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17 Dec 2020 · 14M views · 23:50

15 Smartphone FAILS to ruin your day 😂

22 products in this video, in the order they appear. Tap a timestamp to jump to the bit where I talk about it.

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  1. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
    01Not rated▶ 0:07
    Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

    He calls it probably the best phone Samsung has made, but it is mostly a foil for the standard Note 20.

  2. Samsung Galaxy Note 20
    02I'd skip it▶ 0:07
    Samsung Galaxy Note 20

    Overpriced $1,000 phone with weak specs that exists mainly to make the Note 20 Ultra look reasonable; rated 3/10 fail.

  3. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
    03Not rated▶ 0:36
    Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

    Cheaper than the Note 20 yet arguably higher spec.

  4. OnePlus Nord N100
    04Worth it if…▶ 1:40
    OnePlus Nord N100

    Rebadged Oppo phone that gets away with it because it is still good value.

  5. OnePlus Nord N10
    05I'd skip it▶ 1:40
    OnePlus Nord N10

    Lazy, confusingly named reskinned Oppo phone that loses too much versus the normal Nord to save £50; part of a 3/10 fail.

  6. Microsoft Surface Duo
    06I'd skip it▶ 2:45
    Microsoft Surface Duo

    Sky-high price and too many compromises, with an old chipset and a poor camera; rated 4/10 fail.

  7. LG Wing
    07Worth it if…▶ 4:30
    LG Wing

    Cool opening mechanism, but he doesn't see this form factor as the future and thinks it repeats the old LG Double Play; verdict still pending.

  8. LG Double Play
    08I'd skip it▶ 5:06
    LG Double Play

    Clunky, cramped 2011 dual-screen phone that the media labelled a gimmick; 4/10 fail.

  9. Marshall London
    09I'd skip it▶ 5:42
    Marshall London

    Great audio with a DAC and two headphone jacks, but weak chipset and cameras made it little more than an MP3 player; 4/10 fail.

  10. Samsung Galaxy Camera
    10Worth it if…▶ 6:38
    Samsung Galaxy Camera

    Sounded great on paper with a big sensor and 21x zoom but was average as a camera and could not make calls; 4/10 fail.

  11. Samsung Galaxy Round
    11I'd skip it▶ 7:57
    Samsung Galaxy Round

    First flexible AMOLED phone, but just a Note 3 with a smaller battery, no S Pen and a higher price; 4/10 fail.

  12. Asus PadFone
    12I'd skip it▶ 9:15
    Asus PadFone

    Decent phone but a product trying to be two products; Asus persisted for three years, making it a 5/10 fail.

  13. Volk Phone
    13I'd skip it▶ 10:37
    Volk Phone

    Free-to-use phone that has taken orders since 2019 but never delivered, with no real footage; possibly a scam; 6/10 fail.

  14. Firefox OS
    14I'd skip it▶ 12:00
    Firefox OS

    A web-powered OS that suited developers but offered consumers little and lost momentum; 6/10 fail.

  15. KaiOS
    15I'd buy it▶ 13:33
    KaiOS

    Born from Firefox OS remnants and successful in an uncontested niche on cheap feature phones.

  16. Garmin-Asus Garminfone
    16I'd skip it▶ 13:58
    Garmin-Asus Garminfone

    Sat nav phone with a terrible home screen, big bezels and no headphone jack, made redundant by Google Maps; 6/10 fail.

  17. Doogee Mix
    17Worth it if…▶ 15:13
    Doogee Mix

    A Xiaomi Mix rip-off with an impressive near bezel-less design for about $170, before Doogee turned dodgy.

  18. Doogee Mix 4 (prototype)
    18I'd skip it▶ 15:58
    Doogee Mix 4 (prototype)

    Announced products never materialised, and the only prototype had a paper cutout instead of a display; 7/10 fail and stay clear.

  19. Sony Ericsson Satio
    19I'd skip it▶ 17:42
    Sony Ericsson Satio

    Had a great 12MP camera but little else, with resistive touch and Symbian; the Sony Ericsson era earns a 7/10 fail.

  20. Huawei Nova 3
    20I'd skip it▶ 19:41
    Huawei Nova 3

    Advertised on camera quality without a single photo in the ad actually taken on the phone.

  21. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star
    21I'd skip it▶ 19:56
    Samsung Galaxy A8 Star

    Samsung's advert used a DSLR photo and a fake background to show off its camera; 7/10 fail.

  22. MediaTek chipsets
    22I'd skip it▶ 21:10
    MediaTek chipsets

    Caught detecting benchmarks and boosting performance beyond what apps get; 8/10 fail, though not all chips are affected.