Overview Umidigi S - smartphone with a large battery in a thin shell
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Umidigi company announced the start of production of S series smartphones even in mid-summer, but the first units reached the shelves in the autumn. Smartphones in this range feature a stylish appearance and good performance.
Recently, we had to review Umidigi S2Which left a good impression. And today we want to introduce you to his younger brother - smartphone Umidigi SHaving almost the same characteristics, but more affordable price.
Specifications
housing | Metal |
Display | 5.5 inches, Sharp IGZO (1920 × 1080) |
Platform | Processor MTK Helio P20 (2,3 GHz) and GPU Mali-T880 MP2 (900 MHz) |
RAM | 4 GB |
Built-in memory | 64GB, possibility of installing a memory card of up to 256 GB |
camera | Summary - double, 13 megapixel (Samsung S5K3M2) and 5 megapixel; front - with a 5 megapixel |
link | Two slots: nanoSIM and nanoSIM + microSD; 2G (GSM): 850/900/1 800/1 900 MHz; 3G (WCDMA): 900/2 100MHz; 4G (FDD-LTE): 800/1 800/2 100/2 600 MHz (Band 1/3/7/20) |
Wireless interfaces | Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.1 BLE, GPS, GLONASS, A-GPS |
expansion slots | USB Type-C, microSD (up to 256 GB, instead of the second SIM card) |
sensors | An accelerometer, a fingerprint, a geomagnetic sensor, gyro, proximity, light, |
operating system | Android 7.0 |
Battery | 4000 mAh (non-removable), fast charge PE + 2.0 |
Dimensions | 154.9 × 75.85 × 7.98 mm |
Weight | 167 g |
The technical characteristics of the first attracted the attention of three parameters: memory, permanent memory and battery capacity.
More recently, 4GB of RAM can be found only in high-end flagship devices. But thanks to the Chinese producers such amount of RAM now is in the middle, and even budget smartphones. The same can be said about the non-volatile memory.
battery capacity is not the greatest, but Umidigi S2 - one of the few smartphones that have managed to achieve a good autonomy without sacrificing appearance. I can not believe that in such a slim design managed to put the battery on the 4000 mAh.
Packaging and appearance
The smartphone comes in a black box of cardboard. Designers tried to make the unique packaging. To do this, they created a rather complex Rollaway structure in one part of which is itself a smartphone in a silicone cover, and the other - the charger cable and USB Type-C. In addition, the kit includes accompanying documentation and protection for the glass screen.
In contrast to the older model, wherein the ratio of the display side is 18: 9, Umidigi S has a classic layout. The screen of this model has a pretty standard frame.
At the top of the front grille is the earpiece, the pupil of the front camera, the notification indicator light sensors and proximity. Under the screen is touch a button, combined with a fingerprint. He, incidentally, does not work too fast, but steadily.
An interesting feature Umidigi S - the presence of two more touch buttons located on the left and right of the main one. They are responsible for the transition to step back and call the menu, respectively.
On the right side of the device are volume control buttons and power. On the opposite face of the tray was placed for two SIM cards, one of which may be replaced by a memory card.
On the bottom face located external speaker, power connector USB Type-C, a microphone and a 3.5-mm audio jack.
Display and Audio
Recently, the editors Layfhakera visited many Chinese smartphones in different price ranges. And almost no one of them had no complaints regarding the quality of the display.
Umidigi S2 was no exception. Excellent Sharp's production of the matrix provides the correct color reproduction, the correct white balance, wide viewing angles. If you prefer to adjust the picture by itself, you can use MiraVision.
brightness levels allow comfortable use of a smartphone in a dark room or in bright outdoor lighting. For lovers of night reading a superstructure called Eyebrow Mode. It activates a special filter that blocks harmful radiation to the eye and makes the reading more secure and comfortable.
But the sound system we were surprised. On the official website Umidigi no information about the dedicated audio chip, or any other improvements. More surprising was to hear with headphones quality and loud sound with clear highs and deep bass.
External speaker in Umidigi S also incomparable. If you play music at full volume, the fright is possible to drop your smartphone out of hand. This hands-free device for a long time we did not come across.
Performance
This smartphone uses the same platform as that of the older models, so test results Umidigi S and Umidigi S2 are very similar. Some of them even won the junior model, due, most likely, a newer version of the operating system. This means that the owners of this phone will definitely not experience performance issues.
Processor MTK Helio P20 easy to handle standard tasks: surfing the internet, watching videos, working with electronic documents. Most mobile games too him on the shoulder. There are only a few game projects, which will Umidigi S can not afford. And they will work, if you lower the graphics settings.
A large amount of memory makes it easy to multitask. No matter how many applications you may have started, switching between them quickly and smoothly. too, no slowdown is not seen in the operating system.
autonomy
Umidigi S2 battery capacity of 4000 mA · hr. This is a good indicator that gives us hope that the smartphone can be recharged every few days.
The test results of autonomy in the program PCMark 8 confirmed these expectations. Umidigi S2 smartphone in the test lasted 10 hours 22 minutes, which is not a record, but sufficiently good result. Smartphone easily hold two days without being connected to the charger with moderate usage.
Camera
The quality of images - one of the most unpredictable characteristics of Chinese smartphones. Knowing the processor brand, it is easy to guess its performance. Knowing the capacity of the battery, it is possible to say how much it will last without recharging. But mark a photographic module never know the quality of images.
The reason for this paradox lies in the fact that the survey result depends not only on the camera used, but also on the software. And with this, Chinese manufacturers eternal problems.
In Umidigi S smartphone uses a 13 megapixel camera Samsung S5K3M2. This is a good sensor, which puts, for example, Xiaomi company in the model Redmi Note 3. But the picture quality is better not to compare.
In good light Umidigi S is still able to give a decent, albeit with a high level of noise pictures. Treat them better on a smartphone screen, that there was no noticeable artifacts. But at night, the quality is reduced so much that even the pictures on the screen of the smartphone look bad.
Software
On the description page of the smartphone proudly reported that he is running UMI OS operating system. Just it seems that this is a proprietary development by Umidigi, like Xiaomi MIUI by Flyme or from Meizu.
But it is not so. UMI OS - is renamed shell 360 OS, which developed Qihoo company now sells to the public. A little earlier, we met with her on the phone Bluboo S8.
We can not say that the UMI OS leaves a bad impression, but it is far from said sample. Some design elements do not hold out much to the design level of MIUI, and the quality and thoughtfulness of additional utilities are significantly inferior to those in Flyme. But in general use UMI OS can be, especially if you spend more time on its setting.
The only complaint - you can not use third-party launchers. So you have to work with the default shell or get a root-rights, to appoint a third-party launcher as the primary.
results
Smartphone Umidigi S produces a positive impression with its stylish looks, good build and surprisingly good quality sound. The list of advantages should also include a large amount of memory and storage capacity, excellent screen and a powerful battery that allows you to use your smartphone for two days without recharging.
Not without its flaws. To them, we would have carried the legacy of the Chinese budget smartphone poor quality images. There is also a claim to proprietary UMI OS, which is still significantly lagging behind in ease of use not only to competitors, but also from the usual Android.
At the time of writing the price Umidigi S smartphone is 10 967 rubles.
The author thanks the company Umidigi for providing the test device.