Phone Reviews (page 12)
Nokia X21 5G phone review
Nokia X21 5G is not a photo flagship at all
Sometimes marketing can be deceiving. A manufacturer may promote its product in a not entirely honest way, promising competitive advantages where they actually do not. A similar situation happened with the hero of today's review. And don't let ZEISS optics fool you.
Vivo IQOO Neo7 phone review
Vivo IQOO Neo7 - the evolution of inexpensive flagships
The IQOO-series of smartphones from the Chinese Vivo company has always tried to surprise users with an excellent combination of price and quality, making almost revolutions in the price segment every few generations. The hero of today's review also has a chance to become such a device, because it is almost impossible to find an opponent with similar technical characteristics.
Vivo X80 Lite phone review
Vivo X80 Lite - the best functionality at a reduced price
Progress in the performance of the technical characteristics of smartphones and their photo capabilities allows developers to release really interesting new items even at very reasonable price tags. So, the hero of today's review is the most affordable phone of the Vivo flagship line, however, with a close acquaintance with the device, it is difficult to find a significant difference from expensive predecessors.
ZTE Axon 41 Ultra 5G phone review
ZTE Axon 41 Ultra 5G - removing the excess
A significant number of Android users would like to get a productive and standalone flagship-level camera phone, but at a reasonable price. The easiest option for a manufacturer to achieve the release of such a device is to save on functions that are not important to all buyers. This is exactly what the Chinese ZTE company did with the hero of today's review.
ZTE Axon 41 5G phone review
ZTE Axon 41 5G - the perfect sub-flagship?
The intersection of the middle and high price segments of the smartphone market increasingly pleases us with really interesting products with an outstanding combination of price and quality. At the same time, even developers who have lost their truly leadership positions are trying to produce competitive phones in the specified cost category. So, the hero of today's review will cause positive emotions in 100% of his customers.
UMiDIGI C1 phone review
UMiDIGI C1 - low cost issues
A low-end smartphone is definitely needed by the market, because there is a demand for them. Someone takes such gadgets to children so that later it would not be a pity to throw away a broken device, other people purchase such devices as an additional mobile assistant. However, the hero of today's review received a processor that is too weak for even an unpretentious user to use it comfortably.
Samsung Galaxy F13 phone review
Samsung Galaxy F13 - ready to find its fan
The Korean Samsung company is gradually gaining experience in creating extremely competitive budget smartphones, which in their popularity will soon begin to overtake the famous flagships of the corporation. So, the manufacturer is trying to give competitive advantages even to the cheapest phones, the representative of which is the hero of today's review.
Doogee S61 Pro phone review
Doogee S61 Pro - inexpensive and noticeable innovations
The Chinese Doogee company does not take away the desire to surprise the audience of the smartphone market. The corporation is trying to do everything possible to stand out from the competition, as well as attract new users. So, the hero of today's review is trying to interest buyers with unusual design solutions and a more than reasonable price tag for the proposed functionality.
UMiDIGI G1 phone review
UMiDIGI G1 - flaws that will not be forgiven
Every smartphone manufacturer is trying to please the audience and reduce the cost of production, but finding the right balance is sometimes incredibly difficult. So, the Chinese Umidigi company did everything possible to make the hero of today's review cheaper to manufacture, but completely forgot to give him at least a basic level of performance.
Realme V20 phone review
Realme V20 - sacrifices for performance and autonomy
Ideal budget smartphones do not exist, because developers have to make significant compromises to contain the cost. Someone focuses on the exterior, some manufacturers - on the display or sound quality. The hero of today's review goes the other way, which will appeal to a certain percentage of the audience. But it was not without drawbacks.
ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro phone review
ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro is a gamer's dream
ROG products from the Taiwanese Asus company have always been able to satisfy the needs of the most sophisticated game fans. Laptops, tablets, headphones, computer mice - the list of successful corporation gadgets is endless, but let's focus on the most important thing for us, namely smartphones. The hero of today's review aims to be the most beautiful and technologically advanced gaming phone on the market. And he seems to be doing just about everything.
Doogee X97 phone review
Doogee X97 - can a cheap smartphone be balanced?
The X-series of phones from the Chinese Doogee company consists of extremely budget products aimed at unassuming users. However, sometimes interesting devices came across in the lineup, which could also be used as the main gadget. The hero of today's review is also trying to be like that, offering for a modest amount of money both an original design and a fairly wide functionality.
Doogee S61 phone review
Doogee S61 - not without original ideas
The Chinese Doogee company is not without loyal fans, but it is still experiencing difficulties with sales in the economic crisis. This fact is evidenced by the decrease in the number of new models, even more modest marketing campaigns. However, the manufacturer does not lose heart and tries to endow even inexpensive smartphones with individuality. The hero of today's review is also remembered for interesting design solutions.
