Overview UMIDIGI A1 Pro - smartphone, which is too good for the price of $ 100

Table of contents

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

Technological capabilities of the Chinese second-tier manufacturers do not allow them to fight the flagship. But in the low-budget segment of the device running the show they. Thanks to their efforts, even users with very limited budgets can acquire smartphones, which, although and have a small capacity, but they look good and support all current mobile standards.

UMIDIGI A1 Pro - a smartphone in this category. Looking at his appearance and specifications, it does not believe that it only costs about a hundred dollars. However, our testing has confirmed that all is well.

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Specifications

Smartphone UMIDIGI A1 Pro MT6739 is based on the chip, which is designed for entry-level devices. The main features of this chip are: supporting a wide range of frequencies LTE FDD / TDD, support displays with an aspect ratio of 18: 9 and a completely new video card.

The composition MT6739 includes a 4-core processor Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.5 GHz. In addition, using the new graphics accelerator IMG PowerVR GE8100 with a frequency of 570 MHz, which is a more advanced solution compared to the popular Mali-T720 MP2. Therefore, from such a chip can expect decent behavior in most modern mobile games.

The smartphone 3 GB and 16 GB permanent memory. This is quite a bit even with the unit price. And if the amount of RAM you can still somehow be reconciled, the space for store data accurate enough. Therefore, users will sooner or later have to increase it by installing an optional memory card, stop using the second SIM card.

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Packaging and appearance

Design - traditionally a strong point even cheap Chinese smartphones. Stuffed his hand in copying famous brands, now they give out such products, which distinguish it from the much more expensive gadgets are very difficult.

UMIDIGI A1 Pro comes in black cardboard box, the lid of which is applied a company name, and on the back side of a sticker with the basic characteristics of the device.

The kit except for the smartphone includes power supply, connection cable, silicone protective cover and accompanying documentation. On the screen of the device pasted protective film. Further unfortunately absent.

More recently, a smartphone screen more than 5 inches were considered big, but today UMIDIGI A1 Pro looks almost baby with her 5.5-inch display. This is achieved due to the fact that the screen takes up almost the entire front surface, leaving the top and bottom only small margins. The thickness of the side frames is about 2 millimeters.

The rear cover is made of plastic with a sparkling metallic coating. Thanks to him, the smartphone looks very impressive, but at the same time perfectly collects fingerprints. Therefore, fans will have to learn to show off gently hold your smartphone fingers the edges.

Incidentally, they are made of silver metal. On the right side of the power button and volume rocker is located. Top neatly tucked away almost invisible tray for SIM cards, and on the bottom fit an external speaker connector USB Type-C, microphone and headphone jack.

In general, over the appearance and assembly UMIDIGI A1 Pro we will put a good estimation. The only remark concerns the thickness of the smartphone: a couple of millimeters here is clearly superfluous, especially since not too much battery capacity.

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Display and Audio

As used UMIDIGI A1 Pro screen has a resolution of 1440 × 720 pixels. It seems that this is not enough, but only as long as you begin to personally use this smartphone.

If you do not stare at the display from a distance of less than 5 centimeters - and we think that none of the users with normal vision would not do - then any faults you find. Smooth lines, clear letters, there is no pixelation. Picture quite colorful and bright, natural colors.

The minimum brightness level makes it comfortable to use the device in low light. However, the maximum level we seemed insufficient for a sunny day. There is an automatic brightness adjustment.

Sound external speaker UMIDIGI A1 Pro pleasantly surprised. We have not met in fiscal devices such clear and loud sound, which even at the maximum distortion and no rattling.

lovers music will appreciate the 3.5-mm jack. Company UMIDIGI, unlike many other manufacturers, were not limited to the connection of USB Type-C, which makes it possible to use the usual wired headphones. The sound in this case, of course, is even better than using the built-in speaker.

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Performance

When testing for $ 100 smartphone performance, no one expects miracles. Here is another question: how successful he will be able to cope with their daily routine work?

UMIDIGI A1 Pro can. Test results show that its performance is enough to perform the most common tasks. The user does not have any problems with phone calls, communicating in instant messengers, surfing, Watching videos and listening to music. And even the majority of mobile games are started and run loose. The only exception - the most demanding on the hardware of the game, for a comfortable use of which will have to set the low graphics settings.

Applications run fast enough, the operating system is running without lag, switching between running processes going on smoothly. Yes, this is a budget gadget, but in this case it does not sound like a death sentence.

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autonomy

battery capacity UMIDIGI A1 Pro - 3,150 mAh. It's not too impressive to date figure. However, if you ask the other hundred-dollar smartphone batteries, the UMIDIGI A1 Pro will almost champion in its class. And if we look at the results of the test PCMark Work 2.0 Battery Life, then do you begin to experience this gadget respect.

Recall that this test measures the time for reducing the battery from 100 to 20% when continuously on the screen. At this time, the device performs a variety of tests that simulate normal user activities: surfing, watching videos, photo processing, Opening documents.

Eight hours - a good result: UMIDIGI A1 Pro without problems will last from morning until late at night with moderate usage.

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Camera

UMIDIGI on the site is not specified, the manufacturer of sensors used in the main and the front camera. Test programs, unfortunately, also failed to clarify this issue.

However, the image quality of the main chamber it seemed to us good. If you take pictures in good light, the result pleases good detail and good color balance. The resulting pictures are useful for demonstrating not only on a small phone screen, but even on a widescreen monitor or TV.

In the evening UMIDIGI A1 Pro may be photographed only when the object to shoot the light reaches built-in flash. Therefore, about the evening panorama and spectacular sunset paintings owners of this smartphone is better to forget.

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Software

Write about UMIDIGI A1 Pro software is easy and pleasant. It is easy because it uses a completely standard way of Android, completely devoid of any additions and changes by the manufacturer. A nice because it is the most recent version Android 8.1 Oreo.

The manufacturer tried to keep Android in the form in which it was released programmers Google. Perhaps that is why the name of the smartphone in tune Xiaomi Mi A1Which is different from its competitors is the presence of stock Android image.

During use UMIDIGI A1 Pro no problem in the software has not been revealed. The manufacturer has already released several updates that improve system performance. Let us hope that in the future, this activity does not stop.

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results

Typically, when evaluating the cost of gadgets one of the main circumstances mitigating their large and small flaws, is the price. In the case of UMIDIGI A1 Pro do not need to resort to the battered reception titled "What did you expect for the money?". Before contact worthy smartphone having balanced specification, pleasant appearance, good autonomy and sound. So if you are looking for a cheap gadget that conscientiously fulfills every dollar invested, then pay attention to UMIDIGI A1 Pro.

At the time of this writing, the cost UMIDIGI A1 Pro smartphone is 7041 ruble.

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

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