Mobile phone highscreen model winwin. Overview-comparison of Highscreen WinWin and WinJoy
2 years ago
The phone is generally good for its money (I took it in a megaphone for 4500), fast, fits comfortably in my hand, in size good screen, the camera normally takes pictures for 5 megapixels, there is a yellow cover and a black one, two ordinary SIM cards (no need to cut it), it mostly works without glitches, the flash is normal, there is a light sensor, WP 8.1, there is an office.
2 years ago
The phone is a good camera, the sound is even better, the battery life is long.
2 years ago
with not the strongest hardware, thanks to Windows 8.1 everything flies with almost no brakes
2 years ago
high-quality state employee
2 years ago
Camera, screen, ease of use, pleasant to the touch
2 years ago
At first, it held a charge for quite a long time. The camera takes good pictures in my opinion and you can adjust the shutter speed, white balance, etc.
3 years ago
Water is not afraid, the screen does not beat. Memory is large given the CD card
3 years ago
Price. Great rear camera. Strength. Battery
3 years ago
Compact, good camera and completeness at a low price, good battery
3 years ago
It was the first experience of using a win-phone, which left a pleasant impression. In comparison with Android phones of the same price category, the difference in operation is very noticeable, with almost no brakes. Holds a charge for a long time, charges quickly. A lot of settings - the phone can be adapted to personal preferences.
2 years ago
The battery then began to hold a charge a little less, the front camera is bad (although what can be expected from 0.3 megapixels, the headphones in the kit are so-so, sometimes stupid, there is little RAM, sometimes the screen does not turn off when you call, although there is GPS and GLONASS not always catching satellites and not always can lay a route, games and applications less than on android because of WP, handed it over for repair under warranty due to moisture, they said that it couldn’t be fixed, waited for it for 2 months from Moscow, took it to a paid repair, everything was fixed.
2 years ago
The OS is boring. Poor synchronization with microsoft services
2 years ago
screen 4 is too small
2 years ago
got from him everything that can be expected from a state employee, for those 4000r the only drawback is Windows 8, but it is possible to upgrade to 10k
2 years ago
The battery lasts only a day, it needs to be charged every day, an intrusive update that cannot be turned off and the phone vibrates when pressed
2 years ago
The most important. I can't install apps on the card on my phone. They fly off the first time you turn off the phone. I met the opinion that this was a marriage, but it was too late. Music and photos are stored on the card without problems. Own memory is too small to be used without a card. The specifics of Windows are not very many applications. Sometimes it's very sad (when something involves using it exclusively through an application that is not available under Windows) Music at a low volume with quiet sections "jumps". It feels like the phone is trying to filter out noise to improve voice clarity, but why this is connected to music playback too - I don't know
3 years ago
The sensor does not respond, it is buggy. The browser and other applications crash all the time. The audio request button is very disturbing, it works by itself.
3 years ago
Terrible front camera. Slows down (especially in the browser). Firm vindafonovsky shop.
3 years ago
The screen could be better and the system
3 years ago
The main disadvantage is the Application Store, known for its scarcity, but there are still a sufficient number of key applications for the Internet user that provide comfortable work. I was upset by how the audio is played: at high volume (from 25 and above) there is a hardware limiting (?) of the sound, which was cured by resetting to the factory settings. I would like to increase the screen resolution with its diagonal
Highscreen WinWin is one of the first smartphones on the Windows phone from Highscreen. It was released in 2014 when the WP platform was considered promising operating system, and soon it was supposed to overtake Android and iOS. However, this did not happen, but many users have already become owners of the Windows Phone device.
Like a factory reset on any smartphone, Highscreen WinWin hard reset clears phone memory. You should copy important files, such as photos, contacts, documents, and more, to a computer or cloud storage.
Also charge the Highscreen WinWin battery to at least 50%.
If you're ready, we can get started!
Highscreen WinWin factory reset
Let's start with more easy way reset through the settings menu.
Ready! This is really the easiest way to perform a Highscreen WinWin hard reset. However, some users forget their password or graphic key because of which they cannot open the Settings menu. In this case, you must use the following method.
Highscreen WinWin hard reset
- Turn off telephone.
- Press the keys at the same time Volume Down + Power, and hold them until you feel a vibration.
- Immediately after that, press the key Volume Down.
- As a result of these steps, you should see Exclamation point on the phone screen. If nothing happens, repeat all steps from step 1.
- Next, you need to press the keys in order in a clear sequence:
- Volume Up (+)
- Volume Down (-)
- nutrition
- Volume Down (-)
Ready! After that, the smartphone will automatically start the reset procedure.
As you can see, making a hard reset on Windows Phone is no more difficult than on Android device. Use the two methods above to perform a Highscreen WinWin hard reset.
