Brand Just5 until 2013 specialized in the production of bright pushbutton phones. In 2013, they released their first smartphone brand - Just5 Spacer, which is the ratio of the price tag and features stood out even by the standards of B-brands.
The secret to low price - sales only through its online store and as a result - no markups, which would appear in the propagation of the smartphone through retail chains. Now is the time successor in the person Just5 Blaster. At this time, consumers are attracted support 4G, a good "hardware", an impressive bundle.
Specifications Just5 Blaster
- Screen: IPS 5 '' 1280x720, OGS
- Processor: Quad MediaTek MT6732 1,5 GHz
- Graphics Accelerator: Mali-T760MP2
- Operating System: Android 4.4.4
- RAM: 2 GB
- Built-in memory: 16 GB
- Memory card support: microSDHC up to 64 GB
- Communication: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz || HSPA 900/2100 MHz || LTE Cat 4
- SIM: 2 SIM-card (micro-SIM + micro-SIM)
- Wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0
- Navigation: GPS / GLONASS
- Cameras: Home - 13 Mn (flash, autofocus), front - 5 megapixel
- Sensors: proximity, light,
- Battery: 2700 mAh
- Dimensions: 145 x 72 x 9.5 mm
- Weight: 185 grams
Packaging, equipment
The model comes in a box of two halves - light yellow top and silver bottom. Package includes glossy power adapter cable microUSB, headset - all this is done in white. As a nice bonus to the basic black attached white and yellow cap and a rubber "bumper". Instructions written in four languages.
Appearance
Dimensions Just5 Blaster constitute 145h72h9,5 mm. The smartphone weighs 185 grams a lot, apparently, not the last role was played capacious battery to 2700 mAh. Like its predecessor, the new product has a discreet design without any frills.
Slightly rounded corners, a smooth transition from the ends toward the rear side. Is that attention is drawn to the cover, visually a bit protruding top and bottom off the protective glass.
In Just5 Spacer offered dark gray and white cover, here the brand has gone even further. Removable panels has become one more option added with a juicy yellow. It is noteworthy that for most non-white and black covers takes the workpiece, which simply stain, paint and quickly begins to blur. But in the case Just5 Blaster yellow panel originally made of plastic that color, that is, even deep scratches will not be very noticeable.
The surface of the white and yellow glossy covers, but fingerprints on them unobtrusive. Dark gray matte panel, with a very high resistance to accumulation of dirt. Covers the entire back and sides of your smartphone.
Above the screen is the front camera, earpiece, light sensor and proximity.
Below the display is the most original moment in the design of the model - the touch panel of the circle in the center and two points on the sides. The center circle is lit or flashing blue and at the same time acts as an indicator of missed events. Glow bright, so that it immediately draws attention. This is useful when a missed call or new mail, but during normal operation with a smartphone would like to see less intense light.
All hardware keys are located on the right side. Progress in clear, easy to grope button "blindly". Elements have minimal backlash in the grooves of covers that manifests itself only when pressed - as such chatter and chatter not.
Upstairs - 3.5 mm audio jack and a microphone at the bottom is a connector microUSB.
Behind there is installed flush with the camera body in a brilliant rim, flash, also visible Main speaker grille. In the center - a brand name of the brand, the Blob.
Developers "branded" even the battery, it has a large logo Just5.
Under the hood side by side are two micro-SIM slot and one card microSD. Under the slots are no signatures supported wireless standards, as in any of them provided work on 3G and 4G. At the same radio in the smartphone one.
Ergonomics
In Just5 Blaster no sharp corners and protruding elements, so that nothing cuts into the hand while holding a smartphone. A model is convenient to work with one hand, but the fairer sex is unlikely to succeed long to do it from the comfort affects tangible weight of the unit.
Assembling monolithic smartphone does not show the slightest sign of sagging, squeaks or backlash.To remove the cover you need to make serious efforts that for the better - the panel is clearly not fly away with a strong impact in the fall smartphone. Setting buttons on one side - definitely a good idea, especially if you use your smartphone in landscape orientation.
Screen
The display is 5 inches, resolution - 1280x720 pixels. The picture is sharp, with no apparent pixelation. Is that in the 3D-games minimum visible "ladder" on the edges of objects, which is absent in displays Full HD. The smartphone uses IPS-matrix technology OGS, that in the most positive impact on the viewing angle. When looking diagonally no pronounced blue or orange shades. In general, color reproduction without distortion, only when displaying white, an admixture of "cold" tones. The screen is protected by tempered glass, the manufacturer is not specified. Oleophobic coating is missing, but fingerprints are evident only when the screen is turned off, while during a desire to systematically wipe the display does not occur.
Supply of high brightness, while the minimum value makes it comfortable to use your smartphone in the dark. Supports up to five simultaneous keystrokes.
Just5 Blaster - one of the first smartphones, which in its original form can explore technology MediaTek MiraVision. MediaTek itself presents this development as a means of adjusting the brightness based on the lighting not only, but also the color gamut of the current image. In Just5 Blaster can be seen that at the same time MiraVision includes about a dozen different settings. Have public profiles - "bright" and "standard". In user mode to adjust the contrast, saturation, and brightness. Also available are the sharpness and color temperature. Allowed the activation of dynamic contrast.
