Apple announced the iPhone SE and the web is going wild about it! The Verge says "The new iPhone SE finally makes a small phone feel powerful", TechRadar says that its "Small but mighty!" and The Telegraph calls it "Apple's secret weapon". Lots of superlatives are being thrown around, as is always the case with Apple products.
So, in the midst of Apple's reality distortion field, I decided to compare it to my Le 1s - that I've been using for more than a month now. The results, at least for me, are very conclusive.
LeEco Le 1s
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NETWORK Technology GSM / WCDMA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, October
Status Avaliable on Flipkart
BODY Dimensions 151.1 x 74.2 x 7.6 mm
Weight 170 g
SIM 1 Nano-SIM, 1 Micro-SIM
DISPLAY Type Incell IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Size 5.5 inches (~75% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)
PPI 401
Multitouch Yes
PLATFORM OS Android Lollipop
Chipset MediaTek Helio X10 Turbo, MTK6795T
CPU Octa-core 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (64-bit)
GPU PowerVR G6200
MEMORY Card slot No
Internal 32 GB
CAMERA Primary 13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF Close-Loop, Single-LED Flash
Features 1/3.1" sensor size, geo-tagging, 4K video recording, auto-focus, manual-focus, digital zoom, face detection, HDR
Video [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Secondary 5 MP, f/2.0, [email protected], face detection
SOUND Alert types Vibration, proprietary and custom ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
CONNECTIVITY WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC No
FM Radio No
USB Type-C Reversible
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, infrared, gravity, magneto, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5 (Chrome)
Java Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Google Now natural language commands and dictation
- Google Drive and third-party cloud services
- TV-out MHL 2.0
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 340 h (4G on dual SIM)
Talk time Up to 31.5 h
Music play Up to 50 h
MISC Colors Rose Gold, Silver
NFC No
FM Radio No
USB Type-C Reversible
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, infrared, gravity, magneto,
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5 (Chrome)
Java Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Google Now natural language commands and dictation
- Google Drive and third-party cloud services
- TV-out MHL 2.0
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 340 h (4G on dual SIM)
Talk time Up to 31.5 h
Music play Up to 50 h
MISC Colors Rose Gold, Silver
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iPhone SE
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2016, March
Coming soon. Exp. release 2016, March 31
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
113 g
Nano-SIM
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
4.0 inches (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
640 x 1136 pixels
326
Yes
iOS 9.3
Apple A9
Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
No
16/64 GB
12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF, Dual LED Flash
1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, 4K video recording, touch focus, face detection, HDR
[email protected], [email protected]/60fps, [email protected], [email protected]
1.2 MP, f/2.4, [email protected], face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
v4.2, A2DP, LE
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Yes (Apple Pay only)
No
v2.0, reversible connector
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
HTML5 (Safari)
No
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- TV-out
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
Non-removable Li-Po 1642 mAh battery
Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 50 h
Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Let's start with the OS. Android and iOS are now at-par on features, freely taking inspiration from each other and the perennial also-ran Windows Phone. However, if you've been using an Android phone, the move to iOS is jarring regardless of preparation. Trust me, having moved from a OnePlus 2 to an iPhone 6S, I know this better than most. If you're an iPhone user already, there is no discussion required. If you're an Android user, then I'd say "Don't even consider an iPhone!"
Moving on to design and build, the new iPhone is, in line with Apple's policy "thinner, smaller and lighter" than the Le 1s. However, the Le 1s has an astounding screen-to-body ratio of 75% that enables single-handed use and the phone doesn't feel too big. After all, within reason, bigger is always better! Both phones offer amazing build quality at their respective price points, so that's not really much of a contest.
On display, if you like smaller screens, the iPhone SE will appeal to you. But for someone who has used a 4+ inch screen device earlier, going back to a smaller display doesn't really work. In this respect, the Le 1s scores with its big but not too big display, and its helped by minimal bezels. Resolution-wise, its a no contest with the Full HD In-Cell display on the Le 1s ruling the roost with its fantastic color reproduction, great viewing angles and almost-zero bezels.
On connectivity, both the Le 1s and the iPhone SE are at par with each other on Wi-Fi and Network compatibilities, but the Le 1s scores with its dual-SIM capability.
When it comes to performance, I believe that specs are just one part of the game. Real-world performance is key. And in this area, despite having lesser amount of RAM than the Le 1s, the iPhone SE performs equally well due to better memory management in iOS versus Android. Its a straight tie!
