Smartscreen Power Five: owner feedback

The number of mobile phone manufacturers engaged in the production of multifunctional powerful smartphones is constantly increasing. Last but not least, the growth in their number was provided by new Chinese brands entering foreign markets. The quality of their products is different - all are united by a powerful hardware component and a low price. Reliability of devices, however, often fails (judging by the reviews).

However, the smartphone, which we characterize in the framework of today's article, is somewhat unusual for the market in this regard. The thing is that this is a product of the Russian manufacturer. And we are talking about the company Highscreen. More details about it, as well as on its phones, read on.

Brand Information

Most likely, earlier you did not hear about such a company because of its not so high popularity. True, it has been on the market for a long time - since 2003. Then under the specified brand laptops and accessories for them were issued. Later, under the name Highscreen, tablets began to appear. According to the manufacturer on the official website, their offspring - WebPad - became one of the first mobile devices released on the territory of the Russian Federation.

The company introduced its smartphone only in 2009. Then it was, of course, released by other developers device, made by order of the Russian company. Having seen the success of such devices, Highscreen reflected on its own production.

As a result of this decision, we can also observe the smartphone Highscreen Power Five (reviews, specifications and other information about which will be presented in this article).

About phone

At first glance, the device does not differ from similar Chinese smartphones operating on the basis of the Android operating system, which have quite powerful characteristics. Everything here is too "typical" - a quad-core MediaTek processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, a display based on AMOLED technology, with the exception of one parameter - battery capacity. It's amazing, but the developers managed to integrate a 5000 mAh battery into this device. Accordingly, the smartphone is positioned not only as powerful, functional, productive or reliable, but as one that can maintain its performance for a long period of time. In addition, the cost of the device is good - about 16-18 thousand rubles.

Is this true for Highscreen Power Five? The feedback we will provide below will show this. In the meantime, we offer you a more detailed look at the characteristics of the highlights of the smartphone.

Equipment

First of all, of course, I would like to describe a package in which a mobile phone is offered to customers. After all, if the well-known manufacturers are more stingy, and the new Chinese brands, on the contrary, are more generous in the matter of equipping their devices, what will our domestic developer be like? Let's find out!

So, first of all, let's take a look at the box in which the device comes. In it, there is nothing of the sort - ordinary hard cardboard, made in the corporate style. On it, the design strokes show the phone, and also there is a manufacturer's logo and the device's characteristics are traditionally marked. Having opened the package, we find out the complete set - the device itself and the accessories offered to it. The latter includes a headset, a cord for charging the device (consisting of two parts - an adapter and a microUSB cable), one more, a shorter cord, and a cover with a transparent screen for viewing information on the device's display. As the highscreen Power Five reports testify , the colors of the cover, like the smartphone itself, are different. We, for example, got a white modification.

At a cursory examination, it seems that these accessories are made at a high quality level. At least, it can be said firmly about the case - it is quite convenient to work with it. And in general I would like to note that this is a pleasant feeling when the developer took care of the buyer, providing him with a basic set of add-ons for comfortable work.

Design

Of course, in the direct work with the phone Highscreen Power Five Black Gray (reviews confirm this) the appearance of the model is important, its ergonomics. Therefore, we will dwell in more detail on the design of the device.

As already mentioned above, several color solutions are on sale - that is already pleased with the choice of a phone that suits you in style. We managed to see the gray, black and white versions.

In general, the appearance of the Highscreen Power Five Black, whose reviews we are interested in, is a classic "smartphone-brick" character. The developer will not surprise us with anything new in the form of a device, except that the side frames slashed to the rear, as well as the reduced space between the screen glass and the plastic of the model case. Due to the latter, the effect of the enlarged display of the model is created (when the latter does not shine).

The phone's body is made of plastic, the texture of which is not so easy to determine: it is something between gloss and matte surface. On the perimeter of the device is a metal frame, also serving as an antenna. It has a grinding effect, which is why it is nice to hold the device in your hands. Even after a long use of the phone, there are no traces left on it, which is already encouraging.

The back cover of the smartphone is removable, while it is made of polycarbonate. After a long use on her invisible traces of hands, as do not remain fingerprints. On it (in the center) there is an eye of the main camera with a flash, immediately below which there is a company logo in the vertical orientation.

Placing phone elements

In general, the layout of the keys and connectors is not much different from how it is implemented on a variety of other devices. Under the screen, on the front panel of the device, there are visible hardware keys "Home", "Back", "Options". They are marked with the put on icons, illumination under them is not observed. Initiates Highscreen Power Five Black Gray reviews argue that this is a negative point, especially in the dark. However, we are talking about three keys, the finding of which is already remembered on an intuitive level.

In addition to them, the device has a traditional "swing" for changing the sound. It is located in the upper part of the side face. Directly beneath it is the power button and the unlocking of the screen. On the other side there is a gap for more convenient opening of the back cover.

