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The Ice 2 display displays 1280x720 pixels and is an IPS-matrix devoid of an air gap. Given the cost of a smartphone, many users would like to see Full HD resolution in such a Highscreen, but technological realities are making their own adjustments. Oddly enough, in smartphones with a diagonal of 4.6 inches and above, only the HTC One M7 and a few Vertu smartphones offer a resolution of 1920x1080. Neither the Xperia Z3 Compact nor the iPhone 6 managed to fit the coveted 1080p into compact smartphones.
Therefore, the Ice 2 display should be considered in comparison with "classmates". In this regard, it performs quite well: picture clarity is at a high level, anti-glare coating and the above-mentioned absence of an air gap minimize the amount of glare on a sunny day, and the brightness level approximately corresponds to the same HTC One M7. Viewing angles are great, the picture only darkens slightly when the tilt of the smartphone approaches the limit values.
Unusual is perhaps the obvious shift of the picture towards warm shades, and some users will be upset by the multi-touch indicators - the display supports only 5 simultaneous touches.
Iron
Highscreen Ice 2 is based on the MediaTek MT6592 chip. "People's eight-core" was introduced back in November 2013: it became a high-profile event in the mobile industry, after which Qualcomm "tightened up" and even released an anti-advertising video with criticism of its competitor and eight-core in general.
The guys from California really had a reason to be nervous - already at the start, the MT6592 was on a par with the Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T. Previously, mobile eight-core processors used big.LITTLE technology, when 4 economical cores were used in low load mode, and in power-intensive applications they were replaced by a quartet of productive cores. MT6592 was one of the first mobile processors capable of using all 8 cores at once. But sensible optimization for such a number of threads in Android has not yet happened, so the muscular MediaTek chip has become “good” and settled in smartphones in the middle price segment.
The eight cores of the MT6592 are based on the economical Cortex-A7 architecture and operate at 1.7GHz. The video accelerator is a quad-core Mali 450MP running at 700 MHz - a mediocre solution in terms of gaming performance. But the video accelerator received hardware support for video playback up to Ultra HD resolution in H265 format.
The chip does not support 4G networks - the corresponding modification with the MT6595 MediaTek index was released only in mid-2014, and it is still poorly distributed among smartphone manufacturers.
Smartphones running MT6592 are roughly equivalent in terms of performance to modifications of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Xiaomi Mi2S or LG Nexus 4.
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Hello, dear readers of my blog on the website of the online store of computer and home appliances DNS!
Today in my review - quite an interesting smartphone Highscreen Ice 2. It is interesting primarily for its extraordinary appearance and the presence of an additional OLED display, located on the back side of the main screen. Plus, of course, the smartphone has a fairly productive electronic filling and a good screen based on a liquid crystal matrix made using IPS technology.
Brand highscreen belongs to the Russian company Vobis, and the production of electronics under this brand is carried out in mainland China. Until recently, the scheme of relations between Russian customers and Chinese manufacturers was as follows: manufacturers offered electronic kits or blanks, from which the Russian side made up a kit, which later turned into a smartphone with the Highscreen label. Of course, the Russian side made adjustments to the existing blanks in accordance with the set of characteristics that it needed. Russian customers could, for example, ask manufacturers to increase the frequency of the processor, install a different screen or graphics chip, or supply a more powerful battery. There were also more breakthrough ideas designed to make Highscreen smartphones “the most-most” extraordinary. Let's remember, for example, the wonderful smartphones of the Boost series with two batteries included, one of which has a capacity of 6000 mAh! Now the relationship between customers and manufacturers has changed somewhat, switching to the ODM cooperation scheme. Now Russian designers and constructors fully develop the design and layout of devices, order the characteristics of the electronic filling, and the manufacturer does what the customer needs. As a result, we have an inexpensive final product produced in a market with cheap labor and a fairly developed culture and production technology. It is also worth mentioning that Highscreen does not install its shells and applications on smartphones, limiting itself to the pure Android operating system, which has a beneficial effect on the stability of the devices and requires less hardware resources during operation.
In general, for me this is the first experience with Highscreen and I am not at all disappointed with its result.
PACKAGE
Smartphone packaging Highscreen Ice 2 the manufacturer has departed from its tradition of supplying smartphones in a yellow cardboard container with a monochrome drawing-drawing. This smartphone is sold in colored cardboard boxes, the color of which matches the color of the device case. So far, smartphones have been on sale Highscreen Ice 2 white, gray and blue body colors, but on the official website of Highscreen I found a limited edition of gold-colored smartphones for sale, released in an edition of only 2000 pieces and at the same price as other colors. One way or another, but in this review I have a gray smartphone and its box is also dark gray. About the box, we can say that it is very small and made of durable cardboard. In terms of style and tightness of opening, it reminded me of one brand with a bitten fruit, but the quality of the packaging of that brand is, of course, higher.
At the top of the box is a smartphone with ice crystals scattered across the screen.
There is no information on the sides of the package, except for a sticker with the serial number of the smartphone and IMEI.
