Phone Reviews (page 4)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro phone review
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro - improvements that can be seen under a magnifying glass
The presentation of the updated line of mid-price smartphones by the Chinese company Nothing was controversial. Thus, both models turned out to be almost identical in design and technical characteristics. You have to look for differences almost with a microscope, but in the end, the hero of today's review did not receive the Pro index for nothing.
HOTWAV Hyper 7 5G phone review
HOTWAV Hyper 7 5G - a hit candidate?
The Chinese company HOTWAV has set its sights on conquering the mid-price segment of the rugged smartphone market, which is noticeable by the increasing number of new models. At the same time, the quality of these phones is gradually improving with a more than democratic pricing policy of the manufacturer. And it is possible that the hero of today's review will already be quite capable of claiming the title of bestseller.
Doogee Note 59 5G phone review
Doogee Note 59 5G - Not heading in the right direction
Smartphones of the Note line from the Chinese company Doogee rarely became popular. Models aimed at the low price segment were usually subjected to too much simplification to maintain the cost price, which is why their functionality was sometimes very limited even against the background of opponents. However, the hero of today's review is already able to please the buyer with a number of competitive advantages. On the other hand, some of its technical characteristics are rather perplexing.
Ulefone Armor 34 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 34 Pro - a successful conservative?
However, not all new products from the Chinese company Ulefone in the mid-price segment turned out to be innovative. Thus, the hero of today's review does not have the latest additional display or other unusual functionality, but it contains everything for which brutal phones with water protection according to IP68 standards are loved. True, the developers have added something in excess.
Ulefone Armor 33 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 33 Pro - everything to the max (and dimensions)
The Chinese company Ulefone decided to use the new idea with a fully functional second display to the fullest. Thus, the hero of today's review is the most expensive representative of the series, trying to move all the strong features of the original model with the index 30 forward. However, some improvements did not benefit the gadget.
Ulefone Armor 30 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 30 Pro - an unusual path of development
IP68 dust and moisture-proof smartphones of low and mid-price segments have not evolved much in the last couple of years. In fact, only the performance of devices has increased, while other parameters have remained without significant changes. But it seems that the Chinese company Ulefone is tired of this state of affairs and has decided to significantly diversify the mentioned devices. Perhaps this is why the hero of today's review evokes a lot of positive emotions.
IIIF150 B3C phone review
IIIF150 B3C - stripped down to the bare minimum
A sub-brand of the Chinese company Oukitel with a peculiar, but gradually becoming familiar name decided to release several smartphones with the B3 index at once. If the senior models of the newly formed line turned out to be more than competitive in their price segment, then the junior representative of the series turned out to be noticeably more controversial. Let's get to know this device better.
IIIF150 Raptor 5G phone review
IIIF150 Raptor 5G - technologically advanced and more
A sub-brand of the Chinese company Oukitel, which has a name that is not the easiest to pronounce, is gradually gaining more and more fans around the world. It is the brand's smartphones that are remembered, not its complex name. The hero of today's review also has a good chance of becoming, if not a hit, then certainly a commercially successful product due to its durability, autonomy and advanced functionality.
DOOGEE Fire 6 Max phone review
DOOGEE Fire 6 Max - Hard Case
The Chinese company Doogee is known for its smartphones protected from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards. However, the evolution of the manufacturer's model range is manifested exclusively in technical characteristics and functionality. The design of such devices, unfortunately, remains the same, which means that the dimensions and ergonomics are still at a mediocre level. The hero of today's review is no exception.
HOTWAV R10 Pro tablet review
HOTWAV R10 Pro - Strength Can Be Affordable
Tablets protected from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards have not pleased the audience with their price tags for a long time. Still, the tightness of the case and its more durable design require additional costs, otherwise the functionality and performance can be frankly mediocre. However, time does not stand still, more and more interesting chipsets and photo modules in terms of price and quality appear. And it is this progress that allowed the Chinese company HOTWAV to create the hero of today's review. It is impossible to call HOTWAV R10 Pro ideal, but in its price category it has excellent chances for commercial success.
