Philips W737: specifications and reviews

A new smartphone Philips appeared this year. Before that, the company had already released two excellent flagships. Philips W737 can be attributed to the average price category. This model is suitable for people who need a minimum in using a smartphone.

In general, Philips focuses on making "long-livers". Each phone can compete with popular flagships in autonomy. In theory, everything is somewhat different, the fact is that all the devices of this company lacks optimization. Despite the excellent battery, an unbalanced system spends too much energy. We'll look at the successes of developers with the Philips Xenium W737.

Included

The configuration of the smartphone is not very generous. In addition to the instructions, there is only a charger, represented by the power supply and USB-cable.

Giant

Philips Xenium W737 phones can not be confused with other models. These are metal heavyweights that have an interesting design. The size of the smartphone was impressive: its weight is already 172 grams. The thickness of the case is 9.9 millimeters. Such dimensions are too big, considering that the diagonal of the display is only 4.3 inches. The weight of the model will please a few, although some users still happily responded about impressive sizes, comparing the device with a metal bar.

The smartphone is presented in a single color - dark blue. There are no more options, which, perhaps, will please only conservatives. Such a classic caller.

Housing elements

The front is a 4.3-inch display. Above it is a spoken speaker, an unusual vertical shape. There are two sensors: proximity and light. Well, as usual, the front camera. Under the display there are three touch-sensitive buttons of the Philips Xenium W737. Reviews about them are not always positive. The fact is that their location has changed, and it is unusual for those who used other phone models before.

At the top there is a place for headphones and a lock / turn button. On the right side is a volume rocker, which is represented by two separate buttons. On the left side there is a lever, which is responsible for energy saving. The bottom end was occupied by the connector for the charger and the main microphone.

The rear panel turned out slightly less than the front of the smartphone, that is, the device came out trapezoid. Behind the main camera, next to the flash, and on the other side - the speaker. The middle of the back panel is decorated with a logo. Interestingly, the phone is presented as a monopod, but still a small compartment on the rear panel can be found. It takes up a third of the cover and, unlike the whole case, is made of plastic.

If you open this "lid", you can find two SIM card slots inside and one for the memory card. By the way, at the same time Philips Xenium W737 automatically turns off.

Use

Operate this device comfortably. Although there are dissatisfied. The fact is that the metal is slippery, there are no rough edges. Therefore, it's easy to drop the device. In addition, it seems that if it is made of metal, nothing will happen to it even after the fall.

In practice, the situation is different. Users who dropped Philips W737, reviews leave unflattering. The fact is that even if nothing happened with the case, they could refuse the dynamics or flash. Such problems are not an isolated case, so it's worthwhile to be careful using this gadget.

Display

As already mentioned, the smartphone Philips W737 equipped with a 4.3-inch screen. The resolution is only 540x960 pixels, but for such a budget phone this is a normal figure. In addition, comparing this smartphone with its past "colleagues", it is worth noting that its density is the highest - 256 PPI.

For the display, the TFT matrix is used, but the owners are so delighted with the color reproduction that indicate the similarity with AMOLED. The sensor is sensitive and can respond to five simultaneous touches.

The viewing angle of the screen is tolerable. The color reproduction is good, but at the maximum inclination, an inversion and a slight distortion are noticeable. Also, the screen loses its colors and becomes dull. But with the brightness of big problems. The sun barely saves the maximum level, so you have to cover the screen with your hand to find at least a call button.

"Inside"

Phone Philips W737 equipped with a new processor. Previous models came out under the leadership of MediaTek. The novelty appeared with the excellent chipset Qualcomm MSM8625. The processor has two cores, which operate at a frequency of 1.2 GHz. For the graphics chipset, nothing new was invented, there is the same Adreno 203.

In principle, this "filling" is enough for daily tasks. The only problem with RAM is the 768 MB. Internal memory is also small, 1 GB for software, the remaining 2 GB for personal data. At the current time, of course, this is not enough, so support for microSD is very useful.

Philips W737 works together with Android 4.0.4. Operating system without any frills. In addition to "Google applications", there is nothing more in the smartphone. It can not be said that the gadget "flies". With such a budgetary iron, you will not work actively. Also, the smartphone can not be overloaded, it is not multitasking. When you open more than 3 applications, the phone is a bit "delayed" and "twitching".

