Phone Reviews (page 35)
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A72
Samsung Galaxy A72 - point changes
Although the Korean company Samsung is in constant struggle with serious opponents from China, it does not seek to make excessive efforts to superiority over the products of these corporations. Why spend extra budgetary funds when you can bring a previously released model to the level of analogues and give it several competitive advantages?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi Note 11 Pro
Xiaomi Mi Note 11 Pro - camera phone for the elite
Progress does not stand still. Today, the photographic capabilities of top-end smartphones are helping many people create true works of art that can be easily confused with footage from professional equipment. The Chinese company Xiaomi is also working on cameras for its latest phones. So, the hero of today's review has become almost an ideal choice for a mobile photographer, however, the price tag of the gadget has increased significantly.
Smartphone review: Vivo X60 Pro Plus
Vivo X60 Pro Plus is an expensive pleasure
Flagship smartphones of the highest price segment are the dream of a huge number of Android users. Impeccable design and functionality, exorbitant performance are not a complete list of the advantages of such devices. The hero of today's review is trying to get even closer to perfection, while sacrificing democratic prices.
Smartphone review: Vivo Y52s
Vivo Y52s - child of progress
The middle price segment of the smartphone market is overgrown with an increasing number of models with support for 5G networks. For users, this fact turns out to be extremely beneficial, because the desire of manufacturers to get a buyer leads to an improvement in the functionality of phones, a decrease in their price tag. The hero of today's review is a reflection of this process.
Smartphone review: Vivo X60 Pro
Vivo X60 Pro is a risky move
The Chinese company Vivo often surprises its fans with non-trivial solutions both in terms of smartphone design and technical characteristics. However, sometimes the choice of a developer in one aspect or another turns out to be ambiguous. So, the hero of today's review received a flagship processor from Samsung with the general love of the market audience for Qualcomm's products. Was it worth using such unusual components in a top-end device?
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade V2021
ZTE Blade V2021 - cheap 5G without compromise
The Chinese company ZTE got involved in the fight against the newly-minted market leaders in the person of Xiaomi and Realme. Many smartphone manufacturers are now trying to attract buyers by releasing budget 5G smartphones, because this technology is insanely popular. And it seems that the hero of today's review has become one of the most affordable and at the same time balanced phones with the mentioned functionality.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 10i
Xiaomi Mi 10i - kingdom of self-repeat
The Chinese corporation Xiaomi is doing its best to expand the range of products offered for no particular reason. Because of this desire of the developer to release as many new products as possible, real buyers suffer. In fact, one and the same model can have one name in the Poco subbrand, another in Redmi and a third one directly from the parent company. A similar situation happened with the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: OnePlus 9E
OnePlus 9E - decreasing flagships
The Chinese company Vanplas has recently been trying to reach an increasing proportion of the audience. Of course, some fans of the corporation did not like the release of low- and mid-price smartphones, which somewhat alters the brand's image. However, the manufacturer does not forget about the flagship line. So, the hero of today's review is ready to please buyers with both beauty and manufacturability, and a rare compactness today.
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade 20 Pro 5G
ZTE Blade 20 Pro 5G is a powerful response to competitors
The Chinese company ZTE continues to monitor the smartphone market and adapt to its updated conditions. And it seems that several years of actual downtime did not affect the talent of the manufacturer, which again releases an extremely balanced, functional and technological phone, practically devoid of flaws.
Smartphone review: Realme Race
Realme Race - bestseller exchange?
Chinese firm Realmi is increasing its fan base every day, making it the fastest growing smartphone manufacturer in 2020. To build on the success, parent company Oppo decided to sub-brand the flagship line. Was this decision correct?
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G - where are the disadvantages?
The Korean company Samsung is becoming more and more aggressive in terms of its pricing policy in the lower and middle cost segments of the Android market. The popularity of the latest 5G smartphones, functional and low-cost phones of opponents are forcing the corporation to produce equally competitive and relevant products. So, the hero of today's review is not far from the title of an ideal mobile assistant for his money.
