When talking about different players in the sector of electronics consumption, in the case of firms, always we tend to remember large Asian firms and, to a lesser extent, to those from the United States. And is that the reality shows us that China is not only a giant in terms of territory or population, but that also is becoming one of the leading worldwide thanks to a great capacity for innovation linked, as we have mentioned on other occasions, to an accelerated economic development that has affected every aspect of society.
However, when we talk about Europe, not only must refer to the continent as a mere receiver of technology from around the world, or as a mass of consumers formed by millions of people with purchasing power high at first sight, since here we can also find dozens of brands which, with different strategies, seek to remove muscle and demonstrate it is possible to compete against companies from of outside our borders. Previously, I have more on how several Spanish firms are attempting to position itself in a context marked by competitiveness. Now it is the turn of Wileyfox, a British company that has jumped into the arena once more with its new phablet, the Spark X and that you have their highlights.
Screen
We begin, as usual, with the performance of image. The Spark X is equipped with a 5.5-inch LCD panel with a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels. A curious fact, we emphasized that unlike the vast majority of manufacturers that incorporates some of the generations of Corning Gorilla to equip their models of higher resistance, the phablet of Wileyfox is accompanied by his rival, Dragontrail. On the other hand, in the field of cameras, we have two sensors, one 13 megapixel rear and one front 8 that in both cases, equipped with a LED flash.
Processor and memory
We went to the performance, where are we with a terminal adjusted price which for some users, however, can be somewhat fair and others, balanced. We start with the processor, a chip made by MediaTek, specifically the 6753 which is already present in many low-cost models with their 4 nuclei, can provide maximum speeds of 1.3 Ghz. On the other hand, the Spark X is equipped with a RAM of 2 GB, in the Middle, which can be found in devices of input and initial storage of only 16 after the installation of the operating system stays around 12 but which nonetheless can be extended using Micro SD cards.
Operating system
This phablet software has become one of the claims used by their manufacturers. What’s new in Wileyfox is equipped with Android 6.0. However, what is most striking is that it incorporates as additional interface, version 13, Cyanogen, whose stability and final launch took place in March and which, among other features, stands out for the protection of users with the ability to create folders accessible only via our fingerprints fingerprint or also, in terms of customization through options such as changing the appearance of the icons in the status bar. This model comes pre-installed standard applications of Cyanogen as Snap Camera.
Autonomy and connectivity
In this area, we find ourselves with a terminal means that about 3,000 mAh battery should hold an approximate day autonomy without too many complications. On the other hand, the networks that support, we are you ready for 4 G connections in most of Europe as well as Bluetooth 4.1. On the other hand, it is equipped with a Micro SIM card, which can be complemented with an additional.
Price and availability
The Wileyfox have decided to launch several devices of the series Spark simultaneously. In particular, it’s 3 terminals of the model X is the highest and whose cost is around 170 euros. In some countries of Western Europe such as Spain, already it may be booked through the website of the company. For those who are interested in acquiring it in a physical way, this phablet will be available from July 12.
As you have seen, European firms also intended to participate in the race for the leadership and the consolidation as it is the case with Wileyfox. The strategy of the firm, based on terminals adjusted both in features and price, has served to reap a considerable success in the United Kingdom thanks to terminals as the Swift. However, do you think that its size and also, lack of knowledge by many users, are some of its limitations to compete effectively against other companies both European as the rest of the world, or believe, however, that the implementation of a company, does not go always linked to a good reception from their products by consumers and that therefore? the Spark X can be an attractive option? You have available more information as for example, a list with the best phablets for less than 300 euros so that you can say to yourselves.
The article Spark X, a phablet Made in Britain with the latest Cyanogen was published in TabletZona.