Phone Reviews (page 14)

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.

Smartphone review: Honor 9X 5G

Honor 9X 5G - forgetting about the cameras

The recipe for a successful mid-range smartphone is both simple and complex. The gadget should be similar to its flagship counterparts in design and be well balanced in all aspects, and no one demands records from inexpensive phones. The Chinese company Honor tried to do everything possible to make the hero of today's review fit the specified description, but some points were still missed by the eminent developer.

Smartphone review: Vivo Pad

Vivo Pad - a combination of power and grace

The Chinese company Vivo cannot be denied the ability to make truly beautiful products. Even relatively inexpensive corporation smartphones have always been distinguished by sophisticated design. Not without the beauty of the exterior and the first tablet of the manufacturer, which is the hero of today's review. However, the internal content of the novelty turned out to be very relevant.

Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K50 Ultra

Xiaomi Redmi K50 Ultra - ultra-flagship with minimal problems

The sub-brand of the Chinese company Xiaomi called Redmi this year pleased fans with a significant expansion of the flagship line. In addition, each of the new products is characterized by the highest ratio of price and quality, which is a rarity even for truly experienced manufacturers. In the hero of today's review, the eminent developer tried to show his full potential, while not forgetting the need to maintain a competitive price.

Smartphone review: Huawei Mate X3

Huawei Mate X3 is an expensive but useless addition

The Chinese company Huawei still maintains its position in the Chinese smartphone market, but has become noticeably less popular in Europe and the CIS. In many ways, the problem is connected with the removal of Google services from phones, without which the operation of a number of applications is problematic, and with the increased pricing policy. The hero of today's review combines these shortcomings with a minimum of significant changes compared to its predecessor.

Smartphone review: OnePlus Pad 5G

OnePlus Pad 5G - the long-awaited novelty

The Chinese company OnePlus can be considered a conservative, because the corporation reluctantly left the higher price segment of smartphones and, in general, did not really want to adapt to the updated operating conditions. Especially for a long time, the company's fans have been waiting for a tablet from it, which is so necessary for a significant part of the audience. And it seems that the dream of brand fans is finally coming true.

Smartphone review: Realme Narzo 50A Prime

Realme Narzo 50A Prime - stripped down but not useless

The Chinese company Realmi has released a huge number of successful mid-range phones over the past couple of years, which have found critical acclaim from buyers and critics alike. However, with more affordable devices from the growing manufacturer, everything is not so good. So, a lot of monotonous models with modest functionality came out from under the conveyor. The developer, however, changed his strategy and decided to simply simplify the previously created bestsellers.

Smartphone review: Motorola Moto Frontier 22

Motorola Moto Frontier 22 - exceeding expectations

Modern flagship smartphones are able to surprise, because every self-respecting manufacturer tries to show their maximum capabilities in them. Motorola was no exception, which embodied an abundance of competitive advantages in the hero of today's review.

Smartphone review: Realme C31

Realme C31 - striving for optimality

The Chinese company Realmi does not forget to update the range of smartphones in the low price segment. Audience requirements for budget phones are constantly growing, so corporations need to correctly analyze user requests and correctly calculate the cost of new products. Judging by the hero of today's review, the above processes are obtained from a manufacturer that is gaining popularity.

Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime+ 5G

Xiaomi Redmi 10 Prime+ 5G - a smartphone is not for everyone

The love of the Chinese company Xiaomi to expand the range of products sold knows no bounds. Even the most devoted fans are sometimes lost in the variety of phones and accessories presented. And even though almost everyone deserves attention and even praise, some gadgets are at least controversial. This is exactly what the hero of today's review has become, upsetting with truncated functionality.

Smartphone review: ZTE Blade V40 Pro

ZTE Blade V40 Pro - compromises that can be made

The Chinese company ZTE is closely monitoring the actions of its opponents. Although the once market leader today lags behind many competitors, it still has the potential for a comeback. So, the hero of today's review diligently copies Xiaomi and Realme products of the middle price segment, while standing out with a more attractive price tag. The developer had to save money in some aspects of the gadget, but the simplifications do not look critical at all.

Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy S22 FE

Samsung Galaxy S22 FE - change for the better

The Korean company Samsung is one of the leaders in the smartphone market, but this fact still does not allow the manufacturer to relax for a second. The abundance of strong competitors, the increasing demands of the audience, the shortage of microcircuits and other factors can affect the corporation's profit in a short time. Perhaps that is why we see major changes in the company's products, which, however, only make it more relevant.

Smartphone review: Honor Magic4 Ultimate

Honor Magic4 Ultimate - too expensive perfection

The price range in which smartphones are today has expanded significantly. Flagship phones often cross the $1,000 mark due to constant improvements in features, performance, and more. The hero of today's review was no exception, but his price tag went even further. Is this gadget worth the cost? The question is extremely difficult.

Smartphone review: Meizu 19 Pro

Meizu 19 Pro - remnants of hope

Nostalgia is a very unusual thing. Sometimes it can give both positive and not the most pleasant emotions. So, it is very difficult to watch the fall of the Chinese company Meizu, which once produced incredibly relevant smartphones and accessories. Of course, the manufacturer sometimes pleases with new products like the hero of today's review, but it is impossible to buy them outside of China, and such events occur very rarely.

Smartphone review: Oppo K10

Oppo K10 - minimum of individuality

Smartphones from the Chinese company Oppo are wildly popular in its homeland, because they combine excellent build quality, technical specifications corresponding to the price and beautiful design, regardless of the price category, the devices are real hits. The hero of today's review partially meets the specified requirements, but still does not have serious competitive advantages.

Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

Samsung Galaxy A73 5G - in pursuit of optimal balance

The Korean company Samsung has made significant progress in the creation of mid-budget smartphones. Sometimes reasonably priced products from a well-known manufacturer come out more balanced and interesting for the end customer compared to flagships. Suitable for this description and the hero of the review.

Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K50 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi K50 Pro - a long-awaited hit for years to come?

Almost every smartphone of the Chinese company Xiaomi or its sub-brands becomes commercially successful, but not all of its phones have remained in the memory of users even years later. Surprising with the photographic capabilities of Note 7 and Mi 8, the incredibly productive Pocophone F1 is still remembered by millions of satisfied customers, and even safely used to this day. And it seems that the same fate awaits the hero of today's review.

Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K50

Xiaomi Redmi K50 - the same smartphone, only better

It is difficult to improve a product that is already a leader in the price segment. It was this problem that arose with the Chinese company Redmi. The K40-series was endowed with an attractive design and top-end performance, which opponents could not boast of. The hero of today's review is trying to correct the few disadvantages of its predecessors. Will this be enough for repeated success?

Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K40S

Xiaomi Redmi K40S - pending global version

The Xiaomi sub-brand called Redmi continues to maintain the former ideology of the parent corporation and produces excellent smartphones in terms of price and quality. However, not all of them reach the countries of Europe and the CIS. The hero of today's review is also intended exclusively for China, but with a high degree of probability he will also see the markets of other states under a different name.

Smartphone review: Huawei P50E

Huawei P50E - peculiar simplifications

The Chinese company Huawei has almost completely reorganized into the domestic market. Unfortunately, due to US sanctions, the corporation's products still cannot be endowed with Google services and support for 5G networks, so the relevance of such smartphones for Europe and the CIS is minimal. And strange decisions like the hero of today's review, which is a simplified flagship of the company with an almost similar pricing policy, also make their contribution.

Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

Samsung Galaxy A33 5G is the optimal purchase?

The Korean company Samsung still occupies one of the leading positions in the smartphone market, but every year the competition from Chinese brands is intensifying. It is especially difficult for corporations in the middle price segment, where opponents offer more and more technologically advanced and beautiful solutions. But it seems that an experienced manufacturer has found a way to deal with competitors.

Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Samsung Galaxy A53 5G - correct adjustments

The Korean company Samsung over the past couple of years has released quite a few successful mid-range smartphones. However, it seems that the corporation does not think to stop there and is trying to create even more interesting products in terms of price and quality. So, the hero of today's review is trying to correct the disadvantages of its predecessor while maintaining the same price.

Smartphone review: Lenovo Legion Y90

Lenovo Legion Y90 - change of accents

The gaming smartphones of the Chinese company Lenovo have always had a striking design and original solutions in the internal structures (for example, a retractable front photo module on the side) of gadgets, however, they were inferior to competitors' products in terms of their popularity. The reason for this problem was both a modest advertising campaign outside of China, and sometimes too catchy appearance, a somewhat overpriced price tag. The hero of today's review has practically got rid of the listed shortcomings. Is it worthy of impressive sales now?

Smartphone review: Blackview A55 Pro

Blackview A55 Pro - almost correct solutions

The Chinese company Blackview, although not one of the market leaders, has considerable experience in the production of smartphones. So, even if the manufacturer makes mistakes and creates a frankly passable product, then after a short period of time he tries to release a modified and, as a result, more up-to-date version of the gadget. This situation has also developed with the hero of today's review, however, the developer failed to eliminate all the shortcomings of the predecessor.

Smartphone review: Honor X8

Honor X8 - optional continuation of the ruler

The X-series of smartphones by the Chinese corporation Honor has always been distinguished by an excellent combination of performance, beauty of the exterior and a reasonable price, but times change things not always for the better. The severity of US sanctions, as well as separation from the parent company, still prevent the recent market leader from recovering. Perhaps that is why we are increasingly dealing with passing models like the hero of today's review.

Smartphone review: Ulefone Note 10P

Ulefone Note 10P - the transformation of an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan?

The Chinese company Ulefone does not always hit the bull's-eye when releasing new smartphones. So, a number of models created by her have an amazing price-quality ratio for the price segment, while other products are rather bewildering. This situation happened with the predecessor of the hero of the review. Fortunately, the novelty corrects almost all the shortcomings.

Smartphone review: Ulefone Armor X10 Pro

Ulefone Armor X10 Pro - improvements that do not save the day

To radically change not the most successful smartphone model with small investments is an almost impossible task. Unfortunately, it was the Chinese company Ulefon that set itself the production of the hero of today's review. Has the novelty become more relevant and does it have a chance of good sales? Let's figure it out.

Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi 10C

Xiaomi Redmi 10C - continuing tradition

The line of budget smartphones of the Chinese company Redmi in its last generation was replenished with a model with the "C" index. This Android phone tried to combine excellent autonomy, modern design and good functionality, which earned the love of millions of people. The hero of today's review retained the mentioned advantages and tried to supplement them with increased gaming power.

Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Z6

Vivo IQOO Z6 - for games and only?

The Android operating system is becoming more and more attractive to gamers. If a few years ago there were practically no worthy projects on it, today users can plunge into the worlds of Genshin Impact, Pascal's Wager, PUBG and so on for hundreds of hours. Of course, for comfortable gameplay you need a smartphone with a powerful processor. The hero of today's review has one, but the manufacturer's desire to reduce costs affected other aspects of the gadget.

Smartphone review: Realme 9 5G

Realme 9 5G - stability as the main enemy

The crisis in the current global economy is leading smartphone manufacturers to make difficult decisions. So, in order to contain the cost of production, developers have to either degrade the technical characteristics of gadgets, or simply re-release “old” models with minimal cosmetic changes. To create the hero of today's review, the second scheme was used, but how will the audience evaluate this approach?

