It is impossible to combine everything in a smartphone in the budget segment, but the manufacturer needs to attract the buyer with a beautiful idea. For this purpose, the Fly company has created several lines of inexpensive gadgets with a strong emphasis on one characteristic. For example, our laboratory received the Fly EVO Energy 5, a 5-inch smartphone with a capacious 4000 mAh battery and a 4-core processor. However, it is not always possible to combine low cost, a good overall level of performance and at the same time make a smartphone stand out on the market. In our review, we will look at how much the increase in battery capacity affected other qualities of the smartphone.

Technical specifications Fly EVO Energy 5
Products webpage	Official page Fly EVO Energy 5
Retail price	6.7 thousand rubles
Screen	5 inches, IPS, 480×854
CPU	Quad-core MediaTek MT6582M, frequency 1300 MHz
Graphics accelerator	Mali-400 MP2
OS	Android 4.4
RAM	512 MB
Memory	4 GB, there is a slot for a MicroSD memory card up to 32 GB
Camera	Rear – 5 MP Front – 0.3 MP Video recording at up to 1920×1080 resolution
Wireless interfaces	WAP, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA GSM 900/1800/1900 MHZ, 3G
Battery	4000 mAh, Li-ion (removable)
External interfaces	Micro-USB, mini-jack 3.5 mm
Dimensions	72 x 144.5 x 11 mm
Weight	193 g
Number of SIM cards	2 (1 standard, 1 micro SIM)
Sensors	Light and proximity sensors

Below are screenshots of CPU-z.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Design and appearance

Fly Energy 5 is delivered in a white box, focusing on the visual image of the model.

On the back of the box you can see the characteristics of this device.

Removable cover – “lid” of the box.

Immediately under the cover there is a smartphone in a small recess, protected at the edges by white porous material. However, on top of the smartphone from outside world During transportation, only thin cardboard separates the “lids”, which is of course a small minus.

The protective material has a small recess at the top for convenience when taking Fly Energy 5 out of the box.

Standard delivery set:

• Fly Energy 5
• Charger
• USB cable
• Headphones
• Instructions

The screen is covered with a protective film, which lists the main advantages of this model.

Fly Energy 5 looks somewhat bulky due to its thickness of 1.1 cm.

Overall, the smartphone looks very stylish, complete and concise. Nothing superfluous, a strict business design will suit users of all generations. However, this fact can be assessed from the other side: some demanding buyers may describe Fly Energy 5 as a “brick”.

The front panel does not stand out in any way; when the screen is turned off, it resembles a black rectangle with rounded edges. In its upper part there is a speaker recess, and a little to the right there is a light sensor. There is no LED indicator, which can be a serious disadvantage for users accustomed to Android, since now this is one of the standard attributes of smartphones running this OS. There is also a small metal insert around the screen that extends below the screen into the central part of the Fly EVO Energy 5 and “rises” at the top and bottom.

Standard touch buttons are located at the bottom, in a row, they light up when touched.

The back panel is completely covered with a lid with smooth folds directed towards the side edges on all sides. The cover is black, made of plastic, and has a rough external structure.

The camera is located at the top right, and the flash is located just below.

Bottom right - four lines of holes (the top and bottom are slightly shorter than the central ones) - this is where the speaker is located.

Just below the center of the back panel is the Fly logo in an embossed rectangle.

On the top left edge, with the front panel facing the user, there is a headphone jack.

The left side is completely empty. On the bottom, slightly to the right of center, there is a micro-USB connector.

All buttons are on the right side, above the center. The on/off button is located just below the volume rocker (there is no “jumper” in the center of the rocker). All buttons are made of plastic, feel tactile, and are located comfortably.

A metal, slightly protruding insert runs along all edges, shimmering purple and having visual thin stripes directed along the insert.

The cover is removed using a small recess at the bottom. The battery takes up most of the space under the cover.

Slots for SIM, microSIM and microSD cards are arranged in two “levels”, with a regular SIM card on top. They can only be accessed after removing the battery (which can be done using a small recess on the bottom).

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Ergonomics

Fly EVO Energy 5 is comfortable to hold in any orientation. However, when charging in portrait orientation, the USB cord will get in the way a little. You also feel the unusually heavy weight of the smartphone - the first consequence of a capacious and large battery.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Screen

Although the screen is quite large, there is no visual “shovel effect”; the edges of the screen are close to the edges of the smartphone itself. For its diagonal, the smartphone has a very low resolution, below the standard for this price category, which is only 480x854 pixels. The pixels are very clearly visible, which is quite logical, but the color depth and viewing angle width are quite decent, because the Fly EVO Energy 5 has an IPS matrix.

There will be no particular problems with brightness; it can be comfortably adjusted to the user’s needs.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Software

Fly EVO Energy 5 runs on Android 4.4 OS. A proprietary shell is not used; only Google, Navitel, UBANK, PSB - Mobile elements and a small set of games are preinstalled.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Camera

Fly EVO Energy 5 is equipped with a 5-megapixel rear and 0.3-megapixel front cameras. The quality of images from the rear camera is good, but the focus of landscape photos is not very good, and in general they are a little blurry.

The front camera corresponds to its small capabilities, the shooting quality is poor, but this is quite enough for communication.

The pictures were taken from a pre-installed application. You can judge their quality for yourself by downloading a full-size version of the photo in our gallery.

The camera offers a standard range of settings. You can adjust shooting modes, focus, HDR, photo quality and size, turn face recognition on and off, or return to factory settings. With one touch, modes such as panorama, “live photo” and “beautiful face” are activated. In our opinion, the settings are located conveniently enough to provide quick navigation among the many options.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Video

I would like to note that Fly EVO Energy 5 plays most popular codecs, but more is not required, given the resolution of the smartphone. The comfort of watching movies is a very controversial point: the brightness and color rendition are at a fairly good level, but the pixel density is too low at all for watching any animation if you want to relax and have fun.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Music

To listen to music, you can use the preinstalled Play app Music from Google, which is a typical audio player with the ability to purchase, store and listen to music. It also has a built-in set of additional functions.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Performance

CPU performance

We tested the performance of the 4-core MediaTek MT6582M processor using Linpack. Results are in millions of floating point operations per second (MFLOPS).

