Wileyfox Swift - Cross-border smartphone review - where's the money, Zin?

Key Features of Wileyfox Swift

Screen	S-IPS, 5″, 720×1280, multi-touch 10 touches, Gorilla Glass 3
Iron	1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916, 4 Cortex-A53 cores, Adreno 306
Memory	RAM 2 GB, ROM 16 GB, Micro-SD up to 32 GB
Mobile Internet	LTE cat.4 150/50 Mbit/s HSDPA, HSUPA EDGE
Mobile networks	LTE Bands 3,7,20 (1800, 2600, 800) UMTS 900, 2100 GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Battery	Li-Ion, 2500 mAh, 9.50 Wh
Dimensions	141.15 x 71 x 9.37 mm
Weight	135 g
Camera	13 MP, flash, autofocus, Samsung S5K3M2, BSI front: 4.9 MP
Navigation	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
OS	Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, Cyanogen 12.1

Wileyfox made a noise, oh, they did.

Profile sites are hung with advertisements for Swift and Storm smartphones (what a pity that there was no place for helpix.ru in their media plans). But try to buy these smartphones! You will be sent to a super glitchy Chinese site, and there they will ask you to come back in a week. Where's the money?

Excellent characteristics for modest money - only $109 (or even $89 including the coupon). Where's the money?

Sales are in waves, in very limited quantities. Where's the money?

Positive reviews. Paid? Does not look like it.

Are there many stories about marriage in reviews? Decent. Critical? Is not a fact. But more on that later.

Buy? Buy. If you can. A very smart smartphone. Underwater rocks? I do not see. Wileyfox didn’t even skimp on the oleophobic coating, something that so often affects very expensive devices.

The smartphone is boring, the story about it will be short (if anyone needs details, look on the device page for links to reviews on other sites). Very good for the price. Perfectly “balanced”, without serious weak points. Not without features (and who is without them), but they are insignificant. Normal appearance, excellent screen, good battery, average camera, well-known mid-level hardware, a lot of memory, working LTE. Below I will tell you about all this in a little more detail. If you want, you can read it. But that's not what's interesting.

The interesting thing is how Wileyfox will try to make money on these smartphones. Because personally, this is still completely unclear to me.

What is known. Wileyfox is known to be a “premium brand” from Fly. Who Fly are is well known to everyone for a long time. Not too fancy, but generally reasonable smartphones. For me as a reviewer, Fly is ideal. They easily give the technique for testing and don’t try to eat the brain out with a teaspoon, no matter what you write about this technique.

But I had to buy Wileyfox Swift myself. However, I don’t regret it. It was an extremely interesting experience. The Chinese site through which (and only through which) Swift is sold is something so glitchy that it simply boggles the mind. However, I managed to break through all the barriers relatively quickly and buy it in about three minutes from the start of the next (third, it seems) wave of sales. It cost me 5899 rubles (including a $20 discount coupon from JD).

Waves of sales. Who is interested in a smartphone if you can buy one easily, quickly and without problems? Now, if you have to suffer, then it’s a completely different matter! Run, guys, for some delicious carrots. Therefore, smartphones are sold in small quantities. And, of course, they end instantly. How small? Who knows? But on the Wileyfox website you can now read:

• Wileyfox Swift Just $109!
• Wileyfox Storm Just $180!
• Pre-order now! Only 2000 smartphones available

Accordingly, the question is: how much can you earn if you sell smartphones in such modest quantities?

Further. Why are sales going through a Chinese online store? Because it's cheaper, naturally.

1. There are no expenses for retail, which wants to eat and generously adds its 20-30 (or whatever) percent to the cost of the device.

2. Trade turns out to be cross-border. Those. the seller and buyer are in different countries. Everyone has heard about Tax free. Here, it's about the same thing. If you do not import goods in bulk, but send them from abroad individually directly to customers, you can save a lot of money. Features of current tax legislation.

Judging by the latest news, they want to strangle such cross-border trade. And, unfortunately, there is logic in this. Otherwise, we will end up with Euroset and Svyaznoy opening online stores in China and delivering all the equipment by mail directly from there. There is no need to sigh heavily - we (Russia) are now in a unique position. Europeans pay taxes like rabbits on any parcels worth more than a couple of tens of euros.

But until the border was closed, Wileyfox clearly decided to take advantage of the opportunity. Those. the brand was announced in Russia. The devices are certified. There is a possibility of warranty repair. But there is no physical import of consignments of goods. Only individually, directly to the buyer from China.

By the way, if you think that Wileyfox is the only one so smart, then you are mistaken. The Russian Lenovo store works exactly the same way. Sends orders to customers directly from China.

But we digress from the main question. Where's the money? If you sell inexpensively, and even in small quantities, then how do you make money? I have no answers, only hypotheses.

Hypothesis 1. We carried out reconnaissance in force, made some noise, promoted the brand, sold trial batches, everything is fine. This means that we can put heavy artillery into action - we will deliver two hundred thousand devices to the store for the New Year.

Hypothesis 2. Money does not buy happiness. The brand is well-promoted, it has a good reputation, people know that our products are cheap and of high quality. We will make money on new models. Which will be cheaper than competitors, but not by fifty percent, but only by ten.

Hypothesis 3. We will make money on related products. Films, cases, replaceable cases, etc. By the way, why not start selling smartphones without batteries at all? Here, let's say there is a smartphone itself. It sells for a hundred dollars and does not have a battery. And three batteries to choose from - 2000 mAh for $10, 3000 mAh for $20 and 2500 mAh rose gold for $50. You can make good money on this, I think.

I'm exhausted. I have no more hypotheses. Let's move on to the review of the device itself. In the meantime, I’ll repeat. If you are able to “catch the wave” and buy Wileyfox Swift for six thousand, of course, buy it. If you are not afraid of marriage.

About marriage

In the topic “Marriage of Wileyfox Swift” on 4pda, almost 40% of voters have a marriage. Nightmare? Don't know. Asking about marriage in a thread like this is like conducting a survey at Oktoberfest about whether you drink beer. But, nevertheless, 40% of the five thousand who voted is already 200 people with defective devices. Even if we assume that all the unfortunate owners of defective Swifts voted there, this is already a lot.

Judging by the nature of the defect (broken pixels, random reboots), it can be assumed that bad batches of components were used to collect the chanterelles. Roughly speaking, if in a batch of memory modules for iPhones there is one defective module in a thousand, then here there are ten in the same thousand (the numbers, of course, are taken from the flashlight).

