andromax reviews

I would say that as an Andromax-U user, I feel disappointed that a better phone exists in a very short span of time from the same company. That automatically lowers the resale price of your existing phone should you want to sell it. This reminds me to a few pissed iPad 3 owners last year.

Smartfren Andromax-U Review: Affordable and Dependable, But Very Laggy

I have been using my first Android phone, the Smartfren Andromax-U, for a few months now and would like to share my thoughts about the phone. Having bought one shortly after it launched in February, my experience of dealing with Smartfren through the service center and then seeing the launch of the revamped Andromax line-up soon after could serve up some useful points for future Andromax buyers.

For your reference, the phone that I’m reviewing is the Indonesian telco’s Andromax-U with a dual-core processor, not the revamped Andromax-U Limited with a quadcore processor.

Despite the issues you’ll hear about later, let me start off by saying that I still think that the Andromax-U still looks like a great phone in its price range – just IDR 1.6 million ($160) 1 . You can go through its specs here. I soon found out that the phone shoots really mediocre pictures even though it has a supposedly 8-megapixel rear camera. That fact can help set the tone for the phone’s overall performance: good for that price range, but don’t expect the world from it.

Being quite affordable, the Andromax-U’s phone’s body is made mostly of plastic. The power button is located on the top right of the phone, which some might find not very ergonomic if you’re looking to use the phone with one hand. The earphones given alongside the phone are comfortable to be used. Overall, it has a nice appearance.

Performance wise, I’d say that the phone, which runs Android 4.0 (and now 4.1), is very decent with no issues when swiping and using other touch gestures. But you will find that the OS doesn’t have an overall smooth feeling even if you have just one or two apps in the background. Yes, it’s a bit laggy.

But I am happy that Smartfren kept its promise and rolled out the Jelly Bean OS update for the handset. I feel that the performance using the new OS is much better.

The phone comes with a Smartfren widget that helps track your Smartfren CDMA credit. The widget doesn’t look that appealing aesthetically though, but it gets the job done. There’s also a Smartfren Store that routinely promotes a few paid apps that can be bought with phone credit, as well as quite a few pre-installed apps that I never used but can’t get rid off.

You are not be able to use 3G connection from your GSM card, so you’ll need to use Smartfren’s 3G CDMA card. I have found no problem with its speed, and the signal reception is quite good too across the capital. Smartfren suffered an internet outage that rocked the nation a while back, and I hope that wouldn’t repeat itself again soon.

Say no to huge games!

I love playing games on my phone. A few of my favorite ones are Battle Cats, Candy Crush, Temple Run 2, and Subway Surf. I have some lag problems playing the former two games, but when it comes to the latter two, you can expect to hit even more disturbing lags here and there. Note that Temple Run 2 plays smoothly at first, but as you pick up your speed in the game, it gets harder as the phone gets choppy too.

It’s become a habit for me to close all my background apps before playing games. Also, the phone doesn’t have a button that lets you close all hidden apps easily, so you need to close them one by one which can make the experience a bit tiring.

As a side note, while I had no problem with the phone at all during most of my use, I did bring it to the service center once to get it replaced. Because after two weeks of first use, the phone just suddenly died. I took good care of the phone and it wasn’t damaged by external factors. Even the customer service crew didn’t understand why it happened.

I left my phone for two weeks in the service center, and in the end, the company gave me a brand new phone because they couldn’t fix the previous one. Yes, I was left phone-less in that time. Since then I haven’t found too many problems with the phone save for fairly rare random shutdowns since the last OS update.

No update for current users

And finally let’s talk about the new Andromax-U Limited. It is basically the same phone with more RAM (upped from 768MB to 1GB) and a beefier processor (1.2GHz dual-core swapped for a quad-core). The new phone is more expensive by just IDR 100,000 ($10), and arrived four months after the predecessor set the stage.

I would say that as an Andromax-U user, I feel disappointed that a better phone exists in a very short span of time from the same company. That automatically lowers the resale price of your existing phone should you want to sell it. This reminds me to a few pissed iPad 3 owners last year.

And I’ve asked, but there’s no way for a customer to trade in their current phone for a new one. That is, unless a lot of people demand this happens, noted a Smartfren representative during the new phone’s launch. Well, this is me demanding that it happen.

All in all, Andromax-U is a good phone that can carry you through the day. It doesn’t offer the smoothest experience, but it’s affordable.

(Editing by Steven Millward and Charlie Custer)

The phone supports dual SIM cards for GSM and Smartfren-locked CDMA numbers. High internet speed can only be achieved by using the CDMA card.

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Smartfren Andromax V Reviews

Continued success Andromax I and U , CDMA operators Smartfren re-released several Android devices . The flagship of this time is Andromax Smartfren – V , which is a rebrand of ZTE N986 . Andromax – V carry specifications such as dual SIM ( CDMA EVDO Rev. A and GSM EDGE ) 5 -inch IPS screen with HD resolution of 1280x720p , MediaTek MT6589 processor 1.2 GHz quad – core , PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU , 1GB of RAM , 4GB of internal memory , camera the main 8MP with LED flash , 2.300mAh battery , and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is priced at Rp 2.3 million . With middle-class prices , specs fairly interesting . What about performance? Listen to continue our review below .

