Phone Reviews (page 35)
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Z3 Pro
Vivo IQOO Z3 Pro - cold calculation
Every major smartphone manufacturer has to fight for a place in the sun literally every minute. Corporations need to not only track and even predict the needs of their audience, but also analyze the present and future actions of opponents. The hero of today's review is definitely a game ahead of the curve on the part of Vivo, because it combines a reasonable price tag, thoughtful design, and an innovative chipset.
Smartphone review: Realme 8
Realme 8 - spying on opponents
The popularity of the Chinese company Realmi is growing every day, but it is quite easy to fall from the Olympus of fame, if you do not take into account the requests of buyers and the actions of competitors. The main opponent of the aforementioned company, represented by the Xiaomi corporation, decided to equip its budget novelties with AMOLED panels. The hero of today's review largely copies their best features and adds a number of competitive advantages at the same price level.
Smartphone review: OnePlus 9R
OnePlus 9R - hidden self-repeat
Initially, the Chinese company Vanplas specialized exclusively in the creation of flagship smartphones, but the market dictates its own rules, and the developer had to try his hand at the lower and middle price segments to be successful. Although the new items sold well, the manufacturer is still known mostly for top-end devices, often differing in the novelty of the exterior and technical characteristics. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review is rather a modified copy of the previously released 8T. But is it really that bad?
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto Denver
Motorola Moto Denver - the jubilation of artists and writers
The Motorola company is trying to reach an increasing number of buyers around the world with its smartphones. So, many people need a mobile assistant not only for web surfing, calls, SMS and games, but also for creating real masterpieces of painting or literature. However, if most phones with stylus cost insane amounts of money, then the hero of today's review pleases with an extremely democratic price tag. And he has many other merits.
Smartphone review: OnePlus 9 Pro
OnePlus 9 Pro - the ideal is unattainable again
The Chinese company Vanplas has significantly moved away from the concept of "flagship killers". Much to the regret of old fans of the brand, the pricing policy has not changed for the better. However, along with the price tag, the functionality and performance of the devices have increased, their design has become much more beautiful. So, the hero of today's review surpasses most of his opponents from China, Korea, Europe and the United States, but the series will be close to perfection only in a few generations.
Smartphone review: OnePlus 9
OnePlus 9 - sudden flaws
The flagship smartphones of the Chinese company Vanplas have always been considered an example of technology, beauty and performance of a modern phone. Surprisingly, with the combination of such advantages, the devices were also able to amaze at a reasonable price. But there are no perfect things, so some aspects of the bestsellers still didn't appeal to the audience. The hero of today's review tried to absorb all the best from his predecessors and add many new advantages to this.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Pro
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Pro - premium for gamers
The release of many interesting games for Android systems has significantly increased the relevance of gaming smartphones and their popularity. A huge number of people are ready to spare their money for the most comfortable and smooth gameplay with fantastically beautiful graphics. The hero of today's review is able to satisfy the needs of this part of the audience, but its price will be the main obstacle on the way to becoming a bestseller.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Black Shark 4
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 - immersion in gambling addiction
The gaming line of smartphones from Xiaomi has always found a large number of fans, but it is difficult to call the representatives of the series bestsellers. Still, a significant number of these phones had a strong focus on gamers, which seriously affected other aspects. Not the widest functionality, average photographic capabilities would hardly please a sophisticated user. The hero of today's review is trying to eliminate these disadvantages, while creating even more pleasant conditions for prolonged gameplay.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno5 Lite
Oppo Reno5 Lite - including everything you need
Surprisingly, sometimes mid-range smartphones are far more balanced from manufacturers than flagships. In pursuit of excess performance, newfangled technological chips, developers forget about such important aspects as autonomy, ergonomics, and so on. The hero of today's review does not set records in benchmarks, he cannot be called a camera phone, but it is very difficult to find critical flaws in it.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto G60
Motorola Moto G60 - battle of camera phones
The Motorola company has not yet lost its popularity all over the world, however, it is far from leading positions. But the professionalism and experience of employees, a good budget allow the corporation to count on good sales and the return of part of the audience. So, the hero of today's review is ready to rebuff even such bestsellers as Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro in terms of performance, autonomy and, of course, photographic capabilities. Will the new product appeal to sophisticated mobile photographers, what are its chances of becoming a hit?