Smartphone review: Doogee S59 Pro
Doogee S59 Pro - ideal for unpretentious users
Smartphones at the border of the low-to-mid price segments are usually divided into two categories. Representatives of the first group are good in several parameters, but weak in others, while the members of the second sample are not bad products, but far from ideal in all aspects. For the overwhelming majority of buyers, this particular subgroup is the most interesting and suitable. How nice to know that the hero of today's review has become just such a balanced phone.
Smartphone review: Cubot King Kong Mini 2
Cubot King Kong Mini 2 - new without changes?
The continuation of the line of smartphones usually brings a lot of new things to the models loved by users. Technical specifications and design are becoming more relevant, and photographic possibilities are also transformed. Surprisingly, the hero of today's review is completely identical to its predecessor in these parameters. What has changed in the gadget?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 4G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 4G - confusing the audience
The marketers of the Chinese company Xiaomi are ingenious and at the same time strange people. It was largely thanks to their work that the corporation was able to become so popular, but at the same time a number of their decisions raise serious questions. Especially a lot of oddities can be seen in the names of smartphones being produced. Phones of different price segments have similar names, while the developer's product range is overloaded. Because of this, it is extremely easy to get lost in the abundance of gadgets. The hero of today's review only exacerbates the situation.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G - flagships are no longer needed
Xiaomi made a statement some time ago that in China the corporation will sell exclusively 5G smartphones in the middle and high price categories. Fans of the budget Note-line were surprised by this fact, because in the ninth generation of phablets for the USA, Europe and the CIS countries there was no support for 5G networks. The world-famous manufacturer decided not to adapt the already released products for another market, but to create a new and at the same time extremely impressive phone.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 5G is different now!
At times, marketers at Xiaomi's Chinese company make incredibly smart and balanced decisions, but they can also make many terrible mistakes. So, the ninth generation Note-line of excellent phablets had every chance of losing the status of bestsellers due to the slight difference in technical characteristics from those of its predecessors and the lack of NFC. But the hero of today's review corrects an almost fatal situation.
Smartphone review: Vivo V20 Pro
Vivo V20 Pro - for yourself
A huge number of Android smartphone users are now blogging or social media pages. Almost everyone publishes their own photographs in them. If a few years ago the quality and even the presence of a front camera was not such an essential criterion for choosing a phone, now its importance has increased dramatically. It was on the given component that the Chinese company Vivo emphasized in the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Oppo A53 5G
Oppo A53 5G - you definitely haven't forgotten anything?
It's amazing how close some smartphones sometimes get to the title of bestseller, but still do not achieve it due to a couple of nasty flaws. Such situations arise usually due to the mistakes of marketers who have incorrectly identified user requests in a particular price category. So, the hero of today's review is a clear example of a phone, all the splendor of which has been destroyed due to strange flaws.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto Z5
Motorola Moto Z5 - the long-awaited flagship
For a long period of time, the Motorola company did not please its fans with a truly productive and technologically advanced smartphone, capable of competing on equal terms with the best representatives of the highest price category. However, the period of calm is finally over, now the loyal fans of the manufacturer will be able to turn their attention to the outstanding hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto E7
Motorola Moto E7 - a collection of strange decisions
The creation of an inexpensive smartphone is a complex and multifaceted process in modern market conditions. Today's users demand from a phone at the turn of the lower and middle price segment and a thoughtful design, and a good base level of performance, and much more. The Motorola company in the hero of today's review decided to focus on photographic capabilities, but forgot about the rest of the aspects.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A02S
Samsung Galaxy A02S are delightful improvements?
The Korean company Samsung is trying to keep up with its Chinese rivals, which are pursuing an extremely aggressive pricing policy. The efforts of the corporation are especially noticeable in the lower value segment. The developer's products are becoming more beautiful and functional every year. The hero of today's review is no exception to this rule.