Sales package :

Smartfren prime card ( RUIM )
User Registration and Terms & Conditions
Warranty Card
user Manual
Charger and USB Cables
Handsfree Stereo .

Impression Design and Materials
When first glance , direct looks that Andromax V more bulky than Andromax U. Design and material also looks less good than the U. But no matter , because the bulky body to accommodate the screen size of 5 inches . The design itself is similar to the Nexus S , with a curved body angle . With the overall material of plastic , nothing special from design V. Although it is quite relative and subjective, I feel the design Andromax U better both in terms of visual and feel grip than the magnitude brother .

At the 5 inch screen dominates the front of the entire face of the phone , with the front camera on the earpiece as well . Andromax V uses capacitive touch buttons , the back , Home and Menu . Black unit that we reviewed had a touch of metallic in both whole body and bezel side. Micro USB port for the charger and connect your phone to the computer on the left side , together with the volume buttons , while the 3.5 mm audio jack and the power / lock there on . Rear cover can be opened easily , where you can insert the SIM card ( normal size ) and RUIM cards , as well as a slot for a micro SD and do not forget the battery capacity of 2300 mAh removable .

screen

In terms of display , the dimension of V Andromax does have advantages over U , but about the quality ( contrast , brightness and saturation ) Andromax U is superior . V does not mean ugly screen , even if the phone compared with 2-3 million price range , screen Andromax V is among the most good . Moreover, the resolution was already HD 1280×720 pixels and a size of 5 inches , producing a screen density of 294 ppi . The color is vibrant and warm , typical IPS screen , as well as the characteristic reddish . Angle vision is not perfect , but not bad . Anyway , the screen quality Andromax V unquestionable .

Unlike the inter-face U Andromax minimal change from the standard , in Andromax V pretty much changes were made , though most of the cosmetic nature . Since it uses Android 4.2 , on page lockscreen you can put a widget ( to the left of the page ) and a shortcut to the camera by sliding the lockscreen to the right page . Mode lock screen can be replaced with Slide , Face Unlock , Unlock Voice , Pattern , PIN and Password

By default , the Home screen using a digital clock and weather widgets . Also there are widgets that can Smartfren Customer Info menginfokan phone number , status , and usage and remaining balance . Homescreen consists of 5 pages , can be used up to a maximum of 9 pages . There is a page number listed at the bottom . You can select the page to be displayed as a Home . With a 720p resolution screen , you can display 4×4 icons . Underneath adaikon Contacts , Phone , Menu , Messaging and Browser the structure and composition can change at will , unless the Access Menu .

Standard notification bar phone with Android 4.2 , with a digital clock and date display , access to clean notification and extend access to notifications , such as Quick Toggle style phones Samsung and LG , there is access to the brightness , Settings , WiFi , Emergency Calls , indicators battery , airplane mode and Bluetooth , GPS , Data Connection , Data Usage , Audio Profiles , Timeout and Auto Rotation . There is information owner , however, you must first log on Google+ . On the main menu there are 2 main sections namely Apps and Widgets . Existing applications can be developed based on the alphabet , time , common use and manual . The menu is arranged horizontally , this time 5×4 app icons .

There are several Theme that can be selected , such as Default , Car , Comes From Me and Tea Time . Replacement ranged in digital clock widget and background colors in the application drawer . Features built-in Android 4.2 which is Daydream which is sort Screen Saver , you can display the clock , BeanFlinger , Color , Google Currents , Photo Frame , and Photo Table all by first making arrangements . To Daydream can be directly activated , or set to turn on when you plug the phone into the Dock or download the mobile phone charging . For performance no doubt , this phone interface is relatively light because it is quite similar to the standard Android 4.2 in general . Moreover, supported processor and GPU that is qualified and Project Butter of Android Jelly Bean that allows the interface runs at a speed of 60 fps .

Contacts and Messaging

Not much changes on the menu People ( contacts ) . There are group and favorite for ease of grouping your friends . As with other Android devices you can sync your contacts with GMail account , Facebook , Twitter and others , of course, if the social networking applications already on your phone . For new contacts , some additional fields that can be selected is the ringtone , IM , Email , Postal , Organization , Notes , Nickname , Website and Internet Call . There is a dual SIM management settings , you can choose the card that is used to default when receiving or making calls , texting and to surf . Additionally , you can choose the main card that will be used when in roaming conditions .

For any business messaging standards , there are SMS , MMS , Email and Instant Messaging . SMS is displayed in the mode like a chat conversation . In addition to conversation mode , no Box mode , the messages distributed by the Inbox , Outbox , and Draftbox Sentbox . While you can use a Gmail email that has many similar features as the desktop version . It also can use other email client , use the email application . While available for Instant Messaging and Google Talk is Google Messenger , besides of course you can add third-party applications such as Google PlayStore Line , WhatsApp , IM and so on .

