Walton Primo ZX2 Lite
The phone comes with a gorgeous 6-inch display. The 1920X1080 display supports 10-finger multi-touch and is protected by 4th gen scratch-resistant gorilla glass. It's no pixel-dense, quad-HD resolution, but man, it's good! The colour saturation is vivid although the white pixels look a bit pinkish. But rest of the prominent colours pop out amazingly on the screen.
The phone's shape, design and dimensions are very similar to Huawei's Nexus 6P (minus the visor in the back). But compared to the Nexus 6P, the phone is a bit heavy because it packs nearly 1500 mAh more than the 6P. ZX2 Lite has an edge-to-edge uni-body and full-metal back with heavily chamfered edges.
Coming to the performance: since Walton is making this phone one of their forerunners this season, they chose the most popular architecture in a budget. The phone sports a MediaTek MT6753 1.3GHz Octa-Core 64-bit processor, which is roughly equivalent to the Qualcomm 610 Snapdragon processor. The MediaTek processor combined with the 3GB RAM was able to strike the right balance between power and budget. But we did notice some issues. The phone freezes up when we juggle multiple data-driven apps. The Android 5.1 version of the phone has a simple custom UI with just a few added apps by default.
Walton wanted to keep the phone under 30K and that's evident by the cameras that come with the phone. Although these front and back cameras were good on paper, when we tried them out for real, we noticed a few things. The front camera, despite of its 8MP f2.2 aperture camera, indoor selfies tended to be a bit grainy. The best part of the camera was the modes and the features. When you switch from normal mode to professional mode, an array of options unlocks before you. You can zoom in and out, take macro shots by changing the focus and adjust the ISO and White Balance. In addition to that, you can change the shutter speed to take terrific images in low lighting conditions.
Things we loved about the phone:
* The battery. The phone has a whopping 5020 mAh battery, which means even after you continuously watch videos, send e-mails, play games and hear music, you would still be able to go home with at least 20% charge at the end of the day. It also has a Samsung-inspired extreme battery mode that will give you battery coverage and basic functionality for up to 10 days.
* The security features of the phone include a fingerprint scanner. The iPhone-style fingerprint scanner doubles as a home button, right below the screen.
* This phone is one of the first of a range of phones by Walton to come with USB Type C. This means you can charge them real quick, but will need to carry your charger every time you move because these ports are rare.
SPECS
Display: 6" Full HD, 4th Gen Gorilla glass
CPU: 1.3GHz 64 Bit Octa-Core
RAM: 3GB and ROM: 64GB
Camera:16MP Rear + 8MP Front
Battery: 5020 mAh
Fingerprint sensor and USB Type C
Price: Tk. 27,990/-
VERDICT
So basically, Walton now has a phone that effectively puts them in the competition with other phones by bringing out devices with outstanding design & hardware but on a budget. Surely you shouldn't be comparing it with iPhones or Galaxy Notes, but you can easily compare it other homegrown brands and some up & coming Chinese brands. We liked the phone because it is thin, durable and fast. Despite being slightly heavy, we didn't find it bothersome. True be told, we didn't mind the extra weight because of the gigantic 5020 mAh battery. So is it one of the best phablet on a budget? Yes, probably it is.
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