BQ BQ-6016L Mercury smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

The BQ brand announced a new product - the BQ-6016L Mercury smartphone. The phone has good characteristics for a reasonable price. The emphasis is on keeping the charge up to 2 days. Whether this is true - you will find out in today's review.

Consider the advantages and disadvantages of the BQ-6016L model, delve into the filling and tell you how much it costs and where it is profitable to buy a gadget. Sales started in September 2018, so there are no reviews for the model yet, although it may become popular among budget smartphones.

Domestic brand Bright & Quick is distinguished by the release of budget phones. This explains the use of available materials. For example, plastic is cheaper than metal, but it is more durable and resistant to drops.

Appearance

The design of the smartphone is minimalistic. The body is made of plastic with a matte surface that will not leave fingerprints on itself. BQ-6016L shape is rectangular with slightly rounded edges.

In terms of size, this is something between a touchscreen phone and a tablet - 158 mm long, 75.8 mm wide, 7.9 mm thick. In everyday life, such devices are called "shovels", but they are good in the hand. With its weighty dimensions and a capacious battery, the smartphone weighs only 157 grams. With a metal case, the picture would be different.

BQ offers two colors - black and gold. There is no protection against moisture and dust.

The power button and volume controls are on the right side of the phone. The keys themselves are slightly convex, you can feel it immediately with your thumb. There is a rear camera, LED flash, speaker at the back. The Micro USB charging connector is located at the bottom. The 3.5mm audio input has found a place at the top above the screen.

The fingerprint scanner is located in the center of the rear panel closer to the top. The advantage is that the owner of the smartphone will not stain the camera lens with their fingers.

The face recognition sensor has found a place to the right of the rear camera lens. The location of both scanners is good in terms of ergonomics and cleanliness of use.

BQ-6016L implies Dual SIM mode. Slots for two Nano-sized SIM cards are built inside the smartphone. There is also a compartment for a memory card. This is a big plus, the user does not have to pick out a SIM card slot from the side of the phone.

Packaging and equipment

The BQ branded box contains a smartphone, charger, USB cable, warranty card, user manual. The manufacturer has established a guarantee for a period of 12 months, which is standard for many brands.

Ergonomic

The 6016L tablet is large and slim. These qualities are only useful if the user's hand is large. Otherwise, the phone will simply not be comfortable to hold in your hands. Note that the device slides slightly in the palm and "rides" on the table due to the smooth body.

The gadget has not so many buttons, they are convex and can be pressed easily with the fingers of one hand. The keyboard responds instantly to touching the display. We can note the reliability of the assembly, the absence of backlash.

The body is a monoblock with a non-removable battery. Every second manufacturer, following Apple, began to produce smartphones with such batteries, the BQ brand is no exception.

Smartphone specifications

In essence, the BQ-6016L is the successor of the BQS-5520 Mercury genus. The only thing is that the 208 phablet surpasses a two-year-old smartphone in screen size, processor, and battery capacity. It is a pity that the manufacturer did not increase the RAM, users would like it.

Screen

The six-inch touchscreen display occupies 77.82% of the front of the smartphone. Above it is the front camera lens, earpiece, light and proximity sensors. At the bottom of the display is a panel with touch buttons. The large diagonal allows you to proudly call the novelty a phablet.

6016 L has an oblong screen, which is provided by an aspect ratio of 18: 9. There is practically no frame around the 2.5D glass, BQ-mobile maintains the strict style of smartphones. The multi-touch function recognizes multiple simultaneous touches.

Vivid colors and sharpness of the image are provided by the screen brightness of 450 cd / m2, the resolution of 720x1440 pixels with a density of 268 ppi. In the sun, the display practically does not glare, the picture is visible at any angle of inclination.

There is an auto-rotate, which turns off if desired. The listed characteristics are suitable for watching movies, gaming surfing, reading books online.

Camera

The rear and front cameras with a resolution of 13 MP and aperture of f / 2.0 take really juicy shots. The maximum number of frames per second is 30. Autofocus is included in the parameters of both lenses. It is noteworthy that the front lens has a high resolution. A rare manufacturer will offer more than 5-8 MP front-end for 10 thousand.

The functionality of the main camera is standard and wide, almost all the features of a modern gadget are available to the user - touch focus, HDR mode, white balance and ISO settings. Those who like to capture life moments in their photos can edit the exposure, shoot panoramas and series, select a scene, and zoom. The BSI CMOS sensor is located near the lens.

The photoset will facilitate the self-timer for the user. When you press the trigger, the shutter is activated automatically and the frame will be ready after a couple of seconds. Geotags are placed on the pictures if desired.

You can take pictures even at night in low light. The Nightmode function will correct the white balance, adjust the settings and the pictures will be good.

Do not forget about shooting HD video at a resolution of 1280 x 720. The quality of the finished video is at a high level, the colors are reproduced correctly.

A video sequence is assembled from numerous shots using Timelapse. The phone itself will find photos taken at about the same time and in the same place. At the exit of the user, a video will be waiting, where the whole day of the main character is scrolled at a fast pace.

