Samsung

The Galaxy Note 8.0 is an exciting form factor for the Note range of devices. The larger screen and the S-Pen go together like peanut butter and jelly and makes note taking and doodling a pleasure, however, with Samsung comes a few compromises. Build quality is no where near competition, and generally a very bad experience if you are a rough user. The screen is not up to the mark when it comes to pixel density and that might be a problem for users aimed at consuming content, which is a high possibility on such a device.

If you are fine with these aforementioned compromises then this might actually be the stylus-laden device you were waiting for but if you are looking for just a consumption based device, like for reading, using apps, lots of browsing and more apps, look away, this might not the device for you and there are a lot more choices.

Read original review at Fone Arena.

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I have had my Ace 2x for about three months, and the phone has its ups and downs.

It's ups: It's easy to use, it's a good size, there's a lot of things to customize to make the phone more "for you", it comes with a decent browser, it comes at a great price, and it looks pretty good too.

It's downs: VERY poor battery life, the setup takes 3.22 gigs of memory leaving you with only 1.78, can't move apps to SD card, it can be laggy at times (but I usually don't have problems with that), and accessories like cases and screen protectors for this phone are EXTREMELY rare and cases do not come in much variety unless you buy them online.

Overall, this is a great phone and I would recommend it to anyone. If you're looking for a good priced, easy to use smartphone, then the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2x is the perfect phone for you.

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For a $1 smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Express is fantastic. You get a decent display, comfortable and attractive design, good performance, and speedy 4G LTE. If you’re on a tight budget and really need to get a phone for next to nothing, the Express is not a bad choice. It’s not as great as the Galaxy S3 (now just $100 on contract), but is definitely better than its price would suggest.

Read original review at Digital Trends.

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