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Poco F2 Pro review: Gourmet performance, buffet price
Have your cake and eat it, too

Myriam Joire Myriam Joire
Poco F2 Pro review: Gourmet performance, buffet price

Almost exactly two years ago, Xiaomi pulled a page from OnePlus’ playbook and stunned everyone with the Poco F1 (or Pocophone F1), a phone with proper flagship specs that cost just $300. While the F1 cut some corners to achieve this feat (plastic build, no NFC), it still delivered amazing performance and battery life. Then in 2019, it was followed up by… crickets?

While Redmi’s excellent K20 Pro was technically the Poco F1’s successor, Xiaomi didn’t release a Poco-branded device last year. That changed back in February 2020, when the company announced it was spinning Poco off as a sub-brand.

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Galaxy A71 5G review: Samsung's going to sell a buttload of these
Big screen, premium look, reasonable price — meet the king of Samsung's mid-range line

Stephen Schenck Stephen Schenck
Galaxy A71 5G review: Samsung's going to sell a buttload of these

Samsung's one of the biggest smartphone players around, and while we drool over cutting-edge devices like the Note20 or Fold2, these luxury handsets are hardly its primary business. When it comes to sheer numbers, the company's more conservative phones drive the lion's share of sales, and for good reason — these models strike a balance between flagship-level features and budget-friendly pricing. Even here, phones run the gamut from the super-cheap A21 to what we're looking at today, the beefiest of Samsung's mid-rangers, the Galaxy A71 5G. With a big 6.7-inch screen, 5G connectivity, and a 64MP-headlining quad-camera array, is this the A-series phone to finally get you asking, "who needs a flagship?"

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RedMagic 5S review: Great at games, but not much else
Bugs and a lack of polish are too frustrating for long-term use

Matthew Sholtz Matthew Sholtz
RedMagic 5S review: Great at games, but not much else

This story was originally published and last updated . 

Gaming phones are a newer niche for Android devices, and Nubia is one of the companies running headlong into this fledgling field. This past May, we took a look at the Red Magic 5, and we did not come away impressed thanks to numerous bugs and compromises. Now that the Red Magic 5S is here, and we can say for certain that features like internal cooling and a high refresh rate come at a cost: the Red Magic 5S is good for gaming but not much else.

The Red Magic 5 isn't a complete wash—its gaming-centric features and performance help to even out the device's lack of polish.

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Galaxy Note20 Ultra long-term review: A (physically) massive success
$1300 is a lot of money for any phone, even a great one

David Ruddock David Ruddock
Galaxy Note20 Ultra long-term review: A (physically) massive success

This story was originally published and last updated . 

The Galaxy Note is an unusual smartphone for one reason, and one reason only in 2020: its stylus, the beloved S Pen. And while everything else about it feels incredibly familiar, it's impossible to deny that no other phone can scratch the very particular itch Samsung does with the Note. If you were a bit of cynic, you'd probably sum up the Note20 Ultra as "an S20 Ultra with a pen," and I'll level with you: you wouldn't really be wrong.

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Unboxing the Surface Duo: What's Microsoft's $1400 dual-screen phone like in person?
There's no doubt, this is something special

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Unboxing the Surface Duo: What's Microsoft's $1400 dual-screen phone like in person?

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It's been almost a year since Microsoft first teased the Surface Duo, and we've been waiting to get our hands on one ever since. Our review unit arrived a few days ago, and given the excitement around it, we thought we would show you what it looks like in person ahead of our full review. While the unboxing isn't exactly anything groundbreaking, just holding the Duo in your hands makes you realize Microsoft's built something special here, something legitimately new and different. In other words: the Surface Duo is really cool.

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Unihertz Jelly 2 review: Size matters
I'm explicitly told I can't make any jokes about putting this phone up your butt

Ryne Hager Ryne Hager
Unihertz Jelly 2 review: Size matters

This story was originally published and last updated . 

A small but vocal group of us continue to feel defeated by the ever-expanding size of mainstream smartphones. The "good old days" of smaller screens really are starting to feel like a time long past, barely a glimmer on the horizon of technology's rapid advance in the smartphone era. If you're one of these people willing to put their money where there mouth is and actually buy a "tiny" phone, there are options—like the dinky Unihertz Jelly 2 with its 3" screen. While I enjoyed the previous Unihertrz Jelly Pro (which I bought for myself as a gag, but did not review for Android Police), it was a novelty I honestly couldn't recommend.

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Samsung Galaxy A21 review: Large device, small price
A 6.5" screen for $250, but performance leaves something to be desired

Taylor Kerns Taylor Kerns
Samsung Galaxy A21 review: Large device, small price

This story was originally published and last updated . 

Samsung is best known for its big, powerful, and obscenely expensive phones. But what does $250 buy you in the Galaxy lineup these days? Getting your head wrapped around Samsung's budget offerings is an understandably difficult task given their confusing naming scheme and year over year model refreshes, but the Galaxy A21 is one of the latest price-conscious phones from the Korean manufacturer. It's available on a number of US carriers now, including Boost, which is the version of the phone we reviewed. While the A21 offers a large screen and decent battery life, the phone's overall performance and cameras (for the price) should give budget-conscious big-phone enthusiasts pause.

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Google Pixel 4a review, two weeks later: All the phone you need, none of what you don't
A Nexus by any other name

David Ruddock David Ruddock
Google Pixel 4a review, two weeks later: All the phone you need, none of what you don't

This story was originally published and last updated . 

The Pixel 3a debuted at Google I/O 2019, and it was closer to budget smartphone nirvana than any phone in the US that came before it. That was, until Apple responded with the iPhone SE. The Pixel 4a is Google's counterpunch, and while many would argue it's an apples to oranges (or Pixels) comparison, I think the Pixel 4a actually comes out on top of the iPhone SE in a lot of important ways.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 review: Entry-level (almost) done right
You can excuse some flaws at this price

Manuel Vonau Manuel Vonau
Xiaomi Redmi 9 review: Entry-level (almost) done right

While flagships are getting ever more expensive, midrange and entry-level phones are giving us ever better hardware at the same affordable prices. The Xiaomi Redmi 9 is no exception and offers great value at €150 (or ₹10,000 as the Redmi 9 Prime in India). If Xiaomi had invested more in a better processor and less in the heavily-marketed but poorly executed quad-camera setup, I could recommend this phone with no reservations. As it stands, this phone is still a good option for some people.

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Sony Xperia 1 II review: Missing the point
The best specs aren't enough

Ryan Whitwam Ryan Whitwam
Sony Xperia 1 II review: Missing the point

As smartphones have converged on the "flat glass slab" form factor, companies like Samsung and OnePlus have risen to the top. Sony, on the other hand, has not. The $1,200 Sony Xperia 1 II is the company's latest attempt to sell you a phone, but it feels more like a vanity project for Sony than a viable product. It's got dazzling specifications, but that's not enough to make a phone competitive these days.

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