The segment of budget smartphones remains the fastest growing, including within the Microsoft Windows Phone ecosystem. A few years ago, a mobile computer Nokia Lumia 520 became the most popular device with this operating system, its heirs (525, 530, 535) continue to enjoy increased attention from buyers.
The abundance of new models and close ties with OS developers make Nokia/Microsoft smartphones almost the only popular Windows Phone devices. But the trend of displacement of other brands of mobile computers is not stable. While some manufacturers are leaving this market, others are announcing and releasing new devices with Microsoft OS.
This is exactly what Vobis Computer did, which prepared this fall for Russian market as many as two new items under the Highscreen brand - WinJoy and WinWin smartphones. The characteristics of both smartphones are far from top-end, but the price is so affordable that they can be considered as an alternative to the usual ones. push-button telephones. Let's take a closer look at the two new mobile computers.
Characteristics of Highscreen WinJoy/WinWin smartphones
- SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212, 1.2 GHz, 4 cores ARM Cortex-A7
- GPU Adreno 302
- operating room Microsoft system Windows Phone 8.1
- Touch display 4″, TFT TN, 800×480, capacitive, multi-touch
- RAM 512 MB
- Inner memory 4 GB
- Communication 2G GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 3G WCDMA (900, 2100 MHz), Dual SIM Dual Standby
- Broadcast GPRS data, EDGE, HSPA+ (up to 21 Mbps)
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 4.0
- GPS/Glonass, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor
- FM radio
- Cameras: main 5 MP (autofocus, flash), additional 0.3 MP
- Removable battery: WinWin - 2000 mAh, WinJoy - 1700 mAh
- Dimensions: WinWin - 126x64x10.5, WinJoy - 122.5x63.8x9.9mm
- Weight 105 g
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For comparison, the table shows the characteristics of several Nokia models.
| Highscreen WinJoy | Highscreen WinWin | Nokia Lumia 530 | Nokia Lumia 535 | Nokia Lumia 735 | |
| Screen | 4", TN | 5" IPS | 4.7" AMOLED | ||
| Permission | 800×480, 233 ppi | 854×480, 245 ppi | 960×540, 220ppi | 1280×720, 312 ppi | |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 @1.2GHz (4 cores, ARM Cortex-A7) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 @1.2GHz (4 cores, ARM Cortex-A7) | |||
| GPU | Adreno 302 | Adreno 305 | |||
| RAM | 512 MB | 1 GB | |||
| Flash memory | 4 GB | 8 GB | |||
| Memory card support | yes (up to 64 GB) | yes (up to 128 GB) | |||
| Operating system* | Windows Phone 8.1 | ||||
| SIM format** | Micro SIM | Nano SIM | |||
| Communications | 2G/3G, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth | 2G/3G, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth | 2G/3G/4G, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, NFC | ||
| Battery | removable, 1700 mAh | removable, 2000 mAh | non-removable, 1430 mAh | removable, 1905 mAh | removable, 2220 mAh |
| cameras | rear (5 MP; video 864 × 480), front (0.3 MP) | rear (5 MP; video 848×480) | rear (5 MP; video 848 × 480), front (5 MP) | rear (6.7 MP; video 1080p), front (5 MP) | |
| Dimensions and weight | 122.5×63.8×9.9mm, 105g | 126×64×10.5mm, 105g | 119.7×62.3×11.7mm, 129g | 140.2×72.4×8.8mm, 146g | 135×69×8.9mm, 134g |
| Cost (Ya.Market)*** | T-11155408 | T-11155554 | T-10987875 | T-11588896 | T-11030519 |
| Offers Highscreen WinJoy (Ya.Market) | L-11155408-5 | ||||
| Highscreen WinWin offers (Ya.Market) | L-11155554-5 | ||||
* OS version is indicated at the time the device was released on the market
** the most common SIM card formats are described in separate material
*** average cost at the time of reading the article
Equipment
The packaging of Highscreen WinJoy is designed in the style of the company. This is a small cardboard box, stylized as an industrial design package with its drawing on the lid. In the same place, in the form of footnotes, the main characteristics are given. mobile computer.
Inside the box are: a smartphone, a battery, a charger (5 V, 1 A), a USB-Micro-USB cable, a wired stereo headset and documentation. Only the essentials are included, but thanks for the headset.
The box of Highscreen WinWin is slightly larger than that of its counterpart, there are no other significant differences. The package bundle of this smartphone is also similar to that described above, with the exception of one point: together with Highscreen WinWin, the buyer immediately receives all the interchangeable back panels for a smartphone that exist in nature, of which there are two options: black and yellow.
Appearance and usability
The developers of Highscreen WinJoy did not prepare any special design and engineering frills. Before us is a classic smartphone of the lower price segment of the market. The shape and dimensions of the case correspond to all the trends in smartphone construction in recent years: a rectangular case, beveled corners, sloping edges - everything that can be seen in dozens, if not hundreds, of other devices. Microsoft instructions set the number of controls, developers can vary them within insignificant limits and change the location, but Highscreen decided not to do this.
