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Smartphone Review Prestigio MultiPhone PAP4040 DUO

Prestigio MultiPhone PAP4040 DUO

Prestigio has been presenting its products on the IT market for quite a long time. Due to the fact that there is a demand for Dual-SIM phones, the company has a line of MultiPhone DUO smartphones, one of the models of which is the PAP4040 device.

Appearance

Most of the body of the Prestigio MultiPhone PAP4040 DUO smartphone is made of soft-touch plastic, and the display is covered with protective plastic. Most of the front panel of the smartphone is occupied by a touchscreen display, above which there are a set of sensors, a front camera and a slot for the communication speaker. Below the display are four touch keys: context menu, main menu, "back" and "search".

A 3.5 mm audio jack and a device lock key are placed on the upper edge of the smartphone. On the right side of the device there is a microUSB connector, and on the left there is a paired volume control key. On the bottom there is only a microphone connector.

In the upper left part of the back side of the Prestigio MultiPhone PAP4040 DUO smartphone there is a “main camera eye”, under which there is an LED flash, and in the lower left part of the back side of the smartphone there is a slot for the main speaker, next to which the Prestigio logo is applied. There is an additional noise canceling microphone in the upper right corner of the back of the smartphone. The battery cover of the MultiPhone PAP4040 DUO smartphone, for which the user most often holds the device during a conversation, is made of corrugated rubberized plastic, which prevents the smartphone from slipping out easily from wet or sweaty hands.

"Hot" replacement of SIM cards in Prestigio MultiPhone PAP4040 DUO smartphone is not provided; in order to replace them, you need to remove the rechargeable battery with a capacity of 1500 mAh. The battery capacity is enough to provide one day of autonomous operation of the device (with moderate use). To the left of the paired slot for installing SIM cards is a slot for installing a microSD memory card.

The smartphone is assembled by Prestigio perfectly, no squeaks or backlashes were found. In general, the appearance of the Prestigio MultiPhone PAP4040 DUO is similar to a large number of other Android phones.

"Filling"

The Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone is based on a single-core ARM Cortex A9 processor, and the graphics core PowerVR SGX Series5 is responsible for the graphics in the device. The PAP4040 DUO smartphone has four gigabytes of internal memory, of which the user can use about three gigabytes. The built-in memory can be expanded using a microSD memory card. For an optimal level of multitasking, the PAP4040 DUO model is equipped with a 512 MB RAM module.

When working with applications of medium and high resource intensity, the phone shows good results - it does not "freeze" or "slow down", but one should not expect phenomenal performance with applications of high resource intensity from a smartphone. No graphics problems were found either.

For wireless communication with external devices and wireless Internet access, the Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone is equipped with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules, respectively. In addition to GSM, the smartphone can operate in EDGE, GPRS and HSDPA cellular networks.

Display

The diagonal of the touch screen of the Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone is four inches (800 x 480 pixels). The display matrix is ​​made using TFT LCD technology and has excellent color rendering. The brightness of the display can be set independently or you can activate its automatic adjustment.

One of the advantages of the device is the ability to adjust the font size, which can be very convenient for retirees or simply for people with poor eyesight. The viewing angles of the Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone display are rather small, but this is a consequence of the use of an inexpensive TFT matrix in the smartphone. In the sun, the matrix significantly fades, but the information remains readable.

Working with two SIM cards

Working with two SIM cards in the Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone is organized quite simply and intuitively. When the smartphone is turned on, the user receives a notification that SIM cards have been detected. Then the user can set up data transfer, as well as choose from which SIM card to send SMS and MMS messages, make calls, etc.

To set or change the settings for the operation of two SIM cards, the device provides a menu item "SIM cards management", where you can configure the parameters of calling, data transfer, sending messages or, for example, link a contact to one of the SIM cards.

If any of the contacts is not recorded in the phone, but is located on the SIM card, then this information is displayed in the contact list, as well as the fact that the contact is recorded in the phone's memory. When dialing a number, the user chooses from which of the SIM cards to make a call by clicking on the handset with the number corresponding to the number of the SIM card.

The Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone has one radio module, which means that when talking on one of the SIM cards, the user will be unavailable for subscribers calling another SIM card. When working with 3G, both SIM cards are available for dialing.

OS and software

Smartphone Prestigio Multiphone PAP4040 DUO runs on Android 4.0.4 operating system. There are three desktops available to the user, where you can place shortcuts to widgets and folders.

The Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone has a standard software package from Google, which includes such familiar utilities as Google Talk, an email client, Google+, maps, etc.

It is also possible to fully use the PAP4040 DUO smartphone right after taking it out of the box with applications such as OfficeSuite Pro (document editor), a standard file manager, and a stock Android OS browser.

The standard player is named "Music". It is quite functional, it can play tracks in MP3, WAV, MP4, AMR, AAC and MIDI formats. The Play Movies application is a standard video player with which you can not only watch movies already on your smartphone, but also download videos from Google Play without leaving it. The video player plays video in AVI, 3GP and WMA formats.

The Multiphone PAP4040 DUO has an FM module. For fans of "electronic" reading, the PAP4040 DUO smartphone is equipped with a proprietary e-book reader eReader Prestigio, upon opening which the user sees a bookcase, where books will be divided into "all books", "read books" and "unread books". In the program settings, you can choose the color, size and format of the font, as well as adjust the brightness of the display. Special attention should be paid to the "Night" mode, in which (for less strain on the eyes) the color of the letters is white, and the background is black.

And, of course, you cannot ignore such programs as a flashlight, organizer and Yandex (news, search engine, maps, market, mail). To maintain constant contact with friends and family, the smartphone has pre-installed clients for social networks Twitter and Facebook.

To create graphic notes in the Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone there is a FreeNote utility, and for storing data (paid) in a cloud resource - SugarSync.

Camera

The main camera of the Prestigio Multiphone PAP4040 DUO smartphone has a resolution of five megapixels, is equipped with an LED flash and an autofocus function. The maximum resolution of the camera is 2592x1944 pixels. The camera has a large number of settings, including, you can select such a shooting mode as HDR, apply various effects, change the shooting conditions, etc.

A smartphone camera can shoot video, to which, just like photographs, you can apply various effects.

It is also worth noting that the smartphone camera can take panoramic shots.

The process of creating and saving a snapshot is fast enough. The quality of the photos is commendable as it is very good. All images are sharp with high-quality color reproduction.

conclusions

Prestigio Multiphone PAP4040 DUO is an inexpensive smartphone with excellent technical characteristics. It is suitable for those people who are used to using the services of two mobile operators and want to use one device for this.

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