Phone Reviews (page 7)
Blackview Shark 9 5G phone review
Blackview Shark 9 5G - Not Perfect, But Worth Considering
2024 has become quite an important year for smartphones at the turn of the low and mid-price segments due to the appearance of new processors in such models with a much more impressive ratio of performance and energy efficiency. So, the hero of today's review will definitely please gamers with a limited budget, and other categories of users may also like it.
Blackview BV7300 phone review
Blackview BV7300 - Long-lasting smartphone for hunting and fishing
The Chinese company Blackview decided to save money in a peculiar way on creating an inexpensive phone with IP68 water protection. Thus, the developer did not cut the autonomy of the device and its functionality, but reduced its performance and simplified the display. Will the end customer like this solution?
Realme P1 Speed 5G phone review
Realme P1 Speed 5G - savings that not everyone will appreciate
Developing each smartphone from scratch is an impossible task even for market leaders. That is why even the Chinese company Realme often releases essentially different modifications of the same phone with different technical characteristics. The hero of today's review is aimed at the boundary between the lower and middle price segments; in order to reduce the cost, the manufacturer had to make serious compromises. Will the audience like the final version?
Honor X60 Pro phone review
Honor X60 Pro - beauty not without flaws
The Chinese company Honor decided to seriously transform the range of smartphones in the mid-price segment at the end of the year. A number of models turned out to be really successful, but there were also some rather controversial units. Thus, the hero of today's review definitely has many strong points, but in some aspects it loses to its opponents.
Honor X60 phone review
Honor X60 - inexpensive but worthy
It seems that the Chinese company Honor has finally learned how to make truly competitive smartphones in the mid-price category. If earlier such phones were very compromised, then the hero of today's review turned out to be very balanced and quite technologically advanced for its cost.
Vivo X200 Pro phone review
Vivo X200 Pro - flight to new heights
The flagship smartphones of the Chinese company Vivo are becoming more competitive and technologically advanced every year. If a few years ago only rare fans of mobile electronics knew about high-price segment phones from the developer, today bloggers and journalists around the world compare the photo capabilities, performance and functionality of devices with the best analogues. The hero of today's review claims to be a leader in many respects.
Vivo X200 phone review
Vivo X200 - record-breaking yet affordable power
The Chinese company Vivo knows how to make truly interesting and relevant flagship and sub-flagship smartphones. The latter, perhaps, gain even more love from the audience, because they convey the beauty, functionality and performance of their older brothers almost without simplification. The hero of today's review, based on the latest gaming processor, will be no exception.
Vivo X200 Pro Mini phone review
Vivo X200 Pro Mini - a small sensation
It seems that it is simply impossible to surprise a modern sophisticated fan of mobile electronics. Too many high-tech and at the same time extremely balanced devices have been released in the last few years. But it seems that the Chinese company Vivo has done something incredible. What is so unusual and at the same time attractive about the hero of today's review?
Motorola Moto G75 phone review
Motorola Moto G75 - aimed at a specific audience
Perhaps, every new technology will always have fans and haters. So, even in 2024, AMOLED displays are definitely not liked by everyone due to the PWM effect, to which the eyes of some users are sensitive. Probably, it was for them that the hero of today's review was created, pleasing not only with the presence of an IPS matrix, but also with a number of other competitive advantages.
OPPO K12 Plus phone review
OPPO K12 Plus - a bestseller that will pass us by?
The Chinese company Oppo surprises with its selection of smartphones for various markets. Thus, many excellent models are released directly for China, which could well become world hits. But for some inexplicable reasons, the manufacturer decided to deprive the countries of Europe and the CIS of sales of full-fledged international versions of such devices. Unfortunately, the situation is also relevant for the hero of today's review.
Ulefone Armor Pad 4 Ultra phone review
Ulefone Armor Pad 4 Ultra - interesting, but specific
Tablets have not lost their relevance in 2024. For many users, they have become a convenient intermediate link between a smartphone and a laptop and an excellent mobile assistant with wide functionality. The hero of today's review also tries to be a working tool. However, the emergence of additional competitive advantages in the device did not pass without the associated disadvantages.
AGM PAD P1 Lite phone review
AGM PAD P1 Lite - Lost Advantages
Releasing a cheaper version of a popular product often brings good profits to electronics manufacturers. However, the developer needs to have the relevant experience so that the simplifications of the device are not critical for new buyers. Unfortunately, the Chinese company AGM has crossed the line, after which the desire to reduce costs leads to failure.
Blackview Color 8 phone review
Blackview Color 8 - battery life, style and... nothing else?
