Elephone S3 review

The Elephone S3 has the amenities of a typical middle-class smartphone. In the device, an octa-core processor, which is supported by 3GB RAM works. In addition, the phone has a 13-megapixel camera and a FullHD display. So far so good. At one point the Elephone S3 raises but clearly from the competition in its price range from:. The S3 comes namely completely without borders around the display of, at least it gives visually this impression. Whether Elephant Phone can convince with this concept, you can learn in the following review.

Design and Processing:

The first look at the Elephone S3 immediately notices the slim design in. The fact that the cell phone with no margins left and gets along right around the display gives the S3 a unique appearance that it clearly stands out from other phones. While the smartphone with 14cm is normal sized , drops the width of 7cm in view of the large 5.2-inch display lean out. This is also the reason why the Elephone S3 can operate very well with one hand despite the “big” displays.The thickness of 9.4 mm and weight of 170g on average. In the hand the phone to instantly generate a premium feel. The volume control and the power button on the right side are firmly seated in the housing and have a pleasant pressure point. The side rounded glass (2.5D glass) of the display is almost seamlessly into the aluminum housing. On the back is the camera beneath the rear of the fingerprint sensor .

Since the Elephone S3 has a unibody metal casing, the battery does not change. The SIM cards (Nano + Micro) and microSD card can be inserted into the slot on the left side. The Elephone S3 either two SIM cards or SIM card and a micro SD can be used simultaneously.Below the display is not soft -Touch buttons. Instead of sets Elephone to on-screen buttons. A Benachrichtungs LED is present, illuminates date, however, only the charge. Elephone should fix the problem, however, with the next update.

What’s inside the box?

• MicroUSB cable
• instruction manual
• PSU (EU)
• Screen Protector (already glued)

Display:

The Elephone S3 has a 5.2 inch full HD display with a resolution of 1920 * 1080 pixels.With a pixel density of 424ppi , it is no longer possible to identify individual pixels on the display. As a user, you, therefore, enjoying a crystal clear image. Also in terms of color reproduction the Elephone S3 is just great. Content appear coloring power and high luminosity and the phone is good for viewing images. The contrast is also strong. Black is represented almost entirely dark, making the S3 is well suited for reading texts. The fact that the display left and right has no edge ensures that certain something that the Elephone S3 is a special design. However, a weakness shows the S3 in the field. Once appears bright light on the display, the display reflects quite strong. In addition, you can see if you look closely faded stripes both in bright light and in the off state. In principle, this can be Elephone S3 used in sunlight, the comfort is here, however limited.

The touch screen registers up to 5 points of contact simultaneously and does its job precisely and accurately. As Status features gesture control and Smart wake also are integrated.

Performance:

The Elephone S3 uses an octa-core processor MediaTek (MT6753). This is clocked at 1.3GHz and is a Mali T-720 GPU and 3 GB of RAM supported. With this equipment, the Elephone ensures S3 lightning-fast use of the basic functions (apps, system, surfing) and a limited gaming capability. You Navigates through the menus and open or switch between apps, shows the Elephone S3 virtually no waiting times. Also, thanks to the 3GB large memory numerous apps are used simultaneously without causing Force Closes or slowdowns. Graphically demanding games like asphalt 8 or Modern Combat, however, run smoothly only on medium graphics settings. If you want a smartphone for Use Gaming, with an Helio X10 or Snapdragon 650/652 smartphone so better off. For all other users offers Elephone S3 enough performance.

The 16GB of internal memory is provided with a read / write speed of exceptionally fast 142 / 48MB / s. The RAM provides with 3.5GB / s good speed. The system 1.5GB of RAM are permanently busy. With 1.5GB nevertheless remains sufficient capacity for multitasking.

Android:

The Elephone S3 runs with a current Android 6 system. The system is kept up to date on over-the-air updates via wireless. The Google Play Goals is of course preinstalled. In our test, the system was fast and largely error-free. Only the Ebay app did not execute on our device. The Android system has been left completely untouched by Elephone. Users can, therefore, enjoy in a stocked and smooth Android without annoying bloatware.

Camera:

The Elephone was on the back of the 13-megapixel camera with a Sony IMX135 sensor.The rear camera is characterized with good sharpness and color reproduction. The Elephone S3 makes this definitely a good job, although the mobile phone in terms of sharpness not quite the Cubot  can keep X17S or redmi note. 3  In daylight can take good pictures with the camera who know how to convince with its luminous colors . The autofocus works quickly and well. The tripping time is exceptionally fast. In low lighting conditions and indoor shots quickly occurs a slight image noise, which is normal, however, in this price range. The single LED flash of Elephone S3 is rather weak. Videos can be recorded with the Elephone S3 in FullHD resolution.The 5-megapixel camera on the front produces usable images, which are, however, a lack of sharpness. For the occasional shooting selfies and for video calling, the camera is still.

Connectivity:

The Elephone S3 provides all LTE frequencies, which are necessary for a use of modern high-speed Internet in Germany. In addition, the smartphone is also compatible with the 2G and 3G network. In the S3 Elephone, it involves a dual SIM phone. This means that the phone two SIM cards (Micro-Nano +) can be used simultaneously. If one uses two SIM cards at the same time, however, it must be noted that eliminating the possibility to expand the memory simultaneously through a Micro SD. The strength of the reception Elephone S3 is good and made in the testing phase never for problems. The sound quality of conversations can also convince , Both parties are understood on both sides good and clear and the speakerphone can be used without problems.The internal speaker of Elephone S3 is unfortunately below average. While the speaker is sonorous enough to become noticeable, but he does not reach particularly high volume. In addition, the sound is pretty tinny and without bass.The fingerprint sensor is well optimized on the rear side and needs to detect the imprint only a fraction of a second. The detection accuracy is very high and it never comes almost to false positives. It is possible to register on the Elephone S3 5 fingerprints. In addition, the fingerprint sensor to be able to call the phone when the display by placing the finger on the stand-by. The fingerprint sensor Elephone S3 also serves to switch between the home screens by clips with your fingers over the sensor. We found this though very disturbing because it triggers this function often unintentionally.Therefore, we recommend this function under security / fingerprint sensor / disable fingerprint control.

Battery life:

With a 2100 mAh battery that Elephone is clearly below the average of 5.2-inch smartphones. In practice, the Elephone S3 is not suitable for users who frequently use their mobile phones and long. In particular, those who want to gamble games regularly, should a smartphone as the redmi touch access 3 Pro, which provides a stronger battery and more powerful CPU. For normal users represents the Elephone S3 in most cases enough battery capacity for a day. The improved standby consumption of Android 6 loses the Elephone S3 battery hardly any energy if you do not use the phone. One can come across on an active service life of 2 to 3 hours throughout the day.  The battery required with the supplied quick charger only 80 minutes to fully charge.