The market for portable gaming consoles is stagnating,most of the participants in the segment left it quietly and without a murmur. This is primarily true of Sony with its notorious PSP and other little-known companies. The same companies that are still trying to break into this niche, are held only at the expense of a huge loyal audience and high-profile gaming projects, exclusive for the released gadgets. In the iPad era, such highly focused solutions are doomed to failure, and their place will be occupied by cheap and affordable devices, such as the EXEQ Set 2 game console.
Сразу стоить отметить, что обозреваемый гаджет не is some kind of unique development. EXEQ Set 2 generally does not differ much from the classic budget smartphone based on Android. The main difference is the case, similar to the compact game consoles of famous manufacturers, as well as a number of software and hardware features, which still deserve special attention. More of an overview of the EXEQ Set 2 is aimed at those who do not have too much prejudice to gaming gadgets or take a toy to a child.
This console, as well as other models of the series, comes in a compact white box. In addition to the console itself, you can find the following in the kit:
Here, without frills, visually the gadget is not muchdifferent from other similar devices, including the PlayStation Portable. The console comes in two colors: white and black. Both versions have a glossy plastic surface, which will collect profits, prints and many small scratches. After a couple of trips in a backpack with other things, the prefix will quickly lose its presentable appearance. The gadget has a notch on the side faces for a more comfortable grip in the "playing position".
Большую часть передней панели занимает дисплей.On the left side are: analogies stick, four buttons, arrows to move in the games. Above the joystick are two indicators. One of the indicators is responsible for displaying the presence of power (lights up even if the display is off), the second indicator shows whether the charger is connected. On the right side of the console, there is another analog stick for controlling the camera and four buttons for performing various actions in games. Also, the device has a main camera for those who like to capture the moment and a front camera for communication via Skype and its analogues.
All wire interfaces and system keys are concentrated on the top side of the device, these include:
At the bottom of the device is a slot for memory cards. The side faces are empty.
Приставка оснащается дисплеем, построенным на base matrix Twisted Nematic + Film. TN-matrices themselves are not of high quality. The brightness margin suffers, the color rendering is faded, the viewing angles are not maximal. But the Film prefix is not just here - it is an additional layer used to increase the viewing angle to 150 degrees. In general, provided that the user will spend most of his time in games, these characteristics are quite enough. For prolonged reading, surfing the web or watching movies, this display will cause rather unpleasant emotions (especially in comparison with the same iPad and other devices with Full HD displays). The diagonal of the display is 5 inches, and its resolution is 800 by 480 p, from which the picture looks grainy, and the detached pixels are strongly striking. Plastic is used as a coating instead of glass, so working with a touch panel is subjective, uncomfortable. But it can have a positive impact on resistance to shock.
Of the advantages it is worth highlighting the "zero" depthdisplay. Unlike many other gadgets, where the display is drowned in the case, in EXEQ Set 2 it is located on the same level with it, which has a positive effect on the perception of the content being played (especially games).
Portable game console EXEQ Set 2Comes with a Cortex A9 chipset. There are two cores, the frequency of each of them is 1500 megahertz. In general, the performance is enough to run simple games. More complex ones, such as Asphalt 8 or Dead Trigger 2, also work, but the frame rate often drops below normal. Slight slowdowns and "lags" are noticeable in many serious projects developed for Android. In classic games, those are not observed.
Under the hood, this kid managed to find only 1 gigabyte of RAM, which even for smooth operation of the operating system is not enough, what can we say about work under load.
The amount of main memory is only 8gigabyte, but the situation can be corrected by installing a memory card in the device. It can store games that run through the emulator and all sorts of media content (cards up to 32 GB are supported).
In the console is set capacious batterywhich amounted to 2800 milliamp-hours. On a full-fledged gaming day, it will not be possible to stretch it, but it will definitely be possible to kill a couple of hours on the road or at home. When working on the Internet or reading, the time from one charge can be extended up to 6-7 hours.
And here is the most interesting part of the console.The gadget is based on the fourth generation Android operating system. It is thanks to a fairly fresh version of the platform that the manufacturer managed to achieve a high smoothness of work in the system itself. No visual or software changes have been made, the “pure” Android, but a lot of emulators and games are pre-installed from the Google Play Market.
You can find emulators on the hard drive of the consoleolder gaming consoles such as NES, GBA, Nintendo DS, PlayStation One and PSP. Yes, yes, you can play such hits as Crash Banicoot or Dino Crisis, wiping away the tears caused by memories from his youth. These games do not need to be installed, all that is needed to launch them is to download an image (of which there are quite a few on the Net) onto the device and turn on a suitable emulator. Thanks to this approach, an inexpensive portable console can easily replace expensive solutions like those produced by Sony or Nintendo.
It is also possible to install games fromGoogle Play Market. Most of the modern game projects are supported by the gadget, and those that use touch controls can be reconfigured to physical organs with the help built into the EXEQ Set 2 utilities.
Among other things, the console supports all modern video and audio standards (including lossless audio files), as well as the most popular e-book formats.
Opinion of the user regarding EXEQ Set 2divided. Many people think that for their money, the console beats off all the needs of the average user. People appreciated the rich features of the console for launching classic games. They praise the high-quality assembly and convenient physical control keys. Also liked the display, located on the same level with the body of the gadget.
Безусловно, без плюсов нет и минусов, нашлось many dissatisfied. Firstly, the device does not support SIM cards, which greatly limits the capabilities of the Android platform. Secondly, many were unhappy with the complexity of launching games created for other consoles, and their performance, as the games for the PlayStation slow down a lot and sometimes even “fly out”.
Some users are faced with a marriage.For example, the prefix did not read the memory card (even the supported volume). Or with problems when connected to a computer. EXEQ Set 2 does not turn on after making changes on some SD cards using a PC.
Expect something supernatural from the devicefrom the lower price category is stupid. Especially from the Android-based console, where only a similar case remained from the word "console". This is not a console of famous brands, developed by professional engineers and, with love to work, honed to the smallest detail. This device is aimed at ordinary consumers who do not want to give serious money for entertainment, not very knowledgeable in technology, choosing from what is simpler and more accessible. The product does not meet all the criteria described in the brochures and on the official website. On the other hand, what do you really need to demand from a gadget for 4500 rubles? He launches modern games from the Google Play Market, he goes on the Internet, shows a movie, you can start the game on it with the good old Sega and give up nostalgia on the way to work comfortably. Therefore, judging strictly the manufacturer is not worth it, the solution will find its consumer and will surely give many happy minutes to the owners of EXEQ Set 2. You can buy the prefix in Moscow only on the used market, official sales are suspended due to the release of more advanced models.
