Review budget smartphone TECNO Camon CM

82.1% of the front part is occupied by the display. The case is made of smooth plastic with a metal finish. It looks stylish, the phone is pleasant to the touch. The matte finish prevents the collection of traces. The CAMON CM comes in a black box.

Inside is:

• microUSB wire 98 centimeters long;
• pin for removing the slot for two SIM-cards and microSD;
• Warranty card for 12 + 1 month;
• manual.

As for the positive impressions - in the review of the Camon CM smartphone I can not help but note the dimensions and weight of the device: 71.7 × 152.2 × 7.7 millimeters and 140 grams. A thin and practical device is almost not felt in the hand - a good balance.

At first glance, the case is made "in good faith." No defects or any creaks were found. Pleasantly pleased that the screen is already covered with a protected film. Buttons for volume control, on / off smartphones are located on the right side. They sit tight in grooves, pressed effortlessly with an understandable tactile response. On the left is for the installation of two SIM-cards and a memory card. There are no touch buttons - control is carried out directly from the display.

At the back is a camera, a large flash consisting of 4 diodes and a fingerprint sensor. Visual perception is enhanced by the presence of a logo and neat lines that duplicate the location of the radio antennas.

On top is a classic 3.5mm headphone jack. A speaker is installed at the bottom, a power connector (of course, micro USB, Type-C are not included in the budget), as well as a microphone.

Undoubtedly, the screen of this smartphone is one of the advantages of the model, given the price. It works on the basis of IPS-matrix, provides a fairly clear and vivid picture. If I didn’t know that the resolution is 1440x720 pixels, it is likely that I would have confused it with Full HD. Even when exposed to direct sunlight when viewing the image, no visual discomfort is felt. In addition, the 5.7-inch display with an 18: 9 ratio has a wide viewing angle. The phone’s advantages include responsive touch input and the absence of gradients at a non-high pixel density of 282 ppi.

As already mentioned in the TECNO CAMON CM review, in addition to 2.5D glass, the display is protected by a special film glued directly from the factory. True, its oleophobic properties are far from absolute. In any case, often have to wipe due to fingerprints.

Actually, even without conducting tests, you can understand that the performance of tecno camon CM is enough for working with applications - there is not enough power for games. The device operates on the basis of a 4-core MediaTek MT6737H chip with a frequency of 1.3 Hz. As an accelerator, the Mali-T720 GPU is used. However, it is not worthwhile to be biased towards the technical characteristics of the product of a Chinese company. 3 GB of RAM is enough for multitasking in simple applications. For example, to work with VK in a browser and WhatsApp. At the same time, if you do not have enough 32 GB of internal memory, you can increase the volume up to 128 GB using the microSD slot. I do not recommend it anymore, given the above parameters.

AnTuTu Benchmark estimates the performance of the smartphone at 43 551 points. The device is not suitable for VR content. However, YouTube’s HD videos, the model plays movies perfectly, without delay. It is worth adding that in the same application, when scrolling videos, there are sometimes small “twitches”. Personally, I have no complaints about the quality of the work of a big speaker: I did not find any uncomfortable cracks both when using telephone communications and when playing media files. At maximum volume, if you listen, you can hear unobtrusive wheezing, but not critical.

Cameras deserve special attention in the Tecno camon CM review. Both the main and front cameras have a 13-megapixel sensor. Allows you to take clear photos even in bright daylight. The aperture in both cases is f / 2.0, which is pretty cool for a budget smartphone. At the same time, the developers took care of shooting with a lack of light. At night, a powerful flash with 4 LEDs for the main camera is responsible for the quality of photos. However, in low light conditions, this phone, like the others up to 20,000 rubles, does not show its best, in artificial light.

For example, at home, a smartphone, like many state employees, shows a bad picture, but do not think that another device in this price segment will show itself better. There is 1 LED on the front panel. For obvious reasons, the manufacturer does not provide much information regarding the development of modules, but the cameras are really good: lenses, aperture and, I can assume, the size of the matrix. The maximum video resolution is 1080p.

To complete the perception of the picture, I decided to check the quality on the PC, increasing the photo to 100%. Thus, TECNO's images are obviously not obtained at the level of representatives of the budget segment - they are soft, without strong noise and dead pixels. The HDR mode left a very pleasant impression, I don’t know what they did, but the quality with the mode turned on greatly changes the picture.

Camon cm runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with an optimized HiOS v3.2.0 shell. Based on personal experience, it is well customizable. In my opinion, the user interface is simple and convenient. For simple tasks, it’s a perfectly suitable offer - performance is guaranteed when working with simple applications!

I suppose it’s worth adding in the review that there is advertising in the application folders, which slightly spoils the overall impression of the operation of the device. Probably the bonus for this is the “Hi Theme” program, which allows you to change and configure the menu, including the font, in a few clicks. If necessary, you can set your own wallpaper or use an extensive set of ready-made solutions. But personally, I did not like the company launcher, ads, unnecessary applications and widgets, all this is just rubbish, but the launcher itself is easily removed, and after removal there are no complaints about the OS.

As for this parameter, here the Camon CM smartphone does not differ in any “goodies” from the standards. Provides support for GPS, LTE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 series.The effectiveness of satellite navigation and modules for transmitting information corresponds to the price category of a smartphone. The speed of operation when using 4G was analyzed during the operation of the native PHX browser. He concluded that it is clearly not for our market.

I installed the usual Chrome, I did not notice much difference: the Internet is stable, but the native browser is crammed with proprietary software and advertising - it’s easier not to use it.Of course, there is no NFC, but it’s not worth it to become impudent after all, the model costs 8,000 rubles. Actually, users who pay with cash or bank cards will not be upset at all.

Is there 24 hours battery life for a modern smartphone? From the Freudian reservation, you already realized that this model has optimal battery capacity. Batteries with a capacity of 3000 mAh are enough for a day of operation in the mode of short conversations and hanging out on social networks. When watching a video in HD resolution or in game mode, the phone discharges in about 4-5 hours. Since he did a review on the first day of operation, the battery sat down quickly.

The next day, I limited myself to average activity on the Internet, making up to 5 calls - as a result, the charge was enough for about a day. If wireless charging was also implemented, he would not have a price. However, in emergency situations, you can use the power saving function, which can extend the operating time of the device by turning off unnecessary background processes. The widget can be used directly from the desktop.

Well, the review is coming to an end, to be honest, I do not use expensive flagships and I have Honor 10 which is all exactly above this model by 2 heads. For obvious reasons, I expected the worst, honestly, yes, a smartphone does not pull games, sometimes there are microfreezes, but let's objectively argue: “a person who buys a phone for 8000-9000 rubles gets a good camera, which is always the weakest link in this price segment, good ips screen, and good build. The trailer is a weak processor, but if they put another one, the price would be clearly higher. " Who is it for? Children under 15-16 years old, people over 35 and above, those who do not need to "show off" the brand, who just want a smartphone with a good camera and basic performance.

The cost of the phone is definitely underestimated. The Chinese brand offers good quality photos and videos, a stylish device with a good screen, sound, but low power settings. Since I’m used to more expensive devices myself, I won’t begin to review, but for reflection I spoke about the cool and weak sides of the phone, the choice, as well as the opinion about the model, is yours.