Smartphone Highscreen Boost 2: review of the model, customer reviews and experts

The business card of the Russian brand Highscreen, as many market experts and users believe, are large accumulators and long-distance displays. Experts praise the company for the fact that it creates mobile devices with an attractive price and at the same time provides them with a lot of useful functions. Smartphones Highscreen, as some experts believe, are able to make a worthy competition to brands of the premium segment in terms of manufacturability.

Most experts recognize the fact that the Russian brand Highscreen produces mostly budget models designed for mass demand. But for a number of characteristics, and most importantly, in terms of practical test results, some Highscreen devices do not concede, or even outperform analogues from more expensive segments.

Today we will study the features of such a device as Highscreen Boost 2, which has become one of the most popular mobile devices on the Russian market. We will acquaint ourselves with its key characteristics, examine the opinions of experts and ordinary users. We will try to answer the question of whether there is a brand in Russia capable of being a dignified competitor to the world's leading manufacturers of mobile electronics. Or the Highscreen devices are, rather, a product exclusively for internal use for undemanding buyers, who have just got used to a relatively new market for smartphones and tablets?

General information about the device

Phone Highscreen Boost 2 refers to mobile devices of the middle class (some analysts believe that it is a budget model). The device is equipped with a screen belonging to the class IPS (resolution - 1280 by 720 pixels), two cameras (front - 2 megapixels, main - 8). The phone supports the simultaneous use of 2 SIM-cards, has 1 GB of RAM, as well as a powerful Qualcomm processor, which has four cores and a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz. The case of the smartphone is made of high quality polycarbonate.

The device is controlled by the Android operating system version 4.1.2 (known as Jelly Bean).

A distinctive feature of the smartphone Highscreen Boost 2 - a complete set of two batteries with different capacities. The first - 3 thousand mAh, the second - twice as much. If the batteries are used alternately, the smartphone, as some experts say, can be used for about two weeks without recharging.

Design, appearance

Experts who tested the phone Highscreen Boost 2, a positive response to his design. The device has a rectangular body with sharp angles. The material of manufacture - plastic (in some parts - matte, in others - glossy). In combination with the main body, two different covers are used (each adapted for a large or small battery).

On the front of the phone is elegantly located speaker, which is covered with a shiny metal net. Next to it are two sensors - lighting and movement (approach), as well as a front-end camera.

If the smartphone is a battery with a capacity of 3 thousand mAh, then its dimensions will be as follows:

- length: 14 cm;

- Width: 6.8 cm;

- Thickness: 0.98 cm.

Weight devaysa at the same time - 151 grams.

If the device is a battery with twice the capacity, the thickness of the device increases by about 8 mm.

The weight of the device will increase slightly - up to 203 grams.

Concerning the convenience of wearing the apparatus, the opinions of experts differ. Some say that a smartphone with this thickness (especially if it is a battery with a larger capacity) is inconvenient to wear in your pockets. But many users who left Highscreen Boost 2 reviews, believe that this feature can not be considered a disadvantage. The large size of the device is not a cost.

A little below the screen there are several buttons of the touch type. The largest of them is round. It has a white backlight, flashes if the battery is discharged. On the left is a key that opens the menu. On the right is a button with the function "back".

On the left side of the smartphone is a key that controls the volume of the sound. The power button is on the right side of the device. Testers say that it is convenient to use.

At the bottom of the case - a microphone, in the top - a connector type micro-USB, as well as a slot for connecting audio devices.

On the back of the body is the main camera with a flash, as well as another microphone and a louder speaker. If a large capacity battery is inserted in the smartphone, the camera is immersed a few millimeters in depth relative to the housing cover.

The rear panel of the smartphone opens quite simply (just poke it in the bottom area on the left). By removing it, you can find a connector for a micro-SD memory card, and also slots for SIM cards.

Build quality

Specialists who tested the phone, felt some play in separate parts of the case. However, the plastic used in making the outer shell of the device is not too sensitive to scratches. There is a good screen protection with the help of glass. Many of the users who leave Highscreen Boost 2 reviews believe that the quality of the materials used to assemble the smartphone is not particularly important. The most important thing is the functionality of the device.

Screen

The size of the smartphone display is 5 inches (which corresponds to 11 cm in length and 6.2 in width). The screen resolution is 1280 by 720 pixels. The density is 293 dots per inch. The display seems wide due to the thin frames: on the left and right side their thickness is about 3 mm, relative to the top - 11 mm, at the bottom - 17 mm. The technology of making a matrix allows you to look at the screen with any angle of view and always see a quality picture. Many of the experts who decided to make a review dedicated to the smartphone Highscreen Boost 2, praise the device for a nice color gamut of images on the display. The backlight of the display matrix is quite bright. True, in direct sunlight, the image becomes, according to the experts who conducted the testing, not very clear.

Accumulators

As already mentioned above, the kit includes two batteries of different capacities. They differ in size. The one with the larger capacity has the following dimensions:

- Length: 7.9 cm

- Width: 5.8 cm

- Thickness: 0.45 cm

In the other, the first two parameters of the dimensions are the same. Only thickness is more - 1 cm.

Experts note that the manufacturer of smartphones chose not to directly indicate the expected battery life. Charge batteries, as experts have found, it takes quite a long time - about 20 hours.

To assess the performance of batteries, smartphones were used by experts in several modes. In particular, some of the testers checked the batteries provided the following applications were launched on the smartphone:

- a video player (playing video quality of 720 pixels in different formats, maximum brightness of the screen and high volume of sound);

- a browser (in which various web pages were opened).

