Tenor de is a new brand in the country and Tenor E and Tenor G Phones have been launched before. The new Tenor D smartphone has been launched under the ‘Crafted for Amazon’ program, which Amazon says that under this, the best products are made according to the needs of customers. Tenor de exclusive level will be available on Amazon India and starts at Rs 4,999. The phone will be sold in early January. The price of the phone is low, so 10.or will get a tough challenge from Xiaomi Redmi 5A (Review). Xiaomi has marketed Redmi 5A as the country’s smartphone. And launched for Rs 5,999, this smartphone is being sold for the first fifty lakh customers for Rs 4,999. Now if your budget is limited and you are looking for a smartphone, is Tenor D a competent device? We have reviewed this device. Let us know in the review that it meets your expectations?
Tenor D design
Talking about the design, Tenor D is a simple design handset and there is nothing that can be called special. The company has used plastic and a metallic finish has been given on the rear panel. This smartphone is available in Beyond Black and Gold color variants. We had a gold review unit which is from gold towards the front and you can choose a black variant with a more sobber look as per your choice.
Tenor D has a 5.2 inch screen with thick edges above and below. On the screen, a selfie camera, earpiece grill and notification LEDs have been given on the screen. This phone does not have an ambient light sensor, so you have to manually adjust brightness all the time. There is empty space under the screen and the phone has used an on-screen navigation button instead of capacitive button.
We found that it is easy to hold the phone with one hand due to compact size, curved edge and curved edges. There are buttons on the right side while the power button in the device has found a place above the volume rocker button. You have to work hard to reach the power button. Tenor D has a fingerprint scanner on the rear and at this price this feature is found in very few smartphones.
The thickness of the smartphone is 9.98 millimeters and weighs 150 grams, due to which it looks more than Xiaomi Redmi 5A. The Tenor D has a SIM tray slot on the left side that can be used for two nano SIMs and a microSD card. Micro-USB port, primary microphone below while secondary microphone and 3.5mm headphone jack upwards. The phone has a loudspeaker towards the rear. A 5 watt charger is available with Tenor D but the box will not be found in the box.
Tenor de specification and software
Now we have to see what we get in Tenor D. The phone has a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor that runs at 1.4 GHz. The phone is available in two variants of 2 GB RAM/16 GB storage and 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. We got a 3 GB RAM variant for the review, which is priced at Rs 5,999 and a low RAM variant is available for Rs 4,999. Storage can be increased through microSD cards up to 128 GB.
The resolution of the 5.2 inch IPS display is 720×1280 pixels but there is no security. The panel has good contrast and great viewing angles. Tenor D does not have an ambient light sensor, which means that every time we go out and come in, brightness will have to be adjusted. Comparing Redmi 5A, the phone has a large 3500 mAh battery.
Talking about the software, the Tenor de Stock runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat and many apps are already installed. You get Tenor Care App, Amazon Shopping, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Prime Video and a sound recorder app. In addition to the option of schedule off and on in the settings, there is no change compared to stock Android. Tenor says that this device will be upgraded to Android Oreo, which is very good given the low price.
Tenor de performance, camera and battery life
There is no doubt that Tenor D has attractive hardware in terms of price. We found that the phone runs without any trouble. Our 3 GB RAM unit had an average of 1.5 GB RAM empty. But it takes time to load the app and game in the phone. This smartphone supports 4G and VoLTE but at one time the same SIM card will support 4G network. We found that the fingerprint scanner given in the phone is quite accurate but it takes some time to unlock the phone.
Talking about the benchmark, we got the right figures. The battery life of the phone is also good and we can run the phone without charging a whole day. In our HD video loop test, the phone battery supported for 12 hours, 26 minutes.
Tenor D has a 13 megapixel camera on the rear and 5 megapixel camera in the front. The camera app is basic. The camera is a default set on auto scene detection while you can manually choose several modes. Apart from this, you have mode like panorama and beautification. The camera has a default face detection mode and it works well.
We found that pictures taken from both the cameras of the phone are worth using. And on seeing these, it seems that they are taken from an affordable handset because the shore looks blurred. In the light of the day, we found that there was a lack of detailing in the landscape shot and we also have a lot of lewd. The camera exposure recognizes late and the focus is also slow lock. Macro shot contains a good detailing but many times there is a need to set the focus. The camera struggles in low light. The quality of photographs taken at night is not worth using. The phone has less noise but there is a lack of detailing in return. Overall, the cameras are one of the phone flaws.
Our decision
The performance of Tenor D is very good in terms of price. The phone has strong hardware and stock Android runs well. But the camera performance is not better like the other device coming in this price. However, this phone is a better option than the fingerprint sensor than the Redmi 5A.