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Simply put, if £160 is right at the top of your budget, you'll not find anything better than the Smart V8, or anything that's closer to being an all-round great device. You can only buy one if you're ok to be tied to Vodafone, but with other carriers not offering anything like this, that's not necessarily a bad thing at all...
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A fantastic budget phone with a good camera and a rear-mounted fingerprint reader
Vodafone Smart V8
10/10
For £159, the Vodafone Smart V8 is a fantastic phone, and with a good camera, rear-mounted fingerprint reader, unbelievably bright display, excellent build quality and design, it’s definitely one to consider. It might not have the best performance or battery life for under £200, but all told it’s a very strong package and a decent alternative to the Moto G4, which is now getting somewhat long in the tooth...
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10/10
One of the cheapest Android 7.1 Nougat phones on the market
Vodafone Smart E8
8/10
At a mere £49, the Vodafone Smart E8 was never going to be brilliant and, indeed, it isn’t. It does the job, though, and for me it’s a better option than the Alcatel Pixi 4 (5). It’s identical in performance and build quality, but comes with a more up-to-date version of Android and longer battery life. If you’re on a strict £50 budget, get the Smart E8...
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8/10
Axon 7 mini has kept the elegant looks of its bigger sibling and we note once again the fully metal construction. The body is slippery but this is not such a trade-off or at least for those of you that haven’t dropped their phone on the hard floor. Despite being mini, the model display is a 5.2-incher which, however, provides a secure grip and a fairly comfortable one-handed operation. The present Snapdragon 617 will provide reasonable performance for this class and it will also not lead to overheating of the body after a continuous load...
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8/10
If you’re on Vodafone or are thinking of switching, the Vodafone Smart V8 is a decent deal. It’s a little faster than the Motorola Moto G5, and comes in at around the same price. And you get a bigger screen and battery for the privilege. It’s also bigger and cheaper than the G5 Plus. The camera is good, performance is adequate (for a budget phone), and battery life is fine. All in all, it’s a good choice. Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/vodafone-smart-v8-review-performance-software-conclusion-page-3#fsX0U1HYrO9DP3mB.99..
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8/10
Stands alongside some of the bigger players in its class
Vodafone Smart V8
9/10
With numerous affordable mid-range phones packing similarly-sized batteries and 5.5-inch Full HD displays, the Vodafone Smart V8 has a fair bit of competition to square up to, but for £160 you’re actually getting a good-looking, fast and fluid mid-ranger with a competent enough camera and some very smart software tweaks from the off...
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6/10
There's a lot to recommend the Axon 7 Mini if you're in the market for a phone that won't break the bank. This device retains the same great design as the flagship-challenging Axon 7, while making acceptable trade-offs in performance to keep the price low. The rear camera can turn out some pretty good-looking images, and watching videos on that vibrant screen with stereo sound is a pleasure...
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6/10
This watch does not have the most features or the slickest design. In fact, the ZTE Quartz often falls into the "just fine" category. If this were a more expensive watch, I'd be irked about things like the lack of NFC and a digital crown. However, at less than $200 with cellular connectivity, it's hard to argue. Yes, that cell signal is HSPA+, but that hasn't caused any trouble for me. If that keeps the price down, I'm cool with it...
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7/10
ZTE knows how to make inexpensive phones that deliver an enjoyable experience. The Blade X Max is the latest example of the company's philosophy of providing big handsets that work well at affordable prices. The X Max has a massive screen that looks great. I wish the phone were somewhat easier to get a grip on; Its oversized chassis is a handful, though the glass is of high quality and the blue rear panel looks fantastic. The X Max is a solid wireless performer when it comes to data and calls, and pushes through a full day on a single charge without breaking a sweat. These basics are all we... Full review
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8/10
What the Max XL delivers for around $100 is really quite impressive, and it makes competing phones like the Blu R1 Plus look pretty poor in comparison. Sure, you can spend an extra $100 and upgrade to our current favorite budget phone, the Moto G5 Plus, getting a nice aluminum chassis, better performance and a faster camera. But the Max XL is so good that you might not want to — especially if you value the ZTE's bigger screen and slightly longer battery life...
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5/10
As other users wrote the internal memory is pretty much full with pre-loaded apps and even you have an SD card, you can't add other apps to the SD card, which really sucks! But this phone is well-constructed and has a good camera. I'm thinking to give this phone to my teen-age son because at least...
