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iDigi went hands-on with the Saygus V2 at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. Ajay Kumar

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 11:19 GADGETS

Saygus V2 Hands-On Review, Interview: Unique Feature Rich Smartphone Challenges Traditional OEMs [EXCLUSIVE]

The Saygus V2 (V-squared) is a smartphone many consumers haven’t heard of, but in a market crowded with flagships that are increasingly removing features like microSD cards, removable batteries and waterproofing, the Saygus V2 stands out for its combination rich features, high-end specs and reasonable price.

iDigitalTimes spoke to Chad Sayers, Founder of Saygus at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. Sayers describes the reception to the Saygus V2 in effusive terms.

"Since its launch preview at CES in January, the V2 has been well received by media and consumers around the world. In fact, we have now received orders from 51 different countries! We are thrilled by the media's enthusiastic reception as well," Sayers said. "Because of its numerous innovations, the V2 has been called the 'Superman phone,' the 'Swiss Amy Knife of smartphones,' and the 'super-phone of super-phones.' It has also won a number of industry awards in addition to Top 5 and Top 10 lists. We are looking forward to getting the Saygus V2 and its exciting technology into the hands of consumers."

When it comes to hardware and features, there is plenty to like about the Saygus V2. The device boasts a 5-inch 1920x1080 445ppi Full HD display. It has an edge-to-edge borderless sunlight viewable screen, front and back light sensors and Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Sayers says benefit of the front and back light sensors is that it lets the Saygus V2, “provide more contrast to the screen, without necessarily having to boost the light.”

The Saygus V2 is clad in Kevlar on both back and sides and has dimensions of 67 x 137 x 9.7 mm and a weight of 141g.

When it comes to specs the Saygus V2 has a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, 3GB of RAM, 64GB of flash storage, a 21-megapixel rear-facing OIS AF dual LED flash camera and a 13-megapixel front-facing OIS AF camera with a hardware camera shutter button.

The battery life of the Saygus V2 should provide,“30 hours of active talk time,” Sayers said. The device has a 3100mAh removable battery, wireless Qi-Charging built in with a “battery saving chip that dynamically manages the battery power, especially the screen.”

Specific features that set the Saygus V2 apart from competitors include the dual microSDXC card slot. Sayers references the 200GB SanDisk SD card and says, “so imagine 200, 200 with the 64 onboard,” he adds. “That is nearly half terabyte in your hand, which is pretty cool.”

He also confirms the Saygus V2 is indeed compatible with the 200GB SanDisk SD card.

“We are working with them quite actively to ensure this is. They love this phone," he said. "They’ve got this really great bullet, but they need a gun for it. They want to make sure we are compatible.”

Other unique features not often found on a single device include a biometric fingerprint side scanner, front and back facing speakers with Harmon Kardon Sound Technology with 3D audio, 3 microphones and noise-canceling Cypher Sound Technology.

“Noise canceling technology, it [Saygus V2] hears the human voice," Sayers said. "If you’re standing next to a freight train it can hear it with no problem.”

The Saygus V2 boasts stock-Android 4.4.4 KitKat, “for stability” and Sayers says that it will be updated to Android 5.1 or Android 5.2 once Saygus knows that the build is stable.

“Stability is key,” he said, adding that the Saygus V2 is “very developer friendly as well as root accessible.” The Saygus V2 can support multi-boot from the microSD card, has some pre-installed security features, boast an IR Blaster and IPX7 waterproofing.

An additional, unique feature that the Saygus V2 boasts is 60GHz, wireless gaming and mobile beaming. The Saygus V2 can stream to TVs using a dongle. Sayers estimates the range to be 50 feet and says that the streaming is “way different from Chromecast,” citing the Full HD streaming. He says that the beaming has “no lag, no delay,” allowing you to do things like, “walk around a party filming live, have it up on the big screen.“

The Saygus V2 hasn’t reached the hands of consumers yet, the device is now available for pre-order in 3 different colors, Charcoal, White and Pink, each at a $599.00 price point, putting it just below most flagships currently on the market. Saygus hasn’t started shipping the V2 yet, nor is there a hard and fast date on when the devices will ship out.

“We’ve got to get through the carrier labs first," Sayers said about the challenges facing a small, upstart OEM like Saygus. "That’s still several months out, we want to have AT&T, Verizon, all of them.”

“That’s always a challenge," he adds. "We don’t have any institutional investors right now,

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