But the bottom of the box is already more interesting - it contains the main technical characteristics of Highscreen Ice 2 as well as information about the bonus - free 128 GB of 4SYNC cloud storage. After registering on the 4SYNC website, 1 TB of free storage is given for a period of 30 days, time will tell how much it will actually be with a smartphone later.
The bottom of the box is sealed with two branded stickers, indicating that no one has opened this box before you.
The smartphone inside the package is in a plastic bag.
CONTENTS OF DELIVERY
Package Included:
2. power adapter,
3. micro USB cable,
4. stereo headset,
5. a tool for extracting the compartments of micro-SIM cards and microSD cards,
6. user manual,
7. warranty card.
The tool is very tiny and easy to lose, but even if it is lost, you should not despair, the compartments can be opened with a paper clip or any thin object.
Charger HKC0055010-3A is essentially the most common and interchangeable with any similar in purpose. It provides a constant voltage of 5 V with a current of up to 1 A. When it is new, all its glossy surfaces are pasted over with a special film in order to avoid accidental scratches.
The micro-USB cable is not quite ordinary and has one interesting feature: it is highlighted near the micro-USB connector when voltage is applied to the cable. The color of the backlight also changes when charging is in progress, it lights up in red, and when the smartphone is fully charged or the cable is not connected to the micro-USB connector, it turns blue. Agree, an interesting design solution that even many famous brands do not have!
The headset looks very remarkable in that it has bright red wires. The wires are flat in cross-section, which is why they do not tend to twist, and their insulation reminded me of rubber in terms of softness. The phone headset has a 4-pin plug, which is explained by the fact that it also includes a microphone located in a small black box on wires, on which there is also a button for answering a phone call. Agree that this is quite convenient, since while listening to music you do not need to get your smartphone out of your pocket.
SPECIFICATIONS
Operating system: Android 4.4.2;
CPU: 8-core, MediaTek MT6592, 1.7 GHz;
Video processor: Mali-450MP4, 700 MHz;
Screen 1: 16 million colors, 4.7" 720x1280, HD IPS, OGS;
Screen 2: monochrome OLED;
Number of SIM cards: 2;
SIM card type: Micro-SIM;
Battery: Li-ion 2500 mAh, non-removable;
Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), 3G/HSPA+ (900/2100 MHz);
Main camera: 13.0 MP, AF, flash;
Front-camera: 2.0 MP;
The amount of permanent memory: 16 GB;
The amount of RAM: 2 GB;
Expansion Slot: microSD (compatible with SDHC);
Audio jack: 3.5mm;
WiFi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, access point;
Bluetooth: Yes;
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS;
FM tuner: yes, with RDS support;
Equipment: Smartphone, charger with detachable cable, headset, SIM card eject tool, user manual, warranty card;
Additionally:
Proximity sensor
Light sensor
Dimensions: 138x67.6x8.7mm
The weight: 135 g
After analyzing the characteristics of the smartphone Highscreen Ice 2 we can say with confidence that it turned out to be quite powerful and will fully satisfy the needs of its owner in the next couple of years, especially considering that the manufacturer did not save on the amount of RAM by installing it immediately 2 GB (which is typical for smartphones and tablets with screen resolution of 1920x1080), and also equipped it with 16 GB of flash memory. Unfortunately, I cannot say this about my first Lenovo P770 smartphone, which has almost the entire system area of non-volatile memory already occupied and now even updates are not downloaded.
The octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor installed in Highscreen Ice 2 is capable of processing a huge number of operations per second and is currently one of the best processors in terms of performance / energy efficiency. If the processor resources are not in demand, then the "extra", not involved, Cortex-A7 cores go into sleep mode. The Mali-450MP4 GPU is by no means a top-end one, but it still copes quite well with graphics in games and any applications. However, you should not hope for full compatibility of the hardware with the software - I downloaded and installed one of the games, which eventually told me that it was not compatible with this device.
APPEARANCE
The front and back surfaces of the new Highscreen Ice 2 smartphone have a protective shipping film, which must be removed before using the device.
Top and bottom surfaces of the smartphone Highscreen Ice 2 covered with third-generation Gorilla Glass, which has increased resistance to scratches and impacts. This is exactly what you will not often see in budget smartphones. The coating does not collect very many fingerprints, and the smartphone reminded me very much of the SONY Xperia Z model, which I also once had a chance to test. The same thin and slippery, and strives to slip out of the fingers in cold weather. The brand's mirrored logo is under the glass on the back and looks very neat.
Highscreen Ice 2 in general, it looks very elegant and is made very carefully - there are no cracks and squeaks in the case, the quality of plastic parts is also on top.
On the right side there is a volume rocker and a microSD card slot, covered with a decorative cover. On the left - two slots for micro-SIM cards
On the top is a power on/off button and a headset jack, and on the bottom is a micro-USB jack for charging or transferring files and a miniature microphone hole.