If Highscreen WinJoy seems completely faceless, then Highscreen WinWin does not. The designers did a little work and added a few "chips" to his appearance. Firstly, these are slightly curving edges on the front side of the smartphone case, and secondly, the elaboration of details back cover: a protrusion at the camera lens, small props next to the speaker, a large and nice "Highscreen" inscription. The smartphone definitely looks more interesting than its younger counterpart.
In the palm of your hand, both devices are quite comfortable; Thanks to the wide sidewalls, the fingers securely wrap around the case. The light weight of smartphones and their size make it easy to place them in a trouser or shirt pocket, and then take them back.
All parts of Highscreen WinJoy are made of various types plastic: the main body is made of black matte durable material, removable panels are made of flexible polycarbonate. Despite the fact that the replacement panels are not made of soft touch plastic, the paint with which they are coated slightly prevents slipping, it is not a slippery gloss. Fingerprints remain on it, but they are not very noticeable.
The material for Highscreen WinWin also served as a plastic of several grades. The inner case is made of the same black plastic as the WinJoy, but the material of the rear replacement panel is of higher quality. It feels firmer, less slippery and doesn't pick up fingerprints.
The front panel of the Highscreen WinJoy is covered with a protective transparent plastic, but, apparently, this is not Gorilla glass 3 or similar. For additional security, the Highscreen WinJoy has a factory protective film pasted on the screen. Highscreen WinWin does not have it.
Above the display are: a speaker, an additional camera lens, a proximity sensor. The speaker is recessed relative to the plane of the screen for both devices; dust and dirt may begin to accumulate in it over time. For camera lens and sensor in protective film there are holes that can also make it difficult to clean the front panel of the Highscreen WinJoy. In addition, Highscreen WinWin has a gap between the screen and the frame, in which the same unwanted contaminants collect.
At the bottom of the front panel of both smartphones are three standard touch buttons, they are highlighted.
The design of the rear interchangeable covers of both smartphones is similar - this is a “boat” scheme that is well known to us and popular with manufacturers of smartphones with Windows Phone. The rear removable panel completely covers the main body of the smartphone, which, as it were, sinks into the cavity. At the same time, the replaceable panel covers not only back case of a mobile computer, but also all side faces. Holes are provided for connectors and the camera lens, and repeaters for physical keys.
The design of WinJoy and WinWin can be called transitional, since the lid does not completely cover the case, a thin strip of black plastic remains on the side faces - the smartphone's stiffener.
Detachable back panel Highscreen WinJoy and WinWin is easy and simple. It is also installed back. For convenience, a recess under the nail is provided.
Replace card microSD memory in Highscreen WinJoy it is possible without turning off the power and disconnecting the battery. SIM cards cannot be replaced this way. In Highscreen WinWin, no cards can be replaced without disconnecting the battery. The younger model works with Micro-SIM cards, the older one - with Mini-SIM.
The name of the smartphone manufacturer for both devices is given only on the surface of the rear panel. The main camera lens and LED flash are also located there. The Highscreen WinJoy has only one speaker, and it is located above the display. Highscreen WinWin has two of them, and the main one is located on the back of the smartphone.
On the right side of the Highscreen WinJoy is a Micro-USB connector, and the power and sound control keys are on the left.
On the right side of Highscreen WinWin is the power button, the volume control buttons are on the left.
The rounded shape of the edges and the convex keys, which are located near its peak, provide a reliable determination of their location by touch and control of smartphones blindly. The key travel is large enough to be pressed comfortably.
At the top end of the Highscreen WinJoy case there is a headphone and headset jack. On the bottom end, you can find a microphone hole and the aforementioned notch for a nail.
Headphone and Micro-USB jacks are located on the upper end of the Highscreen WinWin case. There is nothing on the bottom end.
There are no significant claims to the quality of materials and assembly of Highscreen WinJoy. The only creak that we managed to extract from the hero of the review is the sound that the back panel makes when it is strongly laterally compressed at the bottom. Perhaps this is a mini-defect of a particular instance that was tested, and other devices will not have a creak.
The Highscreen WinWin that came to our review is assembled more qualitatively than its younger brother. None extraneous sounds his corpus does not publish.
There are four color options for the back of the Highscreen WinJoy. In addition to the red smartphone that came to us, it can also be blue, white and black.
Highscreen WinWin can be black or canary yellow.
The construction and design of the Highscreen WinJoy did not impress or disappoint, this hero of the review has no objective defects, all parameters correspond to its price. Due to its size and weight, Highscreen WinJoy is convenient to operate with one hand and quickly move between pockets, bag and other containers, it fully corresponds to the concept of a compact smartphone.
