Razer Phone Unboxing and First Impressions By Slashdot

The first phone to come from the razor computer company is appropriately named the razor phone. It's the company's very first attempt at a smartphone I ordered this device off Amazon to test it out and share my thoughts with all of you. The packaging is very minimal, and it gives off the illusion that whatever is inside is of high quality. After we peel off the plastic, wrap and lift open. The top of the box will first find a note from razors CEO kind of hyping up the device and highlighting some of its key features, underneath that will find the razor phone itself cradled in a compartment I'm just going to set this phone off to the side for now, underneath the razor phone there's just a bunch of accessories that are each packaged away in their own compartment. There's a lot of packaging here relative to the competition first, we'll find a pouch containing a racer SIM card, ejector tool and some paperwork.

Next, we have a USB c2, 3.5 millimeter, headphone jack adapter included in the box, because there is no headphone jack in this smartphone, as is the case with the charging cable. This adapter has a nice braided cable, so it should last a long time, assuming you don't lose it next, we'll find the braided USB-C 2 USB, C charging cable itself. Finally, we have the quick charging for fast charging razor branded us wall wart with a female USB, a seaport. Now we can't unwrap the razor phone from its plastic coat and take a look at the design. This is where things get interesting.

The design language of the smartphone is almost the opposite of the design language used in the iPhone 10, the galaxy s, HE 30, and pretty much every other flagship smartphone of 2017. You have this very boxy design with flat sides thick bezels around the display, because there are dual front-facing stereo speakers. The build consists of anodized aluminum, and it feels really smooth to the touch I do like that aspect, but the phone overall feels massive coming from the iPhone 10 and pixel to XL, and it just it looks outdated despite it being released. Last month, you won't notice a fingerprint scanner on the front or back of the phone, because it's actually located on the side, and it doubles as the power sleep on/off button. There is a 5.7 inch, LCD with a HD resolution and 120 Hertz for a fresh rate and 16 by 9 aspect ratio. What's so great about this display, isn't so much the vibrancy or contrast, because an AMOLED panel will deliver superior results in these areas.

What's so special and unique? Is the 120 Hertz refresh rate, which I believe is the very first in a mobile smartphone, and that's the rate that you'll find on high quality TVs? They make content appear more smooth and since the phone is running a very pure version of Android nougat, you get an extra buttery, smooth experience with the addition of this higher refresh rate. Now I can't say that I would prefer this refresh rate over an AMOLED panel or even a display with thin bezels, but it is pretty nice to see, and it does help make this phone run very smoothly. The razor phone is certainly one of the fastest smartphones on the planet, at least in terms of specifications. It features the Snapdragon 835 chipset, with eight gigabytes of RAM. In my limited testing, I have found zero instances of lag.

The only lag I am presented with is when a page has to load data, and that has to do more with the Wi-Fi speeds than the actual processing power. If you're a heavy mobile gamer. This phone should greatly appeal to you with the 120 Hertz refresh rate and eight gigabytes of RAM. That is insane. Racer has adopted the dual camera setup.

There are dual 12 megapixel cameras, EF 1.7, wide-angle sensor and 2 x, telephoto sensor, the specs look promising, but the real-world performance paints. Another picture I mean based off first impressions photo quality, just doesn't appear to be up to par with the competition it just doesn't know. Possibly my favorite feature with the razor phone is the massive dual front-facing stereo speakers that flank the display there 's's really no overlooking them. They sound great for a smartphone, and they get really loud they're, probably the loudest smartphone speakers, I've ever tested, there's no headphone jack supposedly to make room for these speakers. But if you use the included adapter, there is a THX certified DAC built-in, which is pretty nice, and it should help improve sound quality when listening to content via headphones under the hood razor has included a large 4000 William hour battery to help you game for long periods of time.

If you enable the 120 Hertz refresh rate, it will use up more battery. So it's good to see. There is a big battery included here. Some features include a micro SD card slot for expandable storage. Once again, a very appealing feature: if you are a gamer there's, also 64 gigabytes of internal storage, so for $700 I, don't consider the razor phone to be too terribly overpriced, but the price is pretty hard to justify.

Considering the price drop of the essential phone and the recently announced 1 + 5 t I, don't like the look and feel of this smartphone and I wouldn't recommend it if the design is important to you, but if you're a gamer, you should like the power and performance that this phone offers. You can expect a full review in the coming weeks. So make sure you subscribe if you haven't already with that said: I'm Bowie HD from phone Doug, comm I, hope you enjoyed this video. Thank you for watching, and I will see you right back here in the next one, see ya.

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