Razer Phone - The Best AND The Worst

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Is the Razer Phone as "insane" as they claim?

 

 

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Wanted one, doesn't work on verizon.

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Honestly, “insane” was overused for this phone. Yes, it’s great for gaming, but what else does it do well as a phone?

 

Battery life is....good (still a disappointment when you consider that this thing has a massive battery that should last a day+ of medium-heavy use like the Honor 8 Pro my mom is using), the speakers are fantastic, but the display is painfully dim, call quality is middling and the camera performance is pretty bleh for a $700 phone.

 

Will it get better over time? Maybe and I adore its aesthetic. But.....ehhhhhhhh.

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In all honestly, the phone does look good, both aesthetically and physically. Even if you are paying extra for the brand name and the 120hz lcd screen, which it is technically the first at for a global launch (Sharp released a few japan only 120hz screen phones), the phone itself is quite nice. Even if the battery doesn't last as long as some would expect from a standard phone (120hz is battery intensive, yo), I'd definitely would have bought one if I hadn't already gotten myself a v30.

 

Sadly, I don't think many people in the US/NA will be picking it up because most phones bought are usually from a carrier store and on a plan as well. It's one of the reasons why they didn't go with a CDMA version as well, I think. The market is one of the hardest to enter, and I wish we could see more phones be released in the US, but, well, when you can pay 30 bucks a month and get the latest flagship, why bother with a budget phone? (Speaking of budget phones, the samsung J series can go screw itself.)

 

I do hope they become a big name, though. I feel like with the release of Google's pixel 2, HTC might be dropping out of the US market for phones. With the fact that the U11+ has yet to be seen to be officially released in the US, and the fact that Samsung continues to dominate the US market for android (They're not even that good! - personal opinion), I do hope some other brand can penetrate this tough as balls market.

 

And hey, we have memephone 2:  the sequel (rip nextbit robin)

 

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12 minutes ago, IndustrialRevolutions said:

In all honestly, the phone does look good, both aesthetically and physically. Even if you are paying extra for the brand name and the 120hz lcd screen, which it is technically the first at for a global launch (Sharp released a few japan only 120hz screen phones), the phone itself is quite nice. Even if the battery doesn't last as long as some would expect from a standard phone (120hz is battery intensive, yo), I'd definitely would have bought one if I hadn't already gotten myself a v30.

Don’t think it’s the refresh rate.

 

The display itself probably isn’t very power efficient 

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2:21 - There are more phones with 4000+ mAh batteries

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Buyer beware: Its from Razer 

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On 12/25/2017 at 2:33 AM, huilun02 said:

Razer missed the point entirely. No one's playing CSGO on their phone to warrant a 120hz screen. That and the 1440p resolution IPS combined will butcher the extra battery life from its larger battery. And no headphone jack wtf. Manufacturers need to stop this retarded bandwagoning of Apple's design choices. Its only going to hurt their bottom line.

 

I can't think of a single Android game that I'd want to play so badly at high frame rates that would compel me to pay so much for a phone that makes so many compromises AS A PHONE!

 

The first step in making a good phone is...make it a good phone first. Add extra fluff later.