After three days of testing the Elephone A4, a terminal that we can get for less than 100 Euros in an exclusive offer for readers of AndroidsisAs always I bring you the complete analysis of the terminal in which the real protagonist is the Elehone A4 which we tested in the foreground so you can see its real operation.
How I always do not want to add or caramelize the video content with beautiful shots to highlight the good of the terminal and hide the bad of it, that is why the reason and reason for these video reviews in which I test the terminal in the foreground and in real time and in which I tell you both the strong points of it, and especially I emphasize the weak points so that you have a real idea of everything that this Elephone A4 offers us if it is the case that you are thinking of acquiring one of these terminals Android of Chinese origin.
Elephone A4 technical specifications
Trademarks | Elephone |
Model | A4 |
Operating system | Android 8.1 Oreo without customization layer |
Screen | 5.85-inch IPS HD + 19: 9 aspect ratio |
Processor | Mediatek MT6739WW with 64 Bit Quad Core technology at 1.5 Ghz |
GPU | IMG 8XE 1PPC 600 MHz |
RAM | 3 GB LPDDR3 |
Internal storage | 16 Gb expandable via MicroSD up to 128 Gb |
Rear camera | 8 mpx with double FlashLED and FullHD video recording |
Front camera | 5 mpx with HD video recording |
Connectivity | Dual SIM NanoSIM + NanoSIM or NanoSIM + MicroSD / 2G: GSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 (1900/1800/850/900) / 3G: WCDMA B1 / B5 / B8 (2100/850/900) / 4G: FDD- LTE B1 / B3 / B5 / B7 / B20 (2100/1800/850/2600/800) / TDD-LTE B38 / B40 / B41 (2600/2300/2500) / Wifi Dual Band 2.4 and 5 Ghz / Bluetooth 4.2 / GPS and aGPS GLONASS / OTG / OTA and FM Radio |
Other features | Fingerprint reader on the side / Face Unlock / Metal finishes with glass back / Possibility to hide the navigation bar for an attractive and efficient gesture control / Compass and gravity light sensors and accelerometer / |
Battery | 3000 mAh non-removable |
Dimensions | 150.4 x 72.8 x 8 mm |
Weight : | 189 grams |
Price | from 96.78 Euros to 105 Euros in Banggood |
The best of the Elephone A4
The first thing that we will be able to highlight about this Elephone A4 is its beautiful and elegant design and finishes since we have a terminal with a metal body with curved corners that give it a most striking touch, this together with its spectacular glazed rear or its no less spectacular 5.85-inch diameter screen in which its large Notch stands out, we could be facing one of the most beautiful smartphones that I have been able to test in this price range of less than 100 Euros.
Continuing with the things that we can highlight about this Elephone A4, apart from its incredible and adjusted price, we could say that, if you like terminals with Notch or that eyebrow at the top of the screen that includes the front camera and normally to the front speaker, no doubt You will love the screen with HD + resolution of this Elephone A4.
A screen in which both the maximum brightness as the minimum brightness are the most correct Both to use it without problems in full sunlight or in dimly lit environments without having to burn the retinas of the eyes.
If we go to its user interface and Android version, we are facing a terminal with Android Oreo 8.1 totally pure, in which the only changes or alterations made have been made for the better.
Thus we have a Launcher that, although it is very, very simple as well as functional, which makes the terminal move as smoothly as possible, if we add the Dura Sped functionality to give an extra plus to the control of the battery of our Android and we also add the option integrated in settings, under the buttons section from which we will be able to tune the virtual buttons or navigation bar to our liking, being able to choose between several predetermined designs, or even hide it permanently to use the terminal with an effective gesture control, we are without a doubt one of the strengths of this Android Low Cost from Elephone.
The other thing to highlight about this Elephone A4, apart from its integrated connectivity in which only NFC connectivity is missing to be able to use the terminal with mobile payments, is undoubtedly in the aspect of the autonomy of its built-in 3000 mAh battery that has been giving me about five hours of active screen with all connectivity enabled at all times and brightness in automatic mode.
An autonomy that, for a normal Android user who uses his terminal in a measured way, will give him to two long days without having to charge it.
The last thing I want to highlight about this Elephone A4, was one thing that in life I had thought that it could amaze me in a terminal of this price range, and that isIt has built-in cameras, both the front and the back that the truth They give a very good result outdoors or even indoors as long as they are well lit..
Although it does not have any type of video stabilization, if we make videos with fixed planes or in which the movements are not sudden, these will come out with a more than decent quality, and that is for me we are facing cameras that are much better than what I thought I would find at first.
I always say this by comparing or keeping in mind other terminals of Chinese origin that move in this price range of less than 100 Euros.
Pros
- Sensational finishes
- HD + display
- 3 Gb of RAM
- MicroSD support
- Very efficient processor
- Android 8.1
- 800 Mhz band
- Decent cameras
- Very good autonomy
- Notch <
Elephone A4 cameras test (sound and video without any manipulation)
The worst of the Elephone A4
After three long days of intensive use of the terminal, I am in a position to say that the fingerprint reader on the side of the terminal, apart from being very, very uncomfortable to use, this one in particular it fails more than a fairground shotgun, especially when we want to wake up the terminal after a long time in torpor.
If we add to this that Face Unlock is not one of the fastest on the market and that you need certain conditions of good light, we will have to enter more times than we would like at first, or the unlock password, the PIN or the unlock pattern.
Finally and as a negative point in the middle, we find poor sound quality from the built-in speaker on the bottom of the device, and I say half because although it has more than enough power so that we do not miss any notification or call even being in very noisy environments, if what we want is to listen to music, watch videos on the Internet or watch movies, yes or if we are going to need good headphones since the sound coming out of the speaker in fully canned and robotic sound.
Cons
- Fingerprint reader
- Multimedia sound
- Notch <
Editor's Opinion
- Editor's rating
- 4 star rating
- Excellent
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