Fly Evo Energy 5 does not support this test: as a result of a series of attempts to start it, an error was displayed each time.

Overall system performance

We used Smartbench 2012 1.0 to evaluate overall system performance. This test is very similar to the 3DMark and SysMark suites in that it provides simple and easy-to-use performance indexes for two categories: productivity applications and games. On the other hand, a synthetic test may not accurately reflect the actual performance of applications and games.

You can compare the results with other smartphones and tablets at http://smartphonebenchmarks.com

The test showed at the same time good performance and productivity apps and games. For this price category, a very good result of versatility. Although we should not forget about the low resolution of the display.

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Based on the test results, we can judge that the CPU is good for this price category. The GPU result is slightly overestimated due to the low resolution.

Java script performance

SunSpider is a JavaScript benchmark that demonstrates both the performance of a smartphone's JavaScript engine and (to a lesser extent) processing power. hardware. Very poor implementation of JavaScript fast smartphone can “lubricate” the entire performance of the platform. And at the same time, an excellent implementation of JavaScript will allow you to effectively use even slow systems. However, today the main implementations of JavaScript engines are becoming closer to each other, developers are borrowing everything best ideas. JavaScript tests are single threaded due to the nature of browsers. SunSpider correctly evaluates CPU-sensitive tasks found in real web applications.

Below are the results of SunSpider 1.0.2 on Android tablets and phones. Android devices use Google's V8 JavaScript engine. The smaller the result, the better it is.

Not a very good result, although Internet surfing feels comfortable. It seems to us that the issue is again due to poor optimization of the smartphone.

Network Bandwidth

We tested network performance using the IxChariot test, as well as an 802.11 b/g/n router with 1 Gbps ports. The smartphone was at a distance of about 1 meter from the access point. We tested the maximum available network mode (802.11g or 802.11n), at this time there were no other active transmissions, and no pronounced interference was detected in the network coverage area.

Fly EVO Energy 5 did not show very good results, but even these are more than enough for household needs, since it is almost impossible to get a high speed of downloading material.

Relative Benchmark

This test was created “for growth”; no available devices on the market have really high results. Android based They can’t show it. The graphics level is much higher than the average gaming one, so even if the results here are not impressive, in real games the performance can be quite good. 60 fps in this test is already Xbox 360.

Quite good results for this synthetic test, Fly EVO Energy 5 coped well with it

3D Mark

As a result of running the third most “complex” test, a failure and crash occurred every time: the smartphone cannot reproduce graphics of this quality. A definite minus of Fly EVO Energy 5. The result in the other two tests is average, but the smartphone should confirm its position in real gaming tests.

epic citadel

We have added the Epic Citadel gaming test, which is a demonstration of the capabilities of the Unreal engine from Infinity Blade for Android OS. The test has different .apk and cache for different GPUs, so you need to take your versions for the test. The test was carried out in High Quality and Ultra High Quality modes.

Here Fly EVO Energy 5 also failed: this application crashes shortly after launch. Since the crashes did not occur during the test, it is impossible to judge poor gaming performance, but poor optimization is clearly visible, since this is not the “heaviest” application.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Time battery life

Tests were performed at medium screen brightness, with one SIM card turned on, without connecting to Wi-Fi. The videos were watched using headphones.

When watching videos, we got 11 hours of battery life, and in games – 10 hours. Excellent performance: with an average load, the smartphone “lived” for two and a half days. At the same time, most of the time he was connected to Wi-Fi, making calls and surfing the web, listening to music, and using applications.

I was very pleased with the battery charging time - with this capacity, the expected performance was worse.

Fly EVO Energy 5 | Conclusion

Fly EVO Energy 5 showed contradictory results in tests: those that launched gave good results, but there were too many glitches in those programs that the smartphone could handle. Therefore, according to the author, the smartphone is not well optimized.

However, Fly EVO Energy 5 is equipped with a relatively powerful SoC for the “budget” segment and handled many games launched outside of tests well. The smartphone is assembled with high quality, is pleasant to the touch, looks stylish and laconic, but there is a feeling of some “stinginess” in the design. Some users will probably compare a smartphone to a “brick”. I would also like to say about the outer shell and special functions: here the manufacturers also did not distinguish themselves with any particular originality, everything is standard. I was not pleased with the low screen resolution, an obvious disadvantage.

Overall, the smartphone feels comfortable and fast, but a little heavy. According to the author, the emphasis on the high capacity of 4000 mAh partially justified itself - the time of normal use of the Fly EVO Energy 5 without recharging really seems long: convenience this decision It will be most appreciated by users who are accustomed to “long-lived” old phones and who value mobility and the comfort of long-term operation without recharging. The smartphone managed to last two and a half days. Overall, cons this phone are fully compensated by the battery capacity, especially for you it is a priority.

Advantages of Fly EVO Energy 5:

• Good performance in apps and games for the "budget" category
• Capacious battery, long battery life
• Good build quality, stylish and sleek design

Disadvantages of Fly EVO Energy 5:

• "Budget" filling, lack of original concepts, apart from high capacity
• Poor application optimization
• Unusually heavy weight of the smartphone

When I got acquainted with Fly products, I came across the Fly Era Energy 1 Quad back in 2015. This is not new, but quite interesting budget smartphone with a capacious battery. With modest characteristics by modern standards, it has a 4000 mAh battery. Its announcement took place in 2014, sales are beginning to wind down. By the time the test was released, the second generation Fly ERA Energy 2 with a smaller screen diagonal had appeared. The version being tested today will cost 5000-5500 rubles.

For this price, it offers a completely adequate set of characteristics for a budget smartphone. There are few models with a capacious battery in this budget. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the experience of long-term operation of this model.

Video review of Fly Era Energy 1 Quad

Equipment

Fly Era Energy 1 Quad is supplied in a compact packaging made of thick cardboard. The box contains a photo of the smartphone and technical specifications.

