PlayStation Sony DualShock 4 Wireless Controller - Black

Good product As discribed

It's as is described, works brilliant.

Excellent product, my son was delighted.

I never knew it would be so hard to find a suitable controller for mobile gaming ... and I've now messed around buying and returning a few controllers, so I thought I'd write a review to hopefully save others the trouble i've been through. Games played for review: F1 Mobile Racing (Codemasters) and Call of Duty Mobile (TiMi Studios / Tencent Games). Connection: Bluetooth. Controller #1 - Steel Series Stratos Duo. Price paid: £64.99 not including phone mount. It looked the business, and with gaming sites recommending it, I bought it straight away and was initially not disapointed. Battery is built in, the look and feel is excellent and it holds comfortably like an X-Box controller. When not in use it goes to sleep by itself to preserve battery. The only slight disapointment was the Steel Series phone mount prevents you from plugging a USB lead in whilst it's attached - meaning you have to faff around removing it when it's time to re-charge. But, the recharge wasn't needed often - battery life was good, and the LED's tell you how much remains. Other reviews have complained that the 4 LED's flash every few seconds when connected to Bluetooth - it didn't bother me. However, I really struggled with controlling my car in F1 Mobile Racing. The steering seemed delayed and digital, applying counter steer was impossible. I started to look for other controllers which might perform better, and I also consider that the game itself is at fault here - the game doesn't officially support controllers on Android, and this shows. Also, be aware that this controller is not supported at all by Call of Duty. Quality appears to be Steel Series achilles heal, and after just two or three weeks of gaming, the "B" button stopped working properly, causing the controller to lock-up when this is pressed. If it wasn't for this fault, I'd probably have kept this controller and been reasonably happy, even without being able to play Call of Duty. Pro's: Materials quality, finish Battery Comfortable to hold Sleep works well Con's: It broke Phone mount is fiddly Not all games support it Controller #2 - Jevogh Xbox one Controller JV24. Price paid: £45.00. Note: I didn't try this controller with Call of Duty. Whilst trying to work out why my Formula One car was so uncontrollable, I bought this significantly cheaper controller to do a comparison. It worked just as badly for controlling the car, and wasn't a very nice controller and I quickly returned it. Controller #3 - Sony Playstation Dualshock 4. Price paid: £44.99 By this time I had tried Call of Duty and seen the error of my ways... I don't have a Playstation these days and didn't realise the controllers are Bluetooth compatible, and work with Android. Suddenly my F1 car is more controllable, and my laptimes have improved - it's hard to pinpoint the exact difference (analogue stick deadzone, perhaps?), and F1 Mobile Racing is still not perfect, but it's a lot better. I've had a few connection issues, and I'm also unsure of the state of charge of the controller battery... Without having a Playstation to tell me this, I have no indication and I suppose it could run out of battery mid-game. Worse, it doesn't seem to go to sleep, so you have to turn off your phones bluetooth unless you want the battery to drain. You also have to avoid certain USB fast chargers if you wan't to avoid killing the battery. Furthermore, I've had some Bluetooth connectivity issues - I had to re-start my phone, and re-pair the connection to get it working again. Although I think this is potentially teething issues whilst I get used to how it pairs. Finally, the first phone mount I bought snapped literally within hours... It seems Sony have designed a controller that is inherantly difficult to mount a phone onto (because of the touch-pad front button), and the plastic mounts have to curve around this button, with a thin plastic section. So, be prepared for breakages of this part. Pro's Supported by more Android games Controller quality is very high Con's Not as comfortable to hold No indication of battery charge level Bluetooth connection unreliable Don't use a fast-charger Phone mounts are fragile In conclusion, I thought this would be really simple; buy a controller, have more fun on games. But it's turned into a saga of buying and returning hardware to find something suitable for purpose, and even now the Sony PS4 controller is not perfect for the job.

Good

Stopped working and I've only had it 11 months. It hasn't been dropped or anything happened, just randomly stopped charging and my old pad of years works fine. So it's not the charger wire.

As requested. Good controller but i do think they are expensive these days

I’ve been very pleased with this product. It arrived on time, well-packaged, and in excellent condition. The quality is solid, and it performs just as described. It’s clear that attention has been given to both design and usability. What I appreciate most is the balance between quality and value — it feels reliable and worth the price. I’ve had no issues so far, and it has met (and even exceeded) my expectations. I’d happily recommend this product to others who are looking for something dependable and effective.