Phone Reviews (page 8)
OUKITEL G1 phone review
OUKITEL G1 - Repeat with Deterioration
The Chinese company Oukitel likes to repeatedly re-release successful smartphones with minor changes in technical specifications. This is how the manufacturer expands its product range and covers an impressive number of users. The hero of today's review is 99% a duplicate of the previously released WP28 phone, but has a slightly lower price tag. How did the cost price of the device decrease? Let's figure it out.
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL phone review
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL - Size Matters
There are fewer and fewer fans of compact smartphones, because the larger the display, the easier it is to work with a mobile assistant, and the more comfortable it is for the eyes. That is why the American company Google decided to please its fans with a fairly large phablet, delighting with flagship technical characteristics and top photographic capabilities.
Google Pixel 9 Pro phone review
Google Pixel 9 Pro - a new hit with old shortcomings
The updated line of flagship smartphones from Google is a real reason for happiness for many fans of the brand, because it offers a more interesting design, improved technical characteristics, and a significant number of other positive changes in phone parameters. However, if the developer definitely worked on the strengths of the devices, then he again forgot about their disadvantages and simply transferred them from previous models. Do the new items deserve close attention?
Google Pixel 9 phone review
Google Pixel 9 is an insufficient improvement on the hit camera phone
The Pixel series of smartphones from the American company Google has always found a response in the hearts of millions of customers due to its corporate style, amazing photographic capabilities and a number of other competitive advantages. However, the devices also had disadvantages. So, the design cannot be considered perfect, and the situation with technical characteristics was ambiguous. Unfortunately, although the hero of today's review has become better, he has not gotten rid of all the shortcomings.
Realme 13 4G phone review
Realme 13 4G - When Performance Is All That's Lacking
Creating an inexpensive best-selling smartphone is a task that only a small number of manufacturers can handle. It is too difficult today to please a sophisticated audience and at the same time maintain a reasonable cost price against the backdrop of rising prices for components. The Chinese company Realme managed to cope with it, although there was a hitch with the technical characteristics.
HOTWAV Hyper 7 Pro phone review
HOTWAV Hyper 7 Pro - Another Great Rugged Smartphone
Inexpensive phones with IP68 water protection have undergone significant changes this year. While the appearance of such devices still raises questions, they have advanced significantly in terms of performance, functionality and photo capabilities. The hero of today's review fully proves this statement and is capable of becoming a reliable mobile assistant for hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers.
OnePlus Open Apex Edition phone review
OnePlus Open Apex Edition - Spot Improvements
The Chinese company OnePlus has vast experience in producing high-quality smartphones of all price categories, but the manufacturer's first attempts to develop folding phones happened relatively recently. The model was extremely successful, so the corporation decided to slightly refresh it and re-launch it. Is this the right move? Let's figure it out.
Vivo V40 5G phone review
Vivo V40 5G - beauty that doesn't require a lot of money
Sometimes smartphones of the middle price segment give odds to other flagships in terms of design development. These words may well be addressed to representatives of the V-series of phones from the Chinese company Vivo. The hero of today's review will give in addition to an attractive exterior also an excellent display, excellent performance and many other advantages important for the modern user.
Vivo V40 Pro phone review
Vivo V40 Pro - beauty, performance, affordability
The Chinese company Vivo does not forget to update the V-series of smartphones every year, which are popular literally all over the world. The series, initially focused on excellent design, gradually acquired functionality, autonomy, and a number of other competitive advantages. The hero of today's review only continues to improve against the background of its predecessors.
TECLAST T50 Max tablet review
TECLAST T50 Max - squeezing out the maximum
Sometimes it is so difficult to surpass your own product, which is enjoying great popularity. The Chinese company TECLAST faced exactly this problem. The T50 Pro tablet differed from its opponents in its excellent assembly, and productive technical characteristics, and decent autonomy. It is almost impossible to create an even more impressive model with a similar price even today. However, an experienced developer was still able to cope with this task. Meet the newest TECLAST T50 Max.
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus 5G phone review
Xiaomi Poco M6 Plus 5G - Cheap, But Not Useless
The Chinese company Poco tries to produce a significant number of balanced smartphones for different regions of the world. The popular manufacturer does not bypass India. The hero of today's review is aimed at it, possessing decent technical characteristics, attractive design and a number of other competitive advantages.
Motorola Edge 50 phone review
Motorola Edge 50 - a successful imitation of a flagship
Flagship smartphones have always surpassed their cheaper counterparts in many parameters, but one of the main ones was functionality and durability. It is extremely difficult to find an inexpensive gadget with full water protection according to IP68 standards, wireless charging and at the same time a relevant ergonomic design. However, Motorola decided to simplify this task for us.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus phone review
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus - Not a Radical Change at All
Sooner or later, even the most popular smartphone begins to lose its relevance against the background of more technologically advanced opponents. At this point, the developer can set itself one of two tasks, namely the release of a full-fledged successor to a successful model or the creation of its slightly improved version with a similar pricing policy. The Nothing company took the second path, but it is difficult to predict the success of the predecessor for the hero of today's review.