Smartphone review: Oukitel C23 Pro
Oukitel C23 Pro - marking time
The Chinese company Aukitel continues to expand the range of smartphones in the lower and middle price segments, but their positioning remains the same, as well as the technical characteristics. Once every few months, we consistently receive phones that try to look like the flagship models of more popular brands, but mediocre on the inside. The hero of today's review, unfortunately, matches the specified description.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro - improving the ideal?
The latest smartphones from the Chinese company Pocophone, a sub-brand of Xiaomi corporation, have surprised even the most sophisticated Android device lovers with their value for money. Only a few were able to be full-fledged competitors to such functional, beautiful and thoughtful gadgets. But it seems that the developer is not satisfied with this situation, and he decided to completely get rid of all rivals. The hero of today's review is a clear proof of this.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco F3
Xiaomi Poco F3 - the long-awaited sequel?
The F1 smartphone from PocoPhone, a sub-brand of the Chinese company Xiaomi, at one time was not only a bestseller, but also a real revolution within the price segment. The phone offered full-fledged flagship performance for little money, excellent photographic capabilities and innovative functionality like an infrared module for identifying the wearer's face. Unfortunately, the developer could not repeat the success of the hit. But it seems that the hero of today's review knows how to become a faithful follower of the legend.
Smartphone review: Realme 8 Pro
Realme 8 Pro - chasing numbers
The audience of the smartphone market is becoming more sophisticated. Now developers have to surprise buyers not only with the beauty and manufacturability of models of the highest price segment, but also produce something similar in the middle cost category. So, the Chinese company Realmi decided to focus in the hero of today's review on photographic capabilities, design and autonomy. And it looks like she's managed to create a potential bestseller.
Smartphone review: Vivo V21 SE
Vivo V21 SE - stylish, functional and inexpensive
The Chinese company Vivo is gradually increasing the number of fans outside their homeland. If in China the corporation has long been associated with excellent build quality of smartphones, sophisticated software and impeccable design of manufactured phones, then in Europe and the CIS countries a similar vision of the brand has yet to be won. However, with new products like the hero of today's review, the developer will not have problems with sales.
Smartphone review: OPPO Find X3 Neo
OPPO Find X3 Neo - small but important simplifications
Flagship smartphones are getting more expensive every year. The reason for this was the emergence of expensive 5G processors and other technological components that significantly improve the functionality of devices, but at the same time negatively affect the cost of the final product. The Chinese company Oppo decided not to chase the excess performance of top chipsets and innovations, but it did not skimp on other parameters of the hero of today's review at all. That is why it came out so balanced and relevant.
Smartphone review: Oppo Find X3 Lite
Oppo Find X3 Lite - a meter away from success
Sub-flagship smartphones have always been popular with audiences. Carefully preserving the best features of their "older brothers", such devices were much cheaper and tried to be extremely beautiful, functional and technological devices. The above description is quite suitable for the hero of today's review, but several unpleasant flaws make the phablet less attractive.
Smartphone review: Asus Zenfone 8 Mini
Asus Zenfone 8 Mini - compact manufacturability
The average screen size of smartphones is increasing every year. Technological progress also contributes to this process, thanks to which the display can be almost completely stripped of bezels. However, the number of people who want to get a frameless, but at the same time small in size, phone can hardly be called minimal. It is for this part of the audience that the hero of today's review is designed.
Smartphone review: Vivo iQOO U3x
Vivo iQOO U3x - Chinese economy
Launching a smartphone supporting 5G networks in the low-mid-price segment is a difficult task, but with a high degree of probability it will be profitable. To achieve this goal, the developer has to calculate the cost of the device and wisely save on things that are not so important for the end user. The hero of today's review is quite capable of becoming a bestseller in China, but residents of Europe and the CIS would not evaluate the new product so positively.