Nothing Phone (3a) phone review
Nothing Phone (3a) - bright, technological and so controversial
The Chinese company Nothing decided to start the year quite productively. Thus, potential buyers were presented with a new mid-price smartphone, which retains the signature features of its predecessors and presents improved technical characteristics. However, several extremely strong opponents from Realme and Xiaomi question the success of an interesting, but at the same time more expensive new product.
Realme Neo7x phone review
Realme Neo7x - a revolution with obvious flaws
Smartphones at the border of the lower and middle price segments have remained at about the same level of performance and functionality for quite a long time due to the need for developers to maintain a reasonable cost. There has been no noticeable improvement in inexpensive chipsets for several years, but finally this moment has happened. However, the Chinese company Realme decided not to stop at just changing the processor of the hero of today's review. But it was not without offensive blunders.
Honor 400 Lite phone review
Honor 400 Lite - noticeable but insufficient changes
The Chinese company Honor decided not to reduce the number of models in the updated generation of its mid-price smartphones. Unfortunately, this fact had practically no effect on the competitiveness of the youngest phone in the line. It is quite easy to see the improvements, but the hero of today's review will still have a hard time competing with the most technologically advanced competitors.
Honor GT Pro phone review
Honor GT Pro - The Games Are Not Over
For an increasing number of users, smartphones are becoming substitutes for a huge number of devices. Thus, many people began to consider smart phones as a replacement for game consoles, because today there are dozens and hundreds of different entertainment applications and emulators on the Android OS. However, you can only get the flagship performance of a mobile assistant with the appropriate spending. Or not? The hero of today's review has his own answer to the question posed above.
Ulefone Armor X32 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor X32 Pro - Unsightly on the Outside, Great on the Inside
The Chinese company Ulefone continues to delight its fans with a stream of new products for every taste and budget. Thus, the middle price segment of phones with water protection according to IP68 standards, or rather its lower half, is replenished with the second gadget in the last month. And it is aimed at fans of relatively compact mobile assistants with balanced technical characteristics. It is a pity that with the design everything did not work out in the best way.
Apple iPhone 16e phone review
Apple iPhone 16e - the odd one out among the bestsellers
The desire of the American company Apple to expand the flagship line of smartphones surprised many fans of the brand, because the new product did not have a significant marketing campaign. However, this fact becomes clearer with a thorough analysis of the gadget. Unfortunately, it seems that it will not have the success of its older brothers.
OnePlus 13 Mini phone review
OnePlus 13 Mini - An Uncompromising Baby
The well-known Chinese company OnePlus did not stay away from creating compact smartphones. The developer decided that the market audience would not mind buying a small, but extremely productive and functional flagship, which differs from its previously released older brothers in essence only in size. And we believe that the manufacturer's decision is absolutely correct.
Oppo Find X8 Mini phone review
Oppo Find X8 Mini - minimum dimensions, maximum chances of success
Compact phones continue to be popular despite the trend towards larger screens. Many users appreciate them for their ability to be used with one hand, their lightness and portability, which makes them ideal for everyday life. The Chinese company Oppo understands this audience demand and releases a new ergonomic sub-flagship. As a result, the hero of today's review combines productive technical characteristics, up-to-date design and ease of use.
Realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition phone review
Realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition - Huge compromises to maintain performance
The processor is the heart of any smartphone. It is on it that the comfort of working with a mobile assistant, how stable games and other resource-intensive applications will function depend. The hero of today's review has become the cheapest phone based on the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU, but for the sake of this achievement, the manufacturer has significantly cut some other parameters of the device.
Doogee Blade GT Ultra phone review
Doogee Blade GT Ultra - imperfect, but extremely charismatic
The Chinese company Doogee releases a huge number of smartphones every year, among which there is room for several dozen models protected by IP68 standards. However, most of these devices are quite monotonous and are unlikely to interest a sophisticated user. Fortunately, the hero of today's review does not belong to this category of mobile assistants. Its design is original, and the internal component is not without several competitive advantages.
Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra Thermal Version phone review
Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra Thermal Version - Something Fantastic
Rugged smartphones with increased durability from not the largest Chinese companies rarely please users with real flagship phones. It is not so easy to buy full-fledged top processors and photo modules in large quantities, unless you are Xiaomi, Realme or another A-brand. However, the Ulefone corporation still managed to do this and create a truly technological and interesting device.
Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra phone review
Ulefone Armor 28 Ultra - a real rugged flagship
The Chinese company Ulefone is not one of the most successful and financially secure smartphone developers, but it is trying to reach ever greater heights in the market. Thus, the manufacturer decided to release a full-fledged flagship phone of the highest price category, distinguished by advanced technical characteristics. But will such a device be popular? Let's try to figure it out.
ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra phone review
ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra - too classic flagship
Taiwanese company Asus can hardly be considered a leader in the smartphone market, but even a sophisticated fan of mobile electronics will find it difficult to express any significant complaints about the quality of its products, functionality or other parameters. But why then do the corporation's phones not sell in millions of copies around the world? Perhaps, the list of reasons can include not very humane price tags and sometimes excessive conservatism. And in the hero of today's review they can be traced quite clearly.
Samsung Galaxy A36 phone review
Samsung Galaxy A36 - small but significant changes
The proprietary Exynos processors that the Korean company Samsung traditionally uses in its smartphones are often criticized for problems with throttling and high power consumption. These shortcomings are especially noticeable under long loads, which can negatively affect performance and battery life. In this context, the appearance of a chipset from another manufacturer in the hero of today's review makes the model much more interesting. Even if the real improvements in other aspects compared to the previous version are not so large-scale.
Oppo Find N5phone review
Oppo Find N5 - Folding Magnificence
Oppo continues to strengthen its position in the global market, becoming increasingly well-known outside of China. The brand pleases users with innovative and technologically advanced smartphones that combine stylish design, productive technical characteristics and an affordable price tag. Every year, the corporation demonstrates impressive achievements in the field of mobile technologies, which is also noticeable in their amazing foldable smartphones. The hero of today's review is one of these types of engineering solutions, providing premium assembly and incredible functionality.
ASUS ROG Phone 9 FE phone review
ASUS ROG Phone 9 FE - Simplifications That Even Gamers Won't Notice
Gaming smartphones have long gained popularity among fans of mobile electronics thanks to powerful hardware, advanced cooling and unique functions that transform them into a real portable console. However, the downside has always been the high price, which turned such gadgets into things inaccessible to many users. But the situation is changing: the hero of today's review promises to be a pleasant exception to this rule. Created on the basis of the best technologies, it retains all the advantages of its older brothers, but will be available at a more affordable price.
Samsung Galaxy A56 phone review
Samsung Galaxy A56 - Slow Improvements
This year, the Korean company Samsung did not please fans with innovations in its smartphones. Flagship models, namely the S-series, are characterized by minimal improvements compared to the previous generation, which awakens a number of not the most pleasant questions from fans. The same situation is relevant for the middle price segment, where new products also practically do not differ from their predecessors either in functionality or in appearance. A similar conservative approach is also manifested in the hero of today's review.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra phone review
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is a great but boring flagship
The S-series of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung has been extremely popular among all lovers of portable electronics for more than a decade. The original design, proprietary software, and decent price-quality ratio are still preserved in the lineup, but there are fewer and fewer cardinal changes between generations. There are not many reasons to replace the previous model with the hero of today's review.
Samsung Galaxy S25+ phone review
Samsung Galaxy S25+ - a stagnant bestseller
The mid-priced representative of the flagship line of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung is the model with the Plus index. It combines the most popular dimensions, top performance and a good balance of other indicators. However, over the past few years, the developer has simply been re-releasing the same gadget without any noticeable changes. Does such a device remain competitive today? Let's figure it out.