Should we be seriously afraid of a possible marriage? I wouldn't worry too much. Still, there is an official “white” guarantee. Marriage is unpleasant, of course. You'll have to tinker and all that, but it won't be fatal.

Software

Perhaps, after all, the main feature of Wileyfox Swift is Cyanogen OS - a commercial version of the CyanogenMod firmware, which has become a real salvation for owners of devices “abandoned” by manufacturers. These versions differ primarily in their update policy - Cyanogen OS receives fixes relatively rarely, but the stable operation of each version is guaranteed, while the latest version of CyanogenMod is automatically compiled from updated sources every night and tested directly by users. So, even if Wileyfox suddenly decides not to update Swift to the current version of Cyanogen OS, owners will still have the opportunity to switch to CyanogenMod.

The default launcher is the branded Trebuchet, the latest versions of which have a vertical application menu. If you remember the names of installed programs, this is a practical thing, but if you rely on visual memory, flipping through a long scroll in search of the desired icon will be very inconvenient.

But this is not the main thing, the Cyanogen team has introduced dozens of small changes to its operating system, which together significantly improve the experience of interacting with Android. These include design themes and a black list of subscribers, vibration when connecting, a mode for left-handed people, the ability to selectively revoke permissions to access various functions from applications, a built-in equalizer, and turning off the screen by double-clicking on the status bar. The wealth of settings can be assessed from the screenshots. The features implemented in Cyanogen OS are so numerous that they deserve a separate detailed review.

However, the release version of the firmware was not without bugs and they were related to the main function of the phone - communication.

Competitors

Do you remember Wileyfox Swift performance characteristics? Fine. If anything, they are at the beginning of the review. Requirements for competitors - LTE, from 2 GB of RAM, a screen no worse than HD, price - not much more than 10 thousand.

Of the widely sold devices in our country, we can recall literally a few devices. Moreover, Lenovo A806 is not officially for sale, only a “serial”.

Chipset	Memory	Screen	Battery	Cameras	Price (white/gray)
Lenovo A806	MTK6592	2+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2500	13+5	-/8-9 thousand
Lenovo S60	Snapdragon 410	2+8+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2150	13+5	13/9 thousand
Meizu M2 mini	MTK6735	2+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2500	13+5	13/9.5 thousand
ASUS Laser ZE500KL	Snapdragon 410	2+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2400	13+5	12/11 thousand
Meizu M2 Note	MTK6753	2+32+SD	S-IPS 5.5″ 1080×1920	3100	13+5	16/11 thousand

If you sacrifice RAM, the list will expand a little, of course. But it will either be a gray Lenovo, or a manufacturer that is not at all the first echelon.

Chipset	Memory	Screen	Battery	Cameras	Price (white/gray)
Ark Benefit M7	MTK6735P	1+8+SD	S-IPS 5.5″ 720×1280	2400	8+2	5.5/- thousand
Ark Benefit A3	Snapdragon 410	1+8+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2100	8+2	6/- thousand
Keneksi Storm	MTK6735	1+8+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2000	8+2	7/- thousand
Lenovo A916	MTK6592M	1+8+SD	S-IPS 5.5″ 720×1280	2500	13+2	-/7-8 thousand
Lenovo K3	Snapdragon 410	1+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2300	8+2	-/7-8 thousand thousand
Lenovo S856	Snapdragon 400	1+8+SD	S-IPS 5.5″ 720×1280	2500	8+1.6	13/7 thousand
Lenovo A6000	Snapdragon 410	1+8+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2300	8+2	10/- thousand

If you search on Aliexpress, it’s easy to find nice Chinese people for similar money. But even they will not be cheaper than Swift. Minus the warranty, plus questions about the quality of these devices. But at least it becomes clear that the cost of Swift is more or less “in the market”. Only in Chinese.

Chipset	Memory	Screen	Battery	Cameras	Price
UMI Rome	MTK6753	3+16+SD	AMOLED 5.5″ 720×1280	2500	8+2	7-8 thousand
Lenovo A806	MTK6592	2+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2500	13+5	7.5 thousand
Meizu M2 mini	MTK6735	2+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2500	13+5	8 thousand
Oukitel K4000	MTK6735	2+16+SD	TFT 5″ 720×1280	4000	13+5	8 thousand
Elephone Trunk	Snapdragon 410	2+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	2100	8+2	7-8 thousand
Doogee Valencia2 Y100 Pro	MTK6735	2+16+SD	S-IPS 5″ 720×1280	13+5	7-8 thousand

Let's sum it up

Wileyfox Swift turned out to be a device not without flaws and weaknesses. However, due to the aggressive pricing policy of the manufacturer and the relative ease of acquisition, it seems like a tempting offer. In addition to the cost, the purchase of this model is supported by the build quality, a constantly updated, well-thought-out operating system, LTE support and good photo quality. At the same time, potential owners of this “workhorse” should not forget about the shortcomings, the most serious of which should be recognized as the slow internal memory and the low quality of the IPS screen.

Pros:

• low promotional price;
• constantly updated software;
• LTE support.

Minuses:

• low screen quality;
• very slow internal memory.

May not like:

• low graphics performance;
• individual bugs and unfinished camera software (probably will be fixed in the near future).

Appearance

Weight	135 g
Size	141.15 x 71 x 9.37 mm
Protection	No

Classic black plastic smartphone. There is a white variety, but it is even more difficult to buy than the black one. Collapsible. The cover can be easily removed. Below it are two Micro-SIM slots and one Micro-SD. The battery is removable.

The assembly is normal, good quality.

The plastic is matte, non-slip, but very dirty, alas.

Bad USB connector - very deep. So most of my chargers and laces don’t want to stay in it normally.

The volume rocker is driving me crazy. Increasing volume is either up or to the right. Those. If the smartphone is horizontal, press right, regardless of which side it is facing up. If the smartphone is turned upside down... You understand, you need to press up, which used to be down.

Boring details about appearance with photographs

Before. Top. Speaker, front camera, LED, sensors.

Bottom. Empty. Android on-screen buttons.

Rear Logo, inscription, camera, flash. The camera is well positioned and does not accidentally overlap with your fingers.

Top. Noise canceling microphone, 3.5 mm audio output.

Bottom. Micro-USB, speakers. The main microphone is probably hidden there somewhere.

Right. Power-lock button, crazy volume rocker.

The left is empty.

