It is rumored that the fingerprint identification function that will be carried on the new iPhone has already appeared. Will this Vega LTE-A, launched by the third largest mobile phone manufacturer in South Korea, provoke your heart with its unique fingerprint identification and touchpad design behind the body, supported by the powerful Snapdragon 800 core and excellent display screen?
Fantai Vega LTE-A is equipped with a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, 2G RAM and a 5.7 inch 1080P screen. From the perspective of hardware configuration, this mobile phone is already the top level of the Android camp. It also has a touchpad on the back, which is also a fingerprint identifier, making it quite playable. At the same time, Vega LTE-A also has Korean characteristics, such as removable dual batteries, and various user-friendly UI details.
Appearance design:
Fantai is a relatively small number of manufacturers. It basically sells in South Korea, and only recently announced its entry into Taiwan, so it is relatively small compared with other manufacturers. Fantai is also a special manufacturer. Its series of works, A860, A870 and the latest A880 are Vega LTE-A, each of which is quite different and innovative.
The Vega LTE-A, also known as the A880, can be seen as an upgraded version of LG Optimus G Pro in appearance. The same sleek design and plastic body can not be said to be high-end and exquisite. The touchpad and fingerprint identifier designed on the back are on the same line as the camera, giving people the feeling of a 3D camera.
The front of Vega LTE-A is simple, and the 5.7-inch screen seems to have a good percentage.
However, the black box of Vega LTE-A's screen is similar to LG Optimus G Pro's, which is relatively thick and has a slightly poor visual sense when opening the screen.
At the top of the screen are earphones, sensors and front camera.
From left to right at the bottom of the screen are the menu key, home key and return key. The menu key and return key are hidden when no light is on.
There is only one 3.5mm headphone hole on the top of the body.
The bottom of the fuselage is a mirco USB port, microphone and TV antenna.
The Vega LTE-A middle frame is wrapped with plastic, which has an average texture. It is neither too bad nor too good. The left side is the power key. The power key is designed to be in a good position, slightly raised, and crisp.
The right side is the volume key, which also has a certain bulge, and the operation is very comfortable.
The back of Vega LTE-A has a laminated pattern, which is very beautiful.
From top to bottom, there are cameras, flash lights and fingerprint identifiers. The fingerprint identifier is also a touch pad, which can also be pressed, and the hand feel is OK.
The Vega LTE-A is a removable rear cover with removable batteries. The integration of Vega LTE-A is not high, and you can see that the back space is wasted.
The accessories of Vega LTE-A continue the internal fine tradition of the Korean market. Two original batteries, charging box base, data cable, headphones, two chargers, and a film, as well as the original sleep cover, are quite conscientious.
In general, the appearance design of Fantai Vega LTE-A is poor, and there is no outstanding industrial design. There is no desirable body material, and the overall design is quite similar to that of LG Optimus G Pro, which can even be said to be a continuation. The only and biggest appearance highlight is the fingerprint identifier behind it.
Smart Cover：
Fantai Vega LTE-A comes with a Smart Cover. Compared with its LG G2, it is more conscientious to buy another one. At the same time, Smart Cover has many interesting functions.
The Smart Cover is installed by replacing the back cover, but the Smart Cover has the same NFC function as the original back cover. The surface of the Smart Cover is made of artificial leather, similar to the back cover of Note 3, which is fine and shiny. The only disadvantage is the strong smell of plastic.
Vega LTE-A's Smart Cover is quite special, with a quite large skylight in the front.
The sunroof power key can provide simple relevant information, and can switch the display of different functions by sliding left and right. In some functions, the interface can be switched by sliding up and down.
The default settings are three screen switching, namely, date time, playback control, and clock. The clock can switch different surfaces by sliding up and down.
At the same time, the small window can also operate functions such as call answering and hanging up, and can preview SMS acceptance. However, other functions such as dialing need to be opened.
The screen displays:
Fantai Vega LTE-A uses a 5.7-inch 1080P screen. The screen technology of Korean manufacturers has always been good. What about Vega LTE-A? We use HTC Butterfly S for comparison, and the two models have the highest brightness. On the left is HTC Butterfly S, and on the right is Fantai Vega LTE-A.
By contrast, Vega LTE-A's image is clean and transparent, and slightly yellow compared with HTC Butterfly S.
In terms of green, HTC Butterfly S is rich and pleasant, while Vega LTE-A is small and fresh, slightly white.
HTC Butterfly S is more sensitive to red. Although it is rich, it still has a clear sense of hierarchy. Vega LTE-A is relatively clear or plain.
The screen of Fantai Vega LTE-A is transparent and clean, with good viewing angle.
However, Fantai Vega LTE-A will show the white in the above figure in some large angles that are not available for daily use, which gives a feeling that the screen is not fully fitted.
Back touch pad:
Fantai Vega LTE-A has a small touchpad as its backup, which is also a fingerprint identifier. Its function is simple and simple. Like the touchpad, it can be operated by sliding and clicking. It is complex and complex. It controls the encryption of mobile apps through fingerprint identification. We will write a separate article on Vega LTE-A for detailed testing.
UI design:
The system UI design of Fantai Vega LTE-A does not have much to say. It has a consistent Korean flavor. At the same time, it also has the characteristic function integration of Samsung and LG. In general, the UI of Fantai is quite similar to that of LG, or there is not much change.
