Phone Reviews (page 34)
Smartphone review: Blackview A80s
Blackview A80s - inexpensive and tasteful?
The Chinese company Blackview continues to earn every last penny from the successful models of its smartphones. The A80, released a few months ago, pleased the audience with both its design and functionality for a very reasonable price. However, as time goes on, the technical specifications become obsolete. The hero of today's review offers all the best that was in its predecessor, and adds increased performance to this list of advantages. But are these changes enough for repeated success?
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade X1 5G
ZTE Blade X1 5G - Chinese American
The year 2021 for ZTE started quite modestly. While opponents announced and released many curious smartphones, the once world-famous corporation remained silent. The hero of today's review was the first novelty of the manufacturer over the last month, but only US residents can appreciate its balance in terms of technical characteristics and functionality. It seems that the citizens of Europe and the CIS countries will have to quietly envy.
Smartphone review: Oppo A55 5G
Oppo A55 5G - inexpensive and with 5G frequencies
5G smartphones are becoming more relevant and attractive to audiences. If only yesterday the highest speeds of the Internet connection seemed fantastic, today for relatively modest money you can take a device with similar functionality, as well as stylish design and good autonomy. One of these devices is the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Vivo S7t
Vivo S7t - not drastic, but logical changes
The Chinese company Vivo is known for producing not the most affordable, but extremely stylish and functional smartphones. The manufacturer supplements the most successful models with improved or, conversely, simplified versions for additional profit, because it is possible to save money on already developed housing concepts. However, the hero of today's review was rather a step away from his predecessor. But such a move by the developer is not devoid of logic.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Armor 11
Ulefone Armor 11 - reduce the scope, citizen
Over the past few months, the Chinese company Ulefon has seriously expanded and at the same time improved the range of smartphones in the mid-high price segment. The Armor line of rugged and technologically advanced phones has been replenished with the hero of today's review. The device is incredibly pleased with the ratio of price, functionality and performance, but the developer decided to save on the design of the novelty.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A82
Samsung Galaxy A82 - continuing to be original
The Korean company Samsung last year delighted its fans with the A80 smartphone with a folding camera mechanism. As a result, the photographic possibilities for selfies were great, and in other aspects the phone tried to keep up with the opponents. However, the problem with phantom clicks of the wheelbarrow and a number of less critical shortcomings still did not bring the gadget to the rank of camera phones. The hero of today's review must correct the mistakes of his predecessor while maintaining the overall design concept.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Neo 5
Vivo IQOO Neo 5 - the flagship that will not be given to us
The Chinese company Vivo has been pleasing its fans for several years with Neo-line smartphones, which are distinguished by outstanding functionality at a relatively affordable price. At the same time, the phones of the series were devoid of any serious drawbacks and were characterized by the utmost balance for the value category. Only the lack of global versions of the devices confused fans of the brand from Europe, the USA and the CIS countries. Unfortunately, rumors about the release of the hero of today's review on the world market turned out to be fiction.
Smartphone review: Realme X9
Realme X9 - not beauty alone
The Chinese company Realmi sometimes surprises with its inconsistency. The manufacturer can both produce fairly passable smartphones of low and medium price segments, and delight its fans with real bestsellers, which they just want to buy for themselves. The hero of today's review combines stunning design, almost flagship functionality and an affordable price. What is the secret to creating such an interesting device?
Smartphone review: Realme C20
Realme C20 is not the most necessary novelty
Expanding the range of products on offer is an important thing for every smartphone manufacturer, but this process must be done wisely. A sophisticated audience and a huge number of competing firms will not allow even the most talented and beloved corporation to make many mistakes, because the punishment can be severe. And if the Chinese company Realmi continues to release phones like the hero of today's review, then their path to leadership will become more difficult.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Note 10
Ulefone Note 10 - ideal for the unpretentious?
