Huawei Ascend G620S: description, specifications and reviews

Huawei Ascend G620S is a representative of the class of budget smartphones, in some countries it comes under the name Honor 4 Play. In Russia, sales started in November 2014. The smartphone has good characteristics and affordable cost, but, since many manufacturers are developing the niche of economy class models, it has strong competitors. What can boast Huawei Ascend G620S? The review will tell in detail about its characteristics, pros and cons.

Appearance

You can expect that a cheap smartphone will look cheap, but here you will be pleasantly surprised. Design of mobile phones Ascend G620S quite presentable, though not pretending to originality.

The back cover is made of plastic with a texture under the skin. Its significant disadvantage is a perceptible subtlety and fragility.

If you remove the lid, then this impression only increases, it is possible that it can break from frequent opening.

And under the cover you will find much needed slots for microSD- and microSIM-cards. You can also see the battery, but it can not be removed without special skills and tools.

The smartphone looks elegant due to its small thickness and metallized strips around the screen, but it lies well in the hand thanks to textured plastic and rounded edges. Since it is rather large (14.3x7.2x0.85 cm, weight 160 g), the manufacturer intelligently moved the physical buttons (volume and unlocking) to the right end, where they are easy to get. They protrude slightly over the body, they are easy to find without looking and difficult to confuse.

Screen

Smartphone Huawei Ascend G620S boasts a large 5-inch display, but its resolution - only 720 at 1280 (the density of pixels per inch - 294). This means that the picture is not as clear as the more expensive models with a similar screen size, however, it is quite bright and pleasant to use. Users with small hands will have to get used to its size.

The smartphone has good viewing angles, and if you increase the brightness level, then you can use it in bright sunlight.

The manufacturer still prefers to take the touch buttons to the panel from the bottom of the screen, although it would be more ergonomic to take this space under the display.

Specifications Huawei Ascend G620S

The smartphone is quite a powerful quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, distributed among similar in value models, running at 1.2 GHz. Its interesting feature is that it is not 32-bit, but 64-bit. But in reality this does not give significant advantages for two reasons:

• On the smartphone is installed already outdated Android 4.4 KitKat, which is not optimized for 64-bit processors;
• 1 GB of RAM is not enough to fully benefit from this.

Nevertheless, the smartphone performance in the tests is slightly higher than that of competitors.

But with a permanent memory things are worse. Built-in volume of only 8 GB, a significant part of which (4.18 GB) is occupied by the OS. And the possibilities of its increase are unexpectedly small - the smartphone supports memory cards up to 32 GB in size.

One of the main advantages of this model is the support for 4G, which is not often found in the budget segment.

In addition to 4G available Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and NFC.

The quality of calls from the smartphone is quite high. The interlocutor is well audible, and two microphones successfully cope with the noise reduction function, i.e. on the other side you are also well heard.

Interface and Performance

Since the model uses a very popular Android 4.4 OS, all smartphone functions are intuitive and do not require much study and addiction.

Ascend G620S works quite quickly, turning the screens or navigating in the list of applications does not slow it down at all. The same goes for the single launch of programs. But if you open several applications at the same time or install the application in the background, be ready to hang.

For most of the necessary functions (contacts, sms, music player, etc.), the manufacturer provides the buyer with preinstalled utilities. But, since they often have less functionality or elements in Chinese, it's easier to replace them with applications downloaded from Google Play.

Battery

The Ascend G620S has a small battery capacity of only 2000 mA. It's less than competitors, but it's pretty good showing itself in tests and everyday life. For example, after a day of active use (16 hours, several calls, half an hour of games, use of applications for a long period), 19% of the charge remains. So the smartphone will only need to be charged for the night.

In extreme cases, you can switch to Ultra Power Saving mode, which almost doubles the battery life, but it blocks access to all functions except calls and SMS.

There is also a utility utility that shows which physical components or applications are currently actively consuming battery power.

As mentioned above, those who like to carry a spare battery with them are not lucky, because a "native" battery can not be removed.

Photo and video

On paper cameras from Huawei Ascend G620S are completely identical to what can be found among competitors - the main 8 Mp (with flash) and the front 2 Mp. But often the pixels in the characteristics do not correspond to reality. So, the iPhone 6 also has a camera of 8 megapixels, but if you compare the pictures taken on it and the G620S, the difference will be obvious.

The photos are of medium quality, the colors are bright, but not exactly accurate. Flash strongly whitens the picture. As a result, the result is slightly worse not only competitors, but even one of the smartphones Huawei - Honor 3C.

The application for shooting is rich in various functions, ranging from HDR and the mode of "Panorama" and ending with different filters. There is even an opportunity to put a watermark.

To take a picture, just press the shutter icon, just the screen or the volume button, which in this situation replaces the physical shutter button.

The camera can shoot video as up to Full HD (1080 pixels). The result is quite usable for viewing, however, the focus is often lost.

What do customers think about the Huawei Ascend G620S?

The reviews are mostly positive, but without much enthusiasm. The smartphone has a high performance, which is enough for the average user.

He has an attractive classic design. True, the weight is quite substantial (160 g), and not every pocket can fit it.

Many have been surprised to use the old version of Android.

What do customers say about the camera in the Huawei Ascend G620S? Reviews were divided in opinion about this parameter. Many users estimate its real capabilities in not more than 5 Mp and find that this is too little. Others, on the contrary, note the affordable price of the device, and therefore do not expect from it the quality of pictures as a camera phone.

Many buyers are faced with such a problem, as the abundance of preinstalled applications in Chinese, which are difficult to remove. An even more annoying surprise was that a smartphone ordered on the Internet came with settings in the language of the manufacturer. Therefore, when buying, make sure that the goods are fully Russified. Otherwise, you will have to spend a lot of time solving this problem or pay extra to a specialist who will do it for you.

Money matters

And how much does the Huawei Ascend G620S cost? The price of the smartphone is gradually declining, since it is not the newest model. So, in July 2015 the smartphone could be bought for almost 12 thousand rubles. And in November 2015 the average price was set at about 10.5 thousand rubles. This is a fairly popular model, so many electronics stores offer it at competitive prices. Also you can easily find accessories and accessories for Huawei Ascend G620S. A cover for it will cost approximately 700-800 rubles., A protective film - in 500-700 rubles., And shockproof glass - from 700 rubles.

Summing up

Huawei Ascend G620S could be considered a very good budget smartphone, if not for increasing competition in this segment. Moto G, Sony Xperia M2 Aqua or Microsoft Lumia 640 give him a serious challenge, which he can not always answer, whether it's a camera, build quality or screen size. Against the background of competitors, he loses some of its attractiveness, but still remains a good "workhorse". If you do not have a unique design, the latest version of the OS and impressive multi-tasking, the Ascend G620S will be able to offer you a lot at a modest price.