After the Essential Phone, we now get to see another first handset of a company. The Razer Phone is here, promising to be the perfect handset for gamers. But is it? After all, the majority of flagship smartphones already have powerful enough processor to easily ensure a great gaming experience. The razer Phone is definitely a smartphone made for gamers, however, it may not be the best handset for them. It is a powerful handset, without a doubt, but it really disappoints in some ways, especially when we think of the design and the lack of an audio jack.
The Razer Phone is the company’s first handset, so it’s no wonder that it isn’t perfect. Even so, it isn’t a cheap device, which really enables people to have quite high expectations from it. Some of them it meets others not so much. First of all, the design of the Razer Phone is a little disappointing. The handset has quite thick bezels, which, considering the 5.7-inch display, turns this device into quite a large one. It is larger than the Samsung Galaxy S8 which dons a 5.8-inch display, for comparison. Of course, some might argue that thanks to the larger bezels gamers won’t have to be so careful not to cover the display of the handset when playing games, but to be honest, this really isn’t a good enough explanation for them in 2017.
Thankfully, Razer did not compromise when it came to power. It equipped its first handset with the powerful octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, and it includes 8GB of RAM, which really turns it into a zippy smartphone. It also includes 64GB of internal storage, which users can further expand. The handset runs Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box, which is a little surprising, given the fact that this should be a high-end smartphone, at least based on its specs and price tag. Another thing that will definitely let many gamers down is the lack of the audio jack. Not only image but also an immersive sound are really important for serious gamers, and from this point of view, the Razer Phone probably won’t live up to expectations, despite its Dolby Atmos stereo speakers.
The handset makes up for some of its faults with the dual 12MP + 13MP camera on the back, the 8MP front-facing camera, and the 4,000mAh battery. The Razer phone’s price is $700 in the US. The price goes up in the Europe, where customers will be able to buy the smartphone for €750, or £700 in the UK. The Razer Phone will reportedly start shipping on November 17. Whether it will become a great success or not, it remains to be seen. To be honest, its display is the only feature that really differentiates this smartphone from other, much better-looking ones.
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