The Chinese company Ulefon is still not known among the widest circles of users, but it seems that the developer is satisfied with this state of affairs. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain the large number of not particularly impressive new products. For example, the hero of today's review is able to be a full-fledged main mobile assistant only for inexperienced buyers.
Smartphone review: Cubot C20
Cubot C20 - combination of modern and outdated
The Chinese company Kubot is gradually losing ground. If a few years ago the corporation had prerequisites for the transition to the A-brands segment, now the manufacturer is drowning in the creation of partial clones of successful phones (using a similar name and design), independent projects of the developer are also not delightful. So, the hero of today's review, although he has a number of successful finds for an inexpensive Android smartphone, is still not able to get to the title of a potential hit.
Smartphone review: ASUS ROG Phone 4
ASUS ROG Phone 4 - ahead of charts
The Taiwanese company Asus closely monitors the smartphone market, including the actions of competitors. So, in the segment of gaming phones, it is planned to release several serious products at once, claiming to be the leader. An experienced manufacturer decided not to let opponents take over the mentioned niche and noticeably accelerated the launch of a new representative of the ROG line. Did the changes in the release date affect the quality of the device?
Smartphone review: ZTE Nubia Z30
ZTE Nubia Z30 - hopes for revival
The Chinese company ZTE got lost against the background of competitors that significantly strengthened their positions. Litigation with US authorities, controversial decisions of the corporation's management negatively affected the brand's popularity outside of China. However, over the past few years, the once-popular manufacturer has mustered up the strength and budget to gradually organize its comeback. The hero of today's review should help the developer in this difficult task.
Smartphone review: Oppo A93 5G
Oppo A93 5G is a ghostly bestseller
The Chinese company Oppo, although it has vast experience in the production of high-quality smartphones, still sometimes makes mistakes in the positioning of certain models. The hero of today's review is ready to attract the attention of millions of people around the world due to its affordable price and excellent technical characteristics, but the developer decided to leave it on sale only in China.
Smartphone review: Doogee S88 Plus
Doogee S88 Plus - humble steps towards success
The desire of the Chinese company Dodge to earn every last cent from successful models of smartphones is explained both by a decrease in the production cost of a new device, and by the absence of the need for large-scale advertising campaigns. Users already know the manufacturer's previous hit in person, why not sell the brand's fans an improved version of the popular phone? In the case of the hero of today's review, the improvements made may not be enough for a sophisticated audience.
Smartphone review: Doogee X95 Pro
Doogee X95 Pro - when the main flaws are in place
The Chinese company Dodge continues to practice the release of simplified or, conversely, improved versions of its more or less successful smartphones. In some cases, the manufacturer listens to the audience's feedback on certain models and corrects their disadvantages in the updated edition. Unfortunately, this situation did not happen with the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Realme Race Pro
Realme Race Pro - application for leadership
The Chinese company Xiaomi was able to become the first corporation to introduce a smartphone based on the latest flagship processor from Qualcomm. However, the newly minted competitor of the market leader in the person of Realmi does not want to lag behind the eminent rival. The hero of today's review is trying to surpass the opponents' product both in price and in functionality. Surprisingly, the phone does it well.
