Overview Leagoo S9 - a budget smartphone with a pure Android 8.1

Table of contents

• Specifications
• Packaging and appearance
• Display and Audio
• Performance
• autonomy
• Camera
• Software
• results

The main advantages of Chinese manufacturers of the second tier - the speed of copying, and dumping. Brands from the top five usually spend a lot of money, time and effort to come up with something new and interesting. Players do not do less. They simply copied.

Most of the time they make a poor excuse, but sometimes there are exceptions, which are little inferior to what the originals.

New Leagoo S9 It has all the trappings of a modern leader: fashionable name, the trend "monobrovyu", a large, bright screen and beautifully iridescent back. With all these undoubted merits of the cost of the device is only about 10 000 rubles.

However, do not hurry to run to the store. First read the review, which Layfhaker tells about all the pros and cons of the smartphone.

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Specifications

Leagoo S9 built on MediaTek MT6750. This chipset has been designed for use in low cost smartphones. It includes two processor clusters, each of which operates at a different frequency.

The first is used for simple tasks. It consists of four core Cortex-A53, running at 1 GHz. The second cluster comprises four productive nucleus with a maximum frequency of 1.5 GHz.

Responsible for the graphics chip Mali-T860MP2, which is clocked at 650 MHz. Graphics accelerator supports OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL 1.2 and DirectX 11.1, it can be used to launch mobile games, though not the most demanding.

The smartphone is equipped with 4 GB of RAM, which is enough for multitasking. But the amount of internal memory upsets: 32GB is only enough for the bare necessities. Sooner or later, before the user will be a question of replacing the second SIM cards for additional memory card.

The apparatus is equipped with a full set of required sensors and dual-band module Wi-Fi. Built-in battery has a capacity of 3300 mAh. Not very much, especially considering the fact that the device can not boast a slim body.

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Packaging and appearance

Leagoo S9 is supplied in a flat box made of white cardboard. Packaging looks pretty robust to survive the trip without any damage.

Usually Leagoo company pampers users various additional plyonochku, adapters, and even headphones. But not this time.

Options smartphone rather modest. The box was found only the bare essentials: Silicone Protective Case, power supply and connection cable. Device pasted on the glass protective film.

Screen occupies almost the whole area of ​​the front surface. The thickness of the side frames - about 3 mm, the amount of the-screen space - 1 cm.

The most noticeable detail on the front - "monobrov". It is the front camera, earpiece, and all the necessary sensors. Thanks to this part Leagoo S9 looks very fashionable from the competition is already becoming outdated with a classic design.

The main controls (power and volume keys) located on the right side. The buttons have a small move, but pressed firmly.

On the opposite side is located slot for inserting the SIM and memory cards. Tray combined that, given the small size of the internal memory is a disadvantage.

Leagoo S9 can not boast of special harmony, its thickness - 9 mm. But no need to worry that the smartphone fractures in the pocket of jeans when you try to sit down.

In addition, the manufacturer equipped gadget standard audio installation in which the thin body can sometimes cause technical difficulties.

On the bottom we see a microphone, a speaker and a connector for USB Type-C cable. By the way, this connector is made too deep, so not everyone is suitable for him to lead. So try to take care of the one in the kit.

Leagoo S9 back cover made of metal. Anyway, we thought so. But you can definitely say that it looks very impressive. Special pearl spray provides a beautiful light refraction, making the gadget easy to exhibit contemporary art galleries.

But have long to enjoy. Fingerprints, and especially the first scratch force you to hide this beauty under the silicone cover.

Overall design Leagoo S9 makes a good impression. The device looks modern and sits comfortably in the hand. According to its mass-dimensional parameters of the smartphone reminds Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite. The same well-tailored and solidly assembled device, which a pleasure to use.

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Display and Audio

Display diagonal Leagoo S9 is 5.85 inches with a resolution of 720 × 1512 pixels. It would be desirable, of course, that the resolution was a little more, but in this case it is not critical.

