UMIDIGI A11 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

UMiDIGI A11 - a novelty without a twist

It is difficult to achieve success of a product if it does not meet the needs of the audience and is not ready to surprise a sophisticated audience. Surprisingly, in the smartphone market, this statement applies even to the lower price segment. So, the hero of today's review is devoid of memorable features and in many respects repeats the phones of Xiaomi a year ago. Is such a gadget relevant today?

The appearance of an Android smartphone is not quite in line with current trends. The side fingerprint sensor, the beautiful design of the triple camera and the color solutions of the cases will be highly appreciated from an extremely positive point of view. The latter, although made mostly of plastic, does not collect scratches so quickly. But the front panel could be more stylish. The bezels of the 6.53-inch OGS screen are wide, and the 8-megapixel selfie camera has an outdated form factor. The quality of the IPS display itself is also questionable. Low resolution HD +, although it increases the performance of the phablet, but negatively affects the clarity of the picture, small fonts will be difficult to read, individual pixels are visible. The levels of brightness and contrast are also not record-breaking in the value category; image distortions are seen at tilt angles.

The technical characteristics were the Mediatek Helio G25 processor, 3GB / 4GB of RAM and the PowerVR GE8320 graphics accelerator. This bundle is aimed at the smooth operation of the Android 11 interface and applications that are undemanding to resources, but it is better to forget about games like PUBG and Fortnite or enjoy casual projects. 64 / 128GB is allocated for storing music, video and other information, there is also a slot for MicroSD cards . Thus, gamers should take a closer look at more expensive and productive counterparts, the rest of the buyers of the used chipset, most likely, will have enough.

The photographic ability, however, is not particularly impressive. 16 and 2-megapixel (pair) photosensors are still capable of capturing a detailed and natural daytime frame, albeit not the first time, but they do not succeed at all when shooting under mediocre lighting conditions. If we talk about autonomy, then it has become the main advantage of the gadget. Capacity battery to ensure 5150mAch more than 9-10 hours of active screen time, so the search for the outlet to be infrequent. Of the minuses, we note the standard manufacturer's problems with software optimization (untranslated words and phrases, shell jams, etc.), the absence of contactless NFC payments. As a result, we have before us a faceless device, catching only with the capacity of the battery.