Smartphone review: Vivo Y72 5G
Vivo Y72 5G - the pride of designers
Creating a new flagship smartphone with an attractive exterior is not the easiest task, but still feasible for most major manufacturers. But to give your fans a beautiful inexpensive phone of the middle price segment is much more difficult. However, it seems that the Chinese company Vivo was able to cope with such problems, because the hero of today's review has an extremely elaborate design. But is everything going well with the rest of the parameters of the novelty?
Smartphone review: Honor V40 Lite
Honor V40 Lite - created for youth
The Chinese corporation Honor is now in the hands of other owners, which means that it needs to quickly show its complete independence from the previous parent company Huawei. The first flagship did not become a bestseller due to several peculiar solutions (for example, controversial technical characteristics), but its "younger brother" has every chance of winning the love of the audience. But what exactly is the hero of today's review ready to surprise the sophisticated audience with?
Smartphone review: Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
Asus Zenfone 8 Flip - continuation of traditions
The latest representatives of the Zenfone line of the Taiwanese company Asus delighted the fans of the corporation with folding camera mechanisms, which are still a real rarity today. The announcement of the "ordinary" eight came as a shock to fans of the mentioned form factor, because it was a simple candy bar. Thank God that in the hero of today's review released later, the well-known manufacturer has retained the beloved feature of the previous flagships.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno 6 Pro
Oppo Reno 6 Pro - a flagship without flaws
The products of the Chinese company Oppo are gradually becoming popular all over the world. At home, the corporation's smartphones have long earned the love of the audience due to their excellent design, excellent assembly and wide functionality. Of course, such a combination of qualities is often impossible without a somewhat inflated price tag against the background of other opponents. But such phones as the hero of today's review, work off every penny invested in them and will not force you to regret the purchase.
Smartphone review: Oppo Reno 6 5G
Oppo Reno 6 5G is a smartphone worthy of attention
The Reno line of phones from the Chinese company Oppo has always placed high priority on photographic capabilities and impeccable style. In the hero of today's review, the emphasis is also on the above parameters, however, the performance and autonomy of the novelty have also made significant progress. Is the resulting gadget worthy of impressive sales with not the most modest price tag?
Smartphone review: Oppo Find X3 Pro
Oppo Find X3 Pro - excessive attractiveness
The modern audience demands more and more functionality from flagship smartphones. It is difficult to surprise a sophisticated audience even for experienced manufacturers, because during development it is necessary to restrain the growth of costs, to determine the correct appearance and future technical characteristics of a novelty. Fortunately, the Chinese company Oppo was able to create an almost flawless hero of today's review, but its price tag turned out to be appropriate.
Smartphone review: Oppo Find X3
Oppo Find X3 is a super attractive flagship
The flagship smartphones of the Chinese company Oppo have never lagged behind the decisions of their opponents in terms of design and performance, but the corporation's advertising campaigns are not always impressive in their scale. The PR of new products is especially unnoticeable in the CIS countries. This fact cannot but grieve, because missing the hero of today's review is a real crime.
Smartphone review: ZTE S30 Pro
ZTE S30 Pro - return to service
For a long time, the Chinese company ZTE has delighted its fans around the world with extremely high-quality and interesting smartphones in all price segments. For example, gamers, audiophiles, and ordinary users alike have made up legends about the Axon 7 model, and even before the V967s and Red Bull phones made a real revolution in the lower cost category. Unfortunately, litigation with the US government, sanctions and other kinds of countermeasures have noticeably crippled the activities of the once popular corporation. But it seems that all the problems are in the past for the company.
Smartphone review: Oukitel WP12
Oukitel WP12 - long-playing but outdated
Smartphones of the middle price segment have managed to make significant progress in terms of functionality over the past few months. The advent of affordable 5G processors has made low-cost phones much more popular. Unfortunately, things change much more slowly in the category of devices protected from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards. So, the hero of today's review is not much different from their counterparts last year.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 10S
Xiaomi Mi 10S - premium for half the price
The Chinese company Xiaomi has kept its promise to produce more expensive, but at the same time, insanely technological flagships. Of course, some of the corporation's fans were upset by this fact, but one glance at the hero of today's review is enough to understand how correct the developer's decision was.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy M42
Samsung Galaxy M42 - moving for the better
The A-series of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung evokes controversial emotions among fans of Android devices. On the one hand, the buyer gets beautiful products from a well-known A-brand, not deprived of a number of competitive advantages, on the other hand, the mentioned phones are often upset with mediocre performance and the same photographic capabilities. The hero of today's review eliminates these shortcomings while maintaining a democratic pricing policy.
