Reference sound smartphone for minimum money

Think high-quality sound can be issued only by a special version of the typical audiophile gadgets major manufacturers? But no. Perhaps even remain behind Sony smartphones known high (on market standards such gadgets, of course) sound.

Manufacturers of gadgets - and the big brands, and little known in the Russian market - not often pleased with the new consumer smartphone for music lovers. In many cases, synonymous with good sound was the presence of two speakers (for tablets too), although it is unclear how these tiny Tweeters can issue anything more than is necessary to watch a movie or YouTube video somewhere in the transport or in the queue knees.

Of course, there audiophile portable gadgets. Leave them for another article: often their value exceeds reasonable limits. Where more interesting smartphones and tablets with a separate processor for audio processing. Their sound, though not reaching dizzying heights, but is close to reasonable standards of sound quality player (and phones, as you know, different sound pretty lousy compared to some Cowon, previously sold in every electronics store for a very reasonable money).

Unfortunately, individual audiochipom equipped mostly expensive top smartphones. For example, the Meizu phones have received in our country deserved popularity, have built-in processor Wolfson. it is worth noting has been removed from the production of Philips over budget (and available on the shelves) Xenium W7555, as well as more modern smartphones Highscreen Zero U and the recently announced Ice 2. But even the latter costs about 15,000 rubles. It is cheaper? Yes!

A little-known Russian company Micromax (occupying no less than the 10th place in the world production of portable equipment) recently announced smartphone Canvas Fire 4. Its price on the home market is only $ 115 (on the Russian market, it should also be expected some time after the start of sales in India). For the money the buyer will receive a good budget phone with a quad-core processor, the screen 4.5 inch diagonal and a resolution of 854 × 480 pixels (with a loved by all the protective glass Gorilla Glass 3).

As befits today a budget phone, the new product has a 1 GB RAM and 8 GB of permanent (slot for flash card is present). Rear camera unit with a resolution of 8 megapixels, while the front - 2 megapixels. The battery is also disappoint: its capacity is only 2000 mAh battery. Besides the standard microUSB for charging and connection to a computer and a slot for microUSB, gadget by Chinese tradition (although the Indian company) is equipped with two slots for SIM cards, one of which support 3G.

However, with such a screen and stuffing performance devices should be sufficient for a full day on the main purpose of use. A Canvas Fire 4 is not for video content consumption.

Second heart Micromax news became audio chip Wolfson WM8918. It is a combined DAC and two-channel amplifier with an output of 3.8 mW and a level of -86 dB distortion TDH (well, very, very good!).

He is able to play audio with a sampling frequency of 8 to 96 kHz - is not an audiophile toy? Exactly the same standing in the new flagship Highscreen. A newer version of Meizu audio chip equipped smartphones.

At the moment, the official terms of the sale smartphone from Micromax is not named. However, as the new product is already used waste schemes are unlikely to its appearance on the shelves will be forthcoming. But at this price it is important not only to wait, but the time to buy. Hype promises to be a hardball, as Wolfson audio chip have proved to be among audiophiles as the best way to turn a phone into a player.