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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  • 02 Nov 2017

AnonD-655770, 02 Nov 2017i doubt this will sell unless it has a cheaper price than o... moreAccording to Dave2D, which was given a review unit by Razer, the phone is to be sold at around $700

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    • 4Ge
    • 02 Nov 2017

    i doubt this will sell unless it has a cheaper price than other 835 phones

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      • Anonymous
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      • 02 Nov 2017

      Anonymous, 02 Nov 2017120Hz screen but only achieved 60fps.. in 1080p!! Razer sho... more60 fps is due to cap by developers to make their games compatible with majority of hardware. In reality it can go much faster eg riptide can go to more than 80 fps in this one since there's no refresh rate cap. iPhones mostly don't need that since for them there's a single line of chipset to work with. Also the optimisation due to more money generated per phone is on higher side for iphones. That's why they are good for gaming.

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        • KiW
        • 02 Nov 2017

        Anonymous, 02 Nov 2017yeah it was impressive, but iP8 was a miracle sitting at th... moreThe on the top will always be iP and next to it will be SammyS.
        iP is in a sense a completely custom product with completely custom OS designed to get that number.
        SammyS is similar in lesser degree with its Exynos and TouchWiz customization.

        I mention Huawei one because its on the top of "SmartPhone for Gamers" in several benchmark. Which considering its past brethren, it's pretty impressive.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 02 Nov 2017

          AnonD-393912, 02 Nov 2017The one that impressed me in the performance section is how... moreyeah it was impressive, but iP8 was a miracle sitting at the top of most points lol

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            • KiW
            • 02 Nov 2017

            The one that impressed me in the performance section is how high Huawei Mate 10 is.
            Kirin and friends usually sit pretty low on graphic based benchmark, not this time.

              the phone for gamers...wow i am impressed

                WOW!!!

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                  • AsusTech
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                  • 02 Nov 2017

                  Anonymous, 02 Nov 2017Nobody here is bashing it for its bezels, except for the gs... moresorry it was on another thread with Razer, LoL

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                    • 02 Nov 2017

                    Anonymous, 02 Nov 2017120Hz screen but only achieved 60fps.. in 1080p!! Razer sho... moreThe human eye can only read 60fps...

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 02 Nov 2017

                      120Hz screen but only achieved 60fps.. in 1080p!! Razer should have put something different.. Like dual snapdragon 835 with the second 835 only activated while gaming.. 120Hz means nothing if you can't achieve 120fps..

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 02 Nov 2017

                        AsusTech, 02 Nov 2017for the clowns trashing the phone due to its bezels, those ... moreNobody here is bashing it for its bezels, except for the gsmarena writers. I think the bezels are all right.

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                          • 02 Nov 2017

                          for the clowns trashing the phone due to its bezels, those bezels are better for gamers, the phone is for gamers, made by gamers as well, i use Asus for gaming and Lenovo as my regular phone, having those no-bezel phone as a gaming phone would be a nightmare specially for online games

                            AnonD-34062, 02 Nov 2017I think that's exactly what the staff of GSMArena wants. ... moreDepends on the price.
                            It's still too early to tell if it really has more value than Pixel.
                            We all know that Razer is NEVER known for being pocket friendly.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • LaT
                              • 02 Nov 2017

                              Hope it sells well

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 02 Nov 2017

                                Front speakers and 120hz don't make it better.
                                Sorry

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                                  • 02 Nov 2017

                                  16:9 very good

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                                    • 02 Nov 2017

                                    Gee, 01 Nov 2017"Razer seemingly didn't get the memo about flagships going ... moreI think that's exactly what the staff of GSMArena wants.

                                    This Razer seems to be a better value than Google's Pixel 2.

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                                      • 02 Nov 2017

                                      Gee, 01 Nov 2017"Razer seemingly didn't get the memo about flagships going ... moreRazer mentionned they made the bezel that way so its easier for gaming and to put your thumb over the speakers area. Almost perfect phone for me, that 120hz display is so neat. the 3.5 no headphone jack is a big disappointment.

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                                        • 02 Nov 2017

                                        A true successor to zte axon 7 minus the 3.5mm jack.