Phone Reviews
Oppo Find X8 Pro phone review
Oppo Find X8 Pro - flagship without overpayments
Flagship smartphones come in different varieties. They can be very expensive phones with some innovative ideas, as well as simpler models with today's top technical specifications. The hero of today's review balances between the two mentioned groups, maintaining a democratic price tag and providing truly impressive functionality with a number of extremely interesting solutions.
ZTE Nubia Z60S Pro phone review
ZTE Nubia Z60S Pro - beauty in Chinese
It’s hard to deny the Chinese company ZTE its ability to make beautiful smartphones. The manufacturer's designers do not sit idly by and every year give us several dozen original, distinctive phones that are so easy to fall in love with at first sight. The hero of today's review also attracts attention, but in addition to his good appearance, he also has a number of other competitive advantages.
DOOGEE FIRE 6 phone review
DOOGEE FIRE 6 - a fiery offer?
The Chinese company DOOGEE decided not to stop and continues to present new models. This half of the year there were especially many rugged smartphones presented, which are aimed at various price segments. The hero of today's review is able to repel a large number of representatives of the average cost category thanks to excellent technical characteristics and excellent autonomy.
Oukitel WP28S phone review
Oukitel WP28S - when simplification is not beneficial
The original WP28 smartphone from the Chinese company Oukitel, although it did not become a huge bestseller, was able to find many satisfied customers. The model at the turn of the low and middle price segments was distinguished by its durability, large memory capacity, and good photographic capabilities. But a year later, for some reason, the developer decided that releasing a simplified version of the once commercially successful phone was a great idea. Unfortunately, in reality everything turned out to be not so clear-cut.
DOOGEE Blade 10 phone review
DOOGEE Blade 10 - simple but interesting
The most inexpensive smartphones protected from dust and moisture according to the IP68 standard rarely offer balanced models. Usually, the desire of the developer to contain the rise in costs leads to phones that are unattractive in appearance and not at all high-tech, but the hero of today’s review in some aspects became an exception to this rule.
Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra phone review
Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra - getting closer to ideal
The Chinese company Redmi (a sub-brand of Xiaomi) decided to give its fans several models of the flagship K70 series. However, it is its senior representative who is of greatest interest. He received a lot of serious improvements that significantly increase his chances of success.
Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 phone review
Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 - an uncompromising flagship
Every major smartphone manufacturer wants to show off its potential with flagship high-tech products. Flip phones are the most expensive and at the same time incredibly desirable devices for any fan of mobile electronics today. And the hero of today’s review, created by the world-famous company Xiaomi, will be one of the best representatives of the mentioned type of device.
Xiaomi Mix Flip phone review
Xiaomi Mix Flip is a serious bid for success
The Chinese company Xiaomi has already tried its hand in the folding smartphone segment, but its attempts cannot be considered very successful. Some models were disappointing due to their excessive thickness, others due to their unattractive price tag. The hero of today's review eliminates the shortcomings of his predecessors and has every chance of becoming much more popular.
OnePlus Nord 4 phone review
OnePlus Nord 4 - not like everyone else
I think almost every lover of mobile electronics has already become tired of the monotonous design of most smartphones. Sometimes you can only distinguish one monoblock from another with a microscope, but you really want to get not just a device, but also a beautiful, memorable and original accessory. If you have such a desire, then the hero of today’s review from the Chinese company OnePlus is ready to fulfill it.
Doogee Blade 10 Max phone review
Doogee Blade 10 Max - the flagship of the line, an outsider in the segment?
Sometimes creating several versions of the same smartphone leads to disastrous results, because not every manufacturer can successfully balance each option for different price categories. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Doogee was unable to cope with this task, because the hero of today’s review is not always competitive against the background of other representatives of the IP68 segment.
Doogee Blade 10 Ultra phone review
Doogee Blade 10 Ultra - stylish but too boring?
The Chinese company Doogee decided to make several configurations of essentially the same smartphone at the border of the low and middle price segments. However, if the most affordable representatives of the updated Blade line are characterized by a rather impressive price-quality ratio, their more expensive counterparts raise questions.
Honor Magic Vs3 phone review
Honor Magic Vs3 - slightly more affordable technologies
Folding smartphones to this day are extremely expensive representatives of mobile electronics due to the complexity of their creation and high technology. However, large companies are doing everything possible to ensure that even such innovative devices become closer to the end user. So, the hero of today's review is a simplified version of the flagship model. It has noticeably lost in price, but at the same time retained all the strengths of its expensive predecessor.
Blackview Oscal Pilot 2 phone review
Blackview Oscal Pilot 2 - a rugged smartphone for photographers?
The Chinese company Blackview has significantly expanded its range of IP68 waterproof phones over the past couple of years. Now the user has a choice of dozens of models of different directions and different price categories. The hero of today's review is suitable for people who require from their mobile assistant not only increased durability, but also good photographic capabilities.
