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★★★★☆
Almost a phone for everyone
The Razer phone does some things very well and some thing not so well.
The things it does well:
1. The 1440p 120Hz screen is gorgeous. It is butter smooth in video and especially if the games are tuned to it. It’s got great color reproduction and it is bright enough.
2. The speakers. The best I’ve ever heard on a cellphone. At max volume there is little distortion and it fills a small to medium sized room pretty easily.
3. The battery. 4000 mW battery easily lasts the day and I got nearly 4 hours with the 120Hz screen settings.
4. The feel and heft of the phone. It’s a solid phone with good size and weight. It feels durable.
5. The fingerprint reader/power button. It’s responsive and fast.
6. It’s responsive. The Razer has the same high end processor used by all the top end Android phone makers.
7. The price. At $699 it undercuts quite a bit of the competition
8. MicroSD card slot
Now the bad:
1. The cameras are at best average. Focus, white balance, and overall color balance can be quite off on many shots. I don’t know how much can be fixed by a software update.
2. The buttons. It is hard to tell where the power button is just by feeling. The volume buttons are too mushy.
3. The heat. On everyday tasks this won’t be a problem but playing games can be. It could get uncomfortable to hold within the first hour or two of playing games
4. MicroSD card on same tray as sim
5. No headphone jack. Depends on how much u care. A shame not to have one as it appears to have a nice DAC
6. This is a big phone. Period.
7. The price is still more than the OnePlus 5T by $200 which is the best bang for your buck
That is point I liked and didn’t like about this phone but it shows great potential
November 2017 · Cell Phones and Accessories