Motorola Moto G42 phone review
Motorola Moto G42 - autonomy, beauty and a bit of performance
Motorola smartphones are gradually gaining the popularity that corporation phones had in the mid-2000s. However, if a number of manufactured devices compete on equal terms with the best representatives of price categories, then part of the developer's assortment arouses less interest among the audience. So, the hero of today's review was characterized by every chance of being a bestseller, but the manufacturer's desire to save money led to a peculiar result.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco C40
Xiaomi Poco C40 - long-lasting, balanced and inexpensive
The Chinese company Xiaomi this year has seriously changed the look of its most budget smartphones. The developer significantly improved the performance, photo capabilities and a number of other parameters of the devices, bringing them closer to the level that was previously offered by devices in the middle price segment. The hero of today's review clearly demonstrates the degree of change.
Motorola Moto G62 5G phone review
Motorola Moto G62 5G - attractive beauty
The Chinese Motorola company has significantly expanded the G-series of smartphones in a couple of years, but the desire to increase the range sometimes leads to disastrous results. So, some new items began to noticeably lose to their neighbors in price category, while other models were too similar to their predecessors. The hero of today's review combines the negative features of both of these groups and tries to justify the shortcomings only with a wonderful design.
Xiaomi Book S phone review
Xiaomi Book S - assistant for all occasions
Tablets have become less popular over the years, this fact is hard to deny. The increasing screen size of modern smartphones, the lack of significant advances in functionality make this type of mobile technology less relevant. However, sometimes there are devices in this subspecies that can replace both a phone and even a full-fledged laptop. That's what the audience needs to focus on. The hero of today's review is an excellent representative of such exceptions.
Smartphone review: Realme GT Neo 3T
Realme GT Neo 3T - game perfection
The Chinese company Realmi is currently actively taking part of the audience from the main opponent in the face of Xiaomi due to the best price-quality ratio of the current models. Even at the turn of the middle and higher price segments, the new market leader will have gadgets with top performance and the same design. One of these devices is the hero of today's review.
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT phone review
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT - a successful adaptation
The range of smartphones from the Chinese company Xiaomi is really wide and includes models for every taste and color, but one cannot deny the fact that a certain part of it is represented by almost identical gadgets. This situation arises due to the developer's desire to adapt products to the preferences of a particular region, as well as to a set of 4G and 5G frequencies. So, the hero of today's review is 99% the same as the previously released Redmi Note 11T Pro, but is this a reason for criticism?
UMIDIGI Power 7S phone review
UMIDIGI Power 7S - is it what do buyers need?
Surprisingly, sometimes simplified versions of a popular smartphone become even better than their predecessors in terms of price and quality. A similar situation has developed with the hero of today's review. Its price tag has become noticeably more democratic while maintaining many of the advantages of older brothers.
UMIDIGI Bison 2 Pro phone review
UMIDIGI Bison 2 Pro - an extra link in the chain
The desire of the Chinese Umidigi company to keep up with competitors and almost every quarter to demonstrate the addition of popular smartphone lines, however, the quality level of devices is not always amazing. So, the hero of today's review is not happy with the price tag, and in terms of functionality it almost does not differ from the more affordable predecessor.
UMiDIGI Bison 2 phone review
UMiDIGI Bison 2 - solid and without a twist
The Chinese Umidigi company decided to expand the second generation of the Bison line with two more mid-range smartphones. However, if the flagships of the series brought something new to it, gave the developer's assortment an additional competitiveness, then the hero of today's review is unlikely to receive such a description.
Hotwav W10 phone review
HOTWAV W10 - surviving in any conditions
A modern smartphone is not just a beautiful toy, which it was a few years ago. Today this type of phone has become a multifunctional mobile assistant, without which a modern person cannot live a day. Calls, instant messengers, web surfing, social networks, photo, video and document editors, photo and video shooting are an incomplete list of tasks assigned to the above device. And how annoying it is to lose the above functionality due to an accidental fall of the gadget into the water and other force majeure situations. Thank God that such a situation will bypass the owner of the HOTWAV W10.
Realme C30 phone review
Realme C30 - made with taste and intelligence
The Chinese Realme company decided to seriously change the concept of the most budget smartphones in its range. Now the developer is trying not to save on the performance and autonomy of gadgets to increase the comfort of their use. The hero of today's review is the first of a galaxy of updated devices that are ready to amaze with value for money.