On the back side at the top are: a 13 MP camera, an LED flash, a second microphone hole for implementing an external noise reduction system, and a speaker slot. Yes, I almost forgot the most important thing! Here is the very second OLED display that I talked about at the very beginning of the review. It periodically displays information about the time, date, battery charge, weather and temperature, as well as the presence of unreceived e-mail messages. During a phone call, the name of the subscriber is displayed in a scrolling line, if he is listed in your contact book, or just a phone number. This screen is the main feature of the smartphone Highscreen Ice 2, which is not found in any other smartphone, unless, of course, we take YotaPhone 2 as a comparison, which has a screen of a completely different type and purpose. This screen, of course, is a chic design idea, but it would be even cooler if it was in color, and not bluish-gray.
On the front side, in addition to the main display, there is a light and proximity sensor, a selfie camera eye and a speaker, covered with a protective metal mesh.
Under the screen there are three touch buttons with white backlighting, the central one looks like a circle, and its backlight color changes depending on the events that have occurred.
The color and speed of the pulsation can be changed through the menu, assigning one or another backlight color to certain events and applications. If the phone is charging, then this indicator glows red, if the battery level reaches 90% or more, it turns green. When a call is missed, it will flash blue by default.
Due to glass and additional display Highscreen Ice 2 looks very stylish and is clearly more expensive than its cost.
The mini-SIM cards I have, which I wanted to install in a smartphone, naturally did not fit in it.
I had to install a working MTS SIM card and get a new Beeline model.
Smartphone screen Highscreen Ice 2 made according to IPS technology, besides, it does not have an air gap between the protective glass and the liquid crystal matrix. Due to this, it looks darker than a regular IPS screen, and in bright sunlight it has less glare and the information on the screen is quite readable. On Gorilla Glass 3 with an oleophobic coating, fingerprints are much less collected than on conventional protective films, and they are easier to erase. When viewing the screen from different angles, color distortion does not occur, only the brightness changes. The screen resolution is not very high, corresponding to the HD standard (1280x720 pixels), but I did not notice any pixelation on the 4.7-inch screen. The pixel density per inch is 230.
Checking the screen to work with multiple touches confirmed the possibility of simultaneous work with 5 points.
INTERFACE AND SOFTWARE
On the Highscreen Ice 2 smartphone, the bare Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat OS is installed, so initially the number of applications is minimal.
They take up only two desktop screens.
Of course, as wallpaper, you can set any available photos, as well as moving screensavers.
Drag down from the top of the screen with your finger to open the notification area, which provides easy access to quick settings for communication, screen, and sound options.
In addition to the usual Android settings, they have additional options that are unique to Highscreen Ice 2. First of all, this is the Oled tab. Here you can set the display turn-on interval, the speed of the running text, the settings for displaying the temperature and weather in your city, as well as turning on the display of caller names. The display, admittedly, is very pleasant, although I would like to use it more often and for large options.
It also includes those options that need to be displayed on the OLED screen.
Sound settings have toggle options to improve headphone sound quality and boost speaker volume.
There is an interesting item in the screen settings - "Wireless Monitor".
If you have a smart TV with a Wi-Fi module that supports this function at home, you can easily display a picture from your smartphone on its screen. I easily displayed the image from Highscreen Ice 2 on the SAMSUNG UE55J5500 TV, and at home I managed to connect to the WD TV Live set-top box and see the picture on the monitor from it.
Returning to the topic of multi-colored light notifications under the main display, I will say that their setting is as follows:
The number of colors is limited, but in fact more is not needed, since it is simply not realistic to make out subtle shades of color on a small luminous ring. I just wish there was a slightly brighter backlight level for this indicator.
Indeed, there is enough space on a smartphone for almost any application, and if there is still not enough space, then you can use a microSD memory card up to 32 GB, however, it is possible that a larger card will work, for example 64 GB. In these screenshots, data on free and used memory is already after I downloaded and installed some utilities for testing smartphone performance.
Some information about the phone can be viewed in the settings.
More detailed information is obtained using special utilities, for example, the 3DMark performance test gave the following data:
The Hardware Info utility provides even more detailed and interesting information.
For example, I was interested in information about the sensors installed in the smartphone, among which was a digital compass.
Location determination via GPS, by the way, in Highscreen Ice 2 works just fine, the satellites are literally in a matter of seconds (about half a minute), providing very high accuracy in the region of 2-4 meters. Those who talk about problems with GPS in MTK processors probably haven’t tried this smartphone in practice, or, most likely, the company simply did some kind of work on the bugs, since the smartphone easily and confidently finds 8-10 satellites in a city buildings.
CAMERAS
There are two cameras, as it should be in a normal smartphone. The one that is usually used to take photos and videos is made on the basis of a 13 MP SONY IMX214 CMOS sensor, and the one that is designed for talking on Skype and selfies is very simple and has only 2 MP.
Camera settings are very rich.
Light sensitivity can be increased to 1600, although it is not clear who will need it, since already at ISO 250 the camera is shamelessly noisy, which is clearly visible in night shots.
The resolution of the main camera can be changed from QVGA and VGA to 13 MP.
Video resolution is low, 480P, 720P and 1080P, in the same tab for video, you can enable electronic image stabilizer EIS.
