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| The Pliris Blaze+ package |
Android
phones are great in the way they are within the reach of different segment of
the market. It is one of the reasons that the share of Android in the market has overtaken that od Apple's iOS. Unlike the Apple's iPhone running iOS, every other person can find an Android phone
that suits their style and their pocket—like the Galaxy Pocket by Samsung.
From home
here in Nigeria, we have our own Pliris Blaze+ from Pliris Mobile. Let me give
you my very first impression in reviewing the phone. I have had the phone for a
couple of days and I have been playing with it.
First, in the box we have two batteries, one phone charger, a red earphone and the Pliris Blaze+ itself.
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| The Complete Pack |
Inserting
the Sim card was tricky – I got how to insert the first sim with ease. But
inserting the second one—sim two—was challenging. I looked for a diagram to
show me how, but the diagram I saw there wasn’t descriptive enough. I saw the
diagram later after straining my eyes.
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| Take note of the dual SIM card slot |
The Display
is great –
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| Clear and legible display; reading via Flipboad App |
It is clear when you are reading from it. Not only is it clear, the
size of the screen also make for a pleasurable reading experience—the type you
cannot get from the 2.8” and 3.2” Android phones that are very affordable. It
spots a 4.3” capacitive display that is very responsive. I have handle a couple
of HTC phones, like the HTC Viva and the HTC One S and One X. The feel of the
Pliris Blaze+ is closer to the HTC brand than the Samsung counterpart.
The Battery
performance – It ships with two batteries. It is a dual sim phone. It spot a
2,000mAh capacity battery. I find it impressive that the power outlasts my
Blackberry 9900. Well, it is because it spot a 2,100mAh battery, plus there is
an extra battery in the pack. It lasted me a full days use. I am going to still
push it through a full day use, using it primarily for calling, surfing the
internet, emails and updating my social media streams.
Taking
screen shots –
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| Screen shot, reading an article using Dolphin HD Browser |
I love to show off stuff that I am doing on a phone and brag
about it to my friends. I couldn’t figure out how to do it on the Pliris Blaze+
on time until I asked Gbenro. He told me that I had to press down the power
button and the volume down button. I tried that but it was very difficult to make
it happen. I eventually made it happen after several trials and it became
easier for me there after.
The Google
Play Store – I was able to get the apps that I wanted and downloaded them to
the phone is a twinkle of am eye. The Google Play Store works and. It wasn’t
crashing on me or quitting on me. I did not have any issue trying to use it to
download apps.
Design –
I
find the design to be too bulky and not as slim as some of the newer phone
models in the market. Like I said above, the screen size is one aspect of the
design that I am at home with, I just love it. I spend lots of time reading and sending emails
on my mobile devices. The virtual keypads are not too cramped, they are well
spaced out. However, I had to get SwiftKey X, a better third party virtual
keypad.
I love that
it is spotting Android ICS that doesn’t have too much customs on it. It looked
very similar to what you will see on a Google powered Android Phone like the
Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus.
I will be using the Pliris Blaze+ as my primary device and pushing it to the edge to write a fuller review. Let me know if there is anything you'll like me to cover.
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