Overview Ulefone Gemini Pro - a powerful smartphone with a good camera and the latest version of Android

Ulefone Gemini Pro - an advanced version of the already visited on our review Ulefone Gemini. His predecessor inherited only the name of the smartphone. Pro-version has a completely different body, a much more powerful hardware, but most importantly - she knows how to make great pictures.

Specifications

The technical specifications Ulefone Gemini Pro especially noteworthy platform MediaTek Helio X27. That performance chipset, designed for middle and top-end smartphone segment. It uses three different performance cluster, which are activated depending on the desired capacity. Therefore, four of the 10 kernels operate at 1.6 GHz (for lung problems). If necessary, connect to them another 4 core 2.0 GHz, and the remaining 2 powerful core 2.6 GHz come to the aid only in the most demanding applications.

More attention should be paid to the fact that Helio X27 can work with dual lens main camera. The assurances of MediaTek, it allows you to capture three times more light than in the case of a single camera. Very interesting, as it will affect the real pictures taken using Ulefone Gemini Pro.

Packaging and appearance

Smartphone Ulefone Gemini Pro comes in a square box of cardboard. Its outer part black, and the inner tray has a bright red color. This combination looks solemnly and strictly, so there's designers did not have miscalculated. The smartphone is available in black and red body, so that the box is ideally suited to both models.

Inside we found a smartphone, power supply, USB Type-C cable for charging and connecting to a computer, an adapter with a USB Type-C to microUSB. Furthermore, the manufacturer put additional precaution glass, a protective cover and a metal ring that is pasted on the back cover. A complete set of all the accessories that can be useful to the user.

Sam smartphone looks beyond praise. Its body is made of high quality plastic with metal inserts in the top and bottom of the back cover. He has a special coating, which does not remain no fingerprints. Even if you touch it with dirty or greasy hands.

The layout of controls is completely standard. On the right side are located the power button and volume keys. The front panel has a fingerprint reader, which in combination can be used for navigation. Below is a connector USB Type-C, microphone and speaker, and on the opposite face there was a place for the 3.5 mm audio jack.

The materials and workmanship have no comments. All items are processed and perfectly fit, no creaks or loose. The smartphone looks great and its a pleasure to hold in their hands.

Display and Audio

Chinese manufacturers are already using in their gadgets quality matrix manufactured by Sharp. Therefore, an image, even on a budget smartphone screens rarely been challenged. What can we say about Ulefone Gemini Pro, which is practically the company's flagship.

The picture looks great. Colors are displayed naturally been respected white balance, brightness levels allow you to use the device as a bright sunny day and the evening. Also in the settings you can activate a special night mode, in which an image becomes reddish.

Video lovers useful new development called ClearMotion. We are talking about an artificial increase in the frame rate due to the intelligent algorithms that make the video on the screen is much more clear and smooth. There is also a setting MiraVision image.

Screen Ulefone Gemini Pro protected glass Corning Gorilla 3 and coated oleophobic coating. In short, everything is as it should be in the smartphone at this price point.

The sound system is built on a dedicated chip NXP PA TFA9897. It is possible to achieve higher-quality sound compared to conventional smartphones. If you use the built-in speaker so the difference is not noticeable when you connect quality headphones picture changes completely. Wide frequency range, low bass, no distortion, even at high volume levels would be happy to listen to any music.

Performance

The smartphone uses the powerful chip Helio X27. It includes a fast processor, whereby a smartphone copes with all tasks. Applications run quickly and works without any lags, with it's about as simple programs, so-and 3D-games. The test results, presented at the screenshots speak for themselves.

Please note that the smartphone is equipped with 4 GB of RAM. This is the most favorable impact on the device's ability to multitask. Regardless of the number of running programs, switching between them smoothly and quickly. Holders Ulefone Gemini Pro do not worry about the memory clearing, because it is completely downloaded will still not work.

autonomy

Shell thickness Ulefone Gemini Pro - a little more than 8 mm, so no one would expect that the smartphone will be a powerful battery. Nevertheless, the device has received a decent battery capacity of 3680 mAh.

This quantity is enough for a smartphone for 1-2 days (depending on usage). The manufacturer claims 9 hours of video playback. We turned this figure is somewhat lower (8 hours and 15 minutes), but too bad.

The smartphone supports fast charging, which allows you to make up for the energy supply of less than 2 hours.

Camera

Almost all the former we have to survey Chinese government employees are not able to work with two cameras. In some of the second lens is mounted only for beauty, others are trying to use the data from the second matrix, but it turns out is still not very much.

Ulefone Gemini Pro - the first relatively inexpensive smartphone that really makes the images with two cameras. Bokeh effect, which are so fond of boasting in promotional materials other manufacturers, there is not achieved programmatically blurring around the focus point, and by analyzing and combining data from different lenses core camera.

It is possible to include in the software support several interesting functions for image processing. It is about creating a photo with the effect of volume and the possibility of changing the point of focus on the ready-made images.

As for the normal pictures that their quality has no complaints. The smartphone is set photomodule Sony IMX258, which allows you to get great shots is not only a bright sunny day, but also during cloudy cloudy weather, or even indoors.

This is one of the few in its price range of smartphones, with which you can shoot in the evening. Not the fact that you are satisfied with the result, but the chance of success there.

Software

The operating system used in the Gemini Pro Fresh Android 7.1.1. Very few smartphones can boast of having this version, so this is another plus in the treasury Ulefone. It's nice that the manufacturer did not paint the Android own themes and icons, and left it almost in its original form.

A few differences from the stock Android can only be found in the device settings. Ulefone programmers here added a few extra features for more comfortable use of the smartphone. We are talking about the management of gestures, a chance to answer the call, simply having brought the smartphone to your ear, the filter screen settings for reading at night.

I would like to mention the presence of Gemini Pro performance management functions. With its help, you can create custom profiles that include the status of wireless interfaces, screen brightness value, the processor mode of operation, and switch between them depending on the time days. Very handy feature that can significantly reduce battery drain.

results

Now Ulefone Gemini Pro smartphone can be purchased shares for $ 250. For the Chinese smartphone is quite a large sum. However, this device is its fully justified. It is perfectly assembled, has high performance and ample storage.

Separately, I want to praise the quality of images and good sound through the headphones. Not least among the advantages of also takes appearance of the phone. Black with a metallic sheen is perfect for men, while the red model will be eyeing the female audience.

The author expresses his gratitude to the company Ulefone for providing the test sample.