Now this Android smartphone is almost entirely brought the concept of design slate / full touch screen without the presence of a physical keyboard. But actually in Indonesia there are some markets that require a physical keyboard for typing easier and faster. No wonder the BlackBerry handsets before BB10 OS is still much to use. Smartfren saw this opportunity, therefore they released Android smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard, named Andromax G2 QWERTY. This smartphone is intended for entry-level class because the selling price at 999 thousand dollars. With its present form is somewhat different and affordable prices, what about the performance given? Immediately, read below.Main Specifications
- CDMA 2000 1x EVDO Rev A
- GSM GPRS
- Dual SIM on
- LCD capacitive touch screen 3.5-inch (320x480 pixels)
- 4GB of internal memory, 512MB RAM
- 5MP autofocus camera, LED flash
- Secondary Camera 1.3 MP
- Android Jellybean 4.3
- Dual-core processor 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Cortex A7
- GPU Adreno 305
- Battery 1700 mAh
Sales Package
- Andromax G2 QWERTY handset
- head charger
- Data cables
- headset
- manual
- warranty card
- starter packs
Design and Body
From what has been seen, G2 QWERTY hybrid design brings the touch screen and a physical QWERTY keyboard. Not many manufacturers who dare to release a phone with such a design concept is recorded Samsung Galaxy Chat is the concept of similar and also the Motorola Fire XT. Andromax G2 QWERTY has compact dimensions 133mm x 64mm x hands 10.25mm part belakangpun curved so comfortable when held. By looking at the price advised if the phone is using a material made entirely of plastic, which gives premium accents is the presence of chrome lines between rows in the keyboard similar to that used BlackBerry Bold series.
The face filled with a secondary camera, earpiece, light and proximity sensor, 3.5-inch touch screen, capacitive Android function keys, a physical QWERTY keyboard, and a mic. To the rear there is a camera, LED flash, and speaker. For the second SIM card slot are behind the cover below the microSD memory card slot.
The left side of the phone are the volume buttons and the power button attached to the body instead of on the back cover. Disebrangnya a microUSB port only. The upper part is filled with a 3.5mm headset port while the plain to the bottom.
Smartfren only provide HVGA resolution only for an area of 3.5-inch. So predictably looks less sharp, but actually for coloring and looks good viewpoint. Fortunately because it has a light sensor, the screen can adjust the brightness according to the conditions surrounding environment. Although in the written specification information used Adreno 302 GPU, but when we look through AnTuTu CPU-Z and written Adreno 305.
Interface
In addition to ZTE, mobile phone manufacturers such as Hisense Andromax, Innos, and for G2 QWERTY Haier prefer to use interface that is similar to the stock Android. Not much was found customization. With the promise of updates to KitKat 4.4, G2 QWERTY still running at 4.3 Jellybean. Display comes with a slider lockscreen circle can be a shortcut to the camera, Google Now, and the opening screen of course. Laying widget is also supported in accordance with the advantages of Android Jellybean.
Go to the homescreen, provided five pages that can be a variety of widgets, shortcuts, folders. With the swipe down from the top of the screen will bring up the following notification settings vary toogle underneath. To bring up the recent apps a little different from the traditional way, you should do a double tap on the home button new recent apps appear. Drawer apps shown with a solid black background standard Android.
When conditions are not going to bring up the default interface on-screen keyboard option, but if you still want to use the on-screen keyboard is still able to activate the settings in Settings.
Camera
Although mobile phones are filling entry-level class but G2 QWERTY has two cameras. Interpolation 1.3MP front camera and 5MP resolution autofocus rear camera equipped with LED flash with HD recording capabilities. Android standard display interface, but more similar to the standard Android KitKat because more simple. There are three shooting modes like panorama, a standard camera and video recording.
Results G2 QWERTY rear camera looks good class, the images look bright with no pale coloring. Sharp enough but unfortunately there are quite a lot of noise.
Multimedia
With the stock Android interface, photos and video content can be viewed via the Gallery application. Standard interface, the default condition grouped by folder content can be changed based on location, time, person, or tags. Processing features are available on the Android default.
For music content, two options namely Music app with the look that we often see in the Android version of the old and Play Music with a modern look. Lately Smartfren exploit the advantages of the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, one of which features the voice processing Snapdragon Audio + sort of equalizer but with additional setting options. Output sound via speakers sounded loud and clear, you do not need to make to maximize the ringtone volume level.
In addition to video content via the Gallery can also be seen through a dedicated application that has a standard display with the same features as rotate through Gallery. So a kind of shortcut different course.
Also features FM radio is available as an alternative entertainment, where you are required to plug the headset first and can enjoy favorite radio station.
Browser
Baidu an alternative browser other than Chrome when default. This browser also does not lose features with Google's browser application, even in our opinion more. But recall resolution phone screen is only HVGA, writings on the desktop version of the site will be difficult to read in a position zoom out, so you need to zoom to be able to read it. For page rendering is quite smooth still reasonable performance.
Benchmark
- Quadrant Standard: 4982 points
- AnTuTu: 14286 points
- NenaMark2: 34.8 fps
- Multitouch Tester: maximum 5 touch
- Camspeed: 185 points (no flash), 166 points (flash)
Connectivity
Andromax G2 QWERTY run on two networks CDMA 2000 1x EVDO Rev A and GSM GPRS. For slot 1 clearly only intended to be Smartfren internet service, and free GSM slot. For local connectivity there is WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0, A-GPS, microUSB v2.0, and microSD hingga32GB. Because dual SIM, there is a second function of the SIM card settings.
Battery Life
Andromax G2 QWERTY given a battery of 1700 mAh removable. This capacity is relatively large for a smartphone that has physical buttons and also specifications (especially the screen) are not high. When we use this device feels batteries more efficient than in the form of a full-touch smartphone screen. But again if you fill out the SIM card slot and is often used for chatting and browsing, a QWERTY G2 battery is only capable of a day of just where the afternoon or evening to be recharged.
Conclusion
Still rarely present mobile phone vendors who want to release Android smartphone with a physical keyboard presence. It feels like a physical QWERTY keyboard of the past, but some people still membutuhkanya. Not limited to the elderly, the younger generation still enjoys a physical keyboard for easy operation reduces the typo and can also be operated without the eyes should be glued to look at the screen for those who have memorized the position of the buttons. For this reason many people who still maintains the classic BlackBerry series. The solution of this Smartfren actually been good, just a pity given specifications feels 'right' course, so it can not meet all the needs of today's smartphone users such as for gaming.
excess
- physical qwerty keypad
- ergonomic shape
- pretty good camera
- low screen resolution
- performance of 'fitting'
