Leagoo M5 Plus Shock Proof Smartphone Review, Specs And Price

There has been quite an influx of budget smartphone in the market lately with quite a number of tech companies venturing into the manufacture of these devices. Many of this budget smartphones come from Chinese companies, Leagoo which is also a Chinese OEM has been in the business of making smartphones for some years now and prides in the ability to make affordable smartphones which give real value for your money.

The Leagoo M5 Plus is one of its entry budget smartphone and it offers durability much like its predecessor with a metal body and rugged build. In case you were wondering where you heard the name Leagoo from, they are one of the official sponsors of the EPL and official partner of Tottenham Hotspur.  However, like most budget devices there are some hiccups here and there so let’s take a dive into it.

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DESIGN AND DISPLAY

The Leagoo M5 Plus is a well-built smartphone with a mix of both plastic and metal materials. The Phablet features metallic bezels and a removable back panel made of plastic. At the sides, there are dual sim slots with a TF card slot also, the top house the 3.5mm audio jack and the micro USB port at the bottom. Touch buttons are located just below the screen, a front camera and standard sensors. The fingerprint scanner is just below the single camera along with the LED flash and the speaker all at the back.

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You’re greeted with a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720 pixels screen with a pixel density of 267ppi which is similar to what is present in the Leagoo M5 which has a smaller screen size. The 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0 provides adequate protection from scratches and has a nice smooth appearance. The phones weigh about 170g which is quite on the high side considering the fact that the battery is on a low side and there is no other reason the weight can be tied to.

CPU, OS AND STORAGE

The smartphone sports a MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor that clocks at 1.3GHz replacing the MT6580 model present in the M5 series. The Leagoo M5 Plus also has an ARM Mali-T720 MP2 graphics processing unit that clocks at 500MHz. In addition, the smartphone has 4G LTE connectivity which is good improvement fro the 3G connectivity of the M5 device.

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The internal memory sits at 2GB while there is an internal storage capacity of 16GB along with the SoC and gives an Antutu Benchmark score of 29, 151. It runs an Android 6.0 which is, however, upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat if you wish.

BATTERY AND CAMERA

Th Leagoo M5’s battery is probably not its strong suit with a small 2500 capacity which in no way justifies its weight. The rear camera is a 13MP interpolated camera module and a front 5MP camera at the front.

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Leagoo M5 Plus Full Spec Sheet

General

Device Type Smartphone
Model Leagoo M5 Plus
Announced October 2016
Released Yes
Status Available

Network

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800– SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network WCDMA 850/ 900 / 2100
4G Network 1800, 2100, 2600
SIM Type Micro and Nano SIM
SIM Count Dual SIM

Data

2G GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps
3G Up to 42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA)
4G Up to 150 Mbps
Speed HSPA 42.2 Mbps
Web Browser Yes, HTML5

Design

Type Phablet
Dimensions 151.7 x 76.2 x 8.8mm
Weight 170g
Protection Metallic material
Colours Titanium Grey, Champagne Gold

Display

Display Type LCD IPS
Size 5.5 inches
Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels
Colors  –
Pixel Density ~267  ppi
Touch Screen Yes
Protection Gorilla Glass 4
Features n/a
Secondary Display n/a

Camera

Primary 13MP
Image Yes
Video 1080p@30fps Video
Features HDR, autofocus, Geo-tagging, ISO, panorama camera with LED flash
Flash Yes, LED flash
Secondary 5MP

Software

Operating System Android OS, v6.0
User Interface
Java Support Yes
Skype Yes
Whatsapp Yes
Facebook Yes
Youtube Yes

Hardware

Chipset MediaTek Mt6737
CPU Quad-core
GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM (Memory) 2 GB RAM
Internal Storage 16 GB
Card Slot Expandable up to 128 GB
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, Light sensor, Fingerprint Scanner,
Controls TouchPad, Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes, Bluetooth v4 with A2DP Profile
Infrared n/a
Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
USB Type Yes,
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
HDMI n/a
Wireless Charging n/a

Battery

Battery Type Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh Battery
Placement Non-removable
Standby 4-5 days
Talk Time 20 Hours
Music Play 5 Hours

Messaging

SMS Yes (threaded view)
MMS Yes
Email Yes
IM Yes

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out n/a
FM Radio Yes, Stereo FM radio with RDS
Alert Types Vibration, Ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes
Handsfree Yes, 3.5mm Jack

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
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