The package includes a microUSB cable, Charger, headset, OTG cable, instructions and warranty card.

Appearance

In this price segment, you shouldn't expect sophisticated design. Fly Era Energy 1 Quad is made in a compact plastic case. Laconic and strict design.

The design combines matte and glossy plastic. The side edge is made of plastic, this is the only highlight in the appearance.

Dimensions are 73.7 x 144.8 x 11.2 mm and weighs 190 grams. The 5-inch diagonal is compensated by beveled side edges, making it comfortable to hold in your hand.

Its main difference from its counterparts was the increased thickness of the case, this is the price for a capacious battery.

Didn't like the performance back cover- made of soft-touch plastic. The lid is very easily soiled and fingerprints are difficult to remove.

The front side of Fly Era Energy 1 Quad is equipped with scratch-resistant protective glass.

Both connectors are located on the top edge: microUSB and audio jack. The power button and volume rocker are on the right side.

At the top of the back cover there is a lens of the main camera, which does not protrude above the surface of the body, and there is also a photo flash.

On the front side there are three touch buttons, front-camera, microphone hole, as well as proximity and light sensors.

The Fly Era Energy 1 Quad has a collapsible body. Under the cover there is a battery, two SIM compartments, and a card slot. microSD memory. The assembly is good. The lid does not bend under pressure, there is no creaking or play of parts.

Screen

A 5-inch screen with a resolution of 480x854 pixels is installed. This is a TFT TN matrix with small viewing angles; when tilted, the brightness and color rendition change, and the screen goes blind. TO weaknesses include low contrast and weak level maximum brightness. In direct sunlight, Fly Era Energy 1 Quad goes blind. Two simultaneous touches are supported, the sensitivity level is average. There is an air gap under the glass.

Filling

The heart of the Fly Era Energy 1 Quad is the MediaTek MT6582M processor with a frequency of 1.3 GHz. Mali-400 MP is responsible for graphics. On board there are 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of data storage. Of these, approximately 2 GB are available to the user upon first launch. The memory can be expanded using a microSD memory card. The processor cannot boast of a high level of performance.

Supports 3G networks, Bluetooth 4.0, single-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS with A-GPS. Malfunctions wireless modules not detected.

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Battery

A 4000 mAh battery is responsible for autonomous operation of the Fly Era Energy 1 Quad. Taking into account the low resolution and energy-efficient processor, the smartphone can work up to 50 hours while listening to music, about 5 hours at maximum load, 1.5 days in a normal operating scenario. It takes 4 hours to charge. This smartphone can be used to charge third-party gadgets; an adapter is included.

Camera

Main module Fly Era Energy 1 Quad with a resolution of 5 megapixels. It works in tandem with an LED flash. There is no autofocus. Photos are not always clear. The ideal condition for it is a sufficient level of lighting; at night the camera is lost. Recording in Full HD resolution is supported.

Software

Operating system installed Google Android 4.4 with support for cloud updates. You shouldn't wait for an update to either 5.0 or 6.0.

There are no third-party shells, but there is a large amount of partner software. Cleaning the system will require experience with the OS and time.

Results for Fly Era Energy 1 Quad

Fly Era Energy 1 Quad is a good solution when choosing a budget smartphone with a capacious battery. It cannot boast of a high-quality screen and a high level of performance. TO strengths We include good assembly, a sufficient level of performance, the ability to charge other smartphones, and support for two SIM cards. You won’t like the small amount of RAM, low resolution, weak cameras, small viewing angles, dirty body, lack of autofocus.

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The short battery life of Android smartphones has become a real talk of the town. And if in expensive models this problem is given due attention, then in the class of budget devices the issue is very acute. Having assessed this niche, the Fly brand released the Energy 5 smartphone with a high-capacity battery at an extremely affordable price. Let's test it today.

Short battery life continues to discourage people from buying cheap Android smartphones. And those who buy are disappointed. Another thing is that special models of devices with high-capacity batteries and hardware components that reduce energy consumption are appearing on sale. They allow modern smartphones to work three to four times longer. One of the newest models of this type is Fly EVO Energy 5.

What does the new product have to offer? Firstly, a capacious 4000 mAh battery, as well as a MediaTek chip with a quad-core processor, which consumes less energy unlike Qualcomm chips. There is not much RAM - 512 KB, 4 GB of internal memory and a slot for microSD. The 5-inch screen is a regular TFT, and therefore consumes energy more economically.

The main thing is that you want to understand how comfortable and convenient it will be to use such a smartphone? Will it be possible to live with some restrictions for the sake of longer operating time? Let's see.

Technical specifications

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• Operating system: Android 4.4.2
• Processor: MediaTek MT6582M, 1.3GHz quad-core processor
• Display: 5.0" TFT IPS, resolution 480 x 854 pixels, protective glass
• RAM: 512 RBytes
• Built-in flash memory: 4 GB, support micro SDHC microSDHC (up to 32 GB), there is a mode Flash drive
• Wireless networks: GSM 900/1800, 3G 900/2100. HSDPA+ up to 21 Mbit/s, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth version 4.0 A2DP
• Camera: 5 megapixels with autofocus and flash, front camera resolution 0.3 megapixels, video recording 1920 x 1088 pixels, FHD
• Audio player: support MP3, WAV, MID, AAC, AMR, IMY, FLAC, has built-in FM radio
• Video Player: Support 3GP, MP4, AVI, WebM, RMVB
• Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, Google maps preinstalled
• Battery life: talk time - up to 15 hours, maximum standby time up to 10 days
• Battery: 4000 mAh, Li-Ion
• Dimensions: 144.5 x 72 x 11 mm
• Weight: 193 g

Dimensions and scope of delivery

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From the very beginning, you notice a certain non-standardity in Fly Energy 5 compared to other devices. The smartphone is large, wide and weighty. For example, the dimensions here are 144.5x72x11 mm. Weight - 193 grams. This is a lot even for a five-inch gadget. But it is worth considering that all this is connected with the use of a more capacious battery. Otherwise, the smartphone is similar to its analogues. It can be worn in the pockets of jeans or tight clothing without any problems.

