Phone Reviews (page 13)
Samsung Galaxy M14 5G phone review
Samsung Galaxy M14 5G - one step away from being a hit
The Korean company Samsung has vast experience in creating phones and smartphones, thanks to which it is a recognized industry leader. However, even experienced developers fail. Sometimes from under their conveyor can come out both frankly passable devices, uninteresting to the audience, and good models that lack just a couple of changes to potentially grandiose success. This was the novelty under consideration.
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro 5G phone review
Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro 5G - too good to be true?
A sub-brand of the Chinese company Xiaomi called Poco has been fulfilling the dreams of economical, but at the same time demanding users since its inception. Most of the smartphones produced by the corporation were distinguished by an incredible value for money, which was simply inaccessible to opponents. The hero of today's review fits the same description 100%.
Xiaomi Poco X5 5G phone review
Xiaomi Poco X5 5G - another success
In the middle price segment, there are more and more smartphones with outstanding gaming capabilities. The main reason for such a pleasant metamorphosis is the technological process and, as a result, the emergence of productive and at the same time inexpensive processors. The hero of today's review has one, but to reduce costs, developers from the Chinese company Xiaomi had to make a number of simplifications.
Motorola Moto G73 5G phone review
Motorola Moto G73 5G - unusual, but sometimes not the most successful solutions
Over the past few years, Motorola has repeatedly delighted the audience of the smartphone market with many excellent phones. And although the most interesting models often remained inside China, users from Europe and the CIS were also able to get an abundance of competitive devices. However, there were quite strange units in the range of products offered, along with obvious advantages, and having visible disadvantages. The hero of today's review belongs to this category.
Realme 10 Pro phone review
Realme 10 Pro - when the price becomes the only problem
Proper product positioning is one of the main keys to its success. A similar statement is true for the smartphone market. So, sometimes an extremely balanced device is doomed to failure due to the excessive greed of the developer and, as a result, an overpriced price. This is exactly the situation that has developed with the hero of today's review.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro - bringing gamers to delight
The segment of gaming smartphones has undergone major changes in recent years. So, gaming devices are now noticeably more compact, more beautiful, more functional, their autonomy and photographic capabilities have improved. The hero of today's review has all the listed qualities and can compete with opponents for the title of bestseller.
Motorola Moto G23 phone review
Motorola Moto G23 - when the overpayment is not worth it
Sometimes within the same line of smartphones it is easy to find models with similar technical characteristics, but significantly different prices. Usually, this fact is explained by improved assembly materials, improved photo capabilities and other changes that together make a more expensive phone more attractive. However, the hero of today's review is too similar to a more affordable alternative in the series.
Motorola Moto G13 phone review
Motorola Moto G13 - balanced but not outstanding
Motorola has vast experience in developing smartphones of various price categories, but sometimes even true masters of their craft make mistakes. The hero of today's review can hardly be called unsuccessful, because he is devoid of obvious shortcomings. Unfortunately, it does not actually have any serious competitive advantages.
Oppo Reno 8T 4G phone review
Oppo Reno 8T 4G - a bestseller without frills?
Smartphones at the turn of the low and medium price segments are among the most popular on the modern market. Technological progress has made it possible even in such affordable phones to combine a rather attractive design, good technical characteristics and decent autonomy. And even if the hero of today's review does not revolutionize the value category and does not bring something new to the functionality of inexpensive mobile devices, he will definitely be able to find his buyer.
Oppo Reno 8T 5G phone review
Oppo Reno 8T 5G is an inexpensive but very nice smartphone
The Chinese company Oppo knows how to make great products in any category of devices, including mobile phones. However, the competition in the modern market is incredibly high, so simply creating a competitive device is not a guarantee of success. Fortunately, an experienced producer knows how to attract an audience.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone review
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra - getting closer to perfection
The flagship smartphones of the most famous manufacturers have always demonstrated the full potential of the mobile device category. The best displays, technical characteristics, cameras - this is not a complete list of the advantages of expensive devices, however, almost every top-end device differed in a number of non-critical, but still unpleasant minuses. It was them that the Korean company Samsung tried to eliminate in the hero of today's review.
Samsung Galaxy S23+ phone review
Samsung Galaxy S23+ - noteworthy
The Korean company Samsung in the new generation of its flagship smartphones has not forgotten about lovers of high-tech large gadgets at a reasonable price. The hero of today's review combines everything necessary for a modern user, eliminating the annoying shortcomings of the popular predecessor.
