HTC Desire 310 | Oppo

REVIEW SMARTPHONE SMARTPHONE Price: `11,700 Price: `8,990 HTC DESIRE 310 An aggressive bid by the company in the mid-range smartphone OPPO JOY category, which falls a little short of its more illustrious rivals Oppo joined the battle of budget phone segment with ‘Joy’, a – Ashok Pandey 4-inch entry-level device – Ashok Pandey TC is now ready to compete with the rivals in the entry and midrange smartphone segment with its new HTC Desire 310. he Chinese giant Oppo has launched entry-level phone “Joy”. HThe midrange smartphone is available in the Indian market at a The dual-SIM smartphone can please your pocket and eyes, price tag of Rs. 11,700. The budget phone is powered with Quad Core Tbut may not at the features. The sturdy body of Joy is made of 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU and runs over Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS. plastic which is scratch and smudge resistant and looks trendy. The The high resolution TFT capacitive 4.5 inch display comes with HTC 4-inch device is handy and has only 125 gram of weight, making it a Sense UI 5.1 and offers decent video experience. Crystal-clear sound decent lightweight device. quality of loudspeakers would please the ears as well. It sports 4 GB of The 4-inch WVGA touch screen display comes with “Gloves Mode” internal memory which can be expanded up to 32 GB with a microSD that enables easy operation even with gloves. It packs 1.3 GHz dual memory card. core processor, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory expandable up to You can browse the internet and play games with ease, though 32 GB and runs over Android 4.2. The device runs smoothly with normal multitasking can lead to slower performance as it has 512 MB of RAM. usage including playing games, watching videos etc. The phone doesn’t It gets power from a removable 2000 mAh battery that lasts up to 8 come with lots of pre-loaded apps, but after adding some more apps/ hours. The phone sports a 5 MP rear camera, but autofocus and flash are games, it lags. missing. The video quality is quite satisfactory with the rear camera, but The 3 MP rear camera with LED flash is average performer and not video calling is average with the front VGA camera. made for lensman. Decent images can be clicked in the daylight, but It looks pretty in hands; the sleek and lightweight plastic body is about in lowlight it results noise. The front 140 gms, which makes it handy as well VGA camera is nice for daylight video as pocket friendly. It is powered with in- calling. Speaker is loud and1700 mAh KEY SPECS: built GPS with GLONASS that allow you KEY SPECS: battery lasts for about one day with Processor : Quad-core 1.3 GHz to navigate places effortlessly. 4-inch WVGA display, 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, RAM: 512 MB, Chipset: dual-core CPU, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB normal usage. In our benchmark test- Mediatek MT6582M, GPU: Mali- On extensive benchmarks like AnTutu ROM, Android 4.2, Dual SIM (normal ing, like Quadrant, AnTuTu and Vellamo, + micro), 3 MP rear and 0.3MP front 400MP2, OS: Android OS, v4.2.2 and Qandrant, it performed well but not it performed better than Panasonic T11 (Jelly Bean) camera, 1700 mAh battery better than its competitors like Moto and iBall Udaan but less than Karbonn PROS: G and Canvas Turbo Mini. See the last PROS: Titanium S5 Plus. Good looking, Loudspeakers, page of the Reviews section for all our Gloves mode, Build quality, Build quality, GLONASS 3G connectivity Bottomline: With smooth transi- benchmark comparisons. The phone is tions, the device works well with CONS: available in black and white colors. CONS: Missing flash, heating issues Camera, 512 MB RAM, normal usage. It’s not made for Bottomline: A good mid-range multitasking and heavy apps. If you are WRITE TO: smartphone, but lags in multitasking WRITE TO: HTC India, Delhi looking for a phone under Rs 10,000, performance as compared to competi- Oppo Mobile India Pvt Ltd. Ph: 011-46331011 Ph: 1800-1032-777 then look for other options like Karbonn Email: [email protected] tors like Moto G and Canvas Turbo Mini. E: [email protected] Titanium S5 Plus. Price Performance FeatUreS OVerall Price Performance FeatUreS OVerall 84 PCQUEST JUNE 2014 pcquest.com twitter.com/pcquest facebook.com/pcquest linkd.in/pcquest [email protected].

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