The scope of delivery includes:

• Smartphone Fly IQ4505 EVO Energy 5
• Battery Fly BL3816 (4000 mAh)
• Adapter for connecting to the electrical network
• USB cable- microUSB
• Wired headset
• Instructions and warranty card

Appearance and design

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The appearance of the smartphone is quite ordinary. Rectangular shape, rounded corners, narrow side control buttons - all this is found in many models. The front part of Fly Energy 5 reminded me of the design of the front part of the first generation YotaPhone. The shape, the indents from the display, the speaker, the front camera - all this is very similar to a “domestic gadget”.

At the same time, I would like to note the high-quality plastic of the case. On the front side it is glossy, and on the sides and back it is matte with a velvety coating. Thanks to this, the smartphone does not slip out of your hands, even if they are wet or, conversely, completely dry. But on the display, due to its gloss, both fingerprints and dust are visible.

The assembly of the device can be rated a solid five. During the test, I did not detect any creaks or play in individual parts.

On the front of the Fly IQ4504 EVO Energy 5 there is a light sensor and an accelerometer. There is also a speaker for voice calls. On the right is the front camera. It can be used to communicate via VoIP, as well as Skype. The central place is occupied by a 5-inch screen. Below it are three touch control buttons.

The power and screen lock button is on the right side. Above it you can see the volume key. At the bottom end there is a connector for connecting a microUSB interface cable, as well as a microphone. The hole for connecting headphones is located at the top end.

The camera lens can be seen on the back of the device. There is also an LED flash, which can be used as a flashlight for illumination. At the bottom there is a speaker for playing external sounds and music. It is quite enough to hear the call. Problems may arise if your smartphone is at a considerable distance from you.

The back cover is attached securely and, at the same time, it is easy to remove (there is a special slot next to the micoUSB connector). There is no play or creaking. Under the cover there is a battery and three slots - two for SIM cards (one for standard-shaped cards, and the second for microSIM) and one for a microSD card.

I had no complaints about the quality while testing the device. Only the black version of the smartphone is available for sale.

Screen

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As for the display, it is capacitive, with a resolution of 480x854 pixels. Diagonal 5 inches. Made using TFT technology. It is worth noting that it is inferior to higher-quality IPS matrices in terms of brightness and color rendition. At the same time, the viewing angles here are quite good. When deviated by 120 degrees, the image fades.

Due to the small screen resolution, individual pixels are visible. Automatic brightness adjustment works adequately and correctly selects the backlight level depending on the lighting conditions.

The device perceives touch normally, there are no problems with sensitivity. The smartphone has a sensor automatic adjustment brightness and proximity sensor. They work correctly.

In general, the result is a kind of compromise between the quality of the screen and its energy efficiency.

Programs and software

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The smartphone works under Android control 4.4.2. At the same time, the user interface is almost completely identical to classic Android. The notification menu contains various toggles, and you can launch the camera and Google search from the lock screen. Holding down the home key brings up a list of recently opened applications.

In standby mode, seven desktops are available to the user. By default, one of them is completely empty, the other displays shortcuts for individual applications and widgets, the rest display a calendar, bookmarks, music player. Each desktop can be customized.

Among the distinctive features, I would like to note the FlyBook programs preinstalled by the manufacturer (store e-books Fly), ivi.ru, SPB TV, VKontakte clients, Facebook, Twitter, Odnoklassniki, Yandex services, Kaspersky antivirus, Vault, uBank, intaxi service, games and the Promsvyazbank application.

In terms of the number of applications running on the smartphone out of the box, the device can be praised. All you need is already there. The rest can be downloaded from Google Play.

Multimedia capabilities

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The application for playing music is called "Music" . Here you can view and listen to audio tracks. The following file formats are supported: MP3, AMR, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+. There is sorting by artists, albums, genres, composers.

With this, in terms of settings, not everything is good here. For example, there is no equalizer or additional buttons for controlling music on the lock screen.

Among the pleasant moments, I would like to note the presence of an FM radio with an auto search function, manual settings frequencies and broadcast recording.

The standard headset is included in the package. Thanks to the 3.5 mm jack, you can choose any headphones.

The “Video” item displays videos made both by the device’s camera and downloaded from the Internet.

A unique thematic browser for photo and video files is the “Gallery” item. All files are divided into folders: photos and video clips, music.

Camera. Photo and video capabilities

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The Fly IQ4504 EVO Energy 5 has a 5-megapixel camera (maximum image resolution 2560x1920 pixels) with flash. There is an HDR mode. Autofocus is present. By and large, the camera in this smartphone is very budget-friendly. It is suitable for primitive household needs, but there is no need to talk about a more or less professional approach here.

The video is recorded in 3GP format with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 Full HD. In the camera application, the choice of video resolution, in our opinion, is not implemented very well. There are only four quality settings available (high, good, medium and low). It would be more convenient to choose the video resolution (1080, 720, etc.), but this is not for everyone.

The front camera has a resolution of 0.3 megapixels.

Photos and videos can be viewed from the Multimedia menu. Photos and videos are displayed as thumbnails, the list opens very quickly, there are no delays even with a large number of photos or images. In the gallery, you can scroll through photos by tilting the phone in one direction or another. All this became possible thanks to the built-in accelerometer.

Memory and speed

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In terms of hardware, Energy 5 runs on a MediaTek MTK6582M processor with a Mali-400 MP graphics chip and 512 KB of RAM. This chip has four Cortex-A7 cores with a frequency of 1.3 GHz. Performance is average and allows you to smoothly play most modern games, as well as HD videos from YouTube. MediaTek hardware helps reduce battery drain so quickly.

Built-in memory 4 GB. But about 600 MB is available for user data and another 1.6 GB is allocated for applications, and the rest of the space is occupied by the system. It is necessary to immediately purchase a memory card with the device, otherwise free space may run out very quickly. The cards here are in microSD format.

As for impressions of the speed of the device, they are neutral. This is not to say that the smartphone is very fast. At the same time, it clearly does not slow down or freeze, although it works slower than more expensive smartphones.

