer was able to overcome the crisis moments and continues to function, unlike other former market leaders like Nokia. The developer consistently produces very competitive smartphones, including representatives of the highest price segment. This is exactly what the hero of today's review has become, having every chance to return some of the corporation's past glory.
OUKITEL WP23 Plus phone review
OUKITEL WP23 Plus - An Unnecessary Add-On
Releasing improved versions of popular smartphones is often an effective and profitable business. Sometimes, however, the developer resorts to modifying the technical characteristics of not the most successful, but potentially competitive phones that simply need to be worked on. The hero of today's review does not belong to either the first or the second case, which is why its very existence raises a number of questions.
Doogee Note 59 Pro phone review
Doogee Note 59 Pro - Non-Pro Enhancements
The Chinese company Doogee has become famous in many ways thanks to its low-price smartphones, but today the corporation has too many opponents releasing balanced analogs. The hero of today's review can hardly be considered an unsuccessful product of a famous brand, but the changes compared to its predecessor are small, and some shortcomings are transferred directly to the new product.
ZTE Nubia Z70S Ultra phone review
ZTE Nubia Z70S Ultra - for gamers, photographers and people who don't take selfies
It is difficult to doubt the ability of the Chinese company ZTE to create high-quality smartphones in any price category. The main Z-line regularly pleases fans of the brand with high-tech devices with impressive photo capabilities. The hero of today's review is a slightly improved version of its predecessor without the S-index, which eliminates the shortcomings and at the same time transfers all the characteristic features of the unit. However, some aspects remain controversial.
Realme GT 7T phone review
Realme GT 7T - Modest Steps Forward
The Chinese company Realme does not forget to steadily replenish the range of its smartphones at the turn of the middle and high price segments. The previous sub-flagship of the corporation was a real hit due to its advanced technical characteristics, well-developed design and the absence of critical shortcomings in other aspects. The hero of today's review also corresponds to this description, and the new product has even become somewhat more interesting than its predecessor. True, the metamorphoses are not as large-scale as we would like.
Xiaomi POCO C71 phone review
Xiaomi POCO C71 - simple but tasteful
The Chinese company Poco (a sub-brand of the Xiaomi corporation) specializes in smartphones of low and medium price segments, which has earned the love of millions of buyers. However, at the same time, the manufacturer's range of devices does not have many representatives of the lowest cost category. And the hero of today's review corrects this situation. This is definitely not ideal, but a more than high-quality phone for a very modest amount of money.
Ulefone Armor X32 phone review
Ulefone Armor X32 - a combination of the relevant and forgotten
The Chinese company Ulefone continues to expand the X-series of inexpensive smartphones with water protection according to IP68 standards, but the developer's new products are far from unambiguous. Thus, the hero of today's review can be forgiven for a number of its strange shortcomings, if you remember the humane price tag, but the manufacturer could have done without them.
ZTE Axon 70 phone review
ZTE Axon 70 - Lost its former glory
At one time, the Axon line of smartphones from the Chinese company ZTE was actually a flagship and pleased fans of the corporation with advanced technical characteristics, good photo capabilities, and sometimes curious competitive advantages like a built-in headphone amplifier. But for some reason, the manufacturer decided to change its priorities. So, the new representative of the once excellent series now causes rather bewilderment.
Xiaomi Redmi A5 phone review
Xiaomi Redmi A5 - Improving Ultra-budget Hits
The A-series of smartphones from the Chinese company Redmi (a sub-brand of Xiaomi) has always been popular, although in terms of sales, its representatives lagged far behind the main line. The reason was largely hidden in the focus of the devices. Ultra-cheap phones with minimal cost simply consisted of compromises. Technological progress allowed the hero of today's review to be better than its predecessors and have fewer obvious shortcomings.
OUKITEL WP39 Pro phone review
OUKITEL WP39 Pro - Improvements in the Wrong Aspects
The Chinese company Oukitel does not forget to improve its successful smartphones to attract an ever-increasing percentage of the audience. However, sometimes changes occur not exactly where they logically should be. The hero of today's review clearly confirms this statement.
