Phonemax R4 Mini Kompakt Android 14 robust telefon

A good phone, compact, rugged and the GPS works well without needing cellular or WiFi connections (using with the decent old version of Magic Earth app). The camera's aren't bad but could be better and very annoyingly the rear camera protrudes leaving it prone to scratching - make a TPU case for it or stop making camera lenses that stick out! The night vison camera is good and works well indoors with it's own IR illuminator and outdoors picks up well on external IR illuminators or a torch. This runs Android 14 and therein lies it's biggest fault (in my opinion). Without battery saver, the phone will last about 6 days (12 hours on, 12 hours off overnight). With battery saver on, it will last 14 to 16 days but many apps won't notify you of anything despite individually setting them to override the battery saver. If this phone ran anything between Android 10 and 13, I think it would perform much better/more reliably - perhaps even a cutdown 'Go' version of Android. Otherwise, I like the phone, the screen is clear and sharp and the waterproof buttons require a firm press to activate. To summerise, it's a good phone but I would make it more 'specific' with a cutdown operating system that prioritizes the special functions over running a 'modern OS' - which is already outdated as I write this review! Making it a 'multitool' phone which is quick, simple and practical.

I have a large Armor T27 pro and this Phone Max R4 is my extra phone for on the go, I just swap out the sim card from phone to phone. This small phone works above and by beyond my expectations it's excellent.

So delivery took quite a while, but I get that it has to come all the way from China. The operating android software works perfectly, as do all the promised add ons, however the screen gets scratched easily. But for the price you’re paying: it’s great.

I have to admit that I was pretty skeptical when ordering, but this phone has turned to be precisely what I was looking for: compact, tough, and capable. I'm quite satisified.

Nu 1 maand in gebruik en ik ben super tevreden. Zalig formaat en ik gebruik hem al eerste toestel. Perfect om afleiding te minimaliseren. Social media staat er niet op bij mij en dan gaat de batterij zelfs 2 dagen mee bij normaal gebruik.

I like it a lot. Works well on T-Mobile. Seems to be solidly built. The power button is a little stiffer than I'd like and would prefer that it was located above the volume buttons instead of below, but that's not a big deal. I worry that the little rubber tether that connects the rubber plug that seals the USB-C connector to the phone may not last the life of the phone (it doesn't look like it can be easily replaced). Other than that, perfect! Though a fingerprint reader would be very welcome.

It fulfills it's purpose

looks nice and very good fit

great mini phone, works just like a regular one except battery life is way weaker. But for this weight of 150g it's a fair trade off

Very happy with it apart from a couple of things:
1. Using the phone app I can't increase the gain of the microphone to enable the listener to hear me better.
2. The night vision camera is only good for objects that are close.

I've only had it a week and has a few glitchy software issues but I think I've worked around most of them. The hardware seems great and the phone is the most perfect size. Even the camera is acceptable for me. Battery drain seems quicker than it should be but that could be a software thing too. It does last all day though.

Good phone

So far so good
Battery is a bit weak

Great rugged device, recommend to others to use. Its responsive and great to use.