VERTEX Impress New smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

Often users are interested in the question of how to choose a phone and which company is better to buy. In fact, you need to build on your own requests. The selection criteria can be the number of cores in the processor, the diagonal of the screen, but what is there - many people, first of all, care about the price.

The Vertex brand regularly supplies the cellular market with new phone models. In 2018, the brand presented another smartphone, Vertex Impress New. You can get acquainted with the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of the model in our detailed review.

The model has not yet gained popularity, so there are few reviews on the operation of the smartphone on the Internet. However, this only pushes us to better examine the filling of the newly-made gadget.

Appearance

Vertex Impress New combines modern design and ease of use. The smartphone has a neat rectangular shape with rounded edges.

The dimensions of the device are impressive; those who like to read books online will like it. The length is 153 mm, width 78 mm, thickness - 10.4 mm, so the device can be called thin. The weight is 180 grams, which will delight the fairer sex.

The body is made of durable plastic, the surface of which is matte rather than glossy. The perimeter frame is metal. The manufacturer offers a choice of three smartphone colors - black, gold, blue. The phone looks most solid in the blue version.

The color range is not impressive, but both genders will be able to choose the right gadget for themselves. Unfortunately, the manufacturer did not consider moisture protection for the "ward".

A 3.5 mm audio jack is located at the top. The USB connector is located at the bottom end in the middle, the speakers take their place to the left and right of it.

Above the screen there is a speaker, front camera, LED flash.

The power button is located on the right side, just above it are the volume keys.

SIM cards are installed inside the smartphone above the battery, one slot is for Micro-SIM, the other is for Nano-SIM. There is also a slot for a memory card nearby.

Packaging and equipment

The Vertex smartphone is housed in a stylish black box. Inside the user there are documents for the phone, the device itself, micro-USB cable, battery, charger. The warranty is established by the manufacturer for a period of 2 years.

Note that the cord is 100 cm long, which allows you to charge your phone further from the outlet while enjoying your favorite movies.

Ergonomic

The rounded shape is always user-friendly. The smartphone fits snugly in both hands, does not cut into the skin. The dimensions allow you to carry the phone both in your pocket and in your hand - without straining your hand. The location of the buttons is good, there is not a single complaint about them - they are tangible, easy to press, firm.

It is also not bad for users that SIM cards are not battery dependent. If you need to get the SIM out, just turn off the device without pulling out the battery.

The fingerprint scanner is located directly under the rear camera, so if you use it carelessly, there is a risk of staining the lens. The round shape of the scanner is ideal for thumb, index and middle fingers.

Smartphone specifications

Screen

The phone is equipped with a capacitive touchscreen display that occupies the front part of the gadget by 70.1%. The frame around the perimeter of the screen has a thickness of 1 cm at the top and bottom, on the left and right - 3.5 mm each. The diagonal of the screen is 5.5 inches, the aspect ratio is 16: 9. The manufacturer offers a high resolution 1920 × 1080 screen with a dot density of 401 ppi. Automatic screen rotation and the listed characteristics provide an excellent opportunity for watching movies and TV series.

The multitouch function allows you to read multiple finger touches at the same time. The keyboard responds instantly to keystrokes.

Note the display's average color rendering and good anti-glare properties. This is convenient when using the phone in the sun, including playing games.

Camera

As a filling, the phone has a 13 MP and 0.3 MP dual rear camera with LED flash, which takes good pictures at night. Additional features include autofocusing, face detection, and you can also specify the desired focusing location yourself. Using the self-timer function, shooting is easy to entrust to the device - after pressing the button, the pictures will be ready in a few seconds, during which time you can take a suitable pose. In the settings, if desired, the mode of geotagging the photo is turned on.

How to photograph

The photos are of average quality, the color rendition is not always correct. Photos often take on a bluish tint. Sharpness cannot be called sufficient, there are noises in the photo.

In the dark, the camera does not cope with focus, the light sensitivity jumps. From a large number of images, few will be perfect. However, in bright light, quite bearable photos come out. The phone makes it possible to record texts. By stretching the brightness and contrast settings, you can easily read documents from the photo.

