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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2023
I got this phone because my Galaxy S10's degraded battery and slow charging speed were starting to get annoying. I paid £190 for my X3 Lite and here are my impressions:
Battery life: it lasts significantly longer than S10, albeit perhaps not as long as I expected. The 65w charging speed is very impressive however - it charges 3-4 times faster than my S10.
Camera: the selfie camera is better and sharper, especially in low light conditions. But X3L's rear cameras aren't better than S10s rear cams. The colours aren't better, and I found 64MP mode useless - it adds little to no extra detail, and has very limited aspect ratio. Only tested in indoor and cloudy lighting conditions though.
Performance: I don't game, but in day to day usage and multitasking, it's as smooth as my S10 (perhaps more so because of 90hz screen), even with high performance mode turned off. There might be some temporary lag after you first set up or update your phone.
ColorOS: a bit disappointing. There are quite a few quirks that make it less seamless than Samsung's One UI, e.g. eye care mode annoyingly turns off on lockscreen or any fingerprint unlock prompt. There are also some quirks that make it better - e.g. there are three dark modes.
Build quality: as solid as S10.
Overall, it's quite good for the price.
Battery life: it lasts significantly longer than S10, albeit perhaps not as long as I expected. The 65w charging speed is very impressive however - it charges 3-4 times faster than my S10.
Camera: the selfie camera is better and sharper, especially in low light conditions. But X3L's rear cameras aren't better than S10s rear cams. The colours aren't better, and I found 64MP mode useless - it adds little to no extra detail, and has very limited aspect ratio. Only tested in indoor and cloudy lighting conditions though.
Performance: I don't game, but in day to day usage and multitasking, it's as smooth as my S10 (perhaps more so because of 90hz screen), even with high performance mode turned off. There might be some temporary lag after you first set up or update your phone.
ColorOS: a bit disappointing. There are quite a few quirks that make it less seamless than Samsung's One UI, e.g. eye care mode annoyingly turns off on lockscreen or any fingerprint unlock prompt. There are also some quirks that make it better - e.g. there are three dark modes.
Build quality: as solid as S10.
Overall, it's quite good for the price.