Smartphone review: Vivo Y31s 5G
Vivo Y31s 5G - the hit is not for us
Smartphone manufacturers often adapt their models for different markets, changing their functionality. Thus, users of Android phones from Europe and the CIS countries especially appreciate the presence of contactless payments in their mobile assistants, as well as an extended frequency range. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review is aimed at China and is deprived of NFC, as well as the FDD-LTE B7 frequency. But the gadget had a chance to become a real bestseller.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Note 11P
Ulefone Note 11P is a step towards success
Smartphones from the Chinese company Ulefon enjoy moderate interest from the audience. Problems with software optimization, savings in design and assembly materials, as well as photographic capabilities become obstacles to the popularity of gadgets. However, the manufacturer is trying to gradually improve these parameters, which can be seen from the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto One 5G Ace
Motorola Moto One 5G Ace is practically a "flagship killer"
Motorola has everything you need to be one of the leaders in the Android smartphone market. An impressive budget, brand awareness, qualified specialists, the ability to conduct large-scale marketing campaigns - not all smartphone manufacturers differ in this list. However, the developer makes mistakes even with such a set of competitive advantages. The hero of today's review could well become a bestseller if the corporation paid him a little more attention.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO U1 5G
Vivo IQOO U1 5G - one step away from popularity
A significant number of smartphones of the Chinese company Vivo do not receive the reaction from the market audience that the developer expects. The reasons, of course, lie precisely in the actions of the manufacturer himself. So, some phones do not come out in the global version, other gadgets lack a competent advertising campaign, and still others have several small but critical drawbacks for users. And it seems that the hero of today's review in one way or another refers to all the groups listed.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy M02s
Samsung Galaxy M02s - available and offline
The lower price segment of the smartphone market is becoming more popular every day, because even the most budget phones are able to provide the user with numerous useful functions and become an excellent assistant in everyday activities. However, audience demands are also growing rapidly. Only the functionality of the device is now not enough for its one hundred percent success, sophisticated buyers want to see the beauty of the design, excellent photosensors and many other things, even for a democratic amount of money. Surprisingly, the hero of today's review can give a lot from this list. But how will its shortcomings affect the popularity of the gadget?
Smartphone review: Realme V15
Realme V15 - bright hit
The Chinese company Realmi not only wants to become a full-fledged competitor to such mastodons of the smartphone market as Xiaomi, Huawei, but also has ambitions to become the industry leaders. To do this, the corporation must not only conduct a competent marketing campaign, but also create devices that are truly relevant in design and functionality. The hero of today's review fully meets these requirements and at the same time offers an affordable price.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi 9T
Xiaomi Redmi 9T - turn off the copier
The Chinese company Xiaomi loves to release the same models with different names in different regions. Recently, however, the situation has begun to change for the worse. Now, even in the territory of one country, it is possible to purchase essentially the same phones. So, the hero of today's review is almost a complete clone of Poco M3 and Note 9 4G.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K11
Xiaomi Redmi K11 - renaming for additional sales
The next generation of the main line of flagship smartphones of the Chinese company Xiaomi has caused a serious stir among Android users, even if the new model is not ideal for the asking price tag. And while the number 11 is heard by the audience, the well-known developer decided to roll back the K-series of phones of its sub-brand Redmi somewhat. Will such changes affect the popularity of the hero of today's review?
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto Nio
Motorola Moto Nio - when everything is fine, except for the price
The Motorola company, although not very well known today in Europe and in the territory of the CIS countries, has a number of extremely competitive smartphones in its range. Unfortunately, the main obstacle to gaining the popularity that the manufacturer had 10-15 years ago is not the most democratic pricing policy. So, the hero of today's review could well claim to be a bestseller with a more modest price tag, because there are practically no flaws in it.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 11
Xiaomi Mi 11 - flagship celebration
What should be a modern flagship? Among the hundreds of definitions listed, there will definitely be the words "productive", "with brilliant photographic capabilities", "long-playing", "beautiful". The hero of today's review is perfect for everything described, who at the same time does not forget to bring something new to the segment.
Smartphone review: Huawei Mate 40e
Huawei Mate 40e - flagship, cut in functionality
The relevance of smartphones of the Chinese company Huawei is gradually decreasing. Unfortunately, the corporation was never able to compensate for the loss of Google services. A number of applications work unstable due to this fact, some programs simply cannot be found in the developer's branded store. The flagship segment has been hit particularly hard by the decline in sales. And even the cheaper hero of today's review is unlikely to make the manufacturer's products more popular.
Smartphone review: Blackview A70
Blackview A70 - a couple of years late
Launching an inexpensive smartphone is not the easiest task in today's smart phone market. The audience is becoming more and more demanding of the technical characteristics and functionality of even such devices. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Blackview decided that the hero of today's review would have enough of an exceptionally beautiful design and autonomy to win the hearts of users.