Design

Style, elegance, “premium”, which is now fashionable among the Chinese - all this is not about Wileyfox Swift. Our hero does not stand out in any way in appearance compared to his competitors and, as it turned out, he is a fat man. At least that's how it feels in the hand.

Nevertheless, the device is pleasant to the touch and still makes a positive impression in operation. A solid, well-built, ergonomic smartphone.

Aesthetes and adherents of a unique user experience, please do not worry. This is not your device. But fans of some Lenovo P70 will positively perceive the device.

I didn’t like the increased soiling of the case. In the photo below, the device is in its normal condition: some stains, scratches and other signs of use - all this is absolutely normal. It’s good that the appearance is quickly put in order after wiping with a slightly damp cloth.

The front panel is bordered by a slightly protruding edge.

Above the display there is a standard set of elements (sensors, front camera), but the manufacturer decided to take an original step and made a round speaker grille. Looks interesting.

There is nothing under the screen. An empty area that is convenient to hold the phone in landscape orientation. The system control keys are on-screen here.

Otherwise everything is standard. In the photo below you can see this for yourself.

The only thing that needs clarification is the location of the multimedia speaker and microphone. The first is located to the right of the Micro USB connector (there is no OTG), and the microphone is hidden under a symmetrical perforation on the left. The speaker, by the way, is loud. Above average. On a noisy street, your smartphone will definitely be able to notify you if it is in some pocket and not hidden deep in your bag.

The back cover is removed, partially exposing the inside of the device.

There are two slots for SIM cards (both Micro format cards) and a slot for installing Micro SD memory cards. There is no hot swapping; to replace SIM cards, you need to remove the battery.

Interestingly, after you remove the battery compartment cover, the device feels thinner in your hand. It would seem that this is what makes a smartphone fat! But no. The lid is thin, of course it is not see-through, but it still bends easily. In general, the guys from Wileyfox did something clever with the thickness. I'm sure it could be reduced slightly.

Length	Width	Thickness	Weight
Wileyfox Swift 5''	141,15	71	9,37	130 g
Fly Cirrus 1 FS502 5''	142,7	72,45	8,8	144 g
UMi eMAX mini 5''	139,8	69,6	8,9	130 g
DEXP Ixion M LTE 5''	143	71	8,3	125 g

Regarding the build quality, I noticed only one more or less critical point. The cable does not fit well in the Micro USB connector.

It is enough to lightly touch the wire, the contact comes off and charging stops. Perhaps this is a problem only with my copy, but it is worth paying attention to this already when purchasing. I don’t know how to do this, since the device is sold exclusively online. At least for now.

If you are lucky enough to buy a smartphone with a similar flaw, you will have to check the reliability of the connection every time. After all, a completely discharged battery in the morning, despite the fact that you allegedly put the phone on charge, is still a surprise. Just in the spirit of Monday morning.

Lied. Still, there are two points that you should know about in advance. The second is the branded badge on the back, which, however, soon begins to wear off over time. This is best seen in the photo below. Perhaps for some this will be a critical moment, but I still don’t think so. Time and even normal use still make themselves felt.

Wileyfox icon wears off over time

Internals (iron)

AnTuTu	23918 (v5.7.1 64-bit)
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916
Cores	4 cores Cortex-A53 1.2 GHz
GPU	Adreno 306
RAM (free)	2 GB (1.1 GB)
ROM (free)	16 GB (11 GB)
Micro-SD	+

This processor has been well known to everyone for a long time. Typical average level. Solid, but nothing more.

Thank you for 2 GB of RAM. But, by the way, I should note that Cyanogen turned out to be very greedy when it comes to memory.

There is no normal transfer of applications to the memory card (game data is not transferred). But, fortunately, there is a lot of built-in memory.

The set of sensors is standard for mid-range plus devices: Gyroscope, compass, accelerometer, illumination, proximity.

Synthetic tests

Detailed technical specifications

Make and model

Make and model of the device, and alternative names (if any).

Brand Device manufacturer company.	Wileyfox
Model Device name.	Swift

Design

Appearance of the device including dimensions, weight, volume, colors and materials.

Width The horizontal side of the device when used in standard orientation.	71 mm (millimeters)
Height The vertical side of the device when used in standard orientation.	141.15 mm (millimeters)
Thickness The cross-sectional size of the device.	9.37 mm (millimeters)
Weight How much does the device weigh excluding the case, SIM and memory cards and other additional elements.	135 g (grams)
Volume Approximate value calculated using the formula: length times width times height.	93.9 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Colors What colors is the device available in? Read also:  How to use two SIM cards with eSIM on iPhone XS and iPhone XR	Black
Housing materials What materials is the body made of?	Plastic

System on a Chip (SoC)

A system on a chip, a single-chip system (System on a Chip, SoC) is when several systems performing different device functions are connected on one chip.

System on a Chip (SoC) A single-chip system that contains components such as a processor, graphics accelerator, memory units, communication interfaces, etc., as well as software for the operation of the system.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Central processing unit (CPU)

Central processing unit (CPU) The main component of the device is responsible for calculations and data processing.	ARM Cortex-A53
Technical process What technological process is used to make the chip? The smaller the process technology, the better - the chips consume less power and generate less heat.	28 nm (nanometers)
Processor size Processor capacity is a parameter that indicates how many bits of data a processor register processes in 1 clock cycle. This is usually 32 or 64 bits.	64 bit
Instruction Set Architecture Instruction set architecture (ISA) is a programmable part of the microprocessor core used by software to control the operation of the processor.	ARMv8
Number of processor cores The processor can be either single-core or multi-core. The performance of the processor depends on the number of cores (threads). The more cores working simultaneously, the higher the power consumption, so in mobile devices all cores are used only under high load.	4
CPU clock speed Clock speed is the number of operations per second that a processor or its core can achieve. The higher the frequency, the higher the overall performance of the device, but performance also depends on the processor architecture and the number of cores.	1200 MHz (megahertz)

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The graphics processing unit (GPU) is used to process and display graphics - 3D effects, games, interfaces and other visual elements. Due to the pipeline architecture, the GPU is many times more efficient in graphics processing than the processor.	Qualcomm Adreno 306
GPU clock speed Clock speed is the number of operations per second that the GPU or its core is capable of achieving. The higher the frequency, the higher the speed of the processor, and therefore the number of tasks it can solve.	400 MHz (megahertz)

Random access memory (RAM)

Amount of random access memory (RAM) RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM, RAM) is temporary memory (works only while the device is running), which stores data and code for the operational operation of programs and applications. The more RAM, the more programs you can run simultaneously without loss of performance (there will be fewer “brakes”).	2 GB (gigabytes)
Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of RAM used by the device.	LPDDR3
Number of RAM channels 1 is a single-channel RAM operating mode, basic, when 1 memory module is used. 2 is already a two-channel mode - a mode of parallel operation of 2 modules or pairs of modules, memory channels - this mode is 2 times faster than a single-channel one. 3 – three-channel mode is 3 times faster than single-channel mode.	Single channel
RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines the speed of RAM, or rather the speed of data transfer and reception. In theory, the higher the frequency, the more powerful the RAM.	533 MHz (megahertz)

Built-in memory

Most mobile devices have built-in Flash memory, which is used as a storage for system data, the operating system, as well as user data - photos, videos, recordings and much more.

