Overview Vernee V2 Pro - a secure smartphone that can even shoot under water

Table of contents

1. Specifications
2. Packaging and appearance
3. Protection
4. Display and Audio
5. Performance
6. autonomy
7. Camera
8. Software
9. results

Most smartphones have the protected design, as if they designed a tank factory employees: thick rubber pads, metal edges and powerful screws. Therefore, users buy only such devices as a second telephone that is used exclusively in the field or fishing. Company Vernee chose a different approach. It produces shockproof waterproof smartphones, are not deterred by their appearance civilians.

V2 Pro - This is not the first smartphone protected. Compared with Vernee ActiveHe got a larger screen, more capacious battery, the latest version of Android, the possibility of underwater shooting, as well as some interesting sports features, which we describe in detail in this review.

Specifications

At the heart of Vernee V2 Pro - a relatively new chip Helio P23, which the company MediaTek has introduced about a year ago. It is designed for the average person smartphones, as it has decent performance, good energy efficiency and support for current mobile technology.

The chipset has eight cores Cortex-A53, running at a frequency of 2.3 GHz. It is made of 16-nanometer process technology, the speed corresponds approximately Snapdragon 625. This chip is used MediaTek CorePilot 4.0 proprietary technology, which is responsible for the effective management of frequency. It provides high performance in resource-intensive tasks without the risk of overheating.

Responsible for the graphics video accelerator Mali-G71 MP2 with a clock frequency of 770 MHz. His lack of possibilities not only for playback video and unpretentious puzzles, but also for modern three-dimensional games. There is support for dual cameras. Integrated multimedia processor easily handles the decoding of video in high definition.

The smartphone is equipped with 6 GB of RAM, which will ensure a high level of multi-tasking mode, not only now, but in the short term. We would like to draw your attention to the presence of NFC module, thanks to which the smartphone can be used for contactless purchases and authorization. Well, the cherry on the cake - the battery with 6200 mAh, which allows as assures the manufacturer, recharge Vernee V2 Pro every few days. Like it or not, we will check in person.

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Packaging and appearance

Smartphone packed into a neat flat box made of white cardboard. It has a rigid structure so that there is no doubt a reliable content protection even in the most distant shipments.

Inside we found a very smart charger with fast charging, connecting cable with connector USB-C and an adapter to connect headphones. Additional cover and protective films included missing. However, the smartphone itself has a good protection against external influences, so that the additional fuses in this case unnecessary.

The main part of the front side Vernee V2 Pro takes the screen, protected by glass Gorilla Glass c rounded at the edges. Over- the-screen size and the space is 10 mm, the side frames have a thickness of about 3 mm. Even if we add to this a few millimeters of the outer containment body, still looks good.

The design of the back cover is made in a more brutal style. It is made of hard plastic, which has a shock-resistant properties. The surface is perforated, allowing confidently keep your device even with wet hands. Dual camera located in the middle, to the right - in flash. Pay attention to the additional sensor, located on the left - it is used to measure the pulse.

The side faces are protected by metal plates, fastened by screws with countersunk heads. Right traditionally placed volume control buttons and power button. On the opposite side is combined tray SIM cards and memory cards as well as the shutter button of the camera. With its help, you can shoot photos and video even under water, you will see an example of a bit lower.

The lower face comprises a microphone, a speaker and an external connector for recharging. All of them, of course, are protected from the ingress of water, sand and dust.

The overall impression of the appearance and assembly positive. V2 Pro seemingly is not too different from usual smartphones, but it has all the advantages of protected devices. This gadget will be an organic look not only somewhere in extreme conditions, but also on the table in the office.

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Protection

As a test site to verify the reliability Vernee V2 Pro we used the beach. This is a fairly aggressive environment with a lot of sand that and tries to scratch the screen of the smartphone. In addition, there is a sea salt water, a lot of dust and a high enough temperature.

Sand gadget is not afraid. At first we just threw V2 Pro in it, then all buried - no scratches on the screen. Likely to protect it really used glass Corning Gorilla Glass.

Water treatments also do not have a smartphone no effect. Even the sound from the external speaker has not changed, what has suffered the previous model.

Vernee V2 Pro can withstand not only short-term but also long dive. So that the machine is not carried away by the surf, we securely attach it to the stone that every few seconds a tidal wave. Test for nearly an hour did not reveal gaps in protection.

The final experiment was to long stay in direct sunlight. Black body red-hot smartphone to such an extent that it was difficult to pick up. But the device is not reflected in the performance.