Camera is another key feature where specs are just one part of the game with actual photo clarity being the key identifier. The iPhone SE uses the much-lauded camera module from the iPhone 6S, so its a given that photos will come out well. The Le 1s on the other hand had a few initial hiccups with photo clarity but they've since been resolved by OTA updates, so overall - its a good camera experience on both smartphones. The Le 1s scores in lowlight clarity and front-camera! Apple, for reasons that defy logic, went with a 1.2MP sensor on the front-camera. Now megapixels might not be everything, but with a 5MP sensor, the Le 1s handily beats the iPhone SE on selfies. Another reason is the smaller aperture size on Le 1s cameras – both front and rear (f2.0) compared to the iPhone SE which has f2.4 on the front camera and f2.2 on the rear camera – in photography parlance, smaller is referred to as “wider”. A wider aperture lets in more light which gives better photos in low-light and indoor situations, and gives you that beautiful blurred “out of focus” effect on wide shots.
With respect to sensors, the Le 1s has an infrared sensor to control home appliances that the iPhone doesn't. Everything else on this front is a tie.
Finally, the "essential spec" in today's world, battery! The Le 1s has almost double the battery capacity of the iPhone SE, with fast-charge built-in! While iOS has better power management than Android, the huge difference in capacity should result in longer standby times with the Le 1s!
Regardless of all technical specifications and performance comparisons, there will still be people convinced that an Apple product is the next best thing since sliced bread! So, to those people, here is a final nail in the coffin. Both the Le 1s and iPhone SE are good phones that do almost everything you can expect them to. Most importantly for a budget-conscious Indian, the Le 1s costs INR 10,999 while the iPhone SE starts at a whopping INR 39,000! That’s three times more expensive than the Le 1s!!! Case closed.
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I'm not really into writing hardware news (I don't have the time for something that other tech writers / bloggers also elaborate on - instead, I prefer spending my time on tutorials, software reviews, Bibles and unique, genuine hacks instead), but the latest hardware news (reported on by Geek.com) is indeed pretty interesting and certainly shows there will be some REALLY exciting Windows Mobile devices in the (unfortunately, not very near: late 2008 / early 2009) future. Let me cite Geek.com:
First look at Qualcomm’s new Fairbanks and Anchorage mobile platforms
The other model, the more exciting one for most people, is the “Anchorage”. This is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform so it will use a 1.0GHz processor (said to operate at 1/2 watt peak) along with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, cellular, and a lot more good stuff. The unofficial word is that Snapdragon will offer close to the best power/performance ratio of anything on the market. The Anchorage device will be aimed more at productivity and the test model I saw had a QWERTY keyboard. The form factor of this model was a lot like the Nokia N810, but the actual design will be whatever OEMs want. So far we know that Samsung and HTC are on board, but there are a few others that are not official yet.
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Anchorage
Anchorage and iPhone
The Anchorage was running Windows Mobile 5.0, which was only used for display purposes as any OS, even a full OS, can be run on the 1.0GHz processor. It also has the camera with video recording, GPS, and live TV playback capability. Because it has a cellular signal it will be prime competition for a device like the HTC Advantage, though it will also compete against products like the Nokia N810 and Sony mylo 2.
Everything is still in its early stages and things will change a lot once the OEMs get their hands on them and start to customize. This may mean lost/added functionality as well as many different form factors and large swings in the price. All we do know is that we should start to see the devices released by the end of 2008, possible early 2009.
Which are all the Phones with - 1 GHz Qualcomm CPU ?
& which is Best of them all ?
The Acer F1 and Toshiba TG01 both boast Snapdragon processors. Many MIDs/Netbooks/Smartbooks whatever you want to call them also have it. I estimate that by next year it will be common for many devices to use it. It is revolutionary IMO
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 will have Snapdragon & WM6.5!