Communication capabilities

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The smartphone works with two SIM cards. As happens in such cases, there is only one radio module. Fly Energy 5 operates on 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks. To ensure fast wireless transmission data in mobile networks The smartphone supports the HSPA+ standard.

In addition, the smartphone supports Wi-Fi standard(802.11 b/g/n). The device is equipped with Bluetooth version 4.0, GPS, A-GPS. Google Maps is used for navigation.

Duration of work

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The smartphone has a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh. Claimed to be up to 250 hours of standby time, 15 hours of talk time, 8 hours of work from a 3G network. Under testing conditions, with a number of calls of 50 - 55 minutes per day, Wi-Fi always on and browsing the Internet for about 1.5 hours, working with social networks and online applications, listening to an mp3 player through a headset for about 2 hours a day, the device worked two days. With less intensive use, it is possible to achieve a working life of 3-4 days. If you turn on navigation and also allow several applications to run in the background, the time will drop to 1.5 days. This is a very good result.

Charging accumulator battery in four hours.

Results

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Fly EVO Energy 5 turned out to be a very worthy representative of the line, devices with increased battery capacity. Under extreme load it can work for up to two days, and under standard use- up to three or four. The device is well assembled and has big screen, supports two SIM cards.

The explosive growth of the budget communicator market continues. Direct proof of this is the supply MediaTek processors last year. It was these inexpensive, productive and economical chips that became the basis for a huge number of Chinese smartphones with Android, which first captured their native Chinese market, and then began expanding into Eastern Europe.

In North America and Western Europe, buyers of most smartphones receive them practically for nothing along with a cellular operator contract, or pay a reasonable down payment for them, and the rest of the cost is paid in the form of small monthly deductions. In this way, operators encourage users to consume more diverse services (primarily Internet traffic), and they themselves receive bonuses from smartphone manufacturers. Budget devices are not so attractive for buyers: there is no point in paying a comparable amount for a cheap smartphone - you will still have to pay a rather large basic operator contract for service.

Residents of Russia and our closest neighbors are deprived of all this. There is no subsidization of devices by operators; without it, even mid-segment smartphones cost significantly; the number cannot be transferred from one SIM card to another, as a result, subscribers are tied to their operator and its SIM card. Of course, you can buy a smartphone on credit, but the high price of top-end devices, at the level of a monthly salary in the country, and the exorbitant bank interest rate make this whole enterprise dubious. Besides, it’s one thing when a smartphone is provided by an operator in installments, as in Europe, and quite another thing when you overpay one and a half times for it to the bank that issued the loan. It is for these reasons that Chinese budget smartphones are becoming increasingly popular in our country. The optimal price-functionality ratio attracts the attention of buyers who are ready to turn a blind eye to the lack of a “label” famous manufacturer electronics on your communicator (although there are exceptions - for example, Philips smartphones). Especially when, in terms of its characteristics, a device from China corresponds to a communicator in the top segment of the market, albeit with a lag of 1-2 years, and costs 2-3 times less, such as, for example, Jiayu G3.

Some popular representatives of this cohort of mobile devices have already visited our editorial office, but their list is far from exhausted. And now we have another budget smartphone on the MediaTek platform.

The hero of this review is a representative of last year’s line of smartphones from Fly, namely the Fly IQ440 Energie. This communicator is almost a complete analogue of the Fly IQ441 Radiance smartphone that we have already seen; the main differences between them are the slightly smaller display diagonal and a more capacious battery in the Fly IQ440.

Scope of delivery and characteristics

The communicator comes in a nice small box made of white thick cardboard. Image of the communicator, its main characteristics and detailed description capabilities allow you to quickly identify and understand what kind of device is contained inside the package.

The following items were removed from the box: a communicator, a rechargeable battery, a charger with a USB-compatible connector, a Micro-USB-USB cable, a wired stereo headset, ear pads for it, and numerous documentation. All information, both on the box and in accompanying documents, presented in Russian.

Characteristics of the Fly IQ440 Energie smartphone

• MediaTek MTK6577 platform (2 ARM Cortex-A9 cores, 1 GHz frequency) with PowerVR SGX 531 video core;
• operating room Android system 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich);
• IPS display, 4″ diagonal, 480×800 pixels, capacitive, multitouch;
• RAM 512 MB, main flash memory 4 GB (2.7 GB available);
• Supports microSDHC memory cards up to 32 GB;
• Dual SIM support;
• GSM EDGE/GPRS connection (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) for both SIM cards;
• 3G HSPA communication (900/2100 MHz) for one SIM card;
• Bluetooth 3.0;
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n;
• FM radio;
• GPS + A-GPS;
• Position sensor, accelerometer, magnetometer;
• 5 megapixel CMOS camera, autofocus, additional VGA camera;
• Lithium-ion battery, capacity 2500 mAh;
• Dimensions 124.5x64.0x12.8 mm;
• Weight 173 g.

In addition to the above-mentioned display diagonal and battery, the absence of an LED flash and the large weight of the Fly IQ440 are noteworthy.

	Fly IQ440	Jiayu G3	Philips W732	Fly IQ441	Huawei Honor	Samsung Galaxy S2
Screen	4″ IPS, 233 ppi	4.5″ IPS, 326 ppi	4.3″ IPS, 218 ppi	4.3″ IPS, 218 ppi	4″ TFT TN, 245 ppi
Permission	480×800	720×1280	480×800	480×800	480×854	480×800
O.C.	Android 4.0.4	Android 4.0.4	Android 4.0.3	Android 4.0.4	Android 4.0.3	Android 4.0.4
CPU		MediaTek MTK6577 (2 cores ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz		MediaTek MTK6577 (2 cores ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz	Qualcomm MSM8255T (1 Scorpion core), 1.4 GHz	Samsung Exynos 4210 (2 cores ARM Cortex-A9), 1.2 GHz
GPU	PowerVR SGX 531	PowerVR SGX 531	PowerVR SGX 531	PowerVR SGX 531	Qualcomm Adreno 205	ARM Mali-400MP
RAM	512 MB	1 GB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	1 GB
Camera			Rear 5 MP, front 0.3 MP	Rear 5 MP, front 0.3 MP	Rear 8 MP	Rear 8 MP, front 2 MP
Battery	2500 mAh	2750 mAh	2400 mAh	1800 mAh	1930 mAh	1650 mAh
Dimensions and weight	125x64x12.8 mm, 173 g.	135x65x10.8 mm, 131 g.	126x67x12.3 mm, 168.9 g.	128x68x10 mm, 136 g.	122×61×11 mm, 140 g	125x66x8.5 mm, 116 g.
Average retail price	N/A(0)	N/A(0)	N/A(0)	N/A(0)	$123()	$103()

