Tecno is active on its strategy to take hold of the emerging African Smartphone Market. The Tecno S5 is a sequel to the popular Tecno S3 handset released early in 2013.With an attractive price tag, the Tecno S5 by expectation will report significant sales figures in many emerging Smartphone Markets such as Nigeria and Kenya.Without much further ado, here is a comprehensive review of the Tecno S5 Smartphone.
Display
Body and Design
Technical Specifications
Let’s now jump to the ‘stats for the nerds’. The Tecno S5 comes with a 1.3GHz Dual-core processor and some 512 MB of RAM.
This is quite a mismatch and most expected at least 1 GB of RAM on the device. The technical specs of the Tecno S5 give a ‘Déjà vu’ feeling of the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3.
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The phone runs on Android Jelly Bean V 4.2.2. This is quite impressive in comparison with the horde of entry-level handsets that come with outdated OS out of the box.
The Tecno S5 comes with 4GB of internal memory. Again, this is a sort of reminiscence of the insanely popular Samsung Galaxy Pocket.
On the connectivity aspects, the phone is equipped with Bluetooth V. 3.0 and Wi-Fi. I feel that Tecno should have been a little generous and throw in the extremely fast Bluetooth version 4.0 chip, similar to that found on the Alcatel T’Pop Smartphone.
The Tecno S5 will come pre-loaded with a couple of popular Android Apps such as Whatsapp and Facebook.
Multimedia
Camera
The Tecno S5 spots a 5 MP rear camera. Therefore, you should expect a substantial bump in image quality, especially if you were accustomed to the Tecno S3 3MP snapper.
Additionally, there is a 1.3 MP front facing camera. This makes the Tecno S5 just perfect for selfies and Skype video chats. Analysis of the camera specs of Tecno S5 reveals something very interesting. Tecno played a smooth juggling act of placing the phone in both the entry level and mid-tier category.
Battery Life
Tech Trends Diary Verdict
Tecno has its spot light beam focused on Africa. The 1800mAh battery purposefully increases by a large extent the period in between battery recharges. A good percentage of handset owners in the continent actually have to part with a few coins to have their handsets recharged.
Therefore, the long battery stamina is actually a front to achieve some significant cost savings.The phone is therefore just perfect for the first time Smartphone users in the developing world Smartphone market.
Tech Trends Diary Rating
Tecno S5: [usr 7.2]
Competitors
Competitors of the Tecno S5 include the Samsung Galaxy Pocket, Samsung Galaxy Young, Alcatel T’Pop and for those willing to jump the OS ship, the hot selling Nokia Lumia 520.
Pricing
The Tecno S5 has suggested retail price of Ksh 12,999 while in Nigeria you should expect a N24,000 price tag.
By the way, it will be awesome if you rate this gadget.
Kevin is a tech enthusiast and the lead writer at MobiTrends.co.ke. He has been writing about smartphones and tech related topics since October 2012. About Us | Contact Us