Samsung Galaxy S23 phone review
Samsung Galaxy S23 - eliminating the main shortcomings
The flagship line of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung has always been very popular with the audience, but one cannot fail to note a number of unpleasant shortcomings that pass into each new generation. So, not all users were satisfied with the heating of processors, mediocre autonomy and other controversial things. Fortunately, the developer decided to work on the bugs.
Xiaomi CIVI 2S phone review
Xiaomi CIVI 2S - powerful improvements
Chinese company Xiaomi's CIVI line of smartphones has always been distinguished by attractive design and excellent photographic capabilities of a selfie camera, but today's audience demands more. So, the hero of the review will also be able to attract fans of productive mobile assistants to his side.
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 phone review
Xiaomi Black Shark 6 - evolutionary approach
The line of gaming smartphones from the Chinese company Xiaomi has always been popular with the audience. The devices combined a reasonable price tag, branded retractable mechanical trigger keys and excellent performance, without disappointing in other aspects. The hero of today's review is the most affordable model in the updated series, but the difference with its predecessor is quite noticeable.
Realme V30 phone review
Realme V30 is a smartphone with major compromises
Sometimes manufacturers of smart phones go to great lengths in order to reduce the cost of a gadget and transfer it to a different price segment. But how difficult it is to find the line after which the savings are unnecessary. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review belongs rather to the category of unsuccessful products, the reduction in price of which only negatively affected the attractiveness for the end user.
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G phone review
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G - stability or stagnation?
The Korean company Samsung is trying to keep up with its Chinese rivals, creating extremely beautiful and functional devices, even in the lower and middle price segments. However, due to the economic crisis, progress in improving the technical characteristics of phones has slowed down, which is why the world-famous performance decided to essentially re-release last year's model. How will the demanding audience of the market evaluate such an act?
Oukitel C32 phone review
Oukitel C32 - repeating after competitors?
The C-series of smartphones from the Chinese company Oukitel is a line of devices in the lower price segment, which should impose competition even on analogues from A-brands. And if the first models really turned out to be interesting in terms of value for money, then the followers could not always boast of the same feature. The hero of today's review sometimes even loses to existing alternatives.
Vivo IQOO U6 phone review
Vivo IQOO U6 - the farther the worse
The current economic crisis has affected every major company. Smartphone manufacturers are no exception. Developers have to either raise prices for new phone lines while maintaining or slightly improving functionality, or stick to the old pricing policy while simplifying updated devices. The hero of today's review belongs to the second category of gadgets.
DOOGEE V Max phone review
DOOGEE V Max - technological and durable power bank
Some smartphones are puzzling already at the stage of concepts. Most of these models, of course, do not get on the conveyor, but sometimes there are exceptions. So, the hero of today's review is seriously different from his opponents in the price segment, but not always for the better.
Motorola ThinkPhone phone review
Motorola ThinkPhone - Business Partner
The merger of Motorola and Lenovo gave the market a lot of wonderful devices of various price categories, among which were a number of amazing flagship solutions. However, there were not enough really universal representatives of the higher cost segment in the range of provided phones. The hero of today's review is trying to fill this niche.
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G phone review
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G - improvements everywhere
The range of smartphones of the Korean company Samsung is very heterogeneous. If phones of the low price segment come out frankly passable, then gadgets of the middle and high cost category often deserve the love of critics and the audience. The hero of today's review is not only able to please the buyer with functionality, but also significantly surpasses his predecessor in many respects.
OnePlus 11 phone review
OnePlus 11 - productive, stylish, inexpensive
With the tenth generation of its flagship smartphones, the Chinese company OnePlus has proved that it is still ready to fight the market leaders, and sometimes even surprise a sophisticated audience. The hero of the review continues the undertakings of its predecessors and offers maximum performance and photo opportunities at a more than moderate price tag.
Realme C55 phone review
Realme C55 - what should be an inexpensive device
The Chinese company Realme does not always please its fans with high-quality smartphones of a low and low-mid price category, because the developer strives to catch up with and even overtake Xiaomi and Huawei in terms of the richness of the offered assortment. However, a lot of really interesting models come out from under the manufacturer's conveyor. Such is the hero of today's review.
Xiaomi Poco C50 phone review
Xiaomi Poco C50 - too cheap smartphone
Creating an ultra-cheap phone is a difficult thing even for an experienced manufacturer, because you have to save literally on everything. However, sometimes a developer is overly fond of cost reduction, which is why it is likely to get an extremely cheap, but at the same time, a device that no one needs. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review got pretty close to this definition.
