Cloudfone Thrill 430x is one of today’s Rebrander’s Big Three, along with CherryMobile Titan and MyPhone A919. It melted hearts and swooned buyers with its colossal
4160mah battery, theorized to last three days with a price tag higher than the
Titan but lower than A919. Aside from the battery, initial buyers could be
pushed back by its unattractive form and heaviness. Physicality is not a major
factor for me so I went for it and gave it a try. Finally, I have had the
chance to fully test its capabilities in real life situations.
Friends’ Feedback
Prior to acquisition of
this phone, my friends and classmates did not even know of the Cloudfone Brand
as they thought it was the name of a phone from either Cherry or MyPhone. As I asked
them if I was to trade my A919 for this, most of them said no as most of them
were impressed with the A919. Still, I pushed through with the deal. As I shoved
it to their faces, most of them were also not impressive with its physical
looks but they were surprised at its very clear screen. They were also amazed
on how it sported a 4160mah battery along with my story on its performance.
What I told them? Read on and find out for yourself.
The Stress Test
START! (100% at 2.45pm
December 17)
I acquired this phone
on Sunday 1pm, and made initial tests with it, admittedly initially, I was not
impressed as battery discharge percentage was dropping quickly. As I charged it
at 9am it took me almost 6 hours to fully charge it, as 100% Mark was achieved
at 2.45pm. One hour of music drained 5%. As I travelled from UST to Laguna, I played
music on the LRT, played an hour of video on the bus and 30 Minutes of games,
by 10pm my battery was at about 71%. At 10pm, I called my special someone and
talked for almost 2 hours, by then my battery was at a whopping 68%, this is
where I was extremely amazed. As I slept and woke up at about 6am, I was even
more amazed to see 66% battery. YES ONLY TWO PERCENT DROP FOR 6 HOURS. At this
point, I never plugged the phone to a charger and had faith that this will last
me another day.
As I went journeyed to
UST at about 9am, I was stuck in heavy traffic, I was able to watch three
45-Minute Episode of The O.C. with a little bit of music, I reached UST at
about 12nn with 44% battery and proceeded to more important stuffs like
studying. A few texts here and there and my battery dropped to 43% at 2.30pm.
After a brief studying I played for almost an hour, one thing I noticed was
when playing games continuously when the machine heats up, it drastically
drains the battery from then on. After gaming, I was down to about 25% and
finally decided to go home. As I travelled from UST to Project 8, I listened to
music and it drained my battery down to 20%. At 12mn, I decided to charge it
with a hefty 13% battery left. I forgot
to mention, the test was done on max brightness setting.
SUPER TEST
OBSERVATIONS AND FINAL WORDS:
With this super test
here was what I was able to observe:
1. On standby with
light texting and calling, this phone could pretty much last a whole month – I find
this stupid, why the hell would you spend P7777 and not use it?
2. This phone is not
even close to A919 or Titan when playing Games especially HD Games.
3. The phone is pretty
much just a faster Cherry Mobile Flare, admittedly not as smooth as the Titan
or A919
4. When Playing Music,
slight pauses can be heard, no idea why
5. It has a very
impressive audio output earphones attached
6. When plugged to a
computer, sometimes safely removing takes a long time
7. It typically takes
6 hours to charge
8. When plugged to a
computer, notification settings will revert back to default (I’m Using GoSms
Pro)
9. It has a very impressive 8Mp Cameras with hell of a lot of options to choose from
9. It has a very impressive 8Mp Cameras with hell of a lot of options to choose from
10. THE 3-DAY BATTERY LIFE IS NOT TRUE BUT THIS IS NOT
A BAD THING
NUMBER 10 DESERVES
JUSTIFICATION!
Yes I know that I said this phone can
probably last a month with light use, but what the hell did you buy this phone
for? Android phones are meant to be used, even abused. Personally, I think it
is the best Operating System out there for its straight-forward and hassle free
usage. Want to play a music? Copy paste, want to play a game? download an apk from the web or simply download from playstore! Want to play a movie? Copy paste, you
can play virtually any video on an Android phone, as the numerous apps will let
you play almost any video file you can think of. Unlike Symbian phones, you can download hundred thousand of apps for free, you don't even need to hack your phone to run simple games and apps. Unlike iOs, you don't need to be locked to Apple-only products when transferring files, music or anything. If you would use this phone
for texting, get a freaking Nokia 101 for crying out loud, even Nokia 3310 will fit your need nicely. For an Android Phone
to be able to play 4 Hours music, 4 hours video, 2 Hours HD Gaming(NBA 2k13), almost
4 hours call at MAX BRIGHTNESS on ONE SINGLE CHARGE, that sure is darn impressive! This result was almost
already duplicated today as my usage of an android phone is redundant. For me, the bogus 3-day battery life is not a
big deal breaker as it has pretty much served me well. If anyone would ask me
if Cloudfone Thrill is a recommended device I would say yes with two thumbs up!
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