Smartphone review: Oppo A95
Oppo A95 - a verified hit?
The Chinese company Oppo has vast experience in creating high-quality smartphones. Problems with one of the market leaders in the person of Huawei allow another compatriot to count on expanding the audience of users, but for such a result it is necessary to create an exceptionally balanced phone in terms of performance, design and functionality. The hero of today's review fully meets such requirements.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G - a ruined bestseller?
The mid-price segment of 5G smartphones has become one of the most popular and fastest growing this year. The release of a successful phone in this price range promises the manufacturer a good profit, but a sophisticated audience wants to see a technological, beautiful and functional device even for that kind of money. In pursuit of achieving such a result, the Korean company Samsung, unfortunately, forgot about the cost of the hero of today's review and, as a result, its final price tag.
Smartphone review: Realme Koi
Realme Koi - gold fish?
The names of companies and their products often appear for a reason. Someone names a corporation after their daughter (Mercedes), other people adore rice grains (Xiaomi). Representatives of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realmi decided to pay tribute to the cute koi carp by naming the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: OnePlus 9 Lite
OnePlus 9 Lite - more expensive, but easier?
The Chinese company Vanplas decided to expand the line of the ninth generation of its flagship smartphones with the Lite version. Perhaps this decision is due to an increase in prices for top-end products of the corporation, which is why a number of brand fans switched to alternatives from competitors. Unfortunately, the simplified version of the flagship turned out to be quite controversial and in several points even worse than the previously released 8T model.
Smartphone review: OUKITEL K15
OUKITEL K15 - battery above all else
The Chinese company Oukitel has decided to give its fans a lot of smartphones with increased autonomy in recent months, but if a few years ago only such a competitive advantage was enough to create a competitive phone, today a demanding audience wants to get both the beauty of design and functionality. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review can only partially boast of such things.
Smartphone review: F150 B2021
F150 B2021 - without saving on the main thing?
The release of a smartphone at the turn of the low and middle price segments is always associated with difficulties in terms of reducing the cost of the final product. You still have to save on something, the developer needs to make the right choice. If the decision is correct, then you get a phone like the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO 7 Pro
Vivo IQOO 7 Pro - Enter the bestseller territory
The Chinese company Vivo, along with its sub-brand, which has a very difficult name to pronounce, is trying to impose competition on market leaders, both Xiaomi, Huawei and Realme, and Apple. The task is almost impossible, because in order to lure users it is necessary to create an extremely balanced smartphone in terms of design, performance and functionality. Surprisingly, the hero of today's review is ready to become such a device.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power
Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power - autonomy that competitors envy
The modern smartphone has become much more functional than its counterpart five years ago. The impressive performance of even budget phones, large screens, improved photographic capabilities and much more simply obliges us to use the mobile assistant in a variety of daily tasks for 5-10 hours. Of course, you don't want to stand at the outlet several times with such active use of the gadget. The hero of today's review has an extremely capacious battery, which is difficult to find from opponents at a similar price tag. But how does the situation develop with its other parameters?
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra - dear ideal
The Korean company Samsung has decided to please its fans with a new flagship model that corrects many of the shortcomings of its predecessor. The photographic capabilities, performance and many other aspects have improved, but the price has also increased significantly. Is the modified flagship worth the money?
Smartphone review: Huawei Nova 8 Pro
Huawei Nova 8 Pro - a smartphone is not for everyone
The Chinese company Huawei is trying to maintain its share of users in the Android smartphone market, although this process is difficult for the corporation. Products without Google services that are important to many applications are finding fewer and fewer fans, and aggressive pricing is no longer helping. So, the hero of today's review is extremely competitive in its design and technical characteristics, but he is unlikely to receive the title of a bestseller.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A72 5G
Samsung Galaxy A72 5G - semi-flagship or budget top?