Design and appearance

The hero of the review is another typical representative of the class of compact all-in-one communicators. The design of all such smartphones is approximately the same, and the creation process involves making a rounded oblong case from black plastic to house the display and all the internals of the communicator.

The tone of the entire Fly IQ440 design is set by a large and massive battery. It is he who is responsible for both the excess weight of the device and its tangible dimensions. If you pay attention to the comparison table for communicators, you will notice that the greatest weight and dimensions are found in smartphones with a capacious battery. Only the Jiayu G3 is an exception - apparently, its developers tried to find a smaller battery or installed a more modern model of a lithium-ion battery.

Be that as it may, the Fly IQ440 turned out to be large and massive for its display diagonal. The weight of the communicator is clearly felt both when working with it and in your pocket, which, however, does not mean that the smartphone is inconvenient to use or that it puts a lot of strain on your hand. The weight and dimensions of the review hero remained within reason; the smartphone fits comfortably in the hand, at least for a man, both due to the thick body and the corrugated, rubber-like soft-touch plastic from which the back panel of the communicator is made.

The display diagonal of the Fly IQ440 is optimal for controlling the smartphone using the thumb of one hand, which makes it very easy to reach any point on the front panel of the communicator without changing the grip.

The build quality of the review hero is good. The only barely noticeable creak could be extracted only by pressing firmly on the back panel smartphone, otherwise there are no backlashes, creaks or defects.

In addition to the aforementioned “rubber” plastic of the battery compartment cover, the Fly IQ440 case materials include glossy black plastic (the stiffening rib of the communicator is made from it) and transparent plastic, which looks like glass and covers the smartphone screen.

At the bottom of the front panel of the communicator there are standard keys for controlling the system and applications; they are backlit. Above the display are a telephone speaker, light and proximity sensors, an additional camera lens and an LED. The work of the latter seemed strange to us: apparently, its only task is to inform about the low battery level. It does not respond to missed calls, to the battery charging process, or to received messages. We also did not like the large recess for the speaker; over time, dust will begin to collect in it. And dust began to collect in the gap between the display and the stiffener immediately after removing the smartphone from the box.

The protective display panel is the only design element of the Fly IQ440 that actively collects the fingerprints of the smartphone user. The battery compartment cover, also known as the back panel of the communicator's body, not only covers the battery, but also extends its edges to all ends of the body of the review hero. Only from the bottom the protrusion of the Fly IQ440 body stiffener protrudes into the cover and thus forms the end of the communicator.

Detaching the back panel of the review hero is quite simple; you just need to pull the provided notch with your fingernail. Install it back too. The huge battery occupies almost the entire body of the communicator; underneath it are both slots for SIM cards and a slot for a microSD memory card. There is only a little space left for the camera lens and the main speaker of the communicator - by the way, covered with a protective piece of fabric. On the back of the battery compartment cover you can see a rubber damper - a manifestation of the Fly IQ440 developers' concern for the silent and reliable design of the smartphone. Apparently, they decided to add this detail at the last moment, since the rubber panel was glued crookedly and carelessly.

On the left side of the Fly IQ440 body there are volume control buttons and a Micro-USB connector. On the right side there is only a power control button. All the keys are prominent enough to be easily identified by touch, but their travel could be longer.

The hero of the review has a headset jack (3.5 mm) on top, and a microphone on the bottom.

So, there are only a few complaints about the design of the Fly IQ440: firstly, there are “dust collectors” in the form of a gap between the screen and the body and holes for the telephone speaker, secondly, a strange LED, the operation of which is almost unnoticeable, and thirdly, a lot of weight and body thickness. However, the last drawback can also be considered an advantage - a thick communicator is more comfortable to hold in your hand.

As for the design of the smartphone, the Fly IQ440 looks good for a budget device. All elements of the communicator's exterior, their location, as well as the body materials in the form of black plastic of various styles, have long become classics and do not evoke absolutely any emotions - neither positive nor negative.

Software

As operating system V Fly smartphone IQ440 uses Android 4.0.4. The developers have not prepared any additional shells; the system is presented almost in its original form.

But additional software By the standards of a budget smartphone, there is plenty built into the firmware of the review hero. This list includes: clients of popular in Russia social networks- Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, video streaming player of the ivi.ru service, a bookstore of our own design Flybook, a client of the Ubank Internet bank, intaxi - a program for searching and calling a taxi, CoinKeeper - a program for managing personal finances, VoiceChanger - a meaningless application (although for whom how) for telephone calls “in someone else’s voice”, works through paid calls to a short number, the ES Explorer file manager is perhaps the most useful program from the list, LivelyCubes is a puzzle game, and the list is completed by a huge Yandex widget with a variety of information, which occupies one of the five tabs of the main screen of the system and provides fast access to its various services. It doesn’t make much sense to describe this entire “zoo”; most programs don’t need any introduction; The Flybook and Ubank applications are worth mentioning separately; we have already given a detailed description of them in the review of the brother of the review hero - Fly IQ441.

Whether all these applications will be useful to the smartphone owner is an open question. It is commendable that the developers of Fly IQ440, unlike many other mobile device manufacturers, left the option to delete unnecessary programs and thereby free up some communicator memory for other applications.

