Phone Reviews (page 13)
Smartphone review: Blackview BL8800 5G
Blackview BL8800 5G - when autonomy becomes unnecessary
The line of rugged smartphones of the highest price segment from the Chinese company Blackview has seriously changed in recent years. Significant improvement in functionality and performance, transformation of appearance - this is a small list of changes that affected these phones. However, sometimes the desire to make gadgets best in class goes against the manufacturer itself.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco M4 5G
Xiaomi Poco M4 5G - the importance of the corrected deficiencies
The sub-brand of the Chinese company Xiaomi called Poco quickly found a huge number of fans around the world. The ability to combine functionality in its products, a competent balance of technical characteristics and, at the same time, an extremely attractive price distinguishes the corporation from its opponents. The smartphone called M3 met all these criteria and instantly became a bestseller, but a year after its release, it slightly lost its relevance. The hero of today's review should repeat the success of his predecessor and even multiply it. Why? Let's figure it out.
UMIDIGI F3 SE phone review
UMIDIGI F3 SE - simplified but not useless
The third generation of F-line smartphones from the Chinese company Umidigi turned out to be quite balanced and competitive for the price category. However, the developer decided to add to the series a representative of the lower cost segment, made on the basis of their more expensive counterparts. What exactly did the manufacturer have to sacrifice to maintain the attractiveness of the device?
UMIDIGI Power 7 Max phone review
UMIDIGI Power 7 Max - a long-liver without obvious disadvantages
Modern smartphones have become much more functional, their use is no longer limited to calls and instant messengers. But the more we use mobile assistants in our daily lives, the more autonomy they need. The hero of today's review will definitely please fans of long-playing Android smartphones, but what can he offer to other user groups? Let's figure it out.
Smartphone Overview UMiDIGI F3
UMiDIGI F3 - the grace of the middle price segment
The Chinese company Umidigi tries to harmoniously develop the range of products in all value categories, without depriving the entire market audience. However, it is very difficult today to guess to modern users with increased requirements for the design and functionality of a smartphone. Has the corporation coped with this task?
UMIDIGI F3S phone review
UMIDIGI F3S - hope for success
The Chinese UMIDIGI company is still lagging behind the more successful Chinese smartphone manufacturers, but it still keeps afloat and regularly releases several dozen devices a year. The developer has now decided to please his fans with a budget balanced model that tries to accurately copy the design of modern flagships. Should this be enough for excellent gadget sales?
Huawei Mate Xs 2 phone review
Huawei Mate Xs 2 is a slow but correct form factor evolution
Folding smartphones, unfortunately, have not become a mass phenomenon over the years. Both the shortage of components and inflated price tags due to manufacturability, as well as a number of technical problems, played against them. The hero of today's review, released by the Chinese company Huawei, tried to correct the influence of the last two factors.
Motorola Edge 30 phone review
Motorola Edge 30 is the best way to save money
Modern users of Android smartphones are becoming more demanding of their mobile assistants, but not all developers are able to meet their growing needs. Fortunately, Motorola is not one of them, which for a reasonable amount of money is ready to give a beautiful, ergonomic, catchy phone with decent functionality.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
Xiaomi Poco F4 GT - thunderstorm games
The Chinese company Xiaomi is releasing more and more smartphones aimed at fans of Android games. If earlier we could see such an orientation exclusively in the Black Shark line, today gaming phones are also available in other sub-brands of the corporation. For example, the hero of today's review is able to please both top performance and other parameters that will definitely interest gamers and not only.
Smartphone review: Oppo K10 Pro 5G
Oppo K10 Pro - new sub-flagship standard
The Chinese company Oppo has somewhat disappointed its fans with the latest K10 model. Fans of the company expected top-end performance and wide functionality from the model, but at the end they got a pass-through budget phone without any frills. But it turned out that users were waiting for a whole K10-series of smartphones, which still carries an extremely interesting and attractive device.