The same can be said about his older brother - Highscreen WinWin. Its advantages include: better construction, durable and non-staining materials, bright yellow colors, a few small design "chips". Highscreen WinWin looks more attractive and not as frankly budget and dull as Highscreen WinJoy.
Screen
The displays on both devices are the same. The matrix resolution is 800 × 480 pixels (WVGA), which, with a diagonal of 4″, gives a good pixel density of 233 dpi. Of course, individual pixels are noticeable, especially when viewing small text, for example in a browser, but the budget of devices affects everything. The type of matrix also speaks of the low cost of smartphones - it seems to be the TFT TN that has finally gone into the past with all its shortcomings - low contrast and serious color distortions when the screen is tilted.
Ultra-budget smartphones were also expressed in the absence of an ambient light sensor. Together with the inability to fine-tune the brightness of the backlight in Windows Phone, this leads to the fact that the smartphone owner is faced with the fact that there are only three levels of display backlight pre-set by the manufacturer, which, in addition, have to be switched manually. In general, an inconvenience in a cube, which also negatively affects the autonomy of mobile computers
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The developers left the proximity sensor - otherwise it would not be clear at all how to use the phone.
Capacitive touch sensor Highscreen WinJoy recognizes only two signals. Sometimes it seemed that it did not handle touches well at the bottom of the screen, where it is usually located. virtual keyboard. Touches with gloves are not recognized.
The Highscreen WinWin sensor recognizes one more signal, and you won’t be able to work with a smartphone with gloves on either.
The Highscreen WinJoy screen is covered by a protective panel, on which a protective film is glued at the factory. It is unlikely that Highscreen WinJoy has something corresponding to the characteristics of Gorilla Glass. There is no film in Highscreen WinWin, which allows us to hope for a better protective coating for the display.
Detailed examination using measuring instruments conducted the editor of the sections "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" Alexey Kudryavtsev.
Smartphone screen Highscreen WinWin
Google Nexus 7 (2013)(further we compare with it). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the off screens of both devices (Highscreen WinWin is easy to distinguish, since it is smaller):
The gray surface of the Highscreen WinWin screen confirms what was written above. Reflection in the screen is tripled, which suggests the presence of an air gap between the surface of the matrix and the outer glass. On the outer surface of the screen, if there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating, it is very ineffective, since the finger slides poorly on the screen, fingerprints are removed with difficulty, but appear instantly.
With manual brightness control (traditionally three fixed levels are available), its maximum value was about 360 cd/m², and the minimum was 122 cd/m². The maximum value is not the lowest, but, given the weak anti-glare properties, with bright daylight the image on the screen will be indistinguishable. Conversely, for conditions of complete darkness, the minimum brightness is above a comfortable level. There is no automatic brightness control by light sensor. At any brightness level, there is no significant backlight modulation, so there is no screen flicker.
The screen has not the worst viewing angles in the horizontal direction, but at the slightest deviation upwards, dark shades are inverted, and when deflected downwards, light shades are inverted. For comparison, here are photographs in which the same images are displayed on the screens of the Nexus 7 and the device under test, while the brightness of both screens is set to approximately 241 cd / m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K. The test image is perpendicular to the screens:
It can be seen that the color balance of the Highscreen WinWin screen is very different from the standard for comparison. And the white box:
Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of Highscreen WinWin. Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane of the screen along the long side:
It can be seen that at this angle the color balance has not changed much, but the picture has brightened a little. Then a white box:
The brightness at this angle for both screens noticeably decreased (exposure is increased), but in the case of Highscreen WinWin, the drop in brightness is slightly less. When deviating downwards, the image is strongly highlighted, the details in the highlights disappear:
Colors are turned inside out. The black field, when the gaze deviates from the perpendicular to the screen, is highlighted strongly, and changes its hue from purple and red-violet to brownish. Deviation down is the case with the least black highlight:
With a perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is average:
Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen and strictly perpendicular to it) is low - about 600:1. The response time for the black-white-black transition is 17 ms (14 ms on + 3 ms off), the transition between 25% and 75% grayscale (according to the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 28 ms. The gamma curve constructed from 32 points with an equal interval according to the numerical value of the shade of gray did not reveal a blockage either in the highlights or in the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.27, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates little from the power dependence:
This technique allows you to increase the brightness of the screen with the same energy consumption for backlighting. However, the color gamut is still quite close to sRGB, so the colors almost do not lose saturation. The balance of shades on the gray scale is poor - the color temperature is above the standard 6500 K and varies greatly from shade to shade:
The deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is large, and also varies significantly from hue to hue:
Conclusions for Highscreen WinWin: a budget option on a TN matrix. The maximum brightness is not the lowest, but the anti-glare properties are very weak, which makes it very difficult to use the device on a clear day outside. For complete darkness, the minimum brightness, on the contrary, is a bit high. Also, significant disadvantages include: the absence (or low efficiency) of an oleophobic coating, typical TN color and brightness distortions when the gaze deviates from the perpendicular to the screen plane, average black field uniformity and poor color balance. The advantages of the screen can only be attributed to the absence of visible flickering of the screen.