Smartphone review: Lenovo Lemon K12 Pro
Lenovo Lemon K12 Pro - noteworthy phablet
The Chinese company Lenovo continues to release potential hits. Of course, the once popular corporation still cannot keep up with the market leaders, but the developer has definitely made progress in comparison with previously released smartphones. So, the hero of today's review will be the perfect choice for fans of phones with a large screen.
Smartphone review: Doogee S41
Doogee S41 - budget strength
The low price segment of rugged smartphones is evolving at a fairly rapid pace. Both their appearance and functionality are being transformed. If a couple of years ago, when purchasing an affordable IP68 phone, the user could only count on receiving calls and messages, as well as launching the least demanding applications, today devices like the hero of today's review are ready to be full-fledged mobile assistants without any compromises.
Smartphone review: Huawei Enjoy 20e
Huawei Enjoy 20e - return to well-being?
The Chinese company Huawei is having a hard time due to the ongoing US sanctions. This fact is evidenced by the recent sale of the Honor sub-brand, albeit at a more than decent price. However, it seems that the negative situation is slowly easing for the corporation. For example, the manufacturer was allowed to use Qualcomm 4G processors for its products, which makes it easier for the organization to operate in the lower and middle price segments.
Smartphone review: ZTE Axon 20 Pro 5G
ZTE Axon 20 Pro 5G - interesting
The Chinese company ZTE continues the recovery process after the crisis events. The range of the manufacturer's smartphones is increasing both quantitatively and qualitatively. So, the developer decided to take a part of the audience of the middle price segment by releasing a stylish and extremely balanced hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A12 5G
Samsung Galaxy A12 5G - template break
Fans of the Korean company Samsung managed to get used to the structure of the corporation's range of smartphones. So, the A-series represented the most budgetary line of the developer's devices, aimed at unpretentious buyers. However, 5G smartphones of this series are characterized by almost flagship functionality, beautiful design and, surprisingly, a considerable price. The hero of today's review has become the most affordable 5G phone from the company.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G10 Play
Motorola Moto G10 Play - inexpensive and without flaws
Motorola is having a hard time in the current smartphone market. A huge number of opponents of the corporation are striving to produce ever cheaper and functional products in the struggle for a potential buyer. However, the vast experience of the manufacturer and a solid budget still allow the developer to produce extremely interesting phones like the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Blackview BV4900 Pro
Blackview BV4900 Pro - Improvements not worthy of respect?
Quite often, we encounter a situation where a smartphone manufacturer releases a more affordable model of its bestseller. In this case, the developer carefully cuts the technical specifications to transfer the product to a lower price segment. Less often, there are reverse modifications when a corporation decides to create an improved version of a device for a higher value category. It is difficult to cope with such a task, but the Chinese company Blackview managed to do it.
Smartphone review: Oppo X 2021
Oppo X 2021 - the triumph of progress
The Chinese company Oppo spends huge amounts of money not only on the creation of smartphones today, as well as marketing, monitoring the market and the actions of rivals, but also on the development of new technologies for future products. So, the hero of today's review a couple of years ago would have been a fantasy that finds its embodiment in the cherished dreams of Android users. But such fantasies suddenly came true.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco M3
Xiaomi Poco M3 - entry-level bestseller
What should be a budget smartphone? A few years ago, users would have had enough basic functionality, but today, even from an inexpensive phone, the audience wants design, performance, and autonomy. A sub-brand of the Chinese company Xiaomi called Poco did everything possible to create such a device, however, some compromises still had to be made.
