[Device Reviews and Information] jan177:
First impression of Uhans A101

No frills just luxury

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I have the strong feeling looking that Uhans A101 redefines for us the philosophy of smart-phones.

Uhans expresses a lot with A101 about style-consciousness and luxury.

Uhans A101 redefines smart-phone delivering powerful up-to-date CPU MT6737 with 1.3GHz

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Here you have a comparison of Uhans a101 on MT6737 with any other smartphone on MT6580

Uhans A101 is equipped with the powerful MediaTek MT6737 chipset, more precise GPS and 4G network

Uhans A101 operates on efficient, elegant and energy saving Android 6

Sneak Peek Review.

Package consists of phone, charger, USB cable, manual.

I am very glad to see a manufacturer insert something else in the package other than the basic stuff. In the Uhans A101box, there is a micro USB cable, a charger, and a user manual, you know, the basic stuff.

Besides all that there are a screen protector and a silicone case as well. Headphones are not included in the box but that is a standard practice nowadays.

Any headphones with a 3.5mm input will do, so I could use the one I have at home

THE PHONE

The material used for Uhans A101 is of high-quality plastic made solid by use of ultra-thin metal.

The design, is quite similar to Samsung s7 with some changes.

The screen to body ratio is very good and it also relates to s7.

Like in most smartphones the capacitive buttons at the bottom and the volume rocker and power button on the right side of the unit.

The whole design of the phone is round edged which looks very good and provides a premium look to the phone.

On the front of the device, there is a 5-Inch display covered with a 2.5D glass panel. Above the screen, there is a front camera.

The back there is a primary camera with a single LED flash in the center as I like the most..

The design of the back is quite nominalistic, and it looks astonishing

On the top of the phone, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack and at the bottom, there are speaker grills as well as a micro USB port.

Hardware

CPU: MTK6737 Quad Core , ARM ,Cortex-A53, clock speed is declared 1.3 GHz GPU: Mali-T720MP1 , 550 MHz

System: Android 6.0

1GB RAM

8GB ROM. 4.48 GB available

SD card up to 64GB

2xSIM

Uhans A101 has 1GB of RAM so I do not think it is sufficient for high multitasking. But looking at price I cannot complain too much.

For storage purpose, the internal 8GB of ROM is provided for installing the application and their data.

Luckily the storage can be expanded up to 64GB using TF card because you get less than 3GB of ROM available for user.

Uhans A101 runs on Freeme OS 6.1 which is a copy of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The UI is really fast, very customizable, and it comes with many modifications over a stock Android. There is no back up apk.

For many of us there are 4 basic things with smartphone that are immediately seen and evaluated

1. Display.

Uhans boasts with A101 supreme display.

IPS 5' display with 720p resolution (1280x720 pixels).

The display is luxurious ..

The comparison available to watch on youtube did not lie.

It is the best screen I have ever had in an economy smartphone.

The UHANS A101 display is high quality 5.0 inches HD IPS TFT SHARP Display with multi- touch enabled and two layers of anti-fingerprint coating,this helps to keep out of display from smudges.

UHANS providing latest Gorilla glass 4 for superior protection for the screen.the PPI is about 294.

The visibility angles is not very narrow and the color intensity is great due to having Sharp display. The image rendition stays the same except viewing in extremely sharp angles. The display in maximum settings is bright as in models above the price tag of Uhans A101.

Screen is responsive, high sensitive and reacts to the touch very well providing smooth touch for users. It reacts precise while writing. It has 10 point touch.

A101 has Google keyboard pre-installed. Typing and spelling is perfect and easy in any language we download.

Anti-Fingerprint and Sensitive Touch

Two layers of anti-fingerprint coating protect 5.0-inch display from any smudges, while keeps the high sensitivity and smooth touch

2. Camera

Panasonic MN045 8MP

I was worried that 5MP camera would be weak.

But no worry with Back 5.0MP Panasonic MN045 we can make nice pictures . The quality should be corrected by software future updates.

Front is OV9762 sensor not very great for selfie

3. Battery

Uhans A101 comes with a 2450mAh battery, which is seems not enough comparing to other budget phones I had but Uhans A101 has 5 â€˜HD display and with Android 6.0 and MT6737 which is very efficient

Replaceable battery is quite sufficient for daily moderate usage and it can support Fast Charging.

MT6737 is economical so the battery consumption should be moderate. MT6737 is 4G and on paper should be more efficient than MT6580. While I tested some phones on MT6737 it was with mixed feeling. Screen mostly had visible slack.

Uhans A101 in comparison is quit snappy.

Although as I mentioned above I would prefer a 2GB RAM version to 1GB.

4. Superb build quality

Uhans A101 comes as you can see in 2 aesthetic colors

midnight navy & cloud dancer

Both desirable colors and build quality express style consciousness, luxury of material and perception of ergonomics.

I tested the blue version.

Moreover Uhans relates the idea of A101 from architecture of Antoni Gaudi to engineers of Nokia.

The back cover has an elegant look, it is made of plastic with pleasant rubbery feel to it, which makes it feel and hold stable in the hand.

GPS TEST

First lock unassisted takes 3minutes later fix is fast about 10 sec.

No inside house GPS. Test doen with clouded weather.

SNR hits 30

Pros and Cons

This list can be your user guide to see whether this device suits you or not.

Pros

* Incredible attractive design and solid build quality

* Super Display made by Sharp 10 point multi-touch

* Decent camera experience

* 4G LTE network speeds

* Good chipset MT6737

Cons

* Battery life is average at best

* Not too much of storage at your disposal 2.9 GB

* Enough for daily use but 1GB is not too much of RAM for multitasking and is standard in economy phones

* No NFC

Conclusion

Uhans A101 5' with glorious display should be our first choice when it comes to budget smart-phones.

My first impressions are VERY positive.

Workmanship and quality of materials and components surpasses any other budget smart-phone.

10 point touch Sharp display and gorilla glass 4 is above average.

There is only one element that makes me think about budget phones.

This is the price. For 59.99USD.

For a MT6737 with 1GB RAM device it is snappy and responsive.

Last but least Google Sky map can be started on that device.

Follow the thread

Stock ROM 20160831

https://mega.nz/#F!zEkEzJjT!bMDlgQJYhSLMWucx1l9EkA

First OTA update

https://mega.nz/#F!uZkRGaSJ!FMC2DByFzmp2lP_T4ELZ9Q

2 OTA update

https://mega.nz/#F!uZkRGaSJ!FMC2DByFzmp2lP_T4ELZ9Q

TWRP developed in cooperation with Jemmini in Attached files

Install standard MTK drivers.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3945744&d=1479908355

Use the SPFlash Tool 1552 or latest

https://androidmtk.com/smart-phone-flash-tool

https://androidmtk.com/flash-stock-r...one-flash-tool

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