SISWOO A5 Chocolate Smartphone Review

Mobile/Smart Phones by stefan @ 2016-04-13

A5 Chocolate, the current low-end to mainstream smartphone from SISWOO has left us with a good impression after the tests have been completed; despite the fact that it only sports 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory, the benchmark scores almost match the Cubot H1; while the rear camera sensor in the back is only a 5MP component, the resulted shots are acceptable and well-focused when we have decent light conditions. Because of the screen dimensions, A5 Chocolate is easier to hold inside the pocket versus its 5.5’’ competitors and while the battery is rated at 2200mAh, the tests are showing us optimal battery life which also means that the Android 5.1 distribution it uses is well optimized.

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A Closer Look Part II

When purchasing the A5 Chocolate we do have the option to choose from black or white flavors; our received sample is the white one and on the screen it comes with the protective plastic cover pre-attached:

 

 

 

The pre-attached screen top plastic protector saves us the time and hassle of installing it ourselves and if the current one wears of we can always replace it with the provided bonus. Since this is a low-end to mainstream terminal, we expected to find a thicker screen bezel than other models and the assumption was valid with the A5 Chocolate:

 

 

 

On the top area of this model we do have the 2MP Galaxycore GC2355 FF camera sensor + lens, but also the light sensor, proximity sensor along with the speaker:

 

 

 

The lower area of the screen features the Home button in the middle which is always visible, along with the Menu button on the left and the Back button on the right (which become visible for a few moments thanks to the underneath LED lighting system):

 

 

 

 

If we look on the lateral of the A5 Chocolate, we will be able to spot the white plastic frame which fits well with the rest of the chassis; on the bottom area of the terminal we do have the Mic port, one USB port but also the loudspeaker speaker grill; this type of design is found with many other flagship smartphones because if the port would have been located on the back of the smartphone, it would have become muffled when it would have sit on the table:

 

 

 

The left side of the smartphone does not feature any additional interfaces:

 

 

 

On the top we get to see the heatphone jack:

 

 

 

The right area features both Volume rocker along with the Power/Stand-by button:

 

 

 

These are made from plastic, same material and texture as the back cover; one interesting aspect is that they stay fixed in position and do not rattle which are an indication of a good chassis design:

 

 

 

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