At the end of last year, Philips introduced the world to its new W6500 smartphone. Philips, a company that produces household, digital and other equipment, has managed to create an excellent gadget with a modern design and quite impressive technical characteristics. The public quite easily accepted the phone and is already ready to draw conclusions about this model. So, let's take a look at the Philips Xenium W6500 smartphone, reviews of which, by the way, are very positive, and make sure they are true.
Introduction: a little about the phone
Considering the latest phone models in the price range from seven to ten thousand rubles, we can say that Philips stands out for its bright and modern design, excellent capacitive display, ergonomic body, excellent camera and many more indicators. And despite all this, it remains a great phone for every day. The Philips W6500 smartphone is quite fast in operation, all programs and games work without braking and do not make the user nervous and regret their purchase.
Compared to models such as Nokia Lumia 630 or LG G3 S, our smartphone is almostinferior to them in any way, except for the screen size of LG, whose diagonal is larger by 0.7 inches and is 5 inches. Philips W6500, whose characteristics are significantly better than those of competitors in some respects, is a quite competitive model sold in the mobile technology market.
Package
The phone is sold in a small box made of thick impact-resistant cardboard. It will protect the phone during delivery, for example, to your home or work. The package bundle of Philips W6500 is almost standard, besides, it includes an additional removable panel. Package includes:
- phone;
- battery;
- phone charger;
- USB cable (micro);
- wired headset;
- optional rear panel.
The quality of components is at a fairly high level. The standard headset of this company boasts a fairly good sound. It is equipped with a microphone and is designed to be connected to a 3.5 mm jack. The USB charger meets all European standards and has a charging voltage of 5V. The cable itself is not included in the kit, it is disconnected from the charger, to charge the phone you will need to connect the cable to the adapter.
Design and ergonomics
The appearance of the phone is quite modern and attractive, immediately catches the eye. Without looking at the name, you might think that this is another phone from the Lumia series. However, as we get closer, we immediately realize thatwrong.
The body is made of high quality and practical plastic. The model is sold with two removable color panels - a bright yellow and a more practical gray back cover. This allows you to reflect the mood of a person, as well as in some ways his style.
The phone is quite comfortable in the hand thanks to slightly beveled corners. The case has a classic rectangular shape. The screen is protected by glass, so it is practically not afraid of scratches.
Display
Smartphone W6500 Philips has an excellent capacitive display with a diagonal of 4.3 inches. This screen has an average resolution, it is 540 by 960 pixels, and it turns out that per inch the pixel density is 256 pixels. Capacitive sensor allows you to process up to 5 touches at the same time.
The IPS technology used to create the screen makes the sensor incredibly sensitive, and viewing angles and color clarity are comfortable enough for observers from the side. The screen brightness has a good range of adjustment, which helps to eliminate the lack of brightness when the screen is tilted. By the way, the angles of inclination do not affect the level of color reproduction at all. Anti-reflective protection helps preserve the image, leaving it crisp enough on a clear, sunny day.
The display has the usual settings for the Android system. In addition to brightness, features such as button illumination, backlight timeout, wallpaper change and screen auto-rotation are available.
Operating system
PhilipsThe Xenium W6500, which we are currently reviewing, runs on the Android operating system in version 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. This version works smoothly and without any shortcomings, compared to the previous one, there are no special changes, except for energy saving and redesign of some menus. Now the system allows the phone to work longer, and this, as we know, is a huge plus for smartphones of this type. It is very simple and soft in its management, so the user will enjoy using this version of the operating system.
Performance and battery
This smartphone has good performance thanks to the powerful hardware installed in it. The phone became the owner of a Mediatek MT 6589 quad-core processor with a clock frequency of 1.2 MHz. In combination with the installed operating system and the powerful Power VR SGX544M GPU, this gadget produces very good performance. The phone is able to "pull" such powerful games and programs as Real Racing 3, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Solar Walk or NASA APP, but it is not able to "pull" Full HD, but this was already clear, looking at the resolution of the display. Thus, it turns out that the maximum resolution that the GPU is capable of playing is 720p.
As for the battery, the company's proprietary 2400 mAh battery is installed here. Its volume is enough for exactly a day of use in non-stop mode. The phone is capable of playingcontinuously: audio recordings - up to 55 hours, video, provided Wi-Fi is turned off - up to 10 hours. Of course, the manufacturer could install a slightly more powerful battery, at least 3500 mAh, like the rival Lenovo P770, but this was not done. Such power was considered not too necessary for this phone.
