Editorial standards
SpecEagle is editorially independent. These are the standards every page on the site is held to.
No payment, free hardware, or other consideration is accepted in exchange for coverage, rankings, or verdicts. Review hardware is purchased at retail or returned within 14 days of receipt; loaner units are disclosed inline on the review.
Affiliate commissions are disclosed on every product page and never affect editorial rankings or verdicts.
Errors are corrected within 24 hours of discovery. Substantive corrections (affecting a verdict or score) are flagged with a dated correction note at the top of the page and kept there indefinitely.
Every spec sheet cites its primary source (manufacturer datasheet, FCC filing, certified retailer listing). Every benchmark cites the database and run methodology. Every editorial claim cites its outlet and date.
Writers and editors disclose phone ownership in the byline of any review or comparison they contribute to. Editors recuse themselves from coverage of phones they have ownership in.