Oppo K10 5G phone review
Oppo K10 5G is another representative of the almost flagships
It seems that the current year will turn into a flurry of inexpensive smartphones with extremely high-performance specifications. The well-known Oppo developer from China also similar models. The hero of today's review, however, relies not only on gaming power, but also on other indicators that are important for modern buyers.
Vivo X80 Pro phone review
Vivo X80 Pro - the most optimal flagship?
Sometimes flagship smartphones evoke more negative emotions than their more affordable counterparts. The pursuit of the best performance or photo opportunities often leads to obvious flaws in gadgets. For example, top phones can suffer from throttling, lack of autonomy, and other unpleasant things. However, sometimes there are also models that managed to avoid any critical shortcomings. The hero of today's review belongs to such devices.
Vivo X80 phone review
Vivo X80 is a discounted flagship?
The X-series of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo with each generation is becoming more beautiful, more technologically advanced and often more pleasant in terms of pricing. The need for greater coverage of the audience, as well as maintaining competition with market leaders, is forcing the corporation to create phones that are closer to perfection. The hero of today's review also applies to this kind of devices.
OnePlus 10R Lite phone review
OnePlus 10R Lite is a basic flagship with huge potential
The Chinese OnePlus company is constantly expanding the range of smartphones offered, but not all fans of the brand like this situation. The main reason for hatred is the presence of fairly average models that are not of particular interest against the background of numerous competitive analogues. However, sometimes extremely interesting gadgets come out from under the developer's pipeline, capable of attracting the attention of even the most sophisticated part of the audience. This is the hero of today's review.
Vivo S15e phone review
Vivo S15e is a reasonably simplistic flagship
The Chinese company Vivo knows how to create both excellent budget smartphones and stunning top models. However, the greatest difficulty for manufacturers is usually caused by phones of the medium-high price segment. Simplifying the flagship device, reducing its cost and at the same time retaining most of the advantages is not an easy task. But judging by the hero of today's review, the developer was able to cope with it.
Realme V23 phone review
Realme V23 - a smartphone for specific needs
Sometimes the focus of the phone on one or another part of the audience is easy to discern in its technical characteristics, design or other aspects. However, some models raise serious questions about their relevance. The hero of today's review has become a similar device, because it's hard to understand who exactly will like this device.
Oukitel WP20 phone review
Oukitel WP20 - a useless continuation of the series
The WP-series of rugged smartphones from the Chinese Oukitel company has always raised certain questions even among the manufacturer's loyal fans. So, directly by the number of a smartphone, it is simply impossible to guess its price category and, as a result, performance and functionality levels. The hero of today's review received a beautiful number "twenty" in the title, but in reality it is one of the most unpretentious and unattractive representatives of the line.
Smartphone review: OnePlus Ace
OnePlus Ace is a clone that is welcome
The large Chinese concern BBK, which includes such mastodons of the smartphone market as Oppo, Vivo and, of course, OnePlus, is gradually adopting a development strategy from its opponents. So, Xiaomi's love for releasing the same products under different brands is now relevant for the previously mentioned corporation. However, if the original gadget turned out to be extremely modern and technological, then why not re-launch it?
Realme Q5 phone review
Realme Q5 is a potential hit that will pass us by
Q-series of smartphones by the Chinese company Realme has been designed for the domestic market since its inception. However, the models turned out to be so successful that thousands of people outside the China purchased them for their own use and, of course, were satisfied. This behavior of the developer is surprising, because in the countries of Europe and the CIS they would be happy with such devices. But the situation indicated earlier awaits the hero of today's review, whose price-quality ratio is extremely high.
Doogee X95T phone review
Doogee X95T - bright design as an advantage
How can a budget smartphone stand out from the competition? Due to the need to contain the cost, the manufacturer cannot surprise with the performance of technical characteristics or the truly wide functionality of gadgets. However, the autonomy and beauty of the appearance of the devices are still available for the low cost segment. The hero of the review relies on the amazing exterior.
