Santin N1 Review, NFC, 4GB RAM, Price, Performance & Full Specs

The Santin N1 and the Santin N1 Max are manufactured by the same company. However, the Santin N1 was released in the month of August, while the Max edition is still very fresh in the market.

Santin N1 has lower performance, lower storage, but is lifted a little in the battery area. It is also a mobile phone that comes with NFC technology. In this review, we will take a look at the price, design, display, battery, camera, and other features of the device.

Design and Display Santin N1

Design material of the device is a combination of metal and plastic. The dimensions are 156 x 76.5 x 7.8 mm and it weighs 162 grams. It comes in black champagne, red and rose gold colors. It is not a water resistant smartphone, has no face recognition technology but has fingerprint sensor.

Display type in the device is IPS LCD multi-touch capacitive screen. The screen size is 5.5 inches. It comes without a secondary display. The pixel density is 401 ppi, pixel resolution is 1920 x 1080.  Moreover, display colors are 16 million. Aspect ratio is 16:9, and other features are 2.5D curved glass, and 70.1 screen to body ratio.

Camera Features

Santin N1 Max comes with dual camera setup and there is 13 MP plus 13 MP f/2.0 of same aperture for both and Sony IMX258 2ce. Both cameras come with dual LED flash options.

Meanwhile, at the front there is a selfie 16 MP lens f/2.2 aperture Samsung 55K3P3 sensor. There is LED flash also at the front. The video performance here is 1080p@30fps.

Other cool camera features are geotagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, auto focus, HDR, and time lapse.

Hardware and Software

Android OS v7.1.1 Nougat is the software running on Santin N1. No idea if this operating system can upgrade to latest Android. Furthermore, MediaTek Helio P25 MT6757CD chipset works in the device. There is also process technology 16nm and 64-bit architecture. In the same way, the CPU is Octa-core Cortex A53 2c. Also, the GPU is Mali T880 MP2.

Storage Capacity and Sensors

There is an enviable 4GB of RAM available space in Santin N1. The user cannot expand the space. However, the user can expand the 64GB internal storage with the use of micro-SD card up to 256GB. Sensors in the device include accelerometer, proximity, light, compass, and fingerprint sensors.

Network and Connectivity

Santin N1 is able to handle 2G, 3G, and 4G internet networks. In view of this, the smartphone is a GSM, HSPA and LTE supported network device that relies on dual nano SIM cards to operate these networks.

Other salient components are Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, headphone jack, NFC, and micro USB v2.0 type C. Therefore, it means that Santin N1 has no infrared or HDMI technology.

Battery Life

Powering the device is a good Li-Po 3200 mAh non-removable battery which has no wireless charging, but has fast charging technology. Standby time and talk time also are not specified.

Price and Availability of Santin N1

The price of Santin N1 is $103 USD and that seems to be the official price for this device. As per availability, the Santin N1 has been released and is very much available for purchase.

Santin N1 – Technical Specification

General

  • Device Type

Smartphone

  • Model

Santin N1

  • Announced

Aug-2018

  • Released

Aug-2018

  • Status

Available

  • Price

$ 103 ( EUR 91)

Design

  • Type

Bar

  • Dimensions

156 mm x 76.5 mm x 7.8 mm (6.14 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches)

  • Weight

162 g (5.72 oz)

  • Colors

Black
Champagne
Red
Rose Gold

  • Waterproof No
  • Fingerprint Yes
  • Face Recognition

No

  • Dedicated Keys

Volume, Power, Fingerprint

  • Device Security

Fingerprint, Pin, Password, Pattern, Slide

  • Features

-Metal + Plastic body
-Fingerprint scanner (rear mounted)

Display

  • Display Type

IPS LCD, Capacitive touch screen

  • Size

5.5-inch

  • Secondary Display

No

  • Touch Screen

Yes, Multi touch

  • Pixel Density

~401 PPI

  • Resolution

1920 x 1080 Pixels

  • Display Colors

16 M

  • Display Protection Yes
  • Features

-16:9 aspect ratio
-2.5D curved glass
-~70.1% screen-to-body ratio

Network

  • Supported Network

GSM/ HSPA/ LTE

  • 2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz

  • 3G Network

HSPA 850/ 900 / 1900/ 2100 MHz

  • 4G Network

LTE 850/ 1800/ 2100/ 2600 MHz
LTE TDD 1900/ 2300/ 2500/ 2600 MHz
VoLTE support

  • SIM

Micro SIM + Nano SIM

  • Hybrid Sim Yes
  • Dual SIM

Yes, Dual stand by

Hardware

  • Chipset

MediaTek Helio P25 MT6757CD, 16nm, 64 bit

  • CPU

Octa-core (4 x 2.4 GHz Cortex-A53 + 4 x 1.6 GHz Cortex A53)

  • GPU

Mali T880 MP2, 900 MHz

  • RAM (Memory)

4 GB, 1600 MHz, LPDDR4X

  • Internal Storage

64 GB

  • Card Slot

Upto 256 GB (microSD)

  • Dedicated slot

No, Use Sim 2 slot

  • Sensors

Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient light
Compass
Fingerprint

Software

  • Operating System

Android OS v7.1.1 Nougat

  • Java Support No
  • Youtube Yes
  • Facebook Yes

Messaging

  • SMS

Yes (threaded view)

  • MMS Yes
  • Email

Yes

  • IM Yes

Camera

  • Primary

13 MP + 13 MP, f/2.0 aperture, (Sony IMX258 + IMX258)

  • Flash

dual LED

  • Front

16 MP, f/2.2 aperture, Samsung S5K3P3 sensor

  • Front Flash

Yes

  • Video

1080p@30fps

  • Camera Features

Geotagging
Autofocus
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
Panorama
Timelapse

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth

Yes, v4.1, A2DP, LE

  • Infrared No
  • Wi-fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi direct, Dual band

  • Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
  • GPS

Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

  • NFC Yes
  • Wireless Charging

No

  • Headphone Jack
  • HDMI No
  • USB

v2.0, Type C

Data

  • GPRS Yes
  • EDGE Yes
  • Speed

42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA); LTE 300/ 50 Mbps

  • Web Browser

HTML 5

Media

  • Video Format

3GP, M4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265

  • Audio Format

MP3, eAAC+, WAV, Flac player

  • FM Radio

Yes

  • Alert Types

Vibration, MP3

  • Ring Tones

Wav ring tones

  • Loudspeaker

Yes

Battery

  • Battery Type

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

  • Capacity

3200mAH

  • Placement

Non-removable

MISC

  • Features
  1. Document viewer
    2. Photo and video editor
    3. Fast battery charging (PE+)

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