For $80 off-contract, MetroPCS' Huawei Valiant is an affordable 4.1 Android device. However, set your expectations accordingly. This phone has a quality of strong appeal and compatible 3G speeds on T-Mobile's GSM network (since T-Mobile bought Metro). However, 4G LTE connectivity is absent, and lack of camera autofocus might be a deal breaker for some, even if the image quality is high for a 3-megapixel shooter game. My camera also showed signs of instability of software that makes applications such as the camera, Gallery and flicker as Google Maps.
If you can look past the camera Hackberry and moments of instability, the valiant is a decent ultrabudget artist. However, if you can afford to spend a little more, I recommend definition specifies the Huawei Vitria and Samsung Galaxy room, both options $ 130 with LTE.
Design and construction
Lewis has a design simple, but comfortable, mainly because its rounded spines and corners and soft touch support. While the face of the phone is brilliant black (and quite thick bezel), its Navy Blue posterior shakes the usual basic black.
With dimensions of 4.96 inches in height by 2.51 inches wide by 0.45 inch thick, Lewis has a hearty construction which is still comfortable to hold, Pocket and store them in a blazer, bag or purse. 4.94 Ounces weight is definitely heavier than some, but its strength corresponds to the proportions of the phone.
With its 4-inch screen, the Huawei Vaillant has an easier to slip in some pockets.(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)
Most of the $80 Android phones, you can buy today sport 3.5-inch screens. The valiant it cranks up a notch with a 4 inch screen which is colorful and bright, despite its smaller color palette (262K instead of 16 million that you find in high end phones). Most eyes will notice a substantial difference when looking at Web sites, photos and navigate autour. Resolution of 800 x 480 pixels is fine for the dimensions of the screen.
Rest usual three capacitive buttons navigation of Huawei under the screen. Hold the Menu button to bring up recent applications and the Home button to invoke instant Google. You'll take a screenshot by pressing the power button on the status of the phone and the Volume knob on the right spine. Charging takes place on the left edge of the phone.
A 3.2 megapixel camera lives on the back, and the microSD slot that can hold 32GB of external storage, lives under the back cover. Either way, the back panel is easy to remove and put through a useful base footprint.
Operating system and applications
Lewis has the upper hand on rivals $80 due to its operating system Android 4.1 Jelly Bean more up-to-date; others use Android 4.0. Huawei more subtly makes its presence known through a custom layer lighter than manufacturers like LG, HTC and especially use of Samsung.
You will see the four-headed Huawei custom lock screen that allows you to slide to unlock the phone camera, dialer and inbox message in addition to the home screen. There are some styles on app icons, notifications menu and the options settings, but other than that, version of the OS Huawei is quite simple and easy to navigate around. For a more artistic look that present wallpapers, themes of Huawei app give you a few other options.
The valiant is a thicker phone, but it feels good in the hand.(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)If you are familiar with Android with MetroPCS, then you will be quite surprised by the applications you see preinstalled. Regular bucket of Google includes the pillars we have cone to depend on, such as its maps and Navigation, search, Chrome and YouTube. There's the game store of Google for the purchase of content and downloads and an option to jump on Google's social network, Google +.
MetroPCS charges over a bunch of applications specific carrier to help you manage your account and use the visual voicemail. Of course, you also essentially in the calendar and Calculator, music player and file manager and an FM radio very convenient. It is a preloaded audio recorder, too.
Even if you do not see it in the app tray, Swype virtual keyboard is another pre-installed application that you will use whenever you are going to type anything. With it, you can trace words in addition to tap with the thumb and fingers. You can disable Swype, if you want to tweak its parameters and use Google voice dictation.
Cameras and video
The camera is an important area where Huawei had to make compromises in order to hit the lower price. Color reproduction is strong on the 3-megapixel shooter, but where it hesitate for me, it is that it is the fixed focal length. This means that if you are not so hot to judge distances and sharpness, you'll be snapping lots of blurry photos.
A camera fixed focal length is a huge obstacle for me. It's a shame there is no outbreak of contact.(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)
You should also be aware that there is no flash here, which is not unusual for an entry-level smartphone, is committed to a starting price. A front camera is not in the cards, either. However, phone owners will find some extra modes and filters in the camera app native, including panorama, geotagging, and white balance presets.
The controls are easy to use, at least, and switching from camera Camcorder requires a simple movement on the screen of the finger. Low VGA resolution video capture is your best choice; the other option is to limit the duration of the clip for multimedia messaging.
The two native applications camera and rocky agi Gallery sometimes, glisten more once while I was examining or take pictures and does not not to my gestures. Restart the phone or the app solved the problem, but instability has occurred more than once during my testing process. Not really got in my way, but it was a gene.
It is possible, it was an isolated incident which affected just my review unit, but I also had some problems with the Huawei Vitria as well. At the very least, you should be aware of the bugginess possible.
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