Built-in memory capacity The higher the amount of built-in memory, the more games, programs, music, videos and your other files will fit in the device, especially the amount of memory is important when the device does not support memory cards.

16 GB (gigabytes)

Operating system

A mobile operating system (OS) is pre-installed software with a well-thought-out interface for user control of device functions.

Operating system (OS) The operating system installed by default by the device manufacturer, as well as its version.

CyanogenMod 12.1 (Android 5.1.1 Lollipop) CyanogenMod 13 (Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow)

Battery

To operate autonomously, a mobile device requires a battery that powers all its components.

Battery capacity The main characteristic of a battery is its maximum capacity, that is, the charge it can store. Capacity is measured in mAh (mAh, milliamp-hour). The higher the capacity, the longer the mobile device can work.	2500 mAh (milliamp-hours)
Battery type Many types of batteries have been used in portable devices, but NiCd (nickel-cadmium), NiMH (nickel-metal hydride), and even more so SLA (lead-acid) batteries are already considered obsolete. Instead, modern mobile devices use Li-Ion (lithium-ion) and Li-Pol, Li-Poly (lithium-polymer) batteries.	Li-Ion (Lithium-ion)
Call duration on 2G network (GSM, CDMA) Approximately how long will it take for a fully charged battery to discharge when talking in 2G mode. Approximate, because this time is influenced by many factors, such as the operator, signal strength, active applications, and so on.	10 h (hours) 600 min (minutes) 0.4 days
Waiting time on 2G network (GSM, CDMA) Approximately how long will it take for a fully charged battery to discharge if the mobile device is not used and is connected in 2G mode.	200 h (hours) 12000 min (minutes) 8.3 days
Call duration on 3G network (WCDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000) About how long a fully charged battery will be discharged during a call on third generation networks. Approximate time because it is influenced by various factors, including ambient temperature.	8 h (hours) 480 min (minutes) 0.3 days
Waiting time on 3G network (WCDMA, UMTS, CDMA2000) About how long a fully charged battery will be discharged if the mobile device is in standby mode and connected to third generation networks.	200 h (hours) 12000 min (minutes) 8.3 days

Screen

The screen (display) is the main element for displaying graphic information.

Technology The technology used to make the screen. There are many types of display manufacturing with their pros and cons.	IPS
Diagonal The screen diagonal of a device is measured in inches (inch, in or simply ″), and 1″ is equal to 2.54 cm.	5 in (inches) 127 mm (millimeters) 12.7 cm (centimeters)
Width Approximate screen width	62.26 mm (millimeters) 6.23 cm (centimeters)
Height Approximate screen height	110.69 mm (millimeters) 11.07 cm (centimeters)
Aspect Ratio Aspect ratio is the ratio of the shorter side of the screen, which is considered to be 1, to the longer side, which is denoted by a decimal fraction indicating the ratio to the short side.	1.778:1 16:9
Screen resolution Screen resolution is the number of horizontal pixels (dots) multiplied by the number of vertical pixels. The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image will be.	720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel Density The number of pixels per inch or PPI (pixels per inch) indicates the density of pixels per 1 inch (2.54 cm) of the screen. The higher the PPI, the sharper the image, and the less visible or even invisible “squares and dots” (pixels).	294 ppi (pixels per inch) 115 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth Color depth means how many bits are used in 1 pixel to display color (bits per pixel).	24 bit 16777216 colors
Screen area Approximate usable area occupied by the screen on the front of the device. The higher the percentage, the narrower the frames around the display or the smaller the “chin with bangs.”	68.99% (percentage)
Touch screen A touch screen is a device that usually covers the display and is a touch input tool. In fact, in mobile devices, the touchscreen is a replacement for the keyboard and mouse.	Yes
Touch screen type There are many types of touch screens, with their pros and cons. Mobile devices often use capacitive touchscreens, but technology does not stand still and new types of sensors are appearing.	Capacitive
Multi-touch Touch screen support for two or more touches. For example, zooming photos with two fingers.	Yes
Impact-resistant protective glass of the display The screen and touchscreen of a mobile device are usually covered with protective tempered glass (sometimes plastic or film is used instead of glass) to protect the display from impacts and scratches. Many companies are engaged in the production of such protection, but the most famous are Corning - Gorilla Glass and Asahi - Dragontrail.	Yes Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Main camera

The main camera, usually built into the rear of the device, is designed for creating photo and video content.

