Razer Phone hands-on review

01 November 2017
It's official - computer hardware company Razer is stepping into the smartphone market with the Razer Phone. We were invited to attend the announcement event and, the way these things work, we got to spend a few precious moments with one of the Razer Phones.

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  • Anonymous
  • XN1
  • 06 Nov 2017

I want this phone but without the razer logo on the back

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    • yahaya Almajiree
    • r3H
    • 06 Nov 2017

    I like this phone

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      • Anonymous
      • t7$
      • 05 Nov 2017

      Anonym, 05 Nov 2017And they never claimed such... what they did claim was thei... moreAnd I never claimed such that Razer didn't just implement an adaptive sync on their phone or that they weren't the first to do so on a mobile phone either.

      Nvidia's G-Sync, AMD's FreeSync, VESA's Adaptive Sync (DisplayPort), Qualcomm S835's Q-Sync, Razer's UltraMotion? Tell me more about their operating principle like I never had always known

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        • Anonym
        • Lc2
        • 05 Nov 2017

        xXENDER FREAKXx, 05 Nov 2017Aren't u the loser right now? Because without headphone jac... moreThere's this fangled new thing called USB-C headsets, USB-C to 3.5mm adapter or -- if you really want to be edgy in fangled new stuff -- there is also bluetooth.

        If wireless is already good enough for playing (read ping), why wouldn't any of these work?

          realist, 04 Nov 2017Getting tired of the losers complaining about headphone jac... moreAren't u the loser right now? Because without headphone jack, u are not able to communicate with people in MOBA type games like 5v5, and cause them to lose. Get it?

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            • Anonym
            • Lc2
            • 05 Nov 2017

            Anonymous, 05 Nov 2017Except I bet my smiling poop emoji that this PHONE is NOT t... moreAnd they never claimed such... what they did claim was theirs was the first with an adaptive refresh rate technology called UltraMotion which syncs their up-to 120Hz display with the GPU's framerate output (ala G-Sync/FreeSync).

            Read more about G-Sync/FreeSync to understand what it actually is and then do tell me who else has this in a mobile?

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              • Anonymous
              • t7$
              • 05 Nov 2017

              Except I bet my smiling poop emoji that this PHONE is NOT the first to implement a display screen with 120Hz refresh rate

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                • AnonD-445642
                • amr
                • 04 Nov 2017

                finally some fresh ideas...but they need to work on ergonomics...square corners are a deal breaker for me.

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                  • Anonym
                  • Lc2
                  • 04 Nov 2017

                  derryl, 04 Nov 2017sorry but you're the loser here. gaming phone without remo... moreJust come-out of your cave where powerbanks weren't yet invented... any phone can now go for longer than any (proprietary) battery format would allow you, thanks to the fact powerbanks have huge capacities and standard connectors (meaning you can easily charge them anywhere and they actually aren't any hassle to manage -- unlike proprietary battery formats that either only charge in the phone itself or some weird chinese charger that takes that format; plus, after all the hassle, you have a way smaller battery than most powerbanks available and you can only use it in that phone model).

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                    • derryl
                    • 61w
                    • 04 Nov 2017

                    realist, 04 Nov 2017Getting tired of the losers complaining about headphone jac... moresorry but you're the loser here.
                    gaming phone without removable battery is useless. speak from experience.

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                      • realist
                      • XH4
                      • 04 Nov 2017

                      Getting tired of the losers complaining about headphone jack... get over it. These are same losers that complained about removable battery. You don't get your removable battery anymore why aren't you complaining about that anymore just like headphone jack so these phone companies will show you who the real bit** is.

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                        • Mree
                        • RK3
                        • 03 Nov 2017

                        So looking at the design, the phone is actually bezel-less because those are technically speakers. I mean, if you remove the speakers, then it would be almost the same as the screen of every other flagship phone now.

                        Also, I don't see this as a "gamer" phone. If anything, iPhone works so much better for games than Android. And before you try and have a fight with me on this, I have both an iPhone 7 Plus and a Galaxy Note 8. So based on experience, I enjoy gaming using my iPhone. For everything else, my Note 8.

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                          • .alpha
                          • ytx
                          • 03 Nov 2017

                          $700 is an OK, not great, price for this phone. This phone lacks the necessary waterproofing for a 2016 flagship phone however. The big battery and stereo speakers made up for it a bit. Still, $700 used to get you phones with everything throw in including the best camera the company can manage. Now a $700 phone is just a midrange phone with a top SD SoC

                            Not bad at all. They got all specs right and I wouldn't mind the bezels if there is a use for it.
                            I play a few games on my S8+ and all are capped at 60fps despite native resolution, it could use a faster refresh rate.
                            Can it shoot 1080p video at 120fps?

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                              • AnonD-700134
                              • PeN
                              • 03 Nov 2017

                              This Phone is not Razer, it´s a ready project from NEXTBIT, they changed the cloud focus and release it. I hope the know how they are acquiring be used for a next release, a phone really designed by Razer and targeted for gamers.

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                                • eversonrj
                                • 8P0
                                • 03 Nov 2017

                                Albeit it's not very creative design-wise, it's very, very elegant.

                                  Truth be told. I see no gamer in this phone.

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                                    • AnonD-546033
                                    • GPd
                                    • 03 Nov 2017

                                    AnonD-34062, 02 Nov 2017I think that's exactly what the staff of GSMArena wants. ... moreWhat? Every flagship has better value than pixel 2!!!

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                                      • nonimus
                                      • PP2
                                      • 03 Nov 2017

                                      first smart phone i've ever heard so far from razer - not sure if this hold its value and my expectations - yet though spec wise its all the same with other smart phones - there is always missing or maybe thats what they intend to do. im not a fan nor a hater. i just wanted to appreciate the fact that this is a gaming phone. worth to try spending my money.

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                                        • AnonD-615868
                                        • PSw
                                        • 03 Nov 2017

                                        Anonymous, 02 Nov 2017I think you're barking at the wrong tree here? Perhaps Engl... moreYeah you're right. English isn't my native language so please bear with my grammar and sentence construction. You've got me there, I don't know it was sarcasm "LOL". Me too isn't a fan of bezeless phone let alone a curve screen. I want some space to rest my thumb when holding it on a landscape.