Elephone U5 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Elephone U5 - too ordinary smartphone

The time has come when, in order to release a successful phone, a manufacturer has to endow even relatively inexpensive models with a huge number of competitive advantages and distinctive features. Otherwise, the novelty may get lost in the abundance of offers on the market. The hero of today's review can hardly be called an unbalanced product, but it differs little from numerous opponents.

The design of the device corresponds to the price category. Four photomodules in the style of recent Samsung Galaxy and an almost bezel - less 6.4-inch display with a front - facing 24-megapixel camera in the upper left corner looks interesting and relevant, but the impression is spoiled by the plastic of the back panel, which will soon be covered with scratches when worn without a case ... OGS-panel is characterized by a resolution of 2310x1080 pixels, good brightness and contrast. However, the picture still lacks juiciness, and on a sunny summer day, the visibility of the image is seriously reduced.

The technical characteristics of the phablet are the Mediatek Helio P60 processor , 4 GB of RAM, and the Mali G72MP3 video adapter, which are usual for the value segment. For average graphics presets in most demanding games such a bundle is enough, but a number of competitors offer more RAM and generally more productive solutions. But the internal storage is allocated as much as 128GB , and a separate slot for MicroSD cards allows you to use both SIM cards when expanding the ROM.

The main 48-, 13-, 5- and 2-megapixel cameras can hardly be considered low-quality. The modules succeed in daytime photography perfectly, it is quite difficult to see the difference in comparison with expensive analogs. However, when lighting deteriorates, noise and a decrease in the level of detail appear. They did not save on battery capacity ( 4000 mAh ), which provides about 8-9 hours of active screen time. But charging at 10W is not considered fast. Of the other advantages of the gadget, we note the contactless NFC payments and the updated Android Q. As a result, the device does not have critical flaws, but it will not be able to attract a mass user due to the many equally attractive rivals that came out earlier.