Smartphone review: Doogee S98 Pro
Doogee S98 Pro is a bulky ideal
The smartphones of the Chinese company Doogee, protected from dust, moisture and drops, can hardly be considered world bestsellers, but they consistently find their audience and provide decent functionality for a reasonable price. At the same time, the corporation has good potential, which it is trying to realize more and more over the years. So, the main disadvantage of the hero of today's review was its dimensions. In other aspects, it is noticeably superior to many competitors.
Realme Q5i phone review
Realme Q5i - forget about cameras
The smartphone market has captured the hearts and wallets of hundreds of millions of people, each with their own vision of the perfect mobile assistant. The Chinese company Realme decided to find the part of the audience which wants to get an inexpensive, high-performance and autonomous phone and which do not care about the photographic capabilities of the device. But how many buyers will be found?
Xiaomi CiVi S smartphone review
Xiaomi CiVi S - an optional but nice refinement
The Chinese company Xiaomi has never been afraid of experiments. So, the corporation recently released a folding smartphone, and a little earlier it created a new CiVi line of Android phones, pleasing with a flagship design and the same assembly materials. Her first product found its audience, however, there were also flaws in the device. The hero of today's review is a small work on the bugs, but is it worth the difference in order to change the previous model for a new one? Let's figure it out.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Neo6
Vivo IQOO Neo6 - bestseller simplification
Smartphones of the IQOO-line from the Chinese company Vivo are rare guests in Europe and the CIS, but inside China they are in great demand. The reason for its popularity is the excellent balance between price, features and performance. The hero of today's review does not change the above formula for success, but the manufacturer decided to achieve a positive result by reducing the cost of the previously released flagship. Has the ambitious developer succeeded in doing everything?
Smartphone review: Oppo F21 Pro
Oppo F21 Pro is a great non-gamer option
What phone do most users need today? Most likely, if we add up all the answers, we will get a portrait of a functional, beautiful and autonomous mobile assistant, ready to cope with any daily task. The hero of today's review perfectly fits the description mentioned above, only if the buyer is not a fan of demanding Android games.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy M53 5G
Samsung Galaxy M53 5G - one step away from the world bestseller
The M-series of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung, although younger than the popular A- and S-lines, is already ready to boast of almost a dozen really successful models. Devices focus on the balance of technical characteristics and increased autonomy, which is liked by a huge part of the audience. However, the devil is in the details, and sometimes they are not enough to bring the manufactured devices closer to perfection. These words can be attributed to the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Vivo X Fold
Vivo X Fold - continuing to improve the format
Foldable smartphones have not yet gained immense popularity due to their fragility, high cost, and sometimes limited functionality, however, large manufacturers of such equipment are trying to eliminate these shortcomings. So, the Chinese company Vivo presented its fans with a gadget that costs less than its direct opponents and at the same time has a significantly higher performance.
Smartphone review: Vivo iQOO Z6 Pro 5G
Vivo iQOO Z6 Pro 5G - nothing extra
The Chinese company Vivo carefully refers to the creation of smartphones in each of the price segments. However, if the corporation's flagships are aimed at demonstrating its ultimate abilities, then more affordable devices try to combine reasonable cost, excellent build quality and performance sufficient for most operations. According to this principle, the hero of today's review was created. And even if the manufacturer had to sacrifice part of the functionality of the novelty, its compliance with the asking price is really pleasing.
Smartphone review: Vivo S15 Pro
Vivo S15 Pro - relegating style to the background
The new generation of the S-series of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo has not done with just one device. So, the manufacturer decided to please its fans with the Pro-version of the phone, which advances the already impressive performance and photo capabilities. But has the developer forgotten about the original focus of the line?