The device is quite high-quality matrix, so any claims to the image can be presented only when you start to stare intently at him from a distance of a few centimeters. We do not think that someone will do it in real life.

The picture looks sharper and clear. Paints, juicy, white balance correct, there is an automatic brightness adjustment. However, to adjust the picture to your taste is impossible, since there are no MiraVision settings.

But there is a special reading mode in low light conditions. It can be activated either manually or automatically at a specified time by you.

The external speaker is on the bottom side of the device. Its sound is characterized by good volume and frequency. Low frequencies are, of course, no, but everything else is reproduced clearly.

More pleasant experiences while using headphones. Sound picture shows a broad stage, a full range of required frequency and an adequate supply volume. On the manufacturer's website reported that the smartphone uses a dedicated audio chip from the company Awinic, which provides signal amplification and low noise output.

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Performance

Leagoo S9 built on MediaTek MT6750 platform, which was introduced almost two years ago. Even at the moment when it is intended mainly for budget devices, what can we say about our time. Therefore, we can say without any tests that the speed is not the strongest side of this smartphone.

Synthetic tests have fully confirmed this hypothesis. These results in the year before it was even possible complimentIn the past - to forgive, but this, alas, only to criticize. We hope that sooner or later, MT6750 chip stocks in the warehouses of Chinese manufacturers runs.

The smartphone 4 GB of RAM, which is somewhat saves the day. With all the standard tasks of the unit handles, even the simultaneous operation of multiple programs do not cause any problems.

As far as mobile gaming, the owners Leagoo S9 have some what limit yourself. The launch of the latest three-dimensional bestseller if possible, only with the lowest graphics settings. So you have to continue to entertain themselves games previous years.

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autonomy

In Leagoo S9 installed battery on 3300 mAh, which is enough to make full use of the smartphone on the same day.

The test battery PCMark Battery smartphone lasted about 8 hours. All this time he had a monitor on, a special script imitating the usual user actions: surf, chat online, watching videos, working with documents.

The device is equipped with modern connector USB Type-C and supports fast charging. For a budget model is not bad.

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Camera

The camera remains the most problematic component for small Chinese manufacturers. We do not know the exact cause, but even with the same sensors rootless Chinese shoot much worse than their branded competitors. It is a pity, but Leagoo S9 was no exception.

The smartphone main camera installed with two modules - 5 to 12 and Mn. Manufacturer Online writes that the module is used by Sony, modestly saying nothing specific model name. And rightly so: in Sony commercials this certainly would not have been happy about it.

The quality of images even in good light is poor. Photos can not boast of any proper transmission of flowers or good contrast or high definition. In general, they can not boast of anything.

On a good camera to shoot only a dull post-apocalyptic world where the sky is obscured by clouds of radioactive and roam the streets zombie.

In low light pictures are even worse. Although the hope that the smartphone, removing bad in daylight, night suddenly able to make good pictures - this is the height of naivete.

Special mention deserves a special mode that lets you capture high-definition. According to the developers, this "patented technology" makes it possible to take pictures in size 65 MP, allowing even at a magnification of 23 times to consider the smallest details.

Do not believe it. The laws of physics still has not been canceled. This technology was not born in the offices of the researchers, and fevered brain of Chinese marketers who want to somehow distinguish their product.

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Software

The operating system in the smartphone uses Android Oreo 8.1. Programmers left him almost its original form, For which they thank you very much.

Third-party software is completely absent. Smartphone originally installed the Google Play store and several services from the same company, including YouTube, Google Music, Google Maps and Gmail. All of them work without any problems.

In addition to all the usual unlocking using a fingerprint in Leagoo S9 it is possible to authenticate the face. Layfhaker tested this feature and found that it works rather well. It may not be the most reliable method of protection, but in some cases it might be useful.

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results

Leagoo S9 - it's like a sports suit or shoes with Abibas inscription. Externally, it looks good, but it is unlikely someone would buy them for serious sports. Although there is no doubt that this product will be a long time to be popular. After all, you need to something and walk, right in the yard?

At the time of writing the price Leagoo S9 - 9761 ruble.

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

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