http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1932&c=sony_ericsson_xperia_x2
HTC Leo
Quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity
Dual-band HSDPA connectivity (900/2100 MHz)
4.3 inch WVGA (480 x 800) capacitive touch screen display
Wi-Fi
GPS, A-GPS
Accelerometer
Light & proximity sensors
3.5mm headset jack
5MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash
512MB flash memory, 320MB RAM
MicroSD card support
1230 mAh battery
121 x 67 x 11 millimetres
Acer F1
Qualcomm 8250 1GHz processor
Windows Mobile 6.5 with Internet Explorer 6
3.8” WVGA Touchscreen Display
Quad-band GSM / Tri-band HSPA
512MB ROM / 256MB RAM
5 MegaPixel Autofocus with LED flash
microSD slot (support up to 32GB)
WiFi 802.11 b/g & Bluetooth 2.1
Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
HSPA 900, 1900, 2100 (download 7.2 Mbps / upload 5.76 Mbps)
Motion Accelerometer
Ambient Light Sensor
Proximity Sensor
3.5mm audio jack
118.6 x 63 x 12mm
Toshiba TG01
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Announced 2009, January
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, Q2
Size Dimensions 129 x 70 x 9.9 mm
Weight 129
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective)
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.1 inches
- Touch-sensitive navigation controls
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- 3D user interface
- Shake control
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Video Yes
Secondary Yes
Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD2850 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (IE)
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Black, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- MP3/MPEG4 player
- Facebook and YouTube apps
- Photo editor
- Voice memo
- Organizer
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by Up to 276 h
Talk time Up to 5 h
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2
-8.1mpx auto focus, VGA @ 30fps (MP4 HQ)
-3.5´ WVGA OLED (increased from 3.0 from X1)
-GPS, aGPS
-3.5 mm headphone jack
-Accelerometer
-Faster processor
-512 RAM
-Custom Windows Mobile 6.5 (SE engineers customized Win6.5 which runs very. very speedy. in par with iPhone and better in some cases)
-XPERIA Panels are modified with plenty of innovative features (PS3 remote play being one of them)
-Upgrading to Windows Mobile 7 is supported by Xperia panels
Make your Choice
Cube Talk 5H review - It is bigger on the inside than it is from the outside
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Introduction:With so many “single sim” mobile devices out there, its nice to see a dual sim capable device that performs well and very affordable The cube Talk 5H with its 5.5 IPS display looks good, performs good and costs good (for the customer)
Key Specs:
5.5-inch IPS Capacitive Panel, 1280*720
Stock Android 4.2.1 with MiHome Launcher
MT6589 quad-core Cortex-A7 [email protected], 28nm process
SGX544 GPU
1GB RAM
4GB ROM
FM Radio
Bluetooth V4.0
GPS
Wi-Fi 802.11n/b/g
WCDMA (3G): 2100MHZ / GSM (2G): 900MHZ + 1800MHZ
Front-facing 1.3MP camera and rear-facing 8.0MP camera with auto-focus support
Stereo speaker
Vibration
Light Sensor, G-sensor, Proximity Sensor
Dual SIM (One Micro Sim slot and the other is Standard Sim slot)
2500mAh Li-Po battery
Pros
1. Vivid and bright 1280*720 5.5” IPS display with great viewing angles.
2. No lag performance coming from the 1.2GHz quad-core processor
3. Surprisingly good loud speakers
4. Contains microSD card slot
Cons
1. Below average cameras
2. Only 4GB of internal storage
3. Below average cell reception
Unboxing
The box contains the followings:
- Device (With screen protector)
- Charger
- USB cable
- Stereo Headset
- Battery
- Manual
I liked that the device came with its own screen protector (it is applied and all you have to do to is to peel the top layer)
Design & Controls
The device is a bit on the heavy side but feels good in the hand, I even dare to say that it looks and feels much better than my trusted Samsung Galaxy S3.
The back cover is plastic white; the front has the black bezel around the screen and a horizontal white strip at the bottom that gives nice contrast, very pleasant to look at.
On the bottom of the device you will find the micro-USB port, the left contains the volume up and down buttons, the top includes the 3.5 Audio Jack and on the right the power/lock button.
The front contains the 3 capacitive buttons (Menu, Home and Back) that light up when the device is on, also at the top it contains the front facing 1.3MP camera while the back of the device contain the 8MP camera.
Opening the back cover uncovers the 2 slots for the sim cards and one slot for the microSD card for external storage
Display
The cube Talk 5H is built around a 5.5" IPS touchscreen display with resolution of 1280*720. The pixel density clocks at 267.02 ppi which is not bad at all for a device at this price point.
Resolution aside, the device’s display is vividly gorgeous; it has great colors reproduction, great brightness and great viewing angles.
The blacks are at relatively deep consideration that its an IPS display and not an AMOLED display.
Battery Life
The capacity of the battery is 2500 mAH, and it held reasonably well.
The below information is coming from 6 hours and 20 mins usage, the usage included the following
- Both sim cards are operational, one with 2G and the other with 3G
- About 3 hours WiFi
- A lot of time in searching for network signals while indoors
- Ongoing Whatsapp messaging
- Facebook / Instagram frequent checks
- Couple of incoming calls and SMS
- Couple of Pictures taken
After the above usage, I got to 46% at 2:48PM coming from a full charge 6 hours and 20 minutes earlier, I can say that the 2500mAh Li-Po battery puts up a reasonable fight.
