Phone Reviews (page 12)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13R Pro phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13R Pro - sudden borrowings
The Chinese company Xiaomi often creates original and recognizable designs for its smartphones. However, sometimes a manufacturer decides to save money and largely copy the exterior of one or another successful device from a well-known brand. But in the case of the hero of today's review, the situation is somewhat different.
Vivo X100 Pro phone review
Vivo X100 Pro phone review
Over the past few years, flagship smartphones have made a huge leap forward in functionality and performance, however, the price tag of such devices has increased noticeably. Top products from European, Korean and Chinese A-brands often cost more than $1,000, which makes their purchase impossible for a large part of the audience. But is it possible to maintain almost all the competitive advantages of flagships at twice the affordable price? Vivo company answers this question positively.
Vivo X100 phone review
Vivo X100 - improvements in every aspect
The flagship smartphones of the Chinese company Vivo are able to surprise the most sophisticated lover of mobile electronics. Reasonable by today's standards, the price is combined with thoughtful design, advanced processor and excellent photographic capabilities. The hero of today's review is trying to improve each of the listed parameters. And he succeeds quite well.
Blackview Oscal Tiger 10 phone review
Blackview Oscal Tiger 10 - extremely simplified
The range of smartphones offered by the Chinese company Blackview and its sub-brands is truly impressive. However, the pursuit of quantity often leads to a loss of quality. Thus, the manufacturer’s lineup contains many pass-through phones that do not stand out as anything interesting against the backdrop of numerous opponents. One of them was the hero of today’s review, whose functionality was too cut down to achieve low cost.
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro phone review
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro - premium at the price of a sub-flagship?
The iQOO line of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo has always amazed us with its price-to-quality ratio, thanks to which it has earned the love of mobile electronics fans around the world. Even the lack of a global version of many phones and the associated problems were not an obstacle. The hero of today’s review will definitely earn millions in sales, because its functionality and performance are truly delightful.
Vivo IQOO 12 phone review
Vivo IQOO 12 is a bestseller without a global version
The IQOO line of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo has always been warmly received by lovers of mobile electronics. Almost every representative offered excellent performance, excellent functionality and decent autonomy. Unfortunately, the phones were mostly intended for the domestic market, so their buyers from Europe and the CIS countries had to come to terms with uninstallable services for China, the lack of a number of 4G frequencies and other problems. But it’s clearly worth it if we’re talking about the hero of today’s review.
Xiaomi Poco C65 phone review
Xiaomi Poco C65 - cheap does not mean bad
The Chinese company Xiaomi is a recognized master of creating inexpensive smartphones. Their sub-brand Poco tries to keep up with its parent corporation, every year delighting its fans with a dozen or more bestsellers with an excellent combination of price and quality. And it looks like the hero of today’s review will be on their list.
Ulefone Power Armor 18 Ultra 5G phone review
Ulefone Power Armor 18 Ultra 5G - a smartphone for which there are no barriers
The Chinese company Ulefone has decided to significantly expand the functionality and performance of its rugged phones in the mid-price segment. Thus, the developer released several models on updated chipsets with interesting competitive advantages, including an attractive price. The hero of today’s review was one of them.
Ulefone Power Armor 18T Ultra 5G phone review
Ulefone Power Armor 18T Ultra 5G - Multifunctional Durability
The popularity of smartphones protected from dust and moisture is increasing every day. And sometimes the reason for increased relevance is not even resistance to the elements and falls from heights, but additional functionality that cannot be found in “ordinary” phones. The hero of today’s review also has this, which also pleases with an excellent combination of performance and autonomy.
Blackview Shark 8 phone review
Blackview Shark 8 is a serious bid for success
The Chinese company Blackview has been delighting its fans with good smartphones in the low and mid-price segments for ten years now. However, the brand does not have many truly balanced and functional phones that are ready to win competition from Xiaomi, Realme and Honor products due to financial and other restrictions. But sometimes the developer gathers his strength and releases models like the hero of today’s review, which can find hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers.
