Spice Android One Dream Uno Mi-498 Review

[vickybat]

[MENTION=83196]vickybat[/MENTION]
Thanks for your review, I have placed the order for this phone.
It will arrive tomorrow. I hope it meets my expectations.

You're most welcome mate. It will definitely meet your expectations and more. Do post your views about the phone in this thread.

 

[srkmish]

I got this phone today.

First impressions
1. Really light and great for one handed use
2. The screen is very good. It looks like a 720p screen.
3. The phone is ultra smooth. It seems with each iteration, Android is getting faster and smoother. However, as per my experience with Androids, they slow down over time. Will have to see how this one sustains.

Some doubts/Niggles

1. The Wifi icon does not turn Blue (as it did in JB) when successfully connected to Internet. Any workaround for this?
2. I do not have a micro sim. Can i just go to shop and ask them to cut my BSNL sim to make it micro sim?. I had read somewhere that you can not do those to some 128 bit or 64 bit cards or something.
3. I found that i was not able to copy songs or videos to internal memory. I was getting permission denied error. With 4.4.4, are we able to save media only to External SD?

As per initial verdict, i Cant believe they have made such a beautiful, lightweight phone at 6k.

 

[amjath]

1. Icon changes when connected to working WiFi. I mean wifi with internet.
2. My sis went to some store with her Vodafone sim and resized it. I don't think it will be a problem. Wait for others to reply
3. It's a restriction for android one devices. Reason IMO for android L and art run time which needs more space.

 

[srkmish]

Another Good thing about the phone is - it doesn't get heated at all. At worst, it gets slightly warm. Still loving the smoothness and the screen

 

[Minion]

That is why i like Mediatek.Mediatek doesn't heats up like SD even though most people here will not agree on this.My Moto E heats up even when playing some HD videos.

 

[Gollum]

All devices heat up when playing video and browsing heavily
I have dream uno, it also heats up, but that is normal, it should not heat up to the level of discomfort.
My xolo a800 also used to heat up and infact stop responding or would close apps on its own.
My nvidia tegra tablet - nexus7 also heats up but that is also not too much.

One should worry if the device heats up and starts to melt.

 

[srkmish]

All devices heat up when playing video and browsing heavily
I have dream uno, it also heats up, but that is normal, it should not heat up to the level of discomfort.
My xolo a800 also used to heat up and infact stop responding or would close apps on its own.
My nvidia tegra tablet - nexus7 also heats up but that is also not too much.

One should worry if the device heats up and starts to melt.

dude I am not seeing any substantial heating while continuous browsing on 3g. as I said it is only getting slightly warm. are u using a case. and yeah of all the mediatek devices I've had I've never experienced any major heating

 

[Gollum]

dude I am not seeing any substantial heating while continuous browsing on 3g. as I said it is only getting slightly warm. are u using a case. and yeah of all the mediatek devices I've had I've never experienced any major heating

Try to stream 720p over wifi and you will see (on MTK) at least for half an hour on full of 80% battery.
On this spice I have not used anything big so this has not had a heating event...yet.

 

[Minion]

All devices heat up when playing video and browsing heavily
I have dream uno, it also heats up, but that is normal, it should not heat up to the level of discomfort.
My xolo a800 also used to heat up and infact stop responding or would close apps on its own.
My nvidia tegra tablet - nexus7 also heats up but that is also not too much.

One should worry if the device heats up and starts to melt.

My Moto E heats up pretty fast when browsing on 3G.But it is solved to some extent with latest du battery saver their new aurora engine is awesome.Try it guys.

 

[srkmish]

I ordered a Matte Screen Gaurd from ebay and it looks much cooler and feels sexier than the default screengaurd.

 

[anandharaja]

@ vickybat
Thanks for the review just ordered Spice Android One Dream Uno Mi-498.

 

[anandharaja]

When will we get Lolipop update for android one phones?

 

[sharang]

Mostly should get the update by November end.

 

[anandharaja]

Thankyou sharang
its necessary to install avast antivirus? and how to set custom ringtone?

 

[Gollum]

Thankyou sharang
its necessary to install avast antivirus? and how to set custom ringtone?

no av is not required

 

[vickybat]

Thankyou sharang
its necessary to install avast antivirus? and how to set custom ringtone?

No it isn't necessary to install anti virus. Besides this device doesn't support otg and has no default file explorer. Insert an SD card and install a third party file explorer like ES file explorer. When you go to change ringtone option in settings/sound, you'll have an option to select the file explorer through which you can access the SD card and set your desired mp3 file as ringtone. Hope this helps....

 

[srkmish]

one month review: phone is as slick and responsive as first day. first time im not feeling the need to root and install greenify. the only weak point is the battery life. its average at best

 

[vickybat]

one month review: phone is as slick and responsive as first day. first time im not feeling the need to root and install greenify. the only weak point is the battery life. its average at best

Seconded. Battery life is the only shortcoming and is indeed average. Phone is responsive as ever always.

 

[Gollum]

one month review: phone is as slick and responsive as first day. first time im not feeling the need to root and install greenify. the only weak point is the battery life. its average at best

Same here, but since I dont use internet so much, my phone battery lasts a lot longer

 

[amjath]

I'm done preaching people that Android does not slow down by age Maybe I should show the above post