If you enable the gyroscope option, then the screen will display a yellow bar, which will turn purple when the level coincides with the horizon, as well as a blue bar that displays the vertical angle of the smartphone relative to the horizon.
During shooting, you can turn on the HDR mode, as well as special effects, such as: sepia, negative, contour ... To take a picture in HDR, the smartphone needs to be held longer than usual, the picture in the shadows is brightened and becomes a little clearer, but moving details due to the overlap of two frames can become translucent.
On a bright day, the main camera shoots well and it has decent detail, but at the same time, the so-called “watercolorization” is observed, leading to blurring of details on darker solid surfaces. Video is shot at 30 frames per second (24 for FullHD) with an audio sampling rate of 48 kHz in MOV format. There are few examples of pictures and videos, but I hope they will help to get a general impression of the level of cameras and software used. For quick shooting of unexpected events, a smartphone is quite suitable.
Shot on a clear day:
A shot in low light conditions (1/10 sec is the longest shutter speed):
Shot by 2 MP camera:
Shooting indoors under artificial lighting:
Shooting on a bright day with lots of deep shadows:
HDR shot on a bright day with lots of deep shadows:
One of the processing effects when shooting:
Examples of videos shot in FullHD resolution day and night:
TESTING
To test the performance of a smartphone, I used several well-known utilities, among which, of course, 3DMark, in which Highscreen Ice 2 scored 4830 points.
In the AnTuTu Benchmark v5.7.1 test, it was difficult for the hero of our review to compete with the leaders from well-known manufacturers and he expectedly lost to them, but there is no reason to be upset, in general, the smartphone scored 30513 points, which is not even dreamed of by the bulk of budget Android devices.
The AnTuTu Video Tester 3.0 utility did not please Ice 2 with full compatibility with all possible codecs, but I did not expect this.
Benchmark graphics NenaMark 1 and 2 at a screen resolution of 1280 * 720 showed the same number of frames per second - 60.8.
In PCMark, the smartphone scored 2757 points.
In the test, Vellamo Highscreen Ice 2 also gave average results relative to the leaders.
In the Geekbench 3 test in single-core mode, the smartphone was clearly weak, but in multi-core mode it almost caught up with the leaders with a score of 2401 points!
Testing the speed of the internal flash memory of the device.
Wi-Fi speed test. Despite the available Internet channel of 100 Mbps, the program is not designed for speeds above 50 Mbps, which is also very good for a smartphone.
Games on a smartphone run without brakes, even quite demanding on resources, what can we say about games like Tetris, however, some games may not be supported at the hardware level.
plane simulator.
AUTONOMY OF WORK
The autonomy of such a powerful smartphone, equipped with not the most capacious battery, was expectedly not high. With active use of the smartphone and Wi-Fi turned on, it will last a day, with a sparing mode with periodic email checks and enabled traffic via 3G, Highscreen Ice 2 lasted 2 days and 15 hours. Although the Wi-Fi module was disabled in the menu, it is displayed on the battery usage diagram as enabled.
In AnTuTu Tester Highscreen Ice 2 scored 4792 points (battery discharge from 100 to 20%), the test duration was about 2 hours and 45 minutes.
TOTAL
It's time to sum up the Highscreen Ice 2. I can say that in general I really liked the smartphone, primarily in terms of design and consumer qualities. Its software interface is completely lag-free and the screen is very good in terms of picture. The camera will pass for the third grade, it is convenient and nothing more.
The included headset is only good for talking and checking performance, as it lacks high frequencies, and the rest of the frequency response is more prone to mid-frequency and upper-low-frequency sounds. In general, it has a slightly booming sound. I can’t say that the sound is really bad, but even cheap SONY MDR-EX50LP headphones sound clearer. While testing a smartphone with a headset, it turned out that in the Play Music program, if you scroll the list of songs on the screen, an unpleasant pickup is heard in the headphones, resembling a mild crackle. During music playback, this interference is not present.
Still, I would like more capacity for the battery, at least 4000 mAh, and if the manufacturer supplied his candy with a 6000 mAh battery, then the joy of users would have been no limit. After all, you must admit, it’s nonsense to equip a sports Ferrari with a 20-liter gas tank.
Pros:
Excellent build quality
Covering the screen and body glass Gorilla Glass 3,
Good screen quality
Interesting finds of designers with the use of a second OLED screen, light alerts and backlit USB charging cord,
The complete absence of interface lags when working in the menu and with applications.
Minuses:
Insufficiently capacious, moreover, non-removable battery,
When scrolling the screen in headphones, noise is heard against the background of music,
The quality of the cameras could be better, albeit at the expense of resolution.
Information about the make, model, and alternative names of a particular device, if any.
Design
Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Used materials, suggested colors, certificates.
| Width Width information refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 69.9 mm (millimeters) 6.99 cm (centimeters) 0.23 ft 2.75in |
| Height Height information refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 143 mm (millimeters) 14.3 cm (centimeters) 0.47ft 5.63in |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement. | 8.5 mm (millimeters) 0.85 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft 0.33in |
| The weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 185 g (grams) 0.41 lbs 6.53oz |
| Volume Approximate volume of the device, calculated from dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. | 84.96 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.16 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale. | Golden Blue |
| Housing materials The materials used to make the body of the device. | Metal |
SIM card
The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.
