Smartphone Prestigio Grace P7 LTE - advantages and disadvantages

Prestigio is one of the best Chinese electronics manufacturers. In April 2018, the company released the Prestigio Grace P7 LTE smartphone. The manufacturer claims good performance and wide functionality for a modest price. The gadget boasts a high-capacity battery: 3000mAh. 5.7-inch HD screen. The number of points of the main camera is 13 megapixels. Grace P7 LTE runs on Android operating system 7.0. The smartphone has already entered the Russian market, and its average price is around 8500 rubles. So for the price it can be attributed to inexpensive smartphones. To understand where you can buy a phone profitably, you need to compare prices in several stores. Let's consider this device in more detail.

Packaging and completing

The phone is in a branded cardboard box, decorated in red and white. On the front side there is an image of the device itself and its model is marked. On the sides of the box are the main characteristics of the smartphone. On the back of the box, the list of functions and technical characteristics is expanded more fully, as well as information about the manufacturer in different languages.

The package bundle is pretty standard. The box contains:

• smartphone;
• protective film;
• instruction;
• Charger;
• USB cable;
• clip for SIM cards;
• warranty card.

The length of the charging cord is 1 meter. There are no additional accessories in the kit, like most popular Prestigio models.

Appearance

Prestigio Grace P7 LTE is a classic monoblock smartphone. There are no bright or expressive design elements on it. In general, the phone looks stylish and presentable. The phablet provides the ability to unlock using a fingerprint scanner.

The body of the gadget is combined. The back cover deserves special, close attention. Its central part is metal, and above and below there are matte plastic inserts. The body of the gadget can be chosen in both blue and golden colors. Which color is better to buy depends only on individual preferences.

Appearance of the screen part

The front of the smartphone is covered with 2.5D glass, which makes the edges smooth. The bezels around the display are matched to the body color. The touch buttons are in the interface. At the top on the frame is the earpiece. Also nearby is a 5 megapixel front camera lens, light and proximity sensors. The weight is well balanced and amounts to 167 grams.

Due to the large diagonal of the screen, the dimensions of the gadget have become not very compact:

• width - 73 mm;
• length - 152.6 mm;
• thickness - 8.2 mm.

One of the advantages that determines the popularity of the model is its good build quality. When squeezed, the body does not emit absolutely no squeaks and unnecessary sounds. There are no gaps in the case, the joints are tightly fitted to each other. There are no special coatings on the body. The smartphone is comfortable to hold in your hand. Most of the screen and basic elements are within easy reach.

Rear view

The body of the smartphone is not separable. Slots for memory cards and Sim-cards are in the left side.The gadget supports dual sim with alternating operation. The memory card slot can accommodate a USB flash drive up to 32 GB.

At the top right is a rear 13 megapixel camera and a flash, consisting of four LEDs. Also on the top end there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack. A little below the camera, in the center of the gadget, there is a fingerprint scanner.

On the right side there is a separate rocker button for adjusting the volume and a start button for the device. The buttons are securely fastened and do not wobble.

At the bottom there is a microphone and holes for the main speaker in the form of a grill, as well as a microUSB port for charging.

Main characteristics

Screen

Prestigio Grace P7 LTE has a display with HD resolution of 1440x720 pixels and a diagonal of 5.7 ”. The color IPS-matrix has a wide viewing angle. There is no image distortion from virtually any tilt angle. There is no air gap between the matrix and the protective glass. Colors look good. The image is clear enough for active games, reading, watching videos and websites. The touch screen supports up to five touches at one time.

Display maximum brightness level is 449 cd / m2. Due to the lack of an air gap between the layers, this is quite enough for convenient use of the gadget in the sun. The minimum brightness can be set at 39 cd / m2. Therefore, the phone does not blind and it is convenient to use it even in perfect darkness.

The color channels are fairly consistent, but blue stands out slightly from the rest of the color spectrum. The color gamut slightly falls short of the sRGB standard. The colorimetric temperature is slightly above normal, so the colors appear to be coldish.

Prestigio Grace P7 LTE has a good screen for the price of this device. But there are still drawbacks, although they are not very large.

Performance

The smartphone is equipped with a 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 platform, which operates at a frequency of 1300 MHz. The processor is installed 4-core Cortex A53. Graphics accelerator Mali-T720 MP2. The gadget is equipped with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The phablet has a built-in FM radio.

Memory

Although the smartphone has 2 GB of RAM, only 900 MB is free for use. 10 GB is available to the user from the internal memory. But it can be easily expanded with a micro SD card up to 32GB. Taking into account user reviews, the phone can easily handle 64 GB cards.

Possibilities of use

There are no delays when surfing the Internet and navigating through the menu. The smartphone works stably and without twitching. There are no difficulties with multimedia playback either. The phone accepts most formats, you just need to install third-party players. High resolution videos are also easily played.

The smartphone easily copes with the sound of various videos and movies, but the sound quality is average. The sound is quite loud. The volume is enough for watching video without using a headset.

The games work well. Many memory-intensive and demanding gaming applications are running. Installation does not take long. The launch of applications is quite fast, and they work without any particular complaints.

Prestigio Grace P7 LTE has good connection quality. Stable network reception and uninterrupted operation of other wireless devices. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are no complaints.

Navigation works in the GPS system quickly and accurately. The device is very smart. The first activation takes less than a minute.

operating system

The device runs on the Android 7.0 operating system. The interface has remained virtually unchanged. The desktop settings menu and most of the pre-installed software remain standard. Additional installed applications include:

• reader;
• Yandex services;
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus;
• office applications.

Most of one of the desktop screens is occupied by pre-installed applications and new games from partners. All unnecessary is easily removed by yourself after the first launch.
The phone settings menu remained standard for the Android operating system.

Battery

One of the main advantages of the device is a non-removable 3000 mAh battery. This volume allows us to talk about high autonomy of work even without testing.

A full charge with the supplied charger takes about 5 hours. Charging the battery via the USB port is much slower.

Consider the duration of autonomous work at different degrees of load:

• when using only the call function, the battery will last up to 3 days, depending on the intensity of use;
• at maximum load, autonomous work will last about 5 hours;
• when playing movies - 9 hours;
• the phone will last for 6 hours to play;
• you can listen to music on headphones for about 20 hours.

With vigorous use, the battery will last for the whole day, and in saving mode, you can stretch out a couple of days without additional recharging.

Camera

One of the criteria in favor of choosing Prestigio Grace P7 LTE is the camera. The manufacturers provided the phablet with a rear 13MP camera with a 2.0 aperture. The front camera in a smartphone is 5 megapixels. Autofocus is correct. Each of the cameras shows good image quality with accurate detail. Thanks to the aperture and the presence of a flash, a high-quality picture can be obtained even in the dark. A variety of shooting modes, sharpness and focus settings are available in the camera application.

How the gadget takes pictures in good lighting can be seen in this example photo.

How he takes pictures at night can be seen in this photo.

Conclusion

The budget smartphone Prestigio Grace P7 LTE is a very successful model. In general, the device turned out to be reliable and productive.

It has many virtues. These include:

• nice design;
• high autonomy;
• good quality materials used and tight body assembly;
• user-friendly interface;
• high quality display matrix;
• decent image quality for both cameras;
• sufficient performance.

The disadvantages include:

• location of touch buttons in the interface;
• unavailability of GLONASS support.

If this does not cause negative emotions, then the gadget can be purchased.

Everyone decides for himself which company is better to choose a smartphone. However, Prestigio phones are far from the last in the ranking of manufacturers of quality gadgets at an affordable price.