It seems that the ability to create extremely balanced and competitive smartphones is gradually leaving Chinese manufacturers. More and more often, experienced corporations release rather controversial phones with obvious disadvantages that should not be there for the money asked. The hero of today's review is not ideal either. It has something to oppose its opponents, but the disadvantages will be critical for some users.
HOTWAV Note 12 2024 phone review
HOTWAV Note 12 2024 - Sudden Deterioration
In most cases, smartphone manufacturers try to maintain sales of successful models by releasing slightly improved versions after a certain period of time. However, the Chinese company HOTWAV has decided to stick to its own opinion on maintaining the popularity of successful devices. Unfortunately, we cannot agree that phones should be made worse a year after their release.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G phone review
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G - One Step Away From Success
The Korean company Samsung feels great in the middle and high price segments of the smartphone market, which cannot be said about its low cost category. Here, the corporation is still lagging behind its Chinese opponents. Phones like the hero of today's review are closing the gap, but they often lack literally a couple of minor improvements in parameters to gain full competitiveness.
Infinix Zero Flip phone review
Infinix Zero Flip - an updated old friend
The Chinese corporation Transsion is becoming increasingly famous in the world thanks to its brands such as Tecno, iTel and, of course, Infinix. However, sometimes suspiciously similar models appear in the assortments of the mentioned companies. Thus, the hero of today's review is actually a slightly supplemented version of an already released device from Tecno. But should this fact be considered a disadvantage?
Oukitel C57S phone review
Oukitel C57S - a total failure?
The time has come on the smartphone market when a user can buy a fully functional mobile assistant for an extremely affordable amount of money. However, a number of manufacturers, for some reason, are trying to move their new products to an even lower price segment. Unfortunately, after a certain cost threshold, the performance, functionality and other parameters of the devices begin to noticeably fall, which is why its relevance also decreases to zero. And it seems that this is exactly the situation that happened to the hero of today's review.
ZTE Nubia Focus Pro 5G phone review
ZTE Nubia Focus Pro 5G - a low-cost potential hit
The Chinese company ZTE practically disappeared from the global smartphone market for some time due to sanctions from the US government. Now the once famous developer is trying to regain its former glory. And phones like the hero of today's review are capable of making the brand noticeably more popular.
OUKITEL C57 Pro phone review
OUKITEL C57 Pro - Too Cheap
The Chinese company Oukitel decided to update the range of its cheapest smartphones, but the resulting models raise numerous questions. Thus, the hero of today's review is definitely a success in terms of design, but has many problems with other parameters.
Blackview Oscal Tiger 13 phone review
Blackview Oscal Tiger 13 - compromises for the sake of the chipset
The Chinese company Blackview does not forget to experiment to achieve better results. Thus, the well-known manufacturer decided to create one of the most productive phones at the turn of the low and middle price segments. Of course, the development of such a smartphone did not go without a number of simplifications of other parameters.
iiiF150 B3 phone review
iiiF150 B3 - balanced and boring
Rugged mid-range smartphones have made significant strides in functionality and performance over the past year. Perhaps the most noticeable changes are the use of fresh chipsets with 5G network support and updated photo modules. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review lacks such features and simply presents essentially last year's device in a new wrapper.
Ulefone Note 20 Pro phone review
Ulefone Note 20 Pro - original or clone?
Sometimes in the lower and middle price segments of the smartphone market you can find literally identical phones from different manufacturers. This is due to the fact that the models are actually created by one OEM manufacturer, to which third-party corporations turned with orders. Thus, the hero of today's review completely duplicates all the parameters of the recently announced phablet from Meizu, right down to the dimensions.
Ulefone Note 19 phone review
Ulefone Note 19 - a miser pays twice
Smartphones in the lower price range are in high demand in the modern market, but there is definitely a price limit below which phones seriously lose functionality, performance and other parameters. Not all manufacturers can go beyond it and still create competitive and relevant devices. Unfortunately, the hero of today's review proves that the Chinese company Ulefone is not on their list.
Apple iPhone SE 4 phone review
Apple iPhone SE 4 - Striving for Affordability
The American company Apple, although it specializes in creating smartphones of the highest price category, does not forget about buyers with a limited budget. Especially for them, once every couple of years, the corporation releases SE-series phones, which are slightly inferior to flagship solutions in functionality and design. However, in the case of the hero of today's review, the difference is not so significant, but the price tag of the device is already much more democratic.
Meizu Note 21 phone review
Meizu Note 21 - a trivial Chinese
It is difficult to deny the Chinese company Meizu's desire to return to the smartphone market. This is noticeable in the quality of new phones in the mid- and high-end price segments. But for some reason, the manufacturer decided to outsource low-cost products. Thus, the hero of today's review is suspiciously similar to one of the phablets of the Ulefone corporation.