Smartphone review: Doogee S69 Pro
Doogee S69 Pro - strength is not a hindrance to beauty
The expansion of the range of secure smartphones from the Chinese company Dodge continues at a rapid pace. Recently, the corporation has been trying to focus on the lower and middle price segments as the most relevant and profitable. However, a demanding audience today wants, even from inexpensive devices, not only functionality, performance and autonomy, but also a stylish design. The hero of today's review is trying to combine all the advantages described above.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy M12
Samsung Galaxy M12 - autonomy for economical
The Korean company Samsung is well aware of the need to monitor the smartphone market and change the range of products, as well as pricing policy. Opponents from China continue to break records for value for money in their phones, so the popular Korean brand has to meet new standards to retain its audience. The hero of today's review offers not only excellent functionality for his money, but also an extremely capacious battery, which most competitors cannot boast of.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G - saving on matches
The boundary between the middle and high price categories of the smartphone market is one of the most attractive for the modern user. However, it is difficult even for experienced manufacturers to create an ideal phone in this value segment, because in order to reduce the cost, you still need to save on something. The Korean company Samsung has gone too far with this process.
Smartphone review: OnePlus Nord 2
OnePlus Nord 2 - the importance of price for success
Over the past few years, VanPlas has significantly changed its appearance in the eyes of potential buyers. Unfortunately, the metamorphosis did not go for the better. Phones of the highest price category have risen in price, now they can hardly be called "flagship killers". The hero of today's milestone is slightly cheaper than the announced value segment, but he has a lot of opponents for a similar price tag from both Chinese and Korean and European manufacturers.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy M62
Samsung Galaxy M62 - medicine for power banks
The modern user is becoming more and more demanding of their mobile assistants. The reasons for this behavior of the audience are both the accelerating pace of life and technological progress, the need to use a smartphone at work, and a hobby. For example, if just a few years ago a buyer had just a couple of hours of active screen time per day, today some people may not have enough even a dozen. With the hero of today's review, you will not have to fear for a premature discharge of the battery, but he has a lot of advantages in addition to autonomy.
Smartphone review: Realme 7 5G
Realme 7 5G - hit with a proactive play
The Chinese company Realmi was able to break out into the market leaders in a short time and become an opponent of such industry firms as Xiaomi and Huawei. However, to fight such large and well-known manufacturers, a relatively young developer has to not only copy the solutions of rivals or improve them, but also predict the actions of competitors. The hero of today's review is an inexpensive but very balanced 5G smartphone. And competing organizations cannot yet boast of such a model.
Smartphone review: OnePlus Nord SE
OnePlus Nord SE - rational improvements
How to create a successful smartphone? There are many ways to achieve such a result, most of them are far from the easiest. However, if the manufacturer already has a released bestseller, then the developer can, after a short period of time, slightly update its design, slightly improve performance and remove a number of minor flaws. The hero of today's review was created according to this recipe.
Smartphone review: AGM X5 5G
AGM X5 5G - not keeping up with progress
The Chinese company AGM specializes in the production of extremely durable protected smartphones with good functionality. The X3 model made a splash a couple of years ago, because it simply did not have worthy opponents with flagship technical characteristics and similar strength. However, time did not stand still, and the developer, for some reason, was in no hurry to expand the assortment of the highest price segment. This led to the fact that the hero of today's review managed to become somewhat outdated even before its release. It took so long to develop it.
Smartphone review: Realme C19
Realme C19 - inexpensive and versatile
Most of the audience of the Android smartphone market prefers phones of the lower and middle price segment. People are easy to understand, because even affordable devices have a nice design and very wide functionality. The hero of today's review adds several more important advantages to these points.
Smartphone review: Doogee S99 Pro
Doogee S99 Pro is the flagship that will survive 2020
Flagship smartphones attract audiences with design, functionality and performance. However, only a few of the previously mentioned segment can boast of increased strength. The hero of today's review combines not only manufacturability, but also protection according to IP68 standards. Thus, it is not afraid of dust, moisture, falls and the requests of the most sophisticated users.
