68 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65BUYING GUIDEIt doesn’t have a dedicated Night mode like other
high-end smartphones, and it certainly won’t
replace the need for a flash, but it does a good
job of capturing light and detail.
Zooming in will reveal a slightly aggressive noise
cancellation algorithm at play, but that’s something
that found with most smartphones.Battery life
Apologies if this is starting to sound familiar, but the
battery on the Razer Phone 2 is similar to before, but
a bit better. There’s the same generous 4,000mAh
battery, though software and processor optimizations
mean it lasts slightly longer than before. It’ll get you
through a day comfortably with a mix of social media
and gaming, though those that use the smartphone
more conservatively could squeeze a day and a half
out of a single charge. The introduction of wireless
charging is a benefit, enabling you to casually charge
the phone throughout the day when not in use.
The big question mark here is the Chroma logo:
it’s hard to estimate right now just what sort of impact
this will have on battery, especially given the range
of available settings for colour, brightness, and how
often it activates. We’d guess that if you want that
logo lit up permanently, you’ll pay for it in battery, but
there are too many factors to say for sure just yet.
Razer is also selling its own wireless charging dock
for the new phone (£99 from fave.co/2UZZFiL),
which can prop it up in landscape, portrait, or flat.
This even comes with its own Chroma lighting
effects: cycling colours when the phone is charging,68 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65BUYING GUIDE
It doesn’thavea dedicatedNightmodelikeother
high-end smartphones, and it certainly won’t
replace the need for a flash, but it does a good
job of capturing light and detail.
Zooming in will reveal a slightly aggressive noise
cancellation algorithm at play, but that’s something
that found with most smartphones.Battery life
Apologies if this is starting to sound familiar, but the
battery on the Razer Phone 2 is similar to before, but
a bit better. There’s the same generous 4,000mAh
battery, though software and processor optimizations
mean it lasts slightly longer than before. It’ll get you
through a day comfortably with a mix of social media
and gaming, though those that use the smartphone
more conservatively could squeeze a day and a half
out of a single charge. The introduction of wireless
charging is a benefit, enabling you to casually charge
the phone throughout the day when not in use.
The big question mark here is the Chroma logo:
it’s hard to estimate right now just what sort of impact
this will have on battery, especially given the range
of available settings for colour, brightness, and how
often it activates. We’d guess that if you want that
logo lit up permanently, you’ll pay for it in battery, but
there are too many factors to say for sure just yet.
Razer is also selling its own wireless charging dock
for the new phone (£99 from fave.co/2UZZFiL),
which can prop it up in landscape, portrait, or flat.
This even comes with its own Chroma lighting
effects: cycling colours when the phone is charging,