BQ 5528L Strike Forward

Advantages: 1) price; 2) build quality (nothing loose or wobbled); 3) a separate tray for 2 nanoSIM cards and a memory card; 4) two separate loudspeakers (spoken and for call and speakerphone, which is located at the bottom of the device), two microphones, a noise reduction system; 5) dual band Wi-Fi; 6) the presence of a fingerprint scanner; 7) the ability to order a cover, memory card and protective glass on the manufacturer's website; 8) good value for money;

Disadvantages: 1) in some places in the dialog boxes (when you call, when the smartphone is scheduled to turn on or off at night), inscriptions in English pop up. 2) did not notice other shortcomings; Life hack to eliminate the lack of memory: 1) Buy an SD card. I bought at a discount a 64 GB SD card with a read speed of 100 mbps, a write speed of 60 mbps, class 10, U3; 2) Go to the developer menu and activate "Allow saving to external drives"; 3) Format it as an External Shared Drive so that you can transfer applications to it and immediately record photos and videos from the camera; 4) After this application, photos and videos from the camera will be installed or recorded directly to the USB flash drive, and in order to transfer the game or program to the USB flash drive (or vice versa to the Internal storage) manually, you need to go to "Applications and Notifications - Show all applications" , then select the desired application, and in the "About Application" window that opens, select "Storage-Change" and then in the "What to use" window select "Internal storage" or "SD - card", depending on where you want this program penny.

Comment: An economy-class smartphone, especially not distinguished by anything among its fellows, except for the price (bought for 4500 rubles) and pleasant design details, which I have already listed in the advantages. 18: 9 IPS HD + screen with comfortable viewing angles, pixels are not striking. The processor, although a budget one, in combination with 2 GB of RAM, provides a nimble system and surfing the Internet without brakes.You can even play, but not the most resource-intensive games. 16 GB of ROM, of which something about 10 GB is available to the user, is not that much, so it is very good that the smartphone has a separate tray, and you will not have to choose whether to install 2 SIM cards or one + a memory card, because given the amount of ROM, accessible to the user, it will be quite difficult to do without installing a memory card. The camera is not bad, it has autofocus, it can take pictures of documents and diagrams, and also takes landscape shots, which are not even ashamed to show to someone. The battery is standard for such devices - 3000 mAh, but given the fact that the smartphone is not equipped with the most gluttonous screen with a processor, it is enough for the device to work for a day and a half, with not very intensive use. There is no fast charging. To increase autonomy, I advise you to keep the screen brightness closer to average, turn off Wi-FI, Mobile Internet, Location when you are not using them, set up energy saving optimization by applications, use the scheduled on / off of your smartphone at night. You can also go to developer mode and disable the "Do not turn off mobile Internet" option there, which makes both Mobile Internet and Wi-FI work at the same time, in order to be able to switch between them, so turn it on only when Wi-FI is unstable. In addition, I went to Ing. menu and, just in case, turned off frequencies not used in the RF. Overall, I am pleased with the purchase. If you need a smartphone for 4500 rubles with a good value for money, then, in my opinion, this is a reasonable choice.

Advantages: Good performance, price, of course, camera, appearance, volume and power buttons (they are very high quality), I liked that a protective film from the factory is already glued into the kit.

Disadvantages: A fast-resolving battery, smudges on the matrix on the navigation buttons (the screen is not too white and because of this there are blurry circles of a white-gray tint). Half of the phone is Russian, half is not. When the battery runs out on the screen, text in English pops up, when the memory is full, it also throws it to the menu with English, in some applications, the screen rotation may work even if you have it turned off. The indicator glows red when charging and only at 90 percent is it green. (Also, from 30 and less it will blink red), the navigation buttons could be put on the bottom of the screen (chin is too big), the phone's memory is horrible, they say that 16GB, but in fact 10GB. The included power supply is a little short ( makes harsh sounds). The sound through the headphones is crappy, something was tricky with the frequencies.

Comment: In general, even with such jambs, I still recommend this phone, all its jambs are covered by the price, this is a really good phone, it can handle PUBG, COD, MMO games and other expensive games. The camera shoots very well. And by the way, the gray phone model is not as gray as in the photo, it is much lighter MUCH, I would call this color rose gold, be careful !!

Advantages: Price 4200 with coupons! very clear pictures, high-speed operation, real color reproduction

Disadvantages: any sloppy "knock" of the phone and cracks went on the screen. It is only necessary to carry it with you in a suitable case

Comment: unexpectedly pleased with the quality

I decided to give my son the first smartphone in his life, he needed an unbreakable, durable, with a good camera, and so that LTE would support. I came across this model, which fully satisfied my requests. The son is happy and grateful, and I, in turn, advise everyone !!! (by the way, there is still a noise reduction system - there is no trace of background noise during a call)

Advantages: Case and appearance: - A bright and clear screen with a good margin of brightness (although IPS is inexpensive, so the viewing angles are not ideal, but this is not a problem at all); - Full tray for two SIM cards and a memory card; - Metal body (with plastic inserts at the top and bottom); - Very presentable look (I have a model in golden color); - Small, convenient to use with one hand and carry even in a tight pocket; - Heavy enough to feel in the hand, but not too much Memory and performance: - 2GB of RAM seems insignificant by today's standards, but in fact this amount is enough to perform all basic tasks. Perhaps you can't play games on it and you can't edit videos, but it does an excellent job with everyday tasks. For example, I work a lot with planners, Google Docs and large tables in Google Sheets, which in theory should load the phone - but I did not notice any drawdowns, and there is not even overheating; - 16GB of ROM is enough for the system and the installation of a limited set of applications. Here the memory card helps out. Although, for example, the built-in storage was enough for me to accommodate everything I wanted.Battery: - Lasts for a very long time - If you do not use the phone, the battery power is almost not consumed at all (you can leave it in a drawer for several days, and then take it and be sure that there is a charge in it) Software: - Has some kind of lightweight firmware, very clear, with useful indication, for example, the use of networks, audio settings, etc., very well done; - The fingerprint scanner works faster than on my main device, the Korean flagship; Package contents: - The set includes a good and clear paper instructions for using a smartphone. Perhaps this is not what I personally need, but its presence made me very happy. It is well written, illustrated and will suit, for example, those who have this smartphone as their first

Disadvantages: - The front camera is not suitable for selfies, in video calls it is of the same quality as a cheap webcam - The flash is dim (which limits its use as a flashlight) and blue - It works poorly as a remote control for equipment via IRDA - the working distance is small, it does not always work - Non-removable Yandex applications will be unnecessary garbage for those who do not use them

Comment: I was totally amazed by this phone. I bought it as a second smartphone - it was necessary that it allowed working with documents, calendars and had an infrared port in order to use it as a universal remote control for air conditioners (original remotes in institutions are always either stolen or broken). He copes with his tasks just fine (it's a little tight with the IR-ort, described in the shortcomings), and even more. I use it much more widely than I planned, and it is a pleasure to use it. It's fast, compact (a very rare and valuable quality these days) and looks good. It seems to me that he would work off his money, even if it cost one and a half times more. Of course, there is a chance that in the future it will turn into a pumpkin, but after a few months of use this has not yet happened, so I definitely recommend it for purchase.

Advantages: All

Disadvantages: No

Comment: Normal, average smartphone

Advantages: Bought a schoolboy son - very happy!

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Cool phone but not 13MP camera. On the strength of 8 well, for such a price, you can say the ideal.

Advantages: A normal smartphone for this price and in general.

Disadvantages: Personally, I have no complaints

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