Ulefone Armor X31 phone review
Ulefone Armor X31 - Trying Not to Make Mistakes
The Chinese company Ulefone often experiments to attract an ever-larger audience. But sometimes the manufacturer expands its product range by making the safest models for its price category. The hero of today's review has become one of them. It has no obvious shortcomings, but at the same time it has not received any noticeable competitive advantages. Balanced, but at the same time too boring, does such a device deserve attention?
Infinix Note 50x 5G+ phone review
Infinix Note 50x 5G+ - an inexpensive solution for gamers
The Chinese company Infinix is getting closer to winning the hearts of tens of millions of users around the world. Thus, the manufacturer steadily releases more and more balanced and technological gadgets from its conveyor belt, regardless of their price category. The hero of today's review, for example, causes genuine delight if you look at its price and technical characteristics.
Realme P3 Ultra 5G phone review
Realme P3 Ultra 5G - nothing extra
The Chinese company Realme knows how to make smartphones that are optimal in terms of price and quality. It has proven this more than once over the past few years, and today the corporation continues its triumphant march, competing on equal terms with the most famous phone manufacturers. The hero of today's review is aimed at the mid-price segment and is devoid of serious shortcomings. But it has a lot of competitive advantages.
Infinix Note 50 Pro+ phone review
Infinix Note 50 Pro+ is a massive leap forward for the brand
The Chinese company Infinix is still far from the leaders of the smartphone market, but it is difficult not to notice the gradual positive changes in the corporation's reputation. The phones they produce are becoming more and more competitive in terms of price and quality. The hero of today's review can generally claim the title of one of the most interesting gadgets in the mid-price category.
Google Pixel 9A phone review
Google Pixel 9A - Not Enough Progress
Smartphones from the American company Google have turned from camera phones that were once unattainable in terms of photo capabilities into products exclusively for fans of the brand. Competitors from China and South Korea have caught up in terms of cameras and have noticeably outpaced them in functionality and performance. The hero of today's review is trying to reduce the gap, but an abundance of shortcomings still remains.
Realme 14T phone review
Realme 14T - The Right Mid-Range Smartphone?
The Chinese company Realme decided to suddenly expand the line of inexpensive smartphones with representatives with a previously unseen T-index in the series. The hero of today's review is the most affordable of the new products, pleasantly pleasing with both balanced technical characteristics and an attractive design for the price segment.
Blackview BV4800 SE phone review
Blackview BV4800 SE - Affordable Security
Not all fans of mobile electronics have impressive budgets for buying another smartphone. Quite a few of these people are fans of phones with IP68 water protection. The Chinese company Blackview is well aware of the demand from the mentioned part of the audience, as evidenced by the birth of the hero of today's review. It is impossible to call it ideal even for its price segment, but it also has many competitive advantages.
Xiaomi POCO F7 Ultra phone review
Xiaomi POCO F7 Ultra - the first full-fledged flagship?
Smartphones from the Chinese company Poco have always enjoyed simply wild popularity among the audience. The reason was simple and was the price of the devices. It was literally always more attractive than that of opponents with similar technical characteristics. However, in 99% of such situations, the manufacturer managed to achieve a more democratic pricing policy by saving either on assembly materials, or on photo capabilities, or on other components. But it seems that in the case of the hero of today's review, the developer did without the aforementioned simplifications.
Xiaomi POCO F7 Pro phone review
Xiaomi POCO F7 Pro - Another Step Forward
The Chinese company Poco (a sub-brand of the Xiaomi corporation) still specializes in relatively inexpensive smartphones, but the brand's top models are becoming more beautiful, technologically advanced and functional every year. So, the hero of today's review is even easier to confuse with other flagships, but a number of simplifications to reduce the cost price still remain.
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro phone review
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro - improvements that can be seen under a magnifying glass
The presentation of the updated line of mid-price smartphones by the Chinese company Nothing was controversial. Thus, both models turned out to be almost identical in design and technical characteristics. You have to look for differences almost with a microscope, but in the end, the hero of today's review did not receive the Pro index for nothing.
