At Gizchina, we pride ourselves on providing objective, detailed, and reliable reviews for smartphones and other tech products. Our goal is to give readers the insights they need to make informed decisions when purchasing devices. Here’s a small guide on how we rate in our reviews.
1. Gizchina Smartphone Review Rating Explained
Our reviews are based on extensive hands-on experience with each device. We never write reviews based solely on specifications or brief hands-on impressions. We also run a series of in-depth tests and benchmarks for every device, including our Camera Score Benchmark and Battery Score Benchmark, which evaluate key performance aspects and provide an unbiased comparison.
In November 2021, we introduced a new scoring system for our smartphone reviews. This system evaluates several core categories of smartphone performance, with each category assigned a specific weight based on its relevance to users. This ensures fairness and eliminates personal bias in our reviews.
2. Gizchina Scoring System
The new scoring system evaluates the following categories, each contributing to the final score:
- Daily Performance: Speed and responsiveness for everyday tasks like browsing, social media, and calls.
- Extreme Performance: Gaming and heavy-duty multitasking performance.
- Battery Life: Assessed via tests for web browsing, video streaming, and 3D gaming.
- Photo Quality: Comprehensive analysis of camera performance across various scenarios.
- Video Quality: Evaluation of stabilization, color accuracy, and exposure in video recordings.
- Display Quality: Screen brightness, color accuracy, and other display metrics.
- Audio Quality: Speaker loudness and sound quality tests.
- Software and Updates: Software quality and update commitments.
- Design: Build quality, materials, and aesthetics.
Each category is rated on a 100-point scale, with “1” being the worst and “100” the best. Some categories, such as battery life, carry more weight than others to reflect their importance to most users.
3. Camera Evaluation: Gizchina Camera Score
We use a specialized Camera Score to evaluate the photography capabilities of each smartphone. This system examines:
- Exposure and color accuracy.
- Detail resolution and sharpening artifacts.
- Portrait mode performance and HDR reliability.
- Stabilization in videos.
Each camera on the device (main, zoom, ultra-wide, and front) is tested separately, and we assign individual scores for each.
4. Battery Life Testing
We perform three rigorous battery tests to determine how long a phone lasts under different conditions:
- Web Browsing: Simulated real-world browsing with automated scrolling.
- Video Streaming: Continuous playback of videos at fixed brightness and quality.
- 3D Gaming: Testing GPU performance under heavy loads.
5. Gizchina FAQs
Does Gizchina Award Badges?
Yes, devices with a score of 8 or higher are to be considered as a “Recommended” Device from our Editorial team. We also give annual awards to top-performing phones in various categories, as well as “TOP Phones Under” helpful guides for the past 8 years.
Is Gizchina Free?
Yes, all content on Gizchina.com is free for visitors. We do feature ads and affiliate links to cover operating costs, but all reviews remain unbiased and honest.