Functional holes - the headphone jack and the port for charging the device - are located, respectively, on the top and bottom edges.

As a small summary, I would like to say that the appearance of the Highscreen Power Five LTE Black (reviews confirm this) is quite attractive. Despite the budget of the smartphone, in the process of working with him there is no suspicion of the manufacturer's "blooper". Everything is done at a sufficiently high level, which can not but cause pleasant impressions for the user.

Screen

As noted by the reviews on the Highscreen Power Five LTE, the device has a 5-inch diagonal screen with a special Japanese-made protective glass. The latter is covered, firstly, by the oleophobic layer, due to which the sliding of the finger is facilitated when working with the smartphone; Secondly, there is an anti-reflective coating that eliminates the discomfort of interacting with the phone in sunny weather.

The display resolution is 1280 by 720 pixels, making the picture quite clear. Pixels on the screen, in particular, you will not notice.

The display of the device supports up to five simultaneous touches - this is a good result for a mobile phone. At least, more is not required in practice. As a result, it might be noted that the highscreen Power Five Silver reviews call the screen smart and colorful enough, despite the not very realistic tonality caused by AMOLED technology.

Autonomy

A clear source of pride for smartphone developers is the indicator of the duration of its work. This is not surprising, considering such a capacious battery! If the "dry numbers" for someone does not mean anything, we will give more illustrative examples from life about how the Highscreen Power Five Silver White smartphone behaves. The testimonies indicate that the latter is able to survive in the active use mode for about 4 days! For the Android-device this, of course, is a fantastic indicator. It also means that in a simple, more moderate mode of operation, the device is able to work for up to a week without recharging. And now for comparison, remember how often you had to charge your previous device on this OS. Most likely, the difference is obvious.

Since we're talking about autonomy, I would like to mention one more feature that the smartphone Highscreen Power Five has 16 GB. The reviews call it "extreme regime", and the essence of its action is to transfer energy consumption to the minimum level. In practice, it is represented by black filling all the icons and displaying the least amount of information. In this mode, the phone can hold up to 20 days without charging.

Connectivity

The phone is universal, has the ability to support the robot of two SIM cards. You yourself know how much this is an advantageous option, which allows you to reduce the cost of mobile communications several times. In addition, it is also convenient with it, because the phone allows you to stay in access mode on your two rooms at once.

In addition to the GSM-module, Wi-Fi with Bluetooth is also present here. The user will not have any problems with these formats of data transmission. In addition, as the Highscreen Power Five LTE Black reviews show, the phone also supports fourth-generation mobile networks, providing the ability to surf the Internet at ultra-high speeds. In the settings there is a special item that allows you to select the network in which the user would like to work.

And, of course, there is a GPS sensor to receive information about the location of the user.

Memory

Unsurprisingly, such a functional smartphone that supports many data formats requires a significant amount of internal memory to accommodate them. And if we take a look at the technical characteristics of the gadget, it will become obvious that manufacturers have aspired to this.

In particular, of the total volume of 16 GB free (immediately after the purchase of the device) were 12 GB. This is enough for some minimal tasks and needs before the smartphone owner buys a card for memory expansion. In turn, with its help the capacity of the gadget can be increased by another 64 GB. Thus, the smartphone Highscreen Power Five LTE Black (reviews confirm this) can be turned into a real entertainment portable center. Add to this autonomy - and get a device that you can only dream about!

Software

As it is easy to guess, the phone functions on the basis of the Android operating system, widespread in the environment of such devices. At the time of release, its current version was version 5.0; Now, apparently, version 6.0 is available. It's good that the Russian manufacturer keeps its products in step with the times, keeping up with all updates released by Google.

Although the OS is built on the "bare" Android system, it can be noticed additions made by Highscreen. For example, this is the "Chameleon" program, which allows you to determine the colors of the design after you take a picture of the environment of the smartphone through the camera; Or you can call a modified animation of switching between applications in the background that can not be seen on a "clean" system. But all this is present on the Highscreen Power Five 16 GB (Gray). Feedbacks show that users like the original approach of the manufacturer, and the design of the model interface does look pretty.

Camera

The phone is equipped with two cameras - the front one (serving as an additional one, the main function of which is to create "selfie" pictures and transfer pictures in video communication, as well as in Skype) and back (or main) for removing any objects around. Their technical characteristics are different, as well as the quality of the images obtained at the output.

So, the main camera has a matrix resolution of 8 megapixels. As the testimonials referring to the Highscreen Power Five 16 GB reviews, the quality of the images obtained in the end corresponds to the declared characteristic. On the details, the balance of colors and the saturation of the photo, you might think that they were made with the help of "apple" devices - the same iPhone 5 or 5S. This is surprising, since most Chinese developers from the same price category indicate a resolution of 13 megapixels in the descriptions of their models, whereas in practice the photos are made horribly even for 5 Mp. In the case of the domestic manufacturer of smartphones, things are different, which can not but rejoice.

