The Cloudfone Thrill 430x is one of the most affordable smartphone that Cloudfone has got to offer its customers. Although it is not as expensive as its counterparts, it is still a high performing smartphone with some very impressive features and properties.
The following list showcases some of the various features and performance level you can expect from the Cloudfone Thrill 430x smartphone. They include:
Design: Cloudfone Thrill 430x smartphone weighs about 170 grams, with a body dimension of 123.0×68.0x14.2 mm. With the following Hard Buttons: Dedicated camera, Power and Volume. It also has the following Soft Keys: Home, Menu and Back Buttons. It comes loaded with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS. It comes in option of two colors that is black and white.
Display: It has a 4.3 Inched IPS QHD capacitive touchscreen that is Multi-touch. The screen has a resolution of 960×540 pixels, working up to a pixel density of 256 ppi.
Hardware: Under the hood it has a Dual Core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm MSM8225 processor (Adreno 203 GPU), backed with a 768 MB of RAM. It also comes with a 4 GB on internal memory storage which can be expanded to up to 32GB using a microSD card.
Camera: It is equipped with an 8 MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash and also features an auto focus, panorama and touch focus features. It can also act as a Camcorder that can record 720p videos, it has a 0.3 MP VGA front-camera for taking selfies among other things.
Connectivity and Technology: It has got Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G, microUSB (USB 2.0) and HSDPA.
Battery: It comes with a 4160 mAh battery, which is very impressive when compared to the smartphone industry’s competition. However, as of now there no current details on how much talk time and stand-by time these batteries can support, but it is expected to do much better than most phones already in the market.
Multimedia: It is equipped with music player for playing audio files, it has several preinstalled programs for playing video (though it can only play efficiently videos lower that 480p, more than this they start lagging).
Other Features: It has the following sensors: proximity, light and gravity sensors. In terms of messaging it can support IM, Email, MMS and SMS threaded view. It also has an HTML Browser and A-GPS support.
Pros: It has crystal clear voice transmission, good screen brightness and crisp, smooth navigation through its interface. It has one of the longest lasting batteries in the smartphone industry (can last up to 2 days under heavy use). Great camera properties with a physical shutter button and with its processing power and RAM space it is able to execute multiple commands smoothly such as play games without much glitches.
Cons: Some users have complained about the touch responsiveness, and when playing videos with a more than 480p there are some lagging being experienced. It takes a bit too long for the startups to get started, the app preloaded on the phone for cloudphone doesn’t work effectively,
Verdict: The Cloudfone Thrill 430x smartphone is a middle level smartphone suitable for someone who needs a smartphone with long battery life but is willing to forgo some extra fast and efficient features found on high-end smartphones.