Blackview Oscal S80 phone review
Blackview Oscal S80 - compromises for autonomy and durability
Protected from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards, smartphones do not lose their relevance and popularity among users. It is very pleasant to be sure that the mobile assistant will easily survive falls or a meeting with heavy rain. But often moisture protection negatively affects the dimensions and ergonomics of devices. And if the developer also wants to install a capacious battery, then the situation can be completely controversial. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Blackview went exactly along the indicated path when creating the hero of today's review.
Xiaomi Redmi K60E phone review
Xiaomi Redmi K60E - using only proven solutions
The Chinese company Xiaomi is not afraid to experiment, but such words do not apply to potential hits in the manufacturer's most famous smartphone lines. Here, the developer uses only those components and design, the success of which is one hundred percent sure. That is why the hero of today's review will not revolutionize the price segment, but will definitely win the attention of several million mobile electronics lovers.
Xiaomi Redmi K60 Pro phone review
Xiaomi Redmi K60 Pro - the first true flagship?
A sub-brand of a Chinese company called Redmi, most of its products are aimed at the low and middle price segment. It is in them that the corporation feels very confident and, in fact, is one of the market leaders. However, the really flagship devices were produced exclusively by the parent company. With the hero of today's review, the situation has changed significantly.
Xiaomi Redmi K60 phone review
Xiaomi Redmi K60 - improvement of the affordable flagship
The Chinese company Xiaomi has been loved by the audience for many years for the ability to create incredibly productive, functional and at the same time affordable smartphones. And even though today a lot of not-so-remarkable and breakthrough models come out from under the developer's conveyor, sometimes the corporation releases real hits that have almost no analogues. This is the hero of today's review.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition - exclusively for Chinese gamers
The Xiaomi company does not cease to upset its fans living outside the Middle Kingdom. The reasons for the frustration are still numerous high-quality smartphones that are not available in modifications for the international market. The hero of today's review also belongs to such devices, which stands out favorably against the background of other representatives of the middle price segment.
Xiaomi Redmi 12C phone review
Xiaomi Redmi 12C - forced deterioration?
The current economic crisis has affected literally every major company. The Chinese corporation Xiaomi did not stand aside. Increased prices for components have significantly complicated the task of maintaining the old pricing policy. That is why we get either more expensive devices of the same class, or simply worse gadgets with an updated model number. The hero of today's review belongs to the latter category.
Motorola Moto X40 phone review
Motorola Moto X40 - not reinventing the wheel
Over the past couple of years, Motorola has managed to surprise its fans many times with excellent smartphones in all price categories. The higher value segment is no exception. The line of phones with the X30 index combined not only impressive performance, wonderful corporate design, but also a reasonable price. The models have not lost their relevance, so their follower has not received major changes. But it is unlikely that the absence of significant metamorphoses will be perceived negatively by a demanding audience.
Vivo S16e phone review
Vivo S16e - inexpensive, but extremely high quality
Sometimes the cheapest representatives of the flagship lines of manufacturers are much more interesting than their expensive counterparts in terms of price and quality. Losses in performance and design are often minor, while the functionality is usually fully preserved. Such a description is ideal for the hero of today's review.
Vivo S16 Pro phone review
Vivo S16 Pro - beauty, power and modest price
The Chinese company Vivo does not cease to expand the range of smartphones in the middle and higher price segments. Surprisingly, the corporation manages to keep up not only with the number of models, but also with their quality. Almost every novelty is not inferior to opponents in terms of functionality and performance, or even surpasses them. The hero of today's review did not fall into a number of exceptions.
Vivo S16 phone review
Vivo S16 - what a modern inexpensive smartphone should be
The Chinese company Vivo is increasingly releasing phones that literally 100% meet the needs of the audience. And although the requirements of users are growing every day, the corporation skillfully implements them in products that are also pleasing at a reasonable price. The hero of today's review fits the specified description and claims to be an international hit.
Ulefone Power Armor 19 phone review
Ulefone Power Armor 19 - achieving perfect balance
The Chinese company Ulefone is not the most famous, but no less experienced manufacturer of smartphones. Corporations are especially successful at IP68-protected phones of the low and middle price segment. You can be convinced of the correctness of this statement already with a cursory acquaintance with the hero of today's review, pleasing value for money.