Smartphone review: Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate - ultimate game
Combining a game console and a smartphone into a single device has long been in the dreams of millions of gamers. However, it is not so easy to think over the appropriate gadget while maintaining its ergonomics and design beauty. But it seems that the Taiwanese company Asus was able to cope with a similar task, even if the hero of today's review has become far from the most affordable.
Smartphone review: Realme C25
Realme C25 is an irrelevant novelty?
Each user wants to buy an up-to-date smartphone in terms of design, technical characteristics and functionality, no matter which price segment the model belongs to. Unfortunately, even experienced developers are not always aware of this fact. So, the hero of today's review has a number of outdated features that are unlikely to be approved by the audience.
Smartphone review: Asus ROG Phone 5
Asus ROG Phone 5 - trade-offs for gamers
The phrase "gaming smartphone" is becoming more and more popular among fans of Android devices. A few years ago, such words aroused derision, but today the user can immerse himself in dozens of incredibly beautiful games with thought-out gameplay to the smallest detail. Of course, many of them require a very powerful device. The hero of today's review has the power to run such applications and a number of other advantages, but in the pursuit of performance, the developer forgot about the ergonomics of the novelty.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Gaming Phone
Xiaomi Redmi Gaming Phone - gamers' wallets will be fine
Modern smartphones often become full-fledged substitutes for game consoles for more and more people. The power of technical characteristics is increasing, the diagonal of the screens is increasing, the responsiveness of touch panels is increasing, the autonomy of phones is growing. However, truly impressive Android gaming smartphones often cost a lot of money. But this shortcoming does not apply to the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6 Pro - hit without cut
The Chinese company ZTE is loved and remembered both in Europe and in the CIS countries, but its popularity has noticeably decreased in recent years. So, litigation with the US government for some time brought the manufacturer out of the struggle for leadership in the industry, and the current budget is not always enough for a high-quality advertising campaign, as well as for the development of software for the phones produced. Unfortunately, it is from this factor that the hero of today's review suffers most of all.
Smartphone review: ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6 - flawlessly playable
Over the past couple of years, the mobile games industry has made significant strides forward. Incredibly beautiful and well-thought-out projects in terms of gameplay (Genshin Impact, Pascal's Wager), ports from full-fledged consoles (GRID Autosport), new console emulators make gamers pay attention to Android smartphones. The hero of today's review is ideal for this category of users, and other part of the audience will not be disappointed with its functionality.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco F3 Pro
Xiaomi Poco F3 Pro - continuation of the legend
A sub-brand of the Chinese company Xiaomi called Pocophone started its activity with perhaps its most successful F1 model. For a modest amount of money, this phone presented top-end performance at that time, and in terms of autonomy, design and functionality, it was extremely worthy. The hero of today's review is trying to continue the endeavors of his famous ancestor, he succeeds in this process quite well.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro is a potential leader
Flagship smartphones are becoming more and more functional and technological, but the price of such gadgets does not stand still. If a few years ago such devices cost about $ 400-500, today their price tag quite often exceeds the $ 1000 mark. The hero of today's review is trying to combine both advanced functionality and the affordable pricing policy of its predecessors. At the same time, there are not so many weaknesses in the novelty.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S - familiar strengths and weaknesses
We have already got used to the fact that almost every smartphone of the Chinese company Xiaomi is becoming a bestseller. The developer is extremely competent in determining the pricing policy of his products, thanks to which we are often ready to forgive obvious shortcomings due to a democratic price. So, the hero of today's review is not devoid of disadvantages, which he actually took over from his predecessor, but he does not want to criticize the gadget at all.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Mi 11X
Xiaomi Mi 11X - adaptation of the hit
The Chinese company continues to confuse its potential buyers with an abundance of smartphones being produced. An additional complexity in the analysis of the developer's assortment is introduced by the presence of virtually identical models under different names. So, Redmi K40 for India and a number of other countries has become the hero of today's review. Was there any point in such a decision by the manufacturer?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G - technology to the masses
The Chinese company Xiaomi likes to pleasantly surprise its fans, even if sometimes the corporation's surprises cause mixed emotions. For example, the recently released Poco F2 Pro does not quite comply with the developer's policy of providing the best functionality at an extremely affordable price. But the hero of today's review is much closer to a similar formulation.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 4G is a boring bestseller?
