Not everyone needs or has access to 4G LTE networks but still require a powerful smartphone with nice design. For those people here is the Kolina K100+.
The Kolina K100+ is one of those phones which look like it could have had the smartphone world at its feet, if only it had launched earlier in the year and not during the start of the 64bit roll out. Still at only $169.99 and with high-end hardware, we think some readers can still find use for this flagship Mediatek device.
An iPhone inspired (but not completely copied) alloy and plastic body makes us the chassis to which the components are all connected. Starting up front, the large 5.5-inch display is a full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution panel with IPS for nice viewing angles.
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Above the display is a 5 mega-pixel front camera, while out back a 13 mega-pixel shooter sits in wait to catch your next photo.
Processing comes in the form of a Mediatek MT6592T octacore chip. The ’T’ in the title means it is the faster 2.0Ghz chipset rather than the regular 1.7ghz model found in most Android smartphones throughout this year. With a 2.0Ghz chipset on tap it would make no sense to give the K100+ a small amount of RAM so here we have 2GB on board.
Dual micro SIM, 32GB internal memory make up the rest of the specs. Network support is limited to GSM and 3G WCDMA, but if you can live without LTE, and want a nice FHD display, and 2GB RAM, the K100+ is a bargain at only $169.99!
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The T version is not on a lot of smartphones, you find often the “regular” and the “castrated” M version… But with the launch of the new 64bit octacore at the very same prices, I would advise to switch to the new technology!
Its quite dated now, Umi Zero, Tecno Phantom Z, TCL S960, same 2.0ghz MT6592T. Rare no doubt but nothing out of the ordinary. They should have gone for MT6595M at least.
that’s what I said, there are new SoCs from mtk now and also at the very same price, so why going for a previous gen one? Also 6752 would be better and would keep the price low.
For me the question is… Kolina k100+, Jiayu S3 or Wa phone?
What do you thin Andi and guys?
Someone like me doesn’t want or need LTE. I do most of my work in South East Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China etc) where LTE is often times either non existent or extremely expensive. Last time I was in the US (Boston) I did some quick tests on the LTE vs 3G+ speeds. The difference wasn’t nearly as great as people make it out to be. My average LTE speeds during my trip were 15mbps, my average 3G+ speeds was 12. It is one of the last features I look for in a phone.