GAMAKOO G25 Ultra S Pen Black 256GB

The GAMAKOO G25 Ultra packs a flagship Snapdragon chip and a monster 6000mAh battery into a $135 phone, but the display and camera are among the worst we've seen. Battery life is best-in-class at the 92nd percentile. Only buy this if you value endurance and raw speed over everything else.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is a legit flagship chip from a couple years ago, and it still holds up well. Paired with 8GB of RAM, the G25 Ultra handles daily swiping, app switching, and even some gaming without breaking a sweat. It lands in the 82nd percentile for performance in our database, which is genuinely impressive for a sub-$150 phone. The weak link here is the display. You've got all this processing power pushing pixels to a panel that just can't keep up, so everything looks a bit washed out and lacks the pop you'd get on a better screen.

Stacked against a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, the G25 looks silly. The S22 has a stunning display, a versatile camera system, and premium build quality, but it costs several times more. The Google Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 16e also run circles around the G25 in camera and screen quality. Where the GAMAKOO gets interesting is against the Motorola Moto G 2025 or Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro. Those phones have better displays and cameras, but they can't touch this battery life or the raw processing power. You're trading polish for endurance and speed.

For around $135, you're getting a weird mix of high-end internals and rock-bottom everything else. The processor and battery are the stars here, and they genuinely outclass anything else in this price bracket. But you have to accept a lousy screen, a mediocre camera, and build quality that feels like an afterthought. It's a great value if your priority list starts and ends with battery life and raw speed. If you want a well-rounded phone, spending a bit more gets you a much better experience.

The GAMAKOO G25 Ultra is one of those phones that looks incredible on a spec sheet until you actually dig into it. You get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a massive 6000mAh battery, 256GB of storage, and even a built-in stylus for a price that hovers around $135. On paper, that's a steal. In reality, the corners cut to hit that price are pretty brutal.

The 6.8-inch display sounds big and bold, but it lands in the 15th percentile for quality, which means it's dimmer and less sharp than almost anything else you can buy. The single 48MP camera is a letdown too, scoring in the bottom third of our database. If you just need a cheap Android 15 phone that lasts forever on a charge, this gets the job done. If you care about screen quality or taking decent photos, keep scrolling.

Skip this if you care at all about screen quality or taking decent photos. The display is dim and inaccurate, and the camera is a single sensor that struggles in anything but perfect light. If you watch a lot of Netflix or TikTok on your phone, the panel here will drive you nuts.

Buy this if you need a cheap backup phone with a stylus and a battery that refuses to die. It's also a decent pick for someone who just wants a small Android tablet alternative for media and notes, as long as you don't care about screen quality. This is not a daily driver for anyone who takes photos or watches a lot of video.