Supported by the so-called "Smart awakening." If the screen is off to draw certain letter («c», «e», «m» or «o»), start the application assigned to the symbol. There are no restrictions, for each of the available characters can be assigned to any of the programs installed on your system. This option is made not for beauty, it really allows you to quickly launch applications - from character shapes to fully open one second passes. Gestures are chosen so that they are easy to play. Try to execute the mark calligraphy is not necessary. For example, the smartphone even highly elongated oval recognizes as the letter "o".
Interface
In Just5 Blaster installed Android 4.4.4. Smartphone does not support upgrades "over the air" - if the "patch" and will be releasing their need to install the PC software. More precisely, provided a separate application for the "withdrawal" the update files from the memory card. Except for the above-mentioned technologies "Smart awakening" and MiraVision, the rest of the program set the standard, changes in the interface of the system and applications like means making phone calls have been made. Of additional software - file manager and backup tool data. Plus eight wallpaper authored Just5.
The device is in
During the performance of a model corresponds to only just started to appear in smartphones MediaTek MT6732 chipset with a quad (ARM Cortex-A53) 64-bit processor. Hardware supports video playback H.265. Graphic "questions" solves chip ARM Mali-T760 with support OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 and DirectX 11. The RAM is 2GB, storage of 16 GB available claimed 12.5 GB. In sum, turned out to be extremely "boring" smartphone that is not satisfactory as regards the speed of the system interface, switch between tasks, the performance in the browser and other problems. Heating body moderate discomfort with prolonged retention does not deliver.
In 3D-games Just5 Blaster kept confident. Asphalt 8 at maximum graphics settings worked without a hint of braking, a similar situation was observed in the Dead Trigger 2. Minion Rush got jittery in the first minute because of a couple of delays, but later showed stability regardless of the abundance of special effects and the number of objects on the screen.
In benchmarks smartphone shows the following results.
Streaming HD-video is played without delay. From conventional video player pre-installed smartphone means great lost Full HD-video with a bitrate of 84 000 kbit / s.
Volume multimedia speaker high enough to hear it on the street or indoors. Complete headset attached not to "tick" - ergonomic design inserts, and the sound quality unpretentious user enough for voice calls and listening to music.
Camera
For video and photography are the front and a 5 megapixel main 13-megapixel camera. Managing the process is assigned to a standard tool for authoring MediaTek, which is convenient no need separately to switch between photo and video. Supports recording to detect a smile in the picture, there is a HDR mode and "pretty face". Last available for both cameras. On the screen in real-time application effect is not very noticeable, but in the final photo everything is in order - the skin is smoothed and lightened. It is a pity that there is no adjustment of the degree of processing of the face. Camera app starts quickly with minimum delay autofocus responds to the need for re-pointing.
The main camera is a pleasant surprise. She even in cloudy weather allowed to get clear shots without the "soap", the white balance errors and loud noises. In Just5 Blaster sensor is used Sony, a specific model is not specified. We were pleased with the sharpness - excellent macro, good detail at medium range. "Sores" traditional mid-market unit: at night and in the shadows of the quality leaves much to be desired.
Front 5MP - delight fans of "self", the camera gives acceptable accuracy, frank pixelated pictures at close range is not.
Videography conducted in resolving 1920h1088 at a frequency of 40 frames per second. In the settings options are available noise reduction and electronic stabilization.
Wireless interfaces
Smartphone done without notable difficulties in wireless modules. Wi-Fi reception confident, and in Bluetooth 4.0 LE device normally connects to all kinds of wearable electronics. As for 4G, Just5 Blaster automatically found the net and well kept in touch - fortunately, at least in Moscow operators are making notable efforts to spread LTE. Due to the presence of only one radio should not forget about the forwarding settings, so as not to miss a call on one SIM-card while talking second. GPS-receiver is two-system, "cold start" takes up to one and a half minutes. In the list of satellites regularly attended by representatives of GLONASS constellation.
Work Offline
The battery has a capacity of 2700 mAh - not bad for a smartphone with a 5-inch HD-TV. When watching movies at maximum brightness and volume consumed about 17% per hour, the maximum recorded video playback 720p - 5:00 50 minutes. In demanding 3D-games each time the battery is depleted by 30-35% depending on the specific title. In the intensive exploitation, including with networks 4G / 3G discharge comes after a half day. If you do not get too carried away games and video, Just5 Blaster will need to be charged every two days.
Results
Just5 issued a "remake" of his own model Spacer, only the characteristics of 2015. By today's standards Just5 Blaster - a decent representative of the middle segment, Mighty "hunky" in all respects, to the performance of autonomy. It does not get the praise of some parameter of superlatives, but also openly criticize the model is not for nothing.
Pros:
- LTE Cat 4 (150 Mbit / s);
- extended completion;
- good camera;
- capacious battery.
Cons:
- no update "on air";
- For sale only in the shop Just5.
