Huawei Ascend G620S - Class Representativebudget smartphones, in some countries comes under the name Honor 4 Play. In Russia, sales started in November 2014. The smartphone has good characteristics and an affordable price, but since many manufacturers master the niche of economy-class models, it has strong competitors. What can boast Huawei Ascend G620S? The review will tell in detail about its characteristics, pros and cons.
Appearance
You can expect a cheap smartphone to beLook cheap, but here you will be pleasantly surprised. The design of Ascend G620S mobile phones is quite presentable, though not claiming originality.
The back cover is made of plastic with a textured skin. Its essential disadvantage is perceptible subtlety and fragility.
If you remove the cover, then this impression only increases, it is possible that it may break from frequent opening.
And under the lid you will find the much needed slots for microSD and microSIM cards. You can also see the battery, but it can not be removed without special skills and tools.
The smartphone looks elegant because of its smallthickness and metallized strips around the screen, but it also fits well in the hand due to the textured plastic and rounded edges. Since it is rather large (14.3 x 7.2 x 0.85 cm, weight 160 g), the manufacturer reasonably shifted the physical buttons (volume and unlocking) to the right end, where they are easy to reach. They slightly protrude above the body, they are easy to find without looking and difficult to confuse.
Screen
Smartphone Huawei Ascend G620S boastsa large 5-inch display, but its resolution is only 720 by 1280 (pixel density per inch is 294). This means that the picture is not as sharp as the more expensive models with the same screen size, however, it is quite bright and pleasant to use. Users with small palms will have to get used to its size.
The smartphone has good viewing angles, and if you increase the brightness level, then it is quite possible to use it in bright sunlight.
The manufacturer still prefers to make touch buttons on the panel below the screen, although it would be more ergonomic to allocate this space under the display.
Huawei Ascend G620S Specifications
The smartphone has a pretty powerful quadQualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, common among similar-priced models, running at 1.2 GHz. Its interesting feature is that it is not 32-bit, but 64-bit. But in reality it does not give significant advantages for two reasons:
- The smartphone has an already outdated Android 4.4 KitKat OS, which is not optimized for 64-bit processors;
- 1 GB of RAM is not enough to fully benefit from this.
Nevertheless, the performance of the smartphone in the tests is slightly higher than that of competitors.
But with permanent memory things are worse.The built-in volume is only 8 GB, a significant part of which (4.18 GB) is occupied by the OS. And the possibilities of its increase are unexpectedly small - the smartphone supports memory cards up to 32 GB in size.
One of the main advantages of this model is 4G support, which is rarely seen in the budget segment.
In addition to 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and NFC are available.
The quality of calls from the smartphone is quite high. The interlocutor is well heard, and two microphones successfully cope with the noise cancellation function, i.e. on the other side, they will also hear you well.
Interface and Performance
Since the model uses the very popular Android 4.4 OS, all the functions of the smartphone are intuitive and do not require much study and habituation.
Ascend G620S works pretty fastflipping screens or navigating in the list of applications it does not slow down. The same goes for a single program run. But if you open several applications at the same time or the application is being installed in the background, then be prepared to hang.
For most of the required functions (contacts,SMS, music player, etc.) the manufacturer provides the buyer with pre-installed utilities. But, since they often have less functionality or elements in Chinese, it is easier to replace them with applications downloaded from Google Play.
Battery
Ascend G620S has a small capacity battery2000 mA This is less than the competition, but it does pretty well in tests and everyday life. For example, after a day of active use (16 hours, several calls, half an hour of games, use of applications for a long period), 19% of the charge remained. So the smartphone will only need charging at night.
In extreme cases, you can switch to Ultra Power Saving mode, which almost doubles the battery life, but also blocks access to all functions except calls and SMS.
There is also a utility utility that demonstrates which physical components or applications are currently actively consuming the battery.
As mentioned above, those who like to carry a spare battery with them are not lucky, because the “native” battery cannot be removed.
Photo and video
On paper, the camera has a Huawei Ascend G620S completelyidentical to those found in competitors - the main 8 megapixel (with flash) and front megapixel 2 megapixel. But often the pixels in the characteristics do not correspond to reality. So, the iPhone 6 also has an 8 megapixel camera, but if you compare the pictures taken on it and on the G620S, the difference will be obvious.
Photos are of medium quality and color.bright, but not quite accurate. The flash whitens the picture. As a result, the result is slightly worse not only for competitors, but even for one of Huawei’s smartphones - the Honor 3C.
The application for shooting is rich in different functions, ranging from HDR and Panorama mode and ending with different filters. There is even an opportunity to put a watermark.
To take a picture, just click on the shutter icon, simply on the screen or the volume button, which in this situation replaces the physical shutter button.
The camera can shoot video in quality up to Full HD (1080 pixels). The result is quite suitable for viewing, however, the focus is often lost.
What do customers think about the Huawei Ascend G620S?
Reviews are mostly positive, but without much enthusiasm. The smartphone has a high performance, which is enough for the average user.
He has an attractive classic design. True, the weight is quite substantial (160 g), and not in every pocket can fit it.
Many were surprised by the use of the old version of Android.
What do buyers say about the camera in Huawei AscendG620S? Responses were divided in opinion concerning this parameter. Many users appreciate its real capabilities at no more than 5 megapixels and find that this is too little. Others, on the contrary, note the affordable price of the device, and therefore do not expect the quality of pictures from it as a camera phone.
Many buyers have encountered such a problemas an abundance of pre-installed applications in Chinese that are difficult to remove. An even more annoying surprise was that the smartphone, ordered on the Internet, came with the settings in the manufacturer's language. Therefore, when buying, be sure to specify whether the product is completely Russified. Otherwise, you will have to spend a lot of time solving this problem or pay extra to a specialist who will do it for you.
Money matters
And how much is the Huawei Ascend G620S?The price of a smartphone is gradually decreasing, since it is not the newest model anymore. So, in July 2015, the smartphone could be bought for almost 12 thousand rubles, and in November 2015 the average price was set at about 10.5 thousand rubles. This is a fairly popular model, so many electronics stores offer it at competitive prices. Also, you will easily find accessories and accessories for the Huawei Ascend G620S. A case for it will cost about 700-800 rubles, a protective film - 500-700 rubles, and anti-shock glass - from 700 rubles.
Summing up
The Huawei Ascend G620S could be considered verya good budget smartphone, if not for the ever-increasing competition in this segment. Moto G, Sony Xperia M2 Aqua or Microsoft Lumia 640 challenge him seriously, which he cannot always answer, be it a camera, build quality or screen size. Against the background of competitors, it loses its attractiveness somewhat, but still remains a good “workhorse”. If you are not fundamentally unique design, the latest version of the OS and impressive multitasking, Ascend G620S will be able to offer you a lot at a modest price.