Mobile networks
A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.
| GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace the analogue mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is often referred to as a 2G mobile network. It is enhanced by the addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) and later EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technologies. | GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz |
| UMTS UMTS is short for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on the GSM standard and belongs to 3G mobile networks. Developed by 3GPP and its biggest advantage is to provide more speed and spectral efficiency with W-CDMA technology. | UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz |
| LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as fourth generation (4G) technology. It is developed by 3GPP based on GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA to increase the capacity and speed of wireless mobile networks. The subsequent development of technologies is called LTE Advanced. | LTE 800 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz |
Mobile technologies and data rates
Communication between devices in mobile networks is carried out through technologies that provide different data transfer rates.
Operating system
The operating system is the system software that manages and coordinates the operation of the hardware components in the device.
SoC (System on a Chip)
System on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device in one chip.
| SoC (System on a Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation. | MediaTek MT6735 |
| Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is made. The value in nanometers measures half the distance between the elements in the processor. | 28 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The main function of the processor (CPU) of a mobile device is the interpretation and execution of instructions contained in software applications. | ARM Cortex-A53 |
| Processor bit depth The bit depth (bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance than 32-bit processors, which, in turn, are more productive than 16-bit processors. | 64 bit |
| Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands by which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute. | ARMv8-A |
| First level cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently accessed data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small and much faster than both system memory and other cache levels. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for them in the L2 cache. With some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 32 kB + 32 kB (kilobytes) |
| Second level cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1, but in return it has a larger capacity, allowing more data to be cached. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or RAM. | 512 kB (kilobytes) 0.5 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core executes program instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing many instructions to be executed in parallel. | 4 |
| Processor clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 1300 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The graphics processing unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc. | ARM Mali-T720 MP1 |
| Number of GPU cores Like the CPU, the GPU is made up of several working parts called cores. They handle the graphical calculations of different applications. | 1 |
| GPU clock speed Speed is the clock speed of the GPU and is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 600 MHz (megahertz) |
| The amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost when the device is turned off or restarted. | 2 GB (gigabytes) |
| Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR3 |
| Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels means higher data rates. | single channel |
| RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its speed, more specifically, the speed of reading / writing data. | 640 MHz (megahertz) |
Built-in memory
Each mobile device has a built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed amount.
Memory cards
Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage capacity for storing data.
Screen
The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.
| Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the image quality of information directly depends. | IPS |
| Diagonal For mobile devices, the screen size is expressed in terms of its diagonal length, measured in inches. | 5 in 127 mm (millimeters) 12.7 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate Screen Width | 2.45in 62.26 mm (millimeters) 6.23 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate Screen Height | 4.36in 110.69 mm (millimeters) 11.07 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.778:1 16:9 |
| Permission Screen resolution indicates the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. Higher resolution means sharper image detail. | 720 x 1280 pixels |
| Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be shown on the screen in clearer detail. | 294 ppi (pixels per inch) 115ppm (pixels per centimeter) |
| Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for the color components in a single pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors the screen can display. | 24 bit 16777216 flowers |
| Screen area Approximate percentage of screen space on the front of the device. | 69.17% (percentage) |
| Other characteristics Information about other functions and features of the screen. | capacitive Multitouch |
Sensors
Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that are recognized by the mobile device.
rear camera
The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on its rear panel and can be combined with one or more additional cameras.
| Sensor type Information about the type of camera sensor. Some of the most widely used sensor types in mobile device cameras are CMOS, BSI, ISOCELL, etc. | CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) |
| Svetlosila | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 2.9 mm (millimeters) |
| Number of optical elements (lenses) Information about the number of optical elements (lenses) of the camera. | 6 |
| Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary in shape. | LED |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 pixels 7.99 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record. | 1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video recording speed (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording rate (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps. | 30 fps (frames per second) |
| Characteristics Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera. | autofocus Burst shooting digital zoom Digital Image Stabilization geo tags panoramic shooting HDR shooting Touch focus Face recognition Adjusting the white balance ISO setting Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene Selection Mode |
| blue filter glass |
Front-camera
Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - a pop-up camera, a PTZ camera, a cutout or hole in the display, a camera under the display.
| Svetlosila Luminosity (also known as f-stop, aperture, or f-number) is a measure of the size of a lens aperture that determines the amount of light that enters the sensor. The lower the f-number, the larger the aperture and the more light reaches the sensor. Usually, the number f is indicated, which corresponds to the maximum possible aperture of the aperture. | f/2.2 |
| Focal length Focal length indicates the distance in millimeters from the sensor to the optical center of the lens. The equivalent focal length (35mm) is the focal length of a mobile device camera that is equal to the focal length of a 35mm full-frame sensor that would achieve the same angle of view. It is calculated by multiplying the actual focal length of the mobile device's camera by the crop factor of its sensor. The crop factor can be defined as the ratio between the 35mm diagonals of a full-frame sensor and a mobile device sensor. | 1.9 mm (millimeters) |
| Image resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras is resolution. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in an image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often list resolution in megapixels, giving an approximate number of pixels in millions. | 2560 x 1920 pixels 4.92 MP (megapixels) |
Audio
Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.
