▁wireless ▁charg ing ▁and ▁USB - C . ▁Te ch Rad ar ▁critics ▁pra ised ▁the ▁improved ▁camera ▁array , ▁calling ▁it ▁" clear ly ▁the ▁big ▁upgrade ", ▁and ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁faster ▁A 1 3 ▁B ionic ▁processor , ▁and ▁the ▁display , ▁while ▁critic izing ▁the ▁design ▁similar ities ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁iPhone ▁X S ▁including ▁display ▁cut - out ▁for ▁the ▁sensor ▁housing , ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁“ the ▁not ch ,” ▁and ▁also ▁critic izing ▁the ▁cost . ▁P ocket ▁L int ▁also ▁posit ively ▁described ▁the ▁camera , ▁the ▁processor , ▁display , ▁and ▁battery , ▁camera ▁design , ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁bil ater al ▁wireless ▁charg ing . ▁The ▁Ver ge ▁and ▁T 3 ▁posit ively ▁described ▁the ▁general ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁phone , ▁while ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁' pro ' ▁label ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁fully ▁just ified ▁as ▁the ▁phone ▁only ▁helps ▁Apple ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁compet itors , ▁not ▁sur pass ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁device ▁received ▁an ▁overall ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 1 7 ▁from ▁D X O MA R K , ▁ranking ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁second - best ▁smart phone ▁camera ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁tied ▁with ▁the ▁S amsung ▁Gal axy ▁Note ▁ 1 0 + . ▁An ▁ 1 1 - point ▁improvement ▁over ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁photo ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 2 4 ▁and ▁a ▁video ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 0 2 . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁issues ▁An ▁independent ▁radiation ▁test ▁found