The A-series of inexpensive smartphones of the Korean company Samsung has suddenly acquired a number of not the most affordable 5G smartphones, which are even closer to the upper price segment in the manufacturer's range of phones. The hero of today's review is trying to combine almost flagship functionality and design, unfortunately, sacrificing a number of important things for users to reduce the cost. Will the audience positively perceive the novelty?
Smartphone review: Oppo A15s
Oppo A15s - too budget smartphone
The range of Android smartphones of the Chinese company Oppo is expanding at a rapid pace, but with such a huge number of new products, it is really difficult to create extremely relevant and successful products. So, the hero of today's review was created rather to fill the lineup, because the developer has significantly saved on most of its parameters.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO 7
Vivo IQOO 7 - smartphone charged in all respects
The Chinese company Vivo is trying to improve its flagships every year and provide them with more and more interesting competitive advantages. So, the owner of the hero of today's review will not think about how long he will spend at the outlet. The phone charges almost instantly, which a couple of years ago any Android user could not even dream of.
Smartphone review: Blackview A80 Plus
Blackview A80 Plus - improvement along with deterioration
The Chinese company Blackview is trying to siphon every last cent out of a commercially successful smartphone. So, the hero of today's review is already the third phone model, which is based on one design concept. The novelty, although more expensive than its predecessor, has not become better in all aspects.
Smartphone review: Vivo iQOO U3
Vivo iQOO U3 - step to success
Recently, a significant number of smartphones have come out that have not been able to achieve high sales due to several small but critical shortcomings. Somewhere the design pumped up, in some model they forgot about photographic possibilities, the hero of today's review loses most of the chances of being a bestseller due to the lack of contactless NFC payments. This fact is doubly offensive if we take into account the manufacturability and balance of the phone.
Smartphone review: Realme Narzo 30 Pro
Realme Narzo 30 Pro - budget saving camera phone
A huge number of Android users require a smartphone with excellent photographic capabilities, but usually only expensive flagship models have such advantages. Fortunately, if you try, you can find pleasant exceptions like the hero of today's review. In addition, the phone will not disappoint with its technical characteristics.
Smartphone review: ZTE Nubia Red Magic Z
ZTE Nubia Red Magic Z - stupid innovation
The smartphone industry is moving forward by leaps and bounds. Every year, we see innovative solutions from manufacturers that will significantly change the way we think about mobile assistants. But not all innovations are equally useful. So, the hero of today's review is ready to impress with unusual functions, but the delight from using them will soon fade away.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno 5 Pro+
Oppo Reno 5 Pro+ - camera phone without flaws
Flagship smartphones are able to delight the audience due to their technology, functionality and beauty of design, but not every top-end phone is ready to boast of outstanding photographic capabilities. The hero of today's review is trying to combine all the best in the highest price category of the market and at the same time be a full replacement for a camera.
Smartphone review: Realme Narzo 30A
Realme Narzo 30A - correct economy
There are several reasons why users may choose low-end smartphones. Some people need a second phone for work, others take a gadget for a child, and still others do not want to spend extra money on functionality that is redundant for them. However, the hero of today's review is quite suitable for the role of the main mobile assistant, even for fairly sophisticated buyers.
Smartphone review: Lenovo Lemon K12
Lenovo Lemon K12 - non-acidic smartphone
Just a few years ago, the Chinese company Lenovo was one of the potential leaders in the phone industry. Models like A830, S650, K900 have become real bestsellers due to the combination of price, functionality and design. However, at some point, the corporation relaxed and let the opponents go ahead, who took almost the entire audience from the manufacturer. The hero of today's review should help the once famous developer win back his buyer.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021 - dedicated to creative people
For a huge number of Android users, the smartphone has become not just a mobile assistant, but also a full-fledged tool for work. A huge number of artists and designers use touchscreen phones with stylus to create true graphic masterpieces. The hero of today's review will perfectly suit such buyers, and even save their money.