Software & UI
My device came with standard android 4.2.1 along with MiHome (MiUi Launcher) I have to say, that at first I hated the multiple colors everywhere, the UI looked ridiculously / cartoonishly colorful for my taste, but it grew on me and I started to like it.
The software came with some Chinese apps that I have no use for, luckily (since its android 4.2.1) you can easily go to the applications menu from settings and disable any system application you deem useless.
The MiHome is simple .. you have multiple home screens, all the apps will go into them (no apps drawer), and you can put widgets on your home screen, when you think about it, its like iOS interface but with widget support.
Useful gestures are included as well (customizable also) you swipe down from anywhere in the home screen you get notification, you swipe up you get T9 keyboard to search for anything on your phone (music, apps, .. etc)
Notification bar is standard android, you swipe with one finger you get the normal notifications, you swipe with 2 you get the quick toggles.
Of course you can customize the wallpapers and lock screens with any wallpaper you like, you can even download some from the integrated wallpapers market (text is Chinese but its easy to navigate the market following icons)
On paper, the Cube Talk 5H boasts a quad-core 1.2Ghz CPU and 1GB of RAM, the phone ran its Android 4.2.1 operating system buttery smooth, I have not experienced any form of lag when using the device (I wish I could say the same about my galaxy s3 and its laggy touch wiz interface).
Antutu Benchmark
The device might be categorize by some as an “Entry” level phone, but its benchmark performance is not too shabby, I got 13577 points, little below HTC One X which was a flagship device not too long ago
CameraThe device’s 8MP camera is below average, the pictures are grainy, and details are little in average lighting conditions, so if you are looking to take great pictures and selfies, this phone is not for you.
This is a perfect example on how mega-pixels count is not really the important thing in a camera, comparing this 8MP camera with Samsung Galaxy S3 8MP camera is like comparing night and day in terms of quality of the picture.
The camera has HD Video recording, frame rates are ok but quality is below average as well.
The below shots taken in same lighting conditions, and a subsection is zoomed 300% on the lower right corner.
2 more shots from Cube Talk 5H camera attached
I believe you got the picture, camera wise, nothing to write home about.
Connectivity & ReceptionThe device supports 2G and 3G (no 4G), Wifi and Bluetooth (no NFC).
Wifi and Bluetooth work as expected, I haven’t had any issue with Wifi range, its comparable to my Galaxy S3.
The device’s cell reception is not as strong as my other phones (Samsung Galaxy S3, and Nokia E75) the cell reception coverage in my area is about average, on a normal phone I get 3-4 bars (out of 4) while outdoors, and 1-3 bars while indoors (never zero bars).
The Cube Talk 5H gets full bars while outdoors, but when indoors, the cell reception signals drops significantly, and a lot of times it becomes zero bars, I tested this with my 2 SIMs from different mobile operators and both exhibit the same issues but in different areas (since both have different coverage strength), this issue has annoyed me and I suspect its something to do with the baseband version I have, I will need to find an updated one and flash it to my phone and see if it makes a difference.
ROMs
What good is android if you cant change ROMs eh?
My device came with stock 4.2.1 with MiHome Launcher,.. if that is not your cup of tea (or coffee depending on where are you from lol), there are already a lot of roms available to be installed on this device including:
- MiUi V5 Rom and many themes
- Stock Android (with Stock Launcher)
- Sony Xperia C Rom
- Baidu Cloud OS
- OPPO Color OS
- Touchwiz Rom
Root and recovery info can be found here
Conclusion and TL;DR
Cube Talk 5H has quad-core 1.2GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, Beautiful 5.5" IPS display with android 4.2.1, dual SIM slots and all of that for under 200 USD
Cube Talk 5H is perfect for you if:
- You want beefy specs for reasonable price (less than 200 USD)
- You have 2 Sim cards and you do not want to carry 2 phones
- You like massive 5.5” display for a phone
Cube Talk 5H is not for you if:
- You have weak cell reception coverage in your area
- You want a high end camera phone
- You want 4G
I like this phone.
very nicely written!
NIce review
Is anyone else running MIUI rom off the Cube forum?
It's running very smooth and everything works but I just don't get the weekly updates.
Hello to everyone! I recently received THL T6 Pro smartphone. Seems that some users are interested in its features and more indepth description, so I decided to post a text review here, highlighting all the features, which users asked about in other discussion topics. Mod Edit: Commercial links removed.
So, let's start.
Free shipping was fast and took only 11 days. The packaging was very good and nothing got damaged.
Inside the box one will find: the phone itself, plastic bumper, additional protective film, charger, USB-microUSB cable, headset and starter manual. Now besides this they provide a 8GB SDcard as a gift in the package.
