Look and Design
Like other premium smartphones, Intex has given a solid cold metal body to this smartphone. However, there is a plastic strip on the top and bottom. The rear panel is made of metallic unibody. Which means that the battery is not removable. The look of the phone is decent.
The front part of the phone is scratch resistant, so there is no risk of damage to the phone. There are power and volume buttons on the right side. However, the power button is designed in such a way that it works only after a single touch. The micro-USB port is given on the bottom while the 3.5mm audio jack is given on the top. The phone lacks a fingerprint sensor. This feature is now available in many phones priced lower than Intex Aqua GenX, so many customers will be disappointed.
The right side of the phone has the SIM tray and a customisable ‘Q’ button. The phone supports dual SIM with the first SIM supporting 4G and the second supporting 3G. The phone has a hybrid SIM slot which means you have to choose between a second SIM or expandable storage. The ‘Q’ button can be customised in the same way. Honor 7 In the smartphone.
Intex Aqua GenX has a 5.5 inch full HD IPS display. The screen density is 401 ppi. The screen is sharp and detailed as well as bright. The phone’s display can be easily seen even in sunlight. Due to the large screen size, media viewing and gaming are enjoyable on the phone.
Specifications and software
Apart from the specifications, there are many special things in Intex Aqua GenX that make it different from other budget smartphones. The phone has an octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor running at 1.3 GHz. RAM is 2 GB and internal storage is 16 GB. Storage can be expanded with the help of microSD card (up to 128 GB). The battery is 2850 mAh. Only about 11 GB of internal storage is available for user use. The SIM slot will support TDD band 40 and FDD band 3 on 4G connectivity.
Along with the phone, you will get a 7.5 watt charger, headset with microphone, in-line remote, screen protector and a SIM ejector tool.
The Intex Aqua GenX runs on Android 5.1 with a single layer custom skin on top. The user interface is well designed and easy to use. The lock screen, notification shade and icon dock all look familiar and are easy to navigate. But the only thing that didn’t work well are the app icons and folders on the home screen.
There are various options in the Settings app that let you customize things to your liking.
Camera
The camera of Intex Aqua GenX is 13 megapixels which can record full HD videos. But the 5 megapixel front camera can only record videos of 640×480 pixel resolution. The rear camera has a single-tone LED flash. Both cameras come with HDR image capture support.
The camera app looks a bit complicated and difficult at first glance but in reality everything can be done easily with it. Video can be recorded with a single tap and modes like slow-motion video, HDR can be quickly activated. Features like live photo, motion track, panorama and multi-angle are also useful. By going to the options menu, you can manually set many things like photo and video resolution.
The camera is excellent when it comes to color and light. The pictures are bright and realistic. The details of the pictures are good and the lack of sharpness is clearly visible in the pictures without zooming.
Videos are recorded well but the lack of detail is visible in them too. Apart from detailing, photos and videos can be recorded brilliantly with the phone.
Performance
The Intex Aqua GenX is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor and Mali T720 GPU for graphics. The RAM is 2GB. The phone runs smoothly without any issues and looks reliable too.
The benchmark figures of the phone were decent and in general it performed well. But the phone faces problems while playing Dead Trigger 2 game and heavy encoded videos. While playing games, the phone heats up and also consumes a lot of battery. However, apart from these few things, we found the performance of Aqua GenX to be decent.
The phone supports 4G and starts working quickly on the network. There is no problem with Wi-Fi network as well except for its weak antenna. The single speaker at the back produces loud and clear sound but its placement seems a bit inconvenient for watching movies and videos. Although the headphone sound is excellent, the sound of the headphones that come with it seems low.
Battery life is average and the phone lasted 9 hours and 16 minutes in our video loop test. While the smartphone lasts almost a full day with normal use, in our tests the battery ran out before it even lasted a day.
Our verdict
Intex is not known for making expensive and beautiful smartphones, so this first premium smartphone from the Indian company is a pleasant experience. Intex Aqua GenX is a good smartphone for its price and features. The phone has some shortcomings like camera sharpness, detail and lack of fingerprint sensor.
The Intex Aqua GenX is a great device but it is a recently launched device Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 ,Review) And leeco le 1s ,Review) has completely left it behind. Among these smartphones, this premium smartphone from Intex offers great specifications at a low price. Intex Aqua GenX can be purchased only if you need a smartphone very badly and you are not able to buy other phones online. Intex’s large service network can also be a reason to buy this phone.