Walton Primo V1 Hands on Review

After putting the Walton Primo ZX on display, it was time for another feature smartphone to take a place beside it. Enter the Walton Primo V1.

Brace yourselves for a hell lot of pictures of the device below!

At first sight, the smartphone looks like the cousin of the already released Primo X2. Although the Primo X2 is a bit thicker, V1 comes with a sleek body measuring 7.64mm in thickness. As I held the device for the first time, it felt as if it was a huge dark chocolate bar! It might not be the thinnest smartphone ever in the markets but it is thin, at least thinner then my bulky Galaxy S4.

The overall design language of Primo V1 is impressive. Good to see that the rear isn’t made of plastic but has a matte finish which wouldn’t be a hangout place for smudges and maybe scratches too unless the rear is scratched hard.

What I loved about this device is the crisp and sharp display that it sports. The 5-inch Full HD screen with 1920 x 1080 resolution delivers what it promises. Under the hood, Walton Primo V1 is armed with a Octa Core ARMv7 Processor clocked at 1.7GHz, Mali 450 as its GPU and a 2GB of RAM.

The device comes with a whopping 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5.0 megapixel on the front. With the Primo V1, it is possible to record Full HD videos. If you love taking pictures and videos, there’s an expandable micro SD slot up-to 64GB so that you just don’t run out of space.

The Primo V1 runs on a late Android 4.2.2 which should be upgraded to at least Android 4.4 in the future. Hope the potential customers receive it before another new Android version is released.

The customised user interface can be a bummer to some. This user interface is quite similar to that we have see in Walton Primo ZX. Take it as it being a version like TouchWiz in Walton. But hey, this is Android and there’s always a way out. If you want the stock version, there’s always a launcher app to help you out with it.

As usual, whenever we have our hands-on with a new smartphone, we do a benchmark test. The Primo V1 scored 24,175 which is slight close to the old HTC One. For the Nenamark test results, look below.

Walton Primo V1 Nenamark Test

The V1 also has some cool similar features embedded on it. You can easily wake up the device by swiping an alphabet on the black screen. Want to write a message? Swipe the alphabet ‘M’. Listen to music? Swipe the alphabet ‘C’. For every options you can customize whichever alphabets you want to represent.

To keep the Walton Primo V1 charged up, it comes with a 2,220 mAH removable lithium-ion battery.

The device isn’t up for sale yet but according to the officials, the device, when released, might carry a price tag ranging from TK 20,000 to TK 25,000.

MORE PICTURES:

Rear of Walton Primo V1

Bottom: Primo X2 Top: Primo V1

Top: Walton Primo V1 and Bottom: Walton Primo X2

Left: Primo V1 Right: Primo X2

Walton Primo V1 Specifications

Basic information

Operating System: Android 4.2.2 (jelly bean)
Processor: 1.7 GHz Octa core ARMv7 Processor
Number of Physical Core: 8
GPU: Mali 450
RAM: 2GB
Storage space (ROM): 16GB
Expandable memory up to 64GB

Call mode: Dual card dual standby
3G supports in both SIM slot

Network parameters

Network type: UMTS+ GSM
Network band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz; UMTS 900/2100 MHz
Network speed: GPRS / EDGE / 3G / HSPA+

Screen parameters
Screen size: 5.0-inch Full HD
Resolution: (1080*1920) Pixels
Touch and Protector: Capacitive touch screen up to 5 fingers multi touch with 3rd generation corning gorilla glass
Display type and materials: IPS2+OGS

Camera
Sensor: CMOS
Rear camera: Omnivision BSI 13 Mega pixels Auto Focus camera
Front camera: BSI 5 Mega pixels
Video recording: Full HD (1080p) (1920×1080)
Flash: Support

Capture Mode: Support (HDR mode, panorama mode, face beauty, auto scene detection, multi view, smiling photographs, etc.)
AF mode: Support auto focus, face detection, touch focus and manual object tracking
ISO Speed: Auto / 100/200/400/800/1600
Geo tagging, voice capture and image editing

Multimedia

1080p Full HD Video playback
Clear Motion Technology: Support
FM radio support with recorder

Connectivity:
Dual Band Wi-fi a/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth V4, Micro USB V2, OTG
Wireless Display Sharing, WLAN Hotspot

Sensors:
Motion sensors: Accelerometer (3D), Gyroscope, Gravity, Linear acceleration, Rotation vector, Corrected Gyroscope
Environment sensors: Light (Brightness)
Position sensors: Proximity, Orientation, Magnetic Field (Compass)
Dual mic noise reduction

GPS module:

GPS with A-GPS network-assisted GPS navigation function

Battery

Capacity: 2200mAh
Type: Removable Lithium-ion battery

Weight: 142.48 (with battery)
Dimension: 145 X 69.8 X 7.64 mm

Special Features:

Sleep mode gesture
– Alphabet wake
– Swipe up, down, left and right
– Keyless wakeup

Smart intelligence
– Flip mute
– Glove mode
– Smart ring

Clear Motion Video Technology

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