Smartphone review: Honor Play 6T Pro
Honor Play 6T Pro is not a hit at all for China
The ability of the Chinese company Honor to create excellent smartphones is gradually disappearing, sadly. The reasons for the problems are also the reduction in the corporation's budget, and the lack of high-profile advertising campaigns and a number of specialists remaining in the parent Huawei. As a result, the average price segment of the developer's Android smartphones is represented by models like the hero of today's review, which are inferior to their opponents in many respects.
Smartphone review: Realme V25
Realme V25 - finally a hit?
The Chinese company Realmi very cheerfully began its ascent to the top of the smartphone market, but recently the corporation has often been marked by the release of pass-through phones to fill the range. The V-series of affordable Android phones also suffers from this. Fortunately, not all manufactured devices are unremarkable. So, the hero of today's review is ready to compete on equal terms with the best representatives of the price segment for his buyer.
Smartphone review: Realme Q5 Pro+
Realme Q5 Pro+ - a sudden hit in the bull's-eye?
The Chinese company Realmi is increasingly asserting itself as the future leader in the smartphone market. The corporation's products are sold in millions of copies around the world, imposing competition on the best devices from Xiaomi, Samsung. What is surprising, if some potential bestsellers receive a serious advertising campaign even before their release, then amazing gadgets like the hero of today's review pass by almost unnoticed. What diamond could we have overlooked?
Smartphone review: Realme GT Neo3
Realme GT Neo3 - improvements for gamers and photographers
The GT-line of flagship smartphones from the Chinese company Realmi was able to provide worthy resistance to the most popular opponents from well-known A-brands, but the corporation does not even think about stopping its path to leadership positions. So, the developer decided to make the third generation of the series even more productive and functional. How superior is the novelty of its successful predecessor?
Smartphone review: Realme Pad Mini
Realme Pad Mini - even more accessible and relevant?
The first tablet of the Chinese company Realmi turned out to be commercially successful, and also won the love of both critics and users. The low price, eye-pleasing design and not the lowest power of technical characteristics helped the gadget occupy a different niche in comparison with the main opponent from Xiaomi. The hero of today's review falls almost to the lower price category, while maintaining the dignity of its predecessor.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G22
Motorola Moto G22 - practically the right smartphone
Motorola is becoming more and more popular in the Chinese market, but it is trying not to forget about the countries of Europe and the CIS. Thus, the manufacturer continues to expand its G-line of inexpensive phones, striving to achieve an excellent balance between functionality, quality and price tag. The hero of today's review could well claim the title of bestseller, but the pursuit of a balance of technical characteristics and reduced cost still led to some problems.
Smartphone review: Honor Play 6T
Honor Play 6T - not reached the desired state
The Chinese company Honor is still well-known not only within the homeland, but more and more controversial devices are being sold from under its conveyor. So, a number of recently released smartphones seem frankly unfinished, as evidenced by the presence of both obvious advantages and a lot of significant shortcomings. An example of such a product is the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Oppo Find X5 Pro+
Oppo Find X5 Pro+ - improvement for photographers
The Chinese company Oppo demonstrates its full potential in the Find-line of flagships. Excellent design, record performance, perfect functionality - these are just some of the compliments that can be addressed to the previously mentioned phones. At the same time, the developer is trying to constantly refine their products, as a result of which incredibly technological and relevant models appear, like the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Realme 9 4G
Realme 9 4G - a sudden leap forward?
The eighth generation of mid-range smartphones from the Chinese company Realmi turned out to be quite controversial. Stagnation in terms of technical characteristics and photographic capabilities, coupled with an increased price, have affected the popularity of devices. But it seems that the corporation sees its mistakes and gradually corrects them. But has the company added a couple of new flaws?
Smartphone review: Vivo S13
Vivo S13 - dude just got better!
Vivo's S-series of smartphones have always been distinguished by both excellent photo capabilities of the selfie camera and memorable design. Gradually, the manufacturer began to increase the functionality of phones and other parameters. And the trend clearly did not end with the hero of the review.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G52
Motorola Moto G52 - the same as everyone else?