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Highlights:
- OS: Android 4.4.2
- CPU: MTK6592M Cortex A7 Octa-core CPU, 1.4GHz
- GPU: Mali-450 MP4
- RAM: 1GB
- ROM: 8GB (microSD up to 32GB)
- Screen: 5.0" IPS HD 720р, 5 points capacitive multitouch
- Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/2100MHz
- GPS + Bluetooth 4.0
- WiFi: 802.11b/g/n
- WiFi Display, Smart Gesture, Multitasking Window
- Rear camera: 8.0MP, AF + flashlight
- Front camera: 2.0MP
- Two SIM card slots
- Battery: 1900 mAh
- Dimensions: 143 x 71 x 9 mm
- Weight: 155 g
The phone has a thin strict body with right angles. There's a metal like edging on both sides with dark plastic inserts inside it.
On the front there are three standard silver touch buttons, a speaker, hidden light and proximity sensors and notification light, which has red color.
The model is called black, and it seems that it is in the dark light, but if you put it under the bright light or sun, you'll see it's body sparkling and actually dark blue.
On the back we have the main camera, flashlight and the speaker at the bottom. The coverage isn't slick and the phone is nice to hold.
On the left side there are the volume buttons, on the right – the power button.
On the upper edge there's a 3.5 mm headphone socket and microUSB port, on the lower edge there's only the mic.
Under the back cover there are two SIM cards and microSD slots, and replaceable battery.
This smartphone has a 5'' IPS HD (1280 x 720) screen with 5 points capacitive multitouch, which work very well and precise.
The colors of the screen are vivid and natural, the white color is real and not blueish or yellowish as in some other devices.
The brightness can be adjusted in a very wide range from really dusk to very bright. You can pick it to your liking or just use the auto-brightness feature. Due to IPS technology the screen is clearly visible both indoor and outdoors, even in bright sunlight. The viewing angles are good.
The phone has a comparatively new MTK6592M Cortex A7 Octa core CPU, 1.4GHz and Mali-450 MP4 GPU. The advantage of this CPU is the new power saving technology: it automatically adjusts the number of working cores according to the process loading, so when the phone is in sleep mode or almost idle only one core is active, and then when needed CPU turns on more cores one by one.
The amount of RAM is 1GB and ROM is 8GB. Internal memory is divided into two parts: system memory partition has 2GB and the user partition has 4.28GB of free space.
The smartphone works smooth and fast, it handles all applications and 3D games without any problems. Here are some general info ant synthetic tests results screenshots:
This phone supports two SIM cards, supported frequencies are GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/2100MHz. The signal quality is pretty good, the phone never lost network connection while using it for two weeks now. Both speakers and the mic quality is decent. The back speaker is loud and clear.
WiFi connection is stable, the signal is high in different places of the house.
Bluetooth version is 4.0 and it works fine.
GPS works good. For the first start it took some minutes to find and to connect to several satellites, now the start takes just some seconds. In my location GPS finds 10-11 satellites and maintains the connection with 8-9 outdoors and 4-5 indoors near the window.
This smartphone has such features additional features as WiFi Display, Smart Gesture, Multitasking Window. Due to WiFi Display you can transfer the picture from the phone to supporting devices.
Smart Gesture allows you to light the screen or launch some applications from the locked screen, you just have to tap twice or draw some letter or gesture.
Multitasking Window feature appears like a side menu, which you can move around the screen to the place you like, and allows to launch some applications in the floating window.
You can turn off all these features if you don't need them.
In the stock firmware there are the standard applications, including Google Services, Play Market and Skype installed, as well as several boosting applications as DU Speed Booster, Clean Master. If you don't need any of the third party pre-installed applications you can easily delete any you like from the standard apps management menu.
The phone has a 2MP front camera and 8MP back with autofocus and flashlight. Both cameras are decent for this price. You can make some really good pictures with the main camera if there's enough lighting. This camera also shoots the video up to 1080p, but for now only with 15fps. Maybe it will be fixed in future stock or custom firmwares.
Here are some pictures examples:
Front Camera:
The battery is 1900 mAh. It's average, nowadays many low-end phones have similar or even smaller capacity. Here are results from Atutu Battery Test:
Unfortunately the battery consumption by time graph was removed from the firmware's menu by the manufacturer, but you can use some thirdparty application to see it.
With the average episodic usage the phone lives for about 1 or 2 days on one charge, of course it depends on the ways you use it. If you want to use this phone constantly for a long time you'll need a power bank definitely.
