[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Introduction

This is the m-Horse Pure 1.

Hardware

Being the first device released by m-Horse with the new aspect 18:9 aspect ratio, it is normal to not expect a perfect device, and with this Pure 1 they tried to fit this new type of screen in a rather classical chassis with the usual large bezels.

This device is powered by a Mediatek MT6737H (no info available about it but i place it in the middle between the MT6737(M) and MT6737T based on my performance testing), with a 5.7" 18:9 IPS screen, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of Storage.

Unboxing

Packaging comes with basic accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1.5A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Warranty Card, 1x TPU Cover, 1x SIM-Tray Eject Tool and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied, but i recommend you to replace it since it isn't really thick neither oleophobic.

Just like the Power 2 reviewed before, also this one features a glossy plastic back cover (non-removable) and a metal chassis. It feels solid enough, there are some minor imperfections (on the plastic) here and there but nothing really serious. Thanks to the almost full-curved design it feels pretty compact in the hand.

It is 15.21x7.27x1.01cm, pretty good size for a 5.7" inches device even though, due to the large bezels, it is a bit too tall, and the weight isn't bad either considering the battery capacity: 207g.

Starting from the front side, just like on all devices released in the past few months, there is the 2.5D Curved Glass with the IPS screen underneath, and the upper front side of the device features a Dual Front-Facing Camera, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. No Notification LED is here.

On the lower front side there isn't anything at all, no hardware buttons or fingerprint scanner. On-screen navigation buttons are used instead and the fingerprint scanner is located on the back.

On the back side there is the plastic cover i mentioned before that, just like on the Power 2, it isn't 100% polished. I guess this is how the company is saving some costs in the mass production.

The upper rear side of the device features the Dual-Camera Sensors supported by Dual-LED (no Dual-Tone) Flashlight, and the Fingerprint Scanner next to it. Dear m-Horse, do not copy Samsung Mistakes! It is really uncomfortable to use...

On the lower rear side there are just some Certifications Logos because the Speaker is placed near the Micro-USB port.

Device

Screen

Apparently the IPS panel used on this device is decent, providing rich-enough colors and an almost perfect white balance. There seems to be an issue with the software though, since the screen has been set to 50.7Hz instead of the usual ~58Hz minimum, making the device look less smooth than how it should be. An OTA Update might fix it.

As regards the light sensor, it works as it should with no issues to report. The screen's maximum brightness isn't really high, just ~307lux.

Viewing Angles are OK, nothing to report about.

Camera

NOTE: This is the second time m-Horse advertises false stuff about the camera hardware on the website, this time though it is more important. There isn't any Sony Camera hardware here! Both sensors are made by GalaxyCore (check the software paragraph), and this explains why camera quality is lower than expected.

Unfortunately the GalaxyCore GC8024 8MP camera sensor used as the main shooter doesn't seem to be working as it should. There is an huge lack of detail in all photos, even outdoors. I hope to see some improvements with the, hopefully, upcoming OTA updates since this sensor is able to shoot better photos (tested on another device), still not as good as a Sony sensor though.

Just some random photos shoot in various light conditions, plus some macros.

Luckily the Flashlight is handled properly, and the Dual-LED config seem to provide a pretty high amount of light.

As regards Video Recording, thanks to the better CPU, it is possible to record videos at 1080p25, but the frame-rate isn't stable.

The 5MP front-camera sensor seems to be working properly with no issues, average quality. Ignore the second front-camera sensor since, as we all know, it isn't working for real on 99% of Mediatek Devices, providing a software generated bokeh effect.

Audio

The Speaker on this device is just great, with an acceptable amount of low-frequencies and high volume.

Something that isn't great is the microphone since it is a bit too quiet. In my opinion it hasn't been properly calibrated, urgent OTA update required to fix it since this is something essential.

GPS

Impressive GPS signal for an MT6737 device, probably the best one i have ever tested, GLONASS is supported too. Well done m-Horse!

Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.

Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi

Full European 4G bands support is here, and signal reception seem to be decent even though 4G network speed seem to be limited somehow.

WiFi 5GHz is perfectly supported here, rare to find on a low-cost device. Still, it doesn't seem to help much as regards the real-world connection speed (low-end CPU may be the bottleneck here).

Battery Life

I am starting to get suspicious about the declared battery capacity for all m-Horse/m-net devices, since also on this one the real capacity doesn't match the declared one (real ~4130mAh vs declared 4380mAh). I have to teardown it later to see the truth.

Battery Life is almost as good as you would expect from a device with such a large battery, reaching 10 hours and 7 minutes in the PCMark Battery Test (WiFi on, Sync on, Minimum Brightness).

m-Horse must be running out of chargers, since also on this new model they included a really under-powered 5V/1.5A charger (limited via software to ~1.45A so do not expect any improvement with a more powerful one) that causes the device to fully-recharge in almost 4 hours. A 5V/2A charger would have been better.

Software

The device runs on an almost clean Android OS with latest November 2017 Security Patches. Except from the pre-installed Facebook and Whatsapp apps, there is no bloatware at all and the device runs smooth enough considering the low-end SOC. Still, it would be nice to not see any preinstalled app on a new device.

MiraVision is here, together with other Mediatek Features such as Smart Gestures (double tap-to-wake, etc...)

No magnetometer/compass neither gyroscope is here, as expected.

Luckily no Malwares have been detected using Kaspersky Anti-Virus software.

Due to the weird position, and size, of the fingerprint scanner, it isn't that great. It is accurate when you manage to place the finger properly, but since the device is pretty tall...it is almost everytime impossible unless you have big hands. I would have preferred it to be placed on the side or just under the camera.

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