BQ BQ 4501G Fox Easy smartphone: advantages and disadvantages

When planning the purchase of a smartphone, an ordinary man in the street asks the question: how to choose the optimal model so that an affordable device has good performance at a price and is reliable in operation. The world's best manufacturers are puzzled by the solution to this dilemma. Among others, the BQ brand: the popularity of its models is due to the fact that the average or low price of the product is combined with an attractive appearance and decent quality filling.

In 2018, BQ released models that filled the niche of state employees with good functionality. Which phone is better to buy is up to the user. Perhaps it will be BQ BQ 4501G Fox Easy, the advantages and disadvantages of which will be discussed in this article.

Appearance

The potential buyer gets the initial impression of the new smartphone model by evaluating its external data. The BQ 4501G Fox Easy is available in color options to suit different tastes: Black, Purple, Blue, Gold and Pink Gold. The lid has a brushed effect. Case material - plastic. The overall dimensions of the device (when oriented during use) are: width - 68 mm, height - 133.8 mm, thickness - 10.3 mm. Weight - 134 g. Visual perception of the product design leaves a favorable impression. Further, it is important to evaluate the filling of the model in question.

Specifications

Display

The touch screen has a diagonal of 4.5 inches: it is convenient to use, given the dimensions of the product. Image size - 854 × 480 (FWVGA): For the available diagonal size, gives acceptable display quality. Occupies the front of the device by 61.53%.

For the screen, the most inexpensive and simple TN matrices are used, the main advantages of which are low cost and low response time (1 ms). This is where their pluses, however, end, giving way to minuses: viewing is possible at small angles, which are no more than 60 degrees, when they increase, the picture is distorted, the color rendition leaves much to be desired, the contrast is low.

Platform

The device runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo Go Edition operating system, originally intended for the budget smartphones category. This version, used for low-cost models since 2018, is an optimized version of Oreo. It is designed specifically for smartphones with up to 1 GB of RAM. Its main feature is to provide the user with more free memory: unnecessary services that make the system heavier have been removed, lighter applications and lightweight updates are provided.

Chipset - MediaTek MT6580M. For the budget level, MediaTek is considered a productive option: it shows itself to be able to implement a sufficient number of tasks at the same time. The processor has a quad-core configuration. Its clock frequency is 1300 MHz. The processor core is ARM Cortex-A7.Mali-400MP2 video processor containing 2 graphics cores.

Memory

RAM - 512 MB, LTDR3. The built-in memory is 8 GB. The amount of memory is small for installing games, storing files, but support for microSD memory cards up to 64 GB is provided: expanding the memory capacity creates new opportunities related to the operation of the device.

Net

The device has two slots for sim cards. Working with them is organized in dual sim standby mode, which provides for alternating operation of cards: when one is busy talking, the other is deactivated. Type: micro sim.

It is possible to connect to the 3G Internet, which, in comparison with its predecessor 2G, provides better sound quality, higher data transfer speed, as well as Internet access and multimedia services.

Battery

Battery type - lithium-ion. The removable battery has a capacity of 1800 mAh. In the case of standard use of the device for its intended purpose (telephone conversations, reasonable use of the Internet to watch small videos and text information), you will need to charge it daily, and under intense load (watching movies, for games), you will have to charge your smartphone two or more times a day.

Cameras

There are two cameras: main (rear) and additional (front, for selfies) on the front panel. Their key feature is that the photos obtained by hardware will not exceed 0.3 / 2MP, but the software will interpolate the graphic product up to 2/5MP.

The rear camera uses CMOS as a sensor: this type is characterized by low power consumption. Its peculiarity is that it allows you to place amplifiers inside the pixel: this technique has a positive effect on the quality in case of unimportant lighting. The undoubted advantages are also the economy in production, high speed of work, which takes place during image formation. The type of flash used is Led. One of the most common in mobile devices: diode-powered. It is slightly worse in brightness than the xenon flash version, but with it it becomes possible to highlight video shooting, use it as a flashlight. Led is a versatile flash, but ineffective when photographing at night.

The image has a resolution of 2592 × 1944 pixels, 5.04 megapixels, which makes it possible to print up to A4 size. Resolution when shooting video 1280 × 720 pixels, 0.92 Mp. Gives a maximum of 30 frames per second. At thirty, the capture of details is possible, there is no smoothness than in the case of sixty frames.

Other characteristics of the main camera that suggest improved functionality include:

• independent choice of focus by the camera - autofocus;
• focus point selection by touching the touch screen - touch focus;
• continuous shooting;
• the ability to approximate the frame size before the photo is taken - digital zoom: in this case, the camera does not magnify anything, therefore, quality losses are possible;
• panoramic shooting - the camera can create images with wide viewing angles in the horizontal direction;
• the ability to use HDR shooting: if the function is enabled, then by clicking on the icon, the camera takes pictures with three different exposure levels, combining the result into a single image, while the final picture should improve in terms of color reproduction and exposure;
• the function of inscribing geographic tags into the photo is provided;
• face recognition function;
• color balance is adjusted in accordance with lighting conditions - white balance;
• the sensitivity of the matrix is ​​adjusted - ISO, which is important to reduce the blur of the image resulting from the presence of poor lighting or the movement of the object;
• the presence of a self-timer;
• there is a scene selection mode.

The front camera is characterized by the following resolution when creating images: 1600 × 1200 pixels, 1.92 megapixels, while the maximum supported resolution for video recording is 640 × 480, 0.31 megapixels with a frame rate of 30 frames per second.

Connections

Wi-Fi wireless network with an operating mode providing optimal data transfer speed 802.11 b / g / n, hot access point.

Data transfer over short distances between devices is possible via Bluetooth version 4.2 with the characteristics - A2DP. Data exchange between electronic devices and battery recharging are possible using USB: type - micro USB, version - 2.0.

You can get information about the current position on the globe thanks to the navigator: GPS A-GPS navigation. There is a radio in the form of a built-in FM receiver, a headphone jack.

additional information

The model is equipped with the light and proximity sensors necessary for smartphones, as well as an accelerometer. Thanks to the accelerometer, the screen is auto-rotated. This is a necessary component for fans of active games, when the process needs to be controlled by turning the smartphone.

The light sensor saves battery power: by capturing a stream of photons, it adjusts the brightness of the display backlight depending on the current illumination. It is an important element for offline adjustment of the screen brightness.

The proximity sensor works by interacting with the light sensor. This sensor sends a signal to the object: in case of reflection, the sensor turns off the screen.

Package and cost

When buying a BQ BQ 4501G Fox smartphone, a kit is purchased that includes a phone, charger, rechargeable battery, warranty card and instructional materials for use.

The BQ online store has a starting price of 3390 rubles for the BQ 4501G Fox Easy. This cost can vary in one direction or another by a couple of hundred. Where it is more profitable to buy a model, the future consumer can determine by studying the offers of online stores for a similar type of product.

Advantages and disadvantages

An overview of the BQ 4501G Fox Easy model leads to the following conclusions.

• presentable appearance and a variety of colors in the design of the case;
• an improved version of the Android 8.1 Oreo Go Edition operating system allows you to economically use the modest memory resources;
• the budget price makes the smartphone affordable for a wide range of consumers.

• small amount of memory;
• limited battery capacity:
• an interpolated camera does not provide high image quality;
• Inexpensive matrices used for touchscreen displays can create distortion in images and colors when the device is placed at a high angle.

BQ 4501G Fox Easy can be a great choice for a baby's first phone.