Photomatrix model An image sensor (matrix) is a light-sensitive sensor that converts an optical image into electrical signals that the device can subsequently process.	Samsung S5K3M2
Maximum image resolution This is the maximum number of pixels (dots) horizontally and vertically. The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image will be. Resolution can also be indicated in megapixels - this is the total number of pixels that can be in the image, calculated by the formula: vertical pixels multiplied by the number of horizontal pixels and divide the resulting amount by 1 million.	4160 x 3120 pixels 12.98 MP (megapixels)
Matrix type There are two main types of photomatrix, CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) and CMOS (Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor). Mobile devices mainly use a CMOS matrix - it requires less space, has low power consumption and heating. Recently, new types of sensors have begun to appear, for example PureCel from OmniVision.	ISOCELL
Matrix size The larger the physical dimensions of the sensor, the larger pixels can be installed there or the greater their number, increasing the luminous flux and exposure. That is, the larger the size, the better.	4.69 x 3.52 mm (millimeters) 0.23 in (inches)
Matrix pixel size Pixel size is one of the matrix parameters that determines what size pixels are used in the matrix. The larger the size, the better - less noise and a larger light-sensitive area.	1.127 µm (micrometers) 0.001127 mm (millimeters)
Crop factor The crop factor is the ratio between the dimensions of a small format 35 mm matrix (36 x 24mm) and the size of the device matrix. That is, how much is our matrix smaller than the 35 mm matrix. Almost all cameras have smaller matrices, and the indicator itself is more of a reference value.	7.38
Focal length Focal length is the distance from the center of the lens to the image sensor.	1.15 mm (millimeters) 8.49 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame)
ISO (light sensitivity) ISO is a standard that indicates a specific level of light sensitivity. The lower the ISO, the less sensitive the camera sensor is to light and the smoother the image is, with less noise. The higher the ISO, the correspondingly higher the light sensitivity, but more noise, graininess or reduced sharpness. The ISO range from 100 to 3200 is considered quite sufficient for everyday shooting in manual mode.	100 — 1600
Flash type Most mobile devices are equipped with light-emitting diode (LED) flashes, but there are also xenon flashes. As a flash, xenon is better - it is more powerful, but LED is more versatile (can work as a flashlight) and consumes less electricity.	Double LED
Maximum video resolution This is the maximum number of pixels (dots) horizontally and vertically. The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image will be.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
FPS video recording at maximum resolution FPS (Frames per Second, frame rate) is the number of frames that changes in 1 second. The higher the number of frames per second, the smoother the image will be. In this case, we mean the number of frames that the camera can achieve at its maximum resolution; the lower the resolution, the higher the FPS can be.	30 fps (frames per second)
Presence of flash Incorporating a flash into a mobile device allows you to take pictures in low light conditions. Creates the necessary lighting and compensates for the lack of natural light.	Yes
Digital zoom With digital zoom (zoom, enlargement), the subject is brought closer due to software image algorithms. The higher the magnification with digital zoom, the worse the image quality (noise, blur) will be compared to a non-zoomed one.	Yes
Focus on face Function of auto-detection of living objects and autofocus on their face or head.	Yes
Panoramic shooting mode Panoramic photography is a series of frames where each subsequent frame is a continuation of the previous one; at the end of the shooting, all frames are stitched together at the software level to create a panoramic photograph. Frames can be shot both vertically and horizontally, and their width can be up to 360 degrees. This type of shooting is used when the camera's viewing angle is not enough to capture the entire scene.	Yes
HDR shooting mode HDR photography takes a quick series of shots with highlights, midtones, and shadows, then combines them into a single frame with high dynamic range.	Yes
Electronic (digital) image stabilizer EIS (Electronic Image Stabilizer - digital image stabilization) is performed using software algorithms and is needed to reduce blurring when the camera shakes.	Yes
White balance White balance is a setting that helps ensure the correct color reproduction in an image by determining the color temperature of the light source in the frame. The balance can be set either automatically or manually.	Yes
ISO Setting ISO is the level of light sensitivity. The lower the ISO, the less sensitive the camera's light sensor and the smoother the image with less noise. The higher the ISO, the higher the light sensitivity, but more noise, graininess, or decreased sharpness.	Yes
Additional Information Additional information about the functions and characteristics of cameras.	Autofocus Continuous shooting Geo-tagging Touch focus Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene select mode

Front-camera

The front camera of a mobile device (selfie camera, rear camera) is a camera on the front part, which is usually used for video communication, recognition of gestures or faces, and selfie photographs.

Photo resolution The maximum image resolution that the camera can produce. As resolution increases, image detail increases. Resolution can also be indicated in megapixels (the total number of pixels that an image can consist of) - these are vertical pixels multiplied by horizontal pixels and divided by 1 million.	2560 x 1920 pixels 4.92 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution This is the maximum resolution the camera can record video at. The higher the resolution, the better.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Frame rate (FPS) of video shooting This is talking about FPS at maximum video resolution; at lower resolutions, the frame rate per second can be higher. FPS determines the smoothness of the video, as well as the ability to speed up or slow down it.	30 fps (frames per second)
Camera focal length Focal length is the distance from the center of the lens to the sensor. The focal length determines the viewing angle, scale and degree of blur.	4.6 mm (millimeters)

Memory card

A memory card (flash card) is an external data storage device that is used in many devices to increase memory capacity.

Memory card type and formats Mobile devices usually use 3 types of memory cards - SD, miniSD and the most common microSD. Each type has its own formats that the device supports.

microSD microSDHC

SIM card

Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) used in mobile devices to identify subscribers in cellular networks.

Type, size of SIM card A regular (mini SIM) card has dimensions of 25x15 mm. Micro SIM - 15x12 mm. Nano SIM - 12.3x8.8 mm. The sizes of SIM cards are different and not interchangeable. There is also an eSIM (virtual, electronic SIM card), it is built into the device and does not take up space.	Micro-SIM (3FF - third form factor, since 2003, 15.00 x 12.00 x 0.76 mm)
Number of SIM cards How many SIM cards does the device support?	2
Additionally Additional information about the operation of SIM cards in the device.	Dual SIM stand-by (Both cards are active. When one is busy talking, the other is deactivated.)

Mobile networks

This is a system in which communication and data transfer is carried out between subscribers, the location of one or more of which changes. This section lists the supported mobile communication standards and frequencies.

GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is a standard for digital mobile cellular communications of the second generation 2G with time and frequency division of channels. GSM came to replace analog cellular communications 1G (first generation).	GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), also called 3GSM, is a third generation (3G) mobile communications standard based on the WCDMA air interface.	UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE LTE (Long-Term Evolution, often referred to as 4G LTE) is a standard for wireless high-speed data transmission, which, although it belongs to fourth generation networks (4G), is essentially a transitional stage from 3G to 4G, greatly accelerating data transfer speeds. The standard has an improved version, LTE Advanced (LTE-A), which can already be considered a full-fledged 4th generation network.	LTE 800 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2600 MHz

Mobile network data standards

What data transfer standards in cellular networks are supported by the device, as well as their speed.

Data transmission technologies Technologies for receiving and transmitting data, as well as their maximum speed.

UMTS (384 kbit/s) EDGE GPRS HSPA+ LTE Cat 4 (51.0 Mbit/s, 150.8 Mbit/s)

WiFi

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) is a technology for wireless data transmission over a local network among devices based on IEEE 802.11 standards.

Wi-Fi Hot-Spot A hotspot is a Wi-Fi access point. In a mobile device, Hot-Spot turns the smartphone into a Wi-Fi access point, essentially turning it into a router capable of distributing the Internet.	Yes
WiFi Supported WIFI wireless network standards.	802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth (BT, bluetooth (z), “blue tooth”) is a short-range wireless network (up to 10, sometimes 100 meters) operating on radio waves to transmit voice and data between devices.