Vivo IQOO 13 phone review
Vivo IQOO 13 - sudden perfection?
The sub-brand of the Chinese company Vivo with a difficult-to-pronounce name has always been popular around the world, although its products were aimed at the domestic market. The reason for the demand from foreign buyers was the incredible combination of price and quality, thanks to which the phones were forgiven for the absence of some FDD-LTE frequencies, certain untranslated menu items and other shortcomings of devices without global versions. However, the hero of today's review unexpectedly provides all the flagship functionality at an affordable price tag, which is why the hand reaches for the wallet.
Blackview BV8100 phone review
Blackview BV8100 - balanced strength
Rugged smartphones at the border of low and middle price segments are becoming increasingly popular among fans of mobile electronics. The reason for this is progress and, as a consequence, the gradual improvement of all technical characteristics. The hero of today's review belongs to a similar category of devices and is ready to gain the love of hundreds of thousands of satisfied users.
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro+ phone review
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro+ - masquerading as a flagship
Not every electronics lover can afford a flagship smartphone for a thousand dollars or more. However, there is hardly a person who would not like to get a phone with top-end technical characteristics and a number of other qualities characteristic of expensive new products. The hero of today's review has the listed parameters, although it is difficult not to notice a number of significant simplifications in it against the backdrop of really expensive alternatives.
DOOGEE S200 phone review
DOOGEE S200 - the right successor to the bestseller?
The S100 smartphone from the Chinese company Doogee became a real hit and made hundreds of thousands of fans of mobile electronics happy. An extremely durable, functional and long-lasting phone for its price category simply could not go unnoticed. However, its first continuation in the form of the S110 turned out to be more controversial, because a year later fans of the brand expected to find many visible improvements. The hero of today's review corrects a mistake made by the manufacturer.
Cubot KingKong X phone review
Cubot KingKong X - improvement of the bestseller
The representative of the KingKong series of the Cubot company with the number 9 in the name won the hearts of millions of satisfied customers with both its durability and functionality, battery life and design, which is not the worst for the segment. However, nothing lasts forever, the time has come to release an updated model, capable of offering a number of significant improvements at a similar cost. And it looks like the experienced manufacturer managed to make a more interesting and relevant new product.
Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G phone review
Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G is a potential bestseller not for us
The Chinese company Xiaomi produces many excellent smartphones around the world, but some successful models are only available within a certain region. So, the hero of today’s review is aimed at residents of India, who will definitely be satisfied with the price-quality ratio in an extremely interesting new product.
Nothing CMF Phone 1 phone review
Nothing CMF Phone 1 is an interesting, but far from perfect experiment
It is difficult to deny the Chinese company Nothing originality and resourcefulness. The manufacturer was able to endow the product with a memorable design and a number of other distinctive features that distinguish the developer’s electronics from numerous opponents. Unfortunately, not all of the corporation's decisions can be called unambiguously successful. The hero of today’s review, which was supposed to be the company’s most inexpensive phone, cannot be considered as such.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro+ phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro+ - super-performance double
Sometimes, to maintain the popularity of a commercially successful smartphone, a manufacturer only needs to re-release the model with several improvements. These may relate to design, technical characteristics or photographic capabilities. The Chinese company ZTE decided to take a similar route, but the new product has too few changes compared to its predecessor.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro - changes that are not visible under a magnifying glass
The Chinese company ZTE is a big fan of expanding the range of products it offers. Unfortunately, some of it is literally clones, almost 100% identical. The hero of today's review is difficult to distinguish from its predecessor without the S-index, but there are still differences between them.
Ulefone Armor 27 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 27 Pro - durable, technological, but not productive
The Chinese company Ulefone, although quite famous, is still very far from the industry leaders. Hence the limited budget, which does not allow the corporation to make truly flagship smartphones. However, this fact does not prevent us from creating first-class phones in the mid-price segment. The hero of today’s review can easily be classified into this category of devices, although it has a number of shortcomings.
DOOGEE V40 Pro phone review
DOOGEE V40 Pro - a secure almost-flagship
The Chinese company Doogee is trying not to forget about the middle and even upper price segments of the smartphone market. And although the corporation still does not have enough budget for a full-fledged top-end gadget that can arouse delight even in a sophisticated user, it is trying to create harmonious and balanced devices for more reasonable money. The hero of today's review became one of these.
DOOGEE Blade 10 Pro phone review
DOOGEE Blade 10 Pro - compact, inexpensive, protected
The Chinese company Doogee decided to start the second half of the year with a flurry of new smartphones with water protection according to IP68 standards. There are also models in the lower price segment among them. And the hero of today’s review is the most optimal option in the updated line, devoid of obvious shortcomings.
