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Mini review video: our verdict on the OnePlus 2 in under a minute
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-879506{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-879506, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-879506{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-879506").style.display="none";}catch(e){} It wasn't an easy task following up on a phone that people already loved, but OnePlus has done just that with its second-gen flagship. Mostly, anyhow. The OnePlus 2 is an improvement over its predecessor in just about every way, with fast performance and solid build quality, all for a reasonable starting price of $329. That said, OnePlus faces stiffer competition in this price range than it did a year ago. Meanwhile, this updated model makes a few missteps, including a lack of NFC, a flaky fingerprint sensor and some early-build bugs. Given that OnePlus seems to be working on fixes for those lingering software issues, we still strongly recommend this, with a score of 86 out of a 100. It's definitely worth a look, provided you don't care about NFC and don't mind the lack of expandable storage. Learn about all that and more in our mini review video, and if you have time for a deep dive, check out our full review.
Mini review video: our verdict on the Moto G in under a minute
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-226869{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-226869, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-226869{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-226869").style.display="none";}catch(e){} The Moto G gets a little better every year. Now in its third generation, Motorola's mid-range handset is still our favorite affordable smartphone, with the most recent version notching a score of 87 out of 100 in our review (that's up from 86 last year and 85 the year before that). Aside from its price (just $179), we appreciate its fast performance, much-improved camera and the fact that it now has LTE, not HSPA+. (It's the small things, right?) That said, the camera could stand to be better in low-light conditions, and it's also a shame that the notification light is now gone and that the base model comes with just 1GB of RAM. Who knows? Maybe if Moto could address those few things, the score might get even closer to the 90 mark with next year's model. Even now, though, it's still the best cheap phone you can buy. See it in action above in our 52-second mini review video, and head here if you have time for a deeper dive.
Mini review video: our verdict on Windows 10 in 45 seconds
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-790918{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-790918, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-790918{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-418354").style.display="none";}catch(e){}try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-790918").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Didn't read all the way through our nearly 3,700-word review of Windows 10? You really should: Devindra makes some good points. That said, if you're short on time, or just have a hopelessly short attention span, we've distilled our writeup into a mini review video. As you can tell by the score alone (91 out of 100), we really, really dig the new software, and found very little fault with it. In particular, we love how the new, Live Tile-ized Start menu seems to combine the best of Windows 7 and 8, all the while correcting some big UX mistakes that Microsoft made over the past few years. In addition, new features like Cortana search and the Edge browser are in and of themselves worth the upgrade (and what an easy upgrade process it is too). Find the highlights in the short video above, and head over to our full review at the link below if you decide you want a little more detail after all.
tl;dr: Engadget is launching mini review videos!
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-649475{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-649475, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-649475{width:630px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-649475").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Never accuse us Engadget editors of not knowing who reads our site. That's the whole point: We know you guys, and we know that you don't always read through to to the end (and that some of you, unfortunately, don't read at all). So for all of you -- the folks who like to write "tl;dr" in the comments -- we're introducing mini review videos that cut straight to the point in 30 to 45 seconds. Think of it as the simple review card you all know and love, brought to life. You'll be seeing a lot of these on our site, and to kick things off, we're starting with a product we reviewed just last week: the ASUS Chromebook Flip.