Bluetooth version Bluetooth technology is actively developing and, since 1998, has been constantly updating versions of the standard. Each subsequent version introduces one or several improvements in data exchange speed, range, facilitates pairing, reduces power consumption, or introduces some new protocols and operating profiles. The higher the Bluetooth version, the better. The technology is also backward compatible, for example, if your mobile device has version 5.0, then it will work with accessories version 4.2 and lower, but the improvements introduced in version 5.0 will not work; they will work only if both the device and accessories are version 5.	4.0
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Bluetooth LE is a low energy BT protocol specification.	Yes
A2DP profile The A2DP Bluetooth profile is designed to transmit a high-quality two-channel stereo signal via Bluetooth to wireless headphones, speakers and other acoustics.	Yes

Sensors

Modern devices have many sensors that help in measurements, trigger functions, and make using the device more pleasant.

Light sensor The light sensor reacts to the light level and is able to adjust the screen brightness automatically based on this. This is necessary to reduce power consumption and ease of use of the device.	Yes
Proximity sensor The proximity sensor reacts to the proximity of the mobile device to some object. For example, the sensor is used when talking on the phone to turn off the screen, which saves energy and prevents you from pressing buttons with your ear or cheek.	Yes
Gyroscope Gyroscope (gyroscope, gyro sensor) is a sensor for orientation in space that tracks the angle of inclination of even a stationary device along three coordinate axes. The sensor is mainly used in conjunction with an accelerometer in games and applications.	Yes
Accelerometer An accelerometer is a sensor that measures apparent acceleration, that is, it determines the position and distance at which a mobile device moves in space. Based on the data from this sensor, the screen orientation change, pedometer, control using tilts and gestures in games and applications, etc. work.	Yes
Digital compass This is software that displays data from a magnetic sensor or GPS in the form of a compass on the screen of a mobile device. If there are no sensors or GPS, then the digital compass will not work.	Yes
Additional sensors

Audio

Audio - characteristics and capabilities of a mobile device in terms of sound.

Music speaker There are two types of speakers in mobile devices - auditory and musical. The auditory speaker (speaker) is used for conversation, the music speaker (buzzer) is used to play music and sounds.

Loudspeaker Earphone

Radio

The radio in a mobile device can be built-in by the manufacturer (catch local radio channels, no internet required, often works only with headphones (as an antenna), but not always) or installed as an online application (requires internet, but more channels and often better quality) .

Built-in radio Is a radio tuner integrated into the mobile device?

Yes

Navigation and location

The location is determined by satellite navigation systems that track the device's autonomous geospatial location at multiple points. The most common satellite navigation systems are GPS, GLONASS, and the Chinese BeiDou.

GPS GPS (Global Positioning System) is a global satellite navigation system that can determine the position of a mobile device, build routes and find the desired object on the map with an accuracy of several meters.	Yes
A-GPS A-GPS (Assisted GPS) is an assistive technology that will help you quickly find the location of your cellular device without waiting for satellite data, which is especially important in indoors and cities. Location is determined in various ways, for example, Wi-Fi access points, mobile towers, bluetooth and others.	Yes
Additional navigation systems

USB connector

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a serial interface for connecting peripherals to computers, smartphones, laptops and much more. The interface allows you to exchange data and power a peripheral device with energy, as well as connect several peripheral devices to one USB connector at once.

Connector type What type of USB connector is used in the device.	Micro USB
USB standard The higher the standard, the faster the throughput, or more precisely the data exchange rate. With version 3.0 of the standard, the current was increased to 0.9A, eliminating the need for additional power for some devices.	2.0
USB Mass Storage Connecting a mobile device via USB as a data storage device. That is, when you enable this mode, your device can be used as a flash drive.	Yes
Additional characteristics Additional features of the USB connector, for example, OTG, whether the connection is supported, peripheral devices and additional memory.	Charging via USB

Headphone jack

A TRS headphone jack (or jack) is a common standard of connectors used for transmitting audio signals. By diameter there are jack (6.5 mm), mini-jack (3.5 mm) and micro-jack (2.5 mm). In mobile devices, the 3.5mm jack was considered the most popular and widespread, but recently they began to be removed, leaving only USB connectors, through which headphones are connected with a corresponding plug or using adapters.

3.5mm headphone jack Does the device have a 3.5 mm audio jack?

Yes

Connection and synchronization

Options for synchronizing your mobile device and connecting it to other devices.

Connection, synchronization Types of synchronization and connection technologies supported by the device.

Computer sync OTA sync Tethering

Browser

A browser is a browser program for viewing sites and their content on the Internet. Through the browser, you can open websites, search for information, download necessary files, watch streaming videos, play browser games, etc.

Technologies Markup and programming languages ​​supported by the built-in (standard) browser. For mobile devices, you can install additional browser applications if the standard one does not suit you.

HTML HTML5 CSS 3

Audio file formats/codecs

Mobile devices support many audio file formats, as well as codecs for playing them.

Default formats The formats that the mobile device supports out of the box are indicated. But if the device does not support the format you need, then you can try adding support for it. Sometimes support depends on the technical characteristics of the device (“hardware”) and nothing can be added here, but often the ability to process a particular audio format depends on the software part. You can install another audio player or codec set separately.

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr, .3ga) eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac) MIDI MP3 (MPEG) -2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)

Video file formats/codecs

Video file formats that the device supports and is capable of decoding and playing.

Default formats Video file formats that the device is capable of playing with standard firmware and a standard (built-in) set of programs. Not all formats are supported by default, but you can install a third-party video player and/or set of codecs.

3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp) AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v) WMV (Windows Media Video , .wmv) Xvid

Communication with the outside world

4G	LTE cat.4 150/50 Mbit/s LTE Bands 3,7,20
WiFi	b/g/n, 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth	v4.0, A2DP
USB modes	MTP
USB-OTG	—
MHL	—
NFC	—

LTE works as it should.

3G/4G can be enabled on either SIM card, but not on both at the same time (there is no need to physically swap places).

And no frills.

⇡#Camera

The device has two cameras - a front, five-megapixel and a main, thirteen-megapixel, with autofocus and dual LED flash. The set, frankly speaking, is quite “adult” - budget gadgets rarely get such things. Using the front camera, you can take good self-portraits and talk to video even in not very bright lighting. True, in this case you will have to put up with small “grain”, but this is quite forgivable. You won’t have to blush for selfies taken with the front camera of the Wileyfox Swift. She has only one limitation on use - in the dark she is expectedly helpless.

