Smartron’s homegrown phone is low on price

On a rigourous usage that included gaming, all-day 4G connectivity, frequent camera usage and video consumption, the battery lasted for more than a day for us.

The “Reverse Charge Technology” worked well but one needs to either have a connector to use the feature or a cable that has USB 2.0 ports the difference comes in the bloatware. While tphone P runs the basic Android 7.1 Nougat operating system (OS) with a handful of its own custom software, Redmi 4 has MIUI 9 atop Android N that offers more features and customisations but draws more charge—giving an advantage to the Smartron device. Not only that, with Internet of Things (IoT) “tronX” platform integration, users can also take advantage of Smartron’s connected ecosystem that currently has a few laptops and other smartphones. On the camera front, the device offers a 13MP rear camera with autofocus and 5MP front camera with low light flash and beautification modes. The “Multi-Exposure” lets users take photos by overlapping one frame over another. The photos clicked in day-light and welllit conditions came out well from the rear camera. Photos with flash had a yellowish tone to them. What work. Expecting too much detail and clarity from both the shooters will disappoint you. The low-light photography was average. The device is a bit bulky, heavy and the design of the device is too common. Conclusion: tphone P is for users who look for a massive battery in a smartphone that comes at a pocket-friendly price and this device is Rs 1,000 less than Xiaomi Redmi 4 with almost similar hardware. — Vivek Singh Chauhan, IANS doesn’t