Apr 09, 2017 09:44 PM
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(Updated Jun 17, 2019 04:59 PM)
I purchased this phone in June 2016.
The good stuff
In good light, the camera takes decent photos. Not great photos, like the reviews say, but decent.
the 1080p display is adequate, but has problems of its own
the screen seems tough to withstand normal usage, but minor scratches will appear
3GB ram is sufficient, the apps can be cached in the back ground, without slowing down the phone(the processor will do that for you)
the fingerprint scanner is the only thing that performs flawlessly, but if you are using 3rd party apps to lock apps with the fingerprint scanner, then
you need to give the phone a few seconds after unlocking it, before trying to open a locked app. There is a setting that locks the phone if you press the fingerprint scanner for a few seconds, and the phone misunderstands your attempt to umlock the app lock, and locks the phone itself
speakers are adequate, and front facing speakers don't get muffled
battery is fine, but if you use 4G or Wifi, don't expect a day of charge
call quality is dependent on your network, but I have had decent quality sometimes, so the phone is capable.
the bad
This phone heats up a lot, if the camera is on for more than an 30 seconds
the screen suffers from image retention issues. search on the web about it,
Panaroma mode is inadequate and can't capture much. My previous phone, a XOLO, purchased in 2013, at Rs11, 000, had a much better panaroma performance.
the android N update seems to have slowed down the phone
the camera is prone to scratches, if you put it on any surface.
The ugly
The phone heats up a lot, if you try to play games, or use the camera app, or have active(not passive, cached processes) running in the background
If really pushed, it won't bother heating it. It will simply crash, and restart
In fact, it has restarts itself even when not be used.
All in all, the phone is good on paper, albeit it is overpriced. But it fails to deliver.
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Final update:
When I finally sold the phone, it's screen had burned out and the battery life was a few hours at best, due to the excess heat produced by the Snapdragon processor( heat hastens a battery's chemical degradation).