Meizu Note 21 Pro phone review
Meizu Note 21 Pro - Lost Among Opponents
The new line of smartphones from the Chinese company Meizu evokes mixed emotions. If the relatively expensive devices turned out to be interesting and extremely competitive, then the affordable devices were simply made by third-party OEM manufacturers. One of them is the hero of today's review.
Meizu 21 Note phone review
Meizu 21 Note - an unrealized bestseller
The Chinese company Meizu has disappeared from the radar of all mobile electronics enthusiasts for a long time, but its attempts to return to the arena do not stop. The corporation has found funding for the release of several phones of different price segments, and some models turned out to be quite competitive. The hero of today's review is one of them, but its official launch outside of China is still in great question.
Vivo X200 Mini phone review
Vivo X200 Mini - a compact opponent of flagships
The Chinese company Vivo carefully monitors the situation on the smartphone market and carefully adapts to it. Thus, an increasing number of users dream of smaller, ergonomic, but at the same time functional and productive smartphones like the Apple iPhone 16 Pro. And it seems that the hero of today's review was meant as a worthy opponent to the aforementioned world bestseller.
Meizu Lucky 08 phone review
Meizu Lucky 08 - is it lucky?
Almost all fans of mobile electronics have already forgotten about the Chinese company Meizu, but once the brand was almost one of the leaders in the industry. An excellent combination of price and quality of phones, original design, unusual proprietary software and many other competitive advantages turned the corporation's products into hits. However, those times are long gone, and the current rebirth of the company does not awaken an abundance of positive emotions. Why? It's simple - new products are coming out rather mediocre.
Ulefone Armor Mini 20 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor Mini 20 Pro - Small but Very Useful
The Ulefone company decided to please its fans with several compact smartphones with IP68 water protection. The hero of the review is the most inexpensive new product, but this fact clearly does not make the device worse. It is not so easy to find opponents for it from other manufacturers.
Cubot KingKong Power 3 phone review
Cubot KingKong Power 3 - Relaunch
What to do if you unexpectedly managed to develop a bestseller that sold in excellent print runs? There are two options: create a full-fledged sequel or release an expanded version with a number of new competitive advantages. The hero of today's review took the second path and it is not to say that the decision of the Chinese company Cubot was wrong.
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE phone review
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE - growth in all parameters
The FE models of the flagship S-series of smartphones from the Korean company Samsung were a kind of intermediate link between the phones of the middle and high price segments. The manufacturer tried to take the successful flagship as a basis, simplify its materials, photo capabilities, functionality and other indicators so that the device would still remain attractive to users. The hero of today's review has undergone almost no changes, which characterizes it from the most positive side.
Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor Mini 20T Pro - a little helper
Over the past few years, the Chinese company Ulefone has made significant progress in the production of various smartphones with IP68 water protection. Now the range includes dozens of models, among which there are extremely original examples. The hero of today's review, characterized by a rare compactness for the segment and unusual functionality, has become such.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G - Affordable Perfection?
Lately, fewer and fewer smartphones have appeared on the market that you would call ideal for their price segment. The perfect balance is lost somewhere in the technical characteristics, some models have obvious design flaws, and so on. Finding flaws in the hero of today's review will be very difficult.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G phone review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 5G - a long-awaited move forward
The older representatives of the Note line of smartphones from the Chinese company Redmi (a sub-brand of Xiaomi) have always been distinguished by an excellent combination of price and quality. Every year, the manufacturer has increasingly improved the functionality, design and other aspects of the mentioned products, but with the younger models, the situation was more like stagnation. However, the hero of today's review has finally changed the situation and demonstrates tangible improvements against the background of its predecessors.
Xiaomi 14T Pro phone review
Xiaomi 14T Pro - a competent replacement for flagships
How much sometimes you want to save money, but at the same time get an extremely technological smartphone with the maximum possible performance today and top photographic capabilities. Unfortunately, such an opportunity rarely opens up. But the Chinese company Xiaomi has decided to spoil us more often with chances to buy great mobile assistants.
Xiaomi 14T phone review
Xiaomi 14T - the best at the turn of price segments
The Chinese company Xiaomi definitely knows how to make smartphones of any price category. Representatives of the flagship line with the T index are extremely interesting for many users. They try to retain most of the functionality of more expensive models, but at the same time have a more democratic price tag. And the hero of today's review continues the traditions of the series perfectly.
UMIDIGI G100 phone review
UMIDIGI G100 - a beautiful loser?