Radio
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WiFi
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Bluetooth
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USB
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Headphone jack
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Connecting devices
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Browser
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Battery
Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge they need to function.
| Capacity The capacity of a battery indicates the maximum charge it can store, measured in milliamp-hours. | 4000 mAh (milliamp-hours) |
| Type of The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more specifically, by the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries being the most commonly used in mobile devices. | Li-polymer (Li-polymer) |
| 2G standby time The 2G standby time is the amount of time it takes for the battery to fully discharge when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network. | 360 h (hours) 21600 min (minutes) 15 days |
| 3G standby time The 3G standby time is the amount of time it takes for the battery to fully discharge when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network. | 360 h (hours) 21600 min (minutes) 15 days |
| Characteristics Information about some additional features of the device's battery. | Fixed |
Specifications
- Class: smartphone
- Form factor: monoblock
- Case materials: plastic and glass Gorilla Glass 3
- Operating system: Google Android 4.4.2
- Network: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), UMTS (900/2100 MHz)
- Processor: 8 cores, 1700 MHz, MediaTek MT6592
- RAM: 2 GB
- Storage Memory: 16 GB
- Interfaces: Wi-Fi (b / g / n), Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB connector (USB 2.0) for charging / synchronization, 3.5 mm for a headset
- Screen: capacitive, IPS 4.7"" with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels
- Camera: 13 MP autofocus (F1.8) + 2 MP flash
- Navigation: GPS
- Optional: proximity and lighting sensors, FM radio
- Battery: non-removable, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) 2500 mAh
- Navigation: GPS
- Dimensions: 138 x 67.6 x 8.7mm
- Weight: 135g
Contents of delivery
- Smartphone
- Instruction
- stereo headset
- Micro USB cable
- USB adapter for 220V network
- Metal sim card injector
The ICE 2 box is different from the entire Highscreen packaging series. It is made in the same color as the device. On the front side, the front panel of the smartphone is indicated, and on the reverse side, its rear part.
Introduction
While one Russian company was proudly demonstrating to everyone (including the president of our country) a unique smartphone with two screens, Highscreen, owned by Vobis Computer, quietly announced a device with two displays too. Of course, the additional screen of the ICE 2 model is not a smart E-Ink on the entire back, but just a small LCD window that contains information about the time, date, weather, battery charge and missed messages or calls. You can treat the second display in Highscreen ICE 2 as you like, but you won’t deny that the gadget has no analogues, which means it has a unique feature, due to which it can “shoot” with proper positioning in advertising.
In addition, ICE 2 is attractive with the original design of the back. When light is reflected, the panel shimmers with sparkles. The same was done in the Nexus 4 - one of the prettiest devices, from my point of view.
If we talk about the technical characteristics, then we have an inexpensive gadget with an HD screen. However, as always, the price, which is 15,000 rubles, decides. Let's find out if Highscreen ICE 2 is worth it or not.
Design, dimensions, controls
The mobile market is saturated with the same type, often just ugly Android devices. And it doesn’t even matter in what price segment the smartphone is sold, you still get a plastic remnant with a “soft-touch” coating, and at best it will have a thin metal edging. The exceptions are the latest devices from Samsung (they generally have painted metal for plastic) and some from Huawei.
Naturally, I'm not saying that Highscreen ICE 2 is a masterpiece, but among the "peers" it stands out with an unusual coloring of the back side: it shimmers in the light. It is worth noting that the cover plays with colors at different levels of lighting: for example, indoors with incandescent lamps and outdoors, the panel shimmers with shades of blue (if you purchased a blue model), with fluorescent lamps it can shimmer with shades of purple and pink.
Looks definitely cool. It is also interesting that the front and rear panels are made of third-generation durable Corning Gorilla Glass. There are few such devices, for example, there is the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact or the recently announced ZTE Star 1.
In general, ICE 2 resembles exactly Z1 Compact: approximately the same dimensions and weight, body shape, outlines.
Dimensions and weight Highscreen ICE 2: 138 x 67.6 x 8.7 mm, 135 grams
Dimensions and weight Sony Z3C: 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm, 137 grams
The ICE 2 is even thinner, but slightly wider and longer. But the Z3C is more compact - 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm and weighs 129 grams.
The Highscreen fits perfectly in the hand due to its small size and rounded corners.
The undoubted advantage is the presence of a high-quality oleophobic coating of the display: the finger slides very easily, and the prints are almost invisible and erased without much difficulty.
During the use of ICE 2, neither the left nor the back sides were damaged, not a single scratch appeared. When dropped, the glass, of course, is unlikely to withstand, but I think other gadgets that do not have special protection against impacts will not pass such tests. Along the perimeter there is a thin edging made of black matte plastic. It forms a side that does not allow the horizontal plane to come into contact with the screen.