Smartphone review: Huawei Honor V40 Pro Plus
Huawei Honor V40 Pro Plus - a smartphone that wanted to be perfect
The Chinese company Huawei is not losing its position in the market, despite serious problems due to sanctions from the United States. Their influence on the corporation can already be traced in the form of the lack of Google services, but it will really negatively affect the activities of the organization in the not too distant future. However, the company is trying to live in the present day and produce such devices that you want to buy yourself.
Smartphone review: Meizu 18 Max
Meizu 18 Max - echoes of past glory
Sometimes, from incredible popularity to complete oblivion, it takes only a few years of wrong decisions of the company's management. This is exactly the situation with the Meizu Corporation. Recovering sales and attracting customers in such a competitive market becomes incredibly difficult, even with excellent products. Unfortunately, the technologically advanced and handsome hero of today's review is unlikely to change the developer's financial situation.
Smartphone review: ZTE Blade 20 5G
ZTE Blade 20 5G - insane savings
5G smartphones are incredibly popular this year. Surprisingly, even residents of those countries that do not have 5G towers and are not expected to buy a phone with the latest technology want to buy a phone. However, processors supporting such frequencies are not cheap, so manufacturers have to go to various tricks to reduce the cost of the final product. Unfortunately, the Chinese company ZTE has gone too far.
Smartphone review: Doogee S35 Pro
Doogee S35 Pro - fail safe
Inexpensive smartphones with IP68 dust and moisture protection have always been a success. Someone needed a durable spare phone, another user purchased such a gadget for a child. However, time has not stood still, so the functionality and appearance of budget IP68 devices have noticeably improved over the past couple of years. So, the hero of today's review is quite ready to become the main mobile assistant for a large part of the audience.
Smartphone review: Vivo S7e
Vivo S7e - lightweight grace
How many cases do we know when a simplified version of a smartphone is not only significantly worse than the original, but also simply irrelevant in the price segment. Very often, developers tend to keep only the design concept of the model, forgetting about the functionality and performance of the novelty. But the Chinese company Vivo does not belong to such organizations, which is clearly demonstrated by the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T - an unexpected revolution?
The Chinese company Xiaomi is one of the few smartphone manufacturers from which the audience expects not only bestsellers, but game-changing products in the market. The line of inexpensive phablets of the corporation at one time was able to make productive and functional phones available to everyone, but now the Note-series seeks to significantly reduce the cost of full-fledged sub-flags. The hero of today's review is the first of such gadgets.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G 5G
Motorola Moto G 5G - long-awaited opposition
The Motorola company is well known in the CIS countries, but the corporation achieved its popularity due to incredibly stylish and high-tech phones in the early and mid-2000s. Today, the company does not always keep up with its opponents in creating interesting and competitive devices. But it seems that the hero of today's review has become a pleasant exception to the rule.
Smartphone review: Lenovo Savior Gaming Phone Pro
Lenovo Savior Gaming Phone Pro - exclusively for games?
Smartphones are becoming more functional and versatile over time. If just yesterday phones were trying to replace only players and cameras, today it has come down to game consoles. The number of beautiful and interesting Android games, as well as emulators of not the oldest consoles (Nintendo Gamecube, Wii, 3DS, Sega Dreamcast, Sony Playstation 2 and others) is increasing, which means that the need for gadgets like the hero of today's review is increasing.
Smartphone review: Ulefone Armor 10 5G
Ulefone Armor 10 5G - long-awaited and necessary changes
2020 saw the ubiquitous adoption of 5G networks. This technology has significantly increased the speed of the Internet connection for mobile devices. Unsurprisingly, 5G smartphones have become very popular. The Chinese company Ulefon did not miss this fact, presenting its newest protected flagship with support for the aforementioned functionality.
Smartphone review: Oppo K7x
Oppo K7x - strange decisions
The Chinese company Oppo never ceases to expand the range of smartphones on offer, many of which are close to being bestsellers. Unfortunately, often the developer's products lack the competitive edge or functionality to be real hits. The hero of today's review is no exception.
