Chinese companies continue to strive to occupy a prominent place not only in the low cost segment, where their leadership is indisputable, but also in the group of medium terminals and, in the case of the most powerful, also in that of the highest in in terms of features and price. Either due to a lack of resources that prevents them from climbing positions, or due to a strategy based on the creation of affordable models but somewhat more superior in terms of their characteristics, the truth is that the offer does not stop increasing.
Today we are going to talk to you about Hisense. This firm, which has some presence in Spain and whose catalog can be viewed through Internet shopping portals, has launched a new phablet call F23 which seems to fulfill all the principles of the small companies of the country of the Great Wall, following in the wake of other models of the firm such as Maxe. Next we will tell you more about this device and we will try to see if it is a really competitive model or, however, it has important limitations.
Integrated
We begin with a series of indicators in the visual field that reflect that this device is within the usual: Metal casing with not very pronounced edges that, however, are accompanied by somewhat thicker side frames that breaks with the current trend based on screens that reach practically the extremes. As is customary, it has a fingerprint reader later.
Image and performance
According to GizChina, the F23 would be equipped with a diagonal of 5,5 inches that would be completed with a resolution Basic HD 1280 × 720 pixels. In the section of the cameras, two lenses, which do not make great boasting either: A rear of 8 Mpx and a front of 5. All this supported by a processor Snapdragon 425 whose maximum speed is approximately 1,4 Ghz. Do you think it is enough to offer stability and speed at the same time? To this, they would add a 3 GB RAM and a storage capacity of 32 that could be expanded with Micro SD cards. Its operating system is Android Marshmallow.
Availability and price
Presented at the end of February, the most logical thing would be for this device to go on sale first in China without revealing more about its possible expansion to other markets. As for its cost, the change would be around 220 euros. Do you think it is an adequate figure or is it possible to find other balanced and affordable phablets of somewhat better known brands? You have more information available about other similar models such as U7 Max so that you can give your opinion.