The screen is covered with a dirt-repellent layer, so that almost no finger or ear impressions can be seen. Protectors makes this unnecessary in normal use. He always looks clean. The keys are attached to the side and have a good functional pressure point, without being able to be operated in a trouser pocket. The back is rubberized and also dirty little. As for the soil resistance, the unit is very well designed.
What is missing, however, at first glance, is the charger, only a USB cable is included, and the earphones. Here has to be bought, the earphones are additionally required for the radio as an antenna. At this point, everyone has to decide for itself whether it needs this accessory or drawing on existing.
Other key features:
+ The display is sufficiently bright and clear.
+ The Gorilla Glass display has a very good image sharpness.
+ The design is rounded and seamlessly in over continuously.
+ The image can also be seen from different angles well. In view of the page, however, it is slightly darker.
+ The screen responds very well to the individual touches and wiping.
+ The organization of individual personal screens, right up to the start screen is good and made variable.
+ The speaker front fitted and have a good quality. Through the front mounting the sound comes over very well, especially in video streams.
+ The microphone also provides a good language results.
+ The connection to the wireless network, mobile network, UMTS / 3G and Bluetooth doing very well by equip. The antenna is very good. Certainly, for the reception are reinforced concrete walls Power lines and the distance from the transmitter also crucial, but comparable to other devices still good to very good.
- The WAN is limited to the 2.4 GHz band.
+ Data transfer and processing is very fast, with a suitable connection. Here it must be said that the dual-core processor from Snapdragon is very fast.
+ The speed and responsiveness of the entire smartphone is surprisingly good. Multiple, concurrent apps run very smoothly. This has been tested with Access to YouTube with simultaneous play which large volumes of data transfer and had other downloads from our servers via network to the Micro SDHC card.
+ The Micro SIM and Micro SD slot are easily accessible.
+ Very good is that a Micro SDHC card slot up to 32 GB is available, the 10 accepted UHS-I Cards Micro class. Very good! Especially students like to invite their documents on the SDHCs, to have them always available even without power.
+ Connecting the Smatphones via USB cable to a PC, tablet, etc. works fine, it is recognized immediately. The internal memory and the small SDHC card as a mass storage can be immediately loaded and unloaded or used for presentations, etc..
+ The Android OS 4.4 KitKat is preinstalled. After access to the network is first times vigorously automatically updated.
+ Apps and widgets are ready enough. What is also good, that no unnecessary advertising apps were installed. Very good!
+ The battery with 1980 mAh capacity is so far OK. It is loaded relatively quickly. An empty battery was full again in about 2 hours.
+ Battery saver function with the display which which electricity consumed in%. Very good!
- Battery can not be swapped. This is a major shortcoming. For example, on walks or when it is defective, it can not exchange to be made. Charging with a solar panel works, however. The lifetime of the smartphone is thus dependent on the quality and battery life. Too bad, so you can make a good phone fast becoming a disposable item.
- The camera is sufficient, but not a high-light. It has no autofocus. Close are blurred. A flash is also absent. By some HDR readjustment is corrected, but is only a pseudo-solution. Very nicely solved, however, is the freely movable control exposure during photography. The 4 times zoom is good, but due to lack of autofocus unusable.
- Video function similar to the aforementioned.
- A front camera eg for Skype is missing.
+ The calling and texting goes well. The contacts can be saved with the default information, such as name, phone, email, address, image, notes, website, group membership, among others.
- 4GB internal memory, but it only about 1.5 - 2 GB available, depending on the installed or disabled Apps. It is therefore very important to use an SDHC Micro Card and "move media" as much as possible about the function outsourcing. Once the available internal memory decreases, the apps are slow or begin to stutter, depending on the amount of data and load. For demanding games or applications of this smartphone is not intended to security.
+ Norton Mobile Security runs smoothly on this phone.
+ Data transfer / data usage via MicroSim can be turned off, in case you do not have flat rate.
+ The price is reasonable for what is offered.
This product is clearly a robust entry-level model with a good price / performance ratio. The beginner gets offered a lot here. It works well and is well suited for normal use. The swabs have to decide for themselves whether they are relevant for him or not. In its price class this smartphone is a good choice for sure.