Samsung Galaxy S25 phone review
Samsung Galaxy S25 - too classic flagship
The Korean company Samsung regularly pleases its fans with an updated flagship line of smartphones every year, but not all of its representatives arouse delight in the sophisticated audience. Thus, users have already managed to get used to such a competitive advantage of the younger model as compact dimensions, but the new product cannot offer serious improvements in photo capabilities, display quality or autonomy.
Doogee Note 58 phone review
Doogee Note 58 - a smartphone that does not arouse interest
Low-end smartphones are becoming more popular every year due to gradual progress in chipset performance and the quality of inexpensive photo modules. If a few years ago it was not always comfortable to use phones under $100, today they are functional and balanced mobile assistants. The hero of today's review can be classified as such, but the abundance of more technologically advanced and interesting alternatives calls into question the relevance of its purchase.
DOOGEE S Cyber Pro phone review
DOOGEE S Cyber Pro - Durable, but so unbalanced
The mid-price segment of waterproof smartphones from the Chinese company Doogee has begun to stagnate. Thus, over the past couple of months, we have already seen several phone models that are actually reissues of the corporation's bestsellers. Thus, the hero of today's review largely duplicates the popular S118, slightly improving it in some aspects. It's a pity that the changes for the better did not occur where the sophisticated audience would like to find them.
Realme 14T Pro phone review
Realme 14T Pro - inexpensive and tasteful
This year, the Chinese company Realme decided to significantly expand the range of smartphones in the mid-price segment, covering more categories of buyers with different needs and financial statuses. The hero of today's review offers the optimal combination of price and quality for those people who need far from basic functionality of a mobile assistant and at the same time still not an empty wallet.
Xiaomi 15 Ultra phone review
Xiaomi 15 Ultra - Improving the Photo Flagship
The Chinese company Xiaomi does not forget to update its flagship line of smartphones every year, in which the leading role is occupied by the model with the Ultra index. It is a treasure trove of all the technologies that the famous developer in the mobile electronics industry is capable of. And the hero of today's review does not disappoint, providing new levels of performance and autonomy. And the photo capabilities have slightly advanced.
HOTWAV Note 15 Pro smartphone review
HOTWAV Note 15 Pro - Reliable, Affordable, But Not the Most Unremarkable
Low-end smartphones rarely make the hearts of demanding mobile electronics enthusiasts melt. Unfortunately, maintaining a modest cost price and at the same time rewarding the device with an abundance of competitive advantages is a difficult task even for the largest mobile electronics developers. The Chinese company HOTWAV can hardly be classified as such, but the manufacturer tried to do everything possible to make the new Note 15 Pro relevant and competitive. And in many ways, the company succeeded, although the device is quite far from ideal.
Doogee Note 58 Pro phone review
Doogee Note 58 Pro - not a hopeless smartphone
The Chinese company Doogee is not against borrowing ideas from its competitors, if it does not come to obvious plagiarism. The manufacturer especially often likes to use design elements of competitors' flagship devices in its inexpensive products. Thus, the hero of today's review sometimes strongly resembles Apple products. However, it also has a number of interesting advantages that distinguish it from its opponents.
Doogee S Punk Pro phone review
Doogee S Punk Pro - Improving the Wrong Parameters
Smartphones with the Pro index are overwhelmingly enhanced versions of successful predecessors, offering significant improvements in technical characteristics and more. Of course, the price tag of such devices is also growing. However, sometimes positive changes occur far from those places where they were necessary for the previous model. As a result, work on errors turns out to be not very successful. This is exactly what happened to the hero of today's review.
ZTE Nubia Flip 2 phone review
ZTE Nubia Flip 2 - a sequel that can't be considered successful
The Chinese company ZTE continues to make attempts to create an inexpensive folding smartphone that could attract a significant part of the market audience. The first such smartphone did not become a huge success due to a number of serious simplifications of technical characteristics in comparison with ordinary monoblocks at the same price. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review almost did not improve the situation.