When the phone is idle and in the sleep mode it consumes very little of charge, only several percent a day, which is due to the new power saving CPU.
Summing up, I can say that this new model from THL turned out to be a good one. For now it seems to be the cheapest octacore phone with HD screen.
How is it holding up now that you've had it for a while - particularly call and data quality?
FoneWatcher said:
How is it holding up now that you've had it for a while - particularly call and data quality?
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Hi. Everything runs well and no glithces or breaking occured yet.. Been using it for a month already.
FallenAngela said:
Hi. Everything runs well and no glithces or breaking occured yet.. Been using it for a month already.
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That's good to hear. I'm really on the fence because this would just be purely a backup phone, but one with octa core, but a 120 bucks is still 120 bucks.
I don't see any other device listed under your profile, so have you compared it to other high-end, quad-core phones? I see the benchmarks, but can you really feel and see a difference in speed of apps, etc. or is 8 cores just mostly a marketing gimmick (even if it is a solid phone otherwise?)
TIA
I found a review on the new-ish Umi Hammer S. Does anyone else think the Umi Hammer S looks a lot like an HTC phone, specifically the m9 or m9 plus?
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nicolepark said:
I found a review on the new-ish Umi Hammer S. Does anyone else think the Umi Hammer S looks a lot like an HTC phone, specifically the m9 or m9 plus?
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Personally, I think they're trying to emulate Samsung rather than HTC.
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Personally, I think they're trying to emulate Samsung rather than HTC.
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How so?
The camera module design, as well as button placement and lack of front facing speakers.
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this is my review:
Unboxing & Video Review:
Review Umi Hammer S
Package, Content, Aesthetics:[/ B]
The pack is a classic for the latest products Umi, a square box of a generous size with treatment embossed silver; on the rear we find a label with the model and IMEI numbers.
Box contents: Smartphone, 1 Power Adapter with USB socket EU 5V 1A, 1 USB cable Type-C, 1 booklet indicating the specifications of the smartphone and the arrangement of the various buttons / functions. There aren’t any additional film protector (1 is applied) and there are no headphones.
- External dimensions of the smartphone in line with other 5.5 "; it measures 154 x 77.4 x 8.5 mm for just over 200g of weight.
- Construction of good quality, use of materials pleasant to the touch and the side frame in aluminum.
- On the left side we find keys, and the right side we find the volume rocker on the top and the power button slightly lower.
- On the upper side we find the audio jack and the infrared emitter; on the underside of the microphone, the speaker and port USB type-c.
- In the back at the top center are slightly protruding from the camera 8 megapixel f / 2 sony imx164 (13 megapixel interpolated) and dual LED flash (not dual tone), and slightly below the fingerprint sensor.
- In the front we find the earpiece at the top, the camera 5 megapixel f / 2.4 fixed focus but with face detection and light sensors / proximity.
- The soft touch buttons are not backlighted.
- Cover fairly thin but with good interlocking with the body; It is smooth and quite slippery, but does not retain fingerprints (at least the white version). The physical buttons are directly on the external metal frame.
- External glass with rounded edges 2.5D with pre-applied film from the house offering a good flow and has a minimum of oleophobic treatment; no other films in the package.
- Display brightness is good, good viewing angle; HD IPS LCD screen with colors and sharpness well played good for the category.
- Touch-sensitive and comes with multitouch 5 touches, writing rapidly and with Swype function that you type with two fingers (Google keyboard used)
- Two sim slots: Both Micro Sim 4G (with dynamic selection software).
- Presence MicroSD slot with a capacity of 32Gb (I tested Samsung 64Gb and is properly recorded).
- Removable battery (weight about 55g) from 3200mAh declared, to the test with amperemether, we found about 3100mAh; Geekbench test has been very positive with more than 12 hours of screen on time.
- Android 5.1 without any customization and launcher 3 (to be replaced immediately with something better like Nova, Apus, Cm Launcher).
- Open the app and switch between apps very quickly, stock browser with a few bumps as always (we recommend Chrome). Task manager by pressing and holding the center button and option to clear all apps.
- Excellent management 16Gb of internal ROM that are available in a partition to 11.7 GB for apps and data.
- Good management 2Gb ram by Android 5.1 .. more than 1.5 Gb ram free after loading some apps into memory at startup.
Connectivity:
WiFi b / g with no problem stable signal, good power and coverage (not tested it in wifi dual band).
BT 4 tested pairing with headsets and car, also easily transfer with other Bluetooth smartphones
OTG: not tested because of the lack of USB adapter Type-C -> Micro USB
GPS: understated, cold quick fix in about 30 seconds but poor precision and tendency to lose the fix; we hope for a software fix.