Blackview A52 Pro phone review
Blackview A52 Pro - performance without functionality
A good processor is an important component for any smartphone. And representatives of the low price segment are no exceptions in this matter. However, the chipset alone is not capable of making the phone one of the commercially successful products. This did not happen in the case of the hero of today’s review.
Doogee V30 Pro phone review
Doogee V30 Pro is a rugged camera phone
Many lovers of rugged smartphones are not averse to keeping memories of active recreation in the form of photos and videos. Unfortunately, inexpensive devices with dust and moisture protection according to IP68 standards rarely boast high-quality cameras. The hero of today's review is an excellent exception to the rule.
Blackview BV4800 phone review
Blackview BV4800 - excessive simplicity
Creating a low-end smartphone is not the easiest process, sometimes similar to defusing a bomb. To reduce costs, it is necessary to carefully remove, lower, or replace a huge number of parameters, but at the same time magically maintain the attractiveness of the product for the end user. Things are even more complicated with phones protected from dust and moisture. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Blackview was unable to cope with the task, judging by the hero of today's review.
Xiaomi 14 phone review
Xiaomi 14 - even more compact and powerful
The Chinese company Xiaomi knows a lot about signs and superstitions. So, the world-famous manufacturer decided to skip the unlucky number 13 in the line of its flagship smartphones, and at the same time "catch up" in terms of digital designation both the version of its MIUI software and a series of phones from an opponent represented by Apple Corporation. At the same time, all the competitive advantages of the previous model are not only preserved, but also improved by the developer.
Xiaomi 14 Pro phone review
Xiaomi 14 Pro is a top-level smartphone
The Chinese company Xiaomi skillfully copes with the creation of phones in any value segment, however, it is the manufacturer's flagship products that cause the greatest admiration among the audience. The combination of the latest technologies, excellent assembly and design worked out to the smallest detail resonates in the hearts of millions of buyers, so the hero of today's review has every chance of being sold in an impressive print run.
Blackview BV8900 Pro phone review
Blackview BV8900 Pro - technologically advanced, durable, long-lasting
It's hard not to see progress in creating rugged smartphones in the mid-price category. Developers are trying to do everything possible to ensure that devices with full protection from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards are in no way inferior to their “ordinary” counterparts at a similar price. And the hero of today’s review is as close as possible to this description.
Cubot KingKong 8 phone review
Cubot KingKong 8 - an inexpensive assistant in any business
The Chinese company Cubot knows how to make high-quality secure smartphones, which it has proven more than once in its KingKong line of devices. However, creating a truly relevant device at the border of low and medium price categories is a more difficult task, because over the past few years the market audience has become noticeably more demanding. But it seems that the developer was able to cope with the situation and give us an extremely interesting hero of the review.
ZTE Nubia Z50S phone review
ZTE Nubia Z50S - an incredibly cheap sub-flagship
The Chinese company ZTE in its fate resembles another compatriot, namely the Huawei corporation. The once industry leader was also subject to sanctions by the US government, but the developer managed to remove them by paying multibillion-dollar fines. It is not surprising that for several years after this event the manufacturer could not create truly competitive smartphones. However, financial problems have now been resolved, and phones like the hero of today’s review are a real delight.
IIIF150 B2 Pro phone review
IIIF150 B2 Pro - durability backed by an unusual design
Inexpensive rugged smartphones today have been released by literally every self-respecting Chinese manufacturer. And if initially the developers tried to surprise the audience with an increase in performance, now most of the representatives of the mid-price segment with moisture protection according to IP68 standards have similar technical characteristics. So corporations have to come up with other competitive advantages. In the case of the hero of today's review, they were appearance and autonomy.
Honor X9b phone review
Honor X9b - the new king of the mid-price segment?