Smartphone screen Highscreen WinJoy
The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the brightness of the reflected objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are much worse than those of Google Nexus 7 (2013)(further we compare with it). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the off screens of both devices (Highscreen WinJoy is easy to distinguish, since it is smaller):
The gray surface of the Highscreen WinJoy screen confirms what was written above. Reflection in the screen is tripled, which suggests the presence of an air gap between the surface of the matrix and the outer glass. On the outer surface of the screen, apparently, there is no special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating, since the finger slides poorly on the screen, fingerprints are removed with difficulty, but appear instantly.
With manual brightness control (traditionally three fixed levels are available), its maximum value was about 230 cd/m², and the minimum was 86 cd/m². The maximum value is low, and given the weak anti-glare properties, the image on the screen will be indistinguishable in bright daylight. Conversely, for conditions of complete darkness, the minimum brightness is above a comfortable level. There is no automatic brightness control by light sensor. At any brightness level, there is no significant backlight modulation, so there is no screen flicker.
This smartphone has a TN type matrix. The photomicrograph demonstrates the typical TN structure (or rather, the lack of structure) of subpixels:
For comparison, see microphoto gallery screens used in mobile technology.
The screen has not the worst viewing angles in the horizontal direction, but at the slightest deviation upwards, dark shades are inverted, and when deflected downwards, light shades are inverted. For comparison, here are photos in which the same images are displayed on the screens of the Nexus 7 and the device under test, while the brightness of both screens is set to about 234 cd / m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K. Test picture perpendicular to the screens:
It can be seen that the colors on the Highscreen WinJoy screen are noticeably distorted and the image is very dark. And the white box:
Let's note some unevenness of brightness and color tone in Highscreen WinJoy. Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane of the screen along the long side:
It can be seen that at this angle the color balance has changed slightly, but the picture has brightened (rather, it has approached the normal brightness balance). Then a white box:
The brightness at this angle for both screens noticeably decreased (exposure is increased four times), but in the case of Highscreen WinJoy, the drop in brightness is slightly less. When deviating downwards, the image is strongly highlighted, the details in the highlights disappear:
When deviating upward, everything is much worse:
Colors are turned inside out. The black field, when the gaze deviates from the perpendicular to the screen, is highlighted strongly, and changes its hue from purple and red-violet to approximately neutral gray. Lateral deviation is the case with the least black highlight:
With a perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is disgusting:
Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen and strictly perpendicular to it) is normal - about 680:1. The response time for the black-white-black transition is 10 ms (7.5 ms on + 2.5 ms off), the transition between 25% and 75% grayscale (according to the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 25 ms . Compared to IPS used in mobile devices, this TN matrix is relatively fast. The gamma curve constructed from 32 points with an equal interval according to the numerical value of the shade of gray did not reveal a blockage in the highlights, but in the shadows several shades do not differ in brightness from black. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.64, which is higher than the standard value of 2.2 (that is, the picture is darkened). In this case, the real gamma curve noticeably deviates from the power dependence:
The color gamut is slightly less than sRGB:
Apparently, the matrix filters mix the components together. The spectra confirm this:
This technique allows you to increase the brightness of the screen with the same energy consumption for backlighting. However, the color gamut is still quite close to sRGB, so the colors almost do not lose saturation. There is no balance of shades on the gray scale as such - the color temperature is higher than the standard 6500 K and changes catastrophically from shade to shade:
The deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is not extremely large, and does not change much from hue to hue, but this does not save the situation:
In total, we have a budget option on a TN-matrix. The maximum brightness is low, the anti-glare properties are very weak, which makes it very difficult to use the device on a clear day outside. For complete darkness, the brightness, on the contrary, is a bit high. Also, significant disadvantages include: the absence of an oleophobic coating, typical TN distortion of colors and brightness of shades when the gaze deviates from the perpendicular to the screen plane, poor uniformity of the black field and a disgusting balance of shades. The advantages of the screen can only be attributed to the absence of visible flickering of the screen.
Sound
The Highscreen WinJoy has only one speaker and is used both for phone calls and for other needs. The speaker is located on the front side of the smartphone. During telephone conversations, its power is limited programmatically, at the maximum level the audibility of the interlocutor is average, it may not be enough with strong external noise. On the other side of the line, they complained that the sound quality is not very high, the voice seems muffled, like from the bottom of a well.
When playing music, the volume of the speaker increases, rattle and creak appear in the sound, the smartphone case starts to vibrate. In general, the volume of the speaker in both modes is small, the sound quality is below average.
