Coolad CoolPlay 6 After seeing it for the first time, you will realize that it is quite similar to other products of Chinese companies. LeEco Le Max 2 The fingerprint sensor is clearly visible, although the edges are more curved on the back. There is no problem in holding this phone in one hand. To be honest, when I held this phone in my right hand, I realized that the thumb easily reaches the power button. And the same can be said about reaching the fingerprint sensor. The side borders of the screen are thin. But the top and bottom borders are very big, which is a bit odd. Because phones with less bezels have been in trend in recent times.
The Cool Play 6 sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) display, which is common at this price point. The panel produces vibrant colours, but it does seem oversaturated at times. It’s easy to see text and images under direct light.
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Talking about the software, you will get the company’s new Journey UI based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Coolpad has expressed confidence to give Android Oreo update by the end of the year. The new Journey UI seemed smooth to us in the beginning. But after using the phone for a long time, we started feeling lag. You will find apps like UC Browser, Facebook, Amazon Shopping pre-installed, which you cannot remove.
Inside the body is an octa-core Snapdragon 653 processor. Along with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. You can also use a microSD card if you want, but due to the hybrid slot, you will have to forget about the second SIM card. There is support for 4G and VoLTE. The battery capacity is 4000mAh and Coolpad says that due to software optimization, its performance will be that of a 4500mAh battery.
Now let’s talk about the most important feature of Coolpad Cool Play 6. You will get two 13-megapixel sensors on the back. One sensor is RGB and the other is monochrome. Both cameras have F/2.0 aperture. The camera app has standard mode. You will be able to capture photos and videos with many types of effects. Its main feature is SLR mode in which you will be able to get depth of effect. During the time spent with the phone, we used the camera app a lot. Regarding the bokeh effect, we will say that sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes the objects in the pictures come with full detail. But sometimes it gets blurred with surrounding.
This phone is priced at Rs 14,999 and competes with Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 which is the most popular handset in this price segment. We will soon come up with a review of the Coolpad Cool Play 6 which will discuss in detail about the general performance, camera and battery life of the handset.
Please note that Coolpad has borne the airfare and hotel expenses of our correspondent for the Dubai launch event of Coolpad Cool 6 Play.