Wiko highway star 4g

On the occasion of the MWC 2015 technology event, the European company Wiko has presented several new smartphones belonging to different ranges, different price ranges and different designs. The Wiko Highway Star 4G is one of the most complete terminals of all those that have been presented on this occasion, since it is a smartphone that incorporates a five-inch screen, an eight-core processor, 2 GigaBytes of RAM and 16 GigaBytes of internal memory, among other features that we will learn more about in this analysis of the Wiko Highway Star 4G.

Display and layout

The Wiko Highway Star 4G is presented with a screen of a standard size today: five inches. The screen of this smartphone reaches a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels, while the on - screen pixel density is 296 ppi. This screen works under AMOLED technology, and is protected against bumps and scratches by Corning Gorilla Glass protection in its version of Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

The dimensions of the Wiko Highway Star 4G reach 141 x 71.4 x 6.6 mm, and weight is set at 123 grams. Wiko wanted to give users the possibility to choose the Highway Star 4G that best suits their tastes, and therefore offers four different housing colors: silver, gray, green and bronze. In all these finishes, certain characteristics in common are maintained and, for example, all finishes have a front part (that is, the frames that surround the screen) in black.

If we take a closer look at the design of the Wiko Highway Star 4G starting from the front, the first thing we can see is that the three buttons of the Android operating system are incorporated into the screen, which means that they are integrated with the interface of the same. mobile. But that's not the most striking feature of the Highway Star 4G; It turns out that, also on the front, the secondary camera is accompanied by an LED Flash whose main function is to guarantee illuminated selfies even in low light conditions. On the left side we have the volume button, while on the other side is thepower button.

Camera and multimedia

The Wiko Highway Star 4G incorporates two cameras, and given the peculiarity of one of them -without serving as a precedent- we are going to start talking about the front camera. It turns out that the front camera of this smartphone housed inside a sensor to five megapixels that, in principle, should provide a good image quality for photographs self-profile (known as selfies ).

But the peculiarity of this secondary camera does not end there: while the camera is to the left of the speaker, to the right of this same speaker we can find an LED Flash. In other words: the front camera of the Wiko Highway Star 4G incorporates an LED Flash that works in exactly the same way as an LED Flash of a conventional main camera.

The main camera doesn't seem to disappoint, either, at least when it comes to data on paper. The Highway Star 4G of Wiko incorporates a main camera of 13 megapixels, also accompanied by a Flash LED - which also allow taking pictures, you can record video at a resolution of 1,080 pixels (at a rate of 30 frames per second). This main camera is also complemented by an application that includes a beauty mode, a panoramic mode, a professional mode, an HDR mode or a smile detector., among other factory installed options in this mobile.

Processor and memory

The Wiko Highway Star 4G hides inside an eight-core processor that operates at a clock speed of 1.5 GHz. Wiko has not yet specified the model of the processor housed inside this mobile, so we will have to wait some time to find out if we are talking about a Qualcomm processor or a MediaTek processor. What we can confirm is that the RAM has a capacity of 2 GigaBytes.

It is also fully confirmed that the Wiko Highway Star 4G will be available in a single variant that includes an internal storage of 16 GigaBytes. This internal memory capacity can be expanded through an external memory card (microSD type) of up to a maximum of 64 GigaBytes.

Operating system and applications

Despite its comprehensive features, the Wiko Highway Star 4G will hit stores with the Android 4.4.4 KitKat version of the factory-installed Android operating system. Wiko has neither confirmed nor denied whether this smartphone will ever be updated to Lollipop, the latest version of the Android operating system. Therefore, users who purchase this smartphone will have to use the KitKat version.

In any case, Android 4.4.4 KitKat has been one of the last versions to have reached the owners of the Android operating system before the arrival of Lollipop. This means that we are talking about a very popular version that has absolute compatibility with any of the applications designed for this operating system, a compatibility that also extends to new applications that may appear throughout this year.

Precisely, as far as applications are concerned, the Wiko Highway Star 4G incorporates the Google Play store from the factory. This store allows you to download applications - many of them are free - and then install them directly on your mobile. Applications such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Instagram are just one example of the apps compatible with this smartphone.

Connectivity and autonomy

The Wiko Highway Star 4G is presented in the section of wireless connectivity incorporating 4G LTE, a connectivity that allows reaching download speeds close to 150 Mbps -as long as the coverage allows it- through the data rate without this suppose no increase in the cost of the fare. This phone also features 3G, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth, in addition to physical connectivities microUSB 2.0, minijack 3.5 mm, microSD and Dual-SIM slot (can be combined both as1 Micro-SIM + 1 Nano-SIM as in the form of 1 Micro-SIM + 1 microSD).

The Wiko Highway Star 4G houses a battery with a capacity of 2,450 mAh. Wiko has not released the autonomy data of this mobile, so we will have to wait to know these figures to determine if a battery capacity of this type is enough to give life to a mobile of this size.

Price, availability and reviews

Wiko has not provided data regarding the launch date and starting price of the Wiko Highway Star 4G. Still, we are talking about a smartphone whose launch is probably scheduled for the first months of this year 2015. If the price follows the technical specifications, we can be talking about a mobile that can be interesting both for users looking for a terminal with mid-range characteristics at a contained price and for users who are attracted by the peculiar Flash LED of the frontal camera.

Wiko Highway Star 4G

Brand	Wiko
Model	Highway Star 4G

screen

Size	5 inches
Resolution	1,280 x 720 pixels
Density	296 ppi
Technology	AMOLED
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Design

Dimensions	141 x 71.6 x 6.6 mm
Weight	123 grams
Colors	Silver, gray, green and bronze
Waterproof	Not

Camera

Resolution	13 megapixels (Sony BSI sensor)
Flash	Yes, LED Flash
Video	Yes, up to 1,080 pixels resolution
Features	Panorama mode Advanced camera settings HDR mode Night mode Smile detection Beauty mode
Front camera	5 megapixels with front LED flash

Multimedia

Formats	MP3, Midi, AAC, AMR, WAV, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, 3GP, MP4, 3GPP
Radio	-
Sound	-
Features	Media player

software

Operating system	Android 4.4.4 KitKat
Extra applications	Google applications (Gmail, Google Maps, Google Chrome, etc.) Wiko applications

Power

CPU processor	Eight-core processor (model to be determined) @ 1.5 GHz
Graphics processor (GPU)	To specify
RAM	2 GigaBytes

Memory

Internal memory	16 GigaBytes
Extension	Via external microSD card of up to 64 GigaBytes

Connections

Mobile Network	3G (HSDPA 21 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76 Mbps) 4G LTE
Wifi	WiFi 802.11 b / g / n
GPS location	Yes
Bluetooth	Bluetooth
DLNA	Not
NFC	Not
Connector	MicroUSB 2.0
Audio	3.5 mm minijack
Bands	-
Others	Dual-SIM (1 microSIM + 1 nanoSIM / microSD)

Autonomy

Removable	-
Capacity	2,450 mAh
Standby duration	To specify
Duration in use	To specify

+ info

Release date	Next months
Manufacturer's website	Wiko

Price: To be confirmed