Mrwhosetheboss Picks
MRWHOSETHEBOSSPicks

Everything I've tested.

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Oppo Find X
Worth it if…7 videos
Oppo Find X

Bolder display and denser build with a motorised pop-up camera system, but carries the usual older-flagship drawbacks.

Oppo
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
Worth it if…2 videos
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

Premium build with ceramic and aluminium and a slider camera, plus a nicer box, but shares the older-flagship battery and support risks.

Xiaomi
Samsung Galaxy A71
Worth it if…1 video
Samsung Galaxy A71

Modern mid-ranger with better battery life, more cameras and newer software, but it is plastic and lacks stabilisation compared with the No…

Samsung
Sharp Aquos Crystal X
I'd buy it1 video
Sharp Aquos Crystal X

A 2014 near-bezel-less flagship that still looks impressive, let down by grim software and Sharp giving up too early.

Sharp
Nokia 808 PureView
Worth it if…1 video
Nokia 808 PureView

Hugely ahead of its time for camera hardware, but crippled by dead Symbian software, and not as good as an S20 Ultra.

Nokia
Samsung Serenata
Worth it if…1 video
Samsung Serenata

An odd, ugly iPod-style music phone with a great spin wheel, which shows Samsung copying rivals before it found its own way.

Samsung
5G Bioshield
I'd skip it1 video
5G Bioshield

A 128MB USB stick sold as a 5G force field, which he calls a deliberate scam and a total waste of money.

5G Bioshield
Escobar Fold
I'd skip it1 video
Escobar Fold

A Samsung Galaxy Fold with Escobar stickers that most buyers never received, with a book sent instead.

Escobar Inc
Lenovo Z5
I'd skip it4 videos
Lenovo Z5

The marketing was misleading, but the phone itself is good value for just over $200.

Lenovo
Sony Xperia 1
I'd skip it4 videos
Sony Xperia 1

Likeable in the hand with a tall display, but the camera is less reliable and battery life is weak.

Sony
Escobar Fold 1
I'd skip it1 video
Escobar Fold 1

A rebadged Samsung phone with a sticker on it, sent only to reviewers while customer orders never arrived, so he says steer clear.

Escobar
Nokia phones (2007 era)
Worth it if…1 video
Nokia phones (2007 era)

Nokia made durable, affordable phones but failed to react when the iPhone shifted the battle to software.

Nokia
Windows Phone
I'd skip it1 video
Windows Phone

Promising and fast, but it launched late with a woeful app selection and no subsidies, then dragged on for years.

Microsoft
Phonebloks
Worth it if…1 video
Phonebloks

A sustainable modular phone idea that made no commercial sense and was only a concept, never a product.

Dave Hakkens
Nextbit Robin
Worth it if…1 video
Nextbit Robin

The cloud storage system worked well, but it solved a problem a cheap microSD card already fixed.

Nextbit
Samsung Exynos Galaxy phones
I'd skip it1 video
Samsung Exynos Galaxy phones

The Exynos versions of Samsung flagships lag the Snapdragon ones by up to 20% in battery and performance.

Samsung
Meizu Zero
I'd skip it1 video
Meizu Zero

A holeless phone concept that solves no real problem and never hit its crowdfunding goal.

Meizu
Microsoft Kin
I'd skip it1 video
Microsoft Kin

Discontinued within six weeks with no apps and iPhone pricing, and reportedly selling as few as 500 units.

Microsoft
Apple iPhone 5c
I'd skip it1 video
Apple iPhone 5c

Poor value for only $100 saving, with a plastic build, old chipset and worse camera, though it still sold well.

Apple
Sony Xperia Play
Worth it if…1 video
Sony Xperia Play

The first true gaming phone, but Android wasn't ready and there were hardly any games for the physical controls.

Sony
Huawei AppGallery
Not rated2 videos
Huawei AppGallery

Huawei's app store is missing some apps, but Huawei is working hard to attract developers and Arun finds the plan sensible.

Huawei