HOTWAV Hyper 7 5G phone review
HOTWAV Hyper 7 5G - a hit candidate?
The Chinese company HOTWAV has set its sights on conquering the mid-price segment of the rugged smartphone market, which is noticeable by the increasing number of new models. At the same time, the quality of these phones is gradually improving with a more than democratic pricing policy of the manufacturer. And it is possible that the hero of today's review will already be quite capable of claiming the title of bestseller.
Doogee Note 59 5G phone review
Doogee Note 59 5G - Not heading in the right direction
Smartphones of the Note line from the Chinese company Doogee rarely became popular. Models aimed at the low price segment were usually subjected to too much simplification to maintain the cost price, which is why their functionality was sometimes very limited even against the background of opponents. However, the hero of today's review is already able to please the buyer with a number of competitive advantages. On the other hand, some of its technical characteristics are rather perplexing.
Ulefone Armor 34 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 34 Pro - a successful conservative?
However, not all new products from the Chinese company Ulefone in the mid-price segment turned out to be innovative. Thus, the hero of today's review does not have the latest additional display or other unusual functionality, but it contains everything for which brutal phones with water protection according to IP68 standards are loved. True, the developers have added something in excess.
Ulefone Armor 33 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 33 Pro - everything to the max (and dimensions)
The Chinese company Ulefone decided to use the new idea with a fully functional second display to the fullest. Thus, the hero of today's review is the most expensive representative of the series, trying to move all the strong features of the original model with the index 30 forward. However, some improvements did not benefit the gadget.
Ulefone Armor 30 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 30 Pro - an unusual path of development
IP68 dust and moisture-proof smartphones of low and mid-price segments have not evolved much in the last couple of years. In fact, only the performance of devices has increased, while other parameters have remained without significant changes. But it seems that the Chinese company Ulefone is tired of this state of affairs and has decided to significantly diversify the mentioned devices. Perhaps this is why the hero of today's review evokes a lot of positive emotions.
IIIF150 B3C phone review
IIIF150 B3C - stripped down to the bare minimum
A sub-brand of the Chinese company Oukitel with a peculiar, but gradually becoming familiar name decided to release several smartphones with the B3 index at once. If the senior models of the newly formed line turned out to be more than competitive in their price segment, then the junior representative of the series turned out to be noticeably more controversial. Let's get to know this device better.
IIIF150 Raptor 5G phone review
IIIF150 Raptor 5G - technologically advanced and more
A sub-brand of the Chinese company Oukitel, which has a name that is not the easiest to pronounce, is gradually gaining more and more fans around the world. It is the brand's smartphones that are remembered, not its complex name. The hero of today's review also has a good chance of becoming, if not a hit, then certainly a commercially successful product due to its durability, autonomy and advanced functionality.
DOOGEE Fire 6 Max phone review
DOOGEE Fire 6 Max - Hard Case
The Chinese company Doogee is known for its smartphones protected from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards. However, the evolution of the manufacturer's model range is manifested exclusively in technical characteristics and functionality. The design of such devices, unfortunately, remains the same, which means that the dimensions and ergonomics are still at a mediocre level. The hero of today's review is no exception.
HOTWAV R10 Pro tablet review
HOTWAV R10 Pro - Strength Can Be Affordable
Tablets protected from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards have not pleased the audience with their price tags for a long time. Still, the tightness of the case and its more durable design require additional costs, otherwise the functionality and performance can be frankly mediocre. However, time does not stand still, more and more interesting chipsets and photo modules in terms of price and quality appear. And it is this progress that allowed the Chinese company HOTWAV to create the hero of today's review. It is impossible to call HOTWAV R10 Pro ideal, but in its price category it has excellent chances for commercial success.
Nothing Phone (3a) phone review
Nothing Phone (3a) - bright, technological and so controversial
The Chinese company Nothing decided to start the year quite productively. Thus, potential buyers were presented with a new mid-price smartphone, which retains the signature features of its predecessors and presents improved technical characteristics. However, several extremely strong opponents from Realme and Xiaomi question the success of an interesting, but at the same time more expensive new product.