Ulefone Armor 27T Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 27T Pro - assistant for all occasions
The Chinese company Ulefone has not yet reached the heights when the manufacturer can produce expensive flagship smartphones and be confident in their excellent sales. That is why the developer's top solutions belong rather to the mid-price segment. However, even at their reasonable cost, such devices are ready to impress with a long list of competitive advantages.
Realme 13 Pro phone review
Realme 13 Pro - improvements plus deteriorations
The Chinese company Realme does not always do only rational things, despite its impressive experience. Thus, sometimes the new generation of the smartphone line can be worse than the previous one in a number of parameters. The hero of today's review, unfortunately, is a clear example of such a controversial approach.
Realme 13 Pro+ phone review
Realme 13 Pro+ - Improving the Segment
The Chinese company Realme never tires of improving its products literally every day. Sometimes, in its quest to achieve perfection, the corporation is too far ahead of its competitors. Thus, a manufacturer popular all over the world decided after not a very long time to release an updated line of the middle price category, the representatives of which have noticeably advanced in terms of photo capabilities.
Honor 200 Lite phone review
Honor 200 Lite - stylish, thin, balanced
Even the best mid-range smartphones can hardly be called ideal. Developers have to find a balance between reasonable cost and functionality, design and other parameters of phones. The Chinese company Honor gave preference to the beauty of the exterior and ergonomics in the hero of today's review, but in other respects the new product tries to keep up with its opponents.
HONOR 200 Pro phone review
HONOR 200 Pro is 99% flagship
The Chinese company Honor has not forgotten about that part of the audience that would like to save money, but at the same time get almost flagship functionality in their mobile assistant. The hero of today's review is aimed at such users. And although it is simpler in some aspects than the representatives of the top Magic line, the gadget has adopted a large percentage of their advantages.
Honor 200 phone review
Honor 200 - a tainted ideal
Smartphones of the middle and high price segment from the Chinese company Honor have almost always pleased users not only with excellent build quality, but also with advanced functionality, good performance and an abundance of other competitive advantages. However, separation from the parent corporation, financial problems still affected the brand's products. But every year the manufacturer is getting closer to regaining its former leadership. And the hero of today's review is approaching the level of previously released bestsellers.
HOTWAV Note 15 phone review
HOTWAV Note 15 - Too Simple to Succeed
Just a few years ago, the smartphone market audience demanded literally two things from phones in the lower price category - to turn on and make calls. However, gradually the demands of buyers have increased many times, so today the manufacturer needs to make the device stylish, functional and convenient at a low cost price. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Hotwav, if it coped with the task, then very mediocrely.
AGM X6 phone review
AGM X6 - beautiful and strange
It is difficult to surprise a modern audience with just IP68 water protection of a smartphone, even if we are talking about a fairly inexpensive device. That is why developers try to give their products more and more competitive advantages, as far as the cost price allows. However, sometimes in pursuit of technology or individuality, a manufacturer can go too far. And it seems that the hero of today's review has become a victim of such actions.
ZTE Nubia Z60S Pro phone review
ZTE Nubia Z60S Pro - beauty in Chinese
It’s hard to deny the Chinese company ZTE its ability to make beautiful smartphones. The manufacturer's designers do not sit idly by and every year give us several dozen original, distinctive phones that are so easy to fall in love with at first sight. The hero of today's review also attracts attention, but in addition to his good appearance, he also has a number of other competitive advantages.
Oukitel WP28S phone review
Oukitel WP28S - when simplification is not beneficial
The original WP28 smartphone from the Chinese company Oukitel, although it did not become a huge bestseller, was able to find many satisfied customers. The model at the turn of the low and middle price segments was distinguished by its durability, large memory capacity, and good photographic capabilities. But a year later, for some reason, the developer decided that releasing a simplified version of the once commercially successful phone was a great idea. Unfortunately, in reality everything turned out to be not so clear-cut.
DOOGEE Blade 10 phone review
DOOGEE Blade 10 - simple but interesting
The most inexpensive smartphones protected from dust and moisture according to the IP68 standard rarely offer balanced models. Usually, the desire of the developer to contain the rise in costs leads to phones that are unattractive in appearance and not at all high-tech, but the hero of today’s review in some aspects became an exception to this rule.
Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra phone review
Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra - getting closer to ideal
The Chinese company Redmi (a sub-brand of Xiaomi) decided to give its fans several models of the flagship K70 series. However, it is its senior representative who is of greatest interest. He received a lot of serious improvements that significantly increase his chances of success.
Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 phone review
Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 - an uncompromising flagship
Every major smartphone manufacturer wants to show off its potential with flagship high-tech products. Flip phones are the most expensive and at the same time incredibly desirable devices for any fan of mobile electronics today. And the hero of today’s review, created by the world-famous company Xiaomi, will be one of the best representatives of the mentioned type of device.
Xiaomi Mix Flip phone review
Xiaomi Mix Flip is a serious bid for success
The Chinese company Xiaomi has already tried its hand in the folding smartphone segment, but its attempts cannot be considered very successful. Some models were disappointing due to their excessive thickness, others due to their unattractive price tag. The hero of today's review eliminates the shortcomings of his predecessors and has every chance of becoming much more popular.
OnePlus Nord 4 phone review
OnePlus Nord 4 - not like everyone else
I think almost every lover of mobile electronics has already become tired of the monotonous design of most smartphones. Sometimes you can only distinguish one monoblock from another with a microscope, but you really want to get not just a device, but also a beautiful, memorable and original accessory. If you have such a desire, then the hero of today’s review from the Chinese company OnePlus is ready to fulfill it.
Doogee Blade 10 Max phone review
Doogee Blade 10 Max - the flagship of the line, an outsider in the segment?
Sometimes creating several versions of the same smartphone leads to disastrous results, because not every manufacturer can successfully balance each option for different price categories. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Doogee was unable to cope with this task, because the hero of today’s review is not always competitive against the background of other representatives of the IP68 segment.
Doogee Blade 10 Ultra phone review
Doogee Blade 10 Ultra - stylish but too boring?
The Chinese company Doogee decided to make several configurations of essentially the same smartphone at the border of the low and middle price segments. However, if the most affordable representatives of the updated Blade line are characterized by a rather impressive price-quality ratio, their more expensive counterparts raise questions.
Honor Magic Vs3 phone review
Honor Magic Vs3 - slightly more affordable technologies
Folding smartphones to this day are extremely expensive representatives of mobile electronics due to the complexity of their creation and high technology. However, large companies are doing everything possible to ensure that even such innovative devices become closer to the end user. So, the hero of today's review is a simplified version of the flagship model. It has noticeably lost in price, but at the same time retained all the strengths of its expensive predecessor.
Blackview Oscal Pilot 2 phone review
Blackview Oscal Pilot 2 - a rugged smartphone for photographers?
The Chinese company Blackview has significantly expanded its range of IP68 waterproof phones over the past couple of years. Now the user has a choice of dozens of models of different directions and different price categories. The hero of today's review is suitable for people who require from their mobile assistant not only increased durability, but also good photographic capabilities.
Blackview BV8100 phone review
Blackview BV8100 - balanced strength
Rugged smartphones at the border of low and middle price segments are becoming increasingly popular among fans of mobile electronics. The reason for this is progress and, as a consequence, the gradual improvement of all technical characteristics. The hero of today's review belongs to a similar category of devices and is ready to gain the love of hundreds of thousands of satisfied users.
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro+ phone review
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro+ - masquerading as a flagship
Not every electronics lover can afford a flagship smartphone for a thousand dollars or more. However, there is hardly a person who would not like to get a phone with top-end technical characteristics and a number of other qualities characteristic of expensive new products. The hero of today's review has the listed parameters, although it is difficult not to notice a number of significant simplifications in it against the backdrop of really expensive alternatives.
DOOGEE S200 phone review
DOOGEE S200 - the right successor to the bestseller?
The S100 smartphone from the Chinese company Doogee became a real hit and made hundreds of thousands of fans of mobile electronics happy. An extremely durable, functional and long-lasting phone for its price category simply could not go unnoticed. However, its first continuation in the form of the S110 turned out to be more controversial, because a year later fans of the brand expected to find many visible improvements. The hero of today's review corrects a mistake made by the manufacturer.
Cubot KingKong X phone review
Cubot KingKong X - improvement of the bestseller
The representative of the KingKong series of the Cubot company with the number 9 in the name won the hearts of millions of satisfied customers with both its durability and functionality, battery life and design, which is not the worst for the segment. However, nothing lasts forever, the time has come to release an updated model, capable of offering a number of significant improvements at a similar cost. And it looks like the experienced manufacturer managed to make a more interesting and relevant new product.
Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G phone review
Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G is a potential bestseller not for us
The Chinese company Xiaomi produces many excellent smartphones around the world, but some successful models are only available within a certain region. So, the hero of today’s review is aimed at residents of India, who will definitely be satisfied with the price-quality ratio in an extremely interesting new product.
