'The Z1 is an honest smartphone — it doesn’t try too hard, and comes out all the better for it — and it equals the OnePlus 2 as an almost willfully unfussy device. '
'It's greedy to want more from a $300 phone with 64GB storage.'
'It's bright, it's clear, it's responsive, colours are realistic and viewing angles are good.'
'The poor camera performance is a massive letdown, and overall Micromax seems to have focused far too much on being able to shove 4GB of RAM into a midrange phone. '
'The Xiaomi Mi3 is a great-looking, well-made phone with great hardware that isn’t always made the most of by the software, at least if you're westerner importing it. '
'The Xiaomi Mi 3 is fantastic; it’s near-perfect.'
'Good battery life.'
'In its defence, video playback was free from jarring and smooth. '