What's good
- Solid, attractive design
- All-day battery life
- microSD support
What's bad
- Inaccurate display
- Weak cameras
- Sluggish performance
- Video recording limited to 720p
What's good
- Fast performance
- Generous storage
- microSD support
- Great cameras
- BoomSound speakers
What's bad
- Haptic buttons
- No 3.5-mm headphone jack
- A weak screen in bright sunlight
- Slippery rear coating
Verdict
While the unique features all come down to personal preference, the general specs, design, and performance of the phone make it a solid value -- particularly if you’re looking for a great mobile camera.
What's good
- Sturdy, reassuring design
- Decent rear camera
- microSD support
- Android 8.0
- Solid battery
- Respectable performance
What's bad
- No fast charger included
- Phone prone to smudges and scratches
- Hit-or-miss low-light camera performance
- Camera slow to launch
- Lots of pre-installed apps
Verdict
If you don’t mind Sony’s design choices, the XA2 is one of their strongest mid-tier phones yet. While it doesn’t excel at any one thing, it offers decent battery life, solid performance, and a detailed -- albeit slow launching -- camera at a respectable price.
Motorola Moto G Power (2021)
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OS
- 6.6"Display size
- 48+ MP Camera
- 200 MHzProcessor
- 32/64 GBStorage
- Yes4G
What's good
- Massive battery life
- Affordable
- Good design
- Moto Gestures
What's bad
- Sluggish performance
- No NFC
- Disappointing display
- Inconsistent Camera
Verdict
The Moto G Power is all about battery life. If photography or screen quality isn't essential to you, this phone is hard to beat. However, if you want to play games, enjoy movies, or capture life’s little moments with the help of your phone, there’s a good chance the phone will fall short of your expectations.
ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
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OS
- 6.8"Display size
- 50+ MP Camera
- 3.2 GHzProcessor
- 256/512 GBStorage
- Yes4G