Review UMIDIGI Crystal: Bezel Less Smartphone 2017

Yesterday at the Global Sources Electronics Fair 2017 was shown a new smartphone from the company UMIDIGI called Crystal. This is really an elegant smartphone, which is worth paying attention to. And today we will consider UMIDIGI Crystal in the review, we will analyze the main features and technical characteristics.

The first thing I would like to note is the practical lack of frames around the screen, so the smartphone is very similar to the design, like the Xiaomi Mi MIX. This is the main feature of the device, and as you might think the manufacturer leaned a little creativity from the company Xiaomi. How popular will the model be in the Chinese market?

We believe that it will be interesting since the device does have a good design. But from the hardware point of view, the smartphone did not go much forward, since it has average characteristics. Let’s look at them in more detail.

UMIDIGI CRYSTAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• Screen: 5.5-inch;
• Resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels, Sharp display;
• SoC: MediaTek MT6737T (64-bit quad-core processor);
• GPU: ARM Mali-T720 MP2;
• RAM: 2GB;
• Flash memory: 16GB;
• Battery: it is nonremovable 3100mAh;
• Cameras: Rear camera (13 megapixels; and flashlight and AF), front (5 megapixels);
• Operating system: Android 7.0 (Nougat).

From the technical part of the smartphone, you can immediately find out that this is a budget smartphone that will have a low price tag. And the estimated price for the release of the smartphone is $ 145.

DESIGN: UMIDIGI CRYSTAL

Here you can not argue, the company UMIDIGI showed really high-quality design and smartphone materials. At first glance, this is a beautiful and elite smartphone, which is very similar to the model Xiaomi Mi MIX. Since they have a similar design, namely the frames are very small, and the front camera is located at the bottom, and not like everything customary from above. But on the Mi MIX, the camera’s location is on the bottom on the right side, but Crystal is centered.

The quality of assembly and materials at a high level, there is no skip and other shortcomings. And the first impression that this smartphone is a premium class, and not quite a budget model for $ 145.

On the back of the Crystal is a dual camera with 13-megapixels, and just below the scanner fingerprints. This is already a similar solution seen on previous UMIDIGI models. There is nothing new here, but it looks beautiful.

At the bottom of the smartphone is located speaker and USB port. On the top, there is a 3.5mm audio jack for headphones.

It’s interesting that the volume and lock buttons are located on the left side of the smartphone, and on the right, there is a SIM card slot.

DISPLAY: UMIDIGI CRYSTAL

The elegant Crystal smartphone also boasts a quality display. It measures in 5.5-inch with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. This display works on the technology of Sharp display, so the picture is very bright and beautiful.

The colors are transmitted high-quality and juicy, if you look at the viewing angles of the smartphone, then they are almost none. Then the manufacturer tried to glory. Indeed, the screen was amazing.

For its class of smartphone, it has an excellent display. And the color rendition and sensitivity of the smartphone has an excellent margin of brightness. If someone thinks the colors of the Sharp display are excessively acidic, then you can go to the menu settings and change the colors to other modes.

Another feature of the display is the presence of a night mode for reading, which becomes the standard for modern smartphones.

HARDWARE: UMIDIGI CRYSTAL

Here we have reached the hardware, here the smartphone can not boast of anything good since you can understand to which class the device belongs. With a price tag for $ 145, you get a Mediatek MT6737T processor. This processor is designed for the budget class, and it does not have high specifications.

This processor works in tandem with the graphics accelerator ARM Mali-T720 MP2. Also, it remains the same processor as the MT6737, but there is a prefix T and it means Turbo. Therefore, in this version, there is an increased clock speed, and some components to improve performance.

The processor works with high-quality RAM at 2GB, and as mentioned above, the internal memory of the device is 16GB. It can be increased with a memory card.

In terms of gaming qualities, the smartphone can not boast of high performance, as the tests for antutu show results in 35211 points. What you understand for such a resolution and a large screen are very small characteristics.

CAMERA: UMIDIGI CRYSTAL

In the modern world, the camera for any person is of great importance. And now the dual camera with high-quality and fast autofocus is wonderful.

In the smartphone UMIDIGI Crystal, all this is present, namely the main dual camera with 13 megapixels each. The front camera has 5-megapixels, which is also not bad.

With sufficient light, the photos will be pretty good, but the potential of the sensor is not disclosed to 100%. This does not mean that the camera of UMIDIGI Crystal is bad, just worse than that of modern cameraphones and flagships in general. But do not forget about the price of the device, it’s still a budget option, which does not call itself a flagship.

What to say about videotaping, then the situation is better. The camera has no optical stabilization, but electronic stabilization does its job quite well. Therefore, the video is not bad.

CONCLUSION: UMIDIGI CRYSTAL

Thus, the smartphone UMIDIGI Crystal received a modern and stylish appearance, which can boast today. As for me, this device looks much cuter than the smartphones of the Huawei line. Direct competitors in its class will be Bluboo S1, Doogee MIX, and Elephone S8.

What about performance? Then the smartphone has a weak specification, but this smartphone received a high-quality and bright screen, so this smartphone for people who want to brag about their new device, but the money was not enough for more.

In general, we are satisfied with this model, and we recommend a smartphone for purchase. Starting next month, sales will begin.

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