Best Cell Phones - 7 to 11 Hours Talk Time, International Use, 0 to 0.65 in. Depth

'A compact phone indeed.'

'While I may not be entirely sold on the design changes, using the Z5 Compact has been great. '

'Long lasting battery.'

'The processor inside is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 which is a nice upgrade from the Z3 Compact which has a Snapdragon 801.'

'The latest and greatest phone from the company known as "the Apple of the East", the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 continues the company's trend of offering impressive specifications at astonishingly low prices. '

'The Redmi Note 2 isn't a perfect phone by any means, but it's powerful, reasonably good-looking, has great screen and a fantastic camera - as well as other bonuses such as a MicroSD slot and two SIM slots. '

'Good battery life.'

'When connected to an active external amplifier, the smartphone showed excellently high volume levels and perfectly clean output for one of the best showings out there. . '

'Competitive specs.'

'The display can be sufficiently bright and we found that things were relatively sharp.'

'The front of the device is clean.'

'Along with its low price, the device has some decent specs and features that make it a respectable mid-tier performer. '

'Noise cancellation worked well, dispensing with moderately loud street noises. '

'Its more compact size makes it comfortable to use, it has loads of power and its camera is great.'

'Does most things well. '

'Fluid and stable video footage with 3x lossless zoom. '

'Good full HD display'

'Bright, well-built design. '

'Colour accuracy is lifelike, though, and colours really pop on the OLED screen.'