The complete stereo headset does not differ in special characteristics. The lower and middle frequencies merge into a rumble, at maximum volume a metallic clang appears. In general, an ultra-budget option. The headset is not disassembled, the control unit is equipped with a call answer key and a microphone. With high-quality Highscreen headphones, WinJoy allows more: loud enough sound, a small amount of noise.
Phone speaker Highscreen WinWin is better and louder. At maximum power, the interlocutor's voice begins to ring and it becomes uncomfortable to talk.
The main speaker is quite loud, but at maximum power the sound begins to distort, and in place of the bass there is a metallic bounce. However, it is superior in quality to the only WinJoy speaker, the main thing is not to cover the hole on the back of the smartphone and not block the sound.
The bundled Highscreen WinWin headset is not much better than the Highscreen WinJoy. It's a little louder, a little better quality. At maximum volume, you can listen to music without much concern for your hearing, but at this level, a metallic ringing appears in the sound, in general, the frequencies of different levels merge into a hum. The Highscreen WinWin headset looks more presentable than its colleague: silver plastic eartips, rubber pads for earphones, a clip for fastening to clothes. The control unit is also equipped with a microphone and a call answer key.
With high-quality Highscreen headphones, WinWin is able to please you with a fairly loud sound with minimal distortion.
The FM receivers of both smartphones only work when headphones are connected. The reception quality is average, the sound can be output to headphones and to the speaker, there is RDS support.
Camera
Formally, the characteristics of the main and front cameras are the same for both smartphones. This allows us to assume that the same modules are actually installed in Highscreen WinJoy and WinWin. However, in Highscreen WinJoy you can set the resolution of pictures to 8 megapixels, which is strange; either this is an error in the description of the smartphone's camera, or a software error in its firmware. As it turned out later, when comparing WinWin and WinJoy shots, the shooting quality of the cameras of both devices is the same.
The main camera with a matrix of 5 megapixels is equipped with an autofocus system. The maximum image resolution is: 3264×2448 pixels - WinJoy, 2592×1944 pixels - WinWin, video is recorded with a resolution of 864×480 pixels. The camera is equipped with an LED flash. The front camera uses a tiny matrix with a resolution of 0.3 megapixels, image size - 1280 × 960 pixels, video - 640 × 480 pixels.
None of the smartphones in question have a separate key for shooting control. The application built into the OS is used as a program for working with cameras. Microsoft Camera.
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Sharpness is generally decent, although there are problems with software processing.
Snapshot on the front camera. The front camera can only boast of the ability to convey contours and color.
The camera struggles with noise not very hard, but sometimes not even at the expense of sharpness.
Noise can be found even in not the worst lighting. But good sharpness can not be ignored.
With simple exposures, the camera produces quite acceptable results not only for a smartphone screen.
Macros and close-ups are not good for the camera.
In low light, the result of the shooting will hardly have any value.
Smartphone cameras are slightly different - after all, 5 and 8 megapixels should be visually different. However, in this case, it is almost impossible to distinguish between them. We can safely assume that 8 megapixels are the result of interpolation with 5, because the quality of the images is the same, and the sharpness of large images is slightly worse.
Most likely, the program that works with the modules is standard for Windows Phone 8.1, which practically negates all camera differences, even if there were any (we were convinced of its good, but monotonous work back in the days of the popularity of tablets on this system).
As a result, the operation of the cameras can be described as briefly as possible: due to rather strong innate noise, the cameras are hardly suitable for artistic shooting - however, the resolution also reminds of this. The sharpness is quite good, but only in the foreground and mid-ground, so the cameras will not be ideal for documentary shooting. Thus, they can be suitable for mobile notes and documentation of large objects.
Software
Highscreen WinJoy and Highscreen WinWin are running "clean" Windows Phone 8.1, without Update 1 (which is strange) and Lumia Cyan/Denim (which is expected). When turned on, smartphones updated their firmware, but not to the latest OS version.
The operating system in Highscreen WinJoy is presented almost in its original form. There are no add-ons, no additional applications. Instead of widgets and Yandex search, like Nokia smartphones Lumia, in Highscreen WinJoy, when you press the corresponding touch button, a Bing search is launched.
Exactly the same thing is observed in Highscreen WinWin, with a few exceptions. In the smartphone settings, the developers have added three additional utilities, everything that is characteristic of English language. The first allows you to set up holding and forwarding phone calls. The second manages the "black list" of subscribers. The third is a tool for Reserve copy list of contacts and messages on external card memory and their subsequent recovery.
Telephone part and communications
The highlight of Highscreen WinJoy and WinWin is support for two SIM-cards, which can alternately work in 2G and 3G modes. Otherwise, the set of communication modules is standard for a budget device, but Qualcomm has to thank Qualcomm for their extensive selection, which installed various modems, receivers and transmitters of electromagnetic signals even in their cheapest chip.
