Friends+Design
- The phone is built impressively well and feels sturdy
- The quality and placement of the buttons are good too
- The fingerprint sensor at the back, is quick to authenticate, and ergonomic to use
- The single speaker at the bottom thankfully doesn’t get blocked when you hold the phone horizontally - and can pump out decent volume for media and alerts
- A little bit heavy, and on the thicker side, due to its large battery
Display
- Good sharp display - offers good viewing angles, colour reproduction and brightness levels - also has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to protect it against scratches - overall easily one of the best displays in the budget segment
Software
- Uses Leeco's EUI (Leeco is now the parent company) just without LeEco’s ‘Supertainment’ streaming services - it is swift, and works well, keeping bloatware to a minimum
Performance
- The phone handles multitasking and general app performance with great ease - the speedy octa-core SoC and ample RAM ensure that there are rarely any slowdowns when launching apps or playing games - even demanding ones run smoothly - this is easily one of the best-performing phones in this price bracket
- Reasonably good heat management
- Media playback is also good, as the SoC is capable of handling 4K video, and high-bitrate files are also a non-issue
Camera
- Decent rear camera, especially in daylight conditions - the dual camera setup allows for a nice bokeh effect
- The front 8-megapixel camera too is decent for selfies in good lighting but not so much under artificial or low-light
Audio
- Good audio quality via headphones
Battery
- Excellent battery life - with normal usage, you can get a little more than a day and a half on a single charge
- Charges fairly quickly too thanks to the 10W included adapter
More
- Support the modern USB standard (USB Type C)
- No expandable storage