Camera:
- Main camera Sony 8Mpixel f / 2 (13Mpixel interpolated) that produces valid shots with daylight; good focus and flash of good power; interface camera classic mediatek poor options; when using the flash or light conditions unfavorable, the quality of the shots falls but not overly, interesting seal at high ISO that allows to bring home click the "acceptable" even 1200 ISO.
- Sufficient video performance, slightly slow the focus and during the displacement along the axis of rotation, is present shuttering; the highest resolution of video is only HD .
- Secondary camera for Selfie 5 megapixel without autofocus but with face recognition, quality of the shots enough for video calls to some emergency selfie with good light.
Shots uncompressed:
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Bench:
Antutu 5.7.1 over 20000 points; in line with other cpu quad core 1GHz MT6753P
Geekbench 3 with 1354 points in multi-core test and 481 in the single-core test.
https://browser.primatelabs.com/ge...l, Bike Activity, QR Droid Scanner and others
Full Review
▽ Camera & video sample: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/b3wg8gil5zgcv/UMI_Hammer_S_Camera_Samples
▽ Geekbench 3 Battery Test: http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/128255
Unboxing/First Look
Fingerprint Scanner Test
Highlights
- 5.5 inch IPS screen HD 1280x720 pixels
- 2.5D Arc Curved Glass
- Alloy frame
- MTK6735 1.0 GHz Quad Core
- 2 GB RAM + 16 GB ROM
- USB supports Type-C
- 13 MP main camera + 2 MP front camera
- Android 5.1 system
- Fingerprint reader/scanner (360 degree)
- IR Blaster
- Dual SIM / microSD card support
- Battery Capacity: 3200mAh
- Supports 2G & 3G & 4G LTE network
- Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/1900/2100MHz, FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B20
Hello All,
I hope you all are staying positive and doing amazing.
In this thread I am going to share in-depth cool new features of Oppo Reno 7 Pro 5G Smartphone .
So without any delay lets get started.
So I'll be sharing all the key highlights shared by Official Oppo Team here in this thread.
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OPPO Reno7 Pro 5G
(CPH2293)
• Flagship Portrait Camera System
• DSLR-Like Portraits
• Aircraft-Grade Shooting Star Design
• 65W SUPERVOOCTM
• ColorOS 12
Product Description:
Slim and Effective
With a sleek 7.45 mm thin 2.5 D body, weighing around 180 g, this phone is meant to offer you a featherlight experience, making it pleasant to handle this phone for a long period when capturing video or viewing your favourite movie.
Sharp Visuals
With a 16.5 cm (6.4) display and a refresh rate of 90 Hz, this phone has a unique design that will catch people's attention wherever you go, as well as a dynamic video playback that will give you a stutter-free visual experience.
Size and Weight:
Height
15.82 cm
Width
7.32 cm
Thickness
0.75 cm
Weight
About 180 g
Influential Processor
With a comprehensive 6 nm processor, 1+3+4 architecture, and an integrated 5G MediaTek SoC, this phone’s processor delivers lightning-fast performance. Furthermore, this phone has design modifications such as AI Deblur, which reduces blurriness while capturing images, providing an ideal atmosphere for capturing great photos.
Chips:
CPU
MediaTek Dimensity 1200-MAX
CPU Speed Cores
8 cores with a maximum frequency of 3.0 GHz (1 super large core + 3 large cores + 4 small cores)
GPU
ARM G77 MC9
Storage:
RAM and ROM Capacities
12 GB + 256 GB
RAM Type
LPDDR4x @ 2133 MHz, 4 x 16-bit
ROM Specifications
UFS3.1 @ 2 Lanes HS-Gear4
Phone Storage Card
Not supported
USB OTG
Supported (OTG reverse charging supported)
Sharp Visuals
With a 16.5 cm (6.4) display and a refresh rate of 90 Hz, this phone has a unique design that will catch people's attention wherever you go, as well as a dynamic video playback that will give you a stutter-free visual experience.
Display:
Size
Size (screen diagonal): 16.6 cm
Screen Ratio
92.8%
Resolution
FHD (2400 × 1080)
Refresh Rate
Maximum: 90 Hz
Options: 90 Hz or 60 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate
Maximum: 1000 Hz (5 fingers)
Default: 180 Hz (5 fingers)
Colour Gamut
Vivid mode: 97.60% NTSC/99.94% DCI-P3
Gentle mode: 72% NTSC/100% sRGB
Color Depth
16.7 million colors (8-bit)
Pixel Density
402PPI
Brightness
500 nits (typical); with a maximum of 800 nits in sunlight (typical) and a maximum of 920 nits when displaying HDR or HDR10+ contents.
