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Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X – At Budget Segment

Monday, January 13, 2014 12:34

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(Before It's News)

One of the most amazing trends in the gadget industry for over the preceding years has been the growth of the inexpensive Android smartphones. A man seeking a dual-SIM Smartphone at present has factually an ocean of alternatives to decide from. The budget section of the Indian Smartphone souk has seen a veer of the new launch of late, with a number of players such as Micromax, Spice, Karbonn, LG, Xolo and Samsung amongst others. Nokia as well has made it to the catalog with its variety of popular and inexpensive Windows Phone 8 gadgets like the Lumia 520 as well as Lumia 720.

Design

The new Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X has comparatively standard Smartphone appearance. It is distant from a mega-slim Smartphone and in spite of being above all made of plastic material. It is on the bulky side. The Smart Flo Mettle 5X is about 190 grams that is absolutely not lightweight at the time when one holds this gadget for lengthy periods, it does feel quite bulky.

On the initial look, the new look and design of this phone seems to be evocative of Nokia’s E-series mobiles, particularly the back panel. The Smart Flo Mettle 5X’s back panel is detachable and comprises of a metal part in the center that is enclosed with effluent plastic, superior than the material that is used on the front section.

On the other side, the front section of this new Smartphone is akin to any other affordable Android Smartphone along with the curved edges that makes the Smartphone quite contented to hold with single-handed, however it is tough to work with merely a thumb.

On the whole, we found this Smartphone to be an inexpensive good looking phone, even though we desire that it had been quite light in weight and will have a textured rear panel. The glossy metal rear panel of this phone is similar to that of the Pinnacle FHD, be inclined to slip out of the hand, when used extended period.

Display

Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X has a 5-inch screen has a resolution of 480×854 pixels. When the price is considered at which this phone comes, it recommends honest value, while it is no shock that this phone has visuals that are not as spiky as some of the high-end gadgets.

Camera

The new Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X has an 8MP back autofocus camera and in addition comprises of a 1.3MP front-facing camera.

In low-light circumstances, images lose their irregularity. This is the place where the LED flash comes into action, and it manages to accomplish its future purpose that lights the scene consistently. This phone can record VGA videos as well, but the video quality is not great along with visible noise, as well as some stammering.

Software

This Smartphone functions on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. On the other hand, we must take into consideration that the Smartphone runs an extremely tweaked edition of Android Jelly Bean. Spice appears to have taken the standard for additional domestic phone manufacturers a step further with its effort.

Performance/ Battery backup

The new Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X provides the power of a 1.3GHz dual-core CPU combined with 512MB of RAM. In spite of the unassuming CPU speed and restricted amount of RAM on this phone, it feels enjoyably receptive to use. The home screens turn over and scroll in an energetic way and apps load adequately fast.

It is packed with an 1800mAh battery that can provide more than 4 hours of backup as well as up to 150 hours standby time.

Conclusion
The Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X is an affordable phablet that is able to handle most regular tasks and does so devoid of any extra cost. The Smartphone does not have a smooth profile but proffers good enough put up in the pricing, and arrives packed along with what we think is honest hardware for its price tag.

It is priced at around Rs. 6,499.

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