It is difficult to list the Chinese company Umidigi as a leader in the smartphone market. The year 2024 will not be very successful for the manufacturer either. The number of truly interesting and competitive phones can be counted on the fingers of one hand. The hero of today's review does not change the situation either. It definitely attracts with its design, but it has few competitive advantages.
Vivo IQOO Z9 Turbo+ phone review
Vivo IQOO Z9 Turbo+ - for games and more
The Chinese company Vivo knows how to surprise its loyal audience. Thus, the world-famous developer presented one of the most inexpensive smartphones based on a truly top chipset. Surprisingly, the phone turned out to be balanced even with a limited cost price.
Blackview BV4800 Pro phone review
Blackview BV4800 Pro - too simple to be popular?
The Chinese company Blackview is largely known for its IP68 dust and moisture-proof smartphones. Most of the models it produces have a good price-quality ratio, which is not always available to its competitors. However, sometimes even experienced developers make mistakes. The hero of today's review was supposed to be an improved version of a not very successful device from the manufacturer, but the changes made are unlikely to turn the new product into a hit.
DOOGEE V40 Pro phone review
DOOGEE V40 Pro - a secure almost-flagship
The Chinese company Doogee is trying not to forget about the middle and even upper price segments of the smartphone market. And although the corporation still does not have enough budget for a full-fledged top-end gadget that can arouse delight even in a sophisticated user, it is trying to create harmonious and balanced devices for more reasonable money. The hero of today's review became one of these.
Cubot KingKong Star 2 phone review
Cubot KingKong Star 2 - Rugged, Gaming, Inexpensive
The Chinese company Cubot never stops experimenting. Thus, the developer decided to please gamers who lead an active lifestyle. The hero of today's review combines an extremely attractive price, full moisture protection according to IP68 standards and amazing performance for the price segment. Are these not signs of a future hit?
UMIDIGI G9C phone review
UMIDIGI G9C - the chipset decides everything?
The success of a smartphone depends on many factors. The manufacturer's fame, the attractiveness of the design, the price tag's compliance with the parameters - the list can go on for a really long time. But decent technical characteristics will occupy one of the first places in this list. Unfortunately, it is with them that the hero of today's review has serious problems.
Cubot A20 phone review
Cubot A20 - an inexpensive, but not quite ordinary smartphone
It is not easy to create a successful low-end phone. This is especially true for manufacturers that are not in the first tier. A small budget does not allow for savings on scale, so developers have to come up with other ways to attract the audience and at the same time distract it from the sometimes not very impressive technical characteristics. The Chinese company Cubot, the hero of today's review, tried to do something similar.
Doogee V Max Plus phone review
Doogee V Max Plus - a giant that has everything right
The Chinese company Doogee does not forget about smartphones protected from dust and moisture at the turn of the middle and high price segments. The hero of today's review is a continuation of the once popular gadget. The Plus index was added to the name, and judging by all the parameters of the device, its appearance is completely justified.
DOOGEE V Max Pro phone review
DOOGEE V Max Pro - brutal, long-lasting and inexpensive
The audience of fans of phones with increased durability and the same battery life is only growing every year. The Chinese company Doogee is well aware of this fact and with enviable consistency expands the range of such devices. The hero of today's review is one of them, which is perfectly balanced for the price tag asked for it.
Tecno Phantom V Fold2 5G phone review
Tecno Phantom V Fold2 5G - Lots of Right Decisions
The Chinese company Tecno did not forget to update its large folding smartphone this year. And although the price tag of the new product is slightly higher than that of its predecessor, the model is still cheaper than most alternatives on the market. At the same time, it tries not to be inferior in functionality to full-fledged flagships.
Tecno Phantom V Flip2 phone review
Tecno Phantom V Flip2 - how to join innovations for reasonable money
Folding smartphones are stylish, convenient, technological, but far from the cheapest. The high cost of manufacturing phones with such a form factor automatically moves them to the upper price segment. But the hero of today's review breaks the usual stereotypes, although it was possible to achieve a democratic price tag with the help of some compromises.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max phone review
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max - the new king of the market
The flagship phablets of the American company Apple have always been among the most technologically advanced, functional and optimized in their price segment. And although the top smartphones of the brand have gradually gained a significant number of opponents from China, no one has managed to snatch the crown from them so far. The situation with the hero of today's review has not changed either.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro phone review
Apple iPhone 16 Pro - the best again?
Smartphones from the American company Apple with the Pro prefix have always been loved by the audience, because they combined all the best that is on the smartphone market. Amazing software optimization, top technical characteristics, advanced photographic capabilities - this is only an incomplete list of the advantages of the models. And the hero of today's review continues this tradition, while delighting with an improved design and several new features.