Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsIts a not good nor a bad phone
Reviewed in India on 19 September 2016
On Design Coolpad Mega 2.5D comes with a metal edges and Plastic Black cover which looks like made up of Metal . On front It has a 5.5-inch HD display with 2.5D curved edged screen Above the screen there is camera module , Notification LED as well as earpiece. below the display we have On Screen buttons and Coolpad Logo . On the top there is 3.5 mm audio jack ,To the right side of the device is the power button and SIM slots which is Hybrid SIM, while the left side feature a volume rocker. on the bottom we have micro USB port and noise cancellation microphone. Coming to back we have a 8MP camera with an f/2.2 lens below we have Coolpad logo & Speaker Grill . The device measure 153×76.8×7.85mm and weights 143g which can be used in Single hand looking at build Quality of device which is improved from Note 3 Lite.
Coolpad Mega 2.5D feature a 5.5-inch HD 720P Display with 2.5D curved edged screen which produces good viewing angles in both indoor as well as outdoor in direct sunlight Display on Mega 2.5D is way better than on other smartphones available in market at the price range it is available.
Coolpad Mega 2.5D is powered by a Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735P processor with Mali-T720 GPU and 3GB of RAM out of which around 2GB is available on first boot . On storage it has a 16GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 32GB with microSD card support. Out of 16GB around 10.46GB is available for users Devices supports Hybrid SIM which means you can use one SIM or MicroSD card or Dual SIM support.
On GeekBench 3 phone scores 465 on single core and 1301 on Multi core . On Quadrant standard phone score 10382 points .On AnTuTu Benchmarks Phone scores 26151 points. Coming to performance we were able to play some games with no issue but while playing High end games notice some lag for normal use like internet , Music, Playing normal games there was no issue ti worked fine with while playing high end games or while using multiple app we notice some lag there was no heating issue . At price point it is available Mega 2,5D has direct competition from Redmi 3s which comes with Snapdragon 430 Processor
On Camera Coolpad Mega 2.5D has a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and 8MP front facing camera both camera comes with f/2.2 aperture .The images captured turned out to be quite good in broad daylight in both front as well as rear camera low light camera performance was average Both rear and front camera can record videos up to 720P. camera app comes with some modes such as Face Beauty, HDR, Dim light, Smile shot, panorama, Gesture shot. Pro mode allows to use optional features like white balance, exposure, ISO using an interface , Looking at Price point Mega 2.5D has a decent camera . Check camera samples below
Coolpad Mega 2.5D runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OS with CoolUI 8.0. User interface has been changed as compared to Coolpad Max we tested few months now now Swiping up from below brings up short cut to WiFi , Mobile data, Bluetooth , Auto brightness There's also screen recording baked into the firmware. there are several prelaoded apps such as Facebook, Amazon, WhatsApp, WeChat, WPS Office, Xploree, Cool Service and Cool Store, Xploree. Cool services apps gives details about the service centers available in India. The phone comes with their own cool store where we can download some apps such as Quickr, turbo cricket,Wikipedia. now talking about notification panel there are some usefull shortcut such as C button which works as shortcut button when you enable it there will small C logo on Display click it to use shortcuts such as screenshot, power button, restart etc .Cool Store app has bee also updated with new design lets you shop for apps, games and presents you deals on random products. The UI works fine with No lag. user interface is very smooth and works fluidly without any lags.
On Connectivity Device include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS. Coolpad Mega 2,5D has a speaker on rear output via Both headphone jack and normal speaker is loud and clear. Sound quality on calls was also good devices comes VoLTE and supports Reliance Jio 4G SIM we have tested Jio SIM both calls and Data works fine . Coolpad Mega 2.5D is Packed by a 2500mAh battery which is able to deliver more 12-14 hours of battery life on Heavy use like Playing games watching videos , listening music , social networks . while on normal use with just Calls using data, playing games sometimes it can last close to One Day . devices support Quick charge which charges devices from 10-100& in 90 minutes.
Coolpad Mega 2.5D comes in Champagne Gold and Royal gold colors priced at Rs 6,999 Build and design of smartphone is good at the price it is available. display provide decent viewing angles.
Coolpad had not included Fingerprint sensor on Mega 2.5D which was available with Note 3 Lite which made it unique at this price point. VoLTE support decent Camera and battery life . if you are looking for good display,VoLTE support, 3GB RAM and decent performance and Mega 2.5D will be good buy but there are other smartphones like Redmi 3s and Swipe Elite Plus available in market at similar price.