Oppo Reno 8Z 5G phone review
Oppo Reno 8Z 5G - model to fill the assortment
The flagship Reno series of smartphones from the Chinese company Oppo has always received the love of the audience, because the older phones of the line turned out to be affordable and more than worthy in terms of design beauty, performance and functionality. However, the cheapest devices of the series could not always boast of such a combination of qualities, sometimes the point of buying them was only in the similarity of appearance with expensive predecessors. Unfortunately, a similar description is typical for the hero of today's review.
Realme Pad X phone review
Is Realme Pad X a bestseller with strange solutions?
The Chinese company Realme continues to expand the range of tablets offered. If the first models were aimed at the low and middle price segments, where they were successful, then the hero of today's review offers both a higher price and significantly expanded functionality along with flagship performance. But some questions after talking with the device still remain.
UMiDIGI Power 7 phone review
UMiDIGI Power 7 - cheap, functional and relevant
Smartphones from the Chinese Umidigi company stand out against the background of opponents from Doogee, Oukitel and similar brands with their elaborate design, and sometimes even more balanced technical characteristics. And each new generation of phones is only getting more competitive and interesting. So, the hero of today's review has every chance to please hundreds of thousands of users.
Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G phone review
Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G - difficulties in finding a buyer
Fans of smartphones in the middle price segment are becoming more and more sophisticated, because progress has made it possible to make even relatively inexpensive phones beautiful, productive and original. Manufacturers have to come up with competitive advantages for their products, because without individuality, a gadget is unlikely to find its audience. Unfortunately, it is precisely the originality that the hero of today's review lacks.
Samsung Galaxy A04s phone review
Samsung Galaxy A04s - changes that are hard not to see
The Korean Samsung company has not pleased its fans with good budget smartphones for a long time, but the growing competition from Chinese opponents has forced the corporation to modify the most inexpensive A-series devices. So, the hero of today's review is already ready to offer functionality that will satisfy many undemanding users.
Cubot Note 8 phone review
Cubot Note 8 - lost in time
The affairs of the Chinese Cubot company are not going in the best way, which is noticeable by its products. Many of the latest products are not highly competitive, and some are completely bewildering. So, the hero of today's review would have been mediocrely accepted by the audience even a couple of years ago.
Honor 70 Pro+ phone review
Honor 70 Pro+ - inexpensive photo flagship
The top smartphones of the Chinese Honor company have always delighted fans of the manufacturer with advanced design and advanced photo capabilities. In addition, technological devices tried to keep a reasonable price. And if the representatives of the 60th series of the corporation's flagships did not quite meet the mentioned characteristics, then the hero of today's review completely follows them.
Smartphone review: Honor 70 Pro
Honor 70 Pro - Will customers be happy now?
Honor's independent company's adaptation to the new market conditions is far from ideal. Thus, the corporation, famous for smartphones of the middle and highest price categories, released two rather mediocre flagship lines in a row, which did not surprise the sophisticated audience with performance and photo capabilities. Did the manufacturer decide to correct the mistakes made or continued to disappoint the loyal fan base?
Smartphone review: Honor 70
Honor 70 - finally changes!
Recently, the Chinese company Honor rather upset its fans with its flagship line of smartphones. The 50s and 60s series of gadgets were insanely beautiful, but at the same time they had obvious problems with the ratio of price and quality, and the famous photo capabilities of the line were inferior to those of many opponents. But it looks like the manufacturer's new flagships are fixing a lot of accumulated bugs.
Ulefone Note 12 phone review
Ulefone Note 12 - affordability without major compromises
Not all buyers want to buy a flagship smartphone with outstanding gaming performance or top photo capabilities. Often, the use of a mobile assistant comes down to surfing the web, working with undemanding applications and making calls, which the hero of today's review copes with. But its virtues do not end there.
Oppo Reno8 Pro+ phone review
Oppo Reno 8 Pro+ - the miser does not pay twice
Flagship smartphones, although still sold in millions of copies, are gradually losing their relevance in terms of technology and functionality. The reason for this is the progress of phones in the middle and medium-high price segments. So, the hero of today's review is almost as good as expensive opponents in terms of performance, autonomy, and photo capabilities.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno8 Pro
Oppo Reno8 Pro - it's all about looks
The Chinese company Oppo is not afraid to experiment. So, the design concept of the Reno-line has changed dramatically several times along the way of its development. And this year, the developer decided to update the look of their products again and at the same time seriously worked on the balance of technical characteristics. The hero of today's review is one of these new products.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno8 5G
Oppo Reno8 5G - a new stage in the life of the series
Over the past couple of years, the average price segment of smartphones has undergone significant changes. It also includes a significant increase in the performance of technical characteristics, and an improvement in photographic capabilities. And even though the hero of today's review turned out to be somewhat more expensive than its predecessors, this is really an uncompromising gadget without obvious flaws.
