An exciting early big-screen phone with a monstrous spec sheet, undone by a niche size, fiddly software and ancient Android 1.6 (5/10 fail).

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An iconic, beautiful best-seller that made phones fashionable; the fail is Motorola's later fall rather than the phone (8/10 fail).
HTC's attempted comeback phone had OnePlus Nord specs at around $600 instead of $400, and he thinks the company can't catch up (6/10 fail).
A fun 3D phone that failed because of limitations and no 3D content, but he thinks LG's gamble was reasonable (3/10 fail).
A phone with an e-ink screen on the back that was a good idea in theory but hurt the battery, and its maker went bankrupt (6/10 fail).
A tiny companion phone for minimalists that contradicts its own purpose and is weak at everything, rated 2/10 fail.
Arun calls Huawei's move to Harmony OS a huge step but says he is not confident it will work.
A cut-down Mi Note 10 at $380 that keeps the flagship glass and AMOLED display, with early impressions of the camera being good.
Beastly hardware and excellent battery life for the money, but let down by ads in the software and some shady pricing and marketing, though…
Used as a price comparison in the UK, it looks like it is from a different decade next to the Poco X3.
Best phone he knows of at a $400 budget when bought used, with a flagship display, solid cameras and good software support.
Takes the best photos he has seen on a phone and improves on the P30 Pro in nearly every way, though the odd design details and unfinished…
Similar to the S10 5G with the benefit of the S Pen, but no headphone jack and a slightly smaller battery.
A 2012 flagship that shows how far phones have come, with a vibrant screen and decent everyday speed but poor multitasking, build and ergon…
A forgettable-looking phone that was a big step up over the S series and deserved to exist.
A used Note 3 at around £100 is a sweet spot, with a sharp display, a capable camera and decent performance, as long as you accept old Andr…
A quirky, gimmick-heavy Note 4 with a curved edge screen that was historically important for Samsung's later curved designs.
A bold experiment that was essentially a big Galaxy S2 with an S Pen, and it sold surprisingly well.
Essentially a rebadged Note 7 built from leftover parts after the recall.
Not a bad phone and one he used as his main for a while, but it felt like an afterthought next to the S6.
Impressive ceramic build, 10x optical zoom and fast wireless charging, but he says it is not a review and the standard P40 Pro makes more s…
Dropped from contention because the Note's cameras are far more reliable.
A correctly sized S20 Ultra clone that copies Samsung's software with inverted colours.


