Blackview BV9200 phone review
Blackview BV9200 - affordable and highly technological
Smartphones protected from dust and moisture are becoming not only cheaper, but also more functional, aimed at a large audience. Thus, the Chinese company Blackview decided to create a new representative of the middle price segment, the acquisition of which will be of interest not only to supporters of an active lifestyle.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro+ phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro + - when the benefits are seen through
The Chinese company ZTE never ceases to amaze fans of gaming smartphones with more and more interesting models. So, in addition to the incredible power and special gaming chips, the hero of today's review is also able to surprise with an innovative design, from which it is simply impossible to look away.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 is the best for their own
Recently, Xiaomi has been making a fairly strong division between smartphones for Europe and the CIS countries and directly for China. Often, it is products for the domestic market that turn out to be more interesting and technologically advanced at comparable prices. The hero of today's review turned out to be equally beautiful in both variations. Although it has not advanced much in terms of technical characteristics compared to its predecessor, there are enough improvements in the device.
Vivo iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition phone review
Vivo iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition - tuned for performance
The line of IQOO-smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo is extremely popular even among residents of the CIS countries and Europe, although the series is still aimed only at the domestic market. The hero of today's review has every chance to raise the manufacturer's fame to an even higher level. The novelty will especially appeal to budget gamers.
Honor 80 GT phone review
Honor 80 GT - performance compromises
Modern flagship smartphones are becoming more powerful, but so are their price tags. Unfortunately, not every user can afford such expenses, but any fan of mobile electronics wants to get a top-end processor in his device. The hero of today's review will fulfill such dreams for a relatively modest amount of money, but the Chinese company Honor had to make significant simplifications.
Lenovo ThinkPhone phone review
Lenovo ThinkPhone - a strict flagship at a reasonable price
Lenovo is not as widely represented in the international smartphone market, which is disappointing. Many of the manufacturer's products are distinguished by simply an incredible combination of functionality, performance and an affordable price tag, often ahead of even analogues from Xiaomi, Realme and Huawei in this respect. The hero of today's review belongs to such a group of devices.
Realme 10s phone review
Realme 10s - everyday life in all its glory
The Chinese company Realme is able to surprise the audience. In its assortment there are several dozen hits that have earned the love of millions of buyers. However, sometimes the developer is frankly lazy, essentially releasing the same models. So, the hero of today's review in many respects repeats the gadgets released by the corporation a couple of years ago.
Ulefone Power Armor 18 phone review
Ulefone Power Armor 18 is the right rugged smartphone
Phones of the middle price segment with protection against dust and moisture according to IP68 standards have been able to go from frankly mediocre gadgets to extremely technological and interesting products in a few years. So, the hero of today's review will appeal not only to supporters of an active lifestyle who constantly drop mobile assistants, but also to gamers, fans of long-playing devices and many other users.
ZTE Nubia Z50 phone review
ZTE Nubia Z50 - all for the best price
The Chinese company ZTE, due to litigation with the US government, managed to let a significant number of opponents go ahead. Now, in order to return to its former positions, the manufacturer needs to produce an abundance of truly competitive smartphones. And although in some cases the developer has to make compromises, devices like the hero of today's review are able to return the audience to the corporation.
Xiaomi 13 Pro phone review
Xiaomi 13 Pro - designed to surprise
Flagship Xiaomi smartphone have rarely disappointed loyal fans of the company. They have always tried to combine exquisite style, advanced technical features and reasonable price tags. The hero of today's review does not violate established traditions, but is trying to collect even more competitive advantages.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi 13
Xiaomi 13 - compact, versatile and almost perfect
The Chinese company Xiaomi in just a few years has been able to improve the functionality, design and other parameters of its flagship products to such a level that sometimes it is not so easy to find competitors in the price category. The hero of today's review is no exception and is ready to win the hearts and wallets of millions of potential buyers.
Samsung Galaxy M04 phone review
Samsung Galaxy M04 - mediocre in everything?
The Korean company Samsung is still inferior to competitors from China in the low price segment of the smartphone market. Produced by a world-famous manufacturer, the models almost do not change in terms of design, technical characteristics and photographic capabilities. This situation is also relevant for the hero of today's review.
Vivo X90 Pro+ phone review
Vivo X90 Pro+ - premium pleasure
The flagship line of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo has always combined advanced technology, high-quality assembly materials and components, as well as thoughtful design. And even if experienced manufacturers sometimes make mistakes, the mentioned developer is simply not able to disappoint the audience.
Vivo X90 Pro phone review
Vivo X90 Pro - classic flagship
Smartphones of the highest price category from the Chinese company Vivo are consistently successful both in the Middle Kingdom and in the CIS countries, Europe and the USA. The assortment presented by the corporation includes both innovative models with an unusual form factor and monoblocks more familiar to the audience, focusing on performance and photo opportunities. The hero of today's review belongs to the last group.