Use

Smartphone Philips Xenium W737 received a nice interface. From the lock screen, you can immediately access the camera menu or applications. The status bar shows standard notifications: battery charge, work of two sim cards, time, etc. "Shutter" is greatly simplified. On it there were only notifications.

On the main screen, you can place widgets and shortcuts software. Of the standard add-ons, everything here refers to Android. The menu is divided into three zones. In the first - applications, in the second - widgets, in the third - shop of software.

Camera

The Philips Xenium W737 camera characteristics are mediocre. The main one is 5 MP, and the front one is only 0.3 MP. Obviously, such indicators will not give good results. In addition, it turned out that all the existing manual settings change only the format and size of the image. In the rest, the photos go out ordinary. The flash here is not particularly strong, so you can not count on night shots. The front camera is no, making selfi will be uncomfortable, so is the case with video calls.

Autonomy

The Philips W737 battery characteristics are average. Its capacity is 2400 mAh. With continuous conversations enough for almost 11 hours. Surfing on the Internet will take about 9 hours. Also, the manufacturer said that continuous video playback can be carried out for 360 minutes, in fact, the smartphone has lived just under 5 hours. Despite the fact that the model is non-gaming, still some entertainment software it will pull. Continuous gaming will last about 3 hours.

If we talk about the usual daily use, then the device can hold up to 2 days without recharging. Feedback from users about the autonomy turned out to be different. Of course, it all depends on the use of the gadget. But on average, if it is sufficiently active, it lasts for a day.

"The keeper"

Do not forget that the phone has an option that allows you to save the charge for the longest amount of time. It is known that the main "devourer" of interest is the Internet, so the function ensures that its work is optimized, and in case of need is completely interrupted.

Those people who do not need the Internet, you can simply use the lever on the left end. The power saving mode is activated, and the phone "lives" for more than a week without recharging. Of course, such options are available now in most gadgets, but the fact that it can be activated / deactivated without entering the smartphone menu is very convenient.

Working with pictures

Gallery in the smartphone is normal. From here you can manage photos and videos. But you should prepare for the fact that the work in this application is a bit slow. Sometimes there is some slowdown, although it remains invisible for those who did not have a smartphone more powerful.

All pictures and photos are grouped by category. They can be moved and transferred immediately from the menu. It is also possible to use the built-in photo editor. But the variety of effects here is meager.

If you are a fan of watching movies or TV shows, you will most likely need to download a third-party video player, since the built-in player plays a limited number of formats, which are now less and less used.

Music lovers

A wonderful music player is integrated into the phone. He distributes the music in several groups. This way you can find all the tracks of one artist or those included in one album. The music collection displays the name of the song, its artist and other information. Also the album cover is displayed .

Equalizer is normal. Here, in addition to the already ready modes, you can manually adjust the sound of the music. But it is worth noting, since the model is budgetary, the external speaker does not have pronounced low frequencies. Sound is not for everyone may sound good.

Work organization

The calendar in the smartphone is traditional, from "Google". In it you can set up as a whole month, and distribute the case for a week or a day. It is possible to set alerts, set a certain signal and time. For a specific event, you can choose a name, year, date, place and repeat.

Soft hours are also almost unchanged for "Android". Here, as in all other phones, you can set several alarms at once, which could work with the specified frequency.

The calculator can also be standard, with minimal options, and you can flip the screen, then its functionality will expand. Other methods of calculation will be available.

Conveniently, there is a standard application for working with documents. It is very convenient and simple. Thanks to it you can open not only documents in the .doc format, but also files of other office programs.

Browser in the Philips W737 will not like everyone. Nevertheless, it is comfortable and works stably. The only thing that you can still observe braking and hanging.

Results

Now this model is three years old. The phone will be liked only by the most genuine conservatives, since with the current changes you can buy the same smartphone with technical characteristics, but with a more attractive design.

Philips Xenium W737 entered the market with a price of 10 thousand rubles. Now for this price, many Chinese manufacturers have released their gadgets with fingerprint scanners and better cameras.

The main advantage of this model is survival. The case is very strong, large. The phone feels good in the hand, it is heavy, and therefore it is almost impossible to accidentally drop it. With everyday tasks, he manages to cheer. If it is used only as a "dialer", it will last for more than a week without recharging.