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As other users wrote the internal memory is pretty much full with pre-loaded apps and even you have an SD card, you can't add other apps to the SD card, which really sucks! But this phone is well-constructed and has a good camera. I'm thinking to give this phone to my teen-age son because at least he has a working phone which is a win for him and he can't download extra apps/games that parents don't want children to use or get addicted to which is a win for parents!
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Really a smartphone from the collection and i found under the best price range it and its camera found i got best pictures with it rear camera is awesome in low budget category smartphone. thanks to Zte for such awesome Smartphone. Check out the best cover link for zte 7 : http://ebay.eu/2rTM9RI
Really a smartphone from the collection and i found under the best price range it and its camera found i got best pictures with it rear camera is awesome in low budget category smartphone. thanks to Zte for such awesome Smartphone. Check out the best cover link for zte 7 : http://ebay.eu/2rTM9RI
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8/10
I know this is an old thread, but since it popped up first or second on a Google Search, I thought I'd better respond. I was installing a 32 GB SD Card in a friends new Zephyr and had the same initial react as most reviewers. WTF, the system uses most of my internal memory and you cannot mount an SD...
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I know this is an old thread, but since it popped up first or second on a Google Search, I thought I'd better respond. I was installing a 32 GB SD Card in a friends new Zephyr and had the same initial react as most reviewers. WTF, the system uses most of my internal memory and you cannot mount an SD Card. Turns out KitKat 4.4 uses "shared memory" for internal and external memory. There is no way to mount the SD Card as far as I could figure out. The solution, ugly, is to insert your sd card , and do a hard "Factory Reset". After that completes, her total memory went from 1 Gig internal to 33 Gig. The systems apps in internal dropped from like 890 Mb to about 300 some Mb. Took a photo with the camera, the photos went to the SD Card. This was a while ago, so I can't remember how I checked the memory. But when I installed a few apps, if they are able to be transferred to a SD Card, you could see that most of the memory usage went to the sd card, and only a little to the system memory. BUT BE CAREFUL if you have data on the SD Card and do a factory reset like I described to recognize the card, you may also loose all your data. I gave it 8 stars, because for the price, like $39 bucks for a Net10 Zephyr (actualy $79 but includes 1 $40 monthly activation card), it's a great deal and seems pretty capable...
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zte peopl my phone flashed out on me last week in I had to look up how to turn it back now it doing the same thing in I put it on charge in the red light its just blinking I hope I didn't waste my well in good earn money on this phone
zte peopl my phone flashed out on me last week in I had to look up how to turn it back now it doing the same thing in I put it on charge in the red light its just blinking I hope I didn't waste my well in good earn money on this phone
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5/10
This phone may advertise itself with 4GB but but you enx up with way less than 1 GB to use for apps. Also even small apps are not installable unless you have over 250 MB freed up. Kind of restrictive when you want to grow. Apps are not able go install or move to SD card. Good cheap phone to start ou...
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This phone may advertise itself with 4GB but but you enx up with way less than 1 GB to use for apps. Also even small apps are not installable unless you have over 250 MB freed up. Kind of restrictive when you want to grow. Apps are not able go install or move to SD card. Good cheap phone to start out on though.
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2/10
This phone has like no Internal storage. I wasted money on a 32 GB SD card thinking that would help, but you can't move apps to it. As a person that likes to have a lot of apps on the phone this was a terrible choice because you can only have like 2 at a time.
This phone has like no Internal storage. I wasted money on a 32 GB SD card thinking that would help, but you can't move apps to it. As a person that likes to have a lot of apps on the phone this was a terrible choice because you can only have like 2 at a time.
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8/10
was wonderful up until the 30 day deadline to return. It said invalid Sim card. Straighalk insisted on sending me a new one but before they could get it to me I watched a you tube video on how to fix it myself and it worked. Only other issue I have had is it calls different contacts in my list rando...
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was wonderful up until the 30 day deadline to return. It said invalid Sim card. Straighalk insisted on sending me a new one but before they could get it to me I watched a you tube video on how to fix it myself and it worked. Only other issue I have had is it calls different contacts in my list randomly. Sometimes I will not even be in the same room so I know I'm not doing it.
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The volume on the ZMAX 2 is awwwful. When I record a video, I can't hear a damn thing! Is there anyway to raise the volume. The volume output hole is tiny. John W. Miller
The volume on the ZMAX 2 is awwwful. When I record a video, I can't hear a damn thing! Is there anyway to raise the volume. The volume output hole is tiny. John W. Miller
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3/10
The one I got is super sensitive. When you try to scroll down or up its always clicking on everything
The one I got is super sensitive. When you try to scroll down or up its always clicking on everything
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10/10
Love this phone
Love this phone
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