Phone Reviews (page 20)
Blackview Oscal C80 phone review
Blackview Oscal C80 - a novelty for which you are not ashamed
The Oscal-line of smartphones from the Chinese company Blackview has been aimed at the lower price segment since its inception. However, a significant number of phones in the series were too low-functional and even with a modest price tag did not find many fans. But it seems that such a situation will not happen with the hero of today's review.
Samsung Galaxy A04 phone review
Samsung Galaxy A04 - improvements not on all fronts
The Korean company Samsung does not forget about the low price category of the smartphone market, but an experienced developer cannot create a real budget hit. The hero of today's review also has a number of critical shortcomings, which even not very whimsical users will pay attention to. And although in some aspects it is more interesting than its predecessor, there are not as many significant improvements as we would like.
UMIDIGI A13 Pro 5G phone review
UMIDIGI A13 Pro 5G - more expensive, but more relevant
The number of smartphones in the assortment of the Chinese company Umidigi with the A13 index is increasing every day. Now we have a full-fledged line of phones, capturing both low and medium price segments. The hero of today's review is the most expensive representative of the series, however, his functionality is noticeably more interesting.
Doogee S89 phone review
Doogee S89 - modest price, wide functionality
The Chinese company Doogee is not stable in the release of successful smartphones. Unfortunately, in the range of its products there are a lot of weak models, the correspondence of technical characteristics and price tag in which is significantly inferior to those of direct competitors. However, the developer hits the bull's-eye and provides the audience with really relevant devices, devoid of obvious disadvantages within the cost category.
Blackview BV7100 phone review
Blackview BV7100 - secure, autonomous and inconvenient
The Chinese company Blackview owes much of its fame to waterproof phones. However, over the past few years, the corporation's products have not undergone major changes in ergonomics, design and performance. That is why the advantages familiar to the manufacturer's gadgets do not look so advantageous today. Will the hero of today's review be able to at least partially change the current situation?
Motorola Edge Gen 3 (2022) phone review
Motorola Edge Gen 3 (2022) is a promising novelty
Motorola is gradually returning to the global market, which will definitely please both long-time fans of the corporation and ordinary Android users. The reason for the joy will be more and more stylish and technologically advanced smartphones for every taste and budget. As for the hero of today's review, it is aimed at the middle price segment, where it makes most existing opponents nervous.
Vivo V25 phone review
Vivo V25 is a stylish selfie smartphone
The Chinese company Vivo does not forget to pay attention to literally every layer of users. So, the hero of today's review is aimed at fans of high-quality front cameras and a well-thought-out exterior of a mobile assistant. However, the device also has other strengths.
Motorola Moto Razr 2022 phone review
Motorola Moto Razr 2022 - autonomy anti-records
Motorola's desire to create a beautiful, compact smartphone with a flexible screen and flagship performance can only be approved. However, the corporation, in its desire to reduce the size of the device, has gone too far, which is why the hero of today's review will ask for recharging very often.
Motorola Moto S30 Pro phone review
Motorola Moto S30 Pro - an actual way to save money
A significant part of Android smartphone lovers will agree with the fact that it is very pleasant to buy a phone with a great combination of price and quality without overpaying for unnecessary functionality. It is to this category of devices that the hero of today's review belongs.
Oukitel WP20 Pro phone review
Oukitel WP20 Pro is a reliable but slow mobile assistant
The development of the range of secure smartphones from the Chinese company Oukitel does not stop for a second. The manufacturer both presents full-fledged novelties with a design and a set of technical characteristics that have not yet been seen, as well as slightly modified versions of existing models. It is to the latter type of devices that the hero of today's review belongs.
Xiaomi Redmi A1 phone review
Xiaomi Redmi A1 - representative of the lowest price segment
Although the Chinese company Xiaomi is one of the current leaders in the smartphone market, it does not leave attempts to increase its audience and make additional profit. So, the developer decided to make the range of phones offered even more diverse and included an incredibly budget model, the price of which is not far from a couple of trips to a cafe.
Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 phone review
Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 is the most convenient and technologically advanced in its class
Smartphones with flexible displays are still rare in today's market. The possibility of a high-tech increase in the AMOLED panel and, as a result, additional functionality were interconnected with the fragility of the structure and its significant dimensions, which not everyone liked. However, the hero of today's review solved such problems and may surprise every fan of high-quality Android devices.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 phone review
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 - erasing past shortcomings
The flip-series of folding smartphones from the Korean corporation Samsung has found both a lot of fans and an abundance of haters. The main reason for hating innovative phones was the fragility of their design and modest battery life. The world-famous manufacturer heard criticism of the products and made many corrections. But will they be enough for a demanding audience?