HOTWAV T7S phone review
HOTWAV T7S - Reanimated Corpse
The Chinese company Hotwav knows how to surprise fans of protected smartphones, but it does not always do it in a positive sense. For some reason, the corporation decided to revive last year's not very popular phone model without making any serious changes to it. There is little faith in the success of such a product.
Realme 14 Pro+ phone review
Realme 14 Pro+ - a leisurely pursuit of flagships
It is nice to see and realize how every year the mid-price smartphones from the Chinese company Realmi acquire better technical and other characteristics. At the same time, the manufacturer manages to keep the price of gadgets so that they are accessible to almost every electronics lover. Thus, the hero of today's review becomes one of the most technologically advanced and balanced phones in the price category.
ZTE Nubia Music 2 phone review
ZTE Nubia Music 2 - an inexpensive smartphone with speaker function
The Chinese company ZTE tries to surprise its fans even in the low price segment of the smartphone market. If you don’t jump over your head in terms of technical characteristics due to a serious increase in the final cost, then it is quite possible to please buyers with a bright design and impressive sound. The hero of today’s review has these qualities.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ - a mid-range flagship
The smartphone market has changed significantly over the past few years. Literally every price category greets us with dozens, if not hundreds of different offers. And if earlier it was quite easy to recommend the best model for its price tag, now even experts get confused by the variety of devices. But it seems that the hero of today's review is ready to bring back those pleasant old times.
Xiaomi Poco X7 phone review
Xiaomi Poco X7 - Making the Price Segment Better
2024 became quite important for smartphones of the average value category. The mentioned devices are increasingly obtaining high -quality displays, more advanced photographic capabilities. The hero of today's review adds to the list and improved performance, which makes the maximum his chances of commercial success.
OnePlus 13R phone review
OnePlus 13R - a sub-flagship without serious simplifications
The Chinese company OnePlus does not change tradition and again surprises its loyal fans with a number of balanced and technological smartphones of the highest price segment. And if the senior model is aimed at the richest electronics lovers, then the hero of today's review will allow you to save money and get impressive functionality.
OUKITEL WP100 Titan phone review
OUKITEL WP100 Titan - a huge and so inconvenient monster
Fans of mobile electronics definitely love innovations, as well as originality from the manufacturer. However, sometimes the developer's imagination goes beyond all limits. The hero of today's review confirms this fact. We have not seen such an interesting and at the same time repulsive device for a long time.
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G phone review
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G - filling the range
Despite the fame of Xiaomi and its incredible ability to create best-selling smartphones that move the industry forward, it also has many mediocre models. The developer needs to expand the range of phones offered, but it is simply impossible to pay maximum attention to each individual device. This is why sometimes units like the hero of today's review appear, which are unlikely to be future hits.
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro phone review
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro - Almost a Revolution
The Chinese company Poco makes its competitors nervous every year. Thanks to an impressive budget and excellent specialists, the corporation creates smartphones with an unprecedented combination of price and quality, which are also supplemented with new competitive advantages. This is exactly what the hero of today's review is.
DOOGEE T36 phone review
DOOGEE T36 - a loud statement
The Chinese company Doogee is known to most electronics enthusiasts for its smartphones, but the manufacturer does not forget about developing tablets. Thus, the hero of today's review should attract the attention of potential buyers with its price-quality ratio, as well as impressive stereo sound. However, in reality, not everything is so clear-cut.
Realme 14 Pro phone review
Realme 14 Pro - beauty without the price
The next generation of mid-range smartphones from the Chinese company Realme has made several important steps forward. Thus, the phones, already excellent in terms of design, have become even closer to flagships in their exterior. At the same time, other parameters of the devices have been upgraded.
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 - Furious Power for Modest Money
The Chinese company Xiaomi remains one of those few smartphone manufacturers that can surprise even the most sophisticated user. Moreover, the developer does this with enviable consistency in literally all price categories of the market. Thus, the hero of today's review is rather in the middle price segment, but gives flagship performance and many other competitive advantages.