Nothing CMF Phone 1 phone review
Nothing CMF Phone 1 is an interesting, but far from perfect experiment
It is difficult to deny the Chinese company Nothing originality and resourcefulness. The manufacturer was able to endow the product with a memorable design and a number of other distinctive features that distinguish the developer’s electronics from numerous opponents. Unfortunately, not all of the corporation's decisions can be called unambiguously successful. The hero of today’s review, which was supposed to be the company’s most inexpensive phone, cannot be considered as such.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro+ phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro+ - super-performance double
Sometimes, to maintain the popularity of a commercially successful smartphone, a manufacturer only needs to re-release the model with several improvements. These may relate to design, technical characteristics or photographic capabilities. The Chinese company ZTE decided to take a similar route, but the new product has too few changes compared to its predecessor.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro phone review
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro - changes that are not visible under a magnifying glass
The Chinese company ZTE is a big fan of expanding the range of products it offers. Unfortunately, some of it is literally clones, almost 100% identical. The hero of today's review is difficult to distinguish from its predecessor without the S-index, but there are still differences between them.
Ulefone Armor 27 Pro phone review
Ulefone Armor 27 Pro - durable, technological, but not productive
The Chinese company Ulefone, although quite famous, is still very far from the industry leaders. Hence the limited budget, which does not allow the corporation to make truly flagship smartphones. However, this fact does not prevent us from creating first-class phones in the mid-price segment. The hero of today’s review can easily be classified into this category of devices, although it has a number of shortcomings.
DOOGEE Blade 10 Pro phone review
DOOGEE Blade 10 Pro - compact, inexpensive, protected
The Chinese company Doogee decided to start the second half of the year with a flurry of new smartphones with water protection according to IP68 standards. There are also models in the lower price segment among them. And the hero of today’s review is the most optimal option in the updated line, devoid of obvious shortcomings.
Cubot Max 5 phone review
Cubot Max 5 - a significant improvement to the series
The Max line of smartphones from the Chinese company Cubot has never been famous for its crazy sales. These were fairly balanced phones with a competitive advantage in the form of large displays, but often competitors were ahead of the devices in both performance and functionality. However, the hero of today's review decided to correct this situation, and radically.
UMIDIGI Note 90 phone review
UMIDIGI Note 90 - when there are too many simplifications
Every self-respecting smartphone manufacturer does not forget to release a couple of models in the low price segment every few months. These are the phones that sell in huge numbers, but creating a future bestseller is very difficult. Unfortunately, the Chinese company Umidigi failed to cope with a similar task this time.
OnePlus Ace Pro 3 phone review
OnePlus Ace Pro 3 - a chopped flagship
The Chinese company OnePlus never ceases to produce extremely competitive devices in the highest price category. However, if previously the corporation significantly improved the parameters of the devices it produced every year, then in the last year or two some stagnation has been noticeable. And the hero of today’s review is a clear confirmation of this.
UMIDIGI Note 100 phone review
UMIDIGI Note 100 - beautiful one
The Chinese company Umidigi tries to keep up with its opponents, but the limited budget sometimes still affects the devices it produces. In the hero of today's review, the manufacturer decided to focus on an attractive design, but other parameters are sometimes inferior to those of the phablet's closest rivals.
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G phone review
OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G - a smart approach with an inexpensive model
The Chinese company OnePlus has slightly lost its former enthusiasm, when literally every smartphone from its assembly line was distinguished by amazing functionality and performance for the price segment. The emergence of serious opponents has raised the price-quality ratio for many devices; manufacturers are not always able to keep up with them. However, the hero of today's review proves that the developer still has some powder in his flask.
DOOGEE S Cyber phone review
DOOGEE S Cyber - continuing to expand the range
The Chinese company Doogee decided in a rather unique way to increase the proposed range of smartphones. So, even a couple of minor changes in the phone, according to the developer, already deserves to be released under a new name. The hero of today's review is not much different from the recently announced Punk model, but is slightly more expensive. Is the overpayment worth it?
Cubot X90 phone review
Cubot X90 - unusual accents
Selling a new smartphone to a sophisticated audience today is not so easy, even for an experienced manufacturer. The user, regardless of the price category, expects to see a decent design, wide functionality, and a couple of interesting competitive advantages in the purchased gadget. The hero of today's review generally meets such demands, but sometimes he is ahead of his opponents in too unexpected and even controversial places.
Cubot KingKong Ace 3 phone review
Cubot KingKong Ace 3 - several interesting solutions
The Chinese company Cubot is not afraid of experiments. Thus, even in the brand’s new inexpensive rugged smartphones, we can see a couple of important competitive advantages that set the product apart from alternatives from opponents. An example of such a device is the hero of today's review.