Video & Photo Gallery: Leagoo Z5 smartphone First Impressions & Quick Review

Leagoo Z5 - A Simple Path to Change

Leagoo Z5 comes with the tagline ‘A Simple Path To Change’ and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, with Leagoo 2.0 OS on top. It flaunts a standard 5-inch display sporting a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. It is powered by a MediaTek MT6580M quad-core chipset clocking 1.3GHz aided by 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage with storage expansion support up to 128GB. Leagoo Z5 features a 5MP rear camera with dual LED flash which is kind of a disappointment as most of the affordable smartphones these days feature at least a 13MP shooter. On the front it has a 2MP camera. It comes with dual sim connectivity including other options like 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1. It is fueled by a 2300mAh battery which the brand claims provide this phone a standby time of 360 hours, usage time of up to 12 hours and video playback time of up to 8 hours. You can read here about the unboxing of this nice smartphone.

You can now buy Leagoo Z5 Smartphone from Gearbest.com for only $45.99 with free shipping world wide.

Next, watch the first impressions and the first experience on Leagoo OS 2.0
Firmware tested: Highly customized Leagoo OS v2.0 based on Android Marshmallow 6.0
Build number: LEAGOO Z5_OS2.0_20160607
Kernel version: LEAGOO Z5_OS_2.0
Android security patch level:  2016-03-01
Root: Firmware is not rooted.

Available features: Dual SIM,  Radio FM, WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.1,  A-GPS, GPS, Microphone, Front & Back Camera, USB Host, OTA Sync, Smart Wake, Smart Motion, Smart Gesture, Mobile Anti-theft, Smart Eye Control, Smart App Lock, Power Save Mode, Leagoo Parallel Space, Scheduled Power On & Off, Printing.

Sensors available on device: 6 sensors on boad: Battery, GPS, WiFi, Accelerometer, Proximity, & Light. 

Cameras. Main camera: 5 MP with Flash LED & f/ 2.6 Aperture. Selfie camera:  2 MP.

Display. Diagonal: 5". Type: LCD TFT. Resolution: 480 x 854. Density: Low, 196 Pixels per inch. Others: Capacitive, Multi-touch.

Battery. Capacity: 2.300mAh. Type: Removable Li-Ion.

Internal storage.   Capacity: 8 GB. Total space: 8 GB. Available: 6-7 GB. SD slot up to 32 GB. 

Cost-effective. 6.7 from 10 - pretty good.

Real Life Benchmark & Tests
In Antutu Benchmark 6.1.4 Leagoo Z5 smartphone achieves a good score, over  23.000 points. In Antutu Video Tester 3.0 Leagoo Z5 scores 500 points, a fair score in this test ranking. It played smoothly almost all video file types; this firmware version fully supports 11 video & audio format files, it partially supports 7 video & audio format files and doesn't manage to play 12 files.

Wifi Internet speed tested gets also pretty good values: about 25 Mbps in download and the upload speed was also over 17 Mbps. The router used in this test is Xiaomi Mi WiFi Router, mounted in another room. 

Conclusion
The Leagoo OS 2.0 on the Z5 is very smooth and very well customized operating system. Transitions, animations, apps switching and general OS fluidity is just great, I really like it a lot. During our tests, we experienced zero force closes, hangups or stability issues. Google Play and gapps are working without issue. Google Play Services updated no problem. 3rd party apps downloaded and updated without issues. The Leagoo Z5 is a great budget phone, with an amazing affordable price.

Photo gallery full album here.

About Leagoo LEAGOO is a star brand owned by Shenzhen OTEDA Technology Co., Ltd. In order to supply high quality smartphones and excellence using our wealth of previous experience, the OTEDA team – which relies on a proven track record in the mobile communications industry – set up a new smartphone brand called ‘LEAGOO’ in April 2014. With our Research & Development expertise and supply chain resources, the OTEDA team has spared no effort in building LEAGOO into a well-known international brand of smart devices and ecosystems. 


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