UMiDIGI A9 Pro - made to be forgotten?
Almost every smartphone manufacturer dreams that the products they produce have received audience recognition. For this, the developers try to think over the design and technical characteristics of even the most budget models, endowing them with interesting competitive advantages. But sometimes the corporation does not have enough energy, time and enthusiasm, which is why it creates unremarkable devices that are not much different from numerous analogues. The hero of today's review, unfortunately, is close precisely to this category of goods.
The appearance of the novelty is actual, but not original. The beautiful design of four cameras and a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel, as well as small side frames of the 6.3-inch display, are adjacent to the OGS -panel, which is noticeable in width, and plastic as the main body material. It is difficult to find fault with the used IPS-screen within the price segment. The brightness and contrast are enough for the visibility of the image during the day, the resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels has a positive effect on the detail of the picture. The 24MP front - facing camera built into the OGS display looks attractive.
The Mediatek Helio P60 processor is used so often in inexpensive phones that it has already become quite boring. The chip, along with 4 / 6GB of RAM and the MaliG72 MP3 video adapter, can still cope with resource-intensive games, but at low graphics settings. The energy efficiency of the components is not bad. One 4150mAh battery charge is enough for a day and a half of active use of the gadget, so you can rarely be in search of an outlet. Internal storage is allocated 64 / 128GB . A microSD card slot is also installed, as well as a headphone jack useful for music lovers.
The main 48- ( 32MP from Sony in the younger version) , 8- and 2-megapixel photomodules led by the popular Samsung GM1 sensor, due to imperfect software and mediocre optics, do not allow you to fully enjoy evening and night shooting. Some of the frames will be spoiled by noise, another percentage by smears. However, with the proper skill, even in poor lighting conditions, you can create a good shot. Fans of contactless payments will have to look at other devices, since there is no NFC support. As a result, the device turned out to be too similar to its direct rivals, which is why the chance to get lost against their background is extremely high. And even a built-in thermometer does not correct the situation.