The love of the Chinese company Xiaomi for creating a huge number of similar models in its range does not think to subside. The success of Poco X3 from the sub-brand made the corporation think about releasing a similar product from another subsidiary in the person of Redmi. So, the hero of today's review partially copies the technical characteristics of its predecessor, providing a number of innovations. But was this what the sophisticated audience wanted?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 - lost ideal
The marketers of the Chinese company Xiaomi know their job. The ninth generation of the line of budget phablets of the corporation turned out to be quite passable, because it is much easier to skip this figure and quickly bring all the brand's products to the coveted "top ten", including the flagship Mi-series. However, it is difficult to force a sophisticated user to purchase new items that are not much different from their predecessors. That is why the hero of today's review has significant changes. However, some of the metamorphoses did not go to his advantage.
Smartphone review: Realme GT
Realme GT - playful or versatile?
Most smartphones designed for gamers are distinguished by extremely bright and catchy designs, which are often repulsive for ordinary users. In addition, representatives of this segment usually do not surprise with photographic abilities and additional functionality. Fortunately, the hero of the review managed to avoid all the above disadvantages.
Smartphone review: Cubot King Kong 5 Pro
Cubot King Kong 5 Pro - return to previous positions?
For a long time, the Chinese company Kubot did not please its fans with smartphones capable of fighting on equal terms with the best representatives of price segments. But it seems that now financial or other kinds of problems have ceased to be relevant for the manufacturer, because the hero of today's review attracts attention with both functionality, price, and autonomy.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy A82 5G
Samsung Galaxy A82 5G - an alien from the past or a current hit?
The A-line of smartphones of the Korean company Samsung has been extremely budgetary for a long time, but a few years ago a world-famous manufacturer decided to seriously change its positioning. So, the senior representatives of the series are already similar to full-fledged sub-flags both in terms of functionality and price. The hero of today's review is just an example of such a device, however, in order to obtain impressive performance, the developer had to take rather unusual measures.
Smartphone review: Meizu 18 Pro
Meizu 18 Pro - ghost flagship
Much to the disappointment of many fans of the Chinese company Meise, this corporation has finally become a market outsider, which can only cause bouts of pleasant nostalgia. And even quite competitive smartphones like the hero of today's review are unlikely to significantly change the current situation.
Smartphone review: Meizu 18
Meizu 18 - signs of life
The peak of fame for the Chinese company Meizu came in 2011-2017, when the corporation was not afraid to release smartphones with an original design and impressive competitive advantages. Built-in DACs and amplifiers for better sound in headphones, additional AMOLED screens - all this was perceived by the audience extremely positively. However, over time, the developer lost its individuality, and some things like the proprietary FlymeOS shell began to noticeably inferior to competitors' solutions. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review is unlikely to become a world hit due to weak marketing, but the model proves that the company, beloved by millions, still has gunpowder in the powder flasks.
Smartphone review: Motorola Hanoip
Motorola Hanoip - a camera phone that is forgotten
A good name is an important factor in the success of any product, but sometimes marketers of even experienced corporations make strange decisions. So, the hero of today's review is unlikely to be remembered by anyone for his name, and this flaw may even block his path to bestsellers. Moreover, in its price category, the gadget has something to surprise.
Smartphone review: Oppo F19 Pro+
Oppo F19 Pro+ - a compromise replacement for flagships
Smartphones of the highest price segment are not mass products, but every Android user wants to get a functional and beautiful phone with almost top-end technical characteristics. The hero of today's review tries his best to be such a device, but achieving such results is not possible without a number of compromises.