Overview Vernee Active - reliable waterproof smartphone with Helio P25 and 6 GB of RAM

Table of contents

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

Company Vernee appeared relatively recently, but has already managed to prove itself the release of several successful models. First of all, remember the popular Vernee ThorWho at the time of his appearance was almost the most advanced smartphone in the category of 100-dollar device.

New Vernee Active - the first protected smartphone. Of course, to win a place at such a recognized player in this field as NOMU or Blackview, developers have to come up with something new and different. Therefore Vernee Active did not look like a conventional smartphone protected. In appearance, it is little different from the usual smartphone, and the characteristics are not inferior to some of the flagship. Layfhaker understand how this decision turned out successful.

1. Specifications

Specifications Vernee Active is impressive especially the amount of RAM and internal memory. 6 GB of RAM look today redundant, but there is no doubt that in a few years this value will become the standard. With this smartphone you will be able to prepare for the future now.

Roughly the same can be said about the built-in memory. 128 GB of storage should be enough for virtually all, including the installation of hundreds of programs, download your favorite music and store many hundreds, if not thousands of photos.

The latter, incidentally, is not more than when you travel: in fact protected electronic gadgets just for this most often bought and sold. Now you can pre-fill your device games, music and movies without worrying at the same time, it will be no room for the storage of footage.

As for the processor, it's our old friend Helio P25. It is built on a 16-nanometer architecture, it has in its composition 8 cores Cortex-A53 clocked at 2.5 GHz. It works with RAM LPDDR4X, whose volume can reach 6 GB as in this case. In general, not the newest, but still quite current chip, which provides sufficient performance for most everyday tasks.

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2. Packaging and appearance

Smartphone supplied in a flat white box, the lid of which holds a silver embossed company name. On the plastic box was placed inside the smartphone itself, and under it - additional accessories. This includes only the power connection cable and clip to extract SIM-card tray.

Protective Case and onscreen film not included. After all, in front of us a secure military standards device, and this gadget further protection is not needed, everything is logical.

Appearance smartphone has a unique. On the one hand, it is clear that this is a protected model: rubber pads, caps, Kevlar back speak for themselves. On the other hand, the developers have tried not to focus too much on these details, so the device does not look like a futuristic convertible from Japanese animation. We can safely say that the owners Vernee Active will not pursue the surprised looks and questioning, unless they do not want to draw attention to the gadget.

Housing smartphone is made of metal, the top and bottom there are special lining of cushioning the rubberized material. All holes are covered with plugs, which as shown in our testing, perfectly protect your smartphone from the water. Fixing plugs looks pretty solid and testing time never gave reason to doubt their reliability.

Location standard controls. On the right side are located the power button and volume rocker, and on the left - a tray for two SIM-cards, one of which can be replaced with optional memory card. In addition, the left side is an additional button that causes a circular menu with quick setup, which we describe below.

The back panel is made of Kevlar, at least this way according to the manufacturer. The surface has a spectacular appearance and completely insensitive to fingerprints and scratches. Lens merged main camera with flash and a fingerprint scanner into one unit.

Overall design Vernee Active we liked. The smartphone has a discreet and stylish look, but not rolled into the vulgar demonstration of its security of as many competitors. To assemble the device and the materials also have no complaints.

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3. Protection

Water - the main cause of the problems and failures of gadgets, so the first thing we checked waterproof device. To do this, first buried in a snowdrift smartphone, then try a mud bath and then washed it under a jet of pure water.

These tests Vernee Active sustained virtually no problems, except for the external dynamics, which began to sound a bit quieter and with a strange echo. Apparently, this is due to the fact that in his hole after swimming there is not much water. After vigorous shaking, the normal operation of the speaker was restored, so that we will not ascribe this incident to the disadvantages of the device.

With test smartphone cold coped just as well. Half-hour stay in the snow at a temperature of -10 ° C did not have it any negative feedback. The screen is still as alive to the press, buttons worked, and the battery charge is not dipped or one percent.

As for the shock, there is always a lottery element. Falling snow, sand and turf Vernee Active withstand great, but no one will give you a guarantee that exactly the same is in case of a fall on the tarmac. Although the device is used tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass, sheltered by the same small protruding bumpers, glass still remains glass. With all the ensuing consequences circumstances.

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4. Display and Audio

In Vernee Active Display is used by corporations JDI (Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba), made by In-Cell Touch technology. This is a relatively new technology that allows to reduce the thickness of the screen and achieve a faster response to the touch. Display diagonal of 5.5 inches at a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.