The battery capacity of 6 thousand mAh on one of the tests showed the following results. When the video player was running, he worked for about six hours. When the browser is running - about twelve.

If none of the applications were started (but the phone was used for communication and sending SMS), a large capacity battery provided continuous operation of the device during the tests for 40 hours. Undoubtedly, each that is aimed at studying Highscreen boost 2, the review contains different data regarding battery autonomy. But in general, we can say that the batteries provide a very long operation devaysa without podrazyadki.

Many experts also note that after the batteries were "calibrated" (i.e., several charging procedures were performed), their operation time increased by about 20%. At the same time, as test experts say, other users of the smartphone will experience different results during the long-term operation of the device.

Phone memory

Smartphone Highscreen Boost 2 has a built-in RAM module with a capacity of 1 GB. Of these, in actual access is about 500 MB. The amount of built-in flash memory is 4 GB. In fact, less is available - about three. In the phone settings you can set the place where you can install the downloaded applications: to the built-in flash memory, to an external micro-SD card, or to entrust the choice of the optimal file location to the operating system in the automatic mode. The maximum amount of additional memory that the smartphone supports is 32 GB.

Camera

As already mentioned above, the phone has two cameras: the main camera and the additional one (front). The first has a resolution of 8 megapixels, the second has a resolution of 2. There is an autofocusing function, there is a flash, the main element of which is the LED (although its effective work is observed at a distance to the subject, not exceeding 1.5 meters). The resolution of the photo is 3200 pixels at 2400 pixels, for video this figure is 1280 at 720 (with the shooting intensity at 25 frames per second).

Experts note the high detail of photos taken on the camera of the smartphone. Among some drawbacks - the instability of the white balance.

Video function allows you to create clips in 3GP format using the AVC codec. The audio quality is 96 kilobits per second.

Productivity of the phone

As stated above, the smartphone runs on the Cortex A5 processor, based on 45 HM technology. This chip has 4 cores, each 1.2 GHz.

The performance of the device is estimated by experts as sufficient in terms of running games and most applications.

Multimedia features

The smartphone has a built-in audio player, as well as a radio. Experts-testers highly appreciate the quality of reproduction of sounds, high volume.

The built-in video player can play MP4 and 3GP files.

Summary

According to experts, the main advantages of the phone - a large screen and a long battery life on two capacious batteries. There is a smartphone and a technological advantage in the form of a matrix, made using IPS technology and capable of reproducing the video stream in HD mode.

The main drawback of the device is called large size. It is noted that the phone does not have many direct competitors. Among the devices that could qualify for this status - Lenovo P780, as well as Philips Xenium W8510 (both have a battery capacity of more than 3 thousand mAh).

Experts believe that any shortcomings Highscreen Boost 2 the price of the device more than offset (from 10,500 rubles). It is lower than many analogues with similar functions and characteristics.

User Reviews

What do users say about smartphones?

Many people, just like experts do, note the duration of the device's autonomous operation due to the capacity of the batteries. In tests conducted by some users, even the main battery of the smartphone sustained a load of 4 days with a rather intensive use of the device.

Many phone owners praise him for the high quality of communication, good audibility of the interlocutor's voice. Communication in the mode of Wi-Fi, as noted by users, works without failures. Praise for good performance.

Very many users are impressed by the fact that this smartphone is of Russian origin. They are happy to see that the domestic manufacturer is able to supply devices to the electronics market that are not inferior to many foreign analogues.

Updated version of smartphone

A few months after the release of Highscreen Boost 2, Vobis, which manufactures smartphones of this line, has released an updated version of the device. In it, experts say, many functions of the original model have been significantly improved. This is a smartphone Highscreen Boost 2 SE. Feedback about this device from the users, as well as the attitude of specialists towards it, allow us to say that the company "Vobis" is sensitive to the opinion of the market and is able to adapt its products to users' requests.

What's new in this model of the smartphone? We will try to make a small, characterizing the main changes that are in the Highscreen Boost 2 SE, a review.

Dimensions of the smartphone remained unchanged. But a suitable Highscreen Boost 2 SE cover can always be found in any communication salon.

The phone has been improved hardware. Installed, in particular, high-performance Snapdragon 400 chip, added the amount of RAM (now - 2 GB), flash memory also became larger (instead of 4 GB - as many as 8). The camera is improved: now its resolution is 13 megapixels.

Analysts note the fact that the Highscreen Boost 2 SE price is not much higher than the previous model (from 12 500 rubles).

The appearance of the new model almost does not differ from that of the old one. Unless the color of the element of the front panel has changed in the lower part of it. In the previous version of the phone, it was a dark shade, in a new version - light.

Many experts and users who wrote about the Highscreen Boost 2 SE reviews, believe that the device reproduces sounds very well. Sensors (lighting and motion) work very well.

The screen of the device in the hardware did not undergo any significant changes. In the software - it became possible to adjust its color gamut, such parameters as saturation, brightness, as well as contrast.

The package of the new model of the smartphone also includes two batteries, differing in power by half. Experts who tested the device, note that the battery life of the device in the new version has grown.

Apart from a more advanced main camera, the characteristics of the front camera are improved. She has increased the viewing angle. Also on the phone Highscreen Boost 2 in a new version has a more powerful flash.

Many experts believe that the quality of photographs has improved: they have become brighter, the quality of color reproduction has increased.

According to many experts, the smartphone Highscreen Boost 2 SE perfectly copes with the launch of games and applications. Thus, the device can be characterized as high-performance. Many of the specialists who reviewed the Highscreen Boost 2 SE review noted the fact that the manufacturer did not fail to upgrade the chipset, which is responsible for the speed of the device.