There is another edging in the center, but wider. Made from dark gray plastic. Frankly, I thought it was metal, even the Vobis company confirmed that they originally planned to make it from hardware, but later it turned out that the material had a bad effect on the reception and transmission of a cellular signal.
The rear panel is also protected by a side made of matte black plastic.
You can’t find fault with the ICE 2 assembly: the case has no removable parts, nothing backlashes and does not crunch when compressed, the back side does not bend to the battery.
In general, the impression of the appearance and quality of materials is excellent. The gadget turned out to be surprisingly cool for those who need a neat and compact smartphone.
On top of the front panel of the device is a speech speaker, covered with a metal mesh. Its volume is slightly above average, the timbre is very pleasant: both high and low frequencies are heard. The interlocutor is heard clearly, loudly and legibly. The quality is comparable to the Meizu MX4, but the latter has an even higher volume.
To the left of the speaker are light and proximity sensors, as well as a selfie camera.
Below the screen is a round touch button, to the right and left of which there are two more touch buttons “Back” and “Menu”. All of them are backlit in white. The round button can act as an indicator of missed events. The color is easy to adjust in the display settings - "Light notifications". You can select a default color and a missed call color. Available: white (closer to light blue), light green, blue, green, yellow (more like light green), pink and red. Selectable flicker speed: fast, medium, slow, very slow and no flicker.
Bottom right - micro-USB and the main microphone, top - 3.5 mm headphone audio jack and power button (thin, has a minimum stroke, a clear click). On the left side, micro SIM cards are installed in a metal sled. On the right is a slot for a microSD memory card under a plastic flap and a volume rocker of the same type as the power button.
On the back side there is a camera recessed into the case, a flash (the metal edging extends slightly above the case due to the fact that the back panel is glass and without an obstacle, the light would spread over a large part of the surface, respectively, the camera would be exposed to light), a second microphone for noise reduction and speaker.
Actually, the main feature is an additional screen. It is not colored, with backlight, its dimensions are 23x6 mm, and the matrix itself is 22x3 mm. Activated by pressing the power button on the phone. Information that appears on it:
- Time
- Weather (if configured)
- Notifications. If the application is unknown to the program for working with add. display, an icon similar to the Windows 10 logo appears.
During a conversation or a call, information does not appear on the screen, but it could be implemented at least for the sake of effect.
In the “Oled” settings, you select the turn-on time: after 10 minutes, after 30, 60 or 120. You can turn off auto-on or turn off the additional display altogether if you don’t need it. It is impossible to make the screen work all the time.
In my humble opinion, an additional display in this design is not entirely effective for several reasons:
- In order to view the information, you must click the button. In this way, it’s easier for me to look at the main screen, there will be not only the date, but also what I’ll set up.
- The running line is very slow. If I need to know not the time, but the date, I will have to wait about 5-6 seconds, and to find out the weather - about 10 seconds. It is too long. Maybe it was worth assigning information switching by double pressing the power button or otherwise.
- Insufficiently informative panel. I would like to see the talk time, the indication of a call, and other interesting things, including animation effects.
- Battery charge in percent and graphically
In fact, it turned out a chip for the sake of a chip. But no one has :-)
Comparative dimensions:
Highscreen and Nexus 5
Highscreen and Apple iPhone 5
Display
This device uses a screen diagonal of which is 4.7 inches. The physical size is 58x103 mm, the frame on top is 1.5 mm, on the bottom is 1.7 mm, on the right and left are about 4.5 mm each. There is an anti-reflective coating.
The resolution of the Highscreen ICE 2 display is HD, that is, 720x1280 pixels, the density is 312 pixels per inch. IPS OGS Matrix. For a diagonal of 4.7 inches, the resolution is quite normal, the pixelation is almost invisible, the picture is clear. For comparison, the Apple iPhone 6 has a density of 326 ppi.
The maximum brightness of white color is 390 cd/m2, the minimum brightness of white color is 45 cd/m2, the maximum brightness of black color is 0.71 cd/m2, the minimum brightness of black color is 0.09 cd/m2. Contrast - 548:1. The average gamma value is 2.07, the average temperature value is 7500 K, but at the maximum brightness level it rises to 8000 K.
Judging by the diagram, there is a clear flaw in the red color. Judging by the color chart, the coverage is slightly larger than sRGB (green).
The viewing angles are maximum, but the color changes slightly under the slopes. For example, black, when viewed from the left side of the screen, is displayed as gray. There are shades of yellow and purple. In fact, a strange matrix. I saw something similar with Sony in the Xperia Z2 / Z3 and Z3 Compact.
Black color
White color
Viewing angles
Settings:
By the way, the smartphone provides for the activation of the backlight with a double tap on the screen. Works fast and without glitches. Unfortunately, unlike LG devices, you can't lock the screen with a similar gesture in Highscreen.
Battery
This model uses a non-removable lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery with a capacity of 2500 mAh. The manufacturer does not provide data on autonomy.