OnePlus Ace Pro phone review
Is OnePlus Ace Pro an Affordable Flagship?
OnePlus has changed its strategy significantly. Now, significantly more smartphones in all price categories come out from under the conveyor of the corporation. So, the first representatives of the Ace-line were aimed at the middle cost segment, where they were able to succeed due to good technical characteristics and reasonable price tags. The hero of today's review is already able to fight even the flagship counterparts.
Vivo V25 Pro phone review
Vivo V25 Pro - in search of the perfect balance
The Chinese company Vivo never ceases to delight fans with smartphones with a perfect design and functionality. Corporations are especially good at devices in the medium-high and flagship segments. Somewhere at their intersection, the hero of today's review is located, which has a whole range of competitive advantages.
Realme 9i 5G phone review
Realme 9i 5G - a minimum of originality
The Chinese company Realme is gradually turning from a new market player into its leader. However, this fact does not always reflect well on the corporation's products. So, in its assortment there are more and more open-ended products that differ little from the decisions of opponents. After all, why do something revolutionary when marketing will help sell a less interesting smartphone.
OnePlus 10T phone review
OnePlus 10T - conservative performance
The Chinese OnePlus company still belongs to the category of A-brands, consistently producing high-quality and extremely competitive products, but if the corporation began its existence with a revolution in the middle price segment, now it is more moderate. So, the hero of today's review is slowly developing the concept of a sub-flagship smartphone, laid down by the developer a few years ago.
OnePlus 10RT phone review
OnePlus 10RT is a confusing flagship
The Chinese company OnePlus quickly moved away from the idea of a small assortment of flagship smartphones, because the market dictates completely different rules. So, for a part of the audience, an emphasis on performance is important, for another - on photo opportunities or autonomy. The world-famous developer is trying to adapt to new conditions, but it is almost impossible to understand the direction of gadgets by their indexes, and in terms of the speed of release of models, the manufacturer is approaching the prolific Xiaomi and Realme.pproaching the prolific Xiaomi and Realme.
UMIDIGI F3 5G phone review
UMIDIGI F3 5G - when the pros and cons are immediately visible
The products of the Chinese company Umidigi often cause mixed emotions among fans of high-quality Android smartphones. Thus, the brand's smartphones please with a well-designed design, decent performance and autonomy parameters for the price category, but at the same time contain a number of obvious shortcomings. Corresponds to this description and the hero of today's review.
OnePlus Nord N20 SE phone review
OnePlus Nord N20 SE - not for sophisticated audiences
The Chinese OnePlus company is trying to keep up with direct competitors in most parameters, including the number of smartphones produced in various price categories. So, the corporation was almost not represented in the segment of the most budgetary Android phones, so the decision to release an inexpensive model at a low price did not come as a surprise to brand fans. However, the functionality of the hero of the review and its competitiveness raise questions.
Motorola Moto X30 Pro phone review
Motorola Moto X30 Pro - surprising with numbers
Motorola does not forget to delight its fans with flagship devices literally every six months. And if a few years ago such phones could hardly compete with analogues from A-brands, today the top-end smartphones of the corporation have a number of serious competitive advantages. The hero of today's review did not do without them.
ZTE Nubia Z40S Pro phone review
ZTE NUBIA Z40S Pro - a couple of strokes to the completed camera phone
The Chinese ZTE company is gradually restoring its popularity around the world after several crisis years. Each new model of the smartphone from the developer is becoming more and more relevant even for the modern demanding audience, the range of flagships has noticeably transformed. The hero of today's review is an addition to the current top phone from the manufacturer, which brings the device almost to perfection.
Oukitel C31 phone review
Oukitel C31 - inexpensive and boring
The Chinese company Oukitel has managed to release more than a dozen good budget smartphones in the history of its existence, but the number of successful models is still gradually decreasing. So, the hero of today's review is unlikely to satisfy all the requests of even the most sophisticated user.
AGM H5 Pro phone review
AGM H5 Pro - notable improvements that are not enough for success
The manufacturer of secure smartphones called AGM has lost much of its popularity in the modern market. The reason is that the developer set too high a bar for quality in previous models, which he was no longer able to achieve due to budget constraints. The hero of today's review, although it turned out to be more interesting than its predecessor, is still inferior to competitors at a similar price.
Vivo IQOO 10 Pro phone review
Vivo IQOO 10 Pro - what should be the flagship
Modern flagship smartphones sometimes turn out to be too compromise for the price tags requested for them. Somewhere autonomy disappoints, in other cases a strong overheating of the gadget in games and when shooting video will dissapoint. However, the hero of today's review did without critical flaws, thanks to which he has every chance to please millions of buyers.