Wileyfox Swift - example of a photo taken with the front camera

The rear camera is implemented using a 13-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL S5K3M2 backlight sensor, its physical size is 1/3.06 inches, pixel size is 1.12 microns. A fairly standard solution for devices in the mid-price category.

Wileyfox Swift - main camera

The viewfinder interface in Cyanogen is simple and easy to use. There are no unnecessary bells and whistles - all options are at hand, they are available in one or two clicks. The shell provides manual setting of ISO sensitivity, white balance and exposure adjustment. There is a shutter delay. It is noteworthy that in the settings you can select the image quality as a percentage - that is, the device can “compress” photos to reduce their size. The power and volume keys can be assigned to the shutter release and zoom keys, respectively.

Wileyfox Swift - Camera Settings

In good lighting, the Swift's rear camera allows you to take very good shots - contrasty, rich, with decent detail. In artificial lighting, it is already somewhat lost - it periodically makes mistakes with the white balance, and autofocus can miss the subject, so you have to take a series of two or three photographs so that there is probably one successful one among them.

In poor lighting, the automatic focusing system does not work entirely correctly - it does not manage to focus on the first try, and the automation selects shutter speeds that are too long, which is why the photographs turn out blurry. You have to take this into account and hold the smartphone tightly. In principle, a standard budget camera, without any frills.

camtest Wileyfox Swift

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The smartphone can record video in high definition Full HD 1080p. A minute of recorded video takes up approximately 135 MB of disk space. There is a panorama shooting function and an HDR mode.

Screen

Matrix	S-IPS
Diagonal	5″
Permission	720×1280
Multi-touch	10
Max white brightness	464.3 cd/m2
Min white brightness	18.3 cd/m2
Contrast	620:1
Color temp.	7800K
Gloves	No

Very good. Hassle-free, pleasing to the eye screen. Not at all worth the price. Well, yes... The white fades a little into yellow when tilted. But is this a problem?

Maximum brightness is just wow. One of the brightest smartphones I've seen.

Excellent oleophobic coating. Very slippery surface. Clear, hassle-free sensor.

Gorilla Glass 3.

The vast majority of complaints about Swift are about the screen. As a rule, about broken points. But I didn’t find them on my copy.

Display

The 5.0-inch HD screen installed in this smartphone makes a mixed impression. On the one hand, it pleases with a good color gamut, high brightness and contrast, the absence of an air gap and viewing angles close to 180 degrees, but on the other hand, the IPS matrix used here suffers from problems typical of budget panels. The unevenness of black is clearly visible, and when viewed from an angle, a variety of color distortions are observed. If the deviation in the vertical plane mainly affects the brightness, then when viewed diagonally, the display goes either blue or yellow.

Software settings can't do anything about this. The manual adjustment of color rendering available in a separate menu is a wonderful option, but it is unlikely that you can really improve the image quality, as they say “by eye,” without a colorimeter. Adaptive brightness control often does not work correctly, and the night mode, which subjectively makes colors warmer, only spoils the picture.

The screen has an oleophobic coating, but it is not particularly effective.

Battery

Battery capacity - 2500 mAh, i.e. Average by today's standards.

The average result of battery tests at screen brightness of 150 cd/m2 is 134% of the conventional standard. A very good result.

Just keep in mind that in the case of this device, 150 cd/m2 is less than a third of the maximum brightness. And the screen, alas, still remains the main energy drain. Turn the brightness to maximum - the smartphone will not last long.

Full discharge time	Discharge in an hour
Video	9:50	10.1%
Video HD	6:50	14.5%
Easy game	5:00	19.7%
Hard game	4:50	20.4%
Telephone	25:00	4.0%
Music	38:30	2.6%
GPS on 3G window	7:40	13.0%
GPS on Wi-Fi window	10:20	9.6%
White screen	14:10	7.0%
White screen 100%	6:40	14.9%
White screen 0%	20:20	4.9%
Internet 3G	6:20	15.9%
Internet Wi-Fi	8:50	11.3%
Slow 3G torrent	14:00	7.2%
Slow torrent Wi-Fi	35:30	2.8%

Cameras

The 4.9 megapixel front camera is capable of taking good pictures. Maximum resolution 2560 x 1920 pixels. In addition, it can shoot Full HD video.

At the back there is a 13-megapixel matrix with the most necessary settings and capabilities. Let's touch on the most interesting of them.

It provides shooting in a variety of formats from 1 to 13 megapixels (4160 x 3120 pixels). Moreover, you can set the picture quality: from 55 to 100%. The lower the quality, the less weight the image has. This is done in order to save traffic when you need to share a photo with someone by sending it over a cellular network.

Here is a complete list of available shooting scenarios:

• fully automatic
• HDR (really works in some conditions)
• in move
• night photography
• stable shot
• panoramic photographs

Overall, I liked the quality of the pictures. For a device of this level, the camera is more than decent.

It seemed to me that the module is in no way inferior to that in Wileyfox Storm. And in some moments he may even shoot better.

Download the originals from here.

The HDR frame format works very well, but it needs to be used with caution.

No HDR

with HDR

No HDR

C HDR

Dark areas are now highlighted and the background is less important.

The device shoots videos in a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at 30 frames per second (bit rate 20 Mbit/s).

Wileyfox Swift as a photo and video camera

Rear:	13 MP (4160×3120)
Video:	FHD (1920×1280), 30 fps
Front:	5 MP (2560×1920)

The main camera is nothing special. Typical average level. Those. For a smartphone for 6-7 thousand, it is, of course, super. But you can’t take pictures in the dark and you can’t take one like this instead of a camera on vacation.

10 more photos

A few more photos

Video examples.

Front-camera:

⇡#Display

The smartphone has a five-inch display with HD resolution (720 × 1280 pixels). For an entry-level gadget, this resolution can be considered very, very decent. Its pixel density is acceptable - 293.7 ppi. Of course, individual pixels on the Wileyfox Swift screen can be seen without even holding the device close to your eyes. However, we dare to assure you: at a half-bent arm’s distance – and this is the distance at which they usually work with smartphones – they are practically invisible. It's just that small fonts "float" a little.