Phone memory and memory card
Looking at the performance of the phone and its hardware, it is not difficult to guess that it is equipped with 1 GB of RAM. This is not very much, but it is quite enough for a smartphone like the Philips Xenium W6500. A review of this model shows that this volume is quite enough to surf the Internet, listen to music and play some not very serious toy at the same time. And this is a good result for phones of this price category.
The phone's internal memory for storing data has a capacity of 4 GB, but with the installed system, drivers and standard programs, the user is left with only 3.2 GB. But this does not matter, since this model has a slot for a micro SD memory card. It is able to withstand the physical load of a card up to 32 GB. Thus, by inserting a high-speed memory card and switching the settings to automatically use this card, you can not affect the internal memory of the phone at all, leaving it empty.
Camera
Two cameras are installed in the Philips Xenium W6500 smartphone, reviews about them are rather ambiguous. The main camera of this phone has a resolution of 8 MP, which allows it to take great pictures during the day, as well as shoothigh-quality video resolution in 720p at a speed of 30 fps. As for photographing and shooting at night, things are much worse here. The presence of an LED flash doesn't help much in the dark - photos and videos are a little blurry and not very clear, although, on the other hand, what else can you expect from a phone? The main camera is equipped with automatic autofocus and a catcher for up to 10 faces at the same time. There is also the presence of macro photography - the minimum distance from the subject is 5 centimeters. The location of the main camera is very convenient - it is located at the top rear of the smartphone, clearly in the center.
In addition, the phone has a front camera with a resolution of 1.2 MP. It is perfect for shooting selfies and video calls, such as Skype or Viber. The front camera is located unusually for smartphones in this category - on the left, not on the right.
Multimedia
The Philips W6500 we're reviewing comes with standard Android 4.0 video and audio players. They are no different in the new versions of the system: the same design, ease of use, limited sound settings in the equalizer, etc.
The phone's equalizer has 11 settings, changing which does not change the sound very noticeably. There are also functions for boosting frequencies and creating a 3D sound effect.
In addition to the players, the phone has an FM-receiver. He is differentdue to its frequency reception strength, with the headphones inserted, the search for active radio waves is significantly better than that of its direct competitors. It operates in the frequency range from 87.5 to 107.8 MHz.
Expert opinion and owner reviews
Philips Xenium W6500, according to experts, is a fairly high-quality device created by Philips. The phone has all the necessary functions and is even capable of more than its competitors in this price category. They also claim that such a filling with another brand, such as HTC or Samsung, will cost much more than the Philips W6500 currently costs. Owner reviews say the same. Many owners express this opinion: "Why spend more when you can buy the exact same product for less?" And we can agree with them.
Experts were able to identify only a few shortcomings that are not too significant for this model - this is not a tight fit of the removable back panel and the quality of night shooting of the main camera of the phone.
The Philips W6500 model received a positive assessment not only from experts in the field of telephony, but also from the owners of this gadget themselves. It is spoken of as a very high-quality, multifunctional product with small and almost imperceptible shortcomings. Thus, based on the reviews, it was possible to highlight the main pros and cons of this model. Pros include:
- gadget versatility;
- high performance (the phone is powerful enough for its price range);
- reliability (reliableassembly speaks for itself, the quality of materials is at a high level);
- Full HD support;
- reasonable price - only about eight thousand rubles.
The biggest cons include:
- small battery capacity;
- squeaky back panel.
The W6500 Philips model, which has received quite positive and warm reviews, has become very popular among women, who literally go crazy for the bright yellow version of the phone. And the opportunity to change the color of the panel (to suit the mood or outfit) is highly appreciated by the fair sex.
Conclusion
Having examined the W6500 Philips model in detail, we can say that the phone turned out to be quite successful and sold. Excellent performance, combined with a pleasant design - this is a great combination for these days. Of course, not from the first days, but he found his customers who were satisfied with the Philips Xenium W6500 model (the reviews speak for themselves). Excellent assembly, convenient key layout allow the phone to fit comfortably, and most importantly, ergonomically lie in the hand.
The device made an excellent impression on the public and experts. Even such cheap competitors as Lenovo or Highscreen will not get in the way of this model. They have more weight and dimensions, but the thing that swings characteristics is that they are much weaker.
In this price category, "Philips" became the best phone for two SIM cards in 2014, and you can not argue with that. He went around everyone. And then we draw conclusions ourselves, since no one has the right to decide for you. good luckchoice!
