Overview Vernee Thor E - inexpensive compact smartphone with a large battery
Devices / / December 19, 2019
A little history
Vernee company appeared on the market just over a year ago. It was the first smartphone Thor. The model at the time had so attractive characteristics and favorable price, which quickly became popular. She still has successfully sold, which rarely happens with the budget models.
Judging by the title, thor E It is positioned as an improved version of last year's hit. Many users expect that there will be retained all the advantages of Thor and added more capacious battery. And it's only $ 120! However, in reality it turned out a little differently.
Specifications
Display | 5 inches, HD (1280 × 720), IPS |
Platform | Processor MediaTek MTK6753 (8 cores of 1.3 GHz); graphics accelerator Mali-T720 MP3 |
RAM | 3 GB DDR3 |
Built-in memory | 16 GB, expandable to 128 GB |
camera | Summary - 8 megapixels; Front - 2 MP |
link | Two slots: nanoSIM and nanoSIM + microSD; 2G (GSM): 850/900/1 800/1 900 MHz; 3G (WCDMA): 900/2 100MHz |
Wireless interfaces | Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, 2.4G / 5G, Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS |
expansion slots | microSD (up to 128 GB, instead of the second SIM card), OTG |
sensors | An accelerometer, a gyroscope, a proximity sensor, magnetic field sensor, fingerprint |
operating system | Android 7.0 Nougat |
Battery | 5020 mAh (nonremovable) |
Dimensions | 144 × 70.1 × 8.2 mm |
Weight | 165 g |
Main characteristics of the smartphone are the same as its predecessor. But a year has passed, and the processor that looked good then, now it does not look. Yes, 3 GB of memory is still enough for most tasks, but 16 GB of internal storage - it is quite small. Will have to choose between a user of the second SIM card and microSD to increase space.
resolution cameras become smaller. 8 and 2 megapixel in 2017? But suddenly there is very high-quality matrix, which allows you to make the perfect shot? Let's see, maybe not in pixels joy.
Packaging and appearance
The first alarm bell sounded when a box. Yes, of course, it is a budget device, but somehow it's just too. Modest white cardboard, miniature size, poorly distinguishable labels. Supplied to match the design - a smart phone, cable, charger.
The housing is made of metal with plastic inserts at the top and bottom of the back cover. Assembly and materials do not cause any complaints. All body parts are well adjusted, it does not flex or creaks.
Appearance Vernee Thor E distracting from the overall number of modern smartphones. In most of them are used streamlined shape, rounded screens and one-piece housing with a minimum of parts.
Thor E not. He has a rectangular shape with sharp edges. Side housing similar to a sandwich of three layers - the screen, metal frame and back cover. But the most surprising decorative overlay of the camera unit that simulates a solar cell.
Thor E Making clearly an amateur. Maybe someone will like his strong personality, but personally I prefer the sleek lines of the first Thor.
Display and Audio
screen technologies, even the cheapest smartphones already so developed, that they look like twins. Most of them use low-cost, but high-quality Sharp production matrix, through which appears bright and juicy picture. Thor E and then scored, but not the best.
I do not know how Vernee engineers were able to achieve this, but the screen is Thor E looks like parchment paper. When viewing color pictures this is not too obvious, but it is necessary to open any special page with a white background, it becomes clear that the white color is not white. And no MiraVision settings do not save the situation.
As for the sound, it is fully consistent with the budgetary status of the device. The volume and quality of the speaker is quite enough that you do not miss a phone call. But it is clearly not enough for music. The situation is a bit better headphones.
Performance
In 2016, Thor on the MT6753 processor with 3 GB of RAM broke all competitors. A year passed, and Vernee released the next generation of this smartphone on the same processor and the same amount of memory.
Therefore Thor E performance is fully consistent with budget smartphone last year. No progress. Decide whether it is good or not.
Surfing, socializing, listening to music and videos, social networks this is enough. However, gamers will have to give up too demanding 3D-games, as the frame rate may be too low.
autonomy
Endurance - the most important characteristic of Thor E. It was because she had other options sacrificed.
The smartphone is worth the battery capacity of 5020 mAh that supports the rapid charging function. Developers assure that the battery can provide a complete gadget work within 3-4 days without the need for recharging.
During testing Vernee words about autonomy confirmed. Thor E really stand for several days in the normal mode of use (calls, the Internet, instant messengers, simple games). And it charges quite quickly - in just two hours.
Separately should mention a special screen saver mode E-link. To activate a dedicated button on the side of the device. After pressing it, the screen switches to black and white mode, the brightness is reduced, disables all communications except for cellular communication, and performance of the processor is reduced forcibly. The user can work with only a few pre-selected applications. This mode smartphone consumes 20% of the charge during the day.
Camera
In reviewing the budget smartphone cameras all write about the same thing: "Yes, the pictures are not very good, but you know, for the money can not demand something more."
However Vernee Thor E pictures look so bad that in this case not be able to use that excuse. Even under the most favorable conditions, the pictures are dark, dull and expressionless. Lame rendition, focus, white balance, exposure.
Software
Thor E smartphone running the operating system Android Nougat. However Vernee programmers made a few additions to her and visual improvements, after which it was named VOS (Vernee OS). Do not be confused by the name, it's almost primordial Android.
Among the add-ons you can select an option to disable flip screen device sound down, awakening double tapom, control playback of music, turn on the flashlight through gestures and other useful function.
A big plus - no outsiders in the firmware applications. However, some useful programs, too, somehow removed. Clock and calculator left, but the standard gallery, email and a music player for some reason cut.
results
Thor E has almost nothing to do with the sensational first model, except for the name and legacy processor. This is not an improved version of the smartphone, which is so like many users.
If we start to count scrupulously all the pros and cons of this model, it becomes a little sad. In my opinion, Thor E outperforms its predecessor and many competitors only autonomy. In all other directions, or marking time, or regress.
Should I give for this smartphone $ 120? Yes, but only if you need a slim gadget that can recharge every few days. In all other cases, you can find the model more interesting.
The author expresses his gratitude to the company Vernee for providing the test sample.