User score

Overall satisfaction
9.1
  • 16
  • 2
  • 0
  • 1
  • 0
19 reviews
  • Screen8.7
  • Performance9.2
  • Camera7.5
  • Connectivity8.9
  • Battery7.9
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Design & Materials

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
7.8

19 reviews

Do you think it's a nice phone?
9.2

19 reviews

Is it comfortable?
9.3

19 reviews

Can you see it well in the sunlight?
8.6

19 reviews

Performance & Hardware

Does it have good sound?
8.4

19 reviews

Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
9.7

19 reviews

What's your experience been with demanding games?
9.5

19 reviews

Camera

Quality of daytime photos
7.7

19 reviews

Quality of nighttime photos
6.5

19 reviews

Quality of selfies
7.3

19 reviews

Does it have a powerful flash?
8.3

19 reviews

Connectivity

Does it have good coverage for calls?
8.4

19 reviews

Quality of the GPS
9.4

19 reviews

And the WiFi?
8.8

19 reviews

Battery

How long does the battery last?
  • 0%
    Less than half day
  • 5%
    Less than a day
  • 47%
    One day
  • 42%
    More than one day
  • 5%
    Two days or more

19 reviews

Software

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 74%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 26%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 0%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall

19 reviews

Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 0%
    Never
  • 5%
    Once a year
  • 5%
    Every six months
  • 89%
    Every two months or less

19 reviews

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User reviews

  • Just OK

    • 7
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance7.0
    • Camera7.0
    • Connectivity7.0
    • Battery9.0
  • Wish the company was still around

    • 10
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance8.3
    • Camera5.5
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery7.0
  • A SPEEDY SMARTPHONE THAT GETS ALL THE LATEST SECURITY PATCHES

    Incredible phone so far and I should know, I've had plenty of smartphones before this. If you're looking for regular security updates and a beautifully designed device this is one of your best choices. I bought mine used, in great condition, for just $250CDN. Phone works perfectly with Rogers here in Canada as it has all the required LTE bands for incredible coverage.

    My favourite part is the clean Android install with zero bloatware. Also it gets updates every month. Fantastic for security minded users. I'm currently running official Android Q Beta 3, Android Version 10. May 5, 2019 security patch.

    Pros
    • Clean Android install, no bloatware
    • Excellent LTE bands for maximum coverage
    • Beautiful design with ceramic backing
    Cons
    • No headphone jack
    • No IR blaster
    • No IP/water resistance rating
    • 10
    • Screen8.2
    • Performance10
    • Camera6.7
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery7.0
  • Very good phone

    I love this phone and his possibilities.
    I bought it for $200 from second hand(OLX). For this price it is very nice bargain.
    It has only one bug and it is sometimes during charging with old cable, touch screen has (I don't know how to write it) a problem, but with new cable it doesn't appear.

    Pros
    • Battery
    • Screen
    • Notch
    • Snapdragon 835
    • Build quality
    • Takes amazing everytime photos
    Cons
    • It has one bug
    • 9.9
    • Screen10
    • Performance10
    • Camera9.7
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Gorgeous Phone and very well equipped for the sub $300 USD price range if you can get it for that price.

    Just about everything with this phone is gorgeous, the screen, the performance, and the price I paid for it.
    It beats out the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ in performance for a fraction of the price!

    Pros
    • Build quality is fantastic
    • Updates nearly as fast as the Google Pixel devices
    • Very fast and responsive
    • Screen to body ratio still one of the best
    • Powerful for the price, beats Galaxy S8+
    Cons
    • Camera is not as great as the specs would suggest
    • 10
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance8.3
    • Camera7.0
    • Connectivity8.3
    • Battery9.0
  • Excellent smartphone - low light photos could be better

    This is one of the best deals still available in the market. The build and design are beautiful, android Auto integration is flawless, NFC does as required, updates keep coming, even for the camera which is much improved over early days.

    Pros
    • Android auto integration
    • Updates
    • Build/design
    • Performance
    • Stock android
    • Price
    Cons
    • Camera
    • 9.6
    • Screen10
    • Performance9.7
    • Camera9.0
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Excellent

    Absolutely stunning...fast updates, very good battery, extremely handy, good quality photos. Maybe signal is a bit below the rest

    Pros
    • Fast updates
    • Battery
    • Camera
    • Size
    • 9.7
    • Screen9.8
    • Performance10
    • Camera10
    • Connectivity9.0
    • Battery10
  • Speedy phone with incredible price, and very nice now with Oreo update

    This phone is now super cheap here in Canada. It is 360 CAN$ (280 US$ - 230 Euro) with my provider (Koodo).

    With the latest updates, the phone now has OREO 8.1, and the phone scores even higher in Antutu (I got 203059 on my phone).

    The latest version fixes most issues people have seen with the phone, and the 360 camera you can get is also very nice. I got it for 60 CAN$ (47 US$ - 38 EURO - Tax included).

    The ONLY issue I have is that it sometimes is not as responsive as I would like in games for quick touch response. For example, in subway surfer, it sometimes doesn't respond as quickly as I would like when playing.

    Other than that, I have just the best experience with the phone.

    Pros
    • Very fast phone
    • Latest updates (Oreo 8.1)
    Cons
    • some touch response can be slower than optimal
    • slipery phone
    • 9.7
    • Screen8.3
    • Performance10
    • Camera9.3
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    It seems to me an impressive mobile in all aspects

    It seems to me a complete mobile in all aspects, exquisite design, QHD screen, sufficient sound, fluid and premium materials, I do not understand why the ark failed, because to this day I have not yet seen a mobile with such style and quality.

    Pros
    • Design
    • Quality of materials
    • Fluency
    • Cameras
    • Screen
    Cons
    • Maybe fair battery
    • No update, why does the brand mark cerro
    • 10
    • Screen8.2
    • Performance9.6
    • Camera9.2
    • Connectivity7.0
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    I expected more

    I had really been excited about the Specs, but I find a battery that barely comes up to date, a screen with barely acceptable angles and with a wasted resolution, a horrible sound, lousy connectivity, camera rescued by the gcam without salvation for the video, and a questionable resistance, since I only dropped once from a height of twenty centimeters and with that it was enough for the gorilla glass to yield, the panel was not affected, which would be the last straw, but to change the gorilla glass This team blocks almost one thousand Mexican pesos. Not worth what it costs, Amazon is at 18-20k pesos, with that better buy a Note 10+

    Pros
    • Pure Android
    • Updates
    • Titanium frames
    • Gcam
    Cons
    • Camera and microphone
    • Resistance
    • Panel type, screen resolution and notch
    • Connectivity
    • Battery
    • Additional features
    • 2.8
    • Screen4.0
    • Performance6.0
    • Camera3.0
    • Connectivity4.6
    • Battery5.0

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Last update
October 19, 2023
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  • Battery

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