Despite the fact that Asian companies are determined to occupy as much of the market as possible, regardless of the segments they target all their devices, Europe is still a region in which there are many brands that are trying to subtract some prominence from the first thanks to some assets such as the locality component, which may be more attractive for users of the Old Continent to find, at least in theory, more elaborate terminals that have been at least designed by firms based here and that on paper, they have nothing to envy those from eastern lands, neither in price, nor in characteristics.
Today we are going to talk to you about Allview, a Romanian technology company that is already giving a lot to talk about in Eastern countries and that little by little, is establishing itself more strongly in the rest thanks to terminals such as X4 Soul, which has become his jewel in the crown. Next we will tell you more about this phablet that as we can see by its cost, it will be aimed at the most demanding but, will its price correspond to its characteristics? During this article we will try to see what its possibilities are through the benefits with which it intends to snatch positions from other already established Chinese firms.
Integrated
One of the main attractions of this model is its metal cover which tries to offer a little more resistance while trying to reduce the dimensions of the terminal. With this, it is achieved that it does not exceed the 8 mm thick and its weight is around 165 grams. As usual, it has a fingerprint reader. At the moment, it is only available in black and is not expected to go on sale in more versions. It has some small side frames.
Image
Most significant in this regard is the fact that the X4 Soul features the latest in Corning Gorilla in terms of screen reinforcement. At the same time, it is endowed with the technology 2,5 D which is aimed at further reducing the thickness of the lens without creating residual glare on your screen. 5,5 inches It has a Full HD resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. Dual cameras are another of its strengths. Made by Sony, we find two rear lenses 13 and 5 Mpx and another front that also reaches 13. Do you think that these are enough features for the latest Allview to reach the high range?
Performance
MediaTek has not only been the choice of choice for a multitude of mid-range and entry-level manufacturers. The component company appears to have made the leap to the higher end with its family of processors Helio, which in the case of the X4 Soul would be present through the P10, capable of reaching peaks of 2 Ghz. To this parameter, others are added as a 4 GB RAM and a capacity of 64 storage which can be duplicated by incorporating Micro SD cards. A Mali T860 GPU aims to offer higher performance when playing heavier audiovisual content and games.
Operating System
Perhaps this is one of the Achilles heels of this phablet since, unlike many others from Chinese or also European firms that could see the light in the coming weeks and that have Nougat as standard, the X4 Soul is equipped with marshmallow. The most logical thing would be that support was released to update the latest member of the Android family. In terms of connectivity, typical networks such as 3G or 4G. In terms of autonomy, a 3.000 mAh battery that it does not seem to have any fast charging technology but that according to its manufacturers, exceeds 20 days in standby mode. Do you think that here may be some obstacles for this device to be attractive among the highest models?
Availability and price
Announced over the last few weeks, from the company's website it is already on sale through reservations. Its final commercialization could take place during these days and its approximate cost would be about 420 euros. This could be interpreted as a strategy aimed at subtracting ground from other Asian companies as we have mentioned before, but do you think it is a cost that is really justified given the characteristics of this model?
As you have seen, it is possible to find some technology companies that try to stand out in a panorama marked by a strong implantation of a handful of brands that have achieved the favor of a more demanding public. But, do you think that the weight of firms like Allview is still low and that this may condition its greater acceptance in the future? You have more related information available, such as phablets from China from another series of more modest firms that have also tried to make the leap to European markets such as LeEco so that you can give your own opinion on what the pending challenges may be that the brands of the Old Continent have to face both inside and outside its borders.