ZTE Axon 7 Unboxing: Budget busting first impressions

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

Many companies have claimed that they manufacturer the true flagship budget busting smartphone, and over the last two years we’ve seen some incredible competition heat up around the $400 price point. The line between a true-blue top tier handset and a premium mid-ranger is getting increasingly blurry.Following in the footsteps of companies like Huawei, Motorola, and OnePlus, ZTE is launching a monster of a smartphone in North America with a jaw ...

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Moto Z, Moto Z Force, MotoMods First Impressions!

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

Hello Moto.Today we’re taking our first look at the first, proper, joint flagship phone venture between Lenovo and Motorola. These two companies are both known for creating “flexible” gadgets. Motorola’s MotoMaker is easily the most complete platform available for allowing consumers to personalize and customize their phones. Lenovo has a solid reputation for building modular business accessories and multi-mode PC’s. He have high expectations for what these two manufacturers should be able to accomplish when working together.We recently received a very well ...

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Oppo F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition First Impressions

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

The approach to special edition phones is not new, with cases like Samsung launching a batman phone and pricing it for a staggering amount of money for just a different logo at the back. Oppo hasn’t really focused on super hero phones, but instead on devices that cater to the sports lover in you. As a result, Oppo’s approach to the F1 Plus Barcelona Edition is a different story to what we see elsewhere.If you’re an FC Barcelona fan, the Oppo F1 Plus special edition is probably one of the coolest sports-oriented gadgets we’ve seen in a while. Watch our full video to ...

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OnePlus 3 First Impressions: Never Settle (for lame packaging)

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

What do you expect from a phone these days? Does a smartphone define or compliment your personal style? What kind of performance do you require to get your work done? How much are you willing to pay for that performance?For fans of Android we’ve been through some highs and lows over the last couple years when looking at manufacturers building “price disrupting” handsets. Initially the Nexus was a high water mark we could point to for companies to include high end processors in lower cost devices. OnePlus took that philosophy and paired it with a fairly unpopular ...

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Sony XPERIA X First Impressions: A step away from the high end…

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

Sony is in a state of transition. Walking away from the ultra-high end market, the Z line of phones is no more. The idea is to streamline, whittle back on “marketing bullet point” specs, but still deliver a device which meets consumer needs.The Xperia X takes a step away from some of the more outlandish features found in previous Sony flagships. You won’t find a 4K display here, a 5″ 1080p LCD will satisfy most people. A bleeding edge Qualcomm chipset is great for gaming, but Sony took a step back here too, moving to a Qualcomm 650. And yet, alongside these more ...

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Huawei P9 Unboxing & First Impressions: Dual Leica Cameras

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

2016 is turning out to be a year for interesting camera experiments.Huawei is the second company this year to use dual rear cameras on a flagship phone. Unlike the LG G5, which has a standard camera and an extreme wide angle shooter, the P9 has two cameras with the same view, but with different tasks for color and light. The primary camera takes color photos just like any other smartphone might, but the second sensor only shoots in black and white. This monochrome sensors is designed to maximize light and detail. ...

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iPhone SE 24 hours with a mini mid-range smartphone (video)

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

The iPhone SE still has that new car smell. We just recently unboxed the phone and shared our first impressions, but what have we learned about it during the first day of use?Apple’s mini-mid-ranger is checking a lot of the right boxes, and doing so while making a pretty compelling price argument. Sure, the screen is smaller and lower resolution than many people might be used to since the iPhone 6, but pairing that screen with the A9 processor and 12MP camera from the iPhone 6S makes for a snappy and ...

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Apple iPhone SE First Impressions: What’s old is new…

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

The iPhone SE is a curious little beastie. Apple recycled the chassis from the four inch screened iPhone 5S, including the same Retina resolution, and then packed in the top of the line A9 processor and 12MP camera from the flagship iPhone 6S. On paper, this seems like it should be really to explain and categorize, but this is only Apple’s second attempt at building a new phone specifically for the mid range market. In years past, Apple would simply reduce the price of the one and two year old iPhones when releasing a ...

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iPhone SE, 9.7-inch iPad Pro & more Apple event first impressions

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We really don’t want to bore you with a full “Apple Edition” of the Pocketnow Daily. Apple’s March 21st event ended a few hours ago and we decided that it would be best if we made a separate video that focuses on Apple’s announcements, and our first impressions.By now most of you know that Apple announced the new iPhone SE, in addition to a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, along with a few other updates that should bring important improvements to existing products.Make sure you watch our first-impressions video to learn more.

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Huawei GX8 first impressions: form and function? (video)

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

We recently reviewed the Huawei Honor 5X, and found it to be a stylish solution for its $199 price. However, Huawei is bringing more phones to North America, providing shoppers more options at a wider variety of price tiers. The GX8 is an unlocked variation of the international G8, and it sells for $100 more than the Honor 5X.What might we expect for that price ...

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Huawei Honor 5X unboxing and first impressions: style on a budget (Video)

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

Budget phones are hot right now. You can buy a lot of phone for less than $300, and there’s a sweet spot around $200 where average consumers might be hard pressed to tell the difference between entry level and upper mid-range fare.Huawei is looking to take entry level phones one step further by adding a premium aluminum finish to the Honor 5X, with specs that easily would have competed against flagship phones from three years ago, and a killer fingerprint scanner. Before we can review this budget buster though, we have to get it out of the box. Here are my first impressions of the ...

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Kyocera DuraForce XD first impressions: a big tough waterproof phablet (Video)

Posted on by Juan Carlos Bagnell

The DuraForce XD is an AT&T exclusive, so while the packaging isn’t going to be particularly impressive (we all know that orange box), what’s inside is pretty audacious.Kyocera has built a monster phone here. The specs sound pretty familiar, with a 5.7-inch 720p LCD and Qualcomm 400 series CPU, but the casing surrounding that tech is pretty intense. I can’t say I’ve ever played with a rugged phablet before, and this might be the largest phone I’ve ever been tasked to review. The chunky build provides ...

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Here’s what the OPPO F1 cameras can do

Posted on by Jules Wang

The OPPO F1 does not have an engine. It does not pull hairpin turns. And it most certainly will not crash into a heaping pile of flames. But you can drive its eight processor cores up to 1.7GHz. It’s manageable enough in the hand to toss around. And while it is ...

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24 hours with the Google Pixel C (Video)

Posted on by Michael Fisher

The Google Pixel C is a funny little device. Running stock Android Marshmallow, but with a Chromebook’s branding and design, with an expensive accessory a must-buy if you want to get the most of it, it won’t be on everyone’s shopping list this holiday season. And that’s before you consider all the rough reviews it’s gotten from other publications already.Given that less-than-stellar debut, you might expect our first impression of the Google Pixel C to be equally underwhelming. But 24 hours in, we’re actually quite captivated by this little contradiction of a machine. ...

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Microsoft Lumia 950XL First Impressions (Video)

Posted on by Michael Fisher

It’s taken us a little while to get a hold of one, but thanks to the good people at Clove we finally get to test Windows 10 Mobile on something a little roomier: the Lumia 950 XL. Pay them a visit at clove.co.uk if you want one of these for your own collection, but first join us for a first impressions pass as we take a look at the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL! The first thing to note about the 950 XL is that while it’s bigger than the 950, it doesn’t feel that much bigger. That’s an automatic win for the XL, because it’s bringing ...

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