Vivo IQOO 10 phone review
Vivo IQOO 10 - performance without frills
What do most users require from a flagship smartphone? In 99% of cases the list will start with such parameters as premium build materials, sophisticated design, impressive photo opportunities. Only at the end of the listing a certain percentage of people will remember about the wireless charging method and moisture protection. If you belong to that part of the audience that does not need these features, then the hero of the review will give a lot of positive emotions for a reasonable price.
Ulefone Armor 15 phone review
Ulefone Armor 15 - sound is always with you
The Chinese company Ulefone is not afraid of experiments and changes. So, the employees of the corporation decided to install a case for wireless headphones in the smartphone itself, saving the user from having to carry the device separately. But is the concept so perfect?
Meizu M10S phone review
Meizu M10S - weak return attempts
The fate of the Chinese company Meizu cannot be called easy. From a once-potential industry leader, the corporation has turned into an organization that barely shows signs of life. Many bad decisions led to a drop in sales, the company's exit from the world market, a reduction in the budget and a significant reduction in the product range. New items, like the hero of today's review, are simply not able to return the brand to its former fame.
Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition phone review
Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition - the ideal with a long name
In 2021, the Chinese company Realme pleased its fans with an amazing camera phone with an Explorer index, which also impressed with an excellent combination of price and performance. And even though the model was intended only for the Chinese market, it was also willingly bought by residents of Europe and the CIS. It seems that such a fate awaits the hero of today's review.
Honor 80 Pro+ phone review
Honor 80 Pro + - universal flagship smartphone
Often top phones, even from the most famous brands, turn out to be quite narrowly focused. Somewhere there is a clear emphasis on gaming capabilities, while in other devices there are problems with autonomy. The hero of the review avoided such shortcomings and is ready to please every fan of Android smartphones.
Ulefone Armor X6 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor X6 Pro - protected and outdated
The actions of the Chinese company Ulefone sometimes do not always lend themselves to logic. So, for some reason, an experienced smartphone manufacturer decided to release a Pro version of a budget phone almost three years ago. Apparently, it was the desire to sell stock balances that prompted the developer to create not the most competitive device.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S - exclusively for the gamer?
Smartphones based on Android 12 OS are becoming more and more popular among game fans. The reason for this behavior of people is the emergence of really well-developed Android games and high-end emulators for game consoles like PlayStation 2, Nintendo Switch. The hero of today's review will definitely please that part of the audience that wants to go into the world of electronic entertainment for long hours. But other users may have questions about the far from the cheapest phone.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7s Pro phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7s Pro - improvements for the most attentive gamers
Gaming smartphones from the Chinese ZTE company can hardly be called bad, but some of their parameters pass from one generation to another without much change. So, you can distinguish the hero of today's review from his predecessor only by technical characteristics.
Honor X40i phone review
Honor X40i - when beauty does not save from failure
It seems that the Chinese company Honor is gradually losing his grip. So, the developer over the past year released several controversial smartphones at once, which did not find a response in the hearts of customers. One of them is the hero of today's review, which makes a bet exclusively on the attractiveness of the exterior and forgets about the importance of the functionality and productivity of technical characteristics.
Doogee X97 Pro phone review
Doogee X97 Pro - a step from potential success
The assortment of smartphones of the Chinese Doogee company is clearly not one of the hits. The manufacturer with extensive experience, but still a limited budget is simply not able to produce extremely competitive products in all price segments. However, sometimes the developer pleases with pleasant exceptions, one of which was the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Doogee S89 Pro
Doogee S89 Pro - the power bank is now even more functional
A huge number of Android users want a mobile assistant with good autonomy, but only a small part of these people are looking at devices with a really capacious battery. The disadvantages of such gadgets are weight and dimensions, and sometimes mediocre technical characteristics. The hero of today's review eliminates the last problem, however, due to mediocre ergonomics, it is still a desirable product for only a certain percentage of the audience.
Doogee V11 phone review
Doogee V11 - In search of differences
The Chinese Doogee company does not forget to expand the assortment of the proposed smartphones monthly, because without new products it is simply impossible to attract an audience. However, the corporation in its budget is far from market leaders, therefore, an increase in the model range sometimes occurs due to banal copying of already released models with minor changes. So, it will be difficult for an ordinary user to understand how to distinguish the hero of today's review and his predecessor.
