Idea Ultra II
Idea Ultra II Mobile Price in India
Idea has cleverly come out with a good phone for the Indian market. Not only does it suffice the needs of an Indian Buyer but also uses that phone for marketing the Idea network. It is a big powerful phone with good battery and camera. This phone gives a competition to those which are already established themselves in the market such as the Moto E, Galaxy Grand, etc. However, now with the release of phones such as the Huawei Honor Holly and Redmi Note 4G, the Idea Ultra II might fail to attract a large number of buyers.
Features and Specification
The Ultra II is a big 5.5 Inch phone powered by a quad-core processor clocking at 1.3 GHz. It runs the Android Jelly bean OS and has 1 GB of RAM. The internal memory is 4 GB which can be expanded. It is a Dual SIM phone with both GSM SIM and support for 3G net connectivity. It has an 8 MP primary camera with a 2MP secondary camera. It also comes with all the basic sensors required to make most of the apps work. It has a big 2500 mAh battery which gives a long lasting performance on mixed usage.
Design and Quality
This phone has a poor build quality with the plastic that feels a bit inferior. But just to look at it, it seems very similar to Micromax Bolt A068. It has a rectangular shape but more rounded edges on all 4 sides. It comes in black and white variants. The power button and the volume rockers are located towards the centre of the left panel. It has 3 capacitive buttons at the bottom of the QHD display. The display has a resolution of 960x540 pixels capable of displaying 16 M colours. But it looks slightly faded due to less resolution of the screen.
OS and Tech
This phone runs the Android version 4.2 which is Jelly Bean. This is now a pretty old version but it is still pretty good. The phone comes with basic sensors such as Proximity, Ambient light, G sensor which helps the user to get better experience while using various apps and games. The camera software is simple with auto focus capability. This phone also comes with separate memory for SMS and Phonebook and also has a few pre-installed games.
Camera and Multimedia
The Ultra II has a pretty impressive 8 MP primary camera which is capable of taking good pictures and recording good quality videos. The camera does suffer under low-light conditions, but can be managed to an extent by using the flash. It also has a secondary 2MP camera for taking selfies and video calling. It takes average quality pictures but is great for video conferencing or video chatting. It supports many audio and video multimedia files and has comes with inbuilt player to handle those files. The display on this phone provides a good experience but under bright sunlight, the display seems to be a little faded.
Battery and Memory
The battery on this phone is huge compared to the specifications on the phone. It is a 2500 mAh battery which provides a Standby Time up to 500h on 2Gand 350h on 3G. and also quite a long talktime. This phone is very suitable to people who have mixed usage requirements and will definitely be happy with the battery performance. This phone comes with 4 GB of internal memory. The external memory can be expanded up to 32 GB using micro SD cards. The RAM on this device is 1 G which is necessary for phones as big as this. This RAM ensures that there is no log while using aps or while switching between apps. It also ensures that memory intensive games can be played without much of interference or screen freeze.
Pros and Cons
For Pros:
· Big battery that lasts long
· Powerful processor and good amount of RAM to ensure smooth operations
· Good camera
For Cons:
· Doesn’t have the Latest android OS
· The look and feel of the phone isn’t that great
· Signal quality doesn’t seem to be consistent.
Verdict
This is a great phone of you are having mixed usage requirements. It is not a camera phone and so even though it has a decent camera it isn’t for people who want very good clarity images most of the times. But if you are looking for a phone that looks big and also performs pretty good, then this is the right phone for you. Users can also take advantage of the various offers provided by Idea for buying this phone.