UMI C1 Smartphone Review

Mobile/Smart Phones by stefan @ 2014-09-11

UMI have prepared another affordable but large-diagonal smartphone with 1280x720 resolution; we could also mention the 1.3GHz MTK6582 quad-core SoC which is paired with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM, support for microSDHC cards in order to expand storage space and also one 8MP Sony camera which is also found with the Nexus 5.

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A Closer Look Part II

Both charge/data cable and the battery are wrapped inside separate plastic bags:

 

 

 

With this phone we will get a non-tangle micro USB cable, which is high-quality and the contacts are gold-plated:

 

 

 

 

The battery size is quite large and on the front we will be able to spot again the UMI logo:

 

 

 

 

To prevent accidental discharges during transit, the battery contacts are covered with a special tape, which does not leave residues:

 

 

 

On the back side of its body, we will find more details about it like capacity, voltage or production date:

 

 

 

Since the UMI C1 shares the chassis with the model which has been launched earlier, the X III, we will end up with a 5.5’’ screen with curved corners, which makes the transition between regular-sized smartphones and tablets, so we can easily name this model as being a phablet; despite the fact that UMI marks in the specs details the C1 having Corning Gorilla Glass III, some sources say that this one has a HD OGS (One Glass Solution) instead:

 

 

 

On the top side we have the frontal camera, the proximity sensor, the speaker grill but also one discrete notification LED:

 

 

 

On the lower end of the screen we have the capacitive buttons, which light up only when accessed (we will see this later):

 

 

 

What we really like about this model is the quality of the materials for the case; the screen is surrounded by a solid machined aluminum frame, on which the back cover gets fixed. On the right side of the terminal we have the volume rocker:

 

 

 

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