Display and sound

The ratio of the physical size of the matrix (4″) and resolution (480×800 pixels) is such that the pixel density of the Fly IQ440 display is equal to 233 ppi. Of course, with such a pixel density, the Fly IQ440 screen is far from Retina and HD matrices, but even in its current form, the picture shown by the display of the review hero looks quite good for a budget smartphone. Individual pixels of the matrix are noticeable only if you look closely and specifically look for them.

In general, the Fly IQ440 display, made using IPS technology, is quite good: viewing angles are good, the picture is rich, the backlight power is enough for indoor work, but in bright light it becomes difficult to distinguish anything on the screen - the image dims.

Capacitive touchscreen technology allows you to recognize multiple simultaneous touches. Unfortunately, in the case of the Fly IQ440, their number is limited to only two simultaneous signals.

The Fly IQ440 telephone speaker and microphone allow you to make calls and communicate with interlocutors without any problems. The speaker has acceptable sound quality and volume. There were no complaints about the microphone either.

The main speaker is characterized by low power and a general bias in low frequencies. There is no extraneous clanging or rattling, but the melodies sound as if from a deep well. It is very difficult to mute the speaker, even if you close the hole on the back panel with your finger - thanks to the multi-layer design of the case.

The headphone output power of the review hero is average. Weak low frequencies in the signal are also noticeable; even boosting them in the equalizer does not help. In general, the quality of the audio output should satisfy most potential owners.

Probably, in order to correct the above-mentioned shortcomings, the Fly IQ440 developers included a headset with low impedance and very bassy speakers; when the equalizer is turned on, an excessive constant hum even appears. Oddly enough, listening to music with the Fly IQ440 is more interesting than with more expensive headphones.

The headset is non-separable, the phones are not disconnected from the control unit with a microphone and a call answer key.

The FM radio receiver built into the Fly IQ440 traditionally requires connecting a headset or headphones, but it works without them. The reception quality is average, the control program is standard, there is support for RDS and audio recording.

Wireless Interfaces and Communications

Fly IQ440 has all the wireless interfaces for receiving and transmitting data necessary for mobile life. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules allow you to exchange information over a short distance, GSM and 3G - make calls and access the Internet anywhere where these are supported cellular networks. The set is complemented by a GPS satellite navigation signal receiver.

There were no problems with the operation of the communication modules. The communicator successfully makes calls and transmits data over two communication channels, but with limitations. Like all smartphones on the MediaTek platform, the hero of the review allows two SIM cards to work simultaneously only in standby mode, but if a call comes in through one of the channels, then through the other the smartphone is “out of reach” and the connection to the network is interrupted.

The maximum Wi-Fi speed that we were able to register with the Fly IQ440 was 24 Mbit/s; it was used for testing TP-Link router TL-WR1043ND in 802.11n/40 MHz mode.

Determining the coordinates of the communicator using GPS takes some time. The process can be accelerated by using A-GPS and EPO technologies. Of the navigation programs in the initial firmware of the smartphone, only standard Google maps are present.

Camera

The developers of the Fly IQ440 acted a little strangely: they saved on the flash for the main camera of the smartphone, but did not remove additional camera from the front panel. It would be better if they left the flash, but removed the little-used second camera - depending on who.

Be that as it may, cameras in budget communicators have always played second fiddle in the list of characteristics; potential owners of smartphones in this class are attracted by more significant parameters and their relationship with price. They often don’t care what capabilities and characteristics the built-in mobile device camera, as long as it shoots and records video. Progress, however, does not stand still, and even budget smartphones now have cameras that take good quality pictures and videos.

The matrix of the main camera of the Fly IQ440 has a resolution of 5 megapixels, which allows you to take pictures measuring 2560x1920 pixels; This camera is equipped with an autofocus system, which works, however, a little strangely: you cannot manually specify the focus area at all; the camera itself constantly adjusts the focus. Macro photography is not available at all for the Fly IQ440 - the camera refuses to adjust focus on close objects.

The camera built into the Fly IQ440 is best at shooting panoramas, preferably in good lighting and without objects moving in the frame - in this case, HDR technology helps very well. But she is also quite capable of other plots, the main thing is not to count on too much. Examples of photographs can be found below.

The camera control program has a simple and straightforward interface. As if hinting at the purely utilitarian purpose of the camera in this smartphone, there are not very many shooting settings, there are only the most necessary: ​​a timer, shooting mode, geotags, exposure correction, HDR and various shooting effects (no longer so relevant in the era of Instagram).

Let’s make sure once again of the stated facts and look at the scores that the Fly IQ440 received in various performance tests.

Softweg Benchmark 1.03

	Fly IQ440	Jiayu G3	Philips W732	Fly IQ441	Samsung Galaxy S 3	Huawei Honor	Samsung Galaxy S2
CPU	2×1 GHz	2×1 GHz	1 GHz	2×1 GHz	4×1.4 GHz	1.4 GHz	2×1.2 GHz
OS	Android 4.0	Android 4.0	Android 4.0	Android 4.0	Android 4.0	Android 4.0	Android 2.3
Total graphics score	50,7	30,3	37,7	49,1	28,6	74,7	34,1
Total CPU score	3009	2993	2674	2748	4054	3201	3261
Total memory score	347	361	562	399	988	551	783
Total file system score	204	231	300	208	468	280	325

Quadrant Standard

As expected, the performance of the Fly IQ440 and Fly IQ441 is identical. Together with Jiayu G3, they are slightly ahead in performance of the Philips W732, which has a single-core version of the MediaTek chip, and are inferior to communicators Samsung Galaxy S second and third generations.

For everyday work, the performance of the MediaTek MTK6577 is more than enough: if there are delays in the operation of the system and programs, they are not caused by a lack of processor power. For more demanding applications such as games and high-definition video playback, the platform's capabilities may no longer be sufficient, as we found out when running the GLBenchmark and NenaMark tests.