Wileyfox Swift – a fragment of a screen photograph with magnification; the “pixelation” effect is moderate

The device uses a matrix made using IPS technology. Its viewing angles are not very wide - as soon as you look away from the perpendicular, the contrast noticeably drops, and the black color becomes either dark gray or dark purple, depending on which side you look from. This is a common shortcoming of budget IP-es – we, frankly speaking, expected to see it here. But the gadget is responsive – it responds to touches quickly and accurately, and there are no problems with “gestures”. It’s just a pity that he either doesn’t recognize clicks while wearing gloves, even loose ones, or understands them incorrectly.

The Wileyfox Swift screen is very bright: the maximum luminosity of the white field is a fantastic 537 cd/m2. This is a very decent indicator for flagship-class devices, and we never expected to see it in a budget smartphone. The Swift display is bright enough for any working conditions, especially if you take into account the fact that there is no air gap between the matrix and the protective glass, which makes it possible to get rid of some of the unwanted reflections on the screen surface. The smartphone is equipped with a light sensor - it can independently adjust the brightness level that is comfortable for work, in accordance with the external lighting. It copes with this task well - the backlight is adjusted without jerking. It is noteworthy that, despite the high brightness reserve, in the dark the Swift display does not particularly hurt the eyes - the minimum luminosity of the white field is only 26 cd/m2. The backlight boundaries are extremely wide – and this is very good.

The contrast ratio of the Wileyfox Swift screen is decent – ​​870:1. This is not bad for a budget IPS matrix. In terms of this indicator, the Swift’s display is comparable to the screens of more expensive smartphones, and in terms of brightness it even surpasses them (which, you see, is surprising). Our graphs clearly demonstrate this.

Wileyfox Swift - Grayscale Color Temperature

The white balance of the smartphone display is not very well maintained. The color temperature of gray shades averages 7750 K, and on white it rises to almost 9000 K. As a result, the image on the Swift screen looks much “cooler” than it should - and it really shows. It turned out quite unsuccessfully with white - this color is common and at the same time very different in color temperature from the others.

Wileyfox Swift – gamma curve of gray shades (left) and color components (right) in comparison with the reference curve (indicated by a dotted line in the graphs)

The gray gamma curve, however, is close to the reference curve - accordingly, shades of gray on the Swift display are displayed plus or minus correctly until it comes to the lightest ones. The green and red color curves are flat at the top - the lighter shades of these colors look darker than they should. The gamma curve of blue, on the contrary, is raised throughout its entire length. This means that shades of blue are slightly overexposed - colors in general are not displayed accurately.

Wileyfox Swift - smartphone screen color gamut (white triangle) compared to the sRGB reference color space (black triangle)

The color gamut of the display is quite wide, but its green point is shifted to swamp shades, and the red point is shifted to red. In general, the Wileyfox Swift screen is not calibrated. However, no one expected perfect color rendition from a budget device: “by eye” the colors are more or less similar to what they should be, and thank you for that; and for such a high brightness margin, we are ready to forgive the Swift for unreliable color rendition.

Wileyfox Swift as a GPS navigator

The tenacity is good, there are no losses of satellites, they are located quickly. The tracks, however, are extremely uneven. Especially the bottom one (with the SIM card in the device). This won’t cause any major problems, but such a navigator will give you an extra 15-20% for walking routes.

The battery is good, the screen is bright. So, as a navigator, the smartphone is not bad. Just don’t forget that turning the brightness to maximum can easily reduce the operating time by half.

There is GLONASS.

Test tracks

Battery life

Initially, the battery charge indicator does not display percentages. It is not comfortable. The initial search for activating this function did not yield any results. It turned out that turning on the remaining charge percentage is in the “Status Bar” menu. Here you can also configure the location of the clock in this line, as well as activate the ability to control the display backlight by simply swiping your finger across the status bar. All this, of course, is great, but you won’t be able to find this menu right away. It didn't work out for me.

The easiest way is to go to the general system settings and enter the desired parameter in the search (upper right corner with a lens icon). If you know where this ghost menu is, please write in the comments. Even somehow interesting.

The battery itself is removable and has a capacity of 2500 mAh. There are no records and frankly weak autonomy here. A day or even a day and a half is the normal battery life of the device with 2-3 hours of screen operation (auto-brightness), constant background synchronization and other very ordinary things.

Wileyfox Swift as a toy

It's hard to play games where you have to constantly move your fingers across the screen. Those. shooting games like Dead Trigger 2 and NOVA3. It's somehow bad to control the characters. It’s as if the smartphone doesn’t react well to constant sliding across the screen, or something.

A game	Problems?
Angry Birds Go!	Strange rendering glitches.
Pitfall!	Everything is fine
Shoot The Zombirds	Everything is fine
Asphalt 8: Take Off	Maximum graphics.
Real Racing 3	Everything is fine
NOVA 3	Difficult to manage. It slows down terribly when there are a large number of characters on the screen.
Need for Speed ​​Most Wanted	30 seconds of game time = 33 seconds of real time.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Difficult to manage. It slows down even with the graphics reduced to minimum.
Dead Trigger 2	Maximum graphics. Difficult to manage.
Riptide GP2	Everything is fine
FIFA 15	Everything is fine

Equipment

Wileyfox comes from the manufacturer's warehouses in a miniature bright orange box, which contains nothing except the phone, a warranty card with a couple of instructions, a film for the screen and a short cable - white noodles. It should be noted that the plug of the included USB cable is longer than usual and finding a replacement that would fit securely into the connector may not be easy.

Autonomy

During operation without charging, a non-removable battery with a capacity of 2700 mAh is responsible, which will easily last the whole day under average load. First of all, the good battery life is due to the simple HD display.

If you load the device with the Internet, web surfing and games, the battery will not last until the evening, which is not surprising. To save battery, the gadget has five power consumption modes.

Cyanogen OS interface

Cyanogen OS is a godsend for geeks and those who like to customize, personalize, and just tinker with the settings. What can I say, this platform in some sense is an important argument in favor of Wileyfox smartphones, but there is one caveat. Cyanogen OS, as they say, is everything - the developer company is Cyanogen Inc. As of December 31, 2016, it stopped supporting the commercial operating system.

Despite this, the official Wileyfox website reports that the company will continue to release operating system updates with bug fixes and current security patches. In addition, it is reported that “around the beginning of February 2022, an update to Android 7.0 Nougat will be released without Cyanogen OS, but with maximum retention of opportunities for customizing the firmware.” Well, this is very good news for owners of the brand’s smartphones and those who are planning to buy them.

The fingerprint scanner is located on the back panel under the main camera and works great, but not instantly - after flagship devices, a slight delay is still noticeable, but we are talking about a split second.