Xgody Y27 Review, Price, Camera, Performance & Full Specs

There is a rather long series to the Xgody Android smartphones. The company has been doing a lot to clinch an envious place in the market by providing cheap smartphones like the Xgody Y27 that can serve the needs of youths mainly and others who just want to satisfy their basic phone needs.

Released in the month of October 2018, Xgody Y27 comes with the upgraded version of its operating system which is a good thing. Read on to find what in particular will interest you in this mobile device.

We will be looking at the price, design, display, camera, performance, battery and other features of the Xgody Y27.

If you would like to see other Xgody smartphones that were recently released check out this page.

Design and Display of Xgody Y27

Body design of the device is metal and plastic. Dimensions are 161 x 76.5 x 8.6 mm. The Android smartphone comes in black, blue and gold colors. This is not a water resistant device, and it does not have fingerprint sensor, nor face recognition features.

Display type is IPS LCD capacitive touch screen of 16 million colors. The device comes in 6 inches screen size, good for gaming. However, there is no secondary display for it. Pixel resolution is 960 x 480, Pixel density is 179 ppi, while screen to body ratio is 75.7 percent, and aspect ratio is 18:9. Display protection feature is 2.5D curved glass.

Camera Features

At the camera department is main single camera of 5 MP plus 2 MP. This comes with dual LED flash. The secondary front camera which is made for selfies is 2 MP with interpolation up to 5 MP but no flash available. Video performance is up to 720p@30fps of FHD recording.

Other camera features include geotagging auto focus, HDR, touch focus, face detection, and panorama.

Hardware and Software of Xgody Y27

This device runs on Android OS v8.1 Oreo Go Edition. Surely, this will upgrade to the latest Android software. As such, it is supported by MediaTek MT6580M with process technology 28nm. Also, CPU 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex A7 and the GPU is Mali 400 MP2. These run on 32-bit architecture.

Storage Capacity and Sensors

There is provision for 1GB of RAM which cannot be expanded. However, the internal storage of 8GB of ROM can be increased up to 64GB with the use of a microSD card. Sensors in the device include accelerometer, proximity, and ambient light.

Network and Connectivity

At the network and connectivity center of Xgody Y27, there is 2G and 3G. This means that supported networks are GSM and HSPA. Quite a number of Xgody phones come without 4G. There is dual micro + Nano SIM card slot inbuilt in the device to assist networks run properly.

Other connectivity components in the device are Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, headphone jack, and micro USB 2.0. Confirmed, there is no infrared, NFC or HDMI in this device.

Battery Life

Powering the device is a Li-Ion 2500 mAh removable battery. Sadly, this battery has no wireless charging and no fast charging technology. In most cases, price determines these things. Also, we cannot tell just how effective it is for the daily consumption of energy in this device.

Price and Availability

As gleaned from a reliable source, the official price for Xgody Y27 is $79.99 USD. This is the best price one can find online. The Android device is very much available on the smartphone market as it has been released in the month of October 2018.

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Xgody Y27 Full Technical Specification

General

  • Device Type

Smartphone

  • Model

Xgody Y27

  • Announced

Oct-2018

  • Released

Oct-2018

  • Status

Available

Design

  • Type

Bar

  • Dimensions

161 mm x 76.5 mm x 8.6 mm

  • Weight

  • Colors

Black
Blue
Gold

  • Waterproof No
  • Fingerprint No
  • Face Recognition

No

  • Dedicated Keys

Volume, Power, Fingerprint

  • Device Security

Pin, Pattern, Password, Slide

  • Features

-Plastic + Metal body

Display

  • Display Type

IPS LCD, Capacitive touch screen

  • Size

6-inch

  • Secondary Display

No

  • Touch Screen

Yes, Multi touch

  • Pixel Density

~179 PPI

  • Resolution

960 x 480 Pixels

  • Display Colors

16 M

  • Display Protection Yes
  • Features

-~75.7% screen-to-body ratio
-18:9 aspect ratio
-2.5D curved glass

Network

  • Supported Network

GSM/ HSPA

  • 2G Network

GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz

  • 3G Network

HSPA 850/ 900/ 2100 MHz

  • 4G Network

N/A

  • SIM

Micro SIM + Nano SIM

  • Hybrid Sim No
  • Dual SIM

Yes

Hardware

  • Chipset

MediaTek MT6580M, 28nm, 32 bit

  • CPU

1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A7

  • GPU

Mali 400MP2, 416 MHz

  • RAM (Memory)

1 GB, 533MHz

  • Internal Storage

8 GB

  • Card Slot

Upto 64 GB (microSD)

  • Dedicated slot

Yes

  • Sensors

Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient light

Software

  • Operating System

Android OS v8.1 Oreo Go Edition

  • Java Support No
  • Youtube Yes
  • Facebook Yes

Messaging

  • SMS

Yes (threaded view)

  • MMS Yes
  • Email

Yes

  • IM Yes

Camera

  • Primary

5 MP

  • Flash

dual LED

  • Front

2 MP, (Interpolation up to 5 MP)

  • Front Flash

No

  • Video

720p@30fps

  • Camera Features

Geotagging
Autofocus
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
Panorama

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth

Yes, v4.0, A2DP

  • Infrared No
  • Wi-fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

  • Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
  • GPS

Yes, A-GPS

  • NFC No
  • Wireless Charging

No

  • Headphone Jack
  • HDMI No
  • USB

Micro USB 2.0

Data

  • GPRS Yes
  • EDGE Yes
  • Speed

21 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA)

  • 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-Ion (Lithium Ion)

  • Capacity

2500mAh

  • Placement

Removable

MISC

  • Features
  1. Document viewer
    2. Photo and video editor

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