OVERVIEW: ZOPO Hero 2 - a smartphone for a student for $ 80
Devices / / December 19, 2019
A year ago, many readers Layfhakera left outraged by comments article that is not worth buying expensive smartphones $ 100. And now one of the leaders of Google makes statementThat the price of a modern smartphone entry level should not exceed 30 (!) Of dollars. Based on these trends, the hero of our today's review - it is almost a new middle class. So, he has to cope with all the typical tasks without any discounts on the budget.
Hero 2 was introduced last fall as a simplified version of a very successful model ZOPO Hero. Its main asset is a presentable appearance and ultimately low price while not bad, in general, characteristics. Let's see what he can do.
Specifications
As used ZOPO Hero chip 2 has low power and is intended for entry-level mobile devices. The "heart" are the four core Cortex-A53, operating at a maximum frequency of 1.3 GHz. For multimedia entertainment meets GPU Mali-T720, the power which is enough for most games.
The weak point of the gadget is the RAM. One gigabyte by modern standards already totally inadequate. However, we will not draw conclusions until we try Hero 2 in real problems.
Screen | 5.5 inches, IPS, 1280 × 720 |
CPU | Mediatek MT6737P (4 Cortex-A53 kernel, 1.3 GHz) |
Graphics accelerator | Mali-T720 |
RAM | 1 GB |
Built-in memory | 16 GB |
link | 2G (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), 3G (900/2 to 100 MHz), 4G (FDD-LTE 800/1 800/2 100/2 600 MHz) |
slots | Individual slots microSIM and nanoSIM, and microSD 128GB |
Wireless interfaces | Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.1; GPS |
camera | Summary - 8 Mn (flash, AF), front - 2 Mn (flash) |
sensors | Lighting, movement, gyroscope, fingerprint |
Battery | 2300 mAh (removable) |
The size | 153 × 78 × 9 mm |
Weight | 132 g |
operating system | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
In the analysis of the characteristics of this device, you must, of course, take into account its price. Of course, you will not find here the top processor, a record amount of memory and capacious battery. To lower the price, the manufacturer had to save literally at all. Nevertheless gadget manages to cope with virtually all the daily tasks of a smartphone.
Appearance and equipment
2 is supplied ZOPO Hero a white cardboard box, which faces depicted smartphone itself and shows its basic characteristics. Inside - a few booklets with a warranty and instructions, cable, charger and additional protection for the glass screen. The latter circumstance is very happy, on the assumption that such smartphones often buy adolescents in the hands of whom, as we know, everything is illuminated.
At first glance Hero 2 does not produce budget gadget impression with a solid metal frame around the housing and the back cover with a characteristic 3D-drawing. By the way, thanks to this Corrugated image smartphone well in the hand and a chance to drop it on the floor is significantly reduced.
Location of the main controls and connectors is quite standard: on the right side are located the volume rocker and power button top has microUSB connector and a headphone jack, on the rear surface - the camera lens and scanner prints. Incidentally, the fingerprint in this device can be used not only to unlock, but on this below.
Performance
Buying expensive device, the user must be prepared in advance to compromise. However, any compromise has its limits, after which the infringement ceases to purchase to bring joy and causes only irritation. Fortunately, this can not be attributed to the ZOPO Hero 2.
During testing in the normal daily tasks of a smartphone has shown himself exclusively on the positive side. Surfing the Internet, work with e-mail and documents, communicate in chat rooms, play music and movies, video did not cause any difficulties smartphone.
Yes, of course, a small amount of memory affects the experience of use. At this smartphone will not turn effortlessly switch between multiple resource-intensive applications and chatting without interrupting the game. We'll have to learn to do one thing at a time. However, scientists say that multitasking is bad for productivity, so that this can be a positive thing to find.
I am sure that many readers Layfhakera want to know about Hero 2 gaming performance. I hasten to reassure with it at this gadget almost everything is in order. Everything, even the most advanced three-dimensional game, start and run. However, some of them will have to use the average or even low graphics quality settings, so as not to suffer performance.
Camera
Camera ZOPO Hero 2 does not present any surprises. You would not expect from a smartphone for $ 80 outstanding image quality?
The photos above, made a bright sunny day. Pictures turned out satisfactory quality, but too zamylennye. But the survey results in the evening does not save even a fairly bright flash. Incidentally, in this flash device two: one for the front and one for the main chamber.
Sound
And that's about the sound can not say anything bad. I will not talk about the extraordinary depth and richness, warmth and lamp - this is not the case. Just note that the sound from the speaker, you can listen without disgust even at maximum volume. No rattling, whistling or frequency of failure are not observed, everything is clear and understandable. The headphones roughly the same pattern: smooth, the right sound without explicit deficiencies. And thanks for that.
Software
The operating system uses Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Although the manufacturer does not apply in this unit of any of its proprietary shell, still in the system have been made additions and improvements. First of all, striking icons that differ significantly from the runoff, and from somewhere who undertook the search string in the Quick Settings panel.
If you search well, you can discover other innovations in the system settings. In the Gesture sensing it is possible to configure the action to be performed in the event that you simply will wave his hand over the phone. A Smart Wake function allows you to wake up the device and run a variety of programs just by running a finger gesture on a certain screen. Quite a handy feature that is absent in many much more expensive gadgets.
autonomy
The smartphone ZOPO Hero 2 uses removable battery capacity of 2300 mA · hr. In our time, this figure is already very few people can impress, although a year ago this was considered ample capacity. Nevertheless MT6737 processor is characterized by increased voracity, so that one charge is enough for a light day. If you are, of course, is not too fond of games.
For prolonged battery life, except for cost of iron, you need more debugged software. And here at the ZOPO that something did not happen. Granted smartphone at rest does not want to fall asleep and continues to consume battery. As a result, the battery power consumption per night is 30-40 percent, which is totally worthless. Let us hope that in the next update firmware, and they occasionally appear, it will be corrected.
Output
Overall Hero 2 makes a good impression. This is one of the few gadgets that completely fulfills every dollar invested into it. I think that this smartphone is the perfect choice for a student who will be able to search with the help of the necessary information on the Internet, to be guided on the map, to communicate in social networks, watch videos, listen to music and, of course, play. The more so price ZOPO Hero 2 now it makes only about $ 80. In addition, the store GearBest enables readers Layfhakera to use a special coupon (Zopo), Which will reduce the price for a few more dollars.
However, this device have disadvantages. To them I would have carried her in the first place and to quickly drain the battery low image quality. And if the first correction is still hope, then the second will simply have to accept.
The author expresses his gratitude to the store GearBest for providing the test sample.