The front camera makes the photos a little worse, and also does not have a flash (unlike the main one). But the picture passes to cheers, despite the fact that it serves only for communication.

The main camera is capable of creating HD-video in high quality. True, describing the smartphone Highscreen Power Five reviews indicate an imperfect sound in such videos. Still we managed to find complaints of buyers on insufficiently fast work of an auto focus at such mode of shooting.

Our preliminary conclusion: for a model with such a price, the camera's work looks simply gorgeous.

Performance

The theme of what features the Power Five processor has, we already slightly touched at the very beginning of our review. Now we will return to it to consider the basic nuances in more detail.

So, you probably already know that MediaTek MT6735 is installed here - the quad-core "heart" of a smartphone with a clock speed of 1.5 GHz each. We know that the same equipment has other budget solutions, derived in the Chinese market - for example, it's Meizu M2 mini. With such characteristics it is not surprising that the phone quietly reproduces any, even the most cumbersome (in terms of physics and graphics) game without any problems. At least, the most popular - Asphalt Urban and Real Racing - here will go at the highest settings as smoothly as possible. The same applies to a number of other applications that are in the first positions in the Google Play rating. These abilities make it possible to turn Power Five into a gaming smartphone.

Still, as the average feedback about the phone Highscreen Power Five suggests (in fact, we managed to reveal this information in many recommendations), the model is not heated at all, even when working with hard-to-load elements. Here, due should be given to engineers who have taken care of this issue.

Multimedia

It has already been noted that the gadget can play anything - any of the most popular file formats can easily open on the device.

The developers initially took care not to deliver unnecessary trouble to the user, and installed a player of their own design. It is executed, it is possible to tell, it is quite convenient for work with musical compositions and videoclips. There is a clear structuring of content, quick search for files on the device, an equalizer, a pleasant visualization of the application. In addition, of course, you can install a powerful "side" solution, for example - the same VLC or MX. With any of them, the set of supported files becomes even wider.

Typical for budget devices, the problem - a low volume speaker - in the reviews did not recall. Therefore, we conclude that the phone has a good sound, all satisfied.

Reviews

About the model, despite the very recent start of sales (and it came out in mid-2015), a lot of conclusions and conclusions have already been left. Smartphone Highscreen Power Five Black Black, the reviews we are most interested in in this article, showed a good side - all the advantages that we derived from the analysis of technical characteristics, according to people's estimates, coincide with what the model is on Practice. From this it becomes clear why the phone is very popular among buyers.

On the other hand, about the smartphone Highscreen Power Five Black reviews are not only positive. There are also negative characteristics that we should bring within the framework of this article, since they describe the "weak spots" of the model. And you need to know about them if you would like to purchase it. In some ways they are petty, but even in such a situation they can create problems.

For example, this is not a reliable attachment of the sound adjustment button. Buyers say that it should be placed on some more reliable mechanism, as many of them fall off. Another disadvantage is the slippery back cover. Still, on the go, immediately after buying a gadget, to notice this is not easy; But in the process of long-term work it is very easy to determine. Many complain that they can drop the device during the conversation precisely because of this cover. To avoid this, it must be replaced. Another important problem can be called the location of the speaker at the rear of the device. Due to this, the phone lies on it and loses stability, for example, when typing.

There are a lot of such shortcomings - and all of them can not be eliminated physically, because users themselves could not determine which format of implementation would be more suitable for them.

conclusions

From the article you learned information about the smartphone Highscreen Power Five LTE Black, reviews including. This is a Russian product, which in its parameters and capabilities is very similar to Chinese smartphones from little-known brands. At least, the filling of the phone, its low cost and positioning testify to the existence of such similarity.

There are also differences between the Power Five and the "Chinese". For example, the domestic version has a high build quality, during which, again, good materials are used. In addition, the hardware component of the model is optimized at a high level, which also allows us to talk about the reason to praise the developers of the device. Given these factors, we can say that the phone really deserves attention from the buyer.

On the other hand, of course, and it is not perfect. The manufacturer's strategy in some issues is controversial for the reason that the decisions it has been made are somewhat different from the generally accepted practice. For example, if the company excluded the highlighting of system keys under the screen, it violated the "canon", according to which there should be such a clue. And people who bought the phone, consider this another drawback, despite the fact that in everyday life they are pressed these buttons intuitively, without thinking about their purpose. And in fact, there are many such moments.

And the smartphone, which became the object of our review, is really a quality device. We wish the company further prosperity and expansion of its production to world markets! Moreover, the potential of the market only increases prospects.