The quality of pictures we did not have any complaints. The image looks contrast, color reproduction is correct, white balance billed correctly. The maximum brightness seemed a little weak for work in direct sunlight. But the minimum level allows you to comfortably use the device, even in complete darkness. For lovers of night reading there is a special night mode which eliminates harmful to the eyes, blue light emission.

Protected housing has specific requirements for the design of the external speaker, so able to reproduce quite difficult in these smartphones. However, the device's speaker plays the sound quite well and loudly - engineers Vernee could seem to solve the problem.

As for headphones, to connect them has a standard 3.5 mm input. However, it is tightly closed cap, which can be removed only broken off all the nails. Therefore, we recommend that you still get a good wireless headset, to not be nervous every time. Vernee Active sound in the headphones, by the way, quite as fit.

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5. Performance

The smartphone is equipped with an eight-chipset Helio P25 - one of the most balanced solutions from MediaTek. He came out almost a year ago, but it provides a good, even by today's standards of performance. Affordable price of the chipset can be used in mid-range smartphones.

Results from the tests are shown in the screenshots. Their analysis showed that Vernee Active possesses sufficient speed to perform all user tasks, whether it's surfing the web, chat in messengers, watching videos, or even editing photos. All applications run quickly, the operating system does not slow down, switching between tasks it takes place at all instantly.

Given the large amount of RAM you can safely say that the owners of this smartphone a couple of years will not feel the need to change the device. Therefore, all those who are now thinking of buying a smartphone "with a stock" should consider this option.

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6. autonomy

The battery on the 4200 mAh is not a bad option, if, of course, this feature is honest, not invented by the manufacturer in order to attract buyers. In this case, everything is in order: Vernee Active stayed in the PC Mark Battery test, as long as 13 hours (left screenshot). This means that the smartphone can be recharged through the day, and at economical use - even after two days.

But without a little cheating is still not done. The fact that the company came up with its own Vernee super saving mode in which the device according to the manufacturer, shows just the wonders of endurance. Once it is activated, the screen switches to black and white mode, reduces brightness and disables all communications except for cellular communication.

However, PC Mark Battery test showed that in this mode, worked smartphone even smaller than in normal (screenshot right). So, most of all, we see another bait advertising, rather than a real working technology, alas.

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7. NFC

Support for NFC - is another key feature of this smartphone. Recall that this technology provides the possibility of exchanging data between devices located at a distance of about 10 centimeters, which is used, for example, contactless payments. Sensors NFC yet rarely found in Chinese smartphones, so it was interesting to test its performance.

The most popular application for contactless payment is Google Pay. Despite the fact that the application has seen NFC sensor on the device and even set its launch ended in failure. There was a warning that the device is a security issue, then Google Pay closed, without giving even the possibility of registration in the system.

But other banking application no flaws in the phone is not revealed. Its installation and subsequent registration card has passed without any problems, contactless payments are also carried out without any delay. It can be concluded that NFC-module Vernee Active is fully functional, but not all payment application will work with him.

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8. Camera

As the main chamber Vernee Active used Sony IMX258 c resolution module 13 Mn. This is an extremely popular ingredient, which is found in dozens of smartphones average price level. According to its characteristics, it is capable of producing high-quality images, but only on condition that software developers do not spoil their rough post-processing.

In this device, this is all right, so in the daytime images are obtained, though not outstanding, but quite acceptable quality. And even in the evening, if not in a hurry and spend a few minutes to find a solid support, and manual settings, the result will not disappoint you.

About the front camera can only say that it is up and running. On the quality of images is not necessary to speak, but to communicate by video is quite amiss.

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9. Software

Vernee Active smartphone runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. Developers call this ambitious VOS operating system (Vernee OS), but in fact it is almost pure Android with minimal modifications. For it would like to separately thank the developers, as users do not have to clean up the system from the Chinese service.

Among the interesting new features are only a few additional options in the settings and a dedicated button on the left side, pressing on which causes a circular menu with wireless power button, data, flight mode, flashlight and so Further.

Expediency such use of this key was left for us a big question, because it simply duplicates the menu quick settings at the top curtain. It would be much better if the button turns the lamp. We hope that this simple idea comes to mind developers and they implement it in a future update.

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10. results

protected smartphones They represent a rather specific class of devices having a small category fans. Typically, this is the travelers, athletes and other users who need gadgets with a high degree of protection.

Vernee Active trying to destroy this tradition and to please not only the extreme. He has quite a respectable appearance that will look appropriate in any situation. Its specifications will be relevant a few years, and enhanced protection will enable exact gadget live this time without any damage.

So if you were looking for a smartphone that will serve you a long time, we recommend that you pay attention to Vernee Active - reliable waterproof phone with good performance and a lot of memory.

At the time of this writing, the cost of the device in the official store on AliExpress is 16 260 rubles.

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