The UI design of Vega LTE-A does not have much uniqueness, but contains a strong LG flavor. The desktop is the same as most, adding or deleting pages, adding widgets, etc. Interestingly, the bottom Dock can slide left and right, that is, there are three Docks.
By long pressing the menu key, there are a variety of floating small windows to choose from, such as computers, dial-up, browsers, etc., which are quite interesting and practical.
Drop down columns can also be customized in order through tab switching.
The system also has built-in font replacement and theme replacement, which is also the consistent practice of Korean manufacturers.
Performance test:
Fantai Vega LTE-A uses the current top SoC, the 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, and the 2G RAM of LPDDR3 is also good. Can Fantai Vega LTE-A withstand the heat of Snapdragon 800?
An Tu Tu scored 4.0, which is the limit for putting refrigerators. The performance of Fantai Vega LTE-A is quite good. It is the only machine that can be used in 3W5 at room temperature. It may be a surprise in the subsequent game evaluation.
Vellamo， Qualcomm launched a web testing software, which mainly tests HTML5 performance of mobile phones. Vega LTE-A has a very good appearance, which is better than Samsung S4 LTE-A with the same SoC.
For the old GPU performance test, the requirements for GPU performance are more stringent after version 2.7. At the same time, version 2.7 includes the 2.5 Egypt HD test. Vega LTE-A's performance is still excellent.
The BaseMark X test uses the Unity 4.0 engine and introduces a large number of particle effects, advanced lighting effects and post-processing, which will exert great pressure on the GPU of the mobile phone. Of course, Adreno 330 of Vega LTE-A said there was no pressure.
In the 3DMark test, Vega LTE-A still performs well. Fantai Vega LTE-A's 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor and Adreno 330 have strong performance. At the same time, Vega LTE-A is not prone to frequency reduction in other models, which is quite powerful.
Game measurement:
In the theoretical evaluation, the performance of Fantai Vega LTE-A is quite excellent. Its 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor and Adreno 330 are the strongest at this stage. At the same time, it also has the performance of not reducing the frequency. How about its performance in the actual game?
Modern war 4, commonly used test items. It seems that there is still no update at present, so the special effects of the Snapdragon 800 model are not the highest, which is much lower than the special effects of Samsung S4. Fantai Vega LTE-A runs MC4 smoothly.
Top Speed 17, version 1.0.47. Fantai Vega LTE-A operates under no pressure.
Rael Racing 3 version 1.30, Fantai Vega LTE-A is still smooth.
Frame number curve of three games. The majority of modern war 4 is at 60fps, which will decline during fierce battle, but will not affect the experience. The best speed car 17 is at least 40 fps, while the real car 3 is basically 35 fps. It can be said that Fantai Vega LTE-A has no pressure to play games.
Shooting ability:
Fantai Vega LTE-A uses a 13 million pixel camera, but it doesn't say whether to use the backlight or stack wet. Let's take a look.
The shooting interface of Fantai Vega LTE-A is simple and clear. The settings, filters, modes, etc. on the top, and the shutter keys, photo albums, and photography on the bottom are all necessary.
Fantai Vega LTE-A has a variety of more interesting shooting modes. Drag the shutter button to enter the self timer in standby mode, and there is an audio reminder. Self Shot is also convenient for self taking. After entering the mode, click anywhere on the screen to trigger the shutter.
There is also the Best Face mode, which will take 5 consecutive photos and change faces through face recognition.
Sample:
Heating condition:
After running Asphalt8 for 15 minutes, the maximum temperature of the camera is 40 °. Fantai Vega LTE-A's fever is not outrageous, and its outstanding performance is that it does not reduce the frequency with the rise of temperature, which is quite touching.
Daily signal:
Fantai Vega LTE-A is a Korean version machine. Will there be signal problems and other acclimatization in China? Take the mobile card as an example, test it indoors and on the subway. The left side is the indoor signal, and the right side is the subway signal. It can be seen that they are - 79dBm and - 63dBm, respectively, which perform very well. However, it should be noted that when making a call, the system will make a call to South Korea and a phone card call, which makes it difficult to make a call every time. At the same time, EDGE is not supported, and non 3G network users are slow to access the Internet.
Summary:
All the hardware indicators of Fantai Vega LTE-A are quite good. The 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor performs very well in daily temperature. At the same time, no other machine has frequency reduction with high temperature. Its 5.7 inch large screen is also quite good. At the same time, the good treatment of its Korean manufacturers to the local market has made the original packaging of various accessories enough, and the dual battery is detachable. From the above aspects, it is more worthwhile.
However, compared with the previous generation product, the Fantai A870, the Fantai Vega LTE-A is less sincere. The plastic body of Fantai Vega LTE-A is not very good. The plastic middle frame feels cheap, and the three diamond keys at the bottom also have serious light overflow. It can be seen from the back cover that its integration is not high. Compared with the fine metal workmanship and excellent workmanship of the previous generation product A870, the Fantai Vega LTE-A is more like an instant success.
In addition to hardware, Fantai Vega LTE-A is not very good in software. The UI system design of Fantai Vega LTE-A is more like a combination of plagiarism in all aspects. It seems that there is everything, but it doesn't leave much special impression on people. It seems that they are all selling points, but there is really not much to say except for the back touchpad.
In general, the Fantai Vega LTE-A is a mobile phone that is not good enough. The best performance is to have a good heart. It may not be appropriate to pay more attention to the appearance.