The operating time of the gadget is exactly the same as any other Android smartphone of this class, i.е. "Lives" about 10 hours in a relatively active mode with a 3G connection: 20-30 minutes of calls, about an hour of using the camera, the same amount of video viewing, 3-4 hours of twitter and mail. If you want to play, then count on about 2 hours at full brightness and full volume of sound when outputting to the speaker.
The discharge of the battery is non-linear, that is, up to about 70% it is discharged relatively quickly, and then more slowly.
Communication options
I won’t say anything interesting in this section, since everything here is as usual for the MTK platform: two SIM cards, there is Wi-Fi (DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot), Blueooth version 4.0.
A few words about GPS. With a "cold" start, after about two minutes, 1-3 satellites are located if the GPS is turned on indoors; near the window for the same time there are 4-5 satellites; more in open space. There were no problems, but the sensitivity is average.
Memory and memory card
The developers did not save on RAM, so in this model you can find 2 GB of LPDDR3 RAM. On average, about 1.3 GB is free - a very good result!
Pleasantly surprised by the amount of internal memory - 16 GB. At a minimum, you can put two cool toys. There is a slot for a microSD memory card. The maximum volume is 64 GB.
Camera
The main camera Highscreen ICE 2 has a 13 MP module (Sony Exmor R), and the front camera has 2 MP.
Specifications of the main module (SONY IMX 214):
- Maximum resolution - 4128 x 3096 pixels
- Sensor size - 1/3.06"
- Cell Size – 1.12um x 1.12um
- Battery charge in percent and graphically
Main camera lens aperture – F1.8!
The device takes good pictures in general, but the main trouble is the lack of noise reduction. It seems that the picture is not processed at all: it is simply compressed into JPEG format and stored in memory. There is a lot of color noise, only high-aperture optics save the situation. However, some programs, such as Instagram, work according to a certain algorithm: despite the fact that the picture is reduced several times, the noise in the frames is still very noticeable.
Another unpleasant thing is inaccurate focus. Focusing on a large object with the ICE 2 is not a problem, but if we are talking about a small object, for example, a cherry on a tree, then with a probability of 90% you will get an out of focus photo. With shooting speed and white balance, everything is in order.
In general, the camera is not bad, but in the next firmware it is worth considering turning on the noise reduction algorithm and optimizing this function, since the module is good and the optics are cool.
The front camera is simple, the lens is not wide-angle, the aperture is F2.4.
Video device records in FullHD resolution at 30 frames per second. In low light conditions, the number of frames drops to 16. The picture quality is average or below average. The sound is clear and stereo.
Video file parameters (main camera):
- Format: 3GP
- Video codec: AVC, 17,000 kbps
- Audio codec: AAC, 128 Kbps
- Channels: 2 channels, 48 kHz
Sample photos on the main camera:
An example of a photo on the front.
After the debut of Yota Phone 2 with two screens, another Russian brand, Highscreen, joined the development of a smartphone with an additional display. The notification screen on the back is designed to keep you informed, just like the good old flip phones did.
Highscreen Ice 2 is interesting not only with an additional display: the entire front and rear panels are covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, and music lovers will definitely appreciate the Wolfson Microelectronics audio chip.
Specifications and performance
Highscreen Ice 2 is powered by an 8-core MediaTek MT6592 processor. The eight cores of the MT6592 are based on the Cortex-A7 architecture and all of them work at a frequency of 1.7 GHz. The graphics adapter is Mali 450MP clocked at 700 MHz, which allows you to play videos with Ultra HD resolution. The amount of RAM is 2 GB, and the internal memory is 16 GB, it is traditionally expanded via a micro SD memory card. If we talk about performance, then it is approximately the same as the Samsung Galaxy S4. Everything works smoothly, you can play modern games at maximum settings without fear of braking. By default, 4.4 KitKat is installed on the smartphone.
Design
Tempered glass, which covers the back and front of the device, looks much more interesting than plastic and even aluminum. The case is monolithic and assembled perfectly. The material on the side faces imitates aluminum. But it is only outwardly that the side faces seem to be metal, as soon as you pick up the device, it becomes clear that it is made of plastic.
The home button is interestingly made, it is equipped with an LED that changes color depending on the battery level.
Screen
The Ice 2 display received a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels. Given the cost of the device, I would like to see Full HD resolution. Nevertheless, if we compare the Highscreen Ice 2 screen with classmates, then it shows itself well: image clarity is up to par, and anti-glare coating minimizes glare in the sun.
Camera
The main 13-megapixel camera is based on the Sony IMX214 sensor with BlueGlass optics. There are no complaints about the Sony-made sensor: excellent color reproduction and adequate performance in low light.
The front 2-megapixel camera is enough for Skype communication.
conclusions
Highscreen Ice 2 is a rather specific device. Its main problem is the cost of 17 thousand rubles. Are you ready to shell out such an amount for a Russian brand smartphone with far from top-end features? Eminent foreign competitors offer more profitable alternatives, however, they do not have an additional display on the back.
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