Xiaomi Redmi K50i phone review
Xiaomi Redmi K50i - repetition for good
The Chinese Xiaomi company has been repeatedly seen in re-releases of its successful smartphones under various names and brands. The heterogeneous popularity of the lines in different countries, the need to adapt software and a set of 3G and 4G frequencies in certain regions obliged the manufacturer to act in the manner indicated earlier. However, the audience is unlikely to be upset by the release of phones like the hero of today's review.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra phone review
Xiaomi 12S Ultra - when not only photos are flawless
The Chinese Xiaomi company is trying to differentiate its products so that it meets the largest possible number of requests from demanding users. The hero of today's review is aimed at fans of high-quality mobile cameras and strives to take a leading position in the popular DxOMark rating.
Xiaomi 12S Pro phone review
Xiaomi 12S Pro - cosmetic changes and more
The rapidly increasing pace of development of the smartphone market obliges manufacturers to update the range of products offered as soon as possible to suit the needs of the audience. But what is new to offer this or that corporation literally six months after the release of a successful flagship? The Chinese company Xiaomi has an answer to this question.
Cubot KingKong Mini 2 Pro phone review
Cubot KingKong Mini 2 Pro - small, strange and almost unprotected
The Chinese Cubot company decided to surprise fans of compact smartphones by releasing a small brutal monoblock with a design that hints at the presence of full-fledged moisture protection. However, the reality was not as rosy as the fans of the brand would like. As a result, the hero of today's review is characterized by a number of problems, even within the low-mid price category.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi 12 Lite
Xiaomi 12 Lite - emphasis on attractiveness
Smartphone design is an important aspect of its success, which many users value no less than functionality or performance. However, the desire to give beauty to the phone sometimes leads to problems with other parameters of the mobile assistant. The hero of today's review is trying to combine sophisticated style with a flagship feature set and affordable price. Is the manufacturer doing the right thing?
Xiaomi 12S phone review
Xiaomi 12S - changes that are not worth attention?
The Chinese company Xiaomi has accustomed its fans to frequent additions to its range of smartphones. If a few years ago we had to wait a new flagship for a considerable period of time, now top models come out almost every six months. However, improvements in such new products are expected to be less. So, the hero of today's review is not much different from its predecessor and is unlikely to cause a desire to sell it.
Realme Narzo 50i Prime phone review
Realme Narzo 50i Prime - the most budget gaming phone?
A huge number of people around the world would like to get acquainted with the latest Android games, but sometimes resource-intensive projects require a lot of money for a mobile assistant and are often not available on low-end devices. However, the hero of today's review, although not completely, nevertheless erases the prevailing stereotypes about low-budget phones.
Vivo IQOO 9T phone review
Vivo IQOO 9T - minimum differences
The Android smartphone market is becoming more and more rapid as manufacturers improve their products. To remain competitive, the developer has to update its flagship lines every six months. However, sometimes such successful devices come out from under the conveyor of a particular company that there is actually nothing to change in them. For example, the hero of today's review has become an almost complete copy of its predecessor.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5S Pro phone review
Xiaomi Black Shark 5S Pro - maximum for gamers
Diversification of the range of smartphones offered is a great thing for both the manufacturer and the buyers, because it is much easier to identify a product that meets the needs. So, the hero of today's review is aimed at fans of Android games who want to get a full replacement for portable game consoles.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5S phone review
Xiaomi Black Shark 5S is a budget flagship for gamers
There are more and more fans of Android games every year. The reason for this is not only the gradual reduction in the cost of devices with productive CPUs, but also the progress of graphics and gameplay of the game projects themselves. That is why the Chinese Xiaomi company is increasingly betting on powerful smartphones with a focus on sophisticated gamers.
Nothing Phone 1 phone review
Nothing Phone 1 - surprising and admiring
The Chinese Nothing company may seem like a new player in the smartphone market, but its owner and some of the employees are characterized by vast experience in such a well-known corporation as OnePlus. A feature of all the company's products is the transparency of their cases, which greatly distinguishes the manufacturer's products from those of opponents. The hero of today's review was no exception to the rule, but he will be able to please the buyer not only with the originality of the design.
IIIF150 Air1 Pro phone review
IIIF150 Air1 Pro - steps in the right direction
The sub-brand of the Chinese Oukitel company with an extremely unusual name continues to improve its products. If the first models of secure smartphones did not stand out from their opponents, then the latest phones of the corporation have improved design, functionality, autonomy and other aspects. The hero of today's review could claim the title of a bestseller, if not for a number of non-critical, but unpleasant problems.
Huawei Nova 10 Pro phone review
Huawei Nova 10 Pro - not enough improvements?
Pro versions of successful smartphones usually differ from their ordinary counterparts in design, functionality, and performance. However, sometimes rather strange devices come out from under the assembly line of manufacturers, not only largely repeating their predecessors, but also having a number of critical disadvantages for the price category. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review is closer to just such a group of phones.
