Vodafone Smart Platinum 7

PapaLazaru · 15 Jun 2016 at 22:09

Looks a bit tasty for only £300 and comes with a free VR headset.

Dimensions 154.0 x 75.65 x 6.99mm
Weight 155g
Colours Quartz black
Screen 5.5“ WQHD AMOLED 534ppi
Camera 16MP AF w/flash f/2.0. 8.0MP w/flash
Platform Android M
Chipset MSM8976 (Snapdragon 652) Octacore (4x1.8Ghz + 4x1.2GHz)
Memory 3GB RAM 32GB microSD up to 128GB supported
Battery capacity 3000 mAh, Quick charge 3.0
Networks GSM/EDGE/3G/HSPA+/LTE (CAT6)
Features Wifi a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 and 5GHz, BT4.2LE, NFC, GPS with aGPS, Fingerprint
Box contents Travel charger, Wired stereo headset, USB data cable, QSG
Key USP WQHD AMOLED screen, front facing stereo speakers, slim and premium design, all-day-battery battery, zero-shooting lag camera, HDR, 4K recording
Max. SAR 0.848 W/kg

http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/what/devices/smartplatinum7.html

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/137...e-vr-headset-to-show-off-its-affordable-power

AMDPower · 16 Jun 2016 at 18:08

that some nice specs for the price

kona786 · 16 Jun 2016 at 18:36

Question is will it get Android N?

AFAIK the Smart Ultra 6 is still on Lollipop.

elrasho · 16 Jun 2016 at 19:42

For £9 more you get the oppo 3 this should be £250ish

kona786 · 16 Jun 2016 at 20:07

elrasho said:
For £9 more you get the oppo 3 this should be £250ish

Not as clear cut though. This has stereo speakers and an SD slot, and also QHD res.

PapaLazaru · 16 Jun 2016 at 20:43

kona786 said:
Question is will it get Android N?

AFAIK the Smart Ultra 6 is still on Lollipop.

Apparently so.

elrasho · 16 Jun 2016 at 21:15

kona786 said:
Not as clear cut though. This has stereo speakers and an SD slot, and also QHD res.

Stereo speakers +1
SD Card - oneplus3 has 64GB storage so doesn't need one
QHD screen - kills battery life and you cant tell the difference on a such a small screen

kona786 · 16 Jun 2016 at 21:18

For one I'd want more than 64GB. Why limit yourself?

And two, it was proven ages ago that QHD has hardly any affect on battery life, comparing the S5 which had both a FHD and QHD version.

I have a Nexus 6 and battery life is great. And so it is on the S7. QHD isn't a must though I'd have to see the OP3 panel to make judgement. I can see the Pentile matrix on the Note 3 is all.

elrasho · 16 Jun 2016 at 21:28

What could you need more than 64gb of storage for!?

kona786 · 16 Jun 2016 at 21:38

Something called media.

Richy888 · 16 Jun 2016 at 21:43

elrasho said:
For £9 more you get the oppo 3 this should be £250ish

Probably will be at some point when Voda have an offer on it.

Richy888 · 16 Jun 2016 at 21:47

elrasho said:
Stereo speakers +1
SD Card - oneplus3 has 64GB storage so doesn't need one
QHD screen - kills battery life and you cant tell the difference on a such a small screen

QHD may be noticeable when you use the bundled VR headset - though 10mins later the novelty may have worn off

elrasho · 16 Jun 2016 at 21:49

kona786 said:
Something called media.

Right..... Ok :rolleyes:

AMDPower · 17 Jun 2016 at 14:06

elrasho said:
For £9 more you get the oppo 3 this should be £250ish

Think I would have to retract my previous analysis somewhat, the one plus 3 is better phone apart from screen resolution and SD card slot. Also the Vodafone has a series 6 snap drgon vs the 820. Vodafone almost had a great phone if they just put a better processor. If they drop the price to £250 mark it might be worth a look but personally just pay the extra for a much better performing cpu.

pinkpound · 17 Jun 2016 at 14:37

Oh you have the plus point of the wonderful Vodafone customer service

That should be in the specs list

Myshra · 17 Jun 2016 at 15:21

Smart Ultra 7 is coming too - it's announced internally and some OpCos (not UK yet). Details are here:
http://www.vodafone.com/content/index/what/devices/smartultra7.html

Dimensions 152.2x78.12x8.68mm
Weight 150g
Colours Silver, Dark Grey
Screen 5.5” FHD
Camera 13MP AF with Flash, 5MP FF front camera with Flash
Platform Android M
Chipset MT6755M (MediaTek)
Memory 2GB RAM / 16GB ROM (end user ~10GB) + MicroSD Card slot
Battery capacity 2960 mAh
Networks GSM/EDGE/3G/HSPA+/LTE-CAT4
Features WiFi 2.4G: 802.11 b/g/n; 5G: 802.11 a/n BT 4.1 A2DP, GPS
Box contents Charger, 3.5”stereo headset , Micro-USB data cable, QSG, Safety & Warranty Guide
Key USP Speed is what I need: LTE Cat 4, latest Android M, large memory, octa-core processor, premium design.
Max. SAR 0.544 W/kg

to be clear, this is not the plat but a successor(...ish) to the current SU6. LTE CAT 4 = 150mb down and I believe they mean 802.11 AC when it says A/N. 802.11a is a bit old now

elrasho · 17 Jun 2016 at 15:42

ugh Mediatek CPU no wonder it will be so cheap

kona786 · 17 Jun 2016 at 15:55

That ultra 7 looks to be a waste of time. No real improvement over the SU6?

steve5424 · 21 Jun 2016 at 09:55

Anyone got the Platinum yet?

marc2003 · 21 Jun 2016 at 23:21

If I was forking out that much, I wouldn't want the vodafone branding. I have a SU6 which I'm happy with and don't mind the branding because it's dirt cheap. Maybe others aren't as petty as me??