The menu adjusts the HDR mode, ISO shutter speed and white balance. Another trick is that Vertex takes beautiful panoramic photos.

The rear camera captures video in 1280 x 720 HD resolution. We can talk about quite a decent quality of shooting for this price segment. There are no strong noises and interference in the video, the sound is recorded practically without distortion.

The dual front camera has a resolution of 5MP and 0.3MP. Pictures are of average quality, colors are not always reproduced correctly. However, the budget cost justifies the disadvantage.

Communications

The Vertex smartphone is equipped with standard modern technologies - LTE Cat 4 with a speed of 51.0 Mbps for download and 150.8 Mbps for uploading data. Able to work on all 3G and 4G frequency bands. With a reliable connection of cell towers, the phone provides stable speed and Internet connection in general. Vertex quickly reconnects after disconnections.

The antenna is built into the body of the gadget, the FM radio catches all available waves.

Also in the filling there are Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0 with the ability to transmit stereo sound over a radio channel to the receiving device.

GPS navigation systems with A-GPS, GLONASS with precise positioning are available to users.

The smartphone provides alternating operation of two SIM cards using dual sim mode. The radio module is used alone, so while one SIM card is active, the other is disabled at this time.

Software

The smartphone uses the Android 7.0 Nougat software platform, a distinctive feature of which is the personalization of the phone. This means that the user has advanced control over the system. For example, you can activate the low traffic mode, remove annoying notifications or turn off their sound, change the display scale on the screen. The interface is familiar and intuitive.

Unlocking is carried out by reading your fingerprint. The scanner is located on the back of the phone just below the rear camera, it works quickly and accurately. The lock makes it possible to protect files and restrict access to the phone by strangers.

Of the installed applications, Google Play, Vertex Club are distinguished for downloading programs, games, reading books. Standard assistants - alarm clock, calendar, calculator are available. The smartphone also has a built-in flashlight.

Music and video are played using standard Vertex players. To use headphones, accessories with a standard 3.5mm jack are suitable. Although the price of the smartphone is budgetary, the phone gives a loud and clear sound.

The dictaphone shows good recording quality. There is no noise in the audio files.

Performance

The VERTEX smartphone uses the MediaTek MT6737 processor as a platform. The system configuration includes four 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53 processor cores.

The amount of RAM is 1 GB, internal memory is 16 GB. Users can connect a microSD memory card up to 32 GB to the phone and drop installed applications and personal files there, which will free up space on the internal storage.

Smartphone is smart and suitable for active games. Game programs do not freeze, they work without interruption.

Battery life

The lithium-polymer battery of the VERTEX phone is endowed with a capacity of 3500 mAh - this is a good capacity among competing smartphones. With active use of social networks, listening to music and watching movies, charging will last for 7-8 hours. If you only use the phone for making calls and sending messages, it will last for a couple of days. The manufacturer guarantees 420 minutes of calls and 320 hours of standby without recharging.

The cost

Many are interested in the question of how much it costs and where it is profitable to buy the Impress New model. We answer - the lowest price is 5,990 rubles in the Megafon store, the upper limit at the moment is 7,591 rubles in Tsifrograd. The average price comes out about 6500 rubles.

• cord 100 cm;
• price;
• 2 year warranty;
• nimble and productive
• 4 cores in the processor
• personalization of the system;
• a light weight;
• aspect ratio 16: 9;

• average color rendering;
• the battery is not lithium-ion;
• small amount of memory.

Vertex Impress New is a reliable and productive smartphone. The 4-core process allows you to call the gadget smart, there is no freeze even with heavy games. The inexpensive cost provides surprisingly decent functionality. Vertex is not the best manufacturer, but Impress New can take its rightful place in the ranking of quality budget models in 2019.

The device has incorporated the best of the previous Vertex models. If you like budget novelties of gadgets, feel free to choose a device and take pictures of important moments of life.