Cubot Max 5 phone review
Cubot Max 5 - a significant improvement to the series
The Max line of smartphones from the Chinese company Cubot has never been famous for its crazy sales. These were fairly balanced phones with a competitive advantage in the form of large displays, but often competitors were ahead of the devices in both performance and functionality. However, the hero of today's review decided to correct this situation, and radically.
UMIDIGI Note 90 phone review
UMIDIGI Note 90 - when there are too many simplifications
Every self-respecting smartphone manufacturer does not forget to release a couple of models in the low price segment every few months. These are the phones that sell in huge numbers, but creating a future bestseller is very difficult. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Umidigi failed to cope with a similar task this time.
OnePlus Ace Pro 3 phone review
OnePlus Ace Pro 3 - a chopped flagship
The Chinese company OnePlus never ceases to produce extremely competitive devices in the highest price category. However, if previously the corporation significantly improved the parameters of the devices it produced every year, then in the last year or two some stagnation has been noticeable. And the hero of today’s review is a clear confirmation of this.
UMIDIGI Note 100 phone review
UMIDIGI Note 100 - beautiful one
The Chinese company Umidigi tries to keep up with its opponents, but the limited budget sometimes still affects the devices it produces. In the hero of today's review, the manufacturer decided to focus on an attractive design, but other parameters are sometimes inferior to those of the phablet's closest rivals.
Google Pixel 9 Pro phone review
Google Pixel 9 Pro - a new hit with old shortcomings
The updated line of flagship smartphones from Google is a real reason for happiness for many fans of the brand, because it offers a more interesting design, improved technical characteristics, and a significant number of other positive changes in phone parameters. However, if the developer definitely worked on the strengths of the devices, then he again forgot about their disadvantages and simply transferred them from previous models. Do the new items deserve close attention?
Google Pixel 9 phone review
Google Pixel 9 is an insufficient improvement on the hit camera phone
The Pixel series of smartphones from the American company Google has always found a response in the hearts of millions of customers due to its corporate style, amazing photographic capabilities and a number of other competitive advantages. However, the devices also had disadvantages. So, the design cannot be considered perfect, and the situation with technical characteristics was ambiguous. Unfortunately, although the hero of today's review has become better, he has not gotten rid of all the shortcomings.
Realme GT 7 Pro phone review
Realme GT 7 Pro is a flagship with a small caveat
The Chinese company Realme does not forget about lovers of smartphones in the highest price category. Every year it releases several impressive models that impress with their price-quality ratio, but they are usually just a couple of steps away from becoming full-fledged top-end phones. The hero of today’s review cannot be considered such, even though he has significantly advanced in terms of functionality compared to his predecessors.
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G phone review
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G - a smart approach with an inexpensive model
The Chinese company OnePlus has slightly lost its former enthusiasm, when literally every smartphone from its assembly line was distinguished by amazing functionality and performance for the price segment. The emergence of serious opponents has raised the price-quality ratio for many devices; manufacturers are not always able to keep up with them. However, the hero of today's review proves that the developer still has some powder in his flask.
DOOGEE S Cyber phone review
DOOGEE S Cyber - continuing to expand the range
The Chinese company Doogee decided in a rather unique way to increase the proposed range of smartphones. So, even a couple of minor changes in the phone, according to the developer, already deserves to be released under a new name. The hero of today's review is not much different from the recently announced Punk model, but is slightly more expensive. Is the overpayment worth it?
Cubot X90 phone review
Cubot X90 - unusual accents
Selling a new smartphone to a sophisticated audience today is not so easy, even for an experienced manufacturer. The user, regardless of the price category, expects to see a decent design, wide functionality, and a couple of interesting competitive advantages in the purchased gadget. The hero of today's review generally meets such demands, but sometimes he is ahead of his opponents in too unexpected and even controversial places.
Cubot KingKong Ace 3 phone review
Cubot KingKong Ace 3 - several interesting solutions
The Chinese company Cubot is not afraid of experiments. Thus, even in the brand’s new inexpensive rugged smartphones, we can see a couple of important competitive advantages that set the product apart from alternatives from opponents. An example of such a device is the hero of today's review.
OUKITEL WP52 phone review
OUKITEL WP52 - unrealized potential
The Chinese company Oukitel continues to create new inexpensive rugged smartphones. Unfortunately, quantity does not always hide the quality of new products. Thus, the hero of today's review could potentially claim to be a hit, but the developer's excessive haste led to the appearance of many unpleasant shortcomings in it.
DOOGEE S Punk phone review
DOOGEE S Punk - a great name
It is difficult to deny originality to the Chinese company Doogee. The corporation is trying to diversify the range of smartphones it produces as much as possible, which is evident from their design, technical characteristics, and focus on different categories of users. The hero of today's review, despite his rebellious name, has actually become an ordinary representative of secure phones at the border of the lower and middle price segments.
