Phone Reviews

BLU is one of the most prevalent smartphone manufacturers on the planet right now. While most of the devices BLU creates are quite niche and not big-time sellers, there's enough variety to cover all types of customer needs. BLU's Vivo line is generally considered among the premium lineup even though the...

Going into my first hands-on with a major phone company, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Was it gonna be a room full of people in a formal setting? Was there going to be food? Was it a private hands on, or would there be other bloggers there? Fortunately,...

Hey there Android Guys. Today I'll be taking a look at the Moto Z² Play, which I've had the pleasure of toying around with for the past few weeks. What follows is not an in-depth analysis of the inner workings of a phone by any definition, but it is my honest...

The Android spectrum seems to be shrinking more and more with each passing year. Gone are the days between true top-tier flagship (us old-timers used to say "hero") phones and the budget-friendly devices made for the masses. Motorola-- I mean, now Lenovo, is a shining example of this increasing parity...

Second best. Also ran. Little brother. Lesser than. If you're looking at the mobile landscape today, this might be what you think of the LG G6. Message boards everywhere are filled with potential customers asking "why would I buy an LG G6 when the Samsung Galaxy S8 seems superior?" While...

Google made it clear at I/O that there is a huge focus on lowering the cost of purchasing an Android device. With the announcement of Android Go, coinciding with the launch of Android O, it is clear that Google is pushing for manufacturers to develop and release phones at even...

Smartphones are an ever-evolving beast pushed by technology with new processors, better cameras, more RAM, and storage capacity and constantly updated operating systems. One tech area within smartphones that has unfortunately been put by the wayside has been smarter, larger and more efficient batteries. As manufacturers try to squeeze more...

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge originally released on March 12, 2016. Now that users have had a full year to use and explore the device in the wild, we decided to look back on the S7 Edge and how it's fared over the past 12+ months. Samsung is slightly notorious for...

After having launched its "$50 phone", the R1 HD last summer, Blu is back with a new take on its entry-level handset experience. Remember the unlocked one that was sold to Amazon Prime customers for the price of a decent steak dinner? Indeed, the R1 Plus is a slightly refreshed...