The relatively unknown Turkish General Mobile smartphone maker announced last May somewhat surprising his One Android smartphone also bring to the Benelux. The device is more expensive than the average Android One phone, but also a lot better serve.
Android One not just for developing countries
Android General Mobile One, as the device’s full name, carries a price tag of 229 euros, making it almost three times as expensive as the One Android phones that have been released so far. One aims to cheap Android smartphones to consumers – especially in emerging markets – to spend too open hardware standards and subsidizing hardware. One with Android gives users access to cheap smartphones with a stock version of Android that directly receive the latest software updates.
Originally the idea was that Google with Android One could get a foothold in countries like India, Indonesia and the Philippines. Countries with cheap phones are popular, but which many users do not have access to a smartphone. Google controls the design, development, marketing and support, but production is borne by lesser known parties as Cromax and Spice. For a long time it did not appear that Android One would ever see the light of day in the Benelux, but thanks to General Mobile that has changed occurred in
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High performance paper and In practice,
The unit of the Turkish manufacturer you get admittedly not – like most other Android phones One – for a few bucks in the house, but there can be better specs opposite. Thus, the General Mobile Android One features a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 chip with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. The screen is considerably better: 5 inches with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels. The design of the smartphone is nothing to write home about, but the format and finish are excellent. The device is good with only one hand and due to the rough backside you see any fingerprints.
The General Mobile Android One can compete easily with other midrange phones and is in many ways similar to the new Motorola Moto G. That device runs on a stock version of Android 5.1.1, though it is possible that the General Mobile receives even faster Android updates. At the time of writing, the phone has not yet received the update that the severe Stage Fright leak-proof.
Cheap alternative for Nexus smartphones
In everyday use senses the General Mobile One to Android as a Nexus device, the interface is nice and smooth, free from manufacturers apps and a skin and functionally no different than Lollipop Android on the Nexus 5 or Nexus 6. General Mobile only offers its own app store and an cleaner app with, but which are optionally disable and take up very little space. For taking pictures you have the Google Camera app available that works simply and includes the most important functions (HDR, panorama, selfie).
The quality of the cameras, as the case with many devices in this price range varies. The 5-megapixel front camera, although having a fixed focus, but shoot sharp images and is perfect for video calls with. Of the 13 megapixel camera on the back, we were expecting more. If the exposure is not optimal, pictures are quickly blurred and faded. For occasional snapshots meets the camera, but you do not yet SLR to take off the door.
Apart from this, however, is too little to notice it in the first One Android smartphone in the Netherlands. The unit of General Mobile puts great performance on the mat and has no problems with latest apps and games. Another nice feature is support for dualsim and 4G and the fact that the battery is interchangeable. It has a capacity of 2500 mAh and is good for an average battery life of one and a half day. With the energy-saving mode in Android, you can even squeeze two days of use out of the battery
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Conclusion General Mobile Android One review
General Mobile in our country is a great unknown in the smartphone market. The General Mobile Android One company delivers nonetheless an attractive device to compete with a popular model like the Motorola Moto G (3rd gen.) Easily handle. Indeed, with support for two SIM cards, a micro SD slot, and a removable battery even as we are concerned he has an edge. Another big advantage is the fact that the One Android smartphone guaranteed first getting software updates and runs on a stock version of Android 5.1.1. The set cameras of the General Mobile Android One little disappointing but make the performance and smooth user experience a lot.
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