The Chinese company Honor is gradually regaining its former position in the smartphone market, which pleases all fans of mobile devices. And if at first the manufacturer focused on increasing the competitiveness of more expensive products, now it has switched to more affordable phones. And it looks like the hero of today’s review has every chance of becoming a hit.
Oukitel WP32 phone review
Oukitel WP32 - controversial changes to the old model
A significant number of Chinese smartphone manufacturers like to re-release successful products, slightly updating their functionality. Sometimes such experiments turn out to be successful, but sometimes improvements simply cannot bring the phone’s relevance to the required level. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review is more likely to belong to the second case.
Doogee T30 Ultra phone review
Doogee T30 Ultra - a belated answer to its rivals?
Perhaps, tablets in the $200-250 price segment are of greatest interest to the audience. It is in this price category that devices offer excellent build materials, performance sufficient for everyday work, and decent functionality. The hero of today's review has all the above qualities, but the abundance of competitors from Chinese colleagues will not make his path to success much easier.
Oukitel WP30 Pro phone review
Oukitel WP30 Pro - an uncompromising leader
The Chinese company Oukitel belongs to that number of smartphone manufacturers that are trying, but never get on the list of truly famous and sought-after developers. However, the corporation does not give up and is trying to please its fans within the limits of its limited production budget. And the hero of today’s review is ready to evoke not just positive emotions, but real delight in every fan of secure phones.
Oppo Find X7 Pro phone review
Oppo Find X7 Pro - an exemplary flagship
There are no ideal things in the world. If desired, a sophisticated buyer can find fault with literally every product, no matter how many positive qualities it possesses. However, the hero of today's review will puzzle even a professional critic, because it is impossible to detect significant shortcomings in him.
Honor Magic Vs2 phone review
Honor Magic Vs2 is a foldable flagship at a great price
The Chinese company Honor has seriously improved its series of foldable smartphones over the past few years. Metamorphoses have occurred in technical characteristics, design, and strength. And the hero of today’s review adds an attractive price tag to the listed additions.
Ulefone Armor Pad 2 phone review
Ulefone Armor Pad 2 - improvements on all fronts
Mobile electronics, protected from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards, are gaining more and more fans around the world. The turn of increased strength and resistance to the elements has come to tablets. The first similar product from the Chinese company Ulefone can hardly be called successful, but its successor has become literally many times better in each of the parameters.
Honor Play 50 Plus phone review
Honor Play 50 Plus - controversial competitive advantages
Smartphones in the mid-price segment are among the most popular on the modern market. A reasonable price, fairly broad functionality, and photo capabilities that are improving every year make such devices more attractive to the end user. The hero of today's review, unfortunately, does not have all the listed qualities and does not focus on the most important things.
Blackview BV6200 Pro phone review
Blackview BV6200 Pro - attractive with autonomy
The Chinese company Blackview is known primarily for its secure smartphones. Inexpensive gadgets can withstand extreme weather conditions and even falls from heights. In addition, such phones usually have a number of competitive advantages. For the hero of today's review, this was a huge battery.
Ulefone Armor 24 phone review
Ulefone Armor 24 - the best in the heavyweight division?
The autonomy and durability of a smartphone are extremely important aspects of choosing a phone for many users. However, sometimes developers get too carried away with the development of these parameters, which is why we end up with gadgets that are completely devoid of ergonomics. And it seems that the hero of today’s review is almost a record holder among such devices.
Doogee S Mini phone review
Doogee S Mini - compactness with compromises
Inexpensive rugged smartphones are an excellent choice for people leading an active lifestyle. However, such phones are often huge, and their ease of use is very controversial. The hero of today's review is free from this drawback, but the desire to reduce the size of the case led to not the best consequences.
