Not because I need a phone but because I was curious of its performance :).
For those of you who still wonders what this chip is, it is designed by MediaTek which is currently the hottest chip designer in China. They are better associated with media players so when I first came across this chip my interest was piqued and then money started flowing out of my bank account.
There are scarce information about the real life performance of this chip which is really frustrating. The important details are:
Dual-core of Cortex A9 at 1GHz.
PowerVR SGX531 Ultra GPU.
The GPU side is really interesting as there is virtually no information on this particular model. The PowerVR SGX531 itself was introduced way back in 2008 so to say it is outdated is really an understatement. I really have no idea whether the Ultra suffix really exist or not but guess we will just have to wait till my phone arrive.
If you are interested in this SOC, these are some of the choices available. All of these phones have 1GB of RAM as I do not think 512MB is really practical in today's world.
Model:Amoi N820
Screen : 4.5" with resolution of 960*540.
Battery: 2000mAh
Model:ThL W3+
Screen : 4.5" with resolution of 1280*720.
Battery: 2000mAh
Model:Newman N1
Screen : 4.3" with resolution of 960*540.
Battery: 1700mAh
Model:Jiayu G3
Screen : 4.5" with resolution of 1280*720.
Battery: 2750mAh
Model: Huawei ShanYao 3G
Battery: 1930mAh
Looking at these specs, I really really really wanted to buy the Jiayu G3. Unfortunately, it is still not released (pre-order) with no firm release date. Infact, the only one currently available to purchase is the ThL W3+ and is the one I purchased. I really like the JiaYu G3 design but I guess the ThL W3+ will have to do for now. If the SoC perform satisfactorily, I will just sell the phone and get the JiaYu :P.
Review coming next week! Assuming DHL delivers it on time that is :).
Till then!
Regards,
YS.
