Just shortly after the launch of Colors S11 we now have Colors S9. Both of these are budget smartphones. The company is using the tag “Style and Selfie” for Colors S9. As it is obvious, the smartphone community is focusing more on selfies these days. Colors S11 had dual front cameras for that and now the S9 has LED flash at the front even at this price. The official Colors S9 price in Nepal is Rs 11,995 at launch. It is near to the discounted price of Colors S11 at Daraz.
The new Colors S9 is a starting budget-range phone with budget-level specs, a good body, and a decent camera. This phone features a metallic body with decent hardware. Actually, the internal hardware is a bit similar to the recently launched S11. Both phones have the same processor, GPU, battery size, back camera, screen, and resolution. So in a sense, they are the same phones. Still let us have a loot at the S9 in detail.
Colors S9 Specifications and Details
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Build and Design
We have to admit that Colors is quite headstrong on build quality. Whether it is Colors S11 or this phone, they have not made a compromise. The Colors S9 has a metallic back with a camera, LED flash, and fingerprint sensor in the middle. The sides are slightly curved to meet at the side rails. The front side has an LCD screen, touch navigation buttons, sensors, LED flash, and a selfie camera. In the case of the side rails, the left side has a volume rocker, the right side has a power button, the top side has a headphone jack and the bottom side has a USB port.
Core Internal Hardware
Inside the Colors S9, the phone runs with a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor on MediaTek MT6737 SoC. The graphics processing unit is Mali T720 MP1 on this chipset. The S9 is running with 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, and a 3000 mAh battery. The operating system at launch time is Android 7.0 Nougat. There is support for memory cards up to 128 GB which is good but we know people don’t use such big cards in budget phones. In terms of processor and RAM, this is a decent setup for the budget.
This is a dual SIM phone with one SIM running 4G and another at 3G. The primary SIM card slot is for 4G connectivity. In the sensors department, the company is indicating G-Sensor, proximity, and fingerprint sensors. These are good number of sensor but ultra budget smartphone
Display and Cameras
On the front side, we get a 5.2” IPS LCD panel with 720×1280 resolution. The top glass is 2.5D which gives it a good looks and finish. On the same front side, there is a 5 MP selfie camera which is accompanied by an LED flash. This is what makes it a special budget-focused selfie phone. We know 5 MP is not enough but this is what the company can give at this price. On the back, there is an 8 MP camera that can record HD videos. Colors S9 is providing a flash at the front to help selfie lovers in low light. This is good and will give better results.
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Impression
Colors S9 has specs as per market standard, budget, and demand. The phone packs a quad-core processor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, supports external SD cards up to 128 GB, and has a 3000 mAh battery. The backside has an 8 MP camera and the front side has a 5 MP selfie camera while both sides have LED flash. For the style, the 2.5D glass and metal body says it all. So overall there is a good set of hardware and package.
The company is also offering free Tempered Glass and a back cover at purchase which is a good deal. So if you are at this budget, give consideration to S11 and S9 from Colors. To be precise, we recommend buying Colors S11 at this price bracket by adding some more money. But for the price Colors S9 is a good phone and stays in a very competitive price range. The company is providing a decent mobile in the market and surely it would be competitive as far as we know. We can see that phones are improving these days and we hope it continues.
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