Aspera AS8 review: Impressive for the price, but...
In our review of the Aspera AS8, we find a smartphone that has more features than you'd expect for a $150 phone, but is frustrating to use.
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Scores
- Design: 7.5/10
- Performance: 5/10
- Overall: 6.3/10
Pros
- Fingerprint reader works
- Replaceable battery
- Costs under $150
Cons
- Seriously laggy
- Average camera
- Regular dropped frames while scrolling
The first mobile phone to launch in Australia cost $4,250, or the equivalent of about $12,500 in today’s money.
Which makes the Aspera AS8 even more remarkable because it offers similar functionality to many contemporary smartphones, yet costs under $150.
It doesn’t perform well at all, though. It’s laggy, the display drops frames constantly, and the camera is average at best.
But it costs $149.
While the performance means that the Aspera AS8 can’t receive a high score in this review, I truly want to stress that for $150, this phone is remarkable value.