NenaMark 2.4

Geekbench 2

It remains to see how things stand with video playback various formats and permissions. The list of videos and the reasons for their selection are detailed in the article devoted to the methodology for testing video signal display devices.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Standard video player
DVDRip	AVI, XviD 720×400 2200 Kbps, MP3+AC3	plays normally	plays normally
Web-DL SD	AVI, XviD 720×400 1400 Kbps, MP3+AC3	plays normally	plays normally
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280×720 3000 Kbps, AC3		plays without sound
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280×720 4000 Kbps, AC3	plays without sound (sound only in software, but with video delays¹)	plays without sound
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920×1080 8000 Kbps, AC3	plays with delays	not playable

¹ sound in MX Video Player was played only after switching to software decoding; The standard player does not have this setting

So, Fly IQ440 coped with the playback of all videos except for the most “voluminous” one. But you can also view it if you wish if you switch MX Player to software decoding mode. It should be noted that hardware acceleration on the Fly IQ440 works somewhat strangely: when playing all the videos, a slight twitching of the picture was noticeable. It doesn’t exist if you watch videos of lower bitrates and resolutions in MX Player in software decoding mode.

conclusions

The Fly IQ440 communicator turned out to be exactly the device it was supposed to be - a partner for the Fly IQ441, a competitor for the Philips W732, another good budget smartphone on the MediaTek MTK6577 platform with support for two SIM cards.

The characteristics of the review hero, its advantages and disadvantages, the weight and shape of the case, the price, in the end, make it an interesting option for purchase by those buyers who need a smartphone based on a popular operating system with for a long time battery life, good display, reasonable performance and reasonable price. In this regard, the Fly IQ440 should meet the expectations of such buyers, if they are ready to turn a blind eye to everything else.

So, with all its pros and cons, the hero of this review occupies a worthy place in the budget communicator segment. Long battery life, good display, a more than reasonable price (at the time of writing the review, equal to 6,150 rubles) - this is what makes up the bulk of the “barrel of honey” called Fly IQ440 Energie. The only fly in the ointment is its heavy weight, thick body, minor design flaws and ordinary design.

	Fly IQ440	ZTE V889M	Jiayu G3	Philips W732	Fly IQ441	Explay Infinity
Screen	4″ IPS, 233 ppi	4″ TFT TN, 233 ppi	4.5″ IPS, 326 ppi	4.3″ IPS, 218 ppi	4.3″ IPS, 218 ppi	4.3″ Super AMOLED Plus, 218 ppi
Permission	480×800	480×800	720×1280	480×800	480×800	480×800
O.C.	Android 4.0.4	Android 4.0.4	Android 4.0.4	Android 4.0.3	Android 4.0.4	Android 4.0
CPU	MediaTek MTK6577 (2 cores ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz	MediaTek MTK6577 (2 cores ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz	MediaTek MTK6577 (2 cores ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz	MediaTek MTK6575 (1 core ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz	MediaTek MTK6577 (2 cores ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz	MediaTek MTK6575 (1 core ARM Cortex-A9), 1 GHz
RAM	512 MB	512 MB	1 GB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB
Camera	Rear 5 MP, front 0.3 MP	Rear 5 MP	Rear 8 MP, front 2 MP	Rear 5 MP, front 0.3 MP	Rear 5 MP, front 0.3 MP	Rear 8 MP, front 0.3 MP
Battery	2500 mAh	1650 mAh	2750 mAh	2400 mAh	1800 mAh	1600 mAh
Dimensions and weight	125×64×12.8 mm, 173 g	121×64×11.9 mm, 134 g	135×65×10.8 mm, 131 g	126×67×12.3 mm, 168.9 g	128×68×10 mm, 136 g	129×66×9.9 mm, 119 g
Average retail price	N/A(0)	N/A(0)	N/A(0)	N/A(0)	N/A(0)	N/A(0)

Fly IQ4403 Energie 3 - Review of a leisurely smartphone with the best battery in the world

18.10.2013

Lyrical introduction

As a person whose various pieces of hardware have suddenly been discharged more than once or twice at the most inopportune moments, I really respect long-lived smartphones. And I strive to get them for testing whenever possible. And subject them to long and painful torture - to measure their life expectancy in one and a half dozen different modes.

Just a few months ago I spent my vacation in the company of the predecessor of our today's hero. The name of the predecessor was Fly IQ4411 Quad Energie 2, its battery was a thousand milliamps more modest. But Energie 2 left such a positive feeling that I simply couldn’t help but take Energie 3 for testing.

Brief conclusion

Fly IQ4403 Energie 3 as a GPS navigator

There is no GLONASS support, but the satellite acquisition speed, like that of Enegrie 2, is quite decent. Test. An ideal navigator for a hiking tourist. The motorist, of course, needs a better screen.

Fly IQ4403 Energie 3 as a video player

The pre-installed video player is in the firebox. A problem that for some reason crops up on the vast majority of modern smartphones is that a huge amount of video is played, but for some reason there is no sound.

MX Player in software or hardware+ mode solves the sound problem. But on heavy videos (on FullHD, and sometimes even just on HD), the stuttering is noticeable.

Well, don’t forget about the not-so-high-quality screen. Of course, you can watch the video, but... Well, you understand me. On the other hand, if you want to watch videos for 16 hours on one smartphone without interruption... But no, don't. The eyes will gather in a bunch and then fall out. Regardless of the quality of the smartphone screen.

Fly IQ4403 Energie 3 as an audio player

A fun little feature. The smartphone has two competing music software installed. Yandex and Google. Music for every taste.

The sound quality is acceptable. Although I can’t say that it impressed me very much. And, of course, not with native headphones.

Fly IQ4403 Energie 3 and Internet

Reading news, etc. Good, but at times you feel a lack of RAM. You switch from Twitter to the browser - oops, but the browser is no longer in memory.

Fly IQ4403 Energie 3 as a toy

But it’s actually very good. Let me remind you that our hero is assembled on hardware, which this moment is positioned as the most budget friendly.

An unpleasant feature is that quite often large toys (such as Asphalts or Novas) simply do not want to start and crash out. However. If you launch some task manager and kill it stupidly All, the toys immediately launch as cute. Those. The device, again, seems to be stupidly short of RAM and for some reason it is not able to properly free it up when running heavy programs.