Motorola smartphones have improved with each generation in terms of design, performance and functionality. However, the current economic crisis and the accompanying increase in prices for components has forced manufacturers to seriously reconsider the concept of development. So, the hero of today's review is rather a simplified version of its predecessor.
Smartphone review: Honor X9 4G
Honor X9 4G - deterioration plus improvement
5G smartphones are becoming more popular and relevant every day, because the new network standard potentially expands the functionality of these devices. However, 5G processors are not the most affordable thing, so the release of simplified 4G versions of successful phones is no longer a rarity. But the hero of today's review is noticeably different from most of the cut-down classmates.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro - expected metamorphoses
Gaming smartphones from the Chinese company Xiaomi can hardly be called truly popular. In many ways, the reason for this was a mediocre advertising campaign, not the most outstanding software optimization for users from the CIS countries and Europe, as well as average cameras for the price segment. But every year the developer only improves the technical characteristics of the new products of the line, not paying attention to the mentioned shortcomings. The hero of the review was no exception.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Black Shark 5
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 - accessible and futuristic
Every nation has its own traditions, habits and superstitions. So, the number 4 is considered far from the most successful in China, which is why some manufacturers prefer to skip it in their lineup. The Chinese company Xiaomi has suddenly decided to jump over one generation in its line of gaming smartphones. Did the hero of today's review become many times better than his predecessor, or did the change in the number in the name have almost no effect on the advantages and disadvantages of the device?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Black Shark 5 RS
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 RS - only the numbers have changed?
Launching a bestseller is not an easy task, even for experienced manufacturers, but it is even more difficult to provide a replacement for a successful product. But what if you just re-release the hit loved by millions with slightly changed parameters for the second time? This is exactly what the Chinese company Xiaomi did with the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno7 4G
Oppo Reno7 4G - beautiful, functional, slow
The Reno line of smartphones from the Chinese company Oppo has expanded significantly in recent years and now includes not only expensive models. The hero of today's review is aimed at the middle price segment and tries to carefully transfer the flagship design and functionality, but somehow he did not succeed with performance.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi 10 5G
Xiaomi Redmi 10 5G - a new bestseller or a repetition of the past?
Smartphones of the middle price segment are gaining more and more popularity, as they tend to gradually become cheaper. The reason for this is technological progress, thanks to which even inexpensive devices have acquired both performance and functionality. The hero of today's review turned out to be balanced, affordable and at the same time beautiful, but doesn't he resemble one of his predecessors at a similar price?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G - unnecessary addition
It seems that the Chinese company Xiaomi decided to break all records in terms of the number of smartphones in the range. Unfortunately, such aspirations do not always lead to positive results. Thus, it is not easy for a potential buyer to navigate in the variety of models, and the number of passing products is increasing. The hero of the review also belongs to their list.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi 10A
Xiaomi Redmi 10A - budgetary stability
The Chinese company Xiaomi does not forget about the most affordable price segment of smartphones, however, the functionality of devices in this category does not get better over the years. So, the hero of today's review, although somewhat changed in appearance, but in terms of technical characteristics, has not advanced far in comparison with its predecessors.
Smartphone review: Realme 9 Pro SE 5G
Realme 9 Pro SE 5G - the desire to be the first
The Chinese company Realmi has introduced several bestsellers to the market at once in the ninth generation of the main line of budget smartphones. The audience especially liked the older model, which provides unusual photo opportunities for the price category. The hero of today's review is trying to improve this achievement of its predecessor, although this is only partially achieved.
Smartphone review: Honor X7
Honor X7 - the right measures to reduce the cost
To create a high-quality inexpensive smartphone, manufacturers go to many tricks. These usually include savings on materials of manufacture, the use of outdated design concepts, and the simplification of technical specifications. However, if there are too many such points, then it is likely that a demanding audience will simply bypass the released device. But with the hero of today's review, such a situation is unlikely to happen.