Good phone with lousy camera

Good phone with lousy camera

Wiko DARK FULL Smartphone (12.7 cm (5 inch) IPS touch screen, full HD, quad-core, 1.5 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, dual SIM, 13 megapixel camera, 5 megapixel front camera, 16 GB of internal memory, Android 4.2) Dark Blue (Electronics)

Customer Review

Equal first - the phone goes back only because of really poor image quality of the camera.

The Wiko Dark Full supposed to replace my now now over 2 years old Galaxy S3, which has suffered greatly under the clearly already everyday use (cracked glass, color piping around the casing bursts from everywhere, etc).

Since I was very satisfied by the performance-wise with the S3, the quality of materials for a time almost 600 euros expensive phone has proven more than poor, I did not want to re-invest a fortune in a mobile phone that is technically true after 2 years still well it says, has failed but by the quality of materials.

That is why I was delighted that at a 240 Euro phone some very fine criteria of Wiko Dark Full fulfilled.

Partial aluminum housing
Full HD display
Quad-Core
2 GB RAM
16GB memory
13 MP Camera

and even up some more. The swabs here I looked primarily at Android 4.2.1 (just out of date), the non-removable battery and the lack of memory card slot for a micro SD card.
If one is aware about it and you having to use OTG (and USB Stick) is not afraid, the latter is not a problem. The Android version was after first trying out no problem, they ran smoothly and really make much difference to S3 with Adroid 4.3 is not noticed. The exchangeable battery I needed at S3 only when once again an update from Samsung had paralyzed my S3 and nothing helped, as the battery rauszunehmen and start the new mobile phone. After 2 years, he has but hardly ewas lost by the performance. That is why a replaceable battery is no longer relevant for me.

So the obvious for me three weaknesses have been no longer a problem, a stroke of luck with the phone if nothing stood in the way. The points represented by me here is not a complete review, but only what is me actually noticed.

Processing: + + + + +

Wow - respect. No creaking, nearly perfect gap dimensions, pleasant rounding - is so good in the hand. The often criticized protruding edge around the display does not bother, and are more likely to feel good when the smartphone does not rest directly to the glass on a surface. Together with a protective sheath of this edge is so or so irrelevant and no longer exists.
On the back it consists largely of aluminum, which is visually and haptically a much better impression leaves than the S3 with the polycarbonate back (looks disastrous, especially after some time).

Technically processing and above all in terms of the price we have arrived here at the high-end class. 5 Stars

Features: + + + +

Equipment is okay. Charger with USB cable, headphones, adapters for the SIM card. Everything included that goes by default to a smartphone.

Again, no concessions to the big expensive phones to make out, but there is no special treatment. 4 stars

Display: + + + +

Full HD is promised, Full HD is supplied with a viewing angle of ... well, I got it around twisted and turned, the colors are stable in all directions and do not fade (IPS LCD display). Where we are in the one star deduction here already. Am I now only spoiled by S3 with the AMOLED display, or not, but the colors of the Wiko Full HD displays pale. Black level naturally somewhat lower than in S3, photos that were taken with an SLR camera and were viewed via Dropbox on mobile, quickly lost however, despite high resolution its charm. Here then everyone must decide whether or not it does not matter.

Of course, at the resolution no longer Pixelchen be seen. And only because of the somewhat weaker colors it would overall still an almost perfect phone.

Processing power (Mediatek Arm7 quad-core 1.5 Ghz): + + + +

Much you do not say here. Well deserved 4 stars, the version with all my tested programs (WhatsApp, Wifi Analyzer, VLC, ES file manager, email, internet) was impressive and satisfactory. Feels like it went a lot faster than my old S3. 4 stars because for me it is perfectly adequate, 1 star less because it happens to not represent the class.

More than enough power for everyday use: 4 Stars

A special feature of this I would like to mention that I would use in my vehicle with integrated hands-free mobile phones mean without exception via Bluetooth. Does not work, is the mobile phone, no matter how great it is otherwise, straight back. This "safety feature" is to me as a professional frequent travelers very important, no you can not.

Well, here filled the Wiko Dark Full the task with flying colors. My Ford Focus (Bj. 2011) immediately recognized the Wiko Dark Full, the voice quality was excellent (as well as previously with the S3).

But now to my personal criterion for exclusion - the phone's camera:

Many may think that a cell phone camera does not have to be good. If you want to take pictures, to buy a compact camera, who wants to play to the settings even more, a SLR. For me, unfortunately, an unacceptable opinion and simple for a reason. The smartphone I generally everywhere, a compact camera or DSLR does only when I prepare for taking pictures and go out with the intention to shoot photos.

To expect a quality as from a very good compact camera or DSLR camera from a mobile phone, of course, doomed to failure. What Wiko delivers but here you have to dismiss as junk in my opinion.
13 Megapixel sound enticing, many reviews say the Wiko Dark Full normal to good quality snapshot by. To this I would vehemently disagree. I know one such blurred and noisy recording quality only from cheapest Webcams with totally outdated technology. Even in broad daylight, with lightning or strong Lighting in the room I do not only satisfactory recording has succeeded. No edge was sharp, no returnable bottles (even at ISO 100 setting) anywhere near noise-free. In any contrary-colored area was (also in flash) crowded with countless reddish and greenish color noise, straight lines were downright frayed.

I would definitely not the snapshots now also need to work with Photoshop or other programs, so that they would be presentable.

I want to have a smartphone with camera Top product not only of the numbers here, but also qualitatively at least to keep up with a 2-year-old S3 technology (and the camera is in S3 is from today's perspective no longer the TOP product ), the Wiko Dark Full come unfortunately for me not in question.

Conclusion:

Who does not need a camera and a fast smartphone with almost perfect workmanship and great material quality searches and all for under 250 euros, which is when you can get involved in the rather dull display, be delighted by Wiko Dark Full. An Android 4.4 will probably not appear for this, it must also not have. The 4.2.1 ran perfectly and was well matched to the smartphone (last Upate, which was installed here automatically, was from 14.04.2014 - also still Android 4.2.1).
And of course - who is really used only to make phone calls and relies on two SIM cards, the phone makes here certainly nothing wrong.

3 stars, in the case although almost back too little, but 4 stars (like me) I can not forgive at the camera with a clear conscience. For those who find photos on mobile phone do not care, neither am not replaceable battery, or the lack of SD card slot interfere (be with me no problem) who can truly calm again 1.5 stars to give, because otherwise it's a very nice and good smartphone.

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