How to photograph

A number of shooting modes are included in the front camera parameters. For example, Portrait takes beautiful selfies, the main character is in the center, and the background behind is blurred with bokeh effect. Photos come out like paintings. Women will be delighted with the Face beauty function, the subject's face in the frame is improved - the skin tone is evened out and brightened. The face-modeling function will even allow you to correct the shape of the face and enlarge the eyes.

The rear camera is also generous with features. The Automatic scene detection function instructs the lens to set the necessary shooting parameters and independently determine the type of scene in the frame.Depending on the variation of the subject photo shoot, the appropriate shooting characteristics are selected. The output colors are rich and real.

Panorama mode allows you to capture large areas in one panoramic shot. The effect of the circular view is comparable to that of a DSLR camera. Sharpness and contrast are at a decent level. Soap dish with BQ phone is no longer needed.

For sharp macros, there is a Superpixels function that zooms up to 64 MP. Now the picture shows not only complex textured fabrics, but also small details of any objects.

Communications

The BQ BQ-6016L gadget does not walk, but simply flies over 4G channels. This is due to LTE Cat 4 with a speed of 51.0 Mbps for download and 150.8 Mbps for data transfer. The phone also works with other communication channels - UMTS, HSPA +, EDGE, GPRS.

The Wi Fi module has the standards 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b. The smartphone also supports the hotspot function, allowing you to share Wi Fi to other devices. Bluetooth is used by the latest 4.2 with A2DP, which saves battery power, connects to other devices faster. GPS, A-GPS are built into the smartphone as navigation systems.

Another advantage will be the presence of the OTG module. Not everyone knows the area of ​​application, but the thing is useful. Other devices are connected to the smartphone - a flash drive, a computer mouse, a keyboard - and are charged as needed.

SIM cards work in alternating mode, as there is one radio module in the phone. When calling the first SIM, the second one will be unavailable and vice versa.

For a fairly low cost, users get an FM radio, but the NFC chip is too fancy for the money, so BQ hasn't included the wireless feature.

Software

The 6016L is powered by Android 8.1 Oreo operating system with a fresh design, simplified menus and high data protection. According to the manufacturer, the eighth version of Oreo reduces the load on network traffic and speeds up the operation of smartphone software products.

You can control the gadget, like dialing a number, using your voice. The function is simple and unremarkable, but it frees up your hands great.

You can unlock the phone using standard methods - pin-code, pattern. Plus, BQ has packed the device with two more modern technologies - face and fingerprint scanning. Finger-scanner works without interruption, reacts quickly to touch. The only thing that is not very convenient is to hold a large-sized phone in one hand and try to read the print will not work, the finger will not reach the sensor. You have to turn the smartphone over and only then scan the print.

A face scanner for users will rather be fun, because it does not work immediately. In any case, BQ's high-tech approach is encouraging.

The phone has a flashlight, MP3 player, voice recorder. Note the good quality of the recording without noise. The player supports MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA formats.

Performance

The BQ BQ-6016L smartphone is powered by a MediaTek MT6739 4-core processor with a frequency of 1300 MHz. ARM Cortex-A53 core type. For the presence of so many cores, the gadget can be marked as reliable.

The work of the programs is provided by a 2 GB RAM. The built-in 16 GB storage is increased by installing a microSD memory card up to 128 GB - good news for users who throw off a large number of photos and put installed applications on the card.

Games do not freeze, so a productive device will suit gamers. Tanks and less resource-intensive applications will pull.

Battery life

Just imagine, the phone has a 4000 mAh battery - not at all the average among smartphones. The work of a lithium-polymer device with such a capacity will last for a whole day, although the manufacturer promises up to 2 days without recharging. The battery is built in with Powerbank portable battery mode. Fast and wireless charging is not available for the model.

The BQ company officially guarantees users 6 hours of talking, playing, surfing the net, watching videos, listening to audio.

The cost

The price of the smartphone is at the level of 9 490 rubles - budget for the listed characteristics.The reduced price - 8190 rubles is offered by the Internet site Oho! The official BQ store keeps the bar at 9500 rubles. The average price is approximately 8,840 rubles.

• budget price;
• Fingerprint's scanner;
• face recognition;
• 2 year warranty;
• nimble and productive;
• 4-core processor;
• RAM 2 GB;
• light weight;
• thin-frame screen;

• no NFC chip;
• the battery is not lithium-ion.

The BQ-6016L is a mid-priced smartphone with good battery, cameras and looks. The phone supports the work of two SIM cards, which is important for business people. The manufacturer has packed the device with fashionable features - a fingerprint scanner and face recognition.

If the determining criteria for choosing a gadget are the price and size of the RAM, then the compatriot option is ideal for this role. If NFC is vital, it is better to raise the price bar.

The phone is designed for everyday work in multimedia programs, listening to music, using the Internet, for active games. BQ-6016L may well take a place in the ranking of reliable and productive smartphones in 2019.