As a tech nerd, I have been following the tech content space on YouTube since the early 2010s. In those early days, I always respected the self-made reviewers who were buying products, reviewing them, and then recommending them. In those days, mobile tech companies like LG, HTC, and even Samsung had really wild, weird, and fun ideas about the future of tech. They launched and showcased products to tech YouTubers. We, as tech nerds, followed these innovations just because of curiosity.
Smartphones have always tried to set the trend by innovating weird and cool products. Do they really have to be useful or change the world? Being fun is the most important thing about tech that makes anyone call themselves a nerd.
According to Merriam-Webster, a nerd is “a person devoted to intellectual, academic, or technical pursuits or interests.” I think the early YouTubers (I don’t know any of them personally) were actual nerds or fanatics. Now, they are just appliance reviewers.
And now, let’s get to my main discussion — about one tech reviewer who, I think, just embellishes things out of context: Arun Maini, a.k.a. Mrwhosetheboss.
I think you can clearly figure out when monetary favor is involved in his videos. He represents things as out-of-this-world — like the Samsung S25 Ultra impression. The guy didn’t (or doesn’t even want to) acknowledge that the phone has some corners cut from the previous generation. But Arun said in his impression:
“I’ve started to realize this thing is next generation in a way that we’ve not really ever seen before, like the entire way that the company is even thinking about the smartphone is changing with the S25.”
I mean, what is happening here? This is really out of touch with the general mindset — that Samsung has been cutting corners in its Galaxy phones. The Ultra series, since the S22 Ultra (which is the successor to the Note series), is supposed to be the ultimate version. I think being sleek and elegant isn’t the point of getting an Ultra phone. Ultra means you get everything but the kitchen sink.
Samsung started cutting back, I think, since the Note 9 — that phone had an iris scanner and an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner at the same time! Arun did change his tone in his review of the product, but he was late with the review — and after intentionally encouraging his audience to shell out more money for an incremental phone update.
And you might be thinking what is a review is it being emotional about the product or being making a choice to favor it sometime I think the biggest entertainment reviewer do more harm than good, I just gave a single example where it is clear that there this is not a first impression that is in favor of customers and there review was way late if someone is already made a decision about the product, I mean MKBHD selling an orange background with ridiculous amount of money is very corporate and not fan centric at all but he surround himself with very level headed people to respond the controversy very carefully.
There seems to be some favoritism in his video "Testing YouTuber Products." He gives ratings to some creators' products while completely leaving out others. For instance, he reviewed an iPhone gadget made by Mr. Mobile—a well-known YouTuber in the tech community. The product, called Clicks, is a niche accessory that I personally follow and appreciate through Mr. Mobile’s videos. I believe it’s a great product, especially for people who want something unique and nostalgic, as it resembles a BlackBerry-style keyboard.
However, the reviewer tested an older iteration of the Clicks keyboard and rated the entire category 4/10, saying it "looked like a prank gadget at first glance." That, in my opinion, is not a fair or thorough review—it's just a first impression, not a proper evaluation. Judging a product purely on initial looks is not very consumer-friendly.
Now hear me out: if a pizza sauce gets 7/10—and taste is highly subjective—then rating the Clicks keyboard 4/10 based on appearance feels misleading to consumers.
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