Virgin Mobile Awe is slow and has a poor camera, but don't completely write off the unit immediately.
Firstly, it has strong and consistent call quality, respectable 3G speed. But perhaps the saving grace of the appliance is priced extremely low.
Currently going for $89.99 but originally released with a price tag of $99.99, the fear is a good deal for what it is. And while you can get a better combined if you are willing to spend a little more, the fear is a good choice for those who are conscious of every dollar.
Design
Compact and lightweight, the Awe looks more input range of Android devices. It has rounded corners and edges that curve slightly outward a large bezel. 4.96 Inches high, 2.56 inches wide, 0.41 inch thick and weighing 4.4 ounces, it's comfortable to steer with one hand and slips easily into jean pockets.
On the edge left are two bulbous buttons to adjust the volume and a Micro-USB port, and at the top are a jack and 3.5 mm headphone output power/sleep button. The right edge houses a shortcut convenient to launch the camera.
Iridescent AWE battery holder is decorated with ridges.(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)
The battery compartment is in style with curving lines and ridges that can make feel you. Grey with a rubbery coating mast, the back is iridescent, but it won't trap fingerprints. You will see the camera 5 megapixel camera with LED flash on the left and two small slits at the bottom of the enclosure. You can lift and remove the cover using a small indentation on the bottom right. Located below is a 1, 650mAh battery and a microSD slot card is expandable up to 32 GB.
The 4 inch IPS touchscreen has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The screen is sensitive to my shots and faucets and texts and menu icons appear clear. However, because of the low resolution, high image definition seem not very sharp, and same default wallpaper looked "crunchy" or grainy images. In addition, it has a narrow viewing angle, which becomes even more difficult to do outdoors in the sunlight.
Above the screen is a front camera 1 Megapixel, and here are three quick access keys (back, home and menu) that illuminate white when in use. When you long - press the home, you can call these last few apps or launch instant Google.
The software features
The handset runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and you will get a number of Google applications, including chrome UPSs Photos, Gmail, search, more, Hangouts, maps, access the game store for books, Magazines, movies and TV and portals of music and YouTube.
It also comes with the task basic applications as an alarm clock, native e-mail management and client browser, a calculator, a calendar, a music player, of news and weather app, a tape recorder, a timer, a video player, a voice dialer and a world clock. Two other, more rare apps are improved by Qualcomm and TouchPal X. The first is a location service application, while the second is an optional keyboard and the insert text function, you can enable.
Virgin Mobile preloaded three of its own apps as well. One is MyAccount, that allows you to check your plan data and telephone, and the other is the food, a new application that brings together pop culture news and music.
Virgin Mobile apps include MyAccount (left) and a new application called the feed.(Credit: Lynn La/CNET)The latter is ID Mobile, which allows you to download preset, apps Fund screen and other elements according to which ID profile that you choose. For example, the Green package includes tools to help you lead a more environmentally friendly lifestyle of the environment. Just note that removing a package ID Mobile will not uninstall the apps that you downloaded - you will need to manually delete.
When you first start the smartphone, "The Essentials" package is already loaded, and you will find shortcuts on your home pages to download more Virgin Mobile apps and applications such as Wikipedia and Pandora. It is important to remember that they are shortcuts, that invites you to download these applications in the game store and not the applications themselves real.
Additional features include Bluetooth 4.0, 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of ROM.
Camera and video
Quality of the photo for the camera 5 megapixels was adequate but unimpressive. For example, it is slow to start, to concentrate and to take subsequent snapshots. Even after you have the Awe still for a few seconds when a photograph to prevent motion blur, pictures manage to look a little fuzzy and colors are muted. You also see a noticeable amount of grain and noise, particularly in the lighting dimmer. Look at pictures of Awe below and note that you can click on each photo to enlarge.
The 5 megapixels and face cameras have autofocus, digital zoom, five options of white balance, five ISO levels (from 100 to 800), geotagging, compositional grid, three grades of photo and three options antibanding. However, the rear camera can pull in six sizes of picture (640 x 480 at 2, 592 x 1 944 pixels), while the 1-megapixel camera can shoot in two (from 640 x 480 to 1280 x 720 pixels).
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