Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Value for money
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2024
For: UMIDIGI A15 Cell Phones 16(8+8)G+256G, Android 13 Mobile Phone, 64MP Main Camera Octa Core Smartphone Unlocked 6.7” HD+ Full-View Waterdrop Screen, 5000mAh Battery 20W Fast Charging, 4G Dual SIM, NFC
Price:$200CAD
TL;DR: Honestly amazing value phone
Pros:
Clean stock ROM, easy to customize
Has 3.5mm jack for headphones
Able to run games such as Reverse1999, Honkai Impact 3rd, Honkai Star Rail with completion of dailies and simple quests.
Large amount of storage means I haven't felt need to buy another SD card yet.
Came with case and pre-applied screen protector, as well as charger and cable
Have not tried it but there's option for unlocking bootloader in dev options so I assume you can load custom ROM or get root if desired.
Charges battery quickly.
USB-C port seems snug and not flimsy.
Cons:
Runs hot when playing aforementioned games. Fog map in Reverse1999 and large amounts of effects in battles in Star Rail have lowered FPS but this is to be expected from a budget phone.
Heat while charging is inefficient and bad for the battery so it's a choice between charging or playing games.
Camera (software?) focus isn't amazing, needed to stick it close up to screen to recognize some QR codes.
Untested:
cellular reception
Summary: It does everything I want it to. If I wasn't burning the battery every day on games it would last a long time, but as it is now it lasts 1.5 days per full charge with ~3+ hours/day of game time. Screen does eat up a fair amount even with battery save mode on though. Trade offs for the cheaper price is the camera which for me isn't a big deal.