Smartphone review: Huawei Nova 9 SE

Huawei Nova 9 SE - change of priorities

In most cases, the continuation of a successful smartphone continues to develop the successful aspects of its predecessor. For example, the younger representatives of the Nova line gradually improved in terms of technical characteristics and display quality, but this trend continued exactly until the release of the hero of today's review. What metamorphoses awaited the novelty?

Smartphone review: UMiDIGI A13S

UMiDIGI A13S - nowhere is better

The update of the A-series of smartphones of the Chinese company Umidigi consists of three models, each of which has covered a different user group. The Pro version is aimed at people who want to get good photo opportunities and advanced functionality, the “regular” version tries to keep the performance of its older brother and most of its advantages. The younger representative of the updated line is trying to bring the price-quality ratio to an extremely competitive level.

Smartphone review: UMiDIGI A13

UMiDIGI A13 - interesting on the outside and boring on the inside

The Chinese company Umidigi does not slow down the pace of expanding its range of smartphones. So, the manufacturer decided to please loyal fans with three new products in the budget A-series at once. But if the developer's Pro-version came out balanced and up-to-date, then its “ordinary” brother lost many advantages while retaining the design.

Smartphone review: Blackview Oscal C60

Blackview Oscal C60 - the edge of reasonable savings

It is impossible to create an inexpensive smartphone without compromises. Reducing the cost in any case will lead to a weakening of the technical characteristics, assembly materials and other aspects of the gadget. However, a competent manufacturer tries to balance these simplifications and still make the novelty balanced and relevant. Did the Chinese company Blackview succeed with the hero of today's review?

Smartphone review: AGM H5

AGM H5 - clear advantages, critical disadvantages

The rise in user interest in the Chinese company AGM was swift, but fleeting. After several successful and high-tech models, the manufacturer started creating rather controversial and controversial phones that cannot be compared with previously released devices. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review was no exception to this rule.

Smartphone review: Blackview A50

Blackview A50 is not only a pretty wrapper

Smartphones from the Chinese company Blackview are mostly represented in the low and medium price categories, but the most inexpensive models are especially popular. People are increasingly purchasing them as a second phone for making calls, receiving messages, and so on. However, gradually the audience is becoming more demanding, now potential buyers want both functionality and design from an affordable novelty. The hero of today's review is trying to provide what he wants, albeit with some reservations.

Smartphone review: Ulefone Power Armor 14 Pro

Ulefone Power Armor 14 Pro - right decisions

The Chinese company Ulefone is trying not only to watch the actions of competitors, but also to correct its own mistakes. So, the hero of today's review is devoid of most of the shortcomings that were inherent in its predecessor, while the price of the device has not changed much.

Smartphone review: Vivo X Note

Vivo X Note - changes that leave the main

The NEX line of smartphones from the Chinese company Vivo is not so popular outside the homeland due to the lack of international versions, but every Android user wants to use such a phone. And so, a well-known manufacturer suddenly decided to radically change its range and remove familiar abbreviations. However, the beauty of design and the advancement of technical characteristics have not disappeared.

Smartphone review: Cubot P50

Cubot P50 - the beginning of the crisis?

Over the past few years, the Chinese company Kubot could not boast of releasing truly successful smartphones. The abundance of competitors with impressive budgetary funds, a weak advertising campaign and technical characteristics of products that are common for price categories did not contribute to the corporation's profit. And it looks like things are only getting worse.

Smartphone review: Oppo Pad

Oppo Pad - great start

The Chinese company Oppo successfully feels in a huge number of areas, including the production of Android smartphones. However, the tablet market remained unknown to the organization, while most of the corporation's opponents had already released several bestsellers. But the developer finally decided to correct the current situation and present a technological novelty without obvious shortcomings.

Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A03

Samsung Galaxy A03 - modest improvements

The smartphone market is constantly moving forward, which can be seen even in the representatives of the lower price segment. Such phones are becoming more beautiful and functional every year. Unfortunately, although positive changes are noticeable everywhere, they are far from always significant. So, the hero of today's review is quite slightly different from his predecessors.