Realme Neo7x phone review
Realme Neo7x - a revolution with obvious flaws
Smartphones at the border of the lower and middle price segments have remained at about the same level of performance and functionality for quite a long time due to the need for developers to maintain a reasonable cost. There has been no noticeable improvement in inexpensive chipsets for several years, but finally this moment has happened. However, the Chinese company Realme decided not to stop at just changing the processor of the hero of today's review. But it was not without offensive blunders.
Honor 400 Lite phone review
Honor 400 Lite - noticeable but insufficient changes
The Chinese company Honor decided not to reduce the number of models in the updated generation of its mid-price smartphones. Unfortunately, this fact had practically no effect on the competitiveness of the youngest phone in the line. It is quite easy to see the improvements, but the hero of today's review will still have a hard time competing with the most technologically advanced competitors.
Honor GT Pro phone review
Honor GT Pro - The Games Are Not Over
For an increasing number of users, smartphones are becoming substitutes for a huge number of devices. Thus, many people began to consider smart phones as a replacement for game consoles, because today there are dozens and hundreds of different entertainment applications and emulators on the Android OS. However, you can only get the flagship performance of a mobile assistant with the appropriate spending. Or not? The hero of today's review has his own answer to the question posed above.
Honor 400 Pro phone review
Honor 400 Pro - one step away from flagship status
Pro versions of smartphones of the main line from the Chinese company Honor have become really popular all over the world. If competitors from Xiaomi in the person of Poco prioritized rather performance, then the above-mentioned corporation managed to offer decent photographic capabilities and excellent design for a similar price. In the hero of today's review, the developers also added excellent autonomy.
Honor 400 phone review
Honor 400 - the bestseller becomes more compact
The Chinese company Honor definitely knows how to create excellent smartphones, but not every product released from its conveyor belt can achieve the title of a hit. Thus, its original 200th model amazed fans of mobile electronics with a combination of well-developed design, excellent technical characteristics and good autonomy, but its successor with the 300th number was noted not only by an increased price tag, but also by a number of simplifications. The hero of today's review does not allow such things and offers even more impressive functionality in a reduced case.
Ulefone Armor X32 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor X32 Pro - Unsightly on the Outside, Great on the Inside
The Chinese company Ulefone continues to delight its fans with a stream of new products for every taste and budget. Thus, the middle price segment of phones with water protection according to IP68 standards, or rather its lower half, is replenished with the second gadget in the last month. And it is aimed at fans of relatively compact mobile assistants with balanced technical characteristics. It is a pity that with the design everything did not work out in the best way.
Apple iPhone 16e phone review
Apple iPhone 16e - the odd one out among the bestsellers
The desire of the American company Apple to expand the flagship line of smartphones surprised many fans of the brand, because the new product did not have a significant marketing campaign. However, this fact becomes clearer with a thorough analysis of the gadget. Unfortunately, it seems that it will not have the success of its older brothers.
OnePlus 13 Mini phone review
OnePlus 13 Mini - An Uncompromising Baby
The well-known Chinese company OnePlus did not stay away from creating compact smartphones. The developer decided that the market audience would not mind buying a small, but extremely productive and functional flagship, which differs from its previously released older brothers in essence only in size. And we believe that the manufacturer's decision is absolutely correct.
Oppo Find X8 Mini phone review
Oppo Find X8 Mini - minimum dimensions, maximum chances of success
Compact phones continue to be popular despite the trend towards larger screens. Many users appreciate them for their ability to be used with one hand, their lightness and portability, which makes them ideal for everyday life. The Chinese company Oppo understands this audience demand and releases a new ergonomic sub-flagship. As a result, the hero of today's review combines productive technical characteristics, up-to-date design and ease of use.
Realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition phone review
Realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition - Huge compromises to maintain performance
The processor is the heart of any smartphone. It is on it that the comfort of working with a mobile assistant, how stable games and other resource-intensive applications will function depend. The hero of today's review has become the cheapest phone based on the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU, but for the sake of this achievement, the manufacturer has significantly cut some other parameters of the device.