Display and Audio

In Vernee V2 Pro set 6-inch screen with a resolution of 2160 × 1080. Due to the high density of pixels fonts look as if they are printed on paper. All lines, gradients and transitions are very smooth. Even the most demanding users in the study of images at close range is hardly something to complain about.

Color images look natural and vivid. We did not have any comments regarding the clarity, color palette, and white balance. The display is capable of handling 10 touches simultaneously.

brightness levels can be adjusted over a wide range. During the tests on the beach, even beating sun in your eyes could not stop comfortable using your smartphone. The only pity is that there is no special night mode. Lovers read before bedtime will be missed.

The sound of the external speaker is disappointing. He does not possess a large volume. No treble, no bass, no listening pleasure.

Connect regular wired headphones is possible only through a special adapter to the connector USB Type-C. It is not too comfortable, but your suffering will be rewarded with pretty good sound. Another decent option for music lovers - the use of wireless headphones.

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Performance

The basis V2 Pro - relatively fresh chipset Helio P23, which is equipped with four eight-processor cores operating at a frequency of 1.65 GHz and four cores with a maximum frequency of 2.3 GHz. This is more than enough to ensure a good performance in all the user tasks.

Of course, we drove on a smartphone all standard synthetic tests, the results of which you see on The above screenshots. In general, the speed V2 Pro no way inferior to any other device to the average person. Applications run quickly in the operating system and there is no hint of the freezes, random access memory enough to run even the most resource-intensive tasks.

Graphic subsystem allows you to play any modern games. However, some of them will need to install medium or even low graphics quality setting for a comfortable number of frames per second.

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autonomy

Smartphone Vernee V2 Pro completed battery capacity of 6200 mA · hr. This, of course, not the record value for a secure smartphone, however, given the relatively modest thickness of the body, and should be for it to say thank you.

The test PCMark Work 2.0 Battery Test smartphone result showed nearly 19 hours. All the while the screen was active and worked as a script that simulates the performance of a typical user tasks: surfing, imaging, document editing, video playback and audio.

In real life this means that the smartphone can be recharged about twice a week. If desired, the battery life can be increased, but this would require very economical Use: only short calls and text messages. The device supports the fast charging, so the process takes about two hours.

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Camera

Among Vernee, it seems, is still firmly believe that the number when something needs to develop into quality. And therefore equip their devices the maximum possible number of cameras. There are four of them: two on each side. Anyway, as it turns out, if you count the roundels on the lens body. However, the presence of traces of test programs auxiliary chambers are not detected.

If we close our eyes to the camera phantom curse V2 Pro is almost not at all. In good light main camera smart phone is able to produce a decent pictures. We liked their sharpness and color, the correct choice of exposure and relatively wide dynamic range. The photos are sharp, with even the smallest detail. Shown below the pictures speak for themselves.

And even at night photographing Vernee V2 Pro does not look frankly hopeless task. Yes, the results are far from perfect. But there is at least hope that with tripod and manual settings you can still get pictures of acceptable quality.

As for underwater shooting, about which we mentioned earlier, such a function is quite right to life. Underwater Optics works perfectly unpredictable ways, so much depends not only on the skill of the photographer, but also on luck. Nevertheless scenery on the sea floor it is possible to shoot.

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Software

Vernee V2 Pro runs on Android 8.1 operating system. This is what we otnesom to advantages of the device because many manufacturers still continue to release devices Android Nougat.

Another plus - a minimum of changes compared to the original way of Android and the complete absence of an imposed software. Only Google apps package, without which no machine can not be certified. And this is for Vernee V2 Pro is extremely important, because it is equipped with NFC module for contactless payments. Otherwise, Google Pay application would simply refused to work on this smartphone.

In addition, there are two programs for sports enthusiasts. The first measures the heart rate. To do this, run the application, and then swipe your finger to a special sensor on the rear side of the smartphone. We compared it with data readings Amazfit Smartwatch 2 and found no significant discrepancies.

The second application is designed to count steps. It can remind you to the fulfillment of the plan on walking and keep a log of your accomplishments.

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results

Smartphone Vernee V2 Pro should appeal to the people who need to secure a secure device having a decent appearance and good characteristics.

It is distinguished by a good autonomy, decent performance and a modern operating system version. It pleased us and the camera is not bad removes virtually any environment, including underwater. Do not forget also about the NFC module, which is usually a sign of more expensive devices.

At the time of this writing, the smartphone Vernee V2 Pro can be purchased for 17 380 rubles in the official store on AliExpress or 16 749 rubles on GearBest.

The author expresses his gratitude to the company Vernee for providing the test device.