The Razer Phone is Finally Here

Finally, after months of anticipation, rumours and speculation, the Razer phone is set to hit the shelves this coming month. If you've been anywhere on social media, youve definitely heard of this phone since coverage has literally exploded across social media. For good reasons too. 

When a company like Razer makes a phone, certain expectations come to mind. We'll have to get this part out of the way; no RGB was actually quite a surprise from the company. Anyway moving on, this product was always going to be gamer-oriented; but they've also managed to tick quite a few other boxes to make this a potentially fantastic all-round phone. I say potentially because you never know what problems may crop up when retailed to consumers. 

Going over specifications, this is where such a beast shines. Probably the largest selling point, is the screen - an UltraMotion Quad-HD 120 Hz IGZO IPS LCD panel similar to that of their laptop line-up; a first for the mobile market. At 5.7", one may begin to pity the battery life; like gaming laptops it will have to suffer, right? Well, Razer was thoughtful enough to include a 4000 mAh battery to keep everything running for as long as possible. This battery, along with the sexy anodised aluminium unibody puts the product at a considerable weight of 197 grams. What else does the phone pack?

2017 Flagship specifications are present as expected, namely, an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and an Adreno 540 GPU. A whopping 8 GB of RAM, 8GB!, are present too. It wil be interesting to see how Razer uses up all of this. Apart from that, 64 GB of internal storage come included along with availability to add a microSD. 

Other features include 2 front facing speakers, like on the Pixel 2, but this time crafted by Dolby Atmos to create supposedly great sound. Speaking of sound, wave goodbye to the headphone jack. However, unlike other phone companies, Razer includes a 24bit DAC in the provided converter for the USB Type-C port, so although it may be more cumbersome, you're getting better audio quality to drive more powerful headphones. Also included are a set of cameras, a single 8MP selfie and a dual camera system, utilising zoom and wide lens functions at the end. Again, these should be tested with the retail release. 

Until now, the only form of negative visible on the specification sheet is the surprising Android 7.1 instead of Oreo. Maybe an update will ive you access to the newer version of android. 

At an asking price of about 600-700 euros, the Razer phone is definitely a competitor in the modern market of smartphones. Who knows, maybe Gamers.com.mt will be able to review it when it comes out? Fingers crossed. 

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