Panel
Soft AMOLED
Cover Glasses
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 (GG5)
Camera:
Intelligent Frame Sense
With two Sony camera sensors, one for the front and one for the back cameras, you'll be able to take unrivalled photographs regardless of the illumination. You can flamboyantly record memorable recollections of your life.
Power of Bokeh
With around 25 levels of ergonomic blurring, bokeh, and light spot size, Portrait Mode places your favourite person in focus with flawlessly blurred backgrounds and keeps their cherished smiles in an unending DSLR-style portrait image.
Eloquent Portrait Camera
Owing to the Portrait Camera System powered by AI, this camera detects your surroundings and instantly switches on Ultra Night Video or Live HDR, so you can shoot vibrant movies that are clear and bright.
Expressive Photography
DOL-HDR technology helps minimise overexposure in well-lit regions while preserving details in dimly lit surroundings, allowing you to record the warmest moments of your life with amazing HDR effects.
Scenic Beauty
The front camera image sensor, which is powered by Sony electronics, offers improved light-capturing abilities and photographic capacity. Be it a sunset shot or a full moon shot, every selfie comes alive with great image resolution.
Dapper Sensor
The front camera, which is powered by Quadra Binning Algorithm features an RGBW sensor that is sensitive to huge volumes of light and reduces noise significantly, enabling you to take stunning photos even in low-light situations.
Smart Selfie
When it's just you and the phone, the front camera employs a conventional wide-angle to ensure you're the focus of attention in the selfie. When you're in a group, the phone's front camera detects the number of people in the frame and automatically shifts to a wider angle, ensuring that everyone is in focus and no one is left out.
Rear
Main camera: f/1.8; FOV 86°; 7P lens; AF supported; closed-loop focus motor
Ultra-wide angle camera: f/2.2; FOV 118.9°; 5P lens, FF
Macro camera: f/2.4; FOV 88.8°; 3P lens; FF
Front
Front camera: 32MP (f/2.4); FOV 90°; lens: 5P
Shooting Mode
Rear: Photo, Video, Night, Expert, Panorama, Portrait, Time-lapse, Dual-view video, Slow-motion, Text scanner, Extra HD, Macro, Movie, Sticker, and Google Lens (Supported only for regions outside the Chinese Mainland.), Soloop templates (Not supported for EU regions.)
Front: Photo, Video, Panoramic, Portrait, Night, Time-lapse, Dual-view video, and Sticker
Video
Rear: Up to [email protected] fps, [email protected] fps/30 fps, and [email protected] fps/30 fps
Video slo-mo: [email protected] fps, and [email protected] fps
Video stabilization: EIS, [email protected]/60 fps
Video zoom: [email protected] fps, [email protected] fps/30 fps, [email protected] fps/30 fps
Front: Supports 1080P/[email protected] fps (default: [email protected] fps) (Retouch: turned off for European areas and turned on for other regions by default).
Supports video stabilization at [email protected] fps.
Does not support zoom or slow motion.
Battery:
Blazing-fast Charging
This phone comes with a 65 W SUPER VOOC charger that can charge the 4500 mAh battery to 100% in around 31 minutes.
Battery
2×2200 mAh/17.02 Wh (Rated value)
2×2250 mAh/17.41 Wh (Typical value)
Equivalent to 4500 mAh
Fast Charge
65W SUPERVOOCTM, 50W SUPERVOOCTM, 33W SUPERVOOCTM, VOOC(5V/4A), PD (9V/2A)
Engaging Gameplay
This phone's X-Axis Liner Motor generates varied amounts of vibration feedback, allowing you to indulge in a flawless and immersive gaming experience. This allows you to play games while also enjoying the sensation of each movement on the screen.
Quirky Design
This phone uses LDI (Laser Direct Imaging) processing, which is often used in the semiconductor sector to provide precise touch. Additionally, the design of this phone is inspired by auroras, and features over 1.2 million micro-lines.
Novel Build
This phone, which is powered by LDI technology, is meant to be appealing, making the beholder the focus of attention while providing an opulently delightful feel.
Brilliance Illuminated
This phone uses hot-bent optical fiber technology, and in the form of a 3D Orbit Breathing Light, you can see indistinct starlight hushing around the camera piece. This alerts you of incoming calls, recent messages, and other important information.
All the above images are from web
This all comes with an amazing price of Rs.39999 as per flipkart .
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See you all in the next thread.
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