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1.0 out of 5 starsKind of pointless
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019
Quite possibly the worst phone I bought in the last 5 years. Like many others I bought this phone for the camera but was left massively underwhelmed by it's performance, and totally disappointed by almost everything else about this phone.
While the 5 camera set up allows for almost HDR like results in terms of lighting for all pictures, the details of the pictures actually are not much better than other phones on the market. You would imagine this set up would blow everyone else out of the water but it turns out to be very mediocre. Not only that, in low light situations this phone is an absolute joke. First, despite the 5 camera setup, it is just as terrible in low light as your average low budget smartphone. Second, the flash actually doesn't work. The camera actually is not synced up to take the shot when the flash actually lights up. So even though you get blinded by the flash when you decide to use it, the phone only takes the shot like 5 seconds later, and all your pictures with the flash on actually are pitch black.
The battery life, even considering this 5 camera setup, is a joke. With the camera app on my battery was draining about 1% every minute, probably more. What use is a five camera set up if the phone is dead all the time?
The finger print sensor in the screen is also unusable. It doesn't with most of the time, it doesn't work half of the time, it just doesn't work. I'm fairly sure I dented my screen using the sensor. No matter how you position your finger or how firmly you press, it never reads.
So all in all, the phone sounds exciting on paper but a complete nightmare when you actually run it day to day. If all you care about is the camera, get a Samsung or even a OnePlus. I sure wish I did.