Xiaomi 15 Pro phone review
Xiaomi 15 Pro - one step away from flagship heights
The line of top smartphones from the Chinese company Xiaomi includes several devices with different indices. Thus, Ultra phones strive to demonstrate the full potential of the developer, and Pro versions strive to show a wonderful balance of price and quality. The hero of today's review belongs to the latest models, but in terms of functionality, he is ready to give battle to expensive alternatives from competing brands.
Xiaomi 15 phone review
Xiaomi 15 - avoiding risk
The Chinese company Xiaomi once surprised the audience of the smartphone market with innovative new products every year. Literally every flagship of the manufacturer was distinguished by a previously unprecedented price-quality ratio, original appearance, and competitive advantages unusual for the price segment. However, as the number of loyal fans increased, the developer became more and more conservative. So, the hero of today's review is very similar to its predecessor and offers only slightly improved performance and photographic capabilities.
OUKITEL WP39 phone review
OUKITEL WP39 - the optimal smartphone without any special features
The Chinese company Oukitel has decided to please its fans with several secure phones in various price categories. Unfortunately, it is impossible to call each of the new products a potential hit. The hero of today's review is close to this status, but he definitely lacks individuality and competitive advantages.
OUKITEL WP50 phone review
OUKITEL WP50 - a destroyed hit?
Sometimes a developer's excellent idea can be completely buried by its mediocre implementation. Thus, the Chinese company Oukitel tried to make an ergonomic, secure smartphone with excellent performance and decent functionality for its price category. However, something clearly went wrong, judging by the hero of the review.
TECLAST T50HD tablet review
Teclast T50HD - a tablet ahead of the price category
A significant number of mobile electronics lovers choose a new gadget based on the totality of all its characteristics, which include not only the attractiveness of the design and processor performance, but also the amount of memory, battery capacity, the presence of wide functionality and, of course, whether all of the above matches the asking price. It is the actual ratio of the usefulness of the device for the user and its price tag that is the determining factor in sales. And this parameter in the Teclast T50HD tablet is at the highest level.
Honor Magic V Flip phone review
Honor Magic V Flip - yesterday's innovations at new prices
Conventional all-in-one smartphones are much less likely to excite sophisticated audiences. More and more people want to see more relevant, and often convenient, form factors. Unfortunately, the developers were only able to implement a different design with multiple displays in the higher price segment. However, the Honor company decided to present a model with a more affordable price tag, while also having excellent functionality and decent appearance.
Xiaomi 14 Civi phone review
Xiaomi 14 Civi - a serious upgrade of the line
The Civi series of smartphones from the Chinese company Xiaomi cannot be considered truly popular. The emphasis solely on attractive appearance made the phones not the most optimal in terms of price and quality. However, the world-famous manufacturer decided to correct the situation and presented the hero of today’s review, which eliminates literally all the shortcomings of its predecessors.
Cubot A10 phone review
Cubot A10 - mediocrity at its finest
The Chinese company Cubot specializes mainly in the production of inexpensive smartphones. It would seem that many years of experience in developing devices in the low price segment should have a beneficial effect on the quality of literally every new model. However, it is not so rare for a manufacturer to create frankly passable and uninteresting devices like the hero of today’s review, to which there are dozens, if not hundreds, of alternatives on the market.
Oppo Find X8 Ultra phone review
Oppo Find X8 Ultra - the ultimate good offer
How sometimes you want to get the most technologically advanced and beautiful smartphone on the market. Many popular manufacturers present their flagships every year, but the average user does not always have the desire to purchase any of them. But we are more than sure that one look at the hero of today’s review is enough to fall in love with him forever.
Oppo Find X8 phone review
Oppo Find X8 - the most optimal flagship?
The Find series of smartphones from the Chinese company Oppo has always pleased customers with an impeccable price-quality ratio, which could not be disturbed by completely non-critical shortcomings. With each generation, the line demonstrated tangible improvements in performance, design, photographic capabilities and other parameters. And the hero of today’s review did not break this tradition.
HOTWAV T7 Pro phone review
HOTWAV T7 Pro - rugged and affordable
The Chinese company Hotwav has quickly gone from producing bulky and low-functional rugged smartphones to ultra-durable and productive mobile assistants that are ready to withstand any obstacles. It is surprising that such devices can be found in the manufacturer’s product range at the border of low and medium price categories. This is exactly what the hero of today’s review refers to.
Xiaomi POCO M6 4G phone review
Xiaomi POCO M6 4G - disappointment, period?
The Chinese company Poco (a sub-brand of Xiaomi) every year delights fans with dozens of bestsellers in different price segments. Most of the products it produces amaze with the price-quality ratio, but sometimes there are rare exceptions that evoke rather negative emotions. Unfortunately, so did the hero of today’s review.