Мастера из Поднебесной не дремлют, и на a clone of the popular "Galaxy S8" appeared in the domestic market of mobile gadgets. Moreover, the Chinese did not even bother to change the letters in the name of their device and left as is - a smartphone Homtom S8.
The appearance of the device almost completely copies the above model from the Korean giant, which cannot be said about the internal component. But first things first.
So, the hero of this review - Homtom S8 -smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer. Let us analyze the main characteristics of the gadget, its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the feasibility of buying this unit.
The smartphone is packaged in a cute and not at allsimilar to the "Samsung" blue box. On the front, you can see only the brand name, and behind the poor specification of the gadget, which shows the most "tasty" characteristics of the Homtom S8. Labels, bar codes and other dealership entourage are located at the ends.
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The package bundle is modest, but more than acceptable for a budget model - the OTG cable alone is worth it. Therefore, the cover on the Homtom S8 and other accessories will have to be bought separately.
In the network distribution points can be foundFour choices of colors: black, gray, gold and blue. The last gamma is especially attractive, as the beautiful half of humanity has repeatedly mentioned in its reviews on the Homtom S8.
In the black version, the smartphone is almostidentical copy of the "Samsung". The exception was the back panel: either they regretted similar materials, or the designers wanted to shine, in general, both visually and tactile - this is different.
Благодаря универсальным и грамотно вымеренным dimensions, in the palm of your smartphone is like a glove. In thin female handles, the ergonomics are slightly overshadowing, but not critical, so users do not notice any obvious disadvantages in terms of design in their reviews on the Homtom S8.
The front of the smartphone is hardenedglass that pleases. On top of the screen is the eye of the front camera, sensors, and the speaker grille. In the black version, the colors are practically invisible, and in the other modifications they are clearly distinguishable.
Задняя крышка получила привередливое глянцевое the cover so that scratches, prints, dust and other dirt the phone collects like a vacuum cleaner. Therefore, it will be useful to immediately take care of buying at least some kind of cover. Khomtom’s engineers didn’t repeat the critical mistake of Samsung: a fingerprint sensor is located under the rear camera eye, and somehow it is much more difficult to harm it. There is also a flash, and below the microphone noise reduction.
I was pleased with the 8-mm frame of the device,made of metal. On it on the right side there is a volume rocker and a button to turn off the device. The left side is empty. The bottom end is reserved for plastic plugs for antennas and a hole for the main speaker. There is also a micro USB connector and a main microphone. The upper end occupies a hybrid interface for nano and micro sim cards, and similar plugs for plastic antennas. Judging by the reviews on the Homtom S8, users are quite satisfied with the location of the interfaces and they do not express any serious comments on this issue.
The device received a 5.7-inch screen running onIPS-matrix. A resolution of 1440 by 720 pixels is enough for such a diagonal. Pixelization on the screen is invisible, even if you specifically examine it.
The output is saturated andcontrast, but the angle of the review of the Homtom S8 leaves much to be desired: the colors begin to distort even with a slight inclination of the screen. But this is the trouble of all the gadgets of the budget segment. Therefore, this moment cannot be called critical.
Homtom S8 field tests showed that on the street, insunny day, the information is more or less readable, that is, the brightness of the display is enough for comfortable work in the daytime, not to mention the rooms. There are no complaints about the sensitivity of the screen, as well as the multitouch system (five touches).
Основная камера Homtom S8 получила матрицу на 16 Mp But this is by and large interpolation with 13 megapixels. The manufacturer concealed this fact in the specification, but even the simplest bench tests revealed this deception.
Daytime photography does not cause serious complaintsexcept that when the image is enlarged, there is an obvious "overhang" of clear objects, but otherwise it is a solid middling. But on the night the camera users often complain in their reviews on the Homtom S8. The quality of noise is infinite and it is simply not possible to disassemble something during night shooting.
The front camera is equipped with a standard 5-megapixel module, it can cope only with avatars and gives at least some video communication via instant messengers.
Chipset set on the smartphone is mediocre:Mediatek processor of MT6750T series on eight cores and accelerator Mali T860. Especially users are pleased with the amount of RAM and internal memory - 4 GB and 64 GB, respectively.
Available characteristics with head enough forperfect interface work and launch any applications. As for the "heavy" and modern toys, in this case, the graphics settings will have to be reduced to the minimum value, provided that the application runs on this video accelerator altogether.
If 64 GB internal storage will be small,This can significantly increase the storage capacity of user files with external SD cards, up to 128 GB. To find fault with the performance of the gadget is quite difficult, because for a budget model, the device received a very good set of chipsets, so here we have a significant plus.
Smartphone got pretty good3400 mAh battery If we consider that the "stuffing" of the gadget is not voracious, then the battery life can be called decent. If you use the device in the combined mode (Internet, video hour, SMS, phone), then the charge will be enough for the whole day.
Full load, and this is a serious game and videoon Full HD, the battery will be put in five hours, which is a very good result compared to the other “Android” brother. In general, judging by the reviews, users are quite satisfied with the battery life of the device, especially since a good half of competing analogues are equipped with elements with a capacity of 2,000 and even less mAh.
Да, «Хомтом S8» – это плагиат самсунговского S8, and in the most arrogant form. But let Korean and Chinese lawyers deal with this. The domestic consumer is primarily interested in the price and return of the smartphone. And with this, our respondent is all right. His nine-and-a-half thousand rubles gadget works out in full.
Among other models from China, copyingA successful Samsung model, “Khomtom” turned out to be the most interesting and showed itself only from the best side. All those who like the original design of the Samsung S8 series, and don’t want to overpay for a serious device, we can safely recommend this gadget.
It is also worth warning those interested in"Homtom S8" that the smartphone is rarely found in the usual distribution networks, and you can buy it at the sites of "AliExpress" and other similar resources. Devices obtained in this way, in most cases, need to be re-flashed, so be prepared to spend more than one hour studying the methods and methods of adapting Chinese mobile technology to Russian realities or pay a certain amount on top of a specialized service. The last option is the most painless for both the smartphone and the user, so it’s best not to risk taking 600-800 rubles for a competent flashing of the gadget.
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The estimated cost of the gadget is from 9 to 10 thousand rubles (AliExpress platform).