Vivo V29 Pro phone review
Vivo V29 Pro is an elegant replacement for flagships
Smartphones in the highest price segment are becoming more expensive every year, but often their price tag is not entirely justified. Not all users are willing to overpay hundreds of dollars for excess performance or not particularly necessary functions. It is for such people that the hero of today’s review was created, preserving the excellent design, excellent photo capabilities and other features of flagship devices at a more affordable price tag.
Xiaomi Redmi 13 phone review
Xiaomi Redmi 13 - still the best in class?
The most affordable smartphones from Redmi (a sub-brand of Xiaomi Corporation) are popular all over the world, although their relevance decreases with each generation. If earlier we literally every year received breakthrough products for the price segment, now the manufacturer produces balanced, but far from revolutionary phones. The hero of today's review turned out to be more interesting than its predecessor, but is unlikely to take a leading position in the cost category.
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE phone review
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE - a worthy continuation of the series?
The Fan Edition line of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung has become incredibly popular thanks to the combination of a more than reasonable price and excellent functionality. The phones were not inferior to the best gadgets of the middle and sometimes high price segment in terms of performance, photo capabilities and other parameters. The hero of today's review also fits this description, albeit with some reservations.
Ulefone Armor X12 phone review
Ulefone Armor X12 - nothing but increased durability
It is difficult to demand outstanding technical characteristics and other indicators from low-price smartphones, but these devices have improved significantly over the past few years. Nowadays, inexpensive devices often delight with good displays, powerful processors and other impressive parameters. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review only has moisture protection according to IP68 standards, lagging behind its opponents in virtually all aspects.
Google Pixel 8 phone review
Google Pixel 8 - a potential hit or a passing improvement?
Google smartphones are excellent representatives of the middle and high price categories of the market, which consistently find millions of happy buyers. However, their main competitive advantages in the form of optimized software and impressive photo capabilities are gradually fading away, as opponents from China and Korea are making significant progress in all respects. Will the hero of today's review, which is essentially a slightly improved version of last year's bestseller, be able to give a worthy rebuff to his rivals?
NIO Phone phone review
NIO Phone - from cars to smartphones
Can a well-known Chinese electric vehicle maker create a smart phone that can impress with its combination of reasonable price, outstanding functionality and beautiful design? Incredibly, the first product of an experienced representative of another industry perfectly fits the specified description and is ready to become a reliable mobile assistant for millions of people.
Samsung Galaxy A05s phone review
Samsung Galaxy A05s is a great phablet with one drawback
What should a modern inexpensive smartphone have? Bright display, pleasing design, balanced technical characteristics and good battery life. The hero of today's review has all the listed parameters, but he has a drawback that a number of buyers will definitely not accept.
Google Pixel 8 Pro phone review
Google Pixel 8 Pro - a flagship without innovations
Flagship smartphones from Google always find a huge number of buyers. The reasons for this are the popularity of the brand, the software that has been polished to the smallest detail, and, of course, the excellent photographic capabilities of the gadgets. However, the corporation's opponents have made significant progress in the functionality of their products, the beauty of their appearance, as well as other parameters. Unfortunately, based on the hero of today’s review, one gets the feeling that the world-famous company decided to relax and simply re-release a slightly modified last year’s model. But will such a unit be successful?
Samsung Galaxy A05 phone review
Samsung Galaxy A05 - visible changes that are not enough
The lower end of the smartphone market has changed the most over the past few years. Technological progress has made it possible to increase the functionality of inexpensive devices, their performance, and there are improvements in other parameters. The hero of today's review also demonstrates a noticeable gap in many respects from its predecessor, however, such metamorphoses may not be enough for a demanding audience.
Xiaomi 13T Pro phone review
Xiaomi 13T Pro - unexpected but correct decisions
The line of smartphones with the 12T index has become very successful with the Chinese company Xiaomi. She was able to offer a perfect combination of flagship design, high-quality display, productive technical characteristics and worthy photo opportunities for more than reasonable money. The hero of today's review retains all the listed advantages and improves them, and also presents the latest processor from MediaTek for the international market.
