Recently, Hike has launched a smartphone in partnership with Airtel, which costs the feature phone. We investigated this Intex Aqua Lions N1. With Airtel Plan of this low price smartphone Effective price It is Rs 1,649. The main feature of the phone is Hike Total. This platform provides other facilities like sending messages, getting news without internet. How does this work? We found out in detail.
How is the phone and what is there, know …
design
Seeing the body and build quality, it is estimated that the phone will be low. This phone with black color and plastic body is quite small today. Its weight is just 112 grams. The quality of plastic used in it is also average, but it does not make it ‘very cheap’ due to matte finish. There is a texture in the back, making it easier to catch the phone. The user gets power adapters, data cable and a headphone in the compartment. The company has tried to please the user by giving headphones at this price. The design of the phone could be further improved, as well as the micro USB connector does not fit properly in the phone’s port. Such shortcomings should have been removed.
The phone has a 4 -inch display, which is equipped with 480×800 pixels resolution. This makes the text look blurred. Viewing angles are not as much better. By rotating the phone right and left, the screen starts to look black. Displays and tampermed glass are not connected to each other, whose difference is clear as place. Also, fingers also come due to this. The side of the phone is thick, the navigation button does not have backlit. The phone does not have a notification LED or ambient light sensor but a front camera has been given. The volume and power buttons are on the right side of the phone. At the same time, the headphone sockets and micro-USB are present in the upper part of the phone.
The camera is given in the middle part of the phone, which supports the LED flash, which is just below the camera. There is space for the speaker at the bottom. The back cover of the phone can be removed. Also, the battery can also be extracted. There is a 2 micro SIM slot inside, a microSD card slot. It is possible to use up to 128 GB cards. Overall, the Intex Aqua Lions N1 is a simple cheaper Android phone.
Intex Aqua Lions N1 Specification and Feature
The hardware of the phone is also fine. It has a quad core MediaTek MT6737 V processor. 1 GB RAM is available for jugalbandi. The storage is 8 GB. The phone also features FM radio, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi but the handset does not support USB-OTG. It has only two sensors – accelerometer and proximity. The handset on the other hand supports 4G VoLTE. The performance of the phone on the benchmark site was poor.
Now come on the performance of the phone. It runs on hike total, which is the custom version of Android. Absolutely like Indus OS. Hike Total is a platform specially designed for the Indian market. It supports 8 Indian languages and is capable of providing some services without internet connection.
Hike has not ‘combined’ more than Android Nougat’s UI, it is largely like stock Android. There are offline apps on the left-home screen. These include some important apps like bus tickets and games of the day. You can also try by choosing the app from a bubble while getting up. To use the offline app, you have to verify Airtel SIM by creating a total account.
You will be able to use the app on which the star comes as a star. Currently apps like Cricket, Recharge, Hike Wallet, Rail Info, News, Messaging, Offline UPI, Total Data Pack are available for offline use. We tried the offline app from Postpaid Airtel SIM and the experience was better. These apps have to be used as USSD code. Exactly the same process, so that we will be able to check the balance from the phone.
In this, user will be able to chat with friends on hike from the Hike Messenger app. It also works like a common SMS app. Before sending the message, it checks the other user’s hike. After this it switchs to the chat interface. However, it did not work in our investigation, we sent a regular SMS. If you want to take this service then you have to download Google Messenger app.
Hike Messenger also works offline. With this, you can send text messages and stickers without internet connection. If you want to send a picture or a large file, you have to buy a data pack. Data packs for hike total phones are different and are quite relaxed but are valid only for Airtel users. There is a plan of 1 rupee for 20 MB, which runs 1 day. At the same time, you will have to spend Rs 49 for 1 GB of data. Its validity is for 28 days. However, nothing has been clarified as to when these prices of data packs will remain valid. The data pack is warned to purchase the data pack as soon as the hike opens. All the rest of the non -internet connection apps start showing errors on free use.
There is only the option of hike wallet to buy these packs. You get a bonus of up to 200 rupees after completing the KYC process. You have to submit Aadhaar card, driving license or any government certified identity card. Apart from this you get the pre -installed app of My Airtel and Wink Music. However, they are not permanent, you can also remove them. There are some changes in the Setting App, which we have seen in the budget smartphone with media-tech processor earlier. They have dura speed, with the help of which the app goes on in the background. Also, the SOS button can be configured with the help of this.
Camera and battery
Usually, Android phones equipped with 1 GB RAM do not perform as much better. The same problem is produced with Android Nougat. 80 percent of RAM is used, you have 174 MB. Due to this, Android gets stuck and the app also takes time to open. Forget the better performance of 3D game. At some places the interface of the phone went fast but later the same slowness was seen again.
Due to poor touch response, the fingers are several times falter on the keyboard. Kise’s response is also slow. However, we did not have problems with 4G VoLTE support in the phone. Also, call quality was better on earphones. The phone is capable of giving a video of 1080 pixels, but the viewing angle and poor contrast of the small screen deteriorates. The speaker is also not fast. The alert feature is fine. The headphone is fine, it would be dishonest to expect better.
The rear of the handset has a 2 -megapixel camera of a fixed focus. The front camera is 0.3 megapixels. Photos taken during the day were oversexpose. The clarity of the picture is missing and colors are also not better. In low light, the picture is granular and unclear. You will get common shooting mode like panorama and face beautification features in it. The phone supports video recording of up to a maximum of 720 pixels. The quality is so much that can be used. The front camera is a VGA resolution, so that the phone is able to take better photos.
The phone has a 1400 mAh battery, which misses walking throughout the day with common use. After 11-12 hours you will have to run towards the charger. We found that the battery falls very quickly after coming to 15 per cent, so it is necessary to keep it on the battery saver mode. The phone took a lot of time to charge. Only 80 percent of the charge could be charged in 3 hours. In our HD video loop test, the phone lasted 5 hours 28 minutes, which is a very bad performance.
Decision
Intex Aqua Lions N1 is a proof that there is a dire need for a better low -priced phone in the market. Android with 1 GB RAM cannot show any amazing. Jio phone or Micromax India like Android Go Phone is better at such a low price. Hike Total platform is interesting, which will be liked by users who do not keep data packs. The phone is for those who like ‘as much as two, as much as’. The advantage for hike is that the number of users on his wallet and message platform will increase with the help of this phone.