Razer Phone User Reviews

Overall User Rating

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9.5

Build quality

9.5

Camera quality

6.5

Performance

Display

9.5

Battery life and charging

9.5

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CMP9393

Arena Apprentice

AMAZING

Edited: Apr 13, 2018, 8:37 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

For the past 6 years I've been a diehard windows phone fan. I loved everything about it, perfect UI seamless integration with my PC, yadda yadda. But I recently broke my Microsoft 950. I decided it was time to get into Android for the lack of apps and support of the Windows Mobile ecosystem. The razer phone was the perfect phone for my first experience with android. Everything from first class packaging they used to the battery impressed me. I've already decided to dump those small bluetooth speakers we all have because the speakers on this phone are incredibly loud with great sound.I've heard criticism over the "dull" display, and I have no idea what they're talking about, the display was vivid and impressed me. I do agree the camera could be a little better but it doesn't really bother me as I don't really take very many pictures. This phone like Razer says, built by gamers for gamers, I don't think any of the games I downloaded could be any more smooth. Ultimately if you're a windows phone user like I used to be and are nervous to make the switch, I'd say you're safe to hop into this phone.

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What I like

Massive battery
Beautiful screen
Fingerprint sensor is on the right side integrated with the lock button. Many phones put it on the back now, and I hate it. The sensor here works flawlessly
Speakers are perfect
Perfectl rectangle. I like the shape - I dislike all the other round phones most companies have today.
Expandable memory via SD Card to 2TB. I don't even know what I'd do with 2 TB of space on my phone but I like the option. This phone seems to have longetivity for me.

What I don't like

Might be a little boxy for some people, it is a perfect rectangle. (Personally I like this)
Little large in the hands. If you don't have large hands you might want a pop-socket or something. It fits me just fine but my fiancee had trouble holding it.

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Thelon

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Great re-introduction to Android from a long-time Windows 10 Mobile User

Edited: Dec 20, 2017, 2:25 PM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

After five years of loving the dying Windows Phone / Windows Mobile 10 platform via the Nokia Lumia 1520 and the Lumia 950 XL, I finally decided that Window's formal announcement of end of life made for a good time to switch platforms. Luckily, the Razer Phone was on the cusp of release. Seeing as that I have been dubbed the group's "Early Adopter of Dubious Technology," it seemed all too right to pick up Razer's first entry to the mobile arena.

For those few of you reading this because Google or Bing brought you to Lumia 950 XL vs Razer Phone, let me tell you a few things:

1) We heard "app gap" all the time and shrugged, as the Windows Mobile platform still had what it needed to function well. But, holy crow, it's legit overwhelming the number of options you will have.
2) Yes, you can make Cortana the default assistant. It works very well, though I still struggle to get "Hey, Cortana" to work as well as "OK Google."
3) No Live Tiles. I miss this the most.
4) Download "SwiftKey" to have a keyboard that is extremely similar to the Windows Mobile keyboard.

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Camera quality

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

What I like

The screen's quality is not overhyped. This is a real stunner. Though it is not as good as the Lumia 950 XL was in direct sunlight, that's a bit unfair, as that phone was amazing in the sun. However, with the brightness fully up, it is perfectly legible. What really shocked me was how good the darks are on this screen. And, comparing the 950 XL's darkest setting to the Razer Phone's darkest setting in a non-light room, the Razer clearly gets far lower for saving your eyes and battery.
The sound. Holy cow. There's even semi-legit bass out of this thing. But it can truly fill a room, and is not tinny even at max settings. I have not had a chance to try out the THX-rated headphone adapter, as I lack any headphones of that quality.
Battery life is phenomenal. Remember that app gap thing? Yeah, I've had a problem putting this phone down throughout the day, as I'm finding all sorts of games to be distracted with. Continuous on-screen use at medium settings, I'll get the better part of 13 hours before hitting the 15% warning. Lighter use will get you a day and a half easily
The build quality and size. If you like phablets and having a bit of heft to know that your device isn't going to break in luggage/pockets/purse/etc, this will be awesome for you.
You cannot buy a better-spec phone, and this is a lower price point than it's competitors by a long shot.
Razer's response time. When I got my phone through the pre-order, it arrived with a prominent buzz in the speakers. I reported this on day 2. On day 3, a patch went put that corrected the issue.
The charge time. They do not exaggerate with the specs - it is stupid fast.
Fingerprint reader location is on the unlock button, and is very good at reading your finger quickly. This is in the same spot as my prior phone's unlock button as well, so the switch was nice and easy.

What I don't like

No waterproofing/dustproofing. The latter makes itself visibly known as dust will collect under the speaker grills.
The camera. Okay, I was spoiled. Windows Mobile may not have much going for it, but in the most recent (2016) unbiased comparisons I read, the Lumia 950 XL's 20 Mega Pixel Zeiss camera still outperformed both Samsung and Apple's offerings. It was a true stunner. This...is much less so. I mean, the photos are passably decent, but don't expect stunning environment shots. The hardware should be up to the task - here's hoping that a software update will improve the photo quality in the future.
The weight.
No wireless charging due to the metal body.
No Live Tiles. Yeah, I know that's an Android vs Windows thing, but I seriously miss them on this device.
User cannot replace the battery. I know this is the norm anymore, but there's nothing quite so frustrating as knowing you cannot repair your own device.

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