Xiaomi 13T phone review
Xiaomi 13T is a gadget that makes you forget about flagships
Flagship smartphones attract the attention of millions of people with their visual and internal perfection, however, the price tags put up for them can sometimes upset even a fan of mobile devices with experience. Sub-flagships are correcting the situation. These are significantly more affordable counterparts that retain most of the positive features of an expensive fellow. In the case of the hero of today's review, the simplifications turned out to be extremely insignificant.
AGM H6 phone review
AGM H6 - hidden protection
Rugged smartphones in the low price category are quite easy to recognize. In almost 100 percent of cases, these are bulky monoblocks, characterized by enormous weight and more than wide display frames. However, sometimes there are pleasant exceptions to the rules. This is the hero of today’s review, which is not so easy to distinguish from an “ordinary” phone.
Oukitel C36 phone review
Oukitel C36 - exchanging price for functionality
The release of several versions of one smartphone is still almost a huge number of manufacturers. However, skillfully making several variations of a model is sometimes a difficult task. And the Chinese company Oukitel was unable to implement it in the hero of today’s review, because it has become noticeably simpler than its predecessor and not to say that it is much cheaper.
Oukitel C35 phone review
Oukitel C35 - an inexpensive smartphone on steroids
The low-price segment of the smart phone market is changing every day, providing us with more and more functionality. However, sometimes a developer pleasantly surprises by offering devices for a modest amount of money that can easily be confused with more expensive analogues. And the hero of today’s review can rightfully be considered a similar device.
Blackview A96 phone review
Blackview A96 is a surprisingly competitive smartphone
The Chinese company Blackview has been on the market for a long time, but it cannot get out of the rank of catching up. The corporation is definitely trying to produce more and more technologically advanced and balanced devices, but competitors with impressive budgets are still ahead of the developer. Fortunately, the manufacturer still sometimes creates amazing phones for their price segment that can attract hundreds of thousands of users. And the hero of today’s review is one of them.
Oppo A2 Pro phone review
Oppo A2 Pro is a bestseller without cameras
The Chinese company Oppo is becoming more and more famous among fans of mobile electronics, because over the past few years the manufacturer has pleased us with dozens of beautiful and technologically advanced smartphones, the competitiveness of which could not be doubted. However, sometimes the developer overlooks some things, which is why a potential hit turns into just a good device. A similar oversight occurred with the hero of today’s review.
Cubot Note 40 phone review
Cubot Note 40 - simplifications that should not be made
The Chinese company Cubot is definitely keeping an eye on the smartphone market and does not forget to adopt the tactics and strategies of its opponents. However, theirs is the release of several versions of the same phone with different names. Minor changes in technical characteristics and other parameters can significantly increase the range of products offered. However, the hero of today's review is too simplified even compared to his not-so-technological predecessor.
Cubot TAB 40 phone review
Cubot TAB 40 - late to market
The Chinese company Cubot is not one of the leaders in the mobile electronics industry, but is trying to do everything possible to comply with all the new trends. Unfortunately, a limited budget does not always allow you to achieve the desired result. So, the hero of today’s review has too many opponents, differing in similar parameters, and sometimes even at a lower price.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ - an affordable camera phone without flaws
The Chinese company Xiaomi continues to surprise millions of fans around the world with its beautiful Note-line smartphones. Just like almost ten years ago, these phones magically combine low price, excellent functionality and impressive performance, which opponents cannot boast of. The hero of today's review is a clear confirmation of the words mentioned.
Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ phone review
Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ is a much-needed bestseller
The Chinese company Huawei has experienced far from the easiest times, but the corporation is gradually getting rid of the yoke of sanctions from the American government. This fact can be seen in the increase in sales, the speed of updating the assortment, and the quality of the models produced. The hero of today's review is a full-fledged flagship of the manufacturer, which has many competitive advantages and important points for the developer and even the industry as a whole.