For typing Andromax V using TouchPal Android Keyboard and Keyboard . For TouchPal , there are several types of layout like phonepad ( abc/123 ) and QWERTY . Of course do not miss the standard features such as spellcheck , prediction , auto correction and so on . With a 5 -inch screen , comfortable two-handed typing is done , while one hand is not as comfortable as the two hands , but it can still be done well .

Camera and Video Recorder

Features that exist in the default camera app pretty much Andromax V . The interface for the camera and a video recorder into one , with two capture buttons . In camera mode if you hold the capture button , the phone will perform continuous shoot up to a maximum of 99 pieces . For features include:

HDR mode
beauty face capture mode
panorama mode
Multi angle capture ( recording moving images )
scene
Smile shot
Best picture

While there are some general settings that include:

exposure levels
GPS based location determination
color effects
white balance
image properties ( setting the level of sharpness , hue , saturation, brightness and contrast )
anti flicker

Dedicated camera settings :

face detection
line composition
self timer
continuous shot
resolution
preview size
ISO

Special arrangements video recorder

EIS
microphone
audio mode ( and normal meeting )
time lapse
effect
video quality

The images have a punchy color , although not natural but as this is what most people like . Weakness , the image ‘s noise in low lighting conditions that appear quite disturbing . Please see the photos below , click to view original size . If you want to see the original file , download it at this link .

Results of video recording has vivid colors and punchy like the camera . Noise is still felt in low lighting . But the video recording is wasteful of storage . One minute recording 1080p video in 3gp format produces a file of 174MB ( 24 thousand kbps , 30 fps ) .

photo gallery

Andromax V uses the same gallery with the built-in Android 4.2 . Photos and videos can diliat by albums , locations , times , people and tags . Albums can be synchronized with your Google+ account . Photos can be shared to social networking and messaging , can also be rotated , dicrop , used as wallpaper and view detailed info. Android 4.2 now has features similar editing Instagram , there is a kind of punch filters , vintage , bleach , etc. , can be added picture frame , then edit the brightness , contrast , vibrance , sharpness and others.

Video player

Andromax V has a dedicated video player , with features that are quite capable. Only drawback , subtitle . Srt not be read by this application . Video formats that can be played smoothly alone can be up to 1080p resolution , among other files . Mkv , . Mp4 , . Mov , and . Avi . When you can play videos from a touch screen lock . The screen brightness and volume can be changed directly from the video player screen . One thing that is interesting , it turns out Andromax V supports Pop – Up Video , which was popularized by Samsung Galaxy SIII . This feature allows you to play videos while doing other activities on the phone . Video window can be minimized through the pinch – to-zoom .

Music Player

To listen to the song , Andromax V using Google Play Music app , which is inherited from the Android system . Actually it does not matter , because its application was complete enough . There is a queue feature , shuffle , thumbs up and added last , shared songs by playlist , recent , artist , albums , songs , genres . Equalizer can be switched on , in addition there are FX booster form of bass boost and 3D effect and Reverb Presets . Congenital own equalizer settings there rock , pop , classic , and so on . You also can create their own eq settings . Quality loudspeaker mediocre , quite hard and not too soft , just deafening . Andromax V also has an FM radio , but as usual you have to use a headset to mobile phones can capture the audio signal .

connectivity

GSM ( maximum internet EDGE ) and CDMA ( EVDO Rev . A )
Wi – Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n , DLNA , Wi – Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v 3.0
MicroUSB
GPS with A – GPS support

web Browser

There are two default web browser Andromax V , which is the default browser Chrome and Android . Number of tabs that can be opened browser tabs default maximum is 16 , is more than enough for normal use . Seamless web performance and smooth , even open a page filled with lots of content . Its features include bookmark , share , find, incognito tab , request for the desktop web ( browser option to always open the desktop version of the site ) , save for offline reading , and others such as the homepage , form auto -fill , cache , history , cookies , passwords , text size and zoom, javascript , plugins , and others. There Accessibility features for your comfort in surfing the internet , such as controlling the scale text , zoom on double tap , the minimum font size that appears , and rendering inverted ( black to white and vice versa ) .

HTML5test.com : 434 points

Antutu : 13493 points

Quadrant Standard : 3944 points

Nenamark 2 : 44.2 fps

Multitouch Tester : up to 10 touch

Battery Durability

HD Video Playback : 10 hours

Test Screenshot : 9 hours 5 minutes

In the price versus features , Smartfren Andromax V is okay . Than products in the same price range (Rp 2-3 million ) as VC HTC Desire , Xperia J , LG L7 II and others , Andromax V has the advantage of being quite noticeably , among others, good performance , the batteries that have sufficient durability long , and the screen has a resolution of 720p HD and large ( 5 inches ) . It’s just a little less attractive in design , plus the body feels big and heavy compared to other phones 5 inches .

5 -inch screen HD quality
good performance
Battery life is quite capable
removable battery
There is a micro SD slot
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

shortage

Bongsor size and weight
Standard design , finishing less good
GSM only alternative to surf (up to EDGE only)

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