Long-term reviewers keep calling it the best phone of its year, and it still loses buyers on software support length and camera processing. The hardware case is close to unanswerable.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
On the evidence gathered here, yes. 83% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 8.3 out of 10 two years in. Five-month and long-term reviews report no performance decline.
Long-term reviewers who kept using it found nothing degraded. The only thing counting down is the support window.
Support window means an earlier replacement than rivals. Software localisation quirks persist. Resale value is weaker than Samsung or Apple.
Five-month and long-term reviews report no performance decline. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.8 out of 10 in the first week and 8.3 two years later.
Worth it for: People who want flagship hardware for less; Heavy users who need real battery life; Anyone who replaces phones every two or three years. Think twice if: You keep a phone for five or six years; Camera quality is your top priority; You need strong carrier support.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.6 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.8 / 10 |
| One month | 8.5 / 10 |
| Six months | 8.4 / 10 |
| One year | 8.3 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 8.3 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
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Long-term review after months of daily use.
Owner long-term review thread.
Full review including software support criticism.
Owner reviews covering months of ownership.