Vivo T2x phone review
Vivo T2x - incredibly optimal
Vivo is not as popular in Europe and the CIS than in its native China. Unfortunately, not all smartphones of the manufacturer reach the global market, and sometimes there are real diamonds among them. Such is the hero of today's review, which combines the functionality and performance of the flagship at a not just reasonable, but indecently modest price tag.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 SE phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 SE - 5G for everyone
The Chinese company Xiaomi strives to surprise the audience not only with flagship, but also with budget smartphones, the functionality of which is expanding exponentially. So, the hero of today's review gives both work in 5G networks, and excellent autonomy, and many other nice things for very modest money that every Android user will like.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T Pro+ phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T Pro+ - dream sub-flagship?
The line of Redmi-smartphones of the Chinese company Xiaomi evokes different emotions with each generation. Sometimes we see a real revolution in the price category, and sometimes just a few phones with the same set of qualities as their main opponents. However, the hero of today's review is much closer to the first group of devices, which is definitely pleasing.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T Pro phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T Pro - a serious gaming
The Chinese company Xiaomi does not forget to delight gamers with excellent smartphones, most of which, however, are aimed at the high price segment of the market. However, not every fan of Android games is ready to pay a thousand dollars for a technological novelty. The hero of today's review is designed for these economical buyers. But what compromises did the developer have to make?
Xiaomi Redmi K50S Pro phone review
Xiaomi Redmi K50S Pro - when there is really a lot of performance
The Chinese company Xiaomi decided this year to conquer the market with a huge number of flagship smartphones for every taste and color. Gamers will definitely like the hero of today's review, because it has the most powerful technical characteristics, a decent cooling system and a very affordable price. And the developer managed to avoid serious shortcomings.
Smartphone review: Cubot Pocket
Cubot Pocket - when being compact won't save the day
A potentially successful smartphone simply must have a number of competitive advantages that can distinguish it from monotonous opponents. However, sometimes manufacturers focus too much on one distinctive feature, forgetting about other aspects of the product. Such a situation has developed with the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Vivo S15
Vivo S15 - change of accents
Since its inception, the S-series of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo has been aimed at providing customers with impeccable design and excellent front cameras. However, users are becoming more demanding in terms of performance and functionality of their mobile assistants. It is in this direction that the hero of today's review has advanced.
Realme Narzo 50 5G phone review
Realme Narzo 50 5G - same as the rest
Modern budget smartphones have come a long way to the functionality that they have today, but it's hard not to find some stagnation in the segment. The bar for performance, autonomy and other aspects of low-cost phones set by the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, which was released a couple of years ago, remains relevant. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review does not surpass her either.
Realme Narzo 50 Pro 5G phone review
Realme Narzo 50 Pro 5G is a simplified bestseller
The Chinese company Realme pleased its fans this year with an inexpensive and at the same time extremely balanced camera phone of the ninth series with the Plus index, which was able to sell millions of copies. The popularity of the model made the manufacturer think about releasing its simplified version, aimed more at gamers than at photographers. Is this the right move on the part of the developer? Let's figure it out together.
Vivo T2 5G phone review
Vivo T2 5G - cheaper and more practical than flagships?
There has been some stagnation in the segment of top mobile processors for more than a year. The most productive solutions are subject to throttling, overheating, and do not surprise with energy efficiency. Perhaps that is why even demanding gamers are increasingly paying attention to flagship chips from two years ago. It is this CPU that characterizes the hero of today's review, which is also distinguished by a number of other competitive advantages at a reasonable price.
Oukitel WP15 S phone review
Oukitel WP15 S - sacrifices for autonomy
The Chinese company Oukitel does not stop experimenting. So, the manufacturer decided to create, perhaps, the most autonomous smartphone to date. However, the desire to install a huge battery and at the same time maintain a reasonable cost has led to the emergence of a rather extraordinary device.
OnePlus Ace Racing Edition phone review
OnePlus Ace Racing Edition is an affordable gaming bestseller
The performance of the latest flagship and sub-flag processors for Android devices is amazing, but devices based on such chips usually ask for impressive money. Fortunately, smartphone manufacturers understand the desire of buyers to get a powerful and at the same time inexpensive mobile assistant. That is why gadgets like the hero of today's review come out, pleasing with power and only slightly upsetting with simplifications in other aspects.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G82 5G
Motorola Moto G82 5G is generic and boring?
Large representatives of the Android smartphone market are less likely to surprise the audience in the low and medium price ranges. Manufacturers copy the actions of rivals and, as a result, present similar devices with literally identical technical characteristics. Differences are visible only in the asking prices, but in design. The hero of today's review largely corresponds to the situation described above.