I've been very busy lately and only now had the needed spare time to finish the review of a recent MT6575 based smartphone that I've got as replacement of my ThL V9. The review will focus on ZP300 (also known as Field) from the Chinese manufacturer ZOPO.
Previous and quite successful models from ZOPO are ZP100 (Pilot) and ZP200 (Shining). Just like ThL, this manufacturer provides ROM updates very often. This is worth to mention because it is always important to have such kind of support.
Previous and quite successful models from ZOPO are ZP100 (Pilot) and ZP200 (Shining). Just like ThL, this manufacturer provides ROM updates very often. This is worth to mention because it is always important to have such kind of support.
Specifications
Chipset
Name: MediaTek MT6575 CPU: 1 GHz ARM Cortex�-A9 GPU: PowerVR� SGX 531 Instruction set: ARMv7 Software environment
Embedded:OS: Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Body
Dimensions
(width x height x depth):133 x 68.2 x 11.3 millimetres Weigth: 123 grams (battery included) Color: Black (or white) Battery
Capacity: 1800 mAh Memory
RAM:capacity: 1 GB ROM-capacity: 4 GB Expansion slot: microSD memory card, supporting up to 64 GB Network support
Primary phone: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS900, UMTS1900, UMTS2100 Secondary phone: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900 Data links: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA Display
Type: LG AH-IPS capacitive touchscreen Size: 4.5 inches, HD resolution (720 x 1280 pixels) Camera
Main (rear): 5 megapixels with autofocus and single LED flash Secondary (front): 2 megapixels Interfaces
Bluetooth (802.15): Bluetooth 3.0 + Enhanced Data Rate Wireless LAN / Wi-Fi (802.11): IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n USB: USB 2.0 Client, Hi-Speed (480 Mbit/s)
USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) connectorSatellite navigation
MT6620 chipset GPS antenna: Internal Complementary GPS services: A-GPS (Assisted GPS), MediaTek EPO (Extended Prediction Orbit) Additional features
Gravity, Proximity, Light and Magnetic field sensors Analog Radio: FM radio (87.5-108 MHz) with RDS radio receiver Others: Dedicated LED for notification of missed calls / new messages
In terms of design, it is very similar to LG Optimus LTE and the built quality is very good. The display covers almost all the front of the phone. There are three soft-buttons in total, although when the backlight is turned off, only Home button can be noticed. When turning on the display the other two soft-buttons are seen, Menu on the left and Back on the right.
Near the front camera, more or less on the upper right corner, it is placed the usual power charging LED (red colored). But in addition to that, there is also a green LED that becomes permanently lit when the battery is more than 90% charged and also blinks in order to notify the user of eventual missed calls / new messages received.
The volume rocker is placed on the right edge.
Near the front camera, more or less on the upper right corner, it is placed the usual power charging LED (red colored). But in addition to that, there is also a green LED that becomes permanently lit when the battery is more than 90% charged and also blinks in order to notify the user of eventual missed calls / new messages received.
The volume rocker is placed on the right edge.
The 3,5 mm headset jack and dedicated power button are located on the top edge.
On the back side, we find the 5 megapixels autofocus camera above a single LED flash.
Placed on the left side of the bottom edge, there is a small notch that allows you to easily remove the rear cover.
The two SIM slots and the microSD slot can only be accessed after removing the battery.
Display quality
This phone features an AH-IPS LCD from LG. With a 1280x720 resolution on a 4.5 inch surface, this display has an impressive pixel density of 329 ppi.
The phone comes pre-installed with Android 4.0.3. Here are some screenshots and details of the most important features with a special detail of the dual SIM functionality.
The notification panel provides a fast access for brightness and display timeout setting, enabling or disabling auto rotation, Wi-Fi, BT, GPS and data connection, as well as alternating between sound profiles.
The notification panel provides a fast access for brightness and display timeout setting, enabling or disabling auto rotation, Wi-Fi, BT, GPS and data connection, as well as alternating between sound profiles.
The user interface of Android 4.0 is definitely very polished.
The dialer interface has changed a little bit, although the features are exactly the same. It supports smart dialing feature which works perfectly and very fast!
The dial button can immediately start the call when a SIM is set as default for voice calls or open a pop up which let's you choose from which SIM the call should be established.
Many options can be set under the dual SIM management menu. The user can edit the name of each SIM and also set the associated background color that will appear in call log as well as in the notification bar (behind the network strength bars).
In the same menu, the user has the possibility to set a default SIM card to establish all outgoing calls (both voice and video) or set it to always ask, thus enabling the pop up that I have referred above (with the options of which SIM card should initiate the call). The same thing can be set for messaging and data connection purposes.
Android 4.0 adds new controls for managing network data usage. The user can monitor total usage by network type and application and then set limits if needed. Of course, as mobile data can be enabled on SIM1 or SIM2, data usage of each SIM card can also be tracked.
Just like it was mentioned on my previous review, on the MT6575 platform, SIM2 will be reachable even if there is an active data connection established on SIM1. The data connection will be immediately dropped when a new call is incoming from SIM2 and the download will be automatically resumed after the call is over.
Other than that, I have recently found that 3G can be enabled for SIM1 or SIM2 (one at a time), which means that you don't need to exchange the SIM cards from one slot to the other when you want to enable 3G data services.
A part of the ROM is available as internal memory storage for user data. There is plenty of space available, letting you to have several applications and games installed.
The stock ROM includes support for the following languages: Indonesian, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (from Portugal and from Brazil), Vietnamese, Turkish, Russian, Malay, Arabic and Chinese (traditional and simplified).
All Google applications are already pre-installed on the stock ROM, supporting e-mail, contact and calendar syncing. Google Play Store (formerly known as Android Market) works flawlessly, providing access for free and paid applications / games.
Final thoughts
If you like phones with such a big screen, then ZP300 is perfect for you. The performance is very good, even taking into consideration the higher resolution (HD vs qHD from other MT6575 based phones). Phone runs very stable and the display quality is simply amazing.
And now the usual advertisement... in order to avoid questions regarding where to buy it from, you can always visit my partner shop (etotalk.com). ZOPO ZP300 is available for 299 USD.
And now the usual advertisement... in order to avoid questions regarding where to buy it from, you can always visit my partner shop (etotalk.com). ZOPO ZP300 is available for 299 USD.
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