Both channels work cellular communication has been tested under various conditions and found no problems. The 3G network was caught both in Moscow and in the Moscow region, the maximum connection speed was 6 Mbps.
Support for Wi-Fi standards is limited to IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g. From additional features Wi-Fi is available only for organizing an access point and distribution mobile traffic smartphone. Connection to TV and external monitor is only available via cable. The Wi-Fi connection speed was 24 Mbps.
The Bluetooth 4.0 module of the heroes of the review supports several work profiles. There is no complete list of them in open sources, but we can assume that it is similar to the list of Nokia smartphones on the same platform. Be that as it may, the following scenarios for using the Bluetooth module have been tested: connecting a wireless stereo headset, transferring files, making phone calls. There were no problems using this communication module, the data transfer rate was 1.6 Mbps.
signal receiver systems satellite navigation in Highscreen WinJoy and WinWin recognize data from GPS satellites and Glonass. Embedded in the smartphone maps, the light version of HERE Maps supplied with the operating system, allows you to quickly determine the location of the smartphone based on data from the GPS receiver.
Performance
Both smartphones are based on SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - system-on-a-chip entry level from an American company. The budget of smartphones is emphasized by a small amount of both RAM and flash memory. The first in both devices is 512 MB, the second is 4 GB.
For users, the ultra-modest amount of RAM translates into the inability to run some demanding applications, such as games, and frequent unloading once running programs from memory with their subsequent launch from scratch. By itself, the operating system and most applications work in smartphones with so many random access memory normally, there are no freezes or long reflections as it was a few years ago in the camp of Android devices.
The problem with 4 GB of flash memory is that only 2 GB of it is available to the user for installing applications. As a result, the installation of two more or less modern games leads to its complete destruction. A partial solution to this problem would be the ability to move the data of some programs to an external memory card.
A few words about the SoC itself. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 includes four ARM Cortex-A7 cores, the maximum operating frequency is 1.2 GHz. Graphic coprocessor - Adreno 302.
It turns out that the performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 and the more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 are almost identical. This, at least, is indicated by the scores obtained in our synthetic tests. Perhaps the lower screen resolution of the smartphones in question played a role in leveling the scores, which somewhat compensated for the lack of graphics chip performance compared to the Nokia Lumia 735.
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The GFXBench graphics benchmark results table shows two values for each of the tests. This is due to the fact that in onscreen mode the application generates an image with a resolution of 720p, and in offscreen mode - 1080p.
In early December, GFXBench was updated to version 3.0, which did not include the Egypt test, and the T-Rex test is not designed for devices with 512 MB of RAM. So in the final table for both smartphones there are dashes.
Let's move on to testing the speed of JavaScript processing by browsers built into smartphones.
Tests for running JavaScript code in browsers recorded a decrease in performance when moving to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, but far from critical.
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In conclusion, I note that for ultra-budget smartphones, the capabilities of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 are quite enough. What devices lack is RAM and flash memory.
Video playback test
The situation with video playback support built into Windows Phone 8.1 has not changed. Several video formats are supported out of the box (3G2, 3GP, MP4, WMV, AVI, M4V, MOV), codecs too (H.263, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, VC-1, Windows Video). Video in other containers and encoded with other codecs must either be re-encoded or played third party programs. One such application is the MoliPlayer Pro video player. It was he who was used to play MKV files from Full HD video in tests according to our methodology.
| Format | container, video, sound | Regular video player | MoliPlayer Pro Video Player |
| DVDRip | AVI, XviD 720×400 2200 Kbps, MP3+AC3 | plays normally | plays normally |
| Web-DL SD | AVI, XviD 720×400 1400 Kbps, MP3+AC3 | plays normally | plays normally |
| Web-DL HD | MKV, H.264 1280x720 3000Kbps, AC3 | container not supported | |
| BDRip 720p | MKV, H.264 1280x720 4000Kbps, AC3 | container not supported | plays normally in program mode |
| BDRip 1080p | MKV, H.264 1920x1080 8000Kbps, AC3 | container not supported | won't play, player crashes |
Battery Life
The battery capacity in Highscreen WinWin is 2000 mAh, in WinJoy - 1700 mAh. In the first case, the amount of stored energy is adequate to the needs and characteristics of the smartphone, in the second case it is no longer. Let's see how both devices performed in our traditional tests.
Well, the results are as expected. Both smartphones showed far from the most outstanding performance. In Highscreen WinWin, they are, in general, normal, the smartphone is able to work for more than half a day with the display on, Highscreen WinJoy is no longer able to do this.
The main problem with both smartphones is that they lack ambient light sensors and the ability to fine-tune the brightness of the display. Therefore, we had to use the lowest possible backlight power for both devices in the tests, which was higher than our standard 100 cd/m2, which we set for tests when possible.
In the music playback mode with the screen turned off, WinWin is able to work for 40 hours, WinJoy - 35. In GPS mode, the results are as follows: 5 hours for WinWin, 4 hours for WinJoy.
Prices
The price tags of both smartphones are very democratic, especially considering the current exchange rates. The price difference between WinJoy and WinWin is only 500 rubles. For this amount, the buyer receives an improved appearance, an additional cover, a second, normal, speaker on the back of the smartphone and slots for traditional SIM cards Mini-SIM. As you can see, the difference between the two devices is minimal, but it is there.
In the segment of devices with Windows Phone, Nokia Lumia 520 and its direct successors are direct competitors: Nokia Lumia 525, Nokia Lumia 530, Nokia Lumia 535. Nokia Lumia 520/525 are based on a somewhat outdated platform and work with only one SIM card, so they are beyond comparison.
The Nokia Lumia 530, 535 and its successor Nokia Lumia 630, on the contrary, may leave Highscreen devices with little chance of becoming successful in the market. Nokia Lumia 630 and 535 are more expensive than the heroes of the review, but their characteristics are better than those of the Highscreen devices in question. The Nokia Lumia 630 lacks the front camera that WinWin and WinJoy have.
The front camera and Nokia Lumia 530 are missing, but otherwise this smartphone is not inferior in performance to the heroes of the review. At the same time, it costs 500 rubles less than the Highscreen WinJoy, with which they share a common inexpressive budget design. When comparing Nokia and Highscreen devices, do not forget about the additional support of the former by Microsoft, proprietary firmware with a bunch of improvements, proprietary software and the prevalence of the dealer / warranty network in Russia.
Outcome
Both smartphones turned out to be what they should have been - ultra-budget, good smartphones at an attractive low cost. As usual, you have to pay for a low price tag and make a lot of compromises: TN displays that will never go away, average dynamics, a Procrustean bed of 4 GB of flash memory, 512 MB of RAM, which is often not enough to keep several open applications at the same time, basic in terms of camera capabilities. The list is quite extensive, but the choice of entry-level smartphones should always be conscious, and you need to be prepared that some things will turn out to be inconvenient and uncomfortable. As for such a subjective thing as design, in my opinion, Highscreen WinWin turned out to be very nice for budget smartphone, WinJoy is inferior to him in this.
The budget segment of the market is becoming more and more dense, there are almost a dozen devices with Windows Phone on it, and they differ in characteristics that are obscure to the layman. You have to compare smartphones literally line by line according to the table of their characteristics: one has no front camera, the other has an IPS screen, the third has twice as much memory. And that's without touching the endless list of Android devices.
The low cost of smartphones makes it possible to purchase them to replace old push-button devices and devices with Symbian, to try the new operating system for those who are thinking about switching from Android and iOS. It is these features that have made the Nokia Lumia 520 the most popular smartphone in the Lumia line and in general among Windows Phone devices. Highscreen devices provide the same experience, but Nokia/Microsoft smartphones offer a little more.
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. | 64 mm (millimeters) 6.4 cm (centimeters) 0.21 ft 2.52in |
| Height Height information refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 126 mm (millimeters) 12.6 cm (centimeters) 0.41ft 4.96in |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units measurements. | 10.5 mm (millimeters) 1.05 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft 0.41in |
| The weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 105 g (grams) 0.23 lbs 3.7oz |
| Volume Approximate volume of the device, calculated from dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. | 84.67 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.14 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale. | Yellow The black |
| Housing materials The materials used to make the body of the device. | Plastic |
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.
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) System on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components such as processor, GPU, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation. | Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 |
| Technological process Information about technological process on 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-A7 |
| 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 more high performance compared to 32-bit processors, which for their part are more productive than 16-bit processors. | 32 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. | ARMv7 |
| Second level cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1, but instead has a larger capacity to allow caching more data. She, like L1, is much faster 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. | 1024 KB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core performs 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). | 1200 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphic applications. In mobile devices, it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc. | Qualcomm Adreno 302 |
| 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. | 512 MB (megabytes) |
| Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR2 |
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. | TFT |
| Diagonal For mobile devices, the screen size is expressed in terms of its diagonal length, measured in inches. | 4 in 101.6 mm (millimeters) 10.16 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate Screen Width | 2.06in 52.27 mm (millimeters) 5.23 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate Screen Height | 3.43in 87.12 mm (millimeters) 8.71 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.667:1 5:3 |
| Permission Screen resolution indicates the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. More a high resolution means sharper image detail. | 480 x 800 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. | 233 ppi (pixels per inch) 91ppm (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. | 56.66% (percentage) |
| Other characteristics Information about other functions and features of the screen. | capacitive Multitouch |
| Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating |
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.
| 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/2.4 |
| 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 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. | 2592 x